helimachoptor

19 hours ago, Curious25 said:

If you are open to a hair system, I would hedge a bet that this will most likely be your best option. 

Yep, have no issue with it, and will likely be in the US soon enough so can try one there. OR if anyone has any UK recommendations that will be pretty good too. 

9 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

Be good to see both your donor area and beard grown out 👌 thanks 🙏 

Had 2 months of beard growth and shaved today 🤣 will post back in a few weeks with some pics 

41 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

Consult with Eugenix in person for sure. They will give you a very realistic idea of what would be possible. Unless you have a awesome thick beard (Like the Zoomster) it’s going to be a difficult journey.. It’s a vast area to cover with a limited donor even with beard grafts to supplement it. 

Beard quantity/thickness isnt an issue, I'm a shave in the morning, shave 12 hours later to get rid of a lot of stubble guy, and if i leave it long it enough, the beard hair joins the upper chest hair. 

21 minutes ago, Curious25 said:

We need to see your donor grown out at least another 2 weeks from these pics , preferably a month to have an idea of what sort of density it may or may not provide (I know a months worth of growth in the NW7 pattern isn’t the most aesthetic of looks to pull off, so apologies for that request). 
 

You do have a lot of ground to cover , so you’re looking at a heavy reliance on beard grafts and body hair - chest and back have been used more successfully from certain docs in recent years. 
 

Anyway - forget Cinik, and focus on clinics such as Eugenix, or Dr Mwamba at FUE clinic, and Dr Umar in the US. If you are able to get to India with work, then popping into Eugenix would be well worth the consult - I believe Dr Sethi is partial to a challenging case! 
 

Wish you the best!
 

PS. have you considered the SMP shaved look or wearing a hair system? Both potentially more suitable options for you! 

In general i would leave it a week max, i'll do that this week and post. But have a party next Saturday so will shave for that, then i can leave it two weeks. 

No interest in SMP to be honest. If covid hadnt happened, I would have got a hair system in the US - my company has an office near  "phildoeshair"  but really the hair system is the decision point on whether id go down the hair transplant route.

10 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

@helimachoptorHave you got any pics that show your hair grown out a bit ? 

Nothing in anyway recent, these pics are 12/13+ years old (bar the robe pic, thats 7) 

Thank you guys, in general I've always considered myself a lost cause, but the threads from the two guys gave me a viable dream until you crushed it 🤣

I've been to india a couple of times (my company has an office there), so its not a major issue to go and have an in person consultation. 

will let the hair grow out til Saturday morning and stick up a couple of better pics and see what your view is.

they should be visible @aaron1234, sorry i'd just shaved my head this morning - great timing on my part 

Hi guys, i've been back and forth thinking about a HT for a couple of years, almost 40, but its not a mid-life crisis, petty much been a NW 7 since 20. 

So now im at the point of basically being bald more years than I've had hair.  I know a few guys that have went to various places in Turkey, that would have had a lot more hair than me, and tbh they got botch jobs, but they didnt go to the top 2/3 clinics and not sure if they followed up with meds etc. 

In ireland at least, Dr Cinik in Turkey seems to be the most reputable, I've also read some good things about Eugenix  and I've read @juanjs84 incredible thread & @Zoomster and his video have done the rounds with a couple of friends, hes had an amazing result aswell. I think im very much in the same camp as the 2 guys in terms of volume of grafts.  

I have a few questions- 

5-7K Grafts just seems like a mad amount, how "thin" does the donor area get? 

In terms of beard and chest hair, I'm pretty much a yeti, I see BT is done, what about chest hair (or back hair!) 

At my stage, do/should i do fin? 

Thanks guys