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I am happy with the result, as the hairline has come out well. But deep down, i know its not a natural hairline, and it is the surgical hair that has been kept in the front. When i watch closely with the mirror, the transplanted hair looks evident. I have already been going to office since 6 months every now and then, and nobody has said anything with the way i style it. But do i have to live with this uncomfortable feeling for the rest of my life.? When i look at others, they all have natural hairline, and i have this feeling that i have HT hairline with me.

Mine was exactly your case brother. Got my hair line and temples. Is it only me who is thinking this way? That people are noticing my hairline when i talk to them? Are you feeling the same? I feel i am carrying something on my head, and others are all normal, and natural. I feel i have an unnatural hairline, and others all have it natural and are fear less. Whats wrong with me? Do i have to live this way for the rest of my life?

Yes. The hairline has fully matured. I have been meeting my office guys already since 6 months like once a month. No one has ever asked me anything with the way i style my hairline, but when ever i talk to someone or meeting people on the floor, i have the fear. And because of that i feel, why i have done this in the first place, to feel this way. Is this feeling/thinking permanent?

If you are concealing it. Then you are hiding something from the crowd. And your self-confidence reduces when you are trying to hide something from opposite person. What do you think.

Hi All, I have had a FUE around 1.5 years, around the Hairline/temples, and little bit on the crown during covid. Post covid, now, we are called to office once in a while, and soon to be started on a daily basis. I was just wondering, if we should be telling our manager/colleagues that we have had a HT. The thoughts/these questions are distressing me. Am i going to be accepted telling them about the HT or will they judge me wrong. What if they look at my hairline and question me in front of many people? Will i be ridiculed in front of other team mates? @Gatsby @Melvin- Moderator @Karan Chawla @pkipling @ciaus@asterix0 @Berba11 @GaryStruthers

Thanks @Gatsby. Will start with slowly tapering down the topical finasteride, before cutting it down completely (May be from thrice a week, to first twice a week). Just worried, if it makes a lot of difference and i might thin a lot, at this time, i am looking to get married, and dont want to experiment and screw up things.

Thanks for such detailed response. What exactly do you mean by saying? "but you're no longer the indestructible teenager/20something so you need to start paying closer attention to that as well. ". Did not really understand the context. Regarding the tests, are these all different tests. I am from India. Not sure, if these will be available. Shall i go to my dermatologist and ask to order for all of the above tests. @ciaus

I am 30 Years Old. The photos after being on meds on 1.5 years. First six months 1 mg finasteride, and post that it has been topical MinFin solution. I had got it done from a below par clinic in India, around 1500 grafts. Not sure, if i would ever be happy with repair/additional work. I am slowly learning to live with it, and it is working for me. Current medication, only Topical MinFin alternate days, and Plain Minoxidil 5% rest of the days. Even with topical solutions, i am worried about my morning erections as to why they are happening. I do get turned on by looking at few chicks on the street these days though. Should i also stop the topical finasteride the alternate days as well to see if my morning wood improves? This is the picture from pre-surgery. @Gatsby

I am learning to live with it. It does not look all that bad when i wear a comb down hair style with longer hair.

Hello All, I have had an FUE around 1.5 years back. Growth is good. Not many complaints regarding the HT, other than few doubles here and there in my HairLine. I have gone through a dark phase for the last 8 months, when few people pointed my hairline HT, and since then i have become a slave to my mind and went through all kinds of negative loops and since 2-3 months, i have been doing much better. Been doing cardio, dancing, yoga, and trying to be positive most of the time, and learning to accept it and live with it. Came off finasteride after taking for 6 months straight. Even now i do have mood swings on and off, which i am able to manage. I am on topical minoxidil plus finasteride solution which i use Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, and other days i use plain minoxidil. The finasteride content in it is 0.1% percent. So it is totally 0.3 MG per week. My doctor has suggested that i be completely off on Saturday and Sunday, to keep tolerance in check. So the medication is only Monday to Friday. Wanted to understand from you guys, on how to evaluate if i am getting any of the side effects with the topical solutions that i am using? How do i understand if my libido is low? I dont get morning wood though. Its been a long time, close to an year since i got morning wood. May be this is also because of the stress that i take around all of this, along with my work. Shall i go for any lab tests to check my condition? Should i switch to plain minoxidil, and stick to keto shampoo and multivitamins or should i still stick with Topical MInFin Solution? Current condition shown in the photos below. @Melvin- Moderator @ciaus @Gatsby @Eugenix Hair Sciences @gillenator @NARMAK @Eugenix Hair Sciences @DrTBarghouthi @pkipling @folicallychallenged @asterix0 @Berba11

@JDEE0@asterix0@Berba11Hi Guys, Here is my close up pictures of the hairline. I am little over 8.5 months. Please let me know how my hairline looks. I am thirty years old. Did i be too aggressive with the hairline? Please let me know if i have to post any more pictures. Thanks

I will post more close up pictures to evaluate. @follically challenged Its making me more anxious if i think of some random person pointing at my hairline, and questioning if it is a transplanted hairline. Is it easy for a 3rd person to spot and notice transplanted hairlines easily?

