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Nice one man! You won't regret it! Keep the faith during the next 3-6 months, the waiting while looking like an ugly duckling can be painful - but it's worth it and you'll never look back.

**6.5 month update** Thankfully the wiry / grey thin hairs have finally started to thicken and density has started to kick in - hooray! I have had friends comment how they've noticed change in the last couple of weeks and I am getting a few more comments / compliments which is nice. I'm stoked with the result thus far and hoping it continues to get fuller / denser over the coming months. Have included some recent photos as well as a pic of my last haircut before heading to Thailand for surgery as a comparison. Have a very hairy Xmas all - thanks for your support and feedback this year. It is much appreciated

Hey man - that's a really good question. I Might need to have a think about that. I would probably ask more questions about the quality of my hair and how that would impact the final result. I put a lot of trust in the Dr and am so far happy with the result 🙂

Thanks man - yeah currently on daily fin. I don't remember any specific density chat with Dr Laorwong, I was a bit nervous and should have written down some questions. Still only 5 and a bit months so I'm hoping Santa brings me some density at Christmas 😂. If not I will flick the doc a note to see what he suggests. I'm happy with the results this far, made a noticble difference and definetly boosted my confidence!

Here's an update as of today. Just woke up, haven't showered so this is probably it at its worst 😂 Still wispy greys in there and I'd love more density to kick in over the next couple of months. I shall keep waiting patiently 🙂

You're in for a killer result dude! Just got to grit your teeth during the ugly duckling phase, it's a wild ride. I had completely bald patches, random bits falling out/ growing here and there etc. Was annoying to look in the mirror every morning. At around the 4 month mark it's like my body found the accelerator and floored it. I feel your pain - waiting is frustrating but an awesome result is coming! Keep us posted with updates

Haha I wish 😂

Hey dude - Yeah I'm on 1mg Fin a day. Although my doctor told me it was a lot cheaper to get prescribed the 5mg and chop it up so I am doing that. Safe to say they are not always the same size!

Cheers for the encouragement bro. Really appreciate it. Enjoy following your journey too

Thought I would give a bit of an update as I am past the 4 month mark (woop woop!) My hair seems to recently entered a new phase of growth which has been most noticeable from 1st October which was my 4 month surgery anniversary. The hair is thin, wispy and wirey (my normal hair is thin, never had thick or wirey hair) but will hopefully thicken up over the coming months. It also seems to have a lot more greys than my normal hair, seems odd that the new hair growing back has distinct greys when the back of my head does not. Anyone else experience this and did it change over time? Below is how my hair looked One month prior to the pics above at the 3 months 10 days mark ( I seem to have a habit of taking a selfie on the bus on the way home from the barbers!) I also went and looked back at my Thailand holiday photos prior to surgery. The following pics were taken in the week prior to surgery and I'm feeling a little bit excited as I can see the difference starting to emerge! Quite hard to track progress when you look at yourself everyday in the mirror, looking forward to catching up with friends at Christmas who havent seen me for a few months. Hopefully some positive comments from them. Feedback always welcome - let me know what you think!

I'd been in Thailand for a couple of weeks before surgery so I'd sort of got used to the heat. The scarf is quite light, like a bandana, and you have to spritz your hair with lotion once an hour to keep the grafts moist. That was a pain but is cooling. But yeah - she's definetly a hot country and having a scarf on your head doesn't help!

I stayed at Aimhouse hotel which was a super easy walk across an over bridge to the clinic. 5mins max. The hotel itself was ok, functional but nothing flash. I booked a suite so I had more space to relax as I didn't think I would go out much after the surgery. Turns out I was sightseeing everyday with a scarf on my head and didn't spend much time in the room. There will be nicer places around but I didn't see any point going for somewhere with a pool or gym etc as you can't swim or exercise after the surgery.

If my hair looks that good after 6 months I will be popping some champagne. Looks awesome.

Hey man - sorry for the late reply. I used the wise app to transfer money and it was super simple and secure. It was a $20k ThaiBaht deposit which was about $1k NZD. Yeah I dont like having a shaved head, dont think it suits me so went for the non shaved option. Dr Laorwong actually suggested it once I had emailed him photos of my hair. It makes the surgery longer, but I have been able to hide a lot of the evidence that I have had a transplant. Most people dont notice anything is different which is quite nice as im in the ugly duckling phase! I just owned it with the work mates. I dropped it into the group chat with my team so they could rib me over whatsapp before seeing me in the office. To be honest, all I have had is positive comments. Lots of guys have asked me about the process or have confided that they have done research and want to know some stuff first hand from someone has been through it. I have given two dudes the surgeries contact details! Also had quite a few people already know someone who has had it done, I had a number of people who said 'oh yeah my brother / husband etc has had that'. It really wasnt a big deal for anyone, it is more common than you'd think. Good luck with the transplant bro. Doctor Laorwong is a pro and I havent seen a dud result from him. He runs a slick surgery with his team Cheers

2 months post op today. Fuzzy wispy hair in recipient area but not much change in last few weeks. Still a bit of redness and numbness in the recipient area which hopefully goes in the next month or two. Hopefully able to show a bit more growth for the 3 month update - looking forward to getting out of the ugly duckling phase!