Senior Member esrec Posted April 20, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted April 20, 2016 You look great man. Super jealous. Hope I look the same at month 11 lol. Thanks for sharing the journey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member 1978matt Posted April 20, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted April 20, 2016 Ok. We're almost at a year and I forgot to update for a few months because (honestly) that's what happens when you have a good HT. You stop obsessing like you used to. Anywho. Here is 11 months and almost 3 weeks. Pretty happy with the results. And that's kinda an understatement lol. I almost feel cocky with this hair, but am hoping I've learned some humility along the way in my 30's and 40's (especially after needing a HT). In short, I am very grateful to Dr. K and his team and their dedication to their craft. Dr. K's skill and care really improves the lives of men and their mental health. Very nice! ...and agree about the cocky comment. You feel like that for a good few months before settling back into normality! 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...
Senior Member CaliHairGuy Posted October 16, 2016 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 16, 2016 I'm just bumping this thread because I saw some new Konior threads, and I want people to know what a difference this man makes with the dedication to his craft. I am leaning towards getting another surgery in the future with Dr. K, but this would probably be 2-3 years away. It's a little hair-greedy, but whatever. It's my hair. Dr. K is awesome, and you can't go wrong with him. I should probably post a 1.5 years later pic. I'll try and remember later in the week. Konior Klub for Life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Reyes1 Posted October 17, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2016 I'm just bumping this thread because I saw some new Konior threads, and I want people to know what a difference this man makes with the dedication to his craft. I am leaning towards getting another surgery in the future with Dr. K, but this would probably be 2-3 years away. It's a little hair-greedy, but whatever. It's my hair. Dr. K is awesome, and you can't go wrong with him. I should probably post a 1.5 years later pic. I'll try and remember later in the week. Konior Klub for Life! Thanks for this great thread! Definitely lots of good information. Fantastic results btw! In many cases, more than 1 surgery becomes expected, I am not even a week out of surgery and I am already thinking of my second surgery. Cutting down that 1 year wait time for the second surgery as soon as possible I would imagine is ideal. Dr Konior is without a doubt the best and seeing that he is in high demand, being booked a year out, its almost like you need to get in while you can lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CaliHairGuy Posted October 17, 2016 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 17, 2016 Thanks for this great thread! Definitely lots of good information. Fantastic results btw! In many cases, more than 1 surgery becomes expected, I am not even a week out of surgery and I am already thinking of my second surgery. Cutting down that 1 year wait time for the second surgery as soon as possible I would imagine is ideal. Dr Konior is without a doubt the best and seeing that he is in high demand, being booked a year out, its almost like you need to get in while you can lol! Honestly, I'm not in a rush. I will probably get this done in the next 2-3 years. I still can't believe how good the crown looks with "only" 1100 grafts. My main concern with my hair is that strong sunlight can cut through. I feel another surgery with a similar graft count of 3-3.5k will certainly help. Also, there is some talk of hair cloning possibly happening in the next 5 years, so that's intriguing as well (I saw an article somewhere...although sometimes that news ends up being a bunch of hot air). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted October 18, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted October 18, 2016 Dr K was and still is the man! Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ontop Posted October 18, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted October 18, 2016 Cali, you edges your bet on 1st choosing one if not the best FUT doc in the US & 2nd kept up on your medications which IMHO helped a great deal for you especially that dam crown for what just 1100 grafts or something? Thats just sick result. I know you said that you may in a few yrs time evaluate things but I definitely wouldnt stress over it as you look superb the way you are. congratulations & Thanks for your updates, you sure give high NWs something to be positive about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ontop Posted October 18, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted October 18, 2016 Dr K was and still is the man! Can't argue with that:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Windjammer Posted November 22, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted November 22, 2016 I'm just bumping this thread because I saw some new Konior threads, and I want people to know what a difference this man makes with the dedication to his craft. I am leaning towards getting another surgery in the future with Dr. K, but this would probably be 2-3 years away. It's a little hair-greedy, but whatever. It's my hair. Dr. K is awesome, and you can't go wrong with him. I should probably post a 1.5 years later pic. I'll try and remember later in the week. Konior Klub for Life! Looking forward to your 1.5 year pics! Also, what was your thoughts on using the Derma E scar gel? Do you feel like it helped quite a bit and was worthwhile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CaliHairGuy Posted March 17, 2017 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Crap. Realized I haven't uploaded a pic. I need to do that. EDIT: Added pics Didn't see any noticeable difference with the Derma E Scar. My scar shows more on the left side of my head than the right, but it's not a big deal. It's been 2 years since I joined this site. I would say, if not life changing, the HT was life improving. Between dietary changes, a fairly intense work out schedule, and my HT, my dating life in the past few months has undergone a noticeable improvement. Considering I'm in my mid-40's and I live in youth obsessed LA, I'm not complaining. I really need to post a pic, but once you get a HT (a good one, anyway) the obsessing goes away. I've had enough unsolicited "You look great for 4X" comments that I know the HT is a large part of that. So, long story short, you can't go wrong with Konior. And it was worth it paying a little more to get results like I have. Edited March 24, 2017 by CaliHairGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CaliHairGuy Posted March 24, 2017 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 24, 2017 Ok, bumping this because I finally added pics. I am more than satisfied with this result lol THese pics are 23 months after surgery with Dr Konior. This is diffuse morning light. In direct sunlight, it can cut through the hair more. THat's the only reason I think I'd get a second surgery, to add density. But I am more than happy with this result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Triple7 Posted March 24, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted March 24, 2017 Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rev333 Posted March 24, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted March 24, 2017 totally no where near 40+ looking from the eye-brows up congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member crankyhair Posted March 24, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2017 Ok, bumping this because I finally added pics. I am more than satisfied with this result lol THese pics are 23 months after surgery with Dr Konior. This is diffuse morning light. In direct sunlight, it can cut through the hair more. THat's the only reason I think I'd get a second surgery, to add density. But I am more than happy with this result. Looks great. Question: a few pages and many months back you said you felt a tad unsatisifed with the front hairline spacing, that when looking in mirror you could tell it looked artificial (but at a foot or two away on camera that disappeared). Do you still feel that way or has that aspect improved? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CaliHairGuy Posted March 24, 2017 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 24, 2017 Looks great. Question: a few pages and many months back you said you felt a tad unsatisifed with the front hairline spacing, that when looking in mirror you could tell it looked artificial (but at a foot or two away on camera that disappeared). Do you still feel that way or has that aspect improved? Thanks! I think "artificial" is probably the wrong word. I think my comment is true for anyone with a HT. That when you stick your face in the mirror, unless it's dense packing, you can tell the spacing isn't as close as it would be with native, non-thinning hair. But I'm pretty sure the only people who can tell that are you and the doctor. No one else would get close enough or could. I also suspect that if I had a second surgery, I wouldn't say that as the density would increase. Dr. K would put additional grafts in the front and close up the "spacing." But since Dr. Konior had a large area to cover with 2700 grafts in the front, he spaced them how you space them. Plus, I requested grafts on my crown as well. Dr Konior literally told me, "I could make you look like a rock star" if I had 3800 grafts put only on the front. I don't regret my decision. I really hated the thinning on my crown, and now I have a head with no bald areas. THe only way I could be happier is with a second surgery. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member crankyhair Posted March 24, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted March 24, 2017 Yes totally thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MM1 Posted May 2, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted May 2, 2017 Glad I found this thread, I can't wait to see my final result from my HT with Dr K. If it's as good as yours I think I'll be pretty satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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