Sitries1

1 hour ago, Aslitarcan sucks said:

In some of your earlier photos there are smallish circles of sparse hair above your ears - was that shock loss?

That’s just patches of grey hair mate. I was lucky in that I got no shock loss what so ever 👍🏻

Ok so I’m a few days off the 6 month mark so here’s my monthly check in. The pictures speak for themselves really - I’m very happy! I’ve taken 2 sets. One set in normal light and the other by the window. Now the hair is a bit longer it’s become easier to style and is looking great. 

40 minutes ago, ReticentRaccoon said:

No flash on the last two pics. It's cool, I'm doing another surgery and I realize my disappointment is directly correlates to my expectations. Calling me spoiled is a pretty funny when it took me the better part of 3 years to save the money to this, but again, I understand a lot of you are in much worse positions. My hair is particularly thin so maybe that's why. Take my results for what they are and draw your own conclusions. 

Where will you be getting the 2nd surgery? 

9 hours ago, ReticentRaccoon said:

Final result. Frankly, I am ultimately somewhat disappointed in how in this result has turned out. The hairline on the right side has not improved to where I wanted it to be, not even particularly close. When I apply hairspray, hair gel, and style the hair in a very specific manner, it looks *ok*. Without going through that very specific process of styling and holding at a very specific angle, it is extremely thin and see through to the point where I would not call it an aesthetically pleasing result. Compares to other people with similar levels of hairloss and received a similar number of grafts, I just don't feel like my result is up to par.

 

That is the kind of result I wanted, and frankly I don't have it. Disappointment. 

 

I think maybe you have unrealistic expectations. Your spreading the hair in unflattering ways in some of your photos and In certain lighting, all HTs are going to appear thin because as I’m sure you know - it’s only an illusion of density and will never be as dense as your original hair. 
 

the asmed case you have posted has only posted a few pictures in favourable lighting so it’s hardly a comparison. 
 

I think you have an excellent result there  dude and I don’t think you will find anyone on here who looks at ur photos and agrees with your verdict. 

3 minutes ago, Calihome1 said:

Your case is exactly why I want an HT.  I think lowering my hairline slightly (1 cm) and constructing some temples will have a dramatic affect on my face.

Will eagerly await further updates on your progress, so far, looks awesome!

Will keep you updated monthly as always dude. The density is really impressive for 5 months so I’m expecting big things. The hairline is pretty itchy lately which tells me new hairs are spouting still and week on week it looks thicker! 

6 minutes ago, Calihome1 said:

It's really amazing to me how such a minimal decrease in hairline and bringing in temples can change a face so much!  Dramatic and looking great!

Great comparison there. And yes I agree. A good hair transplant can make such a massive difference.  The top surgeons who can nail the temporal points like Dr Ferreira can are few and far between, especially in Turkey 

43 minutes ago, Calihome1 said:

Is this the temp point you are referring to as "stronger"?  

 

That’s actually the slightly ‘weaker’ one but it’s only me who would notice! 

3 hours ago, Calihome1 said:

How much did he bring down the hairline?  0.5 cm?  What's the length between globulla and new hairline?  Looks like minimally lowering the hairlines and bringing those temples forward really makes a huge difference on the framing of the face.  Just so much less forehead.  Looks great.

I’m still waiting for the photos from the clinic so it’s difficult to tell how much the hairline was lowered exactly but I would say it’s around 7.5mm lower one side, 5mm lower in the middle and 15mm lower on the other side (one side was much more recessed than the other). I will chase the clinic again for these photos as I would of expected them well before now if I’m honest (probably my only grip with my experience with the clinic is the delay in getting these back). 
 

The HT has made a massive difference and the temporal point work has been key IMO - really impressive. With regard to the hairline, when I go back in December I would like a few minor alterations but that’s only because I’m OCD. The peak is couple of mm off centre which I would like re-aligned, one of the temporal points is slightly stronger than the other one which I would like a few grafts added too and I would like to lower the hairline throughout by another 3mm. 
 

All of the above are things I will be happy to pay for because the quality of the work is without question. Part of the reason I booked the beard transplant was so that I had a fixed date in the diary to have the HT touched up and added to if required. The beard can wait until my hair has had a 2nd pass to make it 100% perfect 👌🏻. Delaying the beard would also give minodoxil more time to do its thing - ive seen some pretty epic results online of beard growth on Minodoxil and it can take a few years to see full results. 

4 minutes ago, JoeMan said:

Looking really good! When is your beard transplant scheduled for? 

I’m going back early December so it will be pretty much exactly 1 year post HT. 

The plan was to do my beard but minoxidil is working well in that area so I may decide to lower my hairline slightly instead of opting for the beard at this point. We will see! 

5 month update. It’s been a big month! Massive growth. Best month so far I would say. I’ve started experimenting with styling the new hair now and it’s thickening up nicely. I’m particularly impressed with the temporal points which seemed to grow in particularly fast. Hopefully the pictures don’t post sideways this time! 

Big changed on their way over the next month. You will see changes every few days at this point 

19 hours ago, Homesteader said:

Yes with my fair(ish) hair and complexion I’ve sort of made my peace with the fact that it was going to be a slower healing process for me.  It’s not as pink or angry as it was at 1-4 months so I’ll re-assess at the 12 month mark but as it stands, it doesn’t concern me. 

Great result mate. To be honest I don’t think it looks pink - There’s no way someone would look at you and notice that. 

On 3/13/2022 at 11:05 AM, Sportman said:

Thank you. As expected very expensive. Top clinics in Portugal and Spain have quoted me less like 2.4

That’s not expensive for a good surgeon. Some of the top surgeons in Spain charge 5 euros! And 3.5 to 4 euros for the top ones in Portugal. That’s IF you can event get an appointment with them! 

The last lot of photos I uploaded on here all came out sideways….. is there any way I can prevent this from happening? I never had a problem on previous occasions and did nothing differently 

Awesome result. 

That is an outstanding result. Really struggling to see how you think it could be improved to be honest. Density looks spot on to Me. It’s up there with the best  in terms of transplants I’ve seen. 

So far so good. My heads been very itchy in the recipient area this week and it seems to be thickening up by the day so def on the right path. 

Looking really good. What’s it like under harsher lighting? Does the density hold up well? Still plenty of time for further growth! Only at 7 months so halfway there!

9 hours ago, J.A.C said:

I flipped my iPad sideways, can you rotate them ? 🙏

Tell me how and I will do it? The photos are the correct way up on my phone but as soon as I add them here they go sideways. Never had that problem when posting previously 

I’m really not sure why all the photos came out sideways! 

Ok so today is exactly 4 months.  Things are progressing very well. The temporal points especially seem to have grown in extremely quickly and look exceptional. I’ve added pictures of normal light and very harsh light. So far so good in my opinion and I will be growing the top out now so should be able to start styling it in another 4 weeks if the growth continues on its current trajectory. 

2 minutes ago, jackofall said:

I am interested in smp for fut scar mainly. Do you have any recommended smp pro on east coast close to Washington dc?

No mate. I live in the UK. Do your research and find the top guy in your area 👍🏻

Looks excellent. Great hairline design as always IMO from Dr De Freitas. 

I’m just incredibly puzzled as to why you would need to go back for a 2nd procedure on your hairline after this?! 
the hairline looks great!? Surely you would want to save any grafts for future retake than lower the hairline more??

Absolute home run. Great work 

I like the look of this. Interesting to follow. I haven’t seen much on this clinic.