BaldingEagle1

2 minutes ago, ray35 said:

awesome you've got to stoked, this is great early results!

 

Hell yeah! haha, just hoping it continues. So excited to have my first ' proper haircut' in a while.. lol

But the crown is subconsciously on my mind haha. I wish I couldve gotten it done in one sitting, but I understand why I didnt. Bigger picture!!!

15 hours ago, Bb111 said:

Looks good, looking forward to how great this should look in a few months.

Hopefully! fingers crossed! and then I can make plans to head out to India asap for the crown!

13 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Wow growth is already happening, very nice 👍🏼 

Thank you! I was going over the pre-op pics vs 1 month vs 2 month, the growth has been real nice so far. So hopefully it continues!! fingers crossed!

47 minutes ago, ZeeMan said:

Looking good for month#2 @BaldingEagle1, you are going to have a great result. You remind me of John Cross, similar procedure, something to look forward to.

hahah would love to have @Bandit90 's growth!

Thanks Zee! Here's to more growing!

7 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

Looking good alright @BaldingEagle1 👌

Appreciate it brotha!

3 minutes ago, Maverick_HT said:

@BaldingEagle1.. looks Good man.

Thanks Maverick! Hope it all goes smoothly with no issues! 

Hey all!

So it has been 2 months since my surgery!

Eugenix reached out for detailed pics of my scalp and stated all is good.

Growth wise, I guess its better than pre surgery.. way too soon to judge. Currently, I feel MANNNNYY hairs sprouting all over my head. Like after you fresh shave, the day after those small prickly hairs lol.

The pimple that was on the back of my head is almost gone now, I feel a little itchy on my scalp due to the new hairs sprouting but I just press my head or rub it lightly with my fingers (no nails).

The crown is starting to subconsciously be on my mind now haha, gotta be creative with how to hide it. Spoke to someone from here yesterday who suggested Topik to hide the crown for now, I'll look into that.

Attached are pics!

Again, no medication yet. WIll hop on Rogaine soon and fin will wait a couple of years.

4 hours ago, abrorkhasanov said:

Today is last day before washing my head for the first time (any tips would be appreciated) even though you guys told me it’s completely normal, still very much concerned for the cracks, I’ve spraying the head religiously and yet still it got bigger

 

Otherwise very happy with how everything else is going

Everyones body is different. dont stress too much about the rivers. read up on it, its totally normal.

Your recipient looks like a ying-yang sign :O

Good morning everyone,

So a couple of days ago, on the donor side of the back-left of my head, I noticed a pimple. So tempted to pop it

Was a lot bigger yesterday, but today not so much, so just letting it disappear 'naturally' i guess.

Other than that, no change really. Shedding stopped, no crazy growth yet.. although more hairs than before surgery which is a good thing of course.

Just waiting patiently, and I heard people get multiple pimples, so glad I just got the one.

Hair sprouting funny, its staying up. I cant put it down yet lol..  I havent tried any medication yet.

Will get on top minoxidil though soon (Rogaine).

Will update with pics in about 5 days where it'll be 60 days! 2 months! sheesh time flies but not fast enough..

@general-etwanyeah just wait a bit. Eugenix reluctantly gave me a quote for my crown too haha. Was so happy to hear only 2k needed.

And as you recommended to me on Reddit, I'll jump on Rogaine now, but I'll hold off on that RU58 thing.. will just keep it simple with Rogaine and then fin after the 2.5 years

Senior dr one was 120?

who was it? dr Somesh?

15 minutes ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

@BaldingEagle1,

The answer to your question really depends on what you mean by “fill up“. If you are simply trying to create a “dusting“ or covering so that you no longer have a bald spot but just the appearance of thinning hair, you might only need about 2000 to 2500 grafts based on the photos you presented.

That said, the crown is a unique part of the head and the angulation and placement of hair is very different than the rest of the scalp. For example, hair seems to follow a natural swirl or whirl pattern in the crown making it more difficult to re-create the appearance of density.  That said, if you go back to the figures I’ve shared  previously in multiple posts which in essence shows that the top of the human head contains approximately 50,000 hairs or 22,000 follicular units - more than half of which is the entire crown region.  Looking right at the numbers, you would require somewhere in the neighborhood of 12,000 to 14,000 grafts to re-create “true density” in the entire crown region.

Since we determined that approximately 2500 units would provide a moderate dusting or covering of the crown eliminating the baldness but still showing significantly thinning hair especially under harsh lighting, It would probably take in the neighborhood of 5000 to 6000 grafts minimum to re-create real solid density  in the crown although it still may look a little thin under harsh lighting.

