Senior Member hairlossPA Posted February 4, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 4, 2021 this is a homerun. I can't wait for mine to start growing from Dr. B. I am 13 weeks post op.... getting nervous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member andrew11 Posted February 4, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Tbcruz said: 12 months guys here are some dry combed back and some styled combed back ! no concealers* & styled pictures just have hair spray. I am planning on going back to fine tone the hairline. Some little things that bother me nothing anyone would pick up on tho. I will try to get pics of the scar tonight I forgot to get the pics before doing my hair lol so when I shower I will get some. tbh the scar really disappeared on me these last 2 months. I haven’t seen it in a while. I think I had some shockloss in the donor along with some redness that made it more noticeable before but now I feel like it’s come along way and I’m very happy! Awesome result congratulations man !! 👏👏👌 Edited February 4, 2021 by andrew11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tbcruz Posted February 24, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Just wanted to update with some pictures since I just got a haircut for who ever is curious and also some pics of side and back of my head scar is good not a problem. Im having alittle hair greed and I am planning on seeing Dr. Bloxham in acouple of weeks to see what his thoughts are on adding some more density to hairline only. If anyone has any questions lmk!! P.s haircut didn’t come out to good so just ignore the spottiness lol Edited February 24, 2021 by Tbcruz 4 1st procedure (8-4-17) - Dr. Luís Nader FUE 1551 grafts. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49351-1551-grafts-with-luis-nader/?tab=comments#comment-455985 2nd procedure (2-4-20) - Dr. Blake Bloxham FUT 1986 grafts https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55933-dr-blake-bloxham-fut/?tab=comments#comment-529401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted February 24, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 24, 2021 Ok so I cannot spot a FUT has been done 👏 always a good sign 👌 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Steeeve Posted February 24, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted February 24, 2021 The fact that you can pull off such a close fade having had an FUT speaks volumes. It looks fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted February 24, 2021 Administrators Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Tbcruz said: Just wanted to update with some pictures since I just got a haircut for who ever is curious and also some pics of side and back of my head scar is good not a problem. Im having alittle hair greed and I am planning on seeing Dr. Bloxham in acouple of weeks to see what his thoughts are on adding some more density to hairline only. If anyone has any questions lmk!! P.s haircut didn’t come out to good so just ignore the spottiness lol Damn 10/10 hair and haircut, perfect taper 🔥 1 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Harry Bosch Posted February 24, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2021 Great stuff, with the sharp strategic haircut to match. The hair greed is well-earned and much deserved. @Tbcruz what changes are you thinking about with the hairline? just adding some density? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RandoBrando517 Posted February 24, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 24, 2021 How short do you cut the sides? Can you show a picture of the scar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tbcruz Posted February 25, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Harry Bosch said: Great stuff, with the sharp strategic haircut to match. The hair greed is well-earned and much deserved. @Tbcruz what changes are you thinking about with the hairline? just adding some density? Yea I just want alittle more density right in the first cm of my hairline. The rest of my hair covers my scalp just enough to make it look like a perfect head of hair lol I wouldn’t change my hairline even if they could give me a juvenile hairline from when I was 18 with density. This is my opinion but I feel like a receded mature hairline gives a guy more character and just better looking than a straight low hairline. Plus when your 50-70 years old (hair transplant or not) you will bring a lot of attention to your self because of it. 1 hour ago, RandoBrando517 said: How short do you cut the sides? Can you show a picture of the scar? Where the scar is if I had to guess maybe around 3-4 clipper guard. Yea let me see if I can get some now... if not tomorrow I’ll have my wife snap some. tbh tho I really could care less about my scar. I’m 32 years old and I have a great head of hair (thank god for hair transplants & this website). I think it would bother me more if my transplant was a failure and my scar was showing. 2 1st procedure (8-4-17) - Dr. Luís Nader FUE 1551 grafts. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49351-1551-grafts-with-luis-nader/?tab=comments#comment-455985 2nd procedure (2-4-20) - Dr. Blake Bloxham FUT 1986 grafts https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55933-dr-blake-bloxham-fut/?tab=comments#comment-529401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hair4Days Posted February 25, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2021 That low skin fade is perfect. As for you adding density, does bloxham want to do do another strip for that or fue ? Or are you going to save another fut surgery for your back half if needed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tbcruz Posted February 25, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, James C said: That low skin fade is perfect. As for you adding density, does bloxham want to do do another strip for that or fue ? Or are you going to save another fut surgery for your back half if needed? Thanks James, I asked him about doing a small fue through email but once I go in and he takes a look ill see what he recommends. 