hairlossburner1234

11 Week Postop Update: Right side (6859) continuing to come in strong. Can't wait for the other side to come in.

At this point I feel like my hair at the corners is now a similar thickness to before I had this transplant. Some of the new hair has started to come in because it's growing noticeably slower than my regular hair, which is why I am getting more frequent haircuts to even out the top.

If you look at the Before pics at the start of this thread you can see for yourself: https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/68764-2450-graft-fue-transplant-repair-dr-bicer-istanbul-turkey/

I'm out of the ugly duckling phase at this point. Let the good times roll!

Continuing with Fin 1mg daily. Derma roller 0.5mm twice a week. Oral minoxidil 1.25MG. 

10 Weeks Postop Update: Had a haircut last week. Right side (6693) coming in nice!

Continuing with Fin 1mg daily. Derma roller 0.5mm twice a week. Oral minoxidil 1.25MG. 

9 Week Postop update: one of the holes on the right side of the 1st picture (my left) seems to be growing in faster, you can see it clearly in IMG_6336. Still some slight redness as well. The transplanted hair is growing more slowly than the rest of the hair on my head so I'm getting my hair trimmed every 2 weeks or so to even things up (not necessary just personal preference) and fade the sides.

Continuing with Fin 1mg daily. Derma roller 0.5mm twice a week. Oral minoxidil 1.25MG. 

21 hours ago, Gatsby said:

For eight weeks your donor is bouncing back and you seemed to have retained a lot of the transplanted hair. Imagine how you will look in eight months!!  Looking good and thanks for sharing! 👌

Thank you, I'm pleasantly surprised it's coming back this quickly! Can't wait for the 8 month mark

8 Week Postop update: Really happy with my progress. Still some slight redness but it doesn't bother me. I'm no longer wearing a hat out or using hair fibers and just rocking it all natural at this point. Started Oral Min 1.25MG last week. From what I can tell shedding is over..fingers crossed anyways!

On 6/20/2023 at 11:09 AM, Melvin- Moderator said:

Getting out of the ugly duckling phase soon. 

Really seems like it! Hoping all the shedding is done now

7 weeks Postop update. Still lacking in the corners but overall happy with the progress so far.

Continuing with Finasteride 1MG daily, dermaroll 0.5mm twice a week and will start Oral Minoxidil 1.25MG daily this week.

15 hours ago, Here4hairs said:

Work looks awesome hoping for a great result. Where was your first surgery done like what doctor in colombia?

Dr. Liliana Reina in Cali, Colombia

3 minutes ago, RTC said:

Hopefully those corners start coming in soon

I hope so too! I just got a prescription for Oral Min 1.25MG to help kick things up a notch

2 minutes ago, RTC said:

Did you manage to ask Dr Bicer about this bro?

I have pretty much the exact same situation and would be good to hear what your Dr said about whether she implanted the new grafts at the same or different angle to the pre-existing poorly-angled ones

Yes, she added about 7 grafts to every 3 that I had from the previous surgery with the right angling. In the hopes that these 7 when fully grown will be able to disguise the misalignment of grafts from the previous surgery. Does that make sense?

Otherwise I would have needed 2 days of surgery for the grafts to be removed and I would have had scarring from the removal.

All updates posted in this new thread: @RTC @BRITA-XL

Looks amazing man! Can't wait to see that 12 month update!

6 weeks Postop update:

Seems like the shedding has now stopped and hair is regrowing slowly again. Would really love those corners to start coming in strong but it's still early. Considering some people don't see growth until 3-4 months in i'm pretty happy with how things are progressing so far.

Hats and hair fibers are still my best friends.

Continuing with Fin 1mg daily. Introduced a derma roller 0.5mm twice a week. Still need to get a prescription for oral minoxidil. 

I know it's not where you want to be yet but honestly I think it looks great. 10X better than before

On 6/2/2023 at 9:27 AM, RTC said:

This is the worst time because of the nature and pattern of your hair loss. Someone with a basic Norwood 2 would probably be able to disguise things way better, whereas you have a hairline and patches behind, so it looks very unnatural. I have almost the same problem as you due to a botched HT.

For me it took 10 weeks to get to a hair length where I could cover things up again. Before that was all hats and questions about why I was always wearing one 😭

Hahaha hoping 10 weeks comes quick then! The fibers seem to do a decent job for me. 

On 6/2/2023 at 6:45 AM, Spring15 said:

Are people staring at your head? Month one to three I felt like a Hills have eyes character

Hahaha I don’t think so? I usually wear a hat or use fibers if not. 

1 Month Postop update. I'll get a haircut today to make this a buzzcut fade (mainly the sides) and clean up the look a bit. Picked up some topical hair fibers for when I don't want to wear a baseball cap. Going to add oral min to the regime and derma rolling 0.5mm (only to the non-transplanted area).

Hmm great question. Going to ask Dr. Bicer's staff and see what they say

On 5/27/2023 at 4:51 PM, pultarmi said:

Did Dr. Bicer talk with you about wrong angling from the first transplant? The previously transplanted hairs are pointed too upward, so I am curious whether she followed this angulation or placed them in correct angles. I heard that general recomendation is to follow the angle/direction of whatever has been already done.

Yes she did, that was the first thing she pointed out to me, I had no idea. Tbh I'm not sure but it's a great question to ask! What I believe from our conversation is she added about 7 grafts to every 3 that I had from the previous surgery with the right angling. In the hopes that these 7 when fully grown will be able to disguise the misalignment of grafts from the previous surgery. Does that make sense?

24 days Postop. More shock loss, seems like I have definitely entered the ugly duckling stage haha. My baseball cap is now my best friend.

3 weeks Postop. I have been shedding some of the transplanted hair as expected. Anyone use spray-on hair or hair fibers that they would recommend? I think it would add some perceived thickness during the ugly duckling phase

3 minutes ago, BboyLimpin said:

That looks like some nice work. She is definitely on my radar for some corrections as well.

May I ask how much per graft she charges?

Thank you, she does great work. €2.5 per graft

4 hours ago, Spring15 said:

I'd recommend both topical & oral minoxidil. That seems to work best for me

Thanks, no sides or anything from 5%?

Thanks, no sides or anything from 5%?

1 hour ago, Gatsby said:

Mate I wouldn't be running a derma roller over your scalp until it has properly healed and all your grafts have popped. I went from topical to oral minoxidil (5% oral no sides at all) and the improvement was like night and day. My hair and beard just feel thicker and stay in the anagen phase longer. All the best!

Oops I meant to add I’m not derma rolling the transplanted area or the back of my head where the grafts were taken out. Only the middle and sides that were not touched at all during the procedure. Thanks for the comment!