UnbaldEagle

1 hour ago, JohnAC71 said:

@Rossybopand you have done so well ! Just think by the summer you will both have new hair 🙏

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.  

1 hour ago, Rossybop said:

Your methods for coping through these tough times sound very helpful 😂

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.

56 minutes ago, Rossybop said:

Ok right I'm happy enough with the donor area, its just the all important recipient neighbourhood that has me anxious, but I guess the anxiety is natural. So long as it looks ok then I can relax. I just thought I'd see more hair growing by now. Remind me of where/what procedure you had again?

Your methods for coping through these tough times sound very helpful 😂

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.

5 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

@UnbaldEaglethats a good approach, but please don’t talk to your follicles out in public by mistake 😂

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.  

17 minutes ago, Rossybop said:

I see I see. Interesting. I wish 8 months would hurry up so I can see the result already 😭

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. 

6 hours ago, Shart19 said:

Hair Dr (UK) I had a skype call with a nurse and this was my first consultation. Initially i was really keen but after careful consideration decided against it after seeing some results and talking to a couple of patients directly through instagram. 

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. 👏

46 minutes ago, Shart19 said:

Hi All, 

Thought i'd provide a quick update. I have booked in with Dr Ferreira for the middle of March (his earliest dates available) for a two day surgery for circa 3000 Grafts. I will of course my journey on this forum once i've had the surgery. Thank you all of whom replied this thread, il start a new one at the end of March. Cheers! 

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. 

3 minutes ago, BLE123 said:

Unless the pattern is obvious how do you go about determining this though? Is it not just guess work?

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.  👏👏👏

19 minutes ago, hairlossPA said:

Update: https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/58261-2561-fut-dr-bloxham/

Got a hair transplant in November. My hairline was just not holding up. Crown still doing well though.

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?

16 minutes ago, Doron Harati said:

No, if you had necrosis, you would have infection with ugly abscess right after the procedure.

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

10 hours ago, Rossybop said:

Dr Taleb seems like a gentleman and an honest brilliant surgeon.

Having just looked at his results there I am not surprised to see they are exceptionally good. I'm grateful for every interaction I have had with him on this forum. I wish him the best of luck and every success possible in his hair restoration career.

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.

6 minutes ago, johnto said:

I bought more because I figured I'd try it for a year to really see if I was getting results or not. 

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.

12 minutes ago, Fahri said:

Hi folks, had anyone any thoughts or life experience of this scenario please?

Clinics always recommend a course of fin, as I’ll need more procedures over my lifetime without. This seems a fair trade off when I weigh up possible side effects, however I’m keen to read others life experience of this too.

Many thanks in advance 🙏

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. 😕

1 hour ago, Rolandas said:

Still do 😁

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. 

2 minutes ago, pradeepbr said:

If I ever run into that situation again, will bribe the nurse by paying some money to plant the grafts. I will take some cash to give as tip to them if I see them stretching into night.

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