~3k Grafts FUT Frontal Restoration

[Taken4Granted]

@giegnosiganoe

Heard back from the good doctor:

 [1s, 2s, 3s] = [470, 1815, 967]

It totaled 7k hairs, which sounds pretty normal based on other posts I’ve seen. The caliber was not measured, but I’d guess it’s also middle of the road. 

[aaron1234]

Oh, I know who did this, 100%.... but out of respect I'll keep my trap shut. 😝  @Taken4Granted All the best, the work looks stellar!  The hairline shape definitely helped out with the density of graft placement in your frontal third.  You did this the right way.

[Taken4Granted]

Thanks, @aaron1234. Looks like you’ve done your time in ugly duckling prison, and chose your surgeon very well. It’s comforting to get that feedback from you. You got any work left to do? I see it has been a while. 
 

edit - Just checked out your background, looking pretty good. I don’t blame you for getting it done. MPB with that hair/skin color combo is a hard sell. 😉

Edited August 27, 2020 by Taken4Granted

[Melvin- Admin]

Who was your surgeon? Work looks great, happy growing 😎

[Taken4Granted]

Hey @Melvin-Moderator, I’ll tell you in PM. I’m waiting til later to name the surgeon on a more concise thread.

 

By the way, it’ll be 1 month on Monday, and the shed is finally hitting pretty hard. I’ll be full ugly duckling in a few more days. Fingers crossed for a swift rebound.

Edited August 29, 2020 by Taken4Granted

[Steeeve]

This looks unreal, man! Totally clean work. The hairline design is👌🏻👌🏻. The only reason that scar is visible is because of the Neosporin!! Congratulations! I’m eager to follow along!

[naakmuka]

Looking good! WIll be following. I myself had my first HT last week, and we are similar in number of grafts and balding pattern. Looking forward to your result.

[hairlossPA]

update?

[Taken4Granted]

Gentlemen,

Forgive me for the delay. Just dropping in to update anyone watching this. It’s about 3.5 months. It’s too bad i didn’t document at about 1.5-2 months bc I was looking rough.

To summarize, I appear to be turning the corner, but there’s def a really thin spot I’m watching (red circle), and I’ve still got visible shock loss around the donor. Overall, feeling good. I’m confident the thin spot(s) will fill in and the cut will be less visible with time.

Edited November 12, 2020 by Taken4Granted

[Melvin- Admin]

Thanks for sharing man, 

You’re definitely turning the corner, lwt the good times roll brotha 🙌🏼

[Britanium]

Looks good to me. Especially at this early stage. Thanks for the update. Are you willing to share the Dr yet 🤔not too worry if not just curious 

[Britanium]

Just looked back at the post op pics, certainly had grafts planted in the thin area. Pretty sure they will kick in sooner or later. 

[Taken4Granted]

@JohnAC71 The doc was Konior. I feel better saying it a page or two into the thread now, just didn’t want to call it out right away without knowing how the initial content would look. I’ll do a more concise thread later when the case is closed. I’m planning an open letter thanking Dr. K himself, so I might do it then.

 

But yeah, should be a fair number of grafts in the weak spots, so I’m expecting lots of improvement. Such a slow process! You don’t wake up and go “wow, look at the hair”. On the other hand, it’s only 3.5 months and I could already work with what I got if the cut were less noticeable. My advice to other guys would be to ignore it for like 4 months and don’t torture yourself waiting for those early sprouts.

[Britanium]

Awesome choice man. Somebody I consider the best along with H&W. Your right I only notice big changes around or after 6 months.

 

[Hairgain22]

11 minutes ago, Taken4Granted said:

@JohnAC71 The doc was Konior. I feel better saying it a page or two into the thread now, just didn’t want to call it out right away without knowing how the initial content would look. I’ll do a more concise thread later when the case is closed. I’m planning an open letter thanking Dr. K himself, so I might do it then.

 

But yeah, should be a fair number of grafts in the weak spots, so I’m expecting lots of improvement. Such a slow process! You don’t wake up and go “wow, look at the hair”. On the other hand, it’s only 3.5 months and I could already work with what I got if the cut were less noticeable. My advice to other guys would be to ignore it for like 4 months and don’t torture yourself waiting for those early sprouts.

Seems like Dr. Konior is the forum darling, he definitely has a lot of happy patients. I was literally about to ask you the name of your surgeon haha😅

[Taken4Granted]

@Hairgain22

People were debating his talent last I checked, so I’m relieved if there’s finally a consensus on the forum. He doesn’t promote himself like most of his peers, so I usually come out of the woodwork in his defense.
 

You in the market for a procedure yourself? There isn’t one perfect doctor for everyone, but there are very few docs I would consider after Dr. K.

[aaron1234]

Looks like you got some early growth going on.  Don't sweat the thin spots at 3.5 months, they'll fill in eventually.  The next 6 weeks will be exciting for you.

[deitel130]

Starting to come along. Dr. Konior has been putting out some exceptional results and yours looks to be coming along great as well. Congrats and let the growing begin.

[Taken4Granted]

A little over 5 months:

front in harsh light, combed:

 

uncombed:

 

You can see a pretty rough patch there, but it’s filling in (see below).

Sides in harsh light, combed:

 

The right is still behind the left, but it’s also looking much better than before.

cut in normal light:

Still some shock loss, but it’s getting hard to detect even in buzzed hair.

front in normal light, combed:

with Toppik:

 

Here are close-ups of that bad spot in the front:

 

There are plenty of sprouts in there, so it looks like that spot is just on a different schedule for some reason.

Edited January 4, 2021 by Taken4Granted

[Britanium]

Looking really good for 5 months out 👏 

[1978matt]

Good growth.  Really nice scar too.

[hairlossPA]

glad to see your shock loss/scar has improved considerably since last update. I am experiencing very similar shock loss around my scar. I am just over 2 months so hoping it comes back soon.

[Taken4Granted]

@hairlossPA

Yes, I’ve been in public without a hat for 3-4 weeks now. It’s slightly visible on a buzz, but the bigger giveaway is really the contour on the back where there’s still swelling above the incision. Do you have that? Not a big deal, but I’m hoping that clears up too.

[Melvin- Admin]

This is looking insane for 5 months 👏🏼 

[naakmuka]

Looking great for 5 months! Happy growing