Haris

@general-etwan Would you like to share how was your experience with Dr. Vinita ? Al though she wasn't the part of planning but she did the slits. So want to know about that. 

20 hours ago, BaldingEagle1 said:

Hello all, just a quick update.

 

Going in for my second sitting with Eugenix.

 

I chose the Exclusive Package, and my surgery date is May 17.

 

Plan is to do the crown and mid- 2700 grafts:

 

2k from donor

700 from beard.

Which surgeon did you select ?

Will it be Dr. Somesh ? 

Wow 😮

5 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

He @Haris. Here topical minoxidil is just bought over the counter at shy pharmacy. Regaine is popular but probably the most expensive. There is a brand called Wagners at Chemist Wharehouse that sells three months supply for $49. And five months supply for around $75. AUD obviously not USD. 

Thanks a lot for providing all these informations 🙏

And lastly,

I have few months supply each bottle contains 60ml. Will I need to declare ?

3 minutes ago, Britanium said:

@Gatsby.... One for you 👍

Please help 🙏 @Gatsby

 I will be moving to Australia very soon. I was wondering from where can I buy topical minoxidil Is there any particular brand, which actually works better ?
Will I need a prescription to get a topical one?

And, I’ve few bottles of topical minoxidil each contains 60ml.  Will I have to declare that while entering ? 

On 1/9/2022 at 7:56 AM, Melvin- Admin said:

It has been a week since my hair transplant with @Eugenix Hair Sciences I actually first went to the Maldives with my wife for our honeymoon, then went to Delhi to have my hair transplant, and ended it with a short trip in Dubai. It was an amazing trip, but i'm glad to be back home, resting and recovering. I know some of you have messaged me here sorry I haven't gotten back to all of you sooner. It was difficult with traveling and all. I can finally take a breather and break down my entire experience, which was AMAZING! A special shout out to Anil, Amandeep and the entire team at Eugenix. They went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable, their hospitality was something I have never experienced before in my life.

The Plan

Initially, the plan was to get about 2,500 grafts and concentrate in the crown. I sent pictures and some video, but being in person paints a better picture. I do a good job of creating an "illusion" but the truth is that I need a lot of grafts.  For those of you traveling to get a hair transplant, the surgeon may change the plan  if you need more or less grafts to reach your goal.  After shaving my head and taking a look at my donor, two things were clear, I needed a lot of grafts, and didn't have a lot of hair left in my donor. We decided to take hair from regions that wasn't previously harvested like my side napes, the side burns and right above my ear. Dr. Sethi was meticulous in his planning and execution, I could see that he was really trying to get me the best possible result. He was hyper-focused and the entire planning portion solidified my decision in choosing him. 

The Stay (Farmhouse)

Recently, Eugenix acquired a beautiful farmhouse on 3 acres of land a hop away from the airport. As most of you know, I chose the highest package at Eugenix. Personally, I didn't want to let cost or location be the deciding factor, but focus on the results. The farmhouse is Dr. Sethi's project. I believe the house will be available to those who choose the package with him, there's a chef on site along with staff there to help you 24/7. I am not lying when I say the treatment I received was fit for a king. One of the days I was suffering from GERD (acid reflux) and within 15 minutes I had medication delivered to me, I could have tea, coffee, soft drinks, snacks at any time of the day. The farmhouse isn't finished yet, but I can see this becoming a talking point and big bonus in the future, it was beyond VIP treatment. I got to meet some other patients there, one even said he was going to create a thread here. The upstairs portion is going to become a game room equipped with a pool table, flat screen TV,  and table tennis. Very excited to visit again and hear and see some of your guys's experiences in the future.

The Surgery (3 Days)

The surgery took longer than we all expected. As previously mentioned, the original plan was to harvest 2,500 grafts. However, after shaving my head, it was clear I would need a lot more grafts to reach my goal. Dr. Sethi looks at surgery as his art, and he is most definitely an artist. After looking at my hairline, he agreed it looked good, but felt the V shape was a little too sharp, he thought it would look more natural to round the hairline slightly, while bringing in the temple points. We spent about three hours talking about the design and plan. I thought it would be important to focus maximum density on the right lateral anterior portion of my crown, as I plan on combing my hair from left to right. This could provide more coverage and a better "illusion" of density when I style my hair. We were on the same page, and he instantly agreed. 

