Regular Member rubberduck Posted November 12, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2020 5 hours ago, JohnAC71 said: Yes you do appear to have some shock loss, it will take a few months to correct itself. Hopefully it will tie in with your new growth. Should only be another month until the real growth starts. Your nearly over the worst part. Yes, hoping for the best. Thanks for your kind words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted November 12, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 12, 2020 Just now, rubberduck said: Yes, hoping for the best. Thanks for your kind words. Your welcome, always here for support 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Guanyu76 Posted December 25, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted December 25, 2020 update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rubberduck Posted December 25, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Guanyu76 said: update? The frontal region has got some solid growth. Midscalp and crown is still very sparse. I feel that shock loss in the donor region has improved slightly. I'm out on vacation. Will post pictures in a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gabreille Nelson Mukhia Posted December 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/25/2020 at 11:42 PM, rubberduck said: The frontal region has got some solid growth. Midscalp and crown is still very sparse. I feel that shock loss in the donor region has improved slightly. I'm out on vacation. Will post pictures in a couple of days. Hope you are taking Finasteride. Please do share your pictures soon. We are excited to see the progress so far. 1 Official representative of Eugenix Hair Sciences Dr. Arika Bansal & Dr. Pradeep Sethi https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5crlGyTac2hlU1gHneADzQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rubberduck Posted December 31, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2020 21 week update: At 3.5 months I was getting really anxious since I was not seeing any growth. No matter how much I read and knew about the whole ugly duckling phase, I was still not prepared for it. Thankfully, things started improving around the 4 month mark. I'll try to share pictures taken in different lighting conditions, since that makes a huge difference. I would love to hear your honest thoughts and opinions. FRONT FRONT (UNDER HARSH LIGHT) CROWN and MID-SCALP (UNDER HARSH LIGHT) DONOR / SIDES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rubberduck Posted December 31, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 12:46 PM, Gabreille Nelson Mukhia said: Hope you are taking Finasteride. Please do share your pictures soon. We are excited to see the progress so far. Hey Nelson. Thanks for asking. Yes, I have been regular with the medication and I take finasteride 1mg everyday. I'm also considering starting minoxidil for the crown. But not sure if it is a good idea to start at this point in time of the HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member deitel130 Posted December 31, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 31, 2020 Only 4 months and there is already a noticeable difference from your pre-op. The coming months should be some exciting times. Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted December 31, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 31, 2020 Improvement since last pics. How is the shock loss ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rubberduck Posted December 31, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said: Improvement since last pics. How is the shock loss ? There is some improvement. The extraction pattern is still visible if I trim my hair short on the sides. I think I'll give it a few more months to recover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted December 31, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 31, 2020 Looking good...excited to see your progress in the coming months!!! Thanks so much for keeping us posted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNX1 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 9/6/2020 at 7:56 PM, Gabreille Nelson Mukhia said: Excellent recovery. Hope you are taking Finasteride. Fin is utterly TOXIC to many ppl. In fact, many have permanent sexual side effects as a result. I wouldnt recommend that to anyone ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seniormido Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, GNX1 said: Fin is utterly TOXIC to many ppl. In fact, many have permanent sexual side effects as a result. I wouldnt recommend that to anyone ever! There is some evidence that it can also cause infertility in men. Even topical minoxidil can cause serious changes in the heart and blood vessels with long term use. This is the problem with hair loss medications! Edited January 4, 2021 by Seniormido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Captain Haddock Posted February 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 2, 2021 An update is due my friend 1 My Journey: NW2 @Eugenix | 1388 Graft Frontal Restoration | Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rubberduck Posted February 2, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 2, 2021 6 hours ago, Captain Haddock said: An update is due my friend Hairline is coming along nicely. It has thickened up quite well over the past month. The left side is a little weak compared to the right. But overall good improvement when compared to pre-op. Mid-scalp is still see through even in dull lighting. Not sure if there is enough density there. Hopefully, it will improve in the next few months with the hairs maturing. Overall, I'm reasonably happy with the growth. But I was expecting a little bit more at 6 months. Especially, seeing other's growth here and on youtube. I'm going to send some photos to Dr.Arika for evaluation. Will add an update here with photos after that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted February 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks for the update @rubberduck look forward to seeing the pics. 