Regular Member red24 Posted February 6, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hello all, I recently underwent a FUE procedure with Dr. Bhatti at Darling Buds, India. 3630 grafts were harvested from my donor area from the back/side and 448 grafts were harvested from by beard. My hairline, temples, the area behind the hairline, and crown were filled in with transplanted hair. I'll start by sharing my experience and telling you a little about myself. About me: I'm 23 years old, soon to be 24, have experienced hair loss since I finished high school about 5-6 years ago. I traveled for this trip from CA after getting in to contact with one of Dr. Bhatti's reps. I stayed in India for only 1 day post procedure and came back to CA. My entire time in India was awesome. Dr. Bhatti and his team took care of everything for me and made me feel right at home. I got to meet some other patients as well and made a few friends during my stay. About the procedure: The procedure took approximately 9 hours. I can say the most painful part was getting injections in my chin. I have a high pain tolerance and the procedure was painless for the most part. I respond very fast to anesthetic and Dr. Bhatti constantly checked to make sure I wasn't feeling any pain. I think the hardest part was having my neck in one position for extended periods of time. While it gets a little uncomfortable it wasn't something that I really cared to mess with. I wanted to make sure I was in prime position for the best procedure possible rather than being comfortable for a temporary amount of time. Dr. Bhatti and his staff were very friendly, professional, and accommodating. I am extremely satisfied with all aspects from pre-procedure to during procedure and to the short post-procedure time I had. I will be uploading pictures of my progress at week 1 and 2 and then once a month starting at month 1 to month 9 or until results are in. It is now day 8 and most of the scabs have started to fall off. Feel free to ask me any questions and I will answer them. Also, please understand that I don't have much free time to be on here a lot. I am making this thread to help others make informed decisions so I apologize in advance if I don't get to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member California Posted February 6, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hi Red24, Congratulations on getting your HT done. Thank you so much for your kind words about Dr. Bhatti and his staff. We try our best to do the best for our Patients and it is heartwarming to get feedback like yours. Will be looking forward to your updates. Best regards, California North America Representative and Patient Advisor for: Dr. Tejinder Bhatti, Darling Buds Hair Transplant Center, Chandigarh, India. Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted February 6, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted February 6, 2016 Congratulations! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with the community. I'll look forward to your continued updates. David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Wwiizzkkiidd24 Posted February 6, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted February 6, 2016 looks good and clean work done by the doctor. look forward to your updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member harin Posted February 6, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted February 6, 2016 Looks pretty good sir!. Specially looks like crown was designed artistically. All the best for you. hope the growth is pretty thick and nice. Good luck. One thing though - I had much more hair when I was 24 and I can see similar pattern of hair loss ongoing with you. It is likely that your crown/back will bald further and drop. You would likely need another procedure to cover that area in future. The HT looks neat and well done, all the best. My Thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thank you for the comments. Just a quick week 2 update: Seems like I'm experiencing shock loss in the donor area with the exception of my beard (under my chin). The transplanted areas are now scab free for the most part and the hair has not fallen out yet. It is slowly growing and I'm really getting used to it but I understand it will most likely fall out and gradually regrow in 6 months or more. The donor areas will take some time to heal fully but I'm not experiencing any pain so all is well. I forgot to mention the quality of the donor grafts were excellent. I was told by the techs that I was one of a few people with such great donor hair. These were the counts: Scalp Extraction: 3630 (singles 1105, doubles 1653, triples 872) Beard Extraction: 448 (I don't have counts but my beard hair is super thick) Placement: Hairline and midscalp- 2830 Temple left- 105 temple right 95 Crown- 1048 Also I wanted to note the beard area healed very quickly, just a few days after the procedure. I will update again in 2 weeks and then every month after that. I'm looking forward to healing fully and keeping myself busy to pass the time. Please ignore the hair in the front of the hairline, it's just my widow's peak. I wanted to have it remain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saikumar Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I am sure you will get good result..before one week i also had done 5130 graft from one indian dr but i dont knw how will my result..just completed one week..sine i am new here i dont knw how to start new post and pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted April 7, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 7, 2016 It's been a while since the last update. I missed the 1 month update but here is the 2 month update. Most of my