Spaceguy

On 11/17/2023 at 1:01 AM, consequence said:

Any follow up @Spaceguy?

Yeah, all good....not following hair restoration news anymore. It did changed my life on better, i dont think aboit it anymore, just do quick hairstyle in the morning and go do my day. Would do it sooner for sure!

Dont expect head full of hair but it will determine ur hairline and face shape, it looks natural but not as dense as teen hair and im fine with it.....its like im loosing my hair but just slightly in density!

Probably my last post here for a long time, my advice would be either go to skilled surgeon and do HT well, or just shave ur head to zero which also isnt bad thing to do....

Good luck everyone!

Rolandas here's some "baldness cure" commercials using your videos.  I hope you got paid for it!

https://fb.watch/dCukvb2VPU/

Hi all!

It's been a month since i stopped following this forum as i'm already happy with my results even it's still quite early (4.5 months post op).

Here i'll post some pics of wet hair (minoxidil wet), dried it looks way better even hair is short (2.5cm).

In short before surgery it took me 30-60min to hairstlye my hairline to cover bald spots, now it takes me 2min😁😁😁. So i am quite happy with results even it has been only 4.5months after surgery even if it stays this way....but i hope it will get even better in a few more months.

Cheers to dr.Ferreira, i should done this years ago!

It is a 1660 grafts, techs do separate and count them under the microacope....there is no hidden bonus hehe

I believe ~800 went to the first cm of hairline (15cm x 45-50 grafts) that was bald and rest of it to fill temples that already had some hair.

Originally during consultations dr.B wanted to go with 2500 grafs over frontal third but i said we'll do only ~1500 to lower hairline 1cm and fill temples and rest of it in the second surgery in the future....once he saw my donor hair thickness he was wow this is thick it'll give nice coverage. So 2500grafts once reviewed in person may not be neccessary but it sure cuold fit some more, probably 500-600.

My goal is to do it in small sessioms over time as it will go mostly unoticed, hairline is important and now that's done, anything behind hairline other hair can cover until next surgery.

5 minutes ago, JoeMan said:

Looking good! You're definitely turning a corner now. Do people notice that you had anything done at this stage? 

I'm just starting to shed and I'm 23 days Post Op. I knew it was expected but it still sucks lol. Hopefully I'll keep some as only about 30-40% shed so far.

 

With my graft count, stage of baldness and hairstlye i wore before (plus hair fibers) nobody noticed anything now...

But i noticed it goes quite better with girls now, even young girls in their early 20's are all around me now 😅....upper part of hair is quite fuller now and i add some fibers when i go out. If 90% of transplanted hair grows i'll dich fibers.

31 minutes ago, SD1984 said:

Looks very solid for 3 months. Hopefully the rest of the grafts sprout by month 4.

21 minutes ago, JDEE0 said:

Looking good man - you'll begin to see more and more hairs popping through the skin in the coming weeks now!

I really hope so, upper part is more dense due to previous HT so i take this lower part as a reference since it was completley bald.

9 minutes ago, Sitries1 said:

Looks good mate. Looking at your post op pics your HT looks way more than 1600 grafts! Maybe he miscalculated and you had a result lol 

In temples i laready had some hairs so it was just fill up, basically only completley blad area was this lower part of hairline.

Also dr.B said i have really really thick hair, like a boar lol....so coverage should be really good!

3 month mark:

Noice countryside😉

5 minutes ago, JoeMan said:

I keep praying that I'll be the lucky one to not shed but unfortunately I don't think that's going to be the case. I've tried my best to be as gentle as possible with them which I'm sure doesn't really matter. 

I also hoped that i won't shed much but i did, even some existing/preop hairs shedded in recipient area due to shock loss....but now at 3 months mark everything look way better than before surgery, from month 2 things started to improve nicely and keep getting better daily.....i applied hair fibers twice and it looked great, game changer already.

I know you thoughts and feelings right now, hoping some hairs will stay in decent number as well time passing by slowly but that is only for first month or two, later you stop thinking of it, time goes faster once first hair sprouting starts.

13 minutes ago, JoeMan said:

20 Days Post Op. 1 day shy of 3 weeks

 

Just wanted to provide an update as it's been almost 3 weeks. Very few hairs have shed but I'm seeing 4-5 each time I shower so I know the ugly phase is coming. Donor area is almost completely healed. Maybe 1 or 2 spots I can feel but not much. My barber looked at it last week and was shining light on the Donor. He couldn't believe that I had a bunch of holes in my head. He could only see a few small red spots but he was inspecting it. The red spot on the bottom of my neck is a birth mark that I apparently didn't realize I had until I shaved my head.

Overall I think it's looking decent. Redness looks worse as day goes on but I don't think it's too noticeable. I'll likely wear a hat starting soon anyway. 

 

Note: picture of the back is with/without flash.

 

 

If i remeber right i also shedded the most from week 3 up to week 5.

I also noticed some hairs shed long after, evwn they grew normally at first. From my case hairs/areas that shedded first also start to regrow first at 2months post op/a bit over month after they shed so i expect rest of the hairs will follow that pattern.

I think of it this way; i lived with my bald temples and reciding hairline for years, so it isn't problem to live with it another 6-12 months!

I contacted dr.Ferreira last year in april/may, after consultation i booked the surgery for November 4th so i waited ~6months for the surgery, but his assistant also offered me option to get surgery earlier if someone drops out.  Seems there are ppl who will change their mind in "last minute" and cancel surgery or something else preventing them.

So opting for top surgeon and waiting up to one year with chance to get it earlier is a ok situation imo. 

