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Month 8

directly facing sun:

pic I took of back/donor area right after having it shaved down to a #2, directly facing sun:

honestly comparing to old pictures of #2 shave, I can’t really tell any difference in my donor area. Those pics are literally with direct sunlight shining on it.

id say I’m currently 80-85% happy with the results. Hoping for a little increase in density over the next 4 months. I mean if I’m being honest, when my hair is actually styled the density does look quite good already, just a few slightly thinner spots that the average person wouldn’t notice, but since I am always auditing my hair I notice. 

@Rolandas I still refer to some of your videos from like 3 years ago. You really did a public service with your YouTube channel and I thank you for it. Would be nice to see you come back to YT but I understand there is only so much content that can be made about your hair.

Month 7

couple sweaty/oily pics after the gym

Wet, Just out of the shower

for years, you wouldn’t see me in the gym without a hat on. For the last month I have been going without a hat. It’s the little things like that or even just going to a friends house and not worrying about him looking at my hair in various lighting. My real friends would never make fun of me of course but still, it’s extra nice for them to not have something to make fun of in the first place. I was a hat guy for many years and it honestly feels amazing to not have to wear it all the time to feel comfortable. I’m impressed with how well it holds up in very bright lighting or when it’s oily. I do think my curly/wavy hair helps with the illusion of density. The only time I can make it look not great is when the hair is messy going in every which direction AND oily/wet, AND there’s bright light directly on it. If even 2 of the 3 things are happening, it still looks decent imo. Then again whose hair, even without mpb, really looks great with all of those things simultaneously? Probably a minority of people with super thick hair and no balding at all.

It’s already holding up pretty well in the intense sunlight, this is gonna be a crazy, hall of fame type transformation.

That frontal density is going to be insane. I would strongly recommend you reconsider finasteride or some other DHT inhibitor. You appear to have a NW6 or at least a NW5 hairloss pattern that is evident when you shave your hair. You just had a ton of your limited grafts used for your frontal third. You really want to hold onto the rest of your hair as it is very likely you will lose it without Finasteride or Dut, especially considering how young you are.

5 minutes ago, Melvin- Admin said:

I would opt for SMP. Dermmatch may smear, and that would be super embarrassing during a fight. SMP with a short buzz cut would probably be the best option when he fights.

Good point. Guys like him with relatively dark skin and dark hair are perfect candidates for smp. 

5 minutes ago, Melvin- Admin said:

I would say 100% of HT patients with diffuse hair loss will look like that when wet.

His hair does, in my opinion, look good when dry. He could probably do another operation in his midscalp/crown if he wanted but his hairline and frontal third is good, when dry. He also has a pretty good skin to hair contrast, not as good as someone darker skinned with that hair but still quite good. Seems like dermatch would help him during fights 

13 minutes ago, Melvin- Admin said:

I saw his fight last week. It comes down to hair dry vs. wet. When he fights and gets sweaty hair is wet and shows more scalp. 

Yeah. Always fun to watch him fight, I saw it as well. Robert Whittaker’s hair looked pretty perfect, as he naturally has thick hair and no MPB. Would you say the majority of HT patients have a similar look when wet like that?

1 hour ago, jjalay said:

Maybe he lost more hair, maybe the hairtransplant was not that succesful, maybe he uses toppik off the ring, maybe these pictures are not that good. Who knows.

He posts pics to his Instagram where. He’s training and his hair looks quite thin, but also posts pics where it looks thick. So it’s possible he uses toppik. I was more just curious if this is the typical thing a HT patient sees.

So anyone here who follows MMA probably knows who Paulo Costa is and that he had a HT a couple years back. I think he got somewhere around 4k grafts. Honesty his hair looks very good when he’s not sweaty, I think the general consensus is he had a good HT. 

he’s a diffuse thinner, very possibly accelerated by “secret juice”.

But when he fights, starts sweating, the hair looks pretty rough:

is this typical even for a good HT, or can an elite doctor overcome even this with graft placement? Usually when people post results, they don’t post in such rough conditions. Many who get a HT go to the gym though and sweat, so this is a realistic scenario for some.

