My FUE 2,200 + PRP, Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic

[JohnnyDrama]

Hi JohnnyDrama,

Excellent right up! Thanks for posting and so glad it all went well for you. Good luck with the next few months. I also am having my 2000 FUE done with Dr Bisanga at BHR in 3 weeks time so reading your detailed experience has been a great insight to what i can expect in a few weeks time.

Stephen at BHR has also been a great help to me so far with all his emails and support, also met him in person a few months back and to see his results first hand gives me so much confidence that i chose well with Dr Bisanga at BHR.

 

Hey tlk, how did your procedure go mate? Will you be documenting your experience? Would be great to see a case of similar size and timeline to myself and compare our experiences!

[tlk]

Hi JohnnyDrama,

Glad to hear everything is going well for you, looks like you are healing up really well too, now for happy growing!

Everything is going well for me too thanks, the 2 day procedure went really well and i must mirror what you say as everyone at BHR was really great and made the experience so much easier to deal with. Leandro, Nathalie, and Dr Bisanga where all great during the 2 days and ofcourse Steve too who is always at the end of a phone call when needed. Great team.

 

In the end I had 2135 grafts which included 600 beard grafts to my hair line in zones 2 and 3. My break down was mostly 1's and 2 hairs and a few 3's. I had quite a bit of miniturisation in my scalp donor so the Dr recommended we only extract just over 1500 grafts from the scalp.

 

I am into Day 16 now and the scalp and beard donor has really healed up well, i have been using Aloe Vera too on the donor which i am sure has helped.

From day 10 all my crusts fell out of the recipient and my redness all cleared up by around day 12 when I went back to work which was a relief! It's pretty much undetectable now but a little shedding has happened but nothing too bad..yet, having the buzz cut all over helps, as they say, less is more!

Overall I am so glad I had it done as already feel more confident with my hairline and like you I'm getting used to this buzz cut since its the first time I have gone this short too, I'm actually liking it and may keep it buzzed for the next 3 months or so.

[JohnnyDrama]

Glad you're healing well mate. It's a pity your donor was limited but again, it's much better to have an ethical doc tell you how it is and go with nice, conservative approach.....instead of somebody promising you the sun moon and stars only to be left reeling in 5 years and beyond.

 

We're in for a tough few months but should be worth it. I think I might actually go for another hair cut next weekend, and maybe get a 2 blade all over. I will be 6 weeks post op then so will take pics if it happens, for those interested in how a 2" looks so soon after the ht.

[stinger99]

hey johnny, looking good, the work looks really clean. obviously you are approachng the tuffest stage of post ht surgery as the grafts shed and the wait for new growth begins. id love to see some really clear pics of the donor and recipient buzzed to a 2 .

[JohnnyDrama]

hey johnny, looking good, the work looks really clean. obviously you are approachng the tuffest stage of post ht surgery as the grafts shed and the wait for new growth begins. id love to see some really clear pics of the donor and recipient buzzed to a 2 .

 

Thanks Stinger. I'll take those pics once I get it cut anyway.

[simonuk]

We're in for a tough few months but should be worth it. I think I might actually go for another hair cut next weekend, and maybe get a 2 blade all over. I will be 6 weeks post op then so will take pics if it happens, for those interested in how a 2" looks so soon after the ht.

 

Hi JohnnyDrama, I'm looking forward to seeing pics if you decide to go for a 2 all over. I'm actually considering doing that myself during these early months of my own FUE procedure. Would be good to gauge what I'm in for, especially how the donor area looks.

 

Your treatment is looking really good. Hope you're pleased.

 

Simon

[stinger99]

simon who did ur fue work? how many grafts?

[simonuk]

Hi stinger99, I went to Dr. Hakan Doganay in Turkey. 3700 grafts in total two weeks ago.

 

I don't want to hijack this topic so... I'm talking about my experience here: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/172410-recent-fue-procedure-dr-hakan-doganay.html

[JohnnyDrama]

Thanks for the comments Simon. To be honest I haven't had a single regretful thought about the whole thing (yet anyway ), and that's saying a lot seeing as today is exactly 6 weeks post op........which is possible the height of the ugly duckling period!

 

If I find the time this weekend, I will go for another cut. Either way, I'll get some 6 week photos up. If I get it cut, I'll try to do a pre/post cut pic comparison as well.

 

Like I already mentioned, I got a 2" on the donor at the 4 week post op point, and everything looked really good.

[JohnnyDrama]

6 Weeks

 

Well and truly in ugly duckling territory, but soldiering through.I have yet to wear a cap since coming home from hols which is also surprising! I'm also 3 weeks into using Rogaine 5% foam again, as well as recently adding Nizoral 2% back to the regimen......so on top of the winter period approaching, my scalp is probably going through several shedding attacks at once!

 

As you can see, my midscalp / recipient is very bare compared to the native around. Haven't yet got a chance to get to the barber again to get a 2" all over (contemplating a 1"). The sooner the better for me!

 

Donor feels in really good shape. Redness in recipient is pretty much gone at this point I feel, and hasn't really been as issue for me for 2-3 weeks now and even then it was mild. The PRP may have played a helping hand in this too.

