Keith2091

Thanks. Yes. I definitely am. Still trying to find a hairstyle that actually suits me to be honest. The photos above are literally the hair just thrown back to show the hairline. I’m still generally wearing it down.

Thank you!

I used this forum a lot during my initial research into hair transplant specialists. However, I forgot to put an update in to my previous posts. So, here we are! I have had two hair transplants with Marwan Saifi in his clinic in Wrocław in Poland. My first hair transplant was in March 2022 and I had 2.5k grafts. I went into this thinking that it’d solve all my problems. It did, in hindsight, help me get back much of my original hairline, but I wasn’t happy with the shape and the height. I had severe hair loss and a large head to cover. I went into HT 1 with unrealistic expectations. My second was in October 2022 and I had 1.9k grafts. I opted for a more aggressive approach with this HT and I’m glad I did as it got me the results that I had hoped for with the first. The pictures attached are in no way perfect and the lighting is different in places. Dr Saifi was great to deal with from start to finish and it was an oddly enjoyable experience.

Yea it definitely was. It’s just that going into it my expectations were that he would lower the hairline. I’m happy now though. I have laid out clear expectations for the second one so I’m looking forward to seeing it after that’s eventually done.

Here’s a look at it when the fringe is worn down.

Here with the six month or so update. Some notes about the comparison photos: Hair is all over the place in photos from today as I'm just home from the gym and it needs a cut Lighting slightly different My thoughts at this point: 1. Overall feeling about the HT Transplanted areas have filled out very nicely and the temporal points have been a game changer for the side profile. I didn't realise how bad my hair was pre-HT. I knew I was receeding, but it's only when I look back on photos that I realise how bad it was. It's strange now that I can gel my hair down in under 2 minutes and leave the house without a load of hairspray. 2. The hairline The transplanted hairline is pretty much the hairline I had before it all fell out. I dislike this hairline greatly, as even now that it has been restored, it looks like I'm going bald when worn up. 3. Expectations weren't adequately managed I feel like my expectations going into the procedure weren't managed as well as they could have been. There was a very large bald area to be covered and, realistically, the surgeon couldn't have covered it adequately and lowered my hairline without using significant graft numbers. If this was communicated to me in a way that said, 'Look, there's a big space to cover here and we'll need to do it over two different procedures', I would have said fair enough. 4. FUE number 2 I have a second FUE booked with Dr. Saifi with the sole purpose of lowering the hairline and reducing the size of the forehead. I'd like to close the temples more, also, to frame the face better. All in all I'm happy, but month 2 - 5 was tough going as I shed terribly and the fringe took a long time to grown out.

Annnd it's 3 days over the 2 month mark since the HT. Things I've noticed/have been thinking over the past month Shedding/native hair growth I'd make a rough estimate that 90%+ of the transplanted hair shed. It's most noticeable around the temples and the temporal peaks. The native hair which was shaved in the frontal zone has grown a fair bit (they're the tufts you can see in the photos - they're making it hard to tell if there's any progress). Being realistic I went into this HT thinking that I'd be able to wear my hair up if all goes to plan, but I know that won't be possible. Despite asking for it during the consultation, the hairline wasn't lowered enough during the surgery (see comment in my previous post about what was said when I returned for the first wash). The best case scenario is that the lowering of the temples and the strengthening of the frontal zone gives the hair a more natural look (I had to cover the temples with hair from the mid section previously). I'm also going to be relying on a good result from the temporal points if the face is to be framed nicely. My main concern here is that there won't be enough density (basing this on the photos immediately post op). Fin I've been easing myself onto Fin for the last 2 months. Started with 0.25 every few days and am at 0.5 ever second day now. No side effects thus far, thankfully! Next update at month 5 I'm not going to update this thread again until August 7th, 2022. Until then - all the best.

Thanks - I was fully expecting there to be dots everywhere!

Well lads. A very mini update. Got the hair cut yesterday. According to my barber it'll take 2 hair cuts to get the shape to where it needs to be. I'm pretty happy with it. The donor area looks pretty much scar free which surprised me. I'll update this next month anyway.

