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Donor i think has healed pretty well. I will post my donor pictures as well with my next update.

@Eugenix Hair Science @Eugenix Hair Sciences I had bought a pack of Tricho Nourish finasteride gel from the clinic. I do not remember what was the direction for use. I am on 1mg finasteride on alternate days for now. Is the topical finasteride supposed to be a substitute or complimentary to oral finasteride? Also, can you please help me with what is the prescribed way for using it on a daily basis?

Following your journey. To me it looks like it has taken a great shape and may be just needs around 20-30% more density. Would you mind posting your pre ops pics as well? As for the density, under direct lights my density would not look as good as i have posted in above pics. There would definitely be some difference in density compared to native sites.

That's mostly the first couple of rows and the hair length is still much smaller compared to the rest of hair. May be once it grows appropriate length to mix with the hair behind, it will feel normal.

This is where growth starts to pick up. Good luck for next few months.

Hello All - First of all, I would like to apologise to all members who asked/were looking for an update from me. The last month has been one of the most busy months for me work-wise in last few years and I was so short of time that it was just eat and work for me (ended up gaining a few kilos of belly fat as well). Sorry again for the late update. So, firstly good thing is that the growth has really picked up between month 3 and 4 and the transplanted area looks much fuller now (also attributable to the length of my hair). I am extremely satisfied with the result that is slowly coming up and I guess would still be okayish happy if my growth were not to exceed from here on. I would also like to mention that i used to get very very anxious on seeing myself on the mirror everyday and would try to hide my bald spots as much as i can. That anxiousness is all gone. Thank you so much Eugenix!!! Life changing for sure.....I just hope i can maintain the state by continuously taking medicines etc. I haven't taken any PRP yet, just on the hairfact medicine+minox+finasteride (alternate days) Coming to the critical bit - It turns out that my left area has grown much fuller and better than my right side, completely opposite of what I complained about in my thread earlier. The transplanted area does look thin and see through under light but it is still very manageable and hopefully in few months it will become better. One of things i am a little disappointed about is my hairline design. I remember Dr. Arika drawing a more straighter hairline and I specifically mentioned to her that I do like a receded kind of look and she pushed back my hairline half a inch. I definitely feel I should have gone with her initial suggestion. Also I don't like the design on the right side compared to the left. The right one doesn't look very appropriate. I am not able to figure out if it's because of the hairline design or if it's because my temples on the right have receded more than left (may be if someone can point out). Also some of frontal hair looks a bit like separate line, a bit unnatural may be (does someone else feel the same from my last pic?). Attaching some pictures for reference. Looking forward to your honest comments, good or bad Before Transplant: On Surgery Day Few months before surgery: Day before surgery in hotel. Post transplant (After 4.5 months): In Outside light Left Hairline: Right hairline (not happy with the design on right side). Feels a bit baldy and i think it needs a correction. Frontal 1: Frontal 2 (Look at the line like or wavy like pattern clearly visible on the frontal hairline). Looks a bit unreal to me, someone also pointed out that it looks like a black line. Comments?

@MazAB Thank you so much for the detailed reply. I agree it doesn't look fake at all but just trying to set realistic expectations for myself for coming months. Pictures can be deceiving sometimes, and i myself get deceived by some of my selfies i click and reality. You look damn solid, and your extra effort in getting the hairline correct has definitely paid off. I will come back for your next month's update and post mine as well after i complete 4 months

@MazAB How does your density look like in four months under direct light? I am shy of 20 days from 4 months and even though hair has started to fill evenly in the transplanted area, the graft distances look pretty wide to me and i am concerned that i may not get density. I know there is a long way to go but just want to know how do you feel about your density at this point.

Amazing! One of the best i have seen in 3 month mark with just 1900 grafts.

Looking incredible. I have a feeling that with your results in the next couple of months, you are going to be the face of Eugenix for all their promotions in 2022

The shape has started to begin forming. Really look forward to your updates in the next few months as the density kicks in.

Thanks @Eugenix Hair Sciences. Sounds like a fair explanation. My question came from the point of concern that once my natural hair starts depleting, i will have to plan another surgery soon and it might look weird in the interim with transplanted hair intact and natural hair density gone.

