MikeJohnDaDon

4 minutes ago, Al - Moderator said:

You should try a side part hair style. I think you have enough hair now where it won't look like a comb over, but it may make it look much more full.

 

I spike it messy and throw a little hair fiber in for now. The pics are after a fresh wash, no styling effort made.

28 minutes ago, JoeD said:

How do you feel about it?
 

Definitely a major improvement compared to preoperative, but I don’t think these pictures really do it justice from combination of the lighting and product or grease in the hair. 

Feel pretty happy man. There’s no product in the pic. Fresh wash. I still use a little hair fiber but not much at all. Like I said, 8 months to go for round two op to be typically matured.

Update! I hit the year mark for the second op earlier this month. Will be interesting to see how it shapes out in the next 8 or so months.

On 10/16/2023 at 9:21 PM, Vann said:

Relative from where you started, this is a great improvement. The nice thing is that you have the potential to keep improving as time passes. But hopefully your midscalp-crown will improve much more over time.

Do you know how many grafts you have remaining? Honestly, the 2 FUTs are going to be an amazing saving grace for you down the road. Extremely smart that you had gone that route.

Side note, do you have a graft distribution on the FUTs?

I have no idea how many grafts I have remaining. I didn't hear anything regarding that during or after my operation. I know I was told I had plenty for the second operation. He did say that I should be good with two operations, so we'll see. I know I'm a slow grower so only time will tell. And yeah, I definitely got my hair genes from my dad who went bald so FUT was the right route.

Not sure if I'd ever go a third operation. Tbh, the time of regrowth sucks when you just want to live your life with decent hair coverage / no hat. Not expecting a miracle but shooting for the best result.

I'm not sure what graft distribution is.

On 10/16/2023 at 5:53 PM, JoeD said:

Hopefully the next 6 to 12 months will really fill in the rest of your crown and midscalp nicely. Do you have immediate postop pictures of the second transplant? Curious how far forward he worked from the crown into midscalp. 

Found it!

Hit the 6 month mark the other day. Progress pics:

Interested in this topic too

Three month update since my second FUT. Pictures shot in natural evening lighting.

On 4/12/2023 at 7:04 AM, MikeJohnDaDon said:

Best stuff is in this thread already. When I have time, will look for another pre-op pic.

Found another pic showing my hair loss in August 2019. Hope this helps.

Feb 2022 was my first FUT transplant - 3339 grafts

April 2023 was my second FUT transplant - 2512 grafts

Today marks 1 month out from the second transplant, just over ~2500 grafts

13 minutes ago, Henry said:

Any chance you can post more post op and pre op comparisons? From your first ht?

Best stuff is in this thread already. When I have time, will look for another pre-op pic.

4 hours ago, Henry said:

Do you notice any difference from your pre op? I personally don't see much difference based on 1 pre op pic.

Yes, I notice a big difference.

The second HT covered gaps and moved its way back. Will post updates over the next couple years since that should be a long process I imagine.

2512 grafts for HT 2.

Hey all. Been awhile since I posted - 14 months since my first HT. Having my second HT this week. Hair after wash below.

17 minutes ago, ht4me said:

Were there a lot of grafts popping out during surgery that he said was due to the scarring from dermarolling? Did you bleed a lot during surgery?

I bled because I played tough guy at first and then when the bleeding started he had me revisit the numbing where I was more detailed if it legitimately hurt, which I did. No grafts popped out. He said dermarolling shouldn't have caused an issue regarding my procedure. I had stopped dermarolling months prior. He said he could feel vessels healing during my procedure, but that it shouldn't cause an issue. Hope that helps.

On 1/7/2023 at 2:12 PM, Diffuseloser said:

Thanks for the pic. If you are happy then that's all that matters I guess but I was expecting a better result from Bloxham.

No problem. Look forward to see how it looks by month 18. To be fair, I wouldn't put the current status of my HT on Dr. Bloxham necessarily - it might be my physiology, or any number of factors, causing the slow growth or potential failed growth. There are some weird slow grower cases from my brief research where I could fall into. Time will ultimately tell, plus any insights he provides when I see him again in person at month 14 before doing the back half.

