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Hello Everyone

 

I am loosing hair since last 5 years. I am really want to do HT via FUE but i have low budget. IF anyone is expert in this forum please suggest me how many grafts are necessary to hide my baldness. Please check the attached pice.

 

Thanks

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acegik a definite improvement at the 6 month mark, remember some people catch up a little later than others in growth phase ( all people are different) and by the looks of things you can see just in 4 weeks or so an improvement.4-5k is a big amount in 1 session but some people especially if they travel a long way like some people have from aus to turkey 30 hours trip want to get more done .

 

I have a appt at dr Hakans next month his rep said 4k grafts over 2 days and i said no way ( cos i know i cant do 8 days x 2 in a chair and i can get return flights to turkey for 150 euros) so i am doing 3k Max over 1 day.

 

your growth is definitely going in the right direction and i think you will hopefully be seeing good growth over the next 6-9 months

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Hello Everyone

 

I am loosing hair since last 5 years. I am really want to do HT via FUE but i have low budget. IF anyone is expert in this forum please suggest me how many grafts are necessary to hide my baldness. Please check the attached pice.

 

Thanks

 

You would be better off making your own post, than jumping in somebody else thread.

That way you would have your own dedicated forum post just for your questions which interest you & other members can reply to.

Best wishes

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Hi mate! I apologise for my late reply. I don't be on the forum much these days as I am enjoying life again and busy with work. I have looked at your pre op pics and your current pics. Looking at your pre ops, you had a lot more hair than me in the frontal areas. And you had a lot more grafts than me as well. It can be shock loss of the native hairs; they usually return 6-8 months time. Looking at your 6th month update, I say your right on track. I was worried myself during my 6th month but it all picked up. Remember it can take up to 18 months for it to fully mature. Your half way there. Relax and enjoy I say.

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Thanks guys, I hope the improvement continues in the next 6 months. Even though I have good coverage now and a hairline, the density is still quite thin and very see-through under natural lightning, especially if I spike my hair up.

 

@Gibbsville: I was also considering Dr. Hakan Doganay at first, but decided on Dr. Koray Erdogan because of his much better photo documentation, and in my opinion better results. But I think they are both equally good, and a very good choice because of their much lower price compared to other european or american doctors.

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@Yaz89: No problem, I think its great that you are still giving back to the community, most people just move on with their life and forget all about this forum.

Yes I had more hair at the front, wouldnt say alot more, maybe a little more, but they were all thin hairs, and not that great for coverage. Yes I will wait for the full 12 months and see the final result, and document for you guys every month.

 

One thing I was thinking.. The doctor measured my hair density in the donor to between 60-70 FU/cm2, and that is quite low compared to many other people. But my donor hair was actually quite thick and have always been told that, and the doctor said it too. So I think that it must mean that my hair shaft diameter is quite thick, and therefore my result is mostly dependent on the full maturation of the transplanted hair, and for them to become thick.

The transplanted density in the frontal area was between 33-40 FU/cm2, and for most people that will be very thin, but for me it will be 50% of the density of my donor and my previous hair before hairloss, so that should give me quite good results. Now time will tell :)

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Hi

 

I have buzzed my donor down so the hair is around 1 cm long (0,4 inches). You can see from the photos that there is no sign at all, that there has been taken 5000 grafts from the back with this hair length.

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7 month update

 

Hello

 

Here is my 7 month photos:

 

As you can see it looks okay when it is combed down in indoor lightning. But when the hair is spiked up it looks extremely thin and sparse, especially when in outdoor lightning.

 

At 7 month I had expected a lot more density for 5000 grafts, so I am really worried now that Im not going to have more growth now and only some thickening of existing grafts.

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Looking at your pics, you look like your on track..

 

Your just about half way through & I see many people like you at this stage & then second part of the year you start to see them thin spots fill in.

 

Try to ralax there's more growth to come....it be a different story in 2015

 

Stay away from the Mirror...LOL.

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I only really have answers from doctors from realself, but at 7 months they generally say that you should have about 50% of hairs starting to grow or 75-90% of hair, so It really could go either way,

Hope for the best, I'm having a very similar experience to this as well.

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7 1/2 month update

 

Hello

 

I have styled my hair a little today so thought i would post some photos, I have used a tiny bit of hair wax on the front, so it may appear a little bit thinner than it really is.

 

I think the front has become a little fuller since last time but the midscalp and crown are still very thin, and I have to comb the hair forward to cover it, and it still looks thin. The forelock area is also thinner than the sorrounding hair, as you can see from the top photo.