First Day of Surgery 12/31/21

The first day of surgery was mostly planning, we shaved my head and then the fun started. The surgery didn't start until late afternoon, and we didn't finish until 10 pm. At the end of the day Dr. Sethi had created all of the incisions and extracted and transplanted about 400 grafts. I was excited to see how my new hairline and temples would look. Overall, I felt it would be a huge improvement.

Second Day of Surgery 01/01/22

The second day of surgery started around 2 pm. Dr. Sethi had a company party planned for the team early in the morning, both of us expected the surgery to be done by then. The team work hard, so I definitely felt that it was important to show them appreciation. Work hard, play hard. Once the party was over, we headed to the clinic and it was all business. We did about 2,600 grafts and filled the crown and midscalp. Dr. Sethi wanted to leave the hairline and temple points for the next day, when he was fresh. I agreed that would be the best option. It was also important from a donor management perspective. There's an added benefit to creating sites a day or two before implantation. There's almost no bleeding and growth factors have begun healing the wounds, which can improve the yield, another potential benefit to pre-made slits. Although, Eugenix generally use DHT technique, they were aware of this added benefit. 

Third Day of Surgery 01/02/22

The last day of surgery we started around 8 am, Dr. Sethi began extracting the hair for my hairline and temples, he took hours extracting the perfect grafts and implanting them. I have to admit by the third day I felt exhausted, but seeing more and more hair on my head was SOOO motivating. The surgery lasted until 4:30 pm. Dr. Sethi had done almost every part of my procedure, he even did the anesthesia on the last day, though I will say this, Dr. Sethi don't quit your day job leave the anesthesia to Nitoo 😆 Dr. Arika did my beard extractions, and I have to say she did an amazing job. Here's my takeaway from Eugenix, each person on their team focuses on one thing, and one thing only, to the point where they master it. There are technicians that only do placement, nurses who only do anesthesia, and doctors that only do extractions day in and day out. You're getting experts if you pick the lowest package or the highest package. 

Now, the fun part PICTURES!!! I will add that my despite having 3 prior FUEs I was surprised at how well my scars looked with a shaved head. Again, scars are largely physiological. I had 1mm punches used on my scalp and the scars were barely visible. Also, not all of the hair was shaved, Dr. Sethi left a portion unshaved near the demarcation line, so that he made sure that hair wasn't extracted during the procedure. He went up pretty high, as we discussed in detail and both agreed the hair right below my lateral humps were my healthiest hair. 

I'll be updating you guys every week, and then every month after that, just to show you guys the healing process. I will say my beard has healed almost 100%, feels like I didn't get any grafts taken from there. 

Graft Breakdown

2,100 scalp grafts, 300 doubles were made into singles which turned into 2,434 scalp grafts.

singles -744

doubles- 1125

triples-431

quads- 134

total scalp hairs-5,567 average 2.3 hairs per graft. The initial number was 2100 grafts, but 300 were cut into singles, so the number would’ve been 2.6 hairs per graft. 

beard hairs -1566 almost all singles average of 1.03 per graft.

Total hairs = 7,179 which averages to 1.79 hairs per graft

1,566, for a total of 4,000 grafts. I'm still waiting on the actual numbers of 1s, 2s and 3s, but I will say that I was shocked to know I had quite a bit of multis still in the donor. 

Before Surgery

Shaved and Mapped Out

Graft Placement Post-op

One Week Post-Op At Home

Would you mind sharing some photos of your beard ?  I want to see how does it look now after taking 1500 beard grafts ?

On 2/3/2024 at 10:53 PM, ThePJ said:

Hello everyone,

 

Month 9 is here.  Unquestionably a massive improvement from before the surgery.  I’m getting a little worried now that I’m nearing the end that the left temporal region is as thin as it is, right side feels and looks thick.  Growing hair out for you all to see and then going for a normal haircut around month 13 or 14.

What product did you use for styling ? 

19 hours ago, rochish said:

Hello everyone,

I recently underwent a hair transplant at Eugenix and it is my turn to share the results with the community from which I have benefited so much. 

 I went to Eugenix in their Gurgaon clinic for the HT, which was conducted on 7-9 December 2023.  I opted for their exclusive package led by Dr. Somesh Janoria. However, I was offered the option of having the planning and designing, positioning of hairline, creation of slits in crucial hairline areas by Dr. Priyadarshini Das, and I gladly took that offer.  In total, they extracted (and implanted) 5618 grafts from my scalp and beard. 