Money and waiting list of up to one year shouldn't be decisive factors in HT....natural look and donor hair are decisive factors! 

Growth and succes rate seems good! In ypur case i think those multis won't be noticable in hairline if ypu don't style your hair backwards....but still yeah singles in a hairline are crucial for natural look.

Yeah for temple points he could use finer hairs from donor area closer to the neck. Dr.Ferreira used them for my first row hairline.....but even to him one double slipped to hairline which is no problem at all, i like it, like a signature from an artist .  All other grafts seems perfect (at least for now) in hairline since techs were separating them under the microscopes.

23 hours ago, JDEE0 said:

I had a hair cut yesterday at exactly 10 weeks post-op and thought I'd post an update for the the donor mainly, as I believe it to be completely healed now and I don't think it's going to look any different in 6 months or a years time from now really.

Hopefully helps to document and show how very short hairstyles can (everyone is different, so it's not to be taken as you will look the same, could be better, could be worse, but still) look after FUE when done with an appropriately sized punch in the hands of a good doc.

Also added a couple of pics of the recipient (left side only) as I may as well since I'm already giving an update.

Looks great and there is early growth as it seems, a bunch of tiny hairs all over the place....

After two fue ht, first one with cheap surgeon and poor results (luckly it was of small graft numbers) and second one with good doctor i can advise ypu only this;

Don't go for cheap options, if money is problem rather go with good and more expensive doctor but with less grafts (do only hairline, and later when possible rest of it). Reason is your donor is limited and you want to do it right in the first run, your time is also valuable and can't be brought back (recovery and regrowth phase).

Going with bad doctor can cost you money, time, donor hairs and appearance. Going with a good doctor can cost you only money!

Try to squeeze as much money you can and do it right in the first run!

Good luck!

On 1/5/2022 at 2:37 AM, cafine5123 said:

Thanks for the update/warning OP but I still plan on flying to turkey for my second hair transplant at Asli Tarcan.  I did my research and went with a reputable doctor in the US that is recommend on this site for my first hair transplant and ending having a terrible result.  Asli Tarcan is doing alot of black/afro hair type transplants.   I rather take risk with them than stay at the states and pay a small fortune for another failed hair transplant.  All that matters to me at this point is to find a clinic that alot of African/black patients. 

Curly hair is tricky to extract, high possibility to damage grafts even with best surgeons....there is a video on youtube about curly hair extraction problematics!

I would pick only the best reviewed surgeons that have plenty of afro HT's under their hand!

Good luck!

I'm a bit confused, your hairline looks bloody fantastic and natural!

28 minutes ago, Sitries1 said:

I’m not using minodoxil. It’s more than likely the SMP I had done about 18 months ago. I wouldn’t say it looks blue though. Lol 

Than i guess it stands out only cos recipient area still has redness....once hair grows and skin heals back to normal everything will be good!

3 hours ago, Homesteader said:

 

I’ve just attended a friends wedding and had lots of nice comments which has given me a huge boost in confidence 
 

 

It doesn't count if you haven't banged something 😉

On 1/18/2022 at 2:40 AM, stephcurry30 said:

Looking solid. Does the recipient area look a bit blue to anyone else?

Could be a dried layer of minoxidil solution

On 1/16/2022 at 5:55 PM, JoeMan said:

The instructions aren't clear on how often I can use the Aloe. Can I apply it a few times a day? I'm assuming that would be best to keep it less irritated. 

I was applying it once or twice a day, it helped a lot cooling skin and making crusts soft since once dried scrabs can feel annoying. It was mandatory thing i did before going to bed.

Also nice thick layer of aloe vera i think of as an extra protection from external sources of bacteria or such. I was appling it daily for two months and still do occasiaonally.

41 minutes ago, ML488 said:

Redness is basically gone too, right? How long did that take.

It's not completley gone, still visible under certain conditions but not quite noticable.

Mainly noticable redness was gone after 1.5month.

I noticed after applying minox or aloe vera gel it gets more noticable which should be normal since both boost bloodflow.

18 minutes ago, JC71 said:

You definitely seem to have a fair amount of early growth 👍🏽

Thnx!

Those big ones are one that survived shedding phase and kept growing, for early growth i refer to small tiny ones that sprouted in last week or soo, pics are not of best quality but they are somewhat visible if zoomed....i guess in a few weeks difference should be more visible on pics.

I know i post every nonsense i notice 😅 and thread is not perfect but once i get pre op pics i'll make another thread in Surgeon reviews subforum with more insight in my case. 

7 minutes ago, JoeMan said:

I asked if I can go in Monday for a wash as it will be day 5 and they are checking on it. I was told that they didn't plan on it so maybe not. Hopefully they figure it out because I'd rather have them do the 1st real wash

 

It's nice for the first wash to be done by them but it's not mandatory or special.

Just use your hand palms and gently wash your donor while recipient area do it with extra care, don't press/rub it or such....gently apply shampoo foam on it, use foam from other parts of the head and gently tap it on recipient area without touching grafts with hand...also rinse it with very low water pressure and apply aloe vera gel after....or simply just follow post op instructions given by doctor.

I think there is a video on yt how to do it.

Also Alexandra told me my file with pre-op pics and data should be ready this month, when i get it i'll post it here

2 months 11days:

Just a little update since i'm happy with progress.

I can see a lot of tiny hairs sprouting every few days and keep growing, i observe it in areas that shedded the most. There are a lot of tiny doubles sprouting... I hope by month 4 it will be significat change.