HugoX

You just wait mate... Only the beginning. This will be... Wait for it... Epic 

On 5/1/2023 at 4:29 PM, Dieter987 said:

@HugoX or the others: How would you rate the Norwood status after the operation?

Difficult how to rate, but visually I feel a have the hair I had when I was 20,but of course not same density. 

You should also add a before picture if possible to give a better comparison. 

2 hours ago, Benz said:

I want to thank you, Hugo, for this topic. It helped me in my journey.
This month I will be having my second surgery with Dr Zarev.
The first procedure is, so far, a phenomenal result.
I just opened an account to thank you for sharing your results with the rest of the world.
 

Glad to hear 🙂, this was my hope from the beginning, to share my story and hopefully it could be of help for atleast one person.

1 hour ago, Mirash said:

Thanks , seems very over the top , its less expensive in the USA , i know he’s very good but it seems exorbitant 

Doesn't top doctors in USA charge between 6-8$ per graft? 

On 3/16/2023 at 5:57 PM, mtb said:

2 months. Ugly duckling is hitting hard. I am worried about a couple areas but need to be patient to see what areas get good growth. 
 

Cant tell how much of the donor thinning is the hairs extracted versus shock loss. Again, I just need to wait. 
 

Anyone have luck with fibers? I’m waaay to think to try fibers now but have a beach vacation in 1.5 months and might try them there. Could it affect new growth?

 

I mean... Are you following my schedule of growth 😅. Except my hair being dark... Looks similar to my 2 months 

Looks great, so similar to where I was at 1 month, I think month 1 and 2 were the worst shedding wise and look wise for me 😣, from month 3 just got better. 

"In a study conducted in Taiwan among 240 men aged above 37 who had been diagnosed with androgenetic alopecia (otherwise known as male pattern baldness), scientists found that it was specifically the fingers on their right hand which could indicate the condition"

Well, it's true for me atleast 😅. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ladbible.com/news/scientists-link-male-baldness-to-finger-length-610929-20230211.amp.html

13 hours ago, mtb said:

Here are some subpar photos taken at 20 days from the procedure. I have shock loss in the donor area which the doctor said is very common. He said it may take two to four months to recover. Also, my recipient hair hasn’t fallen out yet. It continues to grow. I will take my 1 month phots with the yellow background and flash next week for the doctor. I‘ll post them here as well. 

Getting flash backs to my first weeks, recipient look great. And honestly can't see the chock loss but over 8k graft removed and placed, that is a big trauma for the whole area/head so healing will take time 🙂. 

This was me after 10 days I think, looks similar 😁

Looks great and over 8000 grafts.. Wow, I think in total after your second procedure we got around the same total grafts, but one difference is we have different hair type /texture. 

Looks like you live in Europe so you have plenty of surgeons to pick from, any particular reason you have those 2 as your options? 

Most are fake reviews and paid by these type of clinics.

They write they are the best award winning HT clinic in Turkiye (former Turkey 😅)...!!! 

What award? What criteria? Who gave that price? 

Have you looked at the their pictures? Low quality thumbnail where you can't see anything when you zoom in, bad lighting, different angles, no consistency in how they take pictures. 

There are so many red flag 🚩 just by looking at their Website. 

Who does the work? Is it the doctor? Is the doctor involved in all stages or sees you 30 minutes before surgery then hands you over to kids in white robes who will do the work. Do you want to risk surgery (make no mistake, this is surgery) by the hands of non medical young kids. 

Have you seen good quality confirmed cases? 

How many cases have you found on forums that share their stories? 

Be smart, if you are only going by price then better to wait and try save up some more for the likes of Dr Bicer in Turkiye. 

9 hours ago, mr_peanutbutter said:

wow, insane result. you lucky you have coarse and and a bit curly hair. ideal coverage characteristics. would love to see dr zarev do work on patients with rather thin hair in diameters

 

anyways this result supports my idea that op needs at least 10k grafts (and a miracle dog like doc zarev) everything else probably wont look good. 

