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that's a lot of beard hairs.....

makes it harder for people to detect that you have a ht  imho.

i am sure someone cancels and you will get an earlier date. 

great hair line!

in my opinion, it is always best to start with the least harmful substance which i believe is minoxidil. if it does not work then move to the next product like finasteride which shows positive outcome for a lot of users but with the possibility of side effects. i believe that some users get poor results because of several factors: overall health, impatience ( not giving enough time for it to work), inconsistency ( skipping the dosage), incorrect application ( not clean the scalp properly, so that the solution can penetrate properly). but here is what i believe is what makes the difference. you need a stimulus if you want good results. for example take a bodybuilder if he would take a protein powder alone without working out, he would not stimulate the muscle to grow. maybe not the best comparison but you get my point. the stimulus for hair would be massage and or microneedling. it will not bring hair back that is gone long time ago but it can  stimulate dormant hair to regrow and keep miniaturized hair alive and improve your overall hair structure. keep what you have regardless if you get a hair transplant or not. a hair transplant does not prevent your other hair form falling out. it only relocates your hair form the donor to the recipient site. so you can opt to take meds to keep it or follow the minoxidil/ microneedling and/or massage if it works for you. 

i wanted to do micro needling post op ht  to the recipient area but since i did not get any response from people here on this forum with first hand experience, i opted not to do it to the freshly implanted hair.

i did the entire top. sometimes the sides but you need to go to .5 mm for the sides. i did minoxidil right after. it all depends how you can tolerate it . you must monitor the scalp to make sure it does not get irritated. make sure you clean your scalp before you micro needle  and always use a sterile cartridge. if you  must reuse an old one you have to soak it in alcohol. i always used a new one.  using microneedling plus minoxidil makes it 4-5x more potent. there is plenty of literature out there. i had to cut my hair every month and it got noticable thicker. i had fine  hair grow that i had never seen before. you will start to see noticable results after 3-4 months. good luck!

i did micro needling using a dermapen #8  prior to my ht  for about 7 months. i used 1.5 mm depth at  first which was quite painful especially in the frontal are where the skin layer is thinner. eventually i went down to 1 mm which was more tolerable. i also used 5% minoxidil  in conjunction with microneedling the same day. suggested use is 24 hours afterwards to prevent skin irritation. i can definately say that my hair felt thicker after a few months and less shedding.

no worries mate!  take your time and find a quality ht surgeon and don't let the price be a factor. i would address the temples as well. 

1 hour ago, NikosHair said:

I'm sure others will chime in if they have tried it so soon after the HT.

Lots of variables in terms of healing.

The biggest concern would be infecting the recipient site.

IMO Minox massaged in using a circular motion would be less risky, while still bringing the blood to the surface to nourish the new grafts.

Then 3+ month introduce gentle dermarolling.

Increase intensity as the weeks go by.

 

thats what i was thinking . thank you!

1 hour ago, NikosHair said:

Conclusion:

Dermaroller along with Minoxidil treated group was statistically superior to Minoxidil treated group in promoting hair growth in men with AGA for all 3 primary efficacy measures of hair growth. Microneedling is a safe and a promising tool in hair stimulation and also is useful to treat hair loss refractory to Minoxidil therapy.

A Randomized Evaluator Blinded Study of Effect of Microneedling in Androgenetic Alopecia: A Pilot Study - PMC (nih.gov)

thank you ! what i was not so sure was to do it after lets say a month or two  after ht. on the recipient hair. i wanted to see if someone had experience with it .

great results!!! personally i like the short hair look like the one at your 4th month pic. i think it fits you best.

do you have experience with it?

7 minutes ago, Mike10 said:

The reason is that you do not want to be on long term medication. Fin I do not like to mess with hormones. And Minox I do not think much of. By the way I am on a PRP standalone treatment since 5 years. 

my topic should have read micro needling not prp. but since you brought up prp how many sessions/year and what was your result. thx.

34 minutes ago, NikosHair said:

The problem with PRP is there isn't a great deal of evidence it works.

As you identify, PRP isn't one product. Difficult to compare and often expensive.

And even when your HT grows in, you wont know what affect the PRP had in the larger scheme of things.

sorry title should have been microneedling not prp

there is mixed info on this topic. would like to know from anyone that has experience on this matter. what month did you start , needle depth, frequency , with or without hair serum and what was the result. pics if possible. thanks in advance.

there is mixed info on this topic. would like to know from anyone that has experience on this matter. what month did you start , needle depth, frequency , with or without hair serum and what was the result. pics if possible. thanks in advance.

the three months made quite a difference and u still have more months to come. excellent results !!!

9 hours ago, Gabbck said:

Sure you can do it, just don't go overboard, got a friend that did exactly that and had great results, you only live once 

Enjoy the party pal😎 

its like ....you can drive drunk no worries nothing is gonna happen........bad advise!!!

cocaine by itself can cause hair loss due to stress, nutritional deficiency. also since your ticker will be working overtime it can affect your heart. consider that you will receive anesthesia. if you are a repeat user you might want to address that problem first before even thinking about a hair transplant.

why would anyone use tweezers 5 months post op to remove hair. that sounds like a very bad idea. if it was not meant to be hair it will fall out by itself eventually. hairs don't grow all at the same time depending on the the phase they were in when they were transplanted.

3- 4 months  months is when the hair typically starts to grow. the hair is at first almost invisible( no color/no pigment), then over the next couple of months as it matures it will get thicker. also all implanted hair do not grow at the same time. they are at different phases. eventually the hair will synchronize which can take 12 months and longer. so i would definately expect your hair to thicken up. i think it looks very good already at this stage and will only get better and better from here on out. 

how is prp applied during hair transplant? do they inject it prior to the hair transplant or do they bath the hair right after they remove it from the donor site and do all  doctors use the same protocol.?

10 hours ago, Madhur Vansil said:

Hi Everyone ,

           I have completed 3 months after my HT at Eugenix Gurgaon .I also have documented my journey here in details :

 

 

But I am worried on seeing those gaps in between transplanted hairs and harsh lighting makes me feel there isn’t much . 
 

Please refer to my previous topic which shows my 0 to 3 months progress collage 

 

Posting a 95 days Update :

Front : (Normal Light  - First Row / Harsh Light - Second row )

 

I don’t know but I am literally getting worried on this . Please share your thoughts on this .

For overall journey till now please refer to my journey link and last topic post to better understand my situation .

i think this looks very good for 3 months. 

great results in this particular case!