consequence

When we throw around percentages, what are we even talking about? Percentage of the "illusion of density"? Percentage of scalp covered? Percentage of looking like you were never bald in the first place? What about results where 100% of follicles grow but they stay thin in caliber? I don't know what percentage of his follicles grew, or to what caliber, but yes it is a fairly middle of the road result. This is why I think he should be careful with new procedures and maximize medical therapy first.

@rambo man 10 month update please?

How are things at 9 months?

Also where did you have your procedure? Eugenix? Can you post pics without your hand but with a hairband? Or with your hair styled? Also from further away and with oblique angles.

@FUE2158How are things looking at a year?

Thank you for the 2 year update! The first few images seem a little lacking in density but the later pics look pristine which shows how much lighting matters. Please let us know if you do another pass, though with the donor issues you've described it might make more sense to try things like PRP first. I'm in a similar situation as well and looked similar to you at 6 months. Makes me wonder if I should have done strip over FUE.

.

Any ethical surgeon should reject you as a patient. Your mindset is a recipe for disaster.

Any follow up @Spaceguy?

The full work up is a little more involved, but it sounds like you are looking into it. Good luck.

Painful result. Was OP's account banned? Would have really like to see where things ended up after the revision.

A lot of people have one side stronger than the other, my left side is weaker too and will probably need a revision down the line. I don't think any studies have been done on it and I'm not sure it affects yield as much as directionality but who knows.

Good luck. Make sure it's not other things like thyroid, cortisol, etc. The prolonged fever makes me thing you might have a chronic infection like tuberculosis or a fungus. May not be wise to get your second procedure until your health is settled and your hair loss/meds have been stable for a year. Most ethical surgeons would agree with this stance.

So I gave it another gander. I know you had pics in your original thread where when you splayed out your hair it looked questionable, but when you comb it properly the result is excellent. Your pre-op pics for Couto look like most people's post-op pics on here. This is you after Ankara but before Couto: Honestly just beautiful. Of course Couto's temple points are my favorite on the planet but I don't think I would have rolled the dice twice with a second procedure if I had this frontal line. The density you were worried about behind could have been disguised. My hair doesn't look this good right now even after my procedure with Couto. And, at least from looking at other people's results on here at 5-6 months, I don't think it will get there unless I do a second procedure. Your 6 month pics after Ankara, for example, were way ahead of my current state. Don't take for granted how far you've come. Either way, you are doing great. Definitely keep us posted.

Maybe 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️ I'll give your case a second look, but I am honestly very jealous of your density.

@Captain Haddock Did your donor ever get better? SMP, PRP, beard grafts are things others have tried in similar situations with varying but decent success. Did you have your temple points revised? I wouldn't go back to Eugenix if you weren't happy with your results the first time. They are not as much of a mess as the Turkish hair mills but do have a tendency to get a bit sloppy at times. You can't argue with the fact that your density was essentially completely filled in by 5.5 months though. Damn. Did you get PRP with your surgery? I'm in the opposite situation at the same time point -- just over 5.5 months today. Masterful design but density kind of sucks. It seems only ~30% of people get "everything" with a single pass, at least that's my impression from viewing a few thousand cases here and on the other forums. The rest either just accept it and move on or go in for a second pass. Constant pressure over time can change the angle at which a graft grows. Think of people who always comb their hair in a certain style and develop a permanent "part". It's not a stasis chamber under your skin.

It is truly insane to that you were done at 6-7 months with your color hair. Erdogan patients sometimes are like "oh no" but then other times it's like "oh damn"

This isn't an illusion of density. It's straight up density. God. Damn.

This is an exceptional result. Your left came in at the end like Jordan in the 4th quarter. If you want you can have that poly electrolyzed or fue'd out, but honestly this is one of the top results I've seen.

@mark2137 did you ever end up getting the second procedure? How's your hairline looking? I might think of switching to dutasteride as you seem to have some significant diffuse thinning.

I would recommend a scalp biopsy and add 2% ketoconazole. Odd patchy back and forth on near maximum medical therapy makes me suspicious of a pseudofungus among us.

Goddamn. 8 months. What in the frick am I doing wrong. If you ever come back, please add some shots of your hairline with your hair up. It seems like you never wear your hair like this but would love to see the density.

Would love to see how your frontal hairline looks now!

I'm glad they went back in to work on your frontal hairline because it was sparse with the first round. If you come back, please provide shots of the frontal hairline directly facing the camera in good lighting. Also, in the interest of transparency, you should put in your signature that you're an employee of the clinic.

Please let us know if you ever go in for a 2nd pass @PluggedIn