@Gatsby Thanks for mentioning different options on what might be root cases for my anxiety and depression. I will surely look at CBT if that helps. And yes, i am educating myself by involving more in these forums and gaining more knowledge. I will also look at seeing a Psychologist, but any reasons on how they can be of help? This is my going to be my first hand experience with them.

Thanks @digi23 I think i should just change my perspective on this, and start being more comfortable with this. You are right. I actually wanted to get this done for myself, and i did. I really like the way you state "in the end its just your hair as I told you, just spread out evenly." by the Doc.

Isnt NW6 is completely bald on the crown? I thought i was more of a NW2 or Nw3. Need to get my Norward scale correct again. i am on Minoxidil 5% currently. Have used Fin and Biotin for 6 months post O/P. Doctor have advised to continue Minoxidil and stop the rest. Any reason why again Finasteride knowing the sides of it.

No @asterix0 Currently i am not self conscious about scarring, as it is covered by my remaining donor hair. Not sure if it has healed like what you are expecting. Let me dig a picture which was taken 4 months post O/P where i went 2 mm at the back. I am mainly concerned about the HairLine, which i feel is not nicely designed.

Thanks for your words. You are right i guess i am feeling more anxious because i want to hide the HT from friends. I have been in touch with few of my friends, and they have not noticed much. I should be vocal about it even when there are no questions asked? What is also bothering me is the hairline. I am not happy that i have got a less dense and bad hairline design which i have to cover keeping my hair long and wearing a fringe. Also, when you say, there is no shame about this, Why do people try to hide FUT scars, FUE scars or fill up those, just to hide from people or make it seem like they have never undergone surgeries.

Hi Guys, Below is my story and what i am feeling/going through right now. Got a HT done 8 months back in a clinic in India taking an impulsive decision without proper research. I just thought i had lost all the hair, and was very frustrated, and was never on any medications, and directly went for HT thinking that HT will solve all my problems, and i am going to have permanent hair, and a permanent solution. I cant believe it i was so stupid, thinking this way. The first one week post OP went in regret and a trauma induced by a cosmetic procedure. Post which i got busy with work, and i knew i could not undo it, so did all i post op care i should be doing, and waited for results. 6 months passed by, but i was hiding the ugly duckling phase in social situations, covering the hairline, and so on., thinking sometime in near future, the transplanted hairs are going to take shape and look more natural. At 7th Month mark, i had met a friend wearing my hair up, without hiding the hair line, and he seeing me after a long time was shocked with a full head of hair and questioned me looking at my hairline if i got something done, which i rejected, mentioning medication. I got very conscious around him throughout the meeting, and could not have proper interactions, eventually destroyed the evening, returning home disappointed. Since then i started my research, after which i realised what i big mistake i have made, all the results that i have seen, could have achieved without HT, just by use of medications such as Minoxidil, Finasteride, and PRP, which is making me feel even more stupid, and in addition loosing my precious donor hair. Since 1-2 months, i am severely stressed, trying too hard to focus on work, not able to sleep properly. Mornings are a nightmare, dreams are nightmare, shivering while waking up from bed, worst feeling ever. Never did i feel like this while getting up. Have gotten so obsessed with this part, that i have stopped reading/thinking about other things. This is the only thing in my mind. Feeling so guilty, and lost complete hope on life. I look at every other person outside, and i feel, he is so happy with his hair, and his life, what have i done to myself taking such stupid decisions, suicidal thoughts. etc. Further Feelings. 1. Scared to go infront of friends/family(except parents). Already avoiding social situations, and for the questions that will be raised. Makes me feel even more bad that i can never ever lead a normal social life which i had prior to HT. 2. Lost all the confidence that i had earlier. Though i have got a head full of hair, there is no happiness of gaining this, which has only left me with guilt and shame. Just wondering if i will be gaining my inner self back, and if i will ever start to feel all normal. Here are my stats and pictures. According to the Clinic and what i was billed for. 3500 Grafts, but when i shown the counts during the OP, i was not completely convinced by the counts they have shown. So not sure, how many grafts i was extracted from Donor. Could somebody please evaluate my pictures. Would like to learn more from you guys. Looking forward for some help. Thank You. Pre-OP Post-OP 3-Months result 6 months result 7 months result 8 months result