Regular Member menosmolas Posted December 23, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 23, 2016 Hi everyone, Just a quick 2 months update, in case that it is helpful for those seeking close follow ups. I kept about two thirds of my transplanted hair till the sixth week, although most of it was growing very slowly and in general looked 'sad'. From the sixth to the eight week I lost most of it, but I would say that I still have at least 25% of my transplanted hair in its place and growing healthy, and I guess this is a stable situation at this point. I do not have any other special issue to highlight at this time mark, my donor area looked fine when recentle boozed at 2mm (although a very ninja-close look may spot the scars), and my redness in the transplanted skin is still fading out but nothing too obvious. I do not have means to post photos now, I will do it at the three months follow up. Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted December 23, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted December 23, 2016 Nice to hear Meno... Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BaldingBogger Posted December 24, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted December 24, 2016 Congrats. Your work looks good. Dr lupanzulas work looks very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member KO Posted December 24, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted December 24, 2016 Hey, yeah looks like I've been seeing a similar thing. Implanted hair is still there in Week 5, looks like it is common. Somewhat surprised though because we've all seen experiences where people lose all their implanted hair and go cue-ball at 1 month! 3382 FUE Lupanzula http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/185463-3382-grafts-lupanzula.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member menosmolas Posted January 4, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 4, 2017 This photo is from this morning (so about 2 months and a half post-op); awful photo skills, but it reflects fair enough the current state. As a comment, the areas in which less transplanted hairs have fallen are those in which I have more original hair (in other words, the transplanted hairs have fallen more in those areas in which I was 'more bald' originally). But I do not know to which extent the guys that I have now in my scalp are my own versus new recruits. Not important, in any case, and I would say that so far so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted January 6, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2017 The regrown grafts tend to display optimal hair caliber and even color as compared to the native hair which tends to have some degree of diffusion. Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mickey85 Posted January 7, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2017 The immediate post-operative work looks amazingly clean and precise. It should provide excellent density and fullness in the coming months. Very impressed with Dr Lupanzula. The only 2 threads you will ever need: Revamped Advantages/Disadvantages of FUE. Myths dispelled. Educate yourself Everything FUE. Manual, motorized, ARTAS, NeoGraft, physician details and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member jcs87 Posted January 14, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted January 14, 2017 Really looking forward to watching this result develop !! I think this is the first patient review for dr lupanzula on this site ?? Please keep us regularly updated as I am seriously considering dr lupanzula for my first surgery ! His work looks outstanding , so glad he's started posting on this site +1 Also very interested in Dr. Lupanzula's work. Can't wait to see the full results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member menosmolas Posted January 15, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 15, 2017 Thanks everyone for the comments, specially to Gillenator and his expert answers. Today is the 3 months post op landmark, so I include some photos here, although nothing changed since the last post 2 weeks ago. The hairs that did not shed (transplanted ones and I guess some of my original ones too) keep growing happily, so the ugly duck phase has not been as bad as I was fearing. No signs of new growing yet though, as expected, so I'm looking forward very much to see what will happen in the incoming weeks. As another note, I just 2mm-boozed my sides and back at the barbershop, and although I can spot some 'red dots' from the donor scars, it's quite difficult to see them and I feel confident enough to have the hair that short without fearing anyone spotting the thing. best to everyone -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member KO Posted January 15, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted January 15, 2017 Nice, keep us posted! 3382 FUE Lupanzula http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/185463-3382-grafts-lupanzula.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member menosmolas Posted February 26, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 26, 2017 Hello everyone, here the 4 months (and 8 days!) update. The hair that did not fall down after the procedure keep growing normally and with an optimal caliber. It has been great to keep them, so the ugly duck phase has been not that bad at all. There was no sign of any new hair till about 15 days ago, when some new ones started to appear little by little. It's hard to say how much of growing is happening, I would say that not that much at this point, but enough to improve a bit the overall density. I'm looking forward to see more of these guys kicking out soon. The most striking thing is to have recovered a hairline, it s a great feeling. All these visits to the toilet without the traditional 50 seconds combing the hair to cover the temples strategically is awesome. Regarding the density, I do not know in which zone I am as compared to the 'normal' follow-up. It's hard to say even my own feeling, since it depends so much of the mirror-light I look myself into. I attach some photos: the first row is with wet hair, the second one is with dry hair, both in my toilet mirror. I think it gives a fair appreciation of the 'real density'. However, probably it is too harsh for evaluating the 'illusion of density'. For that, I added a third row with photos taken under a less direct light that gives some kind of lion king hair diffuse effect. Probably the reality is somewhere in between. Hope that this helps to give an idea to the interested people of the follow up so far. Thanks to everyone and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted February 28, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted February 28, 2017 Wow...everything is looking progressively better every time more photos are posted...:cool: Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fullheadofhair Posted March 1, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted March 1, 2017 Looks good so far mate! What made you decide to go with Dr. Lupanzula? