UnbaldEagle

Thank you John, hopefully by summer we'll both be rocking a lion's mane and rooting & encouraging you when you have yours at Eugenix. I reckon you'll get it done by then.

Thanks for thinking that, well, anything that eases your mind, right? 😁 I think it's fair to say we're both very anxious by nature, so we need some good coping mechanism in these next few months.

I used to think the same, what's in the front is all that matters. Now I'm gradually changing that perspective. Don't downplay the importance of having a healthy, preserved donor, I think a moth-eaten or overharvested donor looks a lot worse than having poor density in the recipient, at least that would pass to more people as "okay, so he's balding", but as for your donor? I think Saifi did a great job.

Oh, I don't go out at all, don't want my grafts to get social anxiety or anything like that. They've been on the back of my head so it's not like they saw a lot of people before. It just concerns me.

I echo what @JohnAC71 said, your donor area looks absolutely amazing at 1 week post op. 😮 It's undetectable you had surgery. As for the recipient, mine looks similar, maybe less scabs, but similar channels, gaps, etc. And even though I read all about it beforehand, I was still scared shitless when I saw them on my head. It's weird how I couldn't find a decent medical explanation. I think those are not even real gaps as such, it has to do something with regional swelling (nothing inflammatory though) or increased skin elasticity or both. Once it settles and your scalp heals, etc. you might not even see them anymore. Nothing that will affect the result. What I'm doing these days and it helps psychologically, when I wake up I say hello to my grafts, air pat them and pray for their long and prosperous life. I ask them if there's anything I can do to make their stay more hospitable. I know how hard it is to get used to a new place. I pray for their survival more so than for my own. On a more serious note, everything looks good, you're following post op instructions very diligently and take great care of those babies.

Oh, man, the wait.. Tell me about it. Wish I could just hibernate through it like a grizzly bear and wake up to some nice thick locks.

Oh. 😮 Care to elaborate? I'd be curious what those patients said and results looked like.

Good to know he'll be doing this in 2 days. 👏

Congrats, good choice!

Still, someone who starts balding at 25 and is still a NW3 at 40 when having a first HT has almost nothing to worry about, not quite sure about someone having a HT at 22 claiming to be balding in a NW5 pattern.

Age, family history are also indicators besides the pattern, but I agree, it's also a guesstimate, I think nobody can 100% claim they will end up a NW5 and not a NW6 or worse.

Congrats, Doctor. 👏👏👏

Oh, sorry, I completely missed that. 😮 I guess I'll start following that thread from now on. 😁 What do you mean the hairline was not holding up? 😕 You started losing ground, or you felt like the frontal regions were not matching the regrowth you got behind it?

Thank you, that's good to know. No, there was nothing like that after procedure.

I had the honor to speak to Dr. Taleb in a video consultation and can testify he is just as honest, ethical and knowledgeable in person as on the forums. I agree, his work is exceptionally good and deserves to be recommended.

I just bought some Morr F 5% (minoxidil + 0.1% finasteride), 'twas really cheap compared to minoxmax, curious if it works just as good.

BTW, this is a great thread, hopefully a lot of members will chime in with their personal experience too.

I keep thinking about this all the time. Yes, usually the most ethical doctors won't even operate on you if your hair loss has not stabilized from meds, or if you're young and have aggressive MPB. Speaking of long term HT patients who chose not to be on meds, well I've seen a couple of very good examples on this forum that it's possible, however sadly I've seen more individuals who were not able to keep up with their progressive hair loss. If this happens at a young age (30s, 40s), then usually it's devastating and there's little to be done. The way I see it, it depends on 3 very important factors: - It needs to be clear where you'll end up on the Norwood scale (imho this is not set in stone though! but it serves as an important starting point). - your donor needs to be assessed both in quality and in quantity and have a good laid out plan for the future with realistic goals - some compromises will have to be made, such as leaving your crown area thin and focusing on the frontal and midscalp regions instead Then there's some individuals who are blessed with a lot of body hair, which is a great safety net, you can cover some areas or fix your depleted donor / donor scars. Personally I think it's very risky having hair transplants without being on medication, but I completely understand if somebody cannot take them due to side effects. Not even trying to take them ever, that's a bit reckless though.

Day 10 post op Not much to show I guess, donor is healing, however I must say I'm scared shitless again. I've noticed a black spot yesterday that seems to be increasing. Could it be.. the dreaded skin necrosis? Please no..

Good luck and happy growing. I've seen some impressive work done by Bicer. Looking forward to updates.

Any update, please?

Sorry, I just found your post from last year where you mentioned that. Well, compared to those photos I would say it's progressing rather fast. 😕 Especially on the right side. It's not bad, I just wouldn't let it go any further, now it's the best time to stop it, or end up regretting later. 😕

Have you seen any benefits, Rolandas? I think I still have some MSM powder lying somewhere. 😁

Not trying to be an alarmist, but looks like those temples are thinning out, yes. 😕 Any family history of hair loss? If there is, how bald are they on the NW scale? Good thing is you'll probably respond well to treatment at such early stages.

Oh.. so it actually happened to you? Please tell us.