As has been well documented on this forum, the customer service at Eugenix is world class and I was super impressed with the care and concern they demonstrated. Both Dr. Das and Dr. Janaria were very friendly and went out of the way to ensure that I was comfortable before, during, and after the surgery.

If you have any questions about my experience, please let me know.

The pictures before and after the surgery are given below. Any comments are welcome. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another high Norwood case & another fine work by Eugenix. Best wishes, You'll have great result. In your package, what amount did you pay per graft wise ?

38 minutes ago, Superfueled said:

I’ve probably been growing out my hair for like 3-4 months since I got tapered with a 2’. 
 

The two scars in photo #1 (original post) are from childbirth, and the patchiness in the later photos are from SebDerm and Alopecia barbae. 

I tried doing oral minoxidil with my derm for 3 weeks but my heart couldn’t take it. I also feel scared about libido issues with finasteride

At what dosage you had sides with oral minoxidil ?

39 minutes ago, SLA said:

Hi @Haris- I did not consult with another doctor for the 2nd sitting. Since results were very good from 1st sitting I decided to return to Eugenix.

You can go to the Eugenix website to get pricing as it is very transparent or contact them with any questions. I personally feel that you can get excellent results with any of their packages. 

Taking any medicines ?

17 hours ago, SLA said:

1 month post HT #2- 13 months post HT #1

One month post HT #2 is in the books- yahoo! Took about 5-6 headwashes for all the scabs to fall...which was similar to HT #1.

Like HT #1, I developed some sebhorreic dermatitis around 3.5 weeks post surgery. The doc said nothing to worry about and said I can put some desonide lotion (presciption) at night as per needed basis.

On one level, HT #2 1st month has been easier than HT #1 in that I have a frame of reference for the process and know what to expect. Also, since the crown was the focus in this sitting, most of the hair on top was already 'mature' so it visually looks better than 1 month prior to HT #1.

The tougher part is being 'forced' to look in the mirror at the backside and see the recovering donor which is looking in my opinion a tad bit 'rough'...however, when I showed it to @Bandit90 he remarked that it was looking great for 1 month...and then I remembered that it takes at least 3-4 months usually for donor to begin to look 'normal'. He also reminded me that the crown is usually on a different timeline than the top and could take longer to reach it's potential...so I will try to not look back there unless 'needed'. 

When I was connecting with @Gatsby, he compared the 1st couple of months of an HT to being in prison...to which I had a great chuckle.

I don't think I have yet to shed and am hoping that perhaps, like HT # 1, that perhaps I may get luck with only a smallish shed...if not, so be it.

Here are some photos...

Thanks again to everyone on this forum, especially @Melvin- Admin for supporting each other through this journey. It is what makes it great.

 

Everything is fine. For you second sitting you consulted with some other doctor? could you please give me an idea of how much $ each graft Dr Pradeep charge, only if you want to share

3 hours ago, Vaibhav27 said:

I am Norwood 3V with crown baldness as you can see in pictures. 35 Male from India. Do I need a hair transplant badly or can the medicines do some magic? I am planning on getting married next year. So need it definitely fix by then. Thank you. 

Can you share any photos from the frontal angle ?

16 hours ago, Noble001 said:

This was after Dr. Priya Das added a couple more grafts on my left temple and this pic was taken immediately after the completion of the procedure.

Looking good do you’ve any photos of your previous condition ?

On 11/10/2023 at 10:23 PM, Dr. Jean Devroye said:

 

PATIENT'S DETAILS

✓ 35 years old, NW IIIA, losing his hair since his 20s, with a hair loss history in his family (father).

✓ Taking Minoxidil 5% since several years.

✓ Normal caliber hair.

✓ Strong follicular units.

✓ Average % of hair in telogen phase.

 

RECOMMENDED TREATMENT

This 35-year-old fellow physician wished to restore his hairline, which was receding since many years.

During the consultation, we recommended the patient to reinforce also the frontal area, in order to anticipate a potential loss on this area - which would have obliged the patient to undergo another procedure to cover this area for aesthetic reasons.

A FUE procedure of approximately 2000 grafts was recommended to reach his objective.

In September 2022, the patient received 2018 FUE grafts. You can find below his evolution until 1 year after the surgery.

