Regular Member Readytodoit Posted November 4, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2013 Hi mate, How are things going with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted November 4, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 4, 2013 All good mate......have been too busy/lazy to get another buzz recently so hoping to get in tomorrow/Wednesday. Apart from that everything looking about as ugly as one would expect right now. Have upped my Rogaine application to twice daily a week or two back so I'm hoping that will have a positive impact in the coming months. On top of a HT shed, I'm probably also in the midst of a Minoxidil shed, maybe even a seasonal shed, and throw in Fin for good measure. All jokes aside though it's not so bad. How about yourself? 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Readytodoit Posted November 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted November 5, 2013 Shedding like mad, I'm just going to have to tough it out. I got it cut but didn't get the top done so looking a bit tufty ;-) I'm sure you're going to get a great result, just a pity you're getting all the shedding at once. I might be seeing things but I might have a little bit of early growth...I can see little dark hairs coming through, just a shame that the shedding is outweighing the growing! Glad it's going well for you, great news mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted November 24, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2013 3 Months That was a quick 3 months! As expected, there hasn't been any significant changes from month 2. I do think there has been some kind of growth though, because I certainly do not feel quite as 'exposed' as I did around weeks 6-10. About 18 days back I got a 321 buzz again. While there, the shop was quiet and the woman who I informed about my HT was there along with another lad whom I had spoken to about my thinning before. Just after we got started, she said to that lad "do you know JohnnyDrama got a hair transplant?". Caught me off guard a little....seeing as she was one of 4 people who knew about it. He came over and I talked him through the process and growth times....in case he thought it was less than spectacular seeing as my growth phase hadn't even begun. He was fascinated....and found it hard to believe I had work done.They were even more impressed when I told them my full result wouldn't be for another 8-9 months. As you can see by the harsher pics, my recipient is still quite sparse, but in certain lighting, it looks much fuller. As I've mentioned, redness really not an issue and hasn't been since 1 month mark. Healing has been great. Again, I'm glad to report I've gotten to 3 months without any use of concealers.....something I thought I'd struggle with pre-ht. According to the clinics post op instructions, swimming in chlorinated water can resume at 3 months and that's something I'm really looking forward to doing again. It's amazing the things my hair loss held me back from in recent years.....and avoiding getting my hair was contributed hugely in me avoiding all forms of swimming. They say the first 3 months is the toughest, and I can fully understand why. There were certain social events I may have dodged over the last few months, but for the most part.....it hasn't been as difficult as I thought it would be. Here's hoping my 4 month update just before xmas has a few more of these guys sprouting! 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted November 24, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2013 thx for posting, looking really good for 3 months. hows the donor area? any evidence of scarring, does it feel thinner? can u post some pics of donor, thx, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted November 24, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2013 Donor looks and feels good to me stinger. Here's a few pics taken outside. 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BeardedOne Posted November 24, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted November 24, 2013 Looking great for just 3 months JohnnyDrama, I can completely relate to the whole swimming thing, while I didn't avoid it I can admit that I am always so paranoid about it when swimming, sports, sweating, when it's windy and so on. Not nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted November 24, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2013 wow donor looks amazing,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted November 24, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2013 Thanks Stinger. Looking great for just 3 months JohnnyDrama, I can completely relate to the whole swimming thing, while I didn't avoid it I can admit that I am always so paranoid about it when swimming, sports, sweating, when it's windy and so on. Not nice. Absolutely BeardedOne.....I've been a very athletic bloke all my life.....but I've noticed a trend in recent years and my outdoors activities have really dropped. Subconsciously I was coming up with excuses not to play ball, cycle, swim etc.....all down to hair. This has shown in my body mass right now.....I'm a bout 20 pounds heavier than what I normally would be! Long working weeks and lots of driving (which leads to a dodgy diet) have a lot to do with it too, so I'm expecting big changes myself in the coming months from a physical point of view. 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member 1978matt Posted November 24, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted November 24, 2013 Definitely improved on month 2. I'm not Irish but was gutted about the All Blacks game this afternoon... 4,312 FUT grafts (7,676 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2013 1,145 FUE grafts (3,152 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2018 763 FUE grafts (2,094 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - January 2020 Proscar 1.25mg every 3rd day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Stublue Posted November 24, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted November 24, 2013 Looking good Jonny. Everything seems to be going to plan. Excellent stuff. And yeah I'm Irish and that rugby game was a heart breaker. Goddamn all blacks. http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2641 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted November 25, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 25, 2013 Thanks lads. Matt, I was hoping this would be the one forum I could go on without the rugby being brought up....cheers! Ya it was a fairly brutal end to the game....tough to take. 