Regular Member MrBurns Posted September 20, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 20, 2016 ok here it is with the toppik spray can stuff. it really works the best for me im sure its different for everyone. I have the toppik fibers, spray can, and a few other different concealers as i went overboard before the procedure and bought everything i could find in dark brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted October 28, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 28, 2016 I am officially 5 1/4 (5.25) months post op. I will be totally honest -- i would love for some feedback. I have read so many horror stories about peoples Ht's that just stopped growing around this time.. and while i am happy that it appears to be growing i am nervous as hell and i'm hoping someone can come along and tell me i look somewhat normal for where i am in the process... it seems like there has been growth but im worried about it being thin forever... i am probably being overly paranoid.... but it also seems like one side is already quite a bit thicker than the other... as you can see in picture 4 on the left side of the picture. one of the photos is less harsh light -- thus it looks messy and fuller... doesn't really look like that normally i dont think. (there is no toppik or anything in my hair -- i just got out of the shower) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member lorenzo Posted October 28, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted October 28, 2016 You are exactly where you should be. 3-7 months the hair should all come in thin and 7-12 months to thicken up. So far look good, stay patient and enjoy. Representative for Hasson & Wong. Dr. Victor Hasson and Dr. Jerry Wong are esteemed members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. My opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Hasson & Wong. My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Hasson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted October 28, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 28, 2016 Thank you! I am probably being overly paranoid.. at least there is some progress right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Transhair Posted October 31, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted October 31, 2016 You have a lot of little black hairs in the recipient area, I'd imagine they are early growth. I think it'll end up going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OtherSyde Posted November 22, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted November 22, 2016 I've been following your thread, since Dr. Gabel is my doc of choice as well (testified to by the fact that I'm going in for HT #3 in one day)... Any more progress? And don't fret, it might seem slow in coming, but it will look stellar very soon! Blog: Dr. Gabel Thrice (2010, 2013, 2016) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted December 6, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2016 I am going to take some more pics later today, but here is one taken yesterday 6 months post op (i kind of moved my hair too forward i think, he gave me a natural roundish looking hair line and i think by combing it into a tip i'm ruining that lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted December 6, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2016 I've been following your thread, since Dr. Gabel is my doc of choice as well (testified to by the fact that I'm going in for HT #3 in one day)... Any more progress? And don't fret, it might seem slow in coming, but it will look stellar very soon! Your hair/results already look great man! I have been hoping mine comes out half as good as yours has! I'm surprised you're going in for another HT to be honest. Probably the "hair greed" i hear everyone talk about.. I am just hoping mine thickens up a bit more, not that I'm not pleased with the results up until this point. Dr. Gabel is awesome (so is his staff) and I feel absolutely lucky as hell to have picked him as my surgeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hairmenow401 Posted December 7, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted December 7, 2016 It is coming along nicely, our progress is very similar. You chose a very good doctor too, I believe both our procedures will turn out great in the next couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted December 7, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 7, 2016 It is coming along nicely, our progress is very similar. You chose a very good doctor too, I believe both our procedures will turn out great in the next couple of months. thank you so much for your kind words! this has been quite a process for me as i've always been pretty self conscious about my hair, this community made this a lot easier for me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted December 7, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 7, 2016 better 6 month post op pics and pre op side by sides. I probably dont have to mention which are pre op.. man i didnt realize how far i've come until i compared these photos taken at Dr. Gabels office. Honestly its amazing to me that i'm only 6 months out.. i am even more hopeful now of whats to come in the next 6 months. I love that Dr. Gabel actually uses the same exact lighting, location, and angles for his post op pics because now I can really compare them without any question as to where I'm at now and where i was in the beginning. I noticed some clinics have different angles and lighting for pre / post... definitely be mindful of this as i think a good physician should be able to show it like it is without trying to make things appear better or worse than they are/were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Triple7 Posted December 8, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted December 8, 2016 Wow...huge improvement and not done yet. Dr. Gabel's work continues to impress me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted January 27, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2017 these were taken on 1/13/2017 @ 6:00pm so ~7 months post op my hair might be slightly damp as i just got out of the shower and took these. There is improvement/thickening I'm hoping for a little more of it though ill take more tonight and try and get a pic of the scar -- honestly the scar healed so well and my barbur is pretty good at cutting my hair i can no longer find it nor do i think i'll be able to capture it very easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Triple7 Posted January 27, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted January 27, 2017 Look 10 years younger already...congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OtherSyde Posted January 27, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted January 27, 2017 ^^Agreed, you must be stoked! In another month or two you'll have very close to full thickness, and it will look even more amazing! Great result from a great doc, as per usual Blog: Dr. Gabel Thrice (2010, 2013, 2016) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted March 3, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 3, 2017 9 month update -- I think i'll probably have another procedure for my crown and maybe to thicken it up at some point.... The crown doesnt bother me all that much but the whole hair greed thing.. well its definitely real lol. I'm very happy with where i am, but im not sure what to do with my hair quite yet hairstyle wise.... its not quite thick enough to stick it straight up... im going in for a hair cut today.. maybe ill post more pictures afterward. just for fun the last pic is pre-op... You kind of forget how far you've come towards 6ish months... It feels like im looking at someone elses pictures now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Triple7 Posted March 4, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted March 4, 2017 Wow, huge improvement...congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted April 5, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 5, 2017 I guess this makes 10 months? wow.. time has flown by. I feel 100x better I'm really glad I did this procedure and I'm really glad I found this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member jcs87 Posted November 29, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looking good man! any updated photos showing the final result at 17-18 month mark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hsrp10 Posted November 30, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted November 30, 2017 Looking very good man. Congrats and enjoy it to the fullest everyday. go dense or go home Unbiased advice and opinions based on 25 plus years of researching and actual experience with hair loss, hair restoration via both FUT & FUE, SMP, scalp issues including scalp eczema & seborrheic dermatitis and many others HSRP10's favorite FUT surgeons: *Dr. Konior, *Dr Hasson, Dr. Rahal HSRP10's favorite FUE surgeons: *Dr. Konior, *Dr. Bisanga, Dr. Erdogan, Dr. Couto (*indicates actual experience with doctor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OtherSyde Posted February 20, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted February 20, 2018 Looking good! At almost 2 years post-op you must have a bushy mop by now! Are you having thoughts of going back for more since this one was so successful? Or did you successfully evade the hair-greed bug that bit me several more times? Blog: Dr. Gabel Thrice (2010, 2013, 2016) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snazzychap123 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Hi, I'm looking into getting FUE done and am in the process of looking for a doctor. I'm from the Pacific NW and so I've been looking into Dr. Gabel. What made you choose him over other doctors? There seems to be so many that offer FUE and it has been tough for me narrowing it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OtherSyde Posted May 7, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted May 7, 2018 Hi, I'm looking into getting FUE done and am in the process of looking for a doctor. I'm from the Pacific NW and so I've been looking into Dr. Gabel. What made you choose him over other doctors? There seems to be so many that offer FUE and it has been tough for me narrowing it down! I did a long few months of research before choosing a doc, and like essentially all of Dr. Gabel's patients, I'm very glad I went with him! I don't want to sound like a shill, but results are results, and they speak for themselves. He and his team are especially good at very detailed, dense, natural-looking work and generally a joy to be around as people as well. I, too, was in the Pacific Northwest area when I did a consultation with him at his Seattle office after months of research, and was quite impressed - and this was almost ten years ago! I do plan to go back a fourth time if that tells you anything, and you'll scarcely find a negative word said about Dr. G, his team, or his outstanding work on these forums or elsewhere. Again, I don't want to sound like a mindless fanboy shill because lord knows we don't need any more of those in this industry - so absolutely do your own due diligence and research since there are quite a few great doctors on this side of the US map - but needless to say he has my avid recommendation, especially since he's within your immediate geographic region! Feel free to PM me if you have questions as well, and check out my blog on these forums and my threads (the threads have bigger, more detailed pics)! Hope this helps, and best of luck! Blog: Dr. Gabel Thrice (2010, 2013, 2016) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Speegs Posted May 16, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted May 16, 2018 I'm a Gabel vet, and I love it when I see other happy patients come through his office. Keep us updated as you're in the best part of the process, where the fruit of your patience starts to pay off as a transformation. Hair loss patient and transplant veteran. Once a Norwood 3A. Received 2,700 grafts with coalition doctor on 8/13/2010 Received 2,380 grafts with Dr. Steven Gabel on 9/30/2011 Received 1,820 grafts with Dr. Steven Gabel on 7/28/2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MrBurns Posted March 17, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 17, 2023 I decided to go ahead and do a second hair transplant for my crown, which I knew I would probably need even back when I did the first 7 years ago. I am now 18 days post op from a second FUT of ~2201 grafts. Everything went smoothly during the procedure and the healing process seemed way easier than last time. I only took ibuprofen the first night after the procedure. It was pretty smooth sailing this time around pain and healing wise. I know I mentioned how amazing the experience was the first time around and somehow this time it was even better. Gabel and his team are incredible -- I can't recommend him enough. Here are some before pics prior to the procedure. (I'll post better ones later) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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