Regular Member blablaman Posted November 2, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted November 2, 2015 Hi Most people have written about the process so I wont bother you with a long post. I will just post a few things that I didnt expect. - The surgery itself was very tiring, it took 11-12 hours and took its toll on my neck and back. - Your head is bloody and your pillow is a bloody mess the next 2-3-4 (5) days. - The anesthetic slowly moves down from your scalp and transforms you into an alien-looking creature. I looked like an alien for about 1 whole week. - After the scabs came off, I felt good. My head wasnt very red and I looked good for about 2-3 weeks before it started shedding. Shedding was gradual. - No coworkers said anything, I had 3 weeks off from work but when I returned noone said anything. I had a couple of weird looks but nothing more. - I had some complications, a few small areas where the scabs maybe got infected, or wasnt washed properly, or dried along with antiseptic/blood and became hard. I went through a process where I was using anti-biotic and anti-septic on some areas because of this. Unfortunately this effected my transplant badly. The hairs in this area are now very hard compared to the rest of the head. I dont think they have shed yet. I asked mr Clemens Weber and he asked the doctor. They said that the hairs havent shed in this area yet probably and that there is a possibilty they wont grow. He said they had a similar case two years ago where it did not grow out in a small area but that had a nice overall result. I will post pictures from this process. - Mr. Clemens has been very very very helpful throughout this process, answering my emails everyday for 2-3 weeks. And obviously he had to check with the doctor so they were both helpful. - I lost some stuff at the hotel, Mr Clemens had this shipped to me. Excellent service. - The hotel burger wasnt bad, I just ate burgers all the time and watched movies through streaming - good internet connection in the hotel. Nice, clean hotel. - The nurses didnt speak english, this was very boring after a few hours. - I noticed that the nurses took a side of my head each. I dont think this is a good thing, I believe I can definitely notice two different patterns of placement of the hairs on the two sides. If the would have switched a few times I think it would be better. - I had lots of doubles, triples and even 4s and 5s. Last thoughts: very worried about the problem areas. And very excited and nervous about the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member feldeghast Posted November 3, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2015 Best wishes for a good result. I had my procedure done in May with Dr Demirsoy. I had a small area of heavy scabbing and so far with limited growth in that area - I had to use an antibiotic. I hope it doesn't affect your overall outcome. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dolph1969 Posted November 3, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted November 3, 2015 I'm with him in January. Sounds like standard teething problems, with the blood etc. Did you wear the head band in the days after the procedure for the swelling? The work does look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted November 3, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2015 Yes I wore the headband for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mosd Posted November 3, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted November 3, 2015 Best wishes for a good result. I had my procedure done in May with Dr Demirsoy. I had a small area of heavy scabbing and so far with limited growth in that area - I had to use an antibiotic. I hope it doesn't affect your overall outcome. Good luck. happy with result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member feldeghast Posted November 3, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2015 happy with result? Yes very encouraging so far I'm pleased to say - looking forward to the final outcome in anther 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted November 3, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2015 Best wishes for a good result. I had my procedure done in May with Dr Demirsoy. I had a small area of heavy scabbing and so far with limited growth in that area - I had to use an antibiotic. I hope it doesn't affect your overall outcome. Good luck. - Yes very encouraging so far I'm pleased to say - looking forward to the final outcome in anther 6 months Thanks, and Im glad you had good results despite heavy scabbing, that is encouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted November 3, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2015 Pre and post op picture. I choose to only upload this angle because its the most informative one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted November 10, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 10, 2015 Update: 2 months 3 days. Close up of my problem area included. Still havent shed, the hairs there are still hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member feldeghast Posted December 5, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2015 Any updates on the problems areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted December 7, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hi Today its been exactly 3 months. 4 pictures follow, with and without flash and a close up of problem area. Update: after speaking with the doctor, he said he thought the hairs in the problem area are dead. I thought so too. He said I could pull out the dead hairs if they came out easily. I considered going to a dermatologist about it but since they came out so easily I didnt go. I think I pulled out around 200 hairs. I am resigned to accept that the problem area wont grow as well as the other areas. Good news is that the Doctor and Mr. Weber have agreed to fix this area for me in a small second operation, free of charge which I am very happy for. I thought I would try to combine an Istanbul vacation with the next small op. So its reached the 3 month mark, this is when people say the growing starts, hoping for the best. I hope some of you experienced posters can comment on my progress so far. Thanks for the interest feldhegast. I will try updating once every month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dolph1969 Posted December 8, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted December 8, 2015 Did Demirsoy say if this was common? It looks very clean