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted December 18, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hi Johnny any update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted December 18, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hey Stinger, I'm a few days away from 4 months so I'll get more pics up over the weekend. I seem to have early growth which is great......I haven't cut my hair in over a month so it's a bit fuzzy right now, but the sparse areas are definitely thickening up. Last weekend I was on an xmas night out with a big group of mates. Two of them told me my hair was looking 'stronger' than ever, and asked me what the hell I was doing! Before I answered one of them asked "Is it because you're off those tablets?" About 18 months ago I was on Roaccutane (very strong drugs - to help with cystic acne). It can have a bad influence on your hair. I told this to a few of the guys at the time, and I think this is gonna be my excuse if I ever do get asked anything. I'm glad a laid that story in place a year or two ago, because it makes things easier when explaining it. I also mentioned that, because I buzzed my hair, it's so much easier to apply 'the big 3', so that must be helping with things too. Anyway......my confidence is much higher than previous months, and more importanly, is much higher than pre-ht. Couldn't ask for much more seeing as I'm not even at the 4 month mark yet. Will get pics up over the next few days! 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted December 21, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2013 Awesome to hear. Look forward to seeing ur updated pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted December 22, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 22, 2013 4 Months Post OP Things are definitely begin to thicken! Donor looks and feels great, no sense of any work done whatsoever. Getting lots of comments over the last few nights out (all positive). Again, sticking to the whole Roaccutane story. All in all, I'm very happy with how things are coming along. Was having a chat to my dad a few days ago about it, and he couldn't believe that I'm only at around 30-40% growth, and that my full results won't be for another year or so. Really glad with how I scheduled this whole thing too. A lot of effort went in to me getting the OP and 3 weeks downtime in August, as I wanted 4 months growth in time for the xmas period so I could enjoy things, and it has panned out that way. October and November were the tough months without doubt! Really looking forward to 2014 now! The only pics I managed this weekend are from my mobile. Will try to get better ones soon. The last few having a bit of gel in them. A cut is overdue though.....it's getting a bit untidy so will probably get a trim over next few days. 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gotime Posted December 22, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted December 22, 2013 Wow that looks great and you've got so much more to grow in and thicken up over the coming months, 2014 is gonna be great for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Levrais Posted December 23, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2013 That's looking very promising for 4 months Johnny! 5700 FUE in 3 procedures with Dr. Bisanga View my patient website: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted January 7, 2014 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thanks guys. I turn 31 tomorrow and hit the 4.5 month mark. Things have really thickened up again over the past 2-3 weeks. From my research, the mid-scalp can be a notorious 'slow-grower', so I wasn't expecting too much 'fullness' until month 6-7, but I seem to have gotten lucky! I must admit to sticking religiously to my regimen of the big 3 and other supps may have helped here too......I've barely missed an application of Minoxidil for example. The comments are still coming thick and fast. I met a mate for lunch last Friday. This is the friend who I would have spoken openly with about hairloss before (he has lost quite a bit more than me though - but we have only even spoken about medication, no comments about HT). He brought up the whole topic as we were leaving, and to quote him....."Johnny....It's back with a vengeance now!" Uncles and even my grandmother have had their say lately too which was funny. I'll get some better quality pics than my 4 month up shortly. 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Quiff01 Posted January 7, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2014 Looks quality, your two months ahead of me so appreciate the updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted January 8, 2014 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 8, 2014 4.5 Months Girlfriend wasn't around to take the better shots unfortunately but seeing as these are only a mid-month update, I'll get the better quality pics at the 5 month mark. These should still give an idea of how things are filling in. The last few were with a bit of gel, totally slicked back so that it gives a better impression of yield when spiked. My natural angle of my hair seems to be the spiked look anyway, even when just out of bed with no gel etc. 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Baldietwo Posted January 8, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted January 8, 2014 You're looking really good! You must be over the moon with your results so far. Especially knowing that you're not even half way there yet and already it's making a significant difference. Grow well! Procedure 1 - 4703 FUT August 2013 Procedure 2 - 2084 FUE September 2014 Click here for a detailed review of the surgery experience My Hair Restoration Journal with photos - last updated 21st September 2014l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnnyDrama Posted January 8, 2014 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hey BT, ya very happy with progress so far, so really looking forward to the Summer months! Even at this early stage, I have a more solid midscalp now than I did 4-5 years ago. You should be also at the fun part now, seeing lots sprouting through each day. Saw your pics and it's beginning to kick in! 2,200 FUE + PRP with Dr Bisanga - BHR Clinic, 22-23 August 2013 - http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/171950-my-fue-2-200-prp-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic.html Current Regimen: - Rogaine 5% Foam 2x daily - Jasons Restorative Biotin Shampoo 2x daily / Nizoral 2% 2x weekly - Nettle Root 500mg, MSM 1500mg, Biotin 5mg, Multi Vit, Omega 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Readytodoit Posted January 8, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted January 8, 2014 Looking good Johnny, def see great results mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member 1978matt Posted January 9, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted January 9, 2014 You're looking really good! You must be over the moon with your results so far. Especially knowing that you're not even half way there yet and already it's making a significant difference. Grow well! Ditto. You're not going to have any worries with this one! 4,312 FUT grafts (7,676 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2013 1,145 FUE grafts (3,152 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2018 763 FUE grafts (2,094 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - January 2020 Proscar 1.25mg every 3rd day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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