On 2/22/2024 at 11:54 PM, Gatsby said:

Donor and crown 

 

I think this will look awesome. Now that I’ve been mentally auditing the hair on like everyone I see IRL for a while, the overwhelming majority of 57+ year old men (and women) don’t have a perfectly closed off crown, just from natural aging alone. A small minority do but honestly for men like 25+, just having enough to not be noticeably thin in most lighting is enough imo. Definitely look forward to seeing your updates 👍 

6 months

I am very happy to report that I believe this is the best my hair has looked in my adult life so far! At the minimum, as good as when I was 18-19 max, I believe the hairline actually looks stronger now than it did then, a decade ago.

here is one standing directly under a very harsh light:

Wet and slicked up:

This was a big month. Here’s a similar type of pic for comparison with the photo I posted last month, with the hair slicked back, minoxidil residue/oily hair, probably more revealing outdoor lighting from a large window this time actually:

It’s not perfect but I’d say for 6 months, this is right around where I expected to be (and I had/have high expectations). I’d say I’m about 70% happy with the density/thickness at this point. I had the sides and back cut, but left the transplanted and top hair untouched. I’d guess my native hair on top is 3 inches, with some of the transplanted hair close to that length. I do still feel a decent amount of stubble as well. At this rate, I think close to 100% happiness at month 12 is reasonable.

It sounds like you’re in a good mental place man, that is awesome. I’m 28 myself and about 5.5 months post op, and my hair is the best it has looked in my adult life. When I was 22-25 (pre-meds) my hair was absolute crap. Now I’m pretty sure my hair looks better than when I was 17/18… the point I am trying to make is you are now seeing the light, you are very young and have plenty of time to address your hair in the future. Life doesn’t end at 30, in fact, if men take care of themselves, they tend to look their best in their 30s or even beyond depending on genetics. All about staying fit, relatively low body fat %, and of course keeping the hair. 

I really like your hairline design. When you look at your immediate post op pics, it looks conservative (not in a bad way, just conservative) but now with your hair grown out and cut like that your hairline looks quite low. Bros got that Elvis hair now!

1 hour ago, Melvin- Admin said:

You can see the hairs are sprouting, there still fine and immature at this stage. But man oh man, is the fun starting. 


If you close up you can all the new hair sprouting. Awesome man, this is going to be amazing 🙌

Thanks man! Your YouTube videos have been a big help over the last few years. I would even say that first pic was in more favorable conditions than the second (hair clean, side part instead of slicked back) but again, I want the option to style my hair upwards. Here’s probably a more fair comparison to that before pic with the hair having a layering effect

definitely better than the before already, looking forward to the continued improvement!

1 hour ago, hairman4321 said:

looking good so far. i think you'd look better with the back and sides a bit shorter. 

Thanks and yeah for sure, that’s how I typically cut my hair and will soon. I was kind of just letting it all grow for the first 6 months, then I’ll cut it down on the sides and back soon. I figure my hair is about 2.5 inches currently

1 hour ago, OliverAtom said:

Love that design with the peak and the temples. Already looking good but the best is yet to come. 

Keep those updates coming!

Thanks! Definitely will, I share this to give back to the community that has helped me make some huge decisions and help future potential patients. I also share it to get honest feedback from others and certainly appreciate it. 

Month 5

I’ll start with the good.

My hair follicles naturally grow forward, and that is how my grafts were implanted, so my hair density definitely currently looks it’s best when my hair just flows forward. I must say though, the hairline is starting to look pretty good from the front even when styled upwards. Here it is wetted and slicked back

and here it is dry

definitely happy with that aspect so far.
 

Now on to what I want to see improved. When my hair is combed upwards or to the side, the density isn’t quite there yet from an aerial view. I’m only 5 months post op so I’m not concerned, but I do want and expect to see this improve in the coming months. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about

granted there is minoxidil residue in my hair in that pic, which makes the hair stick together and look worse than it otherwise would, but you get the point. I do want to see that fill in more. A big reason why I got a HT is because I wanted to have styling options instead of the same combover I used to have. The good news is I feel quite a lot of stubble when I run my fingers through the recipient area.

Overall though, without a doubt I am way above baseline, and I am thankful for that. I did pay a ton of money for this, so naturally I have high expectations, though I feel that at only 5 months, things are well on track. If this is even 50-60% of the result, I think I will be a very happy guy come month 12.

