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In general, absolutely fine.. not gonna lie, the first 10 minutes or so lying on my front were pretty tough for me. They gave me the valium and I must have asked 100 times when is it suppose to kick in because my body was physically shaking in 'fight or flight' mode. But after about 10 minutes it definitely did work as I was calm and even fell asleep later on during the extraction. The rest of the procedure was not a problem as I was lying either more on side or back, which wasn't so bad. Everyone was very understanding as well. My advice, go to a decent, reputable doctor not a 'in and out' hair mill and explain the situation with them before (and remind them on the day...) and I'm sure you'll be fine. Maybe ask them to give you the valium a little earlier than normal too so you're not waiting for it..

Just want to try and put my mind at rest. I had a transplant just over a month ago (hairline only) and I would say 60-70% of the transplanted grafts now have hairs that are roughly 5mm long (or they were and now they have shed). Which is great. The other 30-40% are small stubble hairs that haven't grown at all since the day they were implanted. A lot of these are on the front row, single hairs. Also some patches elsewhere. It doesn't appear that there has been any shed of the stubble hairs yet, only the longer ones. For people who have been through this and seen similar, these stubble hairs - can they still grow / shed at some point and be healthy grafts in the future? Or are these likely part of the x% failed grafts that can be expected? Thanks.

I don't know if it's a requirement as such, I never questioned it. Can only trust with all his experience, this is the combination that has been chosen to give the best results for the most people. I'm sure there will be cases where it's tailored to the individual as well though.

Thanks - yes I'm sure it will all work out very well! 40 years old and no, I don't recall any detailed measurements of the donor.

I'm not really sure, I just presumed it was because of the added Dut, 1mg wasn't necessary. But I was taking 1mg before with no sides.. we'll see. I guess things could change at the 3 month review - I think what he has prescribed is his 'standard' post surgery mix.

So that's where I am now.. Day 30 and preparing for the next few months wait. There is something a bit strange going on with my crown, it's like the hair is clumped together but touching it, it's not actually stuck with anything. I hoping it's just something that will grow out and maybe combined with some shock loss around the area. My crown looked better at Day 10 compared with now. I'm also a little concerned as there are many grafts where the hair hasn't grown at all since it was implanted (compared with many grafts which has) - I'm hoping these are not all going to be failed grafts because it looks like a decent percentage. Will wait and see!

Day 30: (Starting to shed!)

Day 21:

Day 10 - 14:

Hi everyone, A quick summary of my hair transplant so far. I figured I've learnt so much these forums over the past year, hopefully this will be interesting for someone. I had a two day surgery in Valencia with Dr. De Freitas mid September 2022. The wait was about 18 months if I remember correctly since the initial face-to-face consultation, 2850 grafts for 7500 EUR. I was really happy with the actual surgery, a massive thank to Dr. De Freitas and his team - they did everything to make me comfortable. After care has also been amazing, dedicated WhatsApp number to answer any questions that I have. Before pictures: Day of the surgery: (sorry don't know why some of these are upside down.. it only happens after I upload them here) Day 4: Day 10 (scabs washed out): I was a little surprised that 2850 grafts were needed to fill in the area, after seeing photos on here of much larger areas being filled with the similar amounts but hopefully the density will be good. The doctor prescribed: Finasteride 0.5mg Tue/Wed/Thu/Sat/Sun Dutasteride 0.5mg Mon/Fri Oral Minoxidil 5mg daily - but I have decided not to take that, personal choice. I had a hair transplant to avoid putting even more drugs into my body everyday for the rest of my life and the potential positives did not convince me for the potential negatives. At least at the moment, I will revisit it in a few years perhaps. Shampoo - Ketoconazole (Nizoral) 2% (twice a week) Complidermol 5 Alfa plus (vitamins) daily Before surgery I had been taking Finasteride 1mg daily for about 1.5 years but I couldn't say whether this had any effect to be honest. So, now I'm on 0.5mg Finasteride but with the added Dutasteride.