Adding couple of more pics in outside light

2.5 months update. Hairs of hope have started sprouting.

@Captain Haddock Thanks for your comment. I kind of agree with your analysis regarding getting the curl right after the incisions. I also read somewhere that with time hair can be tamed to grow in a particular direction, not sure if that's true. And yes i have kind of moved on over my fears, can't control the uncontrollables. One question, for you and all the experts is that I have noticed that Eugenix generally tends to shy away from operating on areas where there is already less dense native hair citing that it might damage them. I have seen other clinics take much more liberty to operate on places of existing hair to make them more dense. For example, i have a lot of sparseness in between my native hair but Eugenix suggested that its best not to operate on these small gaps given the risk of damaging existing hair follicle. Any idea what's the best policy in such cases? On my updates, I have completed 2.5 months now and starting to see really thin and small hairs popping out. To my naked eyes It looks like there's lot of new hairs that have germinated but in camera it still looks completely empty. I will post lastest pictures in sometime.

Wow Yugbir. What a transformation!! I met you in October when i got my transplant. From then on your growth looks remarkable. Looking good, congratulations!

Thanks for the detailed write up. My hair quality and thinness is quite similar to yours i feel. Also i have exactly the same kind of patchiness in my beard. I would be following your growth mate, all the best.

Thanks for the update Maz. Your advice on hair health is really valuable. Also you are looking pretty good with the shaved look. Once hair grows out you will look atleast 20 years younger. Look forward to the next month update.

For reference and to get better perspective of above 1 month pics, below is my scalp picture probably couple of weeks post transplant when no shedding had happened.

Hello Everyone, Following up on my last post. I was able to get an appointment with Dr Shishir after many follow ups (it was not as easy to schedule call with Doctor as i have read in most posts. I think Eugenix is in a rapid expansion phase and they are operating at their full capacity and it has been difficult to get time with Doctors.) But anyways, Dr Shishir patiently listened to my concerns and suggested me to wait for 4 months before revaluation. I felt he wanted to reserve his comment about the gaps and angles at such early stage which probably makes sense. He mentioned that even if there are some concerns with the angles, it should mix up once hair grows long and should not be an issue. But yeah, we can only evaluate this post 4 months. Ok now posting my 1 month and 4 days update. I shed almost 80% of my transplanted hair within the first month itself, not sure if that's a good thing. Right now almost 90% of my transplanted hair is gone and the recipient area has lot of redness which intensifies sometimes depending on sunlight exposure and my activities. I am having a lot of dandruff issues which was always a problem with my scalp. I am finding it really difficult to avoid scratching my head and removing the thick dry layers of skin which keeps getting deposited on the scalp. Any suggestions regarding how to manage this would be hugely appreciated. I have started applying ketozanole shampoo on alternate days for this and will continue for 2 weeks. Also I have started with the hairfact routine for proper supplements and started applying minoxidil on crown area to increase growth (in my pictures you can see a lot of thinning in crown). Also i am taking 1mg finasteride on alternate days. Donor looks fine now and is covered with the hair that has grown in 1 month. Here are my latest scalp pictures

@Fight-hair-loss@MazAB Thank you, i know i should not be worrying too much now but it is still stressing me out. Most cases i have seen generally tend to have decently good angles after head wash. Some hairs looking ill placed would have been fine but its looking quite random on the right at the moment. I have asked the team to arrange a call with Dr Shishir/Dr Arika tomorrow. I will update here once i have a call with and get to hear what the doctor has to say. @MazAB Thanks, i've been following your journey too. Hoping for really great results.

I did my 2nd head-wash today. Everything seems to be fine till now but i am getting really concerned about the hair implanted on my left scalp. The hair on the right looks much more neatly placed, well spaced and in correct angles. The left side relatively doesn't look as clean and well spaced. Also the angles dont look as good as the right side. Attaching high definition pictures for your reference. Really looking forward to expert comments from members of this forum and if there is anything to be concerned about yet. @Melvin- Moderator @JohnAC71@paddyirishman @MazAB @Gatsby Left side: Right side:

As promised here's my pre and post op surgery pic.

Not yet. I started finasteride 4 days a week a month prior to my surgery. Planning to start on alternate days again after i complete 14 days post surgery.