NicoAustralia Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I won't go into a massive backstory as most of ours probably start in a similar fashion. I started losing my hair in my early 20s and I'm now 31 years old. I didn't start taking Finasteride until this year which was far too late. When I was about 26 I began researching hair transplant surgery. I have had overseas consultations as well as two here in Australia. The clinics in Turkey seemed to quote far higher graft numbers than Australia but were far cheaper in terms of price until you take into account the flights etc from Melbourne to Europe which was one of the deciding factors in the end. I found The Knudsen Clinic from the popular Youtube channel- The Hairloss Show. Once I had my consultation with Dr Vikram, I felt comfortable to proceed with surgery there. On the 20th July I arrived at the clinic and went through the pre-op stuff required before surgery, including hairline design. Dr Vikram allowed me to choose my own hairline but did offer me advice related to expecations, my age and the future. We decided on a hairline that seemed natural for my age and away we went into theatre. I was given a sedative similar to a Valium prior to beginning the procedure. The anaesthetic needles in the scalp were by far the worst part of the entire day (Except the insane boredom!). I won't lie, you absolutely feel those injections! After a couple of minutes you are completely numb in the scalp. Dr Vikram then took the strip and approximately 6 technicians began preparing it into grafts. Whilst the grafts were being prepared Dr Vikram made the recipient sites. Once these were done he began implanting the grafts along with one assistant who rotated with other assistants throughout the day. Dr Vikram only had one break from implanting grafts himself the entire procedure. Towards the end there was still grafts leftover and so he made some more recipient sites and implanted around 55 extra grafts. All in all, I had approximately 2700 grafts. Majority in the frontal and mid area with some scattered in the crown as well. I'm now on day 4 post operation and so the photos are from pre-surgery, immediately post surgery and then days 1-4. I will try and update this post fortnightly until the shed is done and then monthly. Ask any questions you like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Pretty scabby day 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted July 25, 2020 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hi Niko, I'm from Melbourne, Australia and I have had consults with Dr Vikram and Dr Knudsen along with many other hair transplant surgeons in Australia. You have wavy/curly hair which will be an asset in your results. The FUT scar looks very clean. Did Dr Vikram tell you how many more grafts you still have available if you were wanting another procedure down the track? Thanks for sharing and I look forward to your updates. GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Gatsby said: Hi Niko, I'm from Melbourne, Australia and I have had consults with Dr Vikram and Dr Knudsen along with many other hair transplant surgeons in Australia. You have wavy/curly hair which will be an asset in your results. The FUT scar looks very clean. Did Dr Vikram tell you how many more grafts you still have available if you were wanting another procedure down the track? Thanks for sharing and I look forward to your updates. Thanks for your reply mate! Yeah I think it will definitely add to the illusion of density having curly hair. I can't remember exactly but he said I could easily have another procedure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 DAY 8 POST OP: Quick little update. Sorry pics are a little gross! Some redness subsiding now and most the scabs are gone. It' really cool to see little hairs along my hairline for the first time in years! Donor area still pretty sore where the stitches are (Should be dissolving now). I think the pain there is actually kind of worse now because the nerve endings are waking up again. Not looking forward to the inevitable shed over the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rob7331 Posted July 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted July 28, 2020 Our hair quality, colour and waviness is almost identical haha. Really curious how this turns out. 1 Follow my second hair transplant journey below Caucasian - 4613 Grafts - Eugenix, Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Just now, rob7331 said: Our hair quality, colour and waviness is almost identical haha. Really curious how this turns out. Have you had a transplant yourself? I'd love to see some pics if so. Very curious now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Day 10! Most scabs are gone now. I'll wait till about day 15 now and post some update pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member baldforalongtime Posted August 4, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted August 4, 2020 Happy growing! It looks like they did a good job of dispersing the grafts and covering the front third. Will you post the donor area update? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Louisjams Posted August 4, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 4, 2020 Good luck mate! Looks like good work. Keep us posted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 9 hours ago, baldforalongtime said: Happy growing! It looks like they did a good job of dispersing the grafts and covering the front third. Will you post the donor area update? Yes can do! It's just difficult getting a photo of it properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Day 17? Update. Growing really well now, the redness is still very evident but I'm pretty pale skinned so I anticipate that will hang around for a while. Scalp is getting quite dry and almost flakey the last few days. I've started applying aloe vera gel to the recipient area as well as the donor which seems to help. Not too happy about the thought of shedding all this growth off but I guess that's a part of the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 9 hours ago, Louisjams said: Good luck mate! Looks like good work. Keep us posted. Thanks mate, I'll keep doing updates. Next one will be once the shed is in full swing probably around week 3-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Just a quick update. 3 weeks post op yesterday and the shed has kicked in hard for me. I'm anticipating I'll lose almost all the transplanted hair before it is done! As for the donor area, scar is healing pretty well but I've had bad shock loss in the entire area so I'm looking horrible at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ShadowMoon Posted August 11, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, NicoAustralia said: Just a quick update. 3 weeks post op yesterday and the shed has kicked in hard for me. I'm anticipating I'll lose almost all the transplanted hair before it is done! As for the donor area, scar is healing pretty well but I've had bad shock loss in the entire area so I'm looking horrible at the moment! Any pictures of the scar? Just a waiting game now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 I'll get my girlfriend to take some good ones later today. I suck at trying to photograph it haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ShadowMoon Posted August 11, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 11, 2020 Just now, NicoAustralia said: I'll get my girlfriend to take some good ones later today. I suck at trying to photograph it haha Right there with you lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 One month down for me today! Looking absolutely terrible as you can see in the photos but it's all a part of the process. I did my research and prepared myself for this so I'm doing pretty good even if I don't look good! I'd say I've shed 80% of my transplanted hair and wouldn't be surprised if I lose the rest. Redness has subsided somewhat but certainly still present. Looking forward to the redness disappearing being the next phase of the process. I had dissolvable stitches which if I had my choice I would not recommend. It was all fine but after three weeks I was sick of them and wanted them out which caused me a little stress. They are all gone now and the donor area feels fine. As you can see from my terrible photography, the scar is still quite red. Also, REALLY bad shock loss almost everywhere and especially in the donor area. Before the procedure I could somewhat hide my hairloss with fibres and hairspray but now it would be impossible. I'll update again at 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ShadowMoon Posted August 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 21, 2020 The shed is real my dude. All my transplanted hair and some native hair was completely gone at 2 weeks. Happy healing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, ShadowMoon said: The shed is real my dude. All my transplanted hair and some native hair was completely gone at 2 weeks. Happy healing! I feel you mate haha. How long until your donor scar was completely healed would you say? Also, did you get back shock loss in the donor area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ShadowMoon Posted August 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just now, NicoAustralia said: I feel you mate haha. How long until your donor scar was completely healed would you say? Also, did you get back shock loss in the donor area? You're a week ahead of me, my three weeks was yesterday. My incision is healing well but one side is a little more raised than the other, and has more shock loss. I have some ingrown hairs along and inside of the scar. I'll post some pictures on my thread once I'm at 1 month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoAustralia Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 minute ago, ShadowMoon said: You're a week ahead of me, my three weeks was yesterday. My incision is healing well but one side is a little more raised than the other, and has more shock loss. I have some ingrown hairs along and inside of the scar. I'll post some pictures on my thread once I'm at 1 month. Ah my bad dude! Looking forward to your update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 How’s it all looking now mate ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted October 1, 2020 Valued Contributor Share Posted October 1, 2020 Nico how are things traveling? Be nice to see an 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 ShadowMoon Posted October 2, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 2, 2020 Would like to know how things fare as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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