DutchHair

Here's a 10 month update. No major changes. Taken inside but from the sunroom with natural light. Hair in front is getting super curly, which is much different that what it was like before. I like the change though, although it was very unexpected. Reception has been universally positive. Can't say I would change much about the outcomes here. For 3700 grafts with my initial level of loss + decision to split it up into two procedures, this has exceeded my expectations. I am in no rush to go back for another transplant, but will likely get a touch up at some point in the future. I'll post a one year pic and video in April to document the full results!

I take 1 ug per day -- that's been steady since the beginning.

I initially was using the Keeps oral Finasteride when I was living in the US and had some good results with crown filling in. When I moved to NL I switched to Minoxidil Max topical and started seeing significant hair shed again. I recently switched back to the Keeps oral Finasteride and it's been working amazing. Even had some hair regrowth in the crown and mid scalp over the past 9 months. I had no side effects on either, and it's entirely possible the topical Fin just coincided with a regular shed. But interesting nonetheless.

He definitely knows since I went back to him to trim down the sides and back pretty early on. I think most people can tell though since it's a pretty big transformation.

9 months and a fresh cut. As always, ignore the facial expressions 😐

A few other random observations from my experience some people may appreciate: - I had new hairs popping through as late as 7 months post-transplant, especially where multi-hair grafts were implanted. Most of the multis started out as a single hair and then sprouted additional hairs over time. - I had a very itchy scalp, even where no work was done, from months 3 to 5 or so podt-transplant. I think it was mostly dry scalp from the transplant and antibiotics, since switching to a more hydrating condition absolutely solved it. - Hair is continuing to thicken up and change texture every week. Some hairs in the temples started out with weird angles but now have fallen into line over time. - I wore a hat from almost immediately post-surgery until well into the ugly duckling stage and don't think it affected the final result at all. - Also, pretty much all of my hairs shed with an "L" or "J" shaped kink -- all of those eventually grew back. - I estimate over 90% yield based on the immediate post surgery graft placement pictures. - Communication from the clinic has been pretty good actually. They've reached out a few times and have been quite responsive to emails.

Thanks! Although of course the "before" picture is styled to show where the hair loss is, so it's not an entirely fair comparison. I'll try to find a couple "natural" pre-surgery pictures for a fairer comparison. But even then I think it's a massive difference.

I think most of the gains are still from meds. I switched finaseride brands right before my surgery and definitely noticed big gains on the vertex with the new fin. I've actually stopped min for the past couple months now, but will be re-starting a lower dose of oral min next month. I also did get 100 or so grafts to the mid-scalp, so that helped fill in a bit there.

Here are some outdoor pics from today. Straight from taking off a beanie with a minor "hand comb", so ignore the mess if possible. There's two different top down pictures due to different layers of cloud cover. Will add full sun pics too...if it ever gets sunny here this month.

There was some concern about how many grafts I could get from my donor, so we decided to play it a bit a safe and do it over two surgeries to evaluate how the donor would look. I wanted to be as conservative as possible since I didn't have the greatest donor area.

Hey all - sorry for a late update. Here 7.5 months now after my transplant. Obviously super happy with the results. Letting my hair grow out a bit now so curious to see how things look as it gets longer. This was initially discussed as a two-part surgery, so I may go back to add a little density in some spots we chose to ignore the first go. But I don't feel a lot of urgency to do so yet - so we'll see.

The ugly duckling phase was definitely rough. Just the anxiety of not knowing whether things would grow back perfectly, or whether you would end up with a botched result was pretty tough.

6 months since surgery! I took these pictures in three different lighting conditions. Obviously a couple thin spots in bright lights, but that's being nitpicky. Overall very happy with the result. This was initially planned as a two part surgery, so the fact that it looks so good (in my opinion) already is really encouraging. I'll probably wait to get a touch up and to fill in some of the less addressed areas until late next year Let me know what you think!

Hi all, Here's my 5 month pictures! As you can see, hair has continued to grow in and thicken. There is still new hair sprouting and growing, but it's definitely slowing down. These pictures are with normal outdoor light above, so you can see it in a realistic setting. The hairline looks good to me, temples have filled in nicely, and the rest of the frontal third is much improved. There are still a couple weak spots where I was slick bald before, but they continue to thicken. Also, I need a haircut to even up some of the areas... Honestly, if this was the final result I would be 100% ssatisfied. I'll probably grow out the hair for a few months now and see what I want to do with it style wise... Any feedback is appreciated!

It was 3703 grafts according to Dr. Mwamba. The total was €13068 - or about €3.5 per graft.