1st procedure (8-4-17) - Dr. Luís Nader FUE 1551 grafts. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49351-1551-grafts-with-luis-nader/?tab=comments#comment-455985 2nd procedure (2-4-20) - Dr. Blake Bloxham FUT 1986 grafts https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55933-dr-blake-bloxham-fut/?tab=comments#comment-529401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted February 25, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2021 Looks incredible! I would wait awhile before doing another round. Enjoy what you have! 1 Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairlossPA Posted February 25, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2021 seriously looks amazing man. if mine turns out like this i’ll be so happy. i just crossed 4 months and not seeing much... getting to that nervous stage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted February 25, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted February 25, 2021 Just such a super natural result. It looks like you never had any work done. Thanks for the update. 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tbcruz Posted February 25, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2021 9 hours ago, aaron1234 said: Looks incredible! I would wait awhile before doing another round. Enjoy what you have! Yea I hear you lol.. I’m in no rush to do this all again. If he can do a small fue without shaving I’ll do it. If he says to wait acouple of years to see how I progress I won’t complain. My hair is not perfect but I’m happy. 9 hours ago, hairlossPA said: seriously looks amazing man. if mine turns out like this i’ll be so fucking happy. i just crossed 4 months and not seeing much... getting to that nervous stage Thanks man! Yea it’s such a great feeling finally getting to this point where I can push my hair back and leave the house. Don’t worry you’ll be there soon!!!lol ... when I was at 4 months it wasn’t that impressive either. Tbh the first time I actually looked at my hair and was like this is crazy when did I get this much hair was somewhere between 6-7 months I was getting ready to go to a engagement party and I did my hair.. I had the fibers out wax and a comb. I was like let me style my hair first then I’ll put some fibers on. Once I finished combing my hair I was like I don’t need fibers this looks awesome 😎 1st procedure (8-4-17) - Dr. Luís Nader FUE 1551 grafts. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49351-1551-grafts-with-luis-nader/?tab=comments#comment-455985 2nd procedure (2-4-20) - Dr. Blake Bloxham FUT 1986 grafts https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55933-dr-blake-bloxham-fut/?tab=comments#comment-529401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tbcruz Posted February 25, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Gatsby said: Just such a super natural result. It looks like you never had any work done. Thanks for the update. Thanks gatsby! 1st procedure (8-4-17) - Dr. Luís Nader FUE 1551 grafts. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49351-1551-grafts-with-luis-nader/?tab=comments#comment-455985 2nd procedure (2-4-20) - Dr. Blake Bloxham FUT 1986 grafts https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55933-dr-blake-bloxham-fut/?tab=comments#comment-529401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RandoBrando517 Posted February 25, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 25, 2021 16 hours ago, Tbcruz said: Yea I just want alittle more density right in the first cm of my hairline. The rest of my hair covers my scalp just enough to make it look like a perfect head of hair lol I wouldn’t change my hairline even if they could give me a juvenile hairline from when I was 18 with density. This is my opinion but I feel like a receded mature hairline gives a guy more character and just better looking than a straight low hairline. Plus when your 50-70 years old (hair transplant or not) you will bring a lot of attention to your self because of it. Where the scar is if I had to guess maybe around 3-4 clipper guard. Yea let me see if I can get some now... if not tomorrow I’ll have my wife snap some. tbh tho I really could care less about my scar. I’m 32 years old and I have a great head of hair (thank god for hair transplants & this website). I think it would bother me more if my transplant was a failure and my scar was showing. I agree man, I would’ve probably been in Turkey if it weren’t for this site 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tbcruz Posted April 7, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 7, 2021 If anyone wants to watch my 1 year update! Dr Bloxham took some great pictures of my hair pre-op. It really shows how how thin my frontal third really was. Im so blessed to have went to Dr. Bloxham. He’s really given me the long hair look I wanted. I can’t thank him enough and FYI I will be going back to fill in some spots in the hairline maybe at the beginning of 2022. Dr. Bloxham said something around 300 grafts. I will be also documenting that one here. here are some Pics I took today which is 14months post op for anyone who wants to see. These pictures were taken in VERY bright light. Like the only way someone would every see me in these conditions would be if someone was holding a flash light to my head lol. 1 1st procedure (8-4-17) - Dr. Luís Nader FUE 1551 grafts. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49351-1551-grafts-with-luis-nader/?tab=comments#comment-455985 2nd procedure (2-4-20) - Dr. Blake Bloxham FUT 1986 grafts https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55933-dr-blake-bloxham-fut/?tab=comments#comment-529401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairlossPA Posted April 7, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 7, 2021 looks amazing. i just crossed the 5 month mark. how much did yours change after the 5 month mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 7, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 7, 2021 53 minutes ago, Tbcruz said: If anyone wants to watch my 1 year update! Dr Bloxham took some great pictures of my hair pre-op. It really shows how how thin my frontal third really was. Im so blessed to have went to Dr. Bloxham. He’s really given me the long hair look I wanted. I can’t thank him enough and FYI I will be going back to fill in some spots in the hairline maybe at the beginning of 2022. Dr. Bloxham said something around 300 grafts. I will be also documenting that one here. here are some Pics I took today which is 14months post op for anyone who wants to see. These pictures were taken in VERY bright light. Like the only way someone would every see me in these conditions would be if someone was holding a flash light to my head lol. I commented on the video haha Tbcruz you're a legend man and your hair looks excellent thanks for always sharing your progress. 