after your head wash . Did this develop over a few days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member leftygolfer71 Posted December 9, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted December 9, 2015 Update: 2 months 3 days. Close up of my problem area included. Still havent shed, the hairs there are still hard. That doesnt look good - what is the Dr. saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted December 9, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 9, 2015 QUOTE=Dolph1969;2455239]Did Demirsoy say if this was common? It looks very clean after your head wash . Did this develop over a few days? No. Mr Weber said they had a similar case two years ago! Typical of my luckQUOTE=Dolph1969;2455239]Did Demirsoy say if this was common? It looks very clean after your head wash . Did this develop over a few days? No. Mr Weber said they had a similar case two years ago! Typical my luck...something this rare must happen to me. Im not sure when it developed. Im guessing after 2 days.... Im not sure when it developed. Im guessing after 2 days Leftygolfer: he said that the hairs were probably dead. The ones in the problem area which was infected. Im guessing 200 hairs I pulled out. I think there are more dead hairs, but im not sure and confident enough about that fact to pull them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted January 10, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 10, 2016 New pictures from 2 days ago. 4 months and 1 day. Can experience users PLEASE give their view and comment, I know a lot of people view the thread, I would appreciate your evaluation as well. NOTE: I dont try to "hide" anything. Ive kept my hair short to easier track my progress, I dont have a combover to try anything. I can do that later when the result is final. I take pictures both with a flash and without to give you a good idea of the result. I am nervous about the result and hope to hear from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member aldoury Posted January 10, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted January 10, 2016 Blablaman thank you for sharing your experience with us. I think you are looking great in just four months I just have a question about your scabs! I have undergone hairtransplant surgery recently and my transplanted area looked really bad from day one. It is full of scabs now. it is clotted blood covering my entire new transplanted hair. I am wondering when did your scabs fall off and what did you do to clean up your transplanted area? I would be appreciated if you can help me. thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member home1212 Posted January 10, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted January 10, 2016 really nice growth for 4 months - even with your "problem area" - you should have good coverage.. best of luck and continued growth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted January 10, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 10, 2016 Blablaman thank you for sharing your experience with us. I think you are looking great in just four months I just have a question about your scabs! I have undergone hairtransplant surgery recently and my transplanted area looked really bad from day one. It is full of scabs now. it is clotted blood covering my entire new transplanted hair. I am wondering when did your scabs fall off and what did you do to clean up your transplanted area? I would be appreciated if you can help me. thanks Hi, thank you for your comment. I think my scabs fell off after around 8-10 days. I advise you to be in touch with your doctor regularly and send him pictures - to get the best possible treatment for your situation really nice growth for 4 months - even with your "problem area" - you should have good coverage.. best of luck and continued growth! Thank you for your assessment, I hope you're right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted January 11, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 11, 2016 Did anyone mention that you might have had necrosis? Your experience looks similar to the one from Dr. Umar. http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/179204-my-4-000-graft-fue-dr-sanusi-umar-%96-april-7-2015-a-2.html I hope this works out for you. Thank you. I had a look at the link. I think I might have had something similar in a smaller area? I don't know for sure. Its interesting to hear that he had it fixed after 6 months. I hope I can get a good result as well. That was encouraging. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member NYC1180 Posted January 12, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2016 Interesting. I had a small area like this (.75 cm) on my hairline. I sent a photo to my surgeon who told me not to worry about it. I'm only 1 month out. I wonder if this will be a patch where hair won't grow. It was hard to tell if it was a heavy scab or small blood blister. Now I'm worried that any hair transplanted in this area won't grow. Did you doc say any areas like this represent areas that will not grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted January 12, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yes the doctor said that it probably wont grow in the infected area unfortunately. Time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member NYC1180 Posted January 12, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ahhh, so it was only the scabs that got infected and not all the scabbed area that the hair might not grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted January 12, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ahhh, so it was only the scabs that got infected and not all the scabbed area that the hair might not grow? Im not quite sure what you mean by "not all the scabbed area", but only the infected area yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blablaman Posted January 20, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just a quick comparison from my problem area, the picture on the left is 8th of january and on the right is today, 12 days later. Looks like an improvement but it could just be the longer hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Vpac Posted January 20, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2016 Looking good for only 4 months post-op. From what everyone says the transformation starts between 6-10 month mark so all the best in the following months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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