Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 7, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2017 I am 32 years old. I started losing hair at age 25. It wasn't very noticeable at the time. It started looking worse 2 years later in 2012. I started wearing a cap at all time to hide my baldness. It pretty much killed my confidence especially with the opposite sex. I have never been the type to be after women all the time but I did enjoy occasional attention. Needless to say, that stopped happening. Then by 2016 when I looked in the mirror I noticed how much worse it had gotten. I knew I had to do something soon. By late 2016 I decided I was going to have a hair transplant. I live and work in Delhi, so it had to be done here for me. I went for a consultation at a clinic (iGraft) wherein I was informed I would need about 6000 follicles. They apparently do not work by grafts. I decided to try out other clinics too. I had no idea who was going to be the surgeon had I decided to go ahead with iGraft. Also, their call centre kept calling me giving me the impression that they were more interested in getting the money. Then I came across this forum while looking for more options. I read about other HT patients and came to a conclusion that it was important to get my HT with a good doctor/surgeon. I tried to go with Eugenix clinic in Gurgaon but decided to go with Dermaclinix instead. Dermaclinix is run by two well reputed doctors from AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Science). I got my consultation done with Dr Kavish Chouhan (MD, AIIMS) who informed me that I needed 3500 grafts for my HT. He didn't give me any impression whatsoever that he wanted me to go ahead with their clinic. I was impressed with this and immediately decided I would go with them. While checking their price with the clinic manager Reshma, who is excellent by the way, I opted for Dr Jyoti Gupta (MD, Safdarjung Hospital) as her price was cheaper than that of Dr Kavish Chouhan and Dr Armendra (MD, AIIMS). Reshma assured me that Dr Gupta was as good as any she knows of. My reason for choosing for choosing Dr Jyoti was because I knew she had worked with the doctors from AIIMS and herself has very good reviews about her on the Internet. So, on 4 March 2017, I got my day 1 of HT done with them at their Janak Puri clinic which is smaller than their clinic at Defense Colony. Day 2 of HT was done at Defense Colony. I did go through some pain but I decided it was all gonna be worth it. Dr Jyoti Gupta and team found me very cooperative and mentioned that it helped them work even better. Of course, I was ready to go through hell for this, so a little pain here and there wasn't going to bother me too much. It's day 2 of my HT today. In an hour I am going to their Defense Colony clinic to get my dressing removed. I have been taking the medicines they gave me regularly and spraying my implanted grafts with some liquid spray they gave me, every 2 hour or so. I did overhear them say I was going to have thick hair during the OP. I hope they are right. I'll share some pics of me before my HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 7, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2017 I'll share day 2 pics later in the day after getting my dressing removed. To be honest, I don't know how it is going to be. I never had unrealistic expectation and hope it goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 7, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2017 Here's some pics from day 2. I had taken two days leave from work following my HT. I will get back to office tomorrow. I am told that I can wear a hat or cap to work. I don't know if there would be a risk to that. As you may notice, the swelling hasn't gone yet. Hoping it does by tomorrow or next 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dolph1969 Posted March 7, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted March 7, 2017 Take some anti inflammatory meds for the swelling. It should go down in a few days. A loose fitting baseball cap should be fine to wear to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 7, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2017 Take some anti inflammatory meds for the swelling. It should go down in a few days. A loose fitting baseball cap should be fine to wear to work. Thanks for your response and advice, Dolph. I have a loose fitting cap I can wear. It'll still touch the implanted grafts though. Is that something I should be worried about? Good to know the swelling is normal and would go away in a few days. I got my first implanted hair wash today at the clinic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member frankdatank Posted March 8, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted March 8, 2017 Looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 8, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 8, 2017 Looks really good Thanks for your response and encouragement. It's way too early to be excited but I kind of am thinking about having hair over my forehead again. My baldness made me come across as anti social to some of my friends. I am an introvert by nature but not really an anti social person. I don't know why I let my baldness stop me from leading active social life like I used to. I hope this HT thing goes well. I want to be as confident and cheerful in social events as I used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 9, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 9, 2017 Day 4 pics. The swelling has gone down. Only a little dissatisfaction I feel right now is that the hairline could've been lower than what it is. I had mentioned this at the time of the surgery and they said it was good and looked only like that because of the swelling. Would appreciate your feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 17, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 17, 2017 Day 12 pics (not natural light). Will post week 2 pics in natural light. It's been 12 days since the OP. I have been very careful not to let the grafts fall. Been sleeping the same position since the OP and still not confident in sleeping on the recipient area. Although I was instructed to wash the transplanted hair with shampoo twice a day since day 3, I have been very cautious as I don't want to risk losing the grafts. It was only yesterday that I started gently touching the transplanted grafts with my finger tips while shampooing. Some crusts or scabs came off with some hair but like only 4 or 5. Now when I look at the picture of the recipient area, it looks like less grafts to me. I don't know if it's a normal day 12 look or if I lost some grafts. Therefore I appreciate any feedback to understand how I am progressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dolph1969 Posted March 17, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted March 17, 2017 You should have lost the scabs by now. Have a warm shower and soak your head well. Put on shampoo and gently rub it on (the grafts will be more or less secure now). Leave for around 20 minutes to soak into the scabs. Gently rinse off by rubbing gently with a soft sponge. You should see most of them coming off. Repeat this every day until the scabs come off. You are probably seeing the start of the shed now. Mine started around 7 days after surgery, with a few hairs coming off. Definitely get rid of the scabs at this point. BTW, the hairline is fine, you don't want it any lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 21, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 21, 2017 You should have lost the scabs by now. Have a warm shower and soak