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RubenH

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  1. Thanks Melvin! Really cool to see the evolution!! Hope you are doing great!
  2. Hey Melvin, Big Congratulations for your procedure! And thank you very much for sharing so many details. It looks like a impecable work!! Eager to see the evolution!
  3. Happy new 2022 to you all! I'm honored to be part of this list. All excellent cases!! 😊😊😊
  4. Thanks! I don't have any good pic of the scar. But I can definitely take some if you are interested. I will ask my wife ... pretty difficult to get them by myself. I can anticipate you that the scar is barely noticeably. Gabel did an excellent job also in that sense. I can wear very short hair style with no visual impact. Regarding the breakdown, this is the info I got: Day 1- FUT (2,435 grafts) to reinforce front-mid scalp and gain density 1-hair 444 (18.2%) 2-hair 1,296 (53.2%) 3-hair 539 (22.1%) 4-hair 156 (16.4%) Day 2- FUE (1,066 grafts) to gain density in the crown 1-hair 94 (8.8%) 2-hair 537 (50.4%) 3-hair 379 (35.6%) 4-hair 56 (5.3%) Before the procedure, we were discussing around 2,000 grafts for crown area, but the day of the crown surgery (second day of procedure), Dr Gabel decided to go with 1,000 instead. He didn't want to create any trouble in my donor area, which I appreciate. In his own words "I don't to solve a problem creating a new one". Maybe these two pics help you to see where the grafts were placed.
  5. Hello everyone! It seems incredible but next week I will be hitting the 12-month mark after my procedure with Dr. Gabel. No big changes since my last update (at 8th month) and everything seems stabilized now. Pretty amazed with the final result - I had high hopes, but this surgery exceeded my expectations. Last round of pics : A couple of pre-op pics and some pictures from today under different light conditions, including harsh-lighting in the restroom. Hope all you are doing great!
  6. I can't believe there is out there people doing this... I'm glad you came across this one, Melvin!
  7. These are the only two images I could find ... if I find more, I will upload them. Overall, I had very little hair (even less than it seems in these images). After the first procedure, results were great but during the following 6-7 years after Rahal's procedure, I had lost probably most of my native hair in the 1/3 of my scalp, and my hair loss progressed a lot in the back and crown, which made me think on the second procedure. Again, this reflect the importance about stabilize hair loss (if possible) before surgery. Best, Ruben
  8. I should be able to find some pics in my old phone... Let me double check later and I'll be back
  9. Thanks! I wanted 500-1000 grafts more for the crown but Dr Gabel was very clear in that sense and he said that he didn't want to create a problem to solve another problem. But you're right, I can't feel any difference in comparison with before the operation to be honest
  10. This is the data sheet I got from the consultation with Dr Rahal before my first surgery in 2014. However, this was an online consultation, so I guess it's not very accurate because I doubt the caliber of my hair is "fine". But I don't have more details in that regard. I could ask Dr Gabel to hear his opinion about it.
  11. Thanks! I'm just some days ahead the 7 months update. Nothing much to add at this point. These are some pictures from today. I guess I will stop doing the monthly updates since everything look more or less stable by now. Instead, I will do an update every other month or so. Have a good Sunday!
  12. Not really. I just stopped because I'm not very good having regular habits and, at some point, I just gave up. Now I'm trying to get used to it and do it regularly first thing in the morning. Hope this helps
  13. I guess I didn't say my age. I'm 40, 41 soon actually. I've on finasteride on and off during the last 12 years or maybe more. After a long break of 3-4 years, I restarted after the surgery again with 0.5 MG / day with no (at least for now) apparent secondary effect.
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