3 hours ago, Steeeve said:

This looks incredible for only 4 months! Honestly, you were seeing some really good progress at 3 months. Excellent early growth. Congrats! Excited to follow along with you to the end!

Thanks man, I appreciate that. It is definitely coming together. As I said, these pics are sort of in the best conditions with my hair clean and not messy. The lighting is a bit harsh but not overly harsh. Im hoping in a couple months, my hair will look good with messy/sweaty/etc hair after I’ve been wearing a cap, that would be really great. Just would be nice to know I can wear a hat, take it off, and not worry about my hair looking thin. Definitely will update each month, thanks for following!

7 hours ago, hairman4321 said:

every day? i'd drive myself insane doing that. looks good at month 4!

Yeah, trying to stop doing that lol. Thank you 

4 months

Things definitely seem to be well on track. I have a habit of taking hair selfies everyday in different lighting/angles etc so at first I thought the change between month 3 & 4 wasn’t that big, because I’m checking every single day, but looking back it’s definitely a significant difference. Still a long way to go but things are definitely going in the right direction. These pics are about an hour after a shower with my hair just forward, how it naturally grows, so basically when my hair currently looks it’s best. Even when my hair is sweaty/oily it is looking a good bit better. I hope by the 12 month mark, even with sweaty hair, my hair will look okay. That would be a big win for me. Also if I can style my hair upwards and have it look good, that would be great. I’m fully expecting that though, as most guys who get a HT seem to style it upwards. The left temple seems to be catching up to the right one. I still haven’t cut my hair yet since the procedure, mainly just to make sure I don’t irritate the scalp or anything. I’ll probably get a trim in a couple months. The iPhone camera kind of does weird things with my hair color, sometimes it looks brighter or darker depending on the light source, but these pics should be close enough with a couple different light sources.
 

9 minutes ago, JohnnySins said:

Thank you man! Yeah, The pre-op photo does bear a striking resemblance, albeit under significantly lower lighting conditions. All my post-op photos have been taken with a bright ring light to effectively showcase whether the scalp is visible through the hair. Anticipating further growth in the coming months!🤞

I got you. I’m a Dr. Hasson patient myself and I’m close to the 4 month mark. Lighting is huge of course with us diffuse thinners, though I am confident I am a bit above baseline myself as I actually have a hairline now. Our cases are a bit different in that my frontal third was basically thinned out but my rear midscalp and crown are okay as long as my hair is at least 2 inches long. Anyway, the general consensus is that we are only 20% to the final result at 4 months, so I think we will both be quite happy By the 12 month mark.

Congrats man! Looks like you’re already a bit above your baseline. Your one pre op photo with slightly longer hair did look somewhat full besides the crown,  so I know it can be hard in the early stages to ascertain that with diffuse thinners, but you definitely seem to be well on your way and the coming months should be very exciting 

4 hours ago, KristaMcKnight said:

Any update?

I’ve been using an Olly Men’s multi vitamin plus a biotin supplement. I’m getting wayyy more than my needed biotin between these two but it appears that shouldn’t have any adverse health consequences. I’m trying and usually get pretty close to my DV of iron just through diet. The Olly helps me hit the vitamin C, B vitamins and some others. Some research has indicated excess vitamin A isn’t good for hair, however the Olly only has 50% of that DV so overall I’m close to 100% vitamin A, not over that number. All is going well so far, hair seems to be coming in even ahead of pace perhaps 

18 hours ago, Dr. Glenn Charles said:

If you are able to exercise regularly and maintain the diet you described you should be able to lose 1-3 lbs per week which if safe and reasonable. I recommend Lifepak Nano by Pharmanex as a high quality multivitamin. It is produced with nanoparticles and it has a much higher absorption rate compared to most vitamins that are made cheaply ith macroparticles that has a very low absorption rate.

Yep, at 1800 calories I lose about 1.6 pounds a week. For some reason mentally, I need that extra 0.6 pounds per week to stay disciplined. 1lb flat I guess was just too slow for me. Over many months it of course makes a big difference. I’ll continue at this rate, thanks. I’ll look into that multivitamin as well.