FCBAYERN Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Hey guys newbie to the forum here, i have been posting my HT experience on another hairloss forum however this forum seems to be the main hub of activity so i have decided to share my experience/results with all you guys here. I am from the UK, been losing my hair since the age of 16, diffuse thinner all over. Been on fin/dutas for 9 years and used minox on and off during that period. This year the time came when i finally had enough money saved to get an FUE after doing extensive research. Here are the pics of my FUE i had on 14th and 15th Oct 2011 ago at the Prohairclinic in belgium. Session was over two days, first session 1,500 grafts in the top area, second session 1,566 grafts on the frontal part, total 3,066 grafts. It's thanks all of the various hairloss forums that i finally had the guts and credible information to opt for an HT so just thought i'd give you guys something back and also get some feedback from you fellow hairloss sufferers. Im London based, had consults with quite a few of the known docs including Dr Rogers and Feriduni, but opted for the ProHairClinic mainly due to price and solid reputation. They're very professional and they took good care of me. The procedure was carried out by the 'ProHair Team' consisting of five experienced technical assistants, which is spearheaded by the most senior assistant called Sabine who made the incisions and extraxctions. She has been performing FUE for over nine years i think. I got the Eurostar from London to Brussels, and then the train from Brussels to Antwerp, total journey time taking just over three hours in total. I am hoping to return to the prohairclinic in a years time to fix my crown. So here i attach pre-op and post-op pics, and in my next post ill post 3 week update pics.. Edited December 24, 2011 by FCBAYERN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCBAYERN Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Here are the pics 3 weeks post-op- almost none of the grafts had shed at this stage and the donor and recipient area had healed very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCBAYERN Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Here are pics of my Donor area 4 weeks post op- taken with great difficulty from my phone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCBAYERN Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Here are pics 2 months and one weeks post-op. All of my grafts shed approx one month post-op. I have been surprised how well my native hair has grown back considering it was all so thin and wispy pre-op so i was expecting me to lose it to shock loss. This is a bonus because i have been able to use concealers mainly toppik so well to mask my HT. Nobody has been able to detect my FUE, i was able to return to work 10 days post up- of course with super short hair but because the grafts were still in place then everyone just though id stupidly cut my hair short as opposed to noticing some sort of procedure. One months post op i was able to use toppik again as my native hair had grown back long enough. So far i havent noticed any noticeable regrowth but its still very early days so not expecting anything yet. i have experienced some very very fine short hairs popping up throughout my hairline. This is encouraging because its still so early so im really looking forward to my development in the next two months. Apologies for the quality of the pics- they are all taken from my phone. Edited December 24, 2011 by FCBAYERN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member znydn Posted December 26, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted December 26, 2011 Doesn't seem bad friend, but seems like density is a little low. I think it could be slightly higher when thinking the amount of grafts worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCBAYERN Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Well its only been two and a half months so not really expecting any kind of density at the moment- im just patiently biding my time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HARIRI Posted December 26, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yeah never expect anything. Im 4 months post op with rahal and still had little growth plus its strip, some says FUE is slower than strip in growth. Wait for 6 months to have an initial idea and 8 months for a final decision :-)... If im in your place i would shave my head every month and then after 6 months start growing it. Plug removal + Strip scar revision - Dr. Ali Karadeniz (AEK)- May 23, 2015 Plug removal + 250 FUE temple points- Dr. Hakan Doganay (AHD)- July 3, 2013 Scar Tricopigmentation- Dr. Koray Erdogan (ASMED)- May 3, 2013 2500 FUT (Hairline Repair)- Dr. Rahal- July 26, 2011 My Hair Treatments: 1- Alpecin Double Effect Shampoo (Daily) 2- Regaine Solution Minoxidil 5% (2 ml once a day) 3- GNC Ultra NourishHair™ (Once a day) 4- GNC Herbal Plus Standardized Saw Palmetto (Once a day) My Rahal HT thread http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/164456-2500-fut-dr-rahal-hairline-repair.html[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCBAYERN Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 3 Months and a week post-op pics attached. I have to say i am pleasantly surprised! After comparing these pics to the ones above i can see that i am already starting to make progress. I have noticed very fine wispy hairs popping up mainly throughout the hairline