hair fell out from weeks 2 to weeks 4 and after that I don't think I've seen a single hair shed. I cut the sides and back of my hair short and have been letting the top grow out. Pretty sure I'm in the ugly duckling phase at this point. In a little over 3 weeks I will hit the 3 month mark and post pictures again. For right now, I'm experiencing a lot of itching but almost all the feeling in my scalp has returned to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's been 3 months and 5 days. Not much has changed but I'm starting to see tiny specs of hair poking out of my scalp. I assume these will increase a lot as more time passes. I will be cutting the sides short again in a week and will leave the top alone for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted May 3, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted May 3, 2016 You should start to see more obvious and rapid changes from this point forward. Keep us posted. David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 3, 2016 Here is a 4 month and 3 days update Starting to see some noticeable differences. Still a bit early in the process but I think the growth is becoming more pronounced. The itching has also settled down although not completely gone yet. The shock loss in the donor area on the side is starting to fill in. I still haven't cut my hair on the top but have cut the sides several times. I will probably trim the top so that the new and old hair even out in length at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member California Posted June 3, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hi red24, Thank you for sharing your HT updates. The hair growth looks good at the 4 month mark. You have passed through the tough phase and now it should be getting better and better. Please do keep sharing with this Community. Best regards, California North America Representative and Patient Advisor for: Dr. Tejinder Bhatti, Darling Buds Hair Transplant Center, Chandigarh, India. Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 3, 2016 5 months 3 days update It's starting to fill in slowly but surely. Usually, I wear my hat everywhere I go because it has become such a habit but one of my friends saw me without it and commented on my hair looking better. I got a haircut about 2 days ago. The sides and back were shaved to clipper size 1 and I finally cut the top to a size 6. I hope that the progress continues strongly for the next few months. I'm already pretty relieved but I will be ecstatic if it does. Thanks for following along this journey with me, feel free to ask questions if you have any I will do my best to answer them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 2, 2016 Quick 7 months update. I missed the 6 month mark but I wanted to upload a few pics to help track my progress. At this point, I'm pretty happy with the procedure overall. I'm absolutely in love with the hairline work. All my pictures have been taken under direct room light thus far, so my hair looks even fuller out of direct light. I'll write a more detailed response on the next update. For now, here are some pics. Compare it to my pre-procedure picture and the results are dramatic already. I used a light styling product in my hair in these pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member patrick1916 Posted September 2, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted September 2, 2016 It's definitely taking shape, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-TYPE Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 its a definite improvement from where you began no doubt. but if u want density you will need another HT. Bhatti doesn't pack his grafts very tightly therefore ur not gonna get much density. thats a large area to cover and 4000 grafts is not gonna cut it. u will need another 2500 grafts to achieve the density ur looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mp96 Posted September 4, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted September 4, 2016 U still have lots of potential growth to happen, so this could still turn out to be one and done. Let's just wait and see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member akdjrd Posted October 16, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hi Red24, How is your progress coming along? Could you share your progress and pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wibbles180 Posted October 17, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted October 17, 2016 Look forward to seeing this final result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted October 20, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 20, 2016 It's about a week short of being 9 months. I got my hair cut and styled. It might not be a full year yet but I think the end result is will be pretty close to what it is now. I think the results speak for themselves. There is no doubt it's a huge difference from where I started. With that said I'm definitely considering a second procedure 5-6 months down the line, this time using body hair which I have a good amount of. I'll be able to touch up the crown and fill in spots up front to get more density. I'm so pleased with the results that I want more and more until there is no room left on my scalp for hair. I think Dr. Bhatti and his team did a phenomenal job and I'm definitely happy I traveled half way across the world to get this procedure done. I probably won't be updating this thread with pictures any longer until a 1 year update. However, feel free to post any questions, comments, etc. Thanks for being on this journey with me. Note: The first picture is another picture before the procedure. The second picture is now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wibbles180 Posted October 21, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hi , your results look quite nice so congratulations and as a previous poster commented dr Bhatti doesn't seem seem to pack his grafts as tight as some of the other surgeons , does anybody know why this is ?? Was it always suggested you did your procedure in 2 stages ? Why are you now moving to body hair ? Is your scalp donor now tapped out ? What are your thoughts on your temporal peaks ? Is the change in density/hair caliber as obvious in real life ? Not having a go as I know you are happy just interested in learning as much as I can about dr bhattis work . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member California Posted October 21, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2016 It's about a week short of being 9 months. I got my hair cut and styled. It might not be a full year yet but I think the end result is will be pretty close to what it is now. I think the results speak for themselves. There is no doubt it's a huge difference from where I started. With that said I'm definitely considering a second procedure 5-6 months down the line, this time using body hair which I have a good amount of. I'll be able to touch up the crown and fill in spots up front to get more density. I'm so pleased with the results that I want more and more until there is no room left on my scalp for hair. I think Dr. Bhatti and his team did a phenomenal job and I'm definitely happy I traveled half way across the world to get this procedure done. I probably won't be updating this thread with pictures any longer until a 1 year update. However, feel free to post any questions, comments, etc. Thanks for being on this journey with me. Note: The first picture is another picture before the procedure. The second picture is now! Hi Red, Thanks for sharing your recent pictures. Your hair looks very nice. We are very happy for you. Thanks again for your kind words about Dr. Bhatti and team. It means a lot to us. In regards to your future plans of going for a BHT, that happens to be Dr. Bhatti's favorite! We wish you all the best. Please do keep the updates coming. You got a "killer" hairline Best regards, California North America Representative and Patient Advisor for: Dr. Tejinder Bhatti, Darling Buds Hair Transplant Center, Chandigarh, India. Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hi , your results look quite nice so congratulations and as a previous poster commented dr Bhatti doesn't seem seem to pack his grafts as tight as some of the other surgeons , does anybody know why this is ?? Was it always suggested you did your procedure in 2 stages ? Why are you now moving to body hair ? Is your scalp donor now tapped out ? What are your thoughts on your temporal peaks ? Is the change in density/hair caliber as obvious in real life ? Not having a go as I know you are happy just interested in learning as much as I can about dr bhattis work . Hi there, Thank you. To answer your first question I'm not sure what his protocol is on how he places the grafts but I did have some crown work done so it is possible that spreading the grafts throughout my scalp instead of focusing on one area resulted in less density. I think this is inevitable because the alternative would be doing like a mega-mega session of 6-8000 grafts in one sitting which is probably not done for good reasons. As for your second question, I never discussed doing a second procedure and some might be happy with the results I have now. I'm just greedy when it comes to having hair and am open to repeating a procedure that thus far has proven itself to me. I would like to utilize body hair because I feel that I have a good amount of it in areas that I don't care to have it in. Although the sides and back of my head are not as important as the top I wouldn't want to decrease the hair in those areas any further. Since I like to keep those areas buzzed short, over-harvesting them will be an issue. As it is, the areas where hair was taken is visible in some places when cut short. I'm sure my scalp donor hair could provide some more grafts but I would still opt for the body hair for those stated reasons. Yes the temporal peak area is definitely obvious in real life, if I let it. Two reasons for this. One, the area behind the temporal peak is losing hair. This causes the difference to be a lot more visible because it effectively isolates my temples like little islands of hair. Reason two, the hair in that area grows longer, and faster than the hair on my sides. I'm not sure what the reason is but I do have a fix for it. Normally, I buzz the temporal peaks down to a size 1 and it blends in better with the rest of my hair. I have a picture here to show what it is like when buzzed. As you can see it is less noticeable than the previous picture I uploaded where I had forgotten to buzz it down. Lastly, if I were to grow out the hair on the sides and back it wouldn't be noticeable at all, I just don't like having long hair in those areas. Hope this helps and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member red24 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hi Red, Thanks for sharing your recent pictures. Your hair looks very nice. We are very happy for you. Thanks again for your kind words about Dr. Bhatti and team. It means a lot to us. In regards to your future plans of going for a BHT, that happens to be Dr. Bhatti's favorite! We wish you all the best. Please do keep the updates coming. You got a "killer" hairline Best regards, California Thank you for the compliment! I will definitely be in touch as the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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