Hi folks, So it's the 4 week HT anniversary tomorrow but I'm going to pop the update in now. The attached photos will give you a sense of where things are at. As you can see, the native hair that was shaved is growing back in tufts. Thoughts at the 1 months mark I took the attached photos tonight and it's looking like many of the hairs on the temples have fallen out. I didn't notice this happening so it must have been gradually. Hopefully this is normal at this stage... Hair care, staying and washing I work for myself and work in a home office, so I've literally just been leaving the hair as it drys. I did try styling it a week ago but it was tricky with the way my Fringe was shaved off. I'm going for a haircut to even out the back and sides on Thursday so we'll see how things are then. Aside from that I've been washing it around 3 times a week with a mild shampoo and conditioning with a biotin conditioner that I've used for around 6 months. Fin I've been taking finastricide since the HT. I decided to ease myself onto it and for the past three weeks have taken 0.25mg on Wednesdays and Fridays. I'm going to up this to three times a week for 2 weeks and then in 3 weeks try 0.5mg twice a week and work up from there. No sides thankfully but the dosage is pretty low. How I'm feeling about the HT When I went in to Dr Saifi for the first wash one of the first things he said to me was that he had looked over the photos that we took and that he thought he would need to do an additional HT of around a thousand grafts to lower the hairline more. I found that disheartening at the time and I think it made me think negatively about my HT from around the 1 week mark as I kept dwelling on it. With that being said, if I end up with the temples covered, a thicker frontal zone and with some good temporal points at the 10 month mark I'll be happy. I have, however, resigned myself to the fact that I'll probably be back in Poland this time next year, and I'm OK with that if needs be. I went into this journey after having a terrible hairline for 10plus years, and I'm committed to doing everything in my power to get myself to the point I want to be. I'm rambling here... Cheers for all the comments so far.

I wore it back for a couple of weeks (looked ridiculous) and then I started drying it down at about week 3 I think. It covers it all aside from the temporal points. But once the scabs are gone you'd only notice the pinkness. My only regret is that I didn't allow my hair to grow longer pre surgery as it would have been easier to style

Thanks! To be honest I've just been leaving it whatever way it falls when I'm at home and then wearing a hat out. For the first 3 weeks I wished that I had just shaved it but now going into the forth and having a hair cut en route to remove the steps on either side I'm glad I didn't.

No not so far thankfully. But the dosage up until this week has been so low (0.25 on Wednesday and Friday). Upping it to 3 a week next week.

Ah man I know that bump panic! I was freaked for days after but it was fine. Glad it went well for you

Also, I've started taking Fin today. Going to give the microdosing a go. I've taken 0.25 today and I'll take the same on Sunday. I'll take it again on Wednesday of next week and Saturday. And then on the Tuesday and the Sunday of the following week. If all goes to plan, I'll up it to 0.5 twice a week and work up to 1mg every other day from there.

I've no idea why I've crossed out the eyes as I'm not exactly hiding my identity, but sure look! If the covered space sprouts hair the way it should, I'll be over the moon! I've been using the hair from the mid section of my head to act as a fringe for too long now.

Thanks for the replies everyone! The reason that I didn't reply to any is because I bumped my head not long after publishing this post and it bled! So, it's safe to say my happy post-op buzz went south pretty quickly! Thankfully I only lost 4 - 5 grafts, but good God I freaked out when I saw the blood. I didn't really feel it happening as my head was so numb! Here are some of the photos that Dr Saifi sent me. As you can see, he covered a very large space! It's day 10 today and the scabs have started to come off with a slightly more rigorous head massage.

Haha I was actually talking to Dr Saifi about Rossybop yesterday as I was so impressed with the result. I'm always greatful to people like Ross who stick up a nice detailed account from start to finish. I've read that thread at least 3 times. Thanks for your reply.