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member menosmolas Posted March 1, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 1, 2017 Thanks for your comments; @fullheadofhair , to make a long story short, I had a short list of doctors based on the quality of their work (that I was able to recopilate browsing very intensively internet) and the feeling I had with the online contacts with them (and I say online because I had no physical visit before the procedure, which is not the ideal solution). Once I had such a short-list, the final decision was mainly driven by agenda issues. In general, the most important for me was to be sure that everything that is my responsability as a patient and everything that is relying in the doctor/clinic is carried on in the best way possible. Thereafter, I can embrace any result with some peace of spirit, and blame anything going south mainly to factors that can not be fully controlled. In this regard, and at this point, I'd say that two top-pros of Lupanzula is that he makes the grafts extraction and incision himself, which to the best of my knowledge is not that common, and a very good patient attention. hope it helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member KO Posted March 2, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted March 2, 2017 The fun is starting! 3382 FUE Lupanzula http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/185463-3382-grafts-lupanzula.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member menosmolas Posted April 9, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2017 Hello everyone, another update in my 5 and a half months post-op. The growing has been happening since last month (meaning that it started to kick at 4 and a half months after the procedure). Together with the hair that did not fall in the ugly duck phase and the general longer length, the feeling of density is really good at this point. The hairline also looks very natural (I want to note that now I'm happy I chose 'the most conservative' hairline option, although I had second thoughts on whether it was the best option after the procedure ). The redness of the skull is also totally fade out since some weeks ago. In summary, and regardless of what is going to happen in the incoming months, it looks already very good to me at this follow-up time point. I attach some photos; as always, the look is really depending on the light, so I use the same one that I have been using for the remaining of my posts (which I would say is medium harsh). The upper row have two photos with the hair wet and two with the hair dry. The lower row shows the donor area with very short hair (2mm buzz). You can probably see some 'red-brown dots', which corresponds to the extraction scars; it is noticeable, but not that much, and they can pass for just some sort of pimples. In any case, with the hair a bit longer, you can not see anything. What it's a bit more obvious to me is certain depletion in some areas, but it is still in the 'totally ok' range. best to everyone-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghtrist Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 hey can anyone help. I'm looking for a clinic that does fuel hair transplants that have amazing results and reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted April 13, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted April 13, 2017 The recipient area looks awesome!...:cool: Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member menosmolas Posted July 13, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 13, 2017 Hi everyone, i thought i could make a small update, now that i've overpassed the 8th month landmark. Everything looks great to me, and honestly it was like this since the 5th month post-op, so I think I have been lucky. The hairline looks very solid and totally natural, and the rest of the transplanted area looks perfectly fine. There is no noticeable thing in the donor area neither at 3mm buzz (I did not cut it shorter lately). I upload some crappy photos I took with my mobile, I will try to take better ones and post it too. Overall, although there was some quite stressful moments in the way, the procedure has been a very good decision and besides the sides of the medication (this is another story) is quite liberating that the hair is not a big issue in my current life. good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gatsu Posted July 13, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted July 13, 2017 Hi everyone, i thought i could make a small update, now that i've overpassed the 8th month landmark. Everything looks great to me, and honestly it was like this since the 5th month post-op, so I think I have been lucky. The hairline looks very solid and totally natural, and the rest of the transplanted area looks perfectly fine. There is no noticeable thing in the donor area neither at 3mm buzz (I did not cut it shorter lately). I upload some crappy photos I took with my mobile, I will try to take better ones and post it too. Overall, although there was some quite stressful moments in the way, the procedure has been a very good decision and besides the sides of the medication (this is another story) is quite liberating that the hair is not a big issue in my current life. good luck to everyone! Looks nice. you have 7 months more of growing . Going to be even greater in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BaldingBogger Posted October 1, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 1, 2017 An updates? Hows the growth coming in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hairhope4ever Posted October 1, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted October 1, 2017 Meno, Your 8 month photos look fantastic! Really happy for you, and congrats! Any recent updates? Your growth should be even better now that you're close to the 11 month mark. About my hair loss journey: Happy Patient's Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member menosmolas Posted October 10, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 10, 2017 Hello everyone, a 12months update. I have no big news, the hairline and density looks natural and solid since the 6-7th month, and I do not seen any noticeable trace in the donor area. I think I have been just very lucky and the procedure turned out very well for me. My main problem keeps being dealing with the sides of the medication (1.25 mg of finas four times per week), which now I know I cannot discontinue (when I did I have a terrible cosmetic loss in 6m). I attach some photos with the same light as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted October 10, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 10, 2017 Photos look nice...lots of visual volume... Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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