Regular Member Jugendlich Posted March 9, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Hello dear fellow hairloss sufferers! After three years of battling against hairloss with medication and actively researching on the subject i finally booked the operation day on 4th of August 2014 with Dr Hakan Doganay. First of all i'm a twenty years old caucasian male with NW2/NW3 hairline. My hairloss started slowly around the temples at the age of 17-18. I started the "Big three" treatment before i turned 19 with EXCELLENT RESULTS. During the last two years i havent been losing my hairline anymore, my existing hair has thickened and i dont shed any hair if i shower or comb my hair. Despite the fact that the medication is working great my hairline is still pretty receded and at times it really gets me down. Due to my relatively young age (I will be 21 during the upcoming procedure) we decided to keep the hairline design conservative with 1500-2000 grafts. The reason i decided to go with Dr Hakan was his IAHRS membership, great results, good reputation on internet communities such as Hairrestorationnetwork.com, and very reasonable pricing with 2€/graft including free accommodation, taxi transfers and free PRP. Currently i am having a gap year from studies and doing construction working at the Finnish Puijo academic hospital to finance the upcoming procedure. I Am applying to medical school this year and i must say that one of the factors behind my decision was hairloss, it really had an impact on my social life and overall confidence and afterwards i can say that i learned many things about life by those experiences. All the best and remember to stay positive! I will publish my monthly progression until 12th month mark after operation. Feel free to ask any questions. My current and very well working regimen Finasteride 1.25mg daily Rogaine foam 5pm in the morning 2ml of liquid minoxidil 5pm before bedtime Nizoral shampoo once a week Zinc 15mg daily Fish oil capsules 4x 1g daily Vitamin D 100 µg daily Kind regards Edited March 9, 2014 by Jugendlich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted March 9, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted March 9, 2014 Juge, Congratulations! Dr. Doganay is excellent. Look forward to viewing your progress. "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted April 28, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 28, 2014 The only concern is that if everything goes well and i pass the entrance examination my studies will start in the beginning of september; only ~30 days after the operation. New students are divided into tutour groups and taken portraits of. According to my experience there may still be some visible redness after 30 days.. The shaved look itself is not a problem though :] Any ideas and feedback would be greatly appreciated, i am already getting excited ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Lloyd Posted April 28, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted April 28, 2014 You made a great decision. Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted May 24, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 24, 2014 2 Months to go before i will arrive to Antalya! I Would like to hear your opinions, do you think that 1500-2000 grafts will provide me good results? As you can see my right side is more receded and i would like to very slightly lower my hairline and fill in both temples and temple points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted August 21, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2014 Well, over two weeks have passed since i had the HT and i think that things are progressing as expected. I had 1500 grafts extracted and implanted in 4 hours, the operation was done unshaved. i was advised to wash my hair three times a day beginning from the day after the operation. I lost all scabs at day 8 and lots of hair were attached to them, i've heard that its normal? Now 17 days post op i still have lots of transplanted hair growing and i expect them to shed soon. graft details 500 single hair grafts 700 double hair grafts 300 triple hair grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member gwallt Posted August 22, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted August 22, 2014 Everything looks great....I remember the room and food well! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member quackhairny Posted August 22, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted August 22, 2014 Looks really good. what made you choose fue over fut? Do you feel you will be unnoticeable in the month time frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted August 22, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 22, 2014 Looks really good. what made you choose fue over fut? Do you feel you will be unnoticeable in the month time frame?Due to my young age FUT would have been too risky. 1500 FUE grafts with conservative hairline design will not be a disaster if i lose more hair in the future since i can just buzz it very short and still look natural with framed face or i can just add some more grafts. My dad is a NW4 at 60 years old and he still has over 70% of his hair left so with medication i have good changes to maintain my current pattern. Its less than 3 weeks post op and the redness is currently visible only under hars lightning so at 1 month mark it should look unnoticeable if i keep buzzing the transplanted hair. Tapping the recipient site with the cream seemed a bit odd to me since i've read that you should be very careful with the grafts for the first 10 days. One of the nurses tapped my whole recipient site quite hard 1 day post op and i was advised to perform this 3 times daily always before hair wash. Hopefully they know what they are doing since i've been a bit nervous about doing that.. The post op instructions seem to vary to great extent between leading HT clinics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted September 3, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) 1 Month post op photos! Redness in the recipient has faded and can easily be hidden with my native hair, so far no one has commented anything. Donor area has experienced some shock loss and looks a bit thin but nothing major and it should come back withing the next few months. I was advised to start dermarolling the recipient 3 times a week 20 mins each time. I've already got some pimples