which is making the hair look denser compared to the last pics i posted a month ago. When i rub my scalp with my fingers it feels like im rubbing over scabs, its got this prickly feeling- which are the grafts beginning to push through. Im excited about the next three months development. I'll keep you guys posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member oceanchild Posted January 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 21, 2012 Your happy time has just started. Looking forward to see your progress. My Hair Loss Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jobber1900 Posted February 1, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi congrats, looks great so far. How has your donor area behaved post FUE week by week. would you have been in position to shave your head off without noticing it.. Or if you would do that now (shave head) would small scars have been noticed.. please advise, I am very eager to understand how donor area looks post FUE. kindly note I am not asking you shave off back side of your head ... but I am extremely eager to know how the scarring would look.. thanks in advance mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jobber1900 Posted February 1, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi congrats, looks great so far. How has your donor area behaved post FUE week by week. would you have been in position to shave your head off without noticing it.. Or if you would do that now (shave head) would small scars have been noticed.. please advise, I am very eager to understand how donor area looks post FUE. kindly note I am not asking you shave off back side of your head ... but I am extremely eager to know how the scarring would look.. thanks in advance mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCBAYERN Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Sorry for the hiatus guys, life has just been so busy lately! Here i have posted pics 5 months and 5 days post op. Take a look and the pics and tell me what you think, comparing them to the baseline and month 3 pics? As far as comparison to month 3 goes there has definitely been progress, maybe not rapid progress but steady enough. The month 3 to month 4 comparison wasnt showing much difference but the month 4 to 5 seems to indicate that the hairs are begin to darken and thicken slightly. As you will see from the pics there is still a long long way to go, and i just need to be patient. At one point i was getting a little disheartened as i wasnt seeing heavy progress between months 3 and 4 but i guess i was being too optomisitc. I can still feel little new prickles coming through especially throughout the hairline area. Does this mean that new hairs sprout through at different stages, some say as early as month 2 and others as late as month 5 and beyond? I can definitely see the new hairs have grown but they are still so fine, it barely becomes noticeable. How long before these fine, wispy hairs thicken and mature to show a true cosmetic difference? Overall i am still happy with my progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cart2 Posted November 7, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 7, 2012 need an update here mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted November 8, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted November 8, 2012 hell FCbayern, firstly thanks for posting tour results up to month 5, but we would really like to see some updated pics from you and see how your progress is going. thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCBAYERN Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Many apologies for my very rare posting on this forum i have just been so busy this past year. So here we are almost the end of a long hard journey! Here are the month 12 twelve pics exactly a year on post op. As you will see most, if not all the grafts have grown and density has improved from the last set of pics i uploaded. Then at the start is 'THE BEFORE PIC!' I think overall i am happy with the way it has turned out, i sacrificed density over surface area coverage and it has met my expectations. 3000 grafts over such a large area was a big ask but i have manged to pull it off. Even quite a bit of shockloss in the front middle area hasn't dampened the mood! I am now planning to get my crown fixed at PHair Clinic. I cant believe how quickly the year has flown it only seems like the other day i uploaded my first set of pics. Still the experts on here will tell me that there is 'still' perhaps a bit more maturing of the hair to come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cart2 Posted November 12, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2012 Thank you for your update mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted November 12, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted November 12, 2012 hi thx for posting. i think its actually a pretty good results for 3000 grafts for the amount of area u covered. do ppl notice a difference? how was the doctor? what was the yield? percentage transection? how many grafts did the doctor say you have left for fue. if u can get another 2000-3000 to thicken it up that would be one hell of a transformation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cart2 Posted December 22, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted December 22, 2012 how is the scarring if any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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