Yesterday I had a long, long... Long awaited hair transplant with a surgeon called Dr Marwan Saifi in Wroclaw in Poland. But, before I get into it, a word of thanks - I've been a lurker here for many years and have gained more advice from this site than I can even begin to say. Thank you to all of you who contribute and openly share your stories 🍺🍺 This is going to be a long post, as those are the types that I found useful while I was researching my own HT. 🎥 The before and after photos I'm writing this on my phone and I'm not sure where the photos will be inserted. As you can probably tell from the after photos, my already large head is massively swoolen. Hopefully when this eases off the hairline will look a bit lower. 👀 OK, onto business - My objectives going into my HT were clear: - Restore the hairline (it was in a very bad way and has been getting worse for years) - Cover the temples as much as possible (I was keen to be as aggressive with this as reasonably possible) - Add temporal points (I've never had them and my head looks like a very large egg from straight on 🥚🥚) 💇‍♂️💇‍♂️ The morning of surgery Picked up at 830 and was brought to clinic where I filled out paperwork and then did a tricology (I'm probably not spelling this right) exam of the scalp. I then met with Dr Saifi at 930 for the consultation. The consultation was relaxed, with Dr Saifi putting me at ease immediately. We talked about my areas of concern, my expectations and I showed him some photos of myself, to show him what I was hoping to achieve, and of others, to show him what I liked (I also showed him what I didn't like, and explained why). He's very easy to talk to and at no point did I feel rushed, which was great. He drew a rough outline, which I asked to be changed slightly. He did it again until I was happy and then I went and had the hair washed. 🦸🦸Beginning the surgery At around 1015 I lay down in the operating room and Dr Saifi did a meticulous design of the hairline that took around 15 to 20 minutes. When this was done, we took the photos and then I took some tablets (I think they were anti inflammatorys, valium and maybe an antibiotic, but I can't remember). Then for the fun stuff - the anesthetic. I'd estimate there were as least 10 injections, but I could be wrong. Only two were actually sore, maybe a 6/10 on the pain scale. He then proceeded to use a machine to reveal/open (again, probably the wrong lingo) the grafts while a nurse removed them. I must have fallen asleep here as it was 13:20 when I looked at the clock and have very little recolation of it. 💇‍♂️🦸 We took a 10 minute break after that and then it was time to do the front of the head. I lay on my back and Dr Saifi numbed the front of the head with anesthetic (painscale the same as before) and proceeded to make the holes with a (I think) safire blade. At a guess I'd say this took an hour. When it was finished, I had blood taken for prp and then the injections were given into my scalp. Weirdly, I was most worried about the bloods, as I hate having them taken, but it was fine. After this I sat down to lunch (chicken an mash potato) and relaxed for around 20 minutes. 🍺🍺 The final lap Then it was implantation time. 90% of this was done by two of what I gather were the senior nurses (nurse could be the wrong term here) while Dr Saifi did the final section of the temporal points. This took 3.5 hours, at a guess, and was probably the toughest part of the day as it takes so long. 🥚 And then we were done. I got more photos taken and then got changed and met with Dr Saifi to review everything and to get some instructions on medication and what to do and what not to do in the coming days. I think we finished up just after 20:00, but most of the day flew by. 💇‍♂️💇‍♂️ My thoughts on the whole experience When I decided that I wanted a HT, I spent around a year, literally, looking at who to go with. My biggest need was that I wanted a surgeon that I had unwavering trust in. After extensive research, I thought that Dr Saifi was most likely to be that surgeon. After 5 minutes in his company, I knew I was right, and I went into yesterday confident and happy in my choice. Dr Saifi is meticulous, affable and you never feel like anything is rushed - as you're the only person there, everything is dedicated to you. He's also a very easy guy to speak to, and he takes your concerns and expectations into account before any response. Everything about him put me at ease. I'm going to make a commitment to updating this thread every month, on the 7th. Now, I'm spraying with Saline 4 to 5 times a day and I'm in with Dr Saifi again tomorrow for the first hair wash. If you have any questions or comments shout away!

Thanks for the advice all. I think that, as I've been debating a HT for many, many years now, and as I am in the final weeks leading up to it, my anxiety about 'getting it right' is at an all time high. I'm getting the procedure done with Dr. Saifi in Poland, and I'm very confident in my choice, having spoken with by him and several people that he has completed HTs on. Thanks for the replies! One month out to the day........ Keith!

Hi folks, I'm booked in for a hair transplant on March 7th, 2022 and I'm trying to plan out what I need to take/have ready pre-and-post transplant. I feel like I'm currently drowning in information overload, so any help/advice would be massively appreciated. Pre-hair transplant I've seen people say that you should start washing your hair with tee-tree shampoo 2 weeks before the HT - is there any other things to take/do before? Post-hair transplant Here's where I'm really struggling. I'm going to take Fin and possibly oral Min, but the things I cannot for the life of me decide upon are: - What shampoo to use (I know people recommend mild shampoo, but is there any one brand that works best? Also, do you need to use conditioner after it?) - What vitamins to take (this is what my surgeon is recommending: https://crlab.pl/pl/p/Witaminy-wspomagajace-zatrzymanie-wypadania-wlosow/119) I feel like I have spent day after day researching this, but I just can't get to a plan that I'm confident in. Any help would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance. Keith