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Hello guys sorry I’ve been awol. It’s been 16 months now since my hair transplant? I don’t stress about my hair anymore. Freitas changed my life and since my results I’ve taken 2 of my friends there after seeing how good my hair looks.

For those who posted about the rows you really have to be a geek and zoom in to see it. There has been zero people who have commented on it in real life. The only comments I get is “your hairline looks phenominal and natural”. 
 

Il post an update soon! 

I want to put some grafts in this area (side parting?). I know @Melvin- Moderator had his side parting done. Do you have any advice on this and whether it made a big impact for you?

Month 7 update 

Apologise for the late one guys but here we are. I am very happy with the result and if this is the end then I am satisfied. I was very worried about the density but it all worked out perfectly. 
 

if I had to be picky there is a small area in the middle where I wouldn’t mind getting a touch up on to really fill it but apart from that the density is very good. Extremely happy with the temple work as wells Let me know what you guys think! Thank to everyone on the forum and those who helped me out with my questions. I have taken pics with flash and no flash.

On 7/3/2023 at 3:36 AM, disTressedHairline said:

I'm in consultation with this clinic now, how long was your wait time? Or was it easy to get an appointment? His competitor in Madrid (Cuoto) is always booked (understandably). 

It took around 2 months for reply on consultation and I was initially booked for September 2023, this was June last year. I kept pestering them for cancellations and eventually did get one for December. So total 6 month wait.

On 6/30/2023 at 8:58 PM, Kraki77 said:

I would love to see an update, it seems to me that De Freitas rarely misses, that's one of the reasons why I've also chosen to go with him. And my surgery is scheduled exactly 1 year after yours which makes your case especially intriguing to me. I know that you don't care too much about this forum anymore but you can still make impact with your testimony for others that are waiting for the operation. 

Can you elaborate further about positive changes in your life? Do you think that something could have been done differently during the process or everything went smoothly? 

Interesting to hear that you've left Valencia as soon as possible, what was the feeling on the plane because of the pressure and your still swollen head? 

Would like to hear if doctor checked your donor area by microscope on the day of the surgery and if estimate of graft availability in your donor area was made. How much time did you spend on hairline design before the surgery, is it something that lasts 30 minutes or we are talking about brief discussions where doctor quickly chooses his ideal concept. Would like to hear this tiny important pieces of information, if the distance of the glabella from the hairline is taken into account, for example, was he speaking about frontalis muscle and rule of thirds.

Thank you in advance.

Positive changes as in I don’t feel 50 when I am 28 because of my hairline. My hairline was the worst in my friend group and I always hated that I couldn’t style my hair the way I wanted but now I have the best hair line. When I go barbers I am no longer staring at my hairline in misery. The little things bring so much happiness. I am grateful.

I was going to stay for a few days after but they assured me I would be fine and many people leave the next day. Everything went smoothly, although I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about bumping my head.

The doctor was brief in the design line up but it’s because when he drew it on I thought it was perfect and I was happy with the line. He didn’t observe with a microscope, he told me I had about 4-5k grafts left. 
 

He didn’t talk about the muscles and it’s probably because of the language barrier but he did say what he designed will look the most natural and aesthetic. 

Sorry guys. Update coming today! 

This is going to transform your current hair. Can’t wait to see the transformation! 

Zarev seems miles ahead of everyone atm And he doesn’t even advertise like that which is quite insane. Hope things go well for you OP.

Thank you everyone for the comments. Keep them coming I like the attention

Month 6.5 update coming hopefully tonight or tomorrow. I am extremely happy, Dr Freitas has changed my life. 

On 5/28/2023 at 2:35 PM, TheGreatPretender said:

Dude, thats an insane amount of growth for 5 months. I think you are getting there little by little.

Thanks man. I know you are nervous about yours but you are in good hands Goodluck!!! 

On 5/29/2023 at 4:23 PM, Rossybop said:

Did you notice any difference between finasteride and dutasteride?

Shedding has gone very minimal, apart from that not much. No side effects thankfully

On 5/30/2023 at 12:30 PM, andrus said:

Btw, can you share how you've been following his post-operative instructions? Ie. comment on the following:

- Application of Clobetasol Propionate

- 5mg of oral minoxidil

- 1mg finasteride daily, alternating with 0.5mg dutasterida every 3 days

- Daily intake of complidermol

Thanks!