1 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tbcruz Posted April 7, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, hairlossPA said: looks amazing. i just crossed the 5 month mark. how much did yours change after the 5 month mark Thanks man! Yea 6 months is when It really hit me that my hair was looking great tbh until then I was crossing my fingers. Bloxham is awesome you will be fine don’t sweat it ! 21 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said: I commented on the video haha Tbcruz you're a legend man and your hair looks excellent thanks for always sharing your progress. Thanks Melvin! I’m happy I finally made it to the other side and got my hair back. I was alittle discouraged having done it once already but I’m glad I stuck to it and found Dr. Bloxham. Yea I liked your comment once I saw it lmao. 1 1st procedure (8-4-17) - Dr. Luís Nader FUE 1551 grafts. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49351-1551-grafts-with-luis-nader/?tab=comments#comment-455985 2nd procedure (2-4-20) - Dr. Blake Bloxham FUT 1986 grafts https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55933-dr-blake-bloxham-fut/?tab=comments#comment-529401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdDantes99 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Congratulations on the result Tbcruz! The final result is amazing and progress like yours is the key reason why I chose Dr.Bloxham. My surgery with him is scheduled on May 24th, I'm really hoping I can get results like yours. My main question for you is the linear scar in the back. I was reading that you said it took months to heal and for it not to become noticeable. Do you think after a month after the surgery, I could use Toppik to conceal it and it wouldn't look noticeable? Did you use any other methods to make it not look obvious? After my surgery, I'm giving myself some time to heal and not really be in public much. When I do go back, I didn't want it to look really noticeable that I got a hair transplant. Let me know your thoughts. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 8, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 8, 2021 You know Dr. Bloxham touched on a point in the video that isn't discussed that much. What's the perfect hair length after getting a hair transplant. How many inches would you say your hair is right now? I'd guess around 5 inches. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 8, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 8, 2021 Hall of “hair” Fame in my humble opinion. 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Tbcruz Posted April 9, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 9, 2021 11 hours ago, EdDantes99 said: Congratulations on the result Tbcruz! The final result is amazing and progress like yours is the key reason why I chose Dr.Bloxham. My surgery with him is scheduled on May 24th, I'm really hoping I can get results like yours. My main question for you is the linear scar in the back. I was reading that you said it took months to heal and for it not to become noticeable. Do you think after a month after the surgery, I could use Toppik to conceal it and it wouldn't look noticeable? Did you use any other methods to make it not look obvious? After my surgery, I'm giving myself some time to heal and not really be in public much. When I do go back, I didn't want it to look really noticeable that I got a hair transplant. Let me know your thoughts. Thank you! Thank you @EdDantes99theres no doubt in my mind that you will get a result like mine. Your in good hands. I’m not 100% sure but I think you should be okay using it by that time tbh. I didn’t use anything because I got away with using a hat. If you don’t have the option of wearing hat. It honestly will come down to how you heal. I’ve seen people post pictures after a month and it looks like nothing happened ( aside from the hair loss ) and I’ve seen others that it look really red. I think it has to do with your complexion as well. feel free to ask anymore questions or pm me. tb 11 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said: You know Dr. Bloxham touched on a point in the video that isn't discussed that much. What's the perfect hair length after getting a hair transplant. How many inches would you say your hair is right now? I'd guess around 5 inches. I think your right about the inches deff 5-6 right now. Tbh I think anything after 4” starts to cover your whole head very nicely. Im planning on buzzing my head so I’ll be able to go through all lengths again and see how it changes as it grows. I do plan on growing it out alittle more because I love it like this but I’m starting to also hate the maintenance that’s comes with it every morning lol.. when summer is over here I might buzz it and go back to comb over less maintenance. 11 hours ago, JohnAC71 said: Hall of “hair” Fame in my humble opinion. 👏 thank you John!! I appreciate your compliments ! 3 1st procedure (8-4-17) - Dr. Luís Nader FUE 1551 grafts. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49351-1551-grafts-with-luis-nader/?tab=comments#comment-455985 2nd procedure (2-4-20) - Dr. Blake Bloxham FUT 1986 grafts https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55933-dr-blake-bloxham-fut/?tab=comments#comment-529401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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