 

If I get to the barbers over the next few days I'll get more pics. I intend on taking them in this location of my garden from now on so a more accurate comparison can be made periodically.

[stinger99]

worse part of any HT and u still look pretty damn good. once those grafts start growing in and thickening up, ull have a great result.

[JohnnyDrama]

Got the hair cut again yesterday anyway. Got a 2" on top and a 1.5" on the sides and back. Very happy with donor condition 6 weeks out from HT and cut so tight, considering it is still in the early stage of the healing process.

[Gary1911A1]

Your results look good to me in the last pictures. Hope everything continues to improve for you.

[cueball35]

Great thread Johnny, work looks great and you've healed up very well, all the best for good growth in the months ahead, patience patience patience!!!

[stinger99]

hi curball, ive been following your progress from your HT. amazing result. congrats. but can you do me a favor and send me some pics of your crown. thx.

[stinger99]

6 weeks out and donor looks amazing. im sure in afew months donor will look undetecable of having ever been touched. keep us posted.

[cueball35]

hi curball, ive been following your progress from your HT. amazing result. congrats. but can you do me a favor and send me some pics of your crown. thx.

 

Hi stinger, if you click on my signature, crown shot is on page 8, post number 74

[stinger99]

ok thx, sorry i missed that post. did dr say 1500 would be enought to fill in the crown? i think it should but curious to what dr said

[JohnnyDrama]

Thanks for the comments guys. Cueball, you're situation looks fantastic now, Dr Feriduni has done an incredible job. Your next session will be a breeze in comparison as well!

 

7 weeks post op today and nothing much to report. I'll update pics again at 2 months and each month after that.

[johnj147]

hi well hope your happy with what you've had done an goes well . but a think you looked prity cool with your hair shaved short at start . nice height of hairline . wish a had it . am receeding badly at temples. that's why wantin to get a ht if had hairline as low as yours wouldn't bother me so much . but each to there own a suppose

[JohnnyDrama]

hi well hope your happy with what you've had done an goes well . but a think you looked prity cool with your hair shaved short at start . nice height of hairline . wish a had it . am receeding badly at temples. that's why wantin to get a ht if had hairline as low as yours wouldn't bother me so much . but each to there own a suppose

 

Ha, thanks John. I think the reason my hair looked 'pretty cool' shaved at the start is largely down to the fact that my midscalp is filled in with transplanted hair. If I had just shaved and had no procedure, I would have had a very sparse/thin mid-scalp area, surrounded by thicker hair.

 

I'm 8 weeks post op today, and most ht hairs have shed so now I have that sparse look again, even though I am more comfortable with the shaved look than I would have thought pre-shave. I'm at the worst point of the ugly duckling period now though so I'm very much looking forward to growth over the coming months. I will be very tempted to keep my hair buzzed though (and it will look better once the midscalp growth has kicked in)! I'm tempted to buzz it to a 1.5" again already!

 

I'll post photos once I hit the 2 month mark in a few days.

[JohnnyDrama]

2 Months post-op today. As with looking at hundreds of other posted cases, I think I am at the least spectacular part of the whole process! What's helping is that I am currently busier than ever with work, doing 50-60 hr weeks and not having much chance of socialising/thinking about things is probably good right now! The past month has flown.

 

Not much of a change over the last couple of weeks. Still 'reasonably ok' with the whole ugly-duckling thing, but its 3 weeks since my last cut so I'm hoping to buzz it before getting to the office in the morning before heading out on a work party tomorrow night. The shorter the cut, the less wary I am about my thin midscalp, so will probably just buss to 1.5" sides and back and 2" on top.

 

Will post pics tomorrow or Saturday.

[tlk]

Hey JohnnyDrama,

Good to hear doing well. Im 6 weeks post op today and most of mine has shedded now. The ugly duckling stage is very tough but im having mine buzzed regularly to a 1.5 all over to keep it less noticeable too.

Here's to the next couple of months and hopefully less Ugly duckling times ahead

[stinger99]

look forward to seeing ur pics johnny.

[JohnnyDrama]

2 Months

 

I didn't get a chance to get to the barber yesterday as I spent all day either in bed or the bathroom.....damn vomitting bug! Like I said, no real change as such so I'm hoping gradual improvements from here on in with my future monthly updates.

 

My gfs mum during the week told me I look so much better with short hair compared how long I had it and said "It takes years off ya". I laughed, and it's good to hear. Hopefully once the midscalp regrows, there'll be another few years to come off!

 

Another thing I'm glad to report on is that I haven't touched any concealer post op at this point. BHR suggest to try to go at least 3 months without it.....and to be honest, at this point I don't see me using the stuff for quite some time yet. Again, this is where I think getting the hair buzzed for surgery plays a massive advantage. Had I left some native hair (which originally I was hoping to), I think I would have been more tempted to use concealer to match things up. So on that front I'm very glad I buzzed initially and would highly recommend everyone to do the same for FUE (even if it's the last thing in the world you want to do - such as it was with me).