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted February 2, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted February 2, 2021 At only 5 months (now 6) your donor has already started to improve as has the coverage which has started to kick in. If you compare your pre op pics to these one's there is a massive difference. Imagine the results in another 6 months! Remember that the crown always take longer to grow out. You've gone to the best their is in my book for high Norwoods. All the best and I look forward to your future updates. 2 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Captain Haddock Posted February 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 2, 2021 50 minutes ago, rubberduck said: Hairline is coming along nicely. It has thickened up quite well over the past month. The left side is a little weak compared to the right. But overall good improvement when compared to pre-op. Mid-scalp is still see through even in dull lighting. Not sure if there is enough density there. Hopefully, it will improve in the next few months with the hairs maturing. Overall, I'm reasonably happy with the growth. But I was expecting a little bit more at 6 months. Especially, seeing other's growth here and on youtube. I'm going to send some photos to Dr.Arika for evaluation. Will add an update here with photos after that. Nice to know this. Growth was always imminent. 8-10 months is when you'd truly shine I'm sure! 1 My Journey: NW2 @Eugenix | 1388 Graft Frontal Restoration | Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rubberduck Posted February 2, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, Gatsby said: At only 5 months (now 6) your donor has already started to improve as has the coverage which has started to kick in. If you compare your pre op pics to these one's there is a massive difference. Imagine the results in another 6 months! Remember that the crown always take longer to grow out. You've gone to the best their is in my book for high Norwoods. All the best and I look forward to your future updates. Thanks for the kind words @Gatsby I know I'll have to be patient and have realistic expectations. It is just that my youtube recommendations is bombarded with videos of people getting amazing results at six months. Time to take a break from youtube I guess 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rubberduck Posted February 2, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Captain Haddock said: Nice to know this. Growth was always imminent. 8-10 months is when you'd truly shine I'm sure! Thanks Captain. I hope so too. Just started following your thread, looking forward to your updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member deitel130 Posted February 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 hours ago, rubberduck said: Hairline is coming along nicely. It has thickened up quite well over the past month. The left side is a little weak compared to the right. But overall good improvement when compared to pre-op. Mid-scalp is still see through even in dull lighting. Not sure if there is enough density there. Hopefully, it will improve in the next few months with the hairs maturing. Overall, I'm reasonably happy with the growth. But I was expecting a little bit more at 6 months. Especially, seeing other's growth here and on youtube. I'm going to send some photos to Dr.Arika for evaluation. Will add an update here with photos after that. 6 months is still early so do not be discouraged if certain areas are filling in slower than others. This is actually quite common since each hair has its own cycle. You will have a better idea at the one year mark but there was already a noticeable difference on your last set of pics and it has probably gotten even better since then. Hang in there and if you feel you need more coverage on the mid scalp you can always have a second pass and it's actually normal for people to have a second pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted February 2, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 2, 2021 i remember @Zoomstertalking in the early stages about lack of mid-scalp density, however, it slowly improved. Hang in there- it is early!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Zoomster Posted February 5, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted February 5, 2021 Hang in there for sure ...truth be known it's an 18 month process ...I'm seeing gradual improvements even after one year ... Good luck with it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted March 11, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 11, 2021 Hi @rubberduck- By my calculation, you should be ~7 months post HT. Any updates? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Captain Haddock Posted March 17, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 2:03 PM, SLA said: Hi @rubberduck- By my calculation, you should be ~7 months post HT. Any updates? Second this. Was following this thread closely. Would love an update now. 1 My Journey: NW2 @Eugenix | 1388 Graft Frontal Restoration | Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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