He does actually have those type of clients also, I have seen examples while I was there but unfortunately not many of his (mainly Bulgarian) client goes to forums or speak English, Dr Zarev has told he will try to share those type results when he has the time but time... Yeah he does not have much time to spare right now. 

But now we have mtb too look forward to 🙂

7 hours ago, mr_peanutbutter said:

wow did you publish your result here?

Yes, I have shared my journey here 🙂. 

You look like I used to except crown where you still have a bit more but you certainly loose that within a year or two. 

I don't know what you think is a mega session but I did just over 7000 grafts first time and over 3500 grafts 10 months later to get the coverage I have. 

With 5000 grafts you won't get good coverage all over, sure if you put those 5k grafts in the front and a bit of middle then you would get good coverage in those areas. 

You will definitely need a doctor with good donor management and the experience doing larger sessions. 

Have they shown you examples( several, not just one, with good quality pictures) of other patients similar to your case that have done 5k grafts and gotten full coverage? 

1 hour ago, hairt1234 said:

Thinking of getting my hair transplant done there. Just wondering if anyone has had one there or not. Found them on Insta. Thanks

Just the name "gold city" should make you run. 

Classic hair mill, who's the doctor that would perform the surgery? Will the doctor be involved in all steps of surgery or just meet you 15 minutes before surgery to draw a hairline middle of the forehead and then 20 years old kids in surgery cloths will do everything? 

He's scheduled for Monday I believe 

3 hours ago, z4ydi said:

 

My question is, is this a safe option to split the surgery in to 2 days? would this not cause a negative impact on the survival of the grafts due to 2 shocks over 2 days? or any other negative impacts it might have which I will appreciate if you can share.

So I asked him what is this option called, he told me it is called 3SE Method

I said I never heard of this method do you mean it is FUE? he said the following:

It's mixed method; The consultation step will be done by 3D Scanner System.  Dr. Resul Yaman himself will open small channels to determine hair distribution and directions.  Extraction part will be done by manual extraction tool.  Implantation will be done by Special Implanter Pens. (It's improved DHI pen.)

Can you please advice whether this adds up and is a safe option to go for?

Thanks 

If the doctor has experience in doing larger sessions over one or two days and can show many pictures/results with successful outcomes then there shouldn't be a issue. 

It is certainly possible doing large sessions over 1-2 days as long as you have the donor for it and a skilled doctor with excellent donor management. 

I did just over 7000 grafts over 2 days, same doctor have done over 9000 grafts over 2 days, BUT again, not everyone can do this. 

Did 7000 first time (over, 2days), 10 months later a bit over 3000 grafts... 

Looking forward to follow your journey and it's great to see more Dr Zarev patients sharing their results. 

You will be in good hands. 

14 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

I think we need to induct @HugoX into the forum’s hall of fame. Like if you agree.

😳 

Don't use bond, use only tape and make sure the perimeter where tape is only attaches to where donor is so you don't attach on any recipient hair and for hairline tape should only attach on skin (in front of recipient hairs) so make it bigger than usual. 

And probably a good idea if the hair piece goes below the FUT scar and not on it. 

And of course the longer time goes before you do this the better. 

If you get the job would you start straight away? Just thinking that it would become weird if you start with a hair piece and then take it off say after 3-6 months... Just thinking going all in and saying you've done a hair transplant and you are in a healing process (if you feel it's obvious you've done something) might be more liberating and no need to focus on hair anymore. 

My experience is depending on the company, your experience and your role most don't give a damn about looks, where I work we hired a guy that only wears purple, every day, top to bottom(color hair purple) but we don't care, he's good at his work and is very smart 🙂. 

On 11/26/2022 at 4:46 PM, Melvin- Moderator said:

Hugo do you take finasteride? 

Not oral, I take minoxidil with 0.1% finasteride, how much that is equivalent to taking normal finasteride I don't know. 

Your scabs should be gone/removed by day 10, have you maybe been to careful with washing? 

9 hours ago, asterix0 said:

Yes, he actually does not advertise the use of finasteride. He does recommend minoxidil. 

Minoxidil with 0.1 % finasteride.