 

I am more or less satisfied with the frontal area and when it is fully matured it might look good and I will be satisfied with the front, BUT overall if I am close to the final result as it is now I am not satisfied, and had expected a lot more from 5000 grafts! I have seen results from people balder than my pre-op state, almost getting a full head of hair with 5000 grafts.

 

Do you guys think I will have more growth or is it just maturing and thickening from now on? Does maturing really have that big effect on the density/fullness as everybody keep saying?

 

Another thing.. The frontal area transplanted was approx. 70 cm2 and received 2500 grafts. My doctor told that he transplanted my hairline with 40 grafts/cm2 and the 3 cm behind it with 33 grafts/cm2. But when I count the grafts I can only count to around 20 grafts/cm2 in the hairline and around 10-15 grafts/cm2 behind it. Is it me who counts grafts the wrong way or have only 50% of the grafts grown???

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Front shot looks darn good. I bet the top will thicken up some over time. Definitely a big change from pre-op.

 

Front looks good?

I hope it Will get twice as good in the udvinding months, because i Think it is to thin in the front to look naturel.

So i Can understand the OP is not satisfied. But its only 7 Month so lets see.

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yea uve still got another 6 months of growth to go and maybe longer with the crown. the front looks amazing!

 

keep in mind that slower regrowth tends to take place in the crown. possibly due to blood flow in the very top of one's scalp. I have seen some cases in the crown take up to 18 months to fully mature.

 

relax! ur right on schedule.

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Front looks good?

I hope it Will get twice as good in the udvinding months, because i Think it is to thin in the front to look naturel.

So i Can understand the OP is not satisfied. But its only 7 Month so lets see.

Ya...... I don't understand what your trying to say.

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Ya...... I don't understand what your trying to say.

 

I meant that i hope it Will get thicker all over and Also in the front because the front is still thin. With that kind of straight fine hairline and the the Low density it is to obviesly that it is a HT. But like i Said. Its only 7 Month so alot more might happend

 

But i have always likes the hairline design from dr. Koray.

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im not sure wat pics ur lookn at but there is absolutely nothing unnatural about his hairline or density. for one, it will absolutely thicken up over the next (6) months and two, even if it didn't there are millions of ppl around the world that have never had a HT that have a frontal look exactly like his.

 

so ur telling me that if this guy went out in public and some chic looked at him she wud say "that dude had a HT"? not a chance in a million years wud she say that or anyone else on the planet say that!

 

I meant that i hope it Will get thicker all over and Also in the front because the front is still thin. With that kind of straight fine hairline and the the Low density it is to obviesly that it is a HT. But like i Said. Its only 7 Month so alot more might happend

 

But i have always likes the hairline design from dr. Koray.

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It looks good dude.

Think about it you had huge trama to your scalp it takes time to recover & it looks to me that it started that process already & I bet you will be talking different on mth 12th & maybe a little longer for the crown as the crown mostly lags behind.

Your on track & the hairline looks very good chicks will love it.

Good luck.

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I think acegik is right to say that, in its current state, his hairline looks unnatural. Personally, I don't care much for the dead straight hairline but this should look good if the thickening goes full distance.

 

@BUSA - I don't agree that people wouldn't suspect he's had something done. The thin, precise hairline with the higher density behind it has HT written all over it. Still, I think there's more growth and thickening to come so it won't look unnatural for long

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ur confusing ppl that scan this site daily and are actually looking at HT threads so of course ppl here are going to be far more critical from the average person on the street. and in case u didn't know THAT is what matters. NOT ppl up here looking at HT patients who obviously know the person had a HT cause ur viewing a HT thread. smh

 

I will say it again NO ONE other then ppl up here would EVER know or think he had a HT. so to say it has it written all over it is a ridiculous statement for crying out loud....!:rolleyes:

 

u ppl crack me up thinkn at 6 months everyone shud have a fully matured hair transplant and look like they will at 12-18 months.

 

again, some ppl just have thinning front hairlines. nothing unnatural about that. plugs wud be unnatural. NOT this HT! this guy is EXACTLY where he shud be at 6 months. in fact, id say he's even further along then most at 6 months.

 

I think acegik is right to say that, in its current state, his hairline looks unnatural. Personally, I don't care much for the dead straight hairline but this should look good if the thickening goes full distance.

 

@BUSA - I don't agree that people wouldn't suspect he's had something done. The thin, precise hairline with the higher density behind it has HT written all over it. Still, I think there's more growth and thickening to come so it won't look unnatural for long

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