Looking good man. Nice progress.

On 12/17/2022 at 2:14 PM, ht4me said:

@MikeJohnDaDon Yes, please post better pictures and not just wet harshly lit ones. I think that would give everyone a better idea of what your result looks like in everyday life. I don't think we're getting a proper representation of what's going on and what you're seeing yourself in other scenarios.

Here is a random pic I took just now (still under fluorescent lights but not directly under the light this time). Will try to get some outside at some point. No product, no styling, just recently washed air-dried hair.

9 hours ago, civic said:

He took pics under harsh light, i am pretty sure if he took it from normal lighting, it would look very satisfactory.

Relatively happy at this time - I am pretty pleased with the front re-shaping of my hairline from where I was. I've always had thin hair. It's still growing. I'll try to switch up the lighting moving forward. Fluorescent lights in previous pics do not discriminate.

12 minutes ago, johndang said:

thank you. Have you noticed any side effects from RU58841? I was thinking of maybe trying it soon

For sure! No side effects from RU58841 on my end.

7 hours ago, johndang said:

Any new updates? Better, worse, same? Any medicines/experiments that helped?

Nothing new, continuing with slow growth. Currently, using RU58841 to hold onto my hair in the back-half and a Hairmetto product on the transplanted area to encourage natural growth. At night, using Minoxidil on the back-half.

Also, I got a couple of gray hairs now lol.

9 hours ago, ht4me said:

@MikeJohnDaDon Have you ever gotten a scalp biopsy or diagnosed with anything like dermatitis? Even in failed HTs it doesn't usually look quite like yours does.

Are you currently on any meds?

I have not gotten a scalp biopsy and have not been diagnosed with dermatitis.

17 minutes ago, asterix0 said:

I would advise you not to go back to the same doctor after this procedure, it does not look like the procedure was successful. Yield looks definitely lower than 80%, probably around 50-60% even I would say.

 

I get what you're saying but I think it's too early to call it, don't you?

Dr. Bloxham has a video of a guy at the 8 month mark where it looks subpar and by month 18 it looks awesome. I'm not saying that's me but it could be. Plus, Dr. Bloxham from what I researched is one of the most recommended HT surgeons in the northeast, correct me if I'm wrong. With that said, I am willing to bet another HT with him will pan out well over another 18 months, but again I could be wrong. It's all speculative. Open to hearing thoughts/suggestions. As you can probably imagine, I inherited my father's hair genetics and he is completely bald on the top so I'm fighting that war as best I can. I didn't catch it early. It was one of those see a gap in hair under the mirror moments and then going the natural combat route, which didn't work for around a year, then dermarolling + minox/fin, then giving in to a HT. Figured 2 big FUTs and potentially 1 smaller FUT would be the extent of my procedures.

8 hours ago, johndang said:

Yeah your right. I wonder the posters age and if they are on medicine. His results are good just wondering how it could be different like that but I think you summed it up

Almost 28! Tried dutasteride and got off after a few months. Been applying topical fin since then in AM and a PM solution with minoxidil. I have applied ru58841 as well. I also use a couple hairmetto products.

Guess time will tell when I'm at the 18 month mark.

On 10/11/2022 at 10:18 PM, civic said:

Are you still planning to do the crown area later in the year ?

Yes. Will be doing that this spring - another big FUT. Update pics below. No particular order. Some taken after washing my hair, some where hair was attempted to be styled after the wash (without product), some where I just moved the hair around, and I think one where I put a little product to style. No fibers.

On 10/10/2022 at 9:48 AM, FormerFutureKrillin said:

@MikeJohnDaDon how’s it going?

Going slow lol. I'll post this weekend. I think I may be one of those 18 month guys before I know whether I'll want a third pass on the front in a couple years. That patch area in my recent pics still looking bare-ish (fine hairs there but not like the other growth). When I take pics and move the hair around, it can look like nothing is there versus a natural flow after washing my hair, which is when I can see the very fine hairs.