The patient is thrilled about his new look, here is a quote from his last email : “The evolution is very positive, I am very happy with the results : the density has improved, the result is very natural (according to my entourage and hair dresser). I have to admit that I am really happy to have made this choice and to have chosen you of this procedure.”

 

SURGERY DETAILS

✓ 2018 grafts 

✓ Technique : FUE 

✓ Donor area : Scalp

✓ FUE scoring and extractions executed with my WAW system, now widely used in the sphere of FUE. It consists of a very precise pedal that enables to control the movement of the punch, that I also designed myself. The main advantage is to reduce substantially the number of damaged and transected hair, thus to raise the quality of the procedure. The system is now used worldwide and several dozens of surgeons or centres are already using it.

✓ Grafts Breakdown :
☞ 322 Single FUE grafts
☞ 709 Double FUE grafts
☞ 712 Triple FUE grafts
☞ 275 Quadruple FUE grafts

✓ Total number of Hair : 4976

✓ Average Hair/Graft : 2,47

 

Dr. Jean Devroye – Dr. Barbara Montesanti – Dr. Samuël Jenard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great result

On 7/21/2023 at 11:13 PM, Melvin- Admin said:

Wanted to give you guys an update, my crown has really improved. Combining the HT + Topical Dutasteride has been amazing for me. Here’s my crown after a shower with wet hair and a comparison.

Looking great, any updates ?

On 11/11/2023 at 1:12 PM, Gatsby said:

Nine months not far off. Heading out to an early work Xmas party. Just added a few fibres. 
 

What a journey !

how would you rate the discomfort of extraction from beard, chest, and pubic area in comparison to our typical donor ? 

On 11/7/2023 at 8:52 PM, SPMorrissey23 said:

So just about 6 months. Definitely more growth happening and starting to fill in. One side still stronger than the other but hoping that sorts itself out.
 

Attached some other pre surgery pics to show difference so far. 

 

Looking fine 

what medication you’re on now

11 hours ago, DeltaV said:

11 month results folks as I'm in the mood.

Key take away: Donor is the king. If donor is good then you can pull off a great result even with half good technicians. Cheers.

Looking great at month 11

Everyone can have their own opinion. I understand overall surgery experience might've been not up to the mark the way you expected but your result speaks otherwise. 

Even if you've great donor, if they wouldn't have handled your grafts properly result would've been much worse. I don't think half good technician can pull of this type of result.

19 hours ago, Shadman said:

Hello, Dr. was glad to see the donor's recovery and  satisfied with the overall growth at 4.5 month. I’ll take a call at around 10 month whether I’ll go for another touch up or not. If I go, that will be after completing 12 months. 

And regarding the clinic selection, I would say my initial planning matched completely with Eugenix. Moreover, I I’ve been following Eugenix since 2020. Producing great results consistently.

Thank you for sharing the information

On 11/3/2023 at 12:27 AM, Augustine72 said:

8 month update - very little difference from last month. The crown will continue to be thin as we just didn't have the grafts to get that density done. I did want to buzz the donor area to see how it looked, so for this months update I broke out the number 2 guard on the clippers. Happy with how the donor area looks but I will grow it back out for next months update. 

Looking great at month 8

On 11/9/2023 at 5:10 AM, ThePJ said:

Is that possible @Melvin- Admin?  Or would I have to start a new thread? I’ve kind of thought of that for awhile.

I think you can edit the title or @Melvin- Admin can do that for you

On 11/8/2023 at 6:03 PM, Digs49 said:

@Haris thanks! I shave for work but I’ll grown it out a bit over the weekend and post photos. 

Thank you

19 hours ago, ThePJ said:

The finasteride is a generic tab that comes in 5mg that I cut into 4 separate pieces using a pill cutter, and its brand is literally just called finasteride.  Both are picked up from a  pharmacy chain called Pharmasave. The minoxidil is a little different in that I have to get it compounded, but that also happens at that pharmacy.  I believe the store brand is called Loniten, but no one can seem to get ahold of it, so thus the compounding.

 So, I get it at a local store called Pharmasave. (Short answer haha)

Thank you for providing all of the information.

Could you modify the title? I feel your thread will benefit more potential patients

55 minutes ago, ThePJ said:

 

You would require a Doctor’s prescription for both, they are not something you can buy off the shelf in Canada. 

Yes, I understand I appreciate your response.
But I wanted to know what particular brand of medicine you are taking and if you purchased it from a local store or online ?