Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 24, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted January 24, 2020 Hi All I have had 2 fut transplants. One in 2013 on the front and one in 2018 on the crown. My hairloss was pretty advanced and I used to be on propecia. I stopped taking it a couple of years before the first transplant. I wanted nature to take its course and implant into the bald areas. the second transplant was on the crown which was pretty bare. It was about 2000 grafts and understood that it would just cover the area and expect another on it soon. looking at another on the crown to thicken up. Do you think it would work? What are your honest opinions on the progress so far out of interest? sorry the pics are not I. Order I don’t know how to adjust. Should be self explain story but: photo at the top - crown after 1 year. 2000 fut 2nd transplant 2- crown before the 2nd fut 3,4,5,9 - before first fut on the front 6,7,8 - after first fut on front 10 front - 6 years after front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member paddyirishman Posted January 24, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 24, 2020 Hello @funkymunky. I think you look very good at this moment in time. You have gone conservative on your hairline area which really suits you. Your crown looks good, you used 2000 grafts. So that' leaves the mid scalp where nothing has been done. Your pattern shows that you will lose that. You have done 2 FUT HTs already , so it's likely your looking at FUE next. You have a great wave in your hair which will help coverage. If you use more precious grafts from your scalp now on your crown and when you lose the middle you will regret it. I think you should concentrate on the mid scalp , and maybe improving the hairline a little bit next , and forget the crown for now. You have used 2000 grafts into the crown already what would make a big difference to it would be to implant 1500 beard grafts to it. The above approach would cover all angles and give you an excellent improvement and you would be set for life. .....Paddy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairlossPA Posted January 24, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 24, 2020 i wouldn’t touch the crown with the limited remaining grafts you have. i would tweak the hairline and beef up the frontal third of your head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Medina Posted January 24, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted January 24, 2020 I agree with hairlossPA Also toppik works wonders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 11 hours ago, paddyirishman said: Hello @funkymunky. I think you look very good at this moment in time. You have gone conservative on your hairline area which really suits you. Your crown looks good, you used 2000 grafts. So that' leaves the mid scalp where nothing has been done. Your pattern shows that you will lose that. You have done 2 FUT HTs already , so it's likely your looking at FUE next. You have a great wave in your hair which will help coverage. If you use more precious grafts from your scalp now on your crown and when you lose the middle you will regret it. I think you should concentrate on the mid scalp , and maybe improving the hairline a little bit next , and forget the crown for now. You have used 2000 grafts into the crown already what would make a big difference to it would be to implant 1500 beard grafts to it. The above approach would cover all angles and give you an excellent improvement and you would be set for life. .....Paddy... Hi Paddy Thanks for the reply. So you think look for fue from the beard to fill out the crown? I haven’t looked into this really but will do. yes I went very conservative in the hairline as I wasn’t fussed about trying to have a thick low hairline just something more natural as I had nothing at the front really apart from some thin hairs. i have a decent and long donor area at the back and the strip from the first second fut opened up the first so I just have 1 scar which looks good. I can wear my hair on a blade 4 guard no problem without showing the scar. Do you think a fue is inevitable? How many fut can you have? The midsection is a persistent area that has remained strong but yes i assume it will eventually come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 10 hours ago, hairlossPA said: i wouldn’t touch the crown with the limited remaining grafts you have. i would tweak the hairline and beef up the frontal third of your head Thank you, sound advice. What is your opinion on the beard fut for the crown? I only have 1 scar over the 2 fut surgeries and great donor area and laxity? Do you not think a third fut would be feasible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Medina said: I agree with hairlossPA Also toppik works wonders Thank you, I do use Toppik but want to get away from it really. I have nailed down the technique over two last few years thankfully but it’s an inconvenience that you rely on. Even if the crown was a bit thicker Than it is now I don’t mind being a bit ‘thin’ and not have to wear the Toppik. you get very reliant on it and have to wear it. It’s good but a viscious circle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 This is a couple of shot of it under a very harsh light and brushed forward. When I style it normally and with a bit of topping it doesn’t look like this really. the ridge in the donor area is because it’s growing out after a barber went far to short on the back a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Aftermath Posted January 25, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 I agree you look much better than pre op, who was your surgeon? Hairline shape looks like it could be Farjo, assuming you’re UK based? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Aftermath said: I agree you look much better than pre op, who was your surgeon? Hairline shape looks like it could be Farjo, assuming you’re UK based? Hi Thank you Yes it was Farjo. The front January 2013 and the crown November 2018. The question now is can I use beard to fill the crown a bit as Paddy suggested for density and use the better remaining donor hair for the mid and improve the hairline again. what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Aftermath Posted January 25, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, funkymunky said: Hi Thank you Yes it was Farjo. The front January 2013 and the crown November 2018. The question now is can I use beard to fill the crown a bit as Paddy suggested for density and use the better remaining donor hair for the mid and improve the hairline again. what do you think? So you’ve had 2 transplants, was the first one around the 2000 mark as well? So 4000 total? How’s the laxity? My game plan would be to max out on strip, then FUE after and maybe leave body/beard hair until the end since it’s not going to look at natural and be a different texture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 Yes the first one was around 2100 and the second the same. I am interested in strip again If I can for the quantity. The laxity is good, He said I have a loose scalp when stitching me up also. how many strip procedures can you have generally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Aftermath Posted January 25, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 1 minute ago, funkymunky said: Yes the first one was around 2100 and the second the same. I am interested in strip again If I can for the quantity. The laxity is good, He said I have a loose scalp when stitching me up also. how many strip procedures can you have generally? I’ve had 5. My first was by farjo, I think I maxed out around 11k!lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Aftermath Posted January 25, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 These two were 1 year post op my first procedure with farjo (around 2k hairline) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Aftermath Posted January 25, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 These are current pics after the other 4 strip procedures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 Wow that looks amazing, you must be pleased! 5 strips? How does the back of your head look? Was it all through one scar or multiple scars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Aftermath Posted January 25, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 Just now, funkymunky said: Wow that looks amazing, you must be pleased! 5 strips? How does the back of your head look? Was it all through one scar or multiple scars? All through the one scar, it looks absolutely fine, I’ll try and take a pic and PM you as not to hijack your thread. I did do a comb through vid in my thread recently but it’s only through the top and not the donor. If you’re doing strip are you looking to farjo again? What were his thoughts on further procedures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 Ok that would be great thank you. I've got an appointment next week for a consultation. Will keep you posted to see what he says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Aftermath Posted January 25, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 1 minute ago, funkymunky said: Ok that would be great thank you. I've got an appointment next week for a consultation. Will keep you posted to see what he says Ok mate, I’ll try and see if I can get a pic of the donor area when I’m back in the house later today and PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2020 Ok great thanks 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member E39 Posted January 30, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 4:41 AM, funkymunky said: Ok great thanks 😊 Your results look good. My crown looks like yours was pre op. I’m trying to plan for my crown. Any chance of posting a pic or two of your crown with concealer? As mentioned by other posters, you could thicken your crown more with beard hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member funkymunky Posted January 30, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, E39 said: Your results look good. My crown looks like yours was pre op. I’m trying to plan for my crown. Any chance of posting a pic or two of your crown with concealer? As mentioned by other posters, you could thicken your crown more with beard hair. Yes of course. I use toppik and have done for a few years. It’s definitely much better when the hair is not overly long. It is better sparsely put on ( don’t just load it on ) without any wax or anything and gently combed through followed by hairspray. ill send a pic with toppik on Edited January 30, 2020 by funkymunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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