Now don’t be discouraged. It takes significantly fewer grafts to create a dense and natural looking hairline and frontal region which is what most people see when they look at you. Moreover, people typically can get away with restoring a thin looking crown because it eliminates the baldness and most people aren’t real keen at evaluating how much hair is there - they only observe the fact that it’s not bald.

At the end of the day, most individuals are satisfied with fewer follicular units placed in the crown as long as the front looks youthful, natural and dense.

I know this is a bit of a roundabout way of answering your question but these variables and facts need to be looked at and weighed in on when evaluating how much hair should be set aside for a bald or balding crown.

I hope this helps.

Rahal Hair Transplant 

Thanks Dr Rahal!

On 1/4/2023 at 5:53 PM, BaldingEye said:

6 weeks is the start. A long way to go but for sure that it will be worthy!
Thanks for sharing and posting updates.

 

No problem man! Hopefully mine turns out like a HR like yours haha

Need to jump into a time machine haha

On 1/4/2023 at 6:38 PM, Melvin- Moderator said:

Amazing 10/10 🙌🏼 what kind of hair product do you use?

need to know this too for when mines done!!

Lookin real good man. Waiting on @Melvin- Moderatorto post a collage of before/after for you.

5 hours ago, ThinningIndian said:

Hi there

Hope you are well - I have a call with Dr Arika Bansal from Eugenix today as I have a transplant booked with them next month.

Can you advise things I should definitely look to ask - I have some things I want to know but anything you can think of would really help!

Kind regards,

A

Ask about what realistic goals you have for yourself, your history, future hair goals, the whole process from start to finish so theres no surprises, etc

Well I got my answer from eugenix. 
 

they said 2k for crown which makes me happy. They said to wait for 3 months to determine where the hair will come from sicne it’s only been 50 days since my first HT

4 hours ago, MAIZE1694 said:

For good density on that bare patch of skin i'd say 2.5k grafts minimum. Your donor doesn't have that much, looks depleted. Using beard?

I can use beard but it only looks depleted cos i trimmed it down to 1.5 and only been 45 days from my first HT. 

4 minutes ago, Z-- said:

Before proceeding with the crown, you need to ensure that the front grows in. Assuming it grows, with a good doctor, I'd say 2,000 - 3,000 for a worthwhile change. I'm trying to cover a similar area with my next surgery btw.

Imo, you may need two more surgeries. The first is the 2 - 3k to focus on the crown. A second smaller surgery to shore up any weaker points or dips. You may be able to get it all done at once if you wait for the first transplant to grow in.

yup, thats what im planning on doing.. but with how high eugenix jacks up their prices, i gotta throw that deposit asap so they dont price me out.

would prefer going to them even if its just the 120 right now with dr somesh.

im also preparing myself mentally for a touch up after crown because of my delay onto fin..it is what it is. wife wants that baby.

Lovin it man. really excited for u!!

I guess, more specifically, my crown lol

trying to figure out my cost

1 hour ago, Xanadu said:

When does Eugenix ask for payment? Before or after treatment?

right before. for transfers, u gotta do it a couple of days before i guess

6 hours ago, ThinningIndian said:

Hey guys

Just to let you know I spoke to Eugenix and whilst they do not do blood tests they have a lot of blood labs around them.

I am going to one that will do all of the required tests and will cost 3700 Rs (approx £37 or $45). They have results done in 4.5 hours so that works great and I'll be there a week early anyway so that works out well!

Thanks again.

Regards,

A

Can you find out if there is an expediated option there and the turn around time? So those that are in a time crunch can have options.

5 minutes ago, ZeeMan said:

Looking good for 6-weeks, imagine when you are at 6-months 😄

Ahh excited! Hope all trends well!

1 hour ago, messda said:

Thank you for the update. It is very helpful, I am 6weeks (or so) out, and am getting nervous but your thread is very helpful for me, so thank you.

 

Congrats to you and I hope I am in your shoes soon enough!

Thats good to hear! Yeah I love this whole website! It helped me when I was looking for answers, so its only fair that I return the favor.

We are all in this together!

If you were in US, Id recommend using requestatest.com. For the UK, I have no idea. There are a couple of members who posted on here that went to Eugenix from the UK, I'd just search the forums and PM them, and later update this thread so it helps others who may be in a similar position.

4 minutes ago, asterix0 said:

Would you mind taking some recent pictures of your donor? I see that you recently went to Eugenix. 

Sure. I trimmed it down last week but this is how it looks now.

46 days post op. 
 

pretty happy with it tbh