5mg oral minoxidil everyday 

0.5mg dutasteride 5x a week (I chose to do this).

1-3x nizoral a week.

no complidermol but I have biotin , vitamin d and ashwagandha as supplements.

Congrats on your result. I think this looks amazing. This is why I love dr Couto and dr freitas. They really know what a good hairline looks like. 

Month 5 Update

Apologise for the late one! Here’s month 5.

I’ve seen huge improvements the past 2 months, I no longer have a receding hairline and don’t have to worry about the wind blowing my face. Dr Freitas has done a tremendous job just as I had visioned.

The lagging points now is the density in certain areas, but I am seeing improvements every week so I am not too stressed about it. I am quite surprised with how laid back I’ve been throughout, compliments from friends and family definitely helps with that. My Aunty was telling me How she thought I’d be bald by now since she hasn’t seen me for a long time but she was surprised to see how good my hair was looking (she doesn’t know I had a transplant). 
 

So all in all with 10/10 being perfect with full density I think I am at a 7/10 atm at the end of month 5.

I’ve taken several pictures for you to enjoy in different lighting. Let me know what you guys think and any feedback is welcome!

Taking 5mg and nothing so far

One of the most alarming things here is the technician using DHI because there was no doctor available. If this was on the cheapest package it maybe somewhat justified but OP chose the highest package. This is abysmal and in my opinion is grounds for refund. OP paid for slits from dr sethi not a random technician he doesn’t know. 

Looking great! Similar position to you. Happy growing to the both of us

Congrats, I had the same experience as you with Dr. Freitas.  I would love to see your hair before it was shaved too

14 hours ago, ready4Hair said:

Here is a fairly relevant hairline/temple wise from Dr. Bansal
 

I really like Dr. Freitas but have yet to find a real temple job to reference. He reminds me of Lorenzo from a few years back with those straight hairlines w/o temples coming in to balance them. No knock on him but damn temples give you a lot of bang for the buck.

You can follow my journey as I just had temples done by freitas alongside my hairline 

One of the best repair works I have seen, just wow. You saved that man's life (mentally). After removing the temple grafts how many singles did you put in each temple area? they look so natural (I am assuming the thick hairs were replaced with finer singles here on the side temples?)

Month 3 update

From 2.5 months to now I’ve started to notice new growth and thickening of hairs that didn’t shed. I was feeling  ok when I was shedding up until the 2.5 month mark because I wasn’t expecting anything but now that the growth has started and I look at the weaker areas I begin to doubt whether it will get filled or not. It’s a psychological warfare  
 

However, I am really happy about my new line forming just the way I’ve always wanted it! Can’t wait till it (hopefully) all grows and I never have to worry about wind blowing my hair back.

what do you guys think of my progress for 3 months so far, am I on track?

The yellow circle is my current weak spot.

On 2/8/2023 at 4:11 AM, HairEnthusiast101 said:

We have identical donors. What did he say about your donor and the grafts you have lifetime available?

Hey man! Dr said I had about 4500 grafts in reserve from the scalp

I have never felt the 'wow' factor from Bisanga. Freitas, Couto, pinto, Ferreira, and Pekiner have results that appeal to my eye better. This is just my opinion though and I am looking at hairlines purely.

So sorry you went through this mate. I am praying for a good conclusion to your hairloss story 🙏

Hello jay! My experience was similar to yours I am 2 months ahead of you. Glad everything went well, I agree that the nurses are extremely efficient and the pain was 2/10 for me too. 
 

Lucky you for having it done in a day I remember I was dreading the 2nd day, I knew it was going to be a long day. Anyways I wish you recovery, the hairline looks absolutely great. In my opinion dr freitas has the best hairline design in the industry😍

This is a simple case of Dr Sethi challenging himself and to a certain extent letting his ego get in the way of what 99% would have said to tony: a big NO to surgery. 

I think this case would have helped both the doctor and the patient if he was told about how difficult this will be.

The conversation should have been like " I know you are spending a lot and you have high hopes but I want you to know that I am challenging myself in this case too so it might not be successful. Do you still want to continue?" Instead it went like this " I can give you a full head of hair". In my opinion that is ego talk, I could be wrong here but this is how I am interpreting the situation. Sure OP can have an underlying issue that prevented growth and if that's the case then it isn't Eugenix fault.