your head well. Put on shampoo and gently rub it on (the grafts will be more or less secure now). Leave for around 20 minutes to soak into the scabs. Gently rinse off by rubbing gently with a soft sponge. You should see most of them coming off. Repeat this every day until the scabs come off. You are probably seeing the start of the shed now. Mine started around 7 days after surgery, with a few hairs coming off. Definitely get rid of the scabs at this point. BTW, the hairline is fine, you don't want it any lower. Thanks Dolph for your response and feedback. I am almost scab free by now. And yes, the hairline is acrually fine. I had to compare it with my pic from ten years ago and found the current hairline is same as my original hairline. So, I take back my word about feeling disappointed with it. It's day 16 since the OP. Here's some pics in natural light (couldn't take pic of the donor area as I was taking the pics myself): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 25, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 25, 2017 Day 20 since op. I haven't experienced shedding of hair as of yet. Maybe 3-5, I don't know for sure. The transplanted hair are growing along with the rest of my hair instead. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing. I see that my recipient area is looking red/pink. It's a normal thing after HT, right? Why does it get red after a HT? I don't know how long it's gonna stay that way. Not very long, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DMITRI77 Posted March 25, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted March 25, 2017 Hey. 1) The name of the clinic? 2) Who did the hair transplant? 3) Cost of transplantation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 26, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 26, 2017 Hey. 1) The name of the clinic? 2) Who did the hair transplant? 3) Cost of transplantation? Hi Dmitri, I have mentioned the name of the clinic and the doctor who performed the HT on the thread title. It's Dermaclinix and the doctor was Dr Jyoti Gupta. I live and work in New Delhi, India for now. So, I had looked for a HT clinic in the city itself. After several online research including this forum, I decided to go ahead with Dermaclinix as their top 2 doctors, Dr Kavish Chouhan and Dr Armendra Kumar are both from AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), India's premium medical institute. I don't know if their price varies from patient to patient. I was quoted around INR 45-50 ($00.65 - $00.75) per graft for either Dr Kavish Chouhan or Dr Armendra Kumar. In the end I decided to go ahead with Dr Jyoti from the same clinic who charges less than them, most likely because she's an MD from Safdarjung, another great medical institute but not as prestigious as AIIMS. Her price at the time was INR 30-40 per graft. That's almost like $00.50 or $00.60 per graft. I trusted the Clinic manager Reshma's words that Dr Jyoti was as good as any other in this field. So I went with Dr Jyoti. I personally found her and her team to be good extremely good. Although I still have to see how I progress with my HT going forward, I am happy with it so far. I don't know where you are based or if New Delhi is too far for you. If you're considering any doctor or clinic, try to also look for the negative reviews. That's how I decided to go ahead with Dr Jyoti of Dermaclinix as I couldn't find any negative review about her or the clinic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted March 28, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 28, 2017 Day 24 today. I have started shedding hair last couple of days. Although I have read how it is normal to be shedding hair at some point after the HT, I can't help wondering if I am shedding them too early. No bleeding or any such thing but I think I'm shedding about 15-25 hair each time I shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akatoshfire Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 I hope you continue to post updates, best of luck to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DMITRI77 Posted April 8, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2017 Hey. I wonder your opinion about the quality of doctors from India: 1) Dr Prashant Yadav 2) Dr. Gaurav Garg. Who do you think is the best doctor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted July 15, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 15, 2017 Sorry for being quiet last couple of months. Had met with an accident and then got busy with work. I injured my left hand in accident but nothing else much. It's all well now. Today is 4 months and 10 days since the HT. Still shedding some hair. Transplanted hair grew very fast along with my other hair. The density part worries me a little bit. I don't know if I can expect more hair to show up in next few months. Here's some pics I took a few minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted July 15, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 15, 2017 This is my pre op pic here for comparison. Your honest feedback would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted July 15, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 15, 2017 Hey. I wonder your opinion about the quality of doctors from India: 1) Dr Prashant Yadav 2) Dr. Gaurav Garg. Who do you think is the best doctor? Sorry for late response. Have you had your HT yet? I don't know to be honest who is the best doctor in India for a HT. This forum has been around for a while and there have been folks who got HT in India that were a success. I reckon the recommended doctors on this forum would be good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RochersDeNaye Posted July 17, 2017 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 17, 2017 I had obviously hoped for more density after 4 months. Of course I am happy to have more hair than I did before the op. Still, getting more density would be great. I still wear a cap at most times when I go outside. Some of you who read this would know what can be realistically expected after about 4 and half months of where I am. Can more density be expected by the 6th month? Or would it be same as 4th month? I haven't had a hair cut since the OP. Will get a hair cut later this week and will post images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member farmcat Posted July 18, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted July 18, 2017 At 4 months you are only starting to see growth.....mine started coming in as very fine hair around 4 months.....you will see much more over the next 4 months..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member AllAboutHair Posted October 20, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 I feel your results after 4 months seem to be good. Keep posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member budhair Posted October 28, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted October 28, 2017 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaberaglobal12 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hi RochersDeNaye, Hope you fine, if you now find a best hair transplant clinic in Delhi you can go Kabera Global hair transplant clinic in delhi located in greater kailash 11 New Delhi,and second is New Delhi D 61, Ajay Enclave, Near Subhash Nagar,Metro Station, Next to SBI. There many hair transplant experts they will proper guide you about treatment, cost etc. Best Hair Transplant Clinic In Delhi, Compare Cost & Clinics in Alanknanda Greater Kailash Delhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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