and stubble breaking through the scalp, is it possible to see regrowth this early? I've started using minoxidil twice daily to kick start growth. I got relatively large area covered with 1500 grafts and hopefully the density will match my native hair as it grows out. Edited September 3, 2014 by Jugendlich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted September 29, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 29, 2014 8 weeks photos, going through the ugly duckling stage:D recently lots of thin wispy hairs have started to grow and they cause pimples when they break through the scalp. What are your thoughts of my progress so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted November 5, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 5, 2014 3 Months photos, sorry for the bad quality. Lots of the transplanted hairs have started to grow. Most of them are thin and colourless and only visible in certain lightning. Any opinions of my progress? I hope that the growth really kicks in between months 3-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted November 16, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 16, 2014 3 1/2 months buzzed short. For the first time in many years i'm having a straight hairline again. Now seeing difference almost daily and between 4-6 months it should really begin. After that its more about thickening and maturing of the hair shafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member spitfire uk Posted November 16, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted November 16, 2014 Taking shape mate , thanks for the help with my PM's to you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Squatch Posted November 16, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted November 16, 2014 It should turn out really good I'm sure. Dr.Gabel 3972 FUT 11/3/14 Progress/Results Below http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/177388-3972-fut-dr-gabel.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted December 12, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2014 4 months photos vs pre op , maybe i was expecting a bit more at this point, but for sure hundreds of grafts have already sprouted. I've heard that in most cases 4 months should represent about 20% of the final result and that there will be big changes between months 4-6. I will now let my hair grow out and hope that by month 6 i will see some early results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hotshot Posted December 12, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2014 In month 4-5 most of the grafts should have started growing at some level. What you see after that are maturing of those hairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted December 13, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2014 In month 4-5 most of the grafts should have started growing at some level. What you see after that are maturing of those hairs. This is what shapiromedical says, of course growth rates may vary a lot dependind on your age, lifestyle and ethnic origin. " Some may worry that what they see at 3-4 months is the final result, but that is not the case. At best, the hair growth at this time represents approximately 20% of the growth you should anticipate. " "a significant change usually occurs between the 5th and 6th month. By the 6th month, about 80% of the hairs should have penetrated the skin, but only about 50-60 percent of the final visual aesthetic effect has been achieved" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Navthedon Posted December 28, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 28, 2014 any updates? hope its all going well for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUSA Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 ur right on track. I can already tell u will have essentially a full head of hair by month 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted January 6, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) 5 months photo in natural roomlight with short buzzcut. I can still see lots of grafts which are just penetrating through the scalp. Looks promising, should let it grow out now but it feels good being able to wear this short haircut without any evidence of receding hairline! In my case it was all about framing the face, before ht i always had to wear my hair a bit longer in the front and it looked ridiculous since the recession was going pretty deep. Edited January 6, 2015 by Jugendlich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member spitfire uk Posted January 7, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2015 Looking good dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Squatch Posted January 7, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2015 Looks like a full head of hair in a buzzed kind of way. Dr.Gabel 3972 FUT 11/3/14 Progress/Results Below http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/177388-3972-fut-dr-gabel.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Wevvo Posted January 7, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2015 Hey looking good spitfire ! From your fellow UK and Hakan patient, cracking progress ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jugendlich Posted February 5, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 5, 2015 6 Months photos in different lightning conditions. The hair has equal very short length on top (5/8 inch = 15mm) so there is very little layering effect which could make it look better than it actually is. Just recently i have started to feel much better about the progress, even if it takes 12-18 months for the final result i'm sure that around 9-10 months i will have a pretty good idea of the final outcome. It wont become very dense, but it blends well into the existing hairline and provides good coverage, for a really dense look it would have required around 2000-2500 grafts. Last 2 photos taken in the harshest possible lightning. I know that thickening and maturing of the grafts will make a big difference but hopefully i will still sprout some more. This journey has been truly life changing since i've had issues with my receding hairline from around age 16-17.. It has already made a huge difference to my everyday life, i certainly still remember those feelings when it was at its worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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