JollyFollicles Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Had some issues with the corners of my hairline when I was about 25, was getting the McDonald's arches over the years. I got about 1200 grafts from Dr. DIep 6 years ago and was blown away with the result. I was slickin' my hair and strutting around like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Now, being the perfectionist that I am I just had another 700 grafts put in purely for higher density, the hairline was not changed. Anyways, we'll see how this goes but Dr. Diep always seems to deliver. The guy is definitely in his own league, at least in this part of world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ItHasToLookNatural Posted September 5, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted September 5, 2020 Can we see some pictures of your hair before the touch-up? And before any surgery if you have some. Thanks! Recipient looks tightly packed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyFollicles Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 First pic: before first transplant circa 2015. Second through fourth pics: 5 years post first surgery. (hopefully that makes sense) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ItHasToLookNatural Posted September 5, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted September 5, 2020 Looked really good. I would be happy with that haha. What made you decide to go for the extra grafts? Did you have problems in harsh lights or in certain conditions that exposed the difference in density? Looked very natural in my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyFollicles Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Thank you for the kind words! However, you are correct. In certain harsh, overhead lighting it was apparent (at least to me) that the very corners were a bit less dense than I liked. I should have kept better photos over the last 5 years but I do feel like maybe the transplanted area thinned out just a bit... Either way I'm interested to see how the new grafts mix in with the old grafts so I documenting the growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted September 6, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted September 6, 2020 Your left side pic here is impressive, if that's how it looked right before this second procedure I would leave that as it perfectly is. But I agree your right side here below definitely needs some more density -was this taken at the same time as that left pic? I would have been itching to have a second pass done on that when that picture was taken. If you grew out your front hair some more and combed it more left to right instead of straight back, the ends of the hair from the left would lay on top of that thinner area and give you more coverage. Anyway, thanks for sharing and looking forward to your progress updates. -ps can we hope for a youtube video struttin to Stayin' Alive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted September 6, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted September 6, 2020 Ok so one side did appear to grow better. But pretty sure you will now have good density both sides. Happens so often that one side will appear better than the other. The rest of your hair being so dense you will see a difference In the transplanted areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyFollicles Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 @ciausYes those pics of the left and right corners were taken at the same time (3-4 months ago). You are completely correct that the appearance of my density changes based on whether I comb straight back or to the side. If I comb to the side, the hairs on the parted side will group up and look thicker. The other side will also get coverage from hairs that are now laid over the top of the transplanted area. And yes, for the next 6 months I'll be practicing my ladies' man strut 🤣. @JohnAC71 I do feel like the appearance of the transplanted areas has fluctuated over the years. Sometimes the left looks better to me and vice versa, maybe these are sheds? I'd also attribute the density of the rest of my hair to being on Dutasteride (~2 years, Fin for about 3 years before that) and Minodixidil (~7 years). I use Nizoral shampoo as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted September 8, 2020 Administrators Share Posted September 8, 2020 Your hair looks excellent man, impressive for the number of grafts. 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...
LonelyGraft Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Did Diep explain why he only extracted in certain areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JohnCasper Posted September 9, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted September 9, 2020 Really nice results with a limited number of grafts. Thanks for sharing. Thumps up to Dr. Diep. I am an online representative for Carolina Hair Surgery & Dr. Mike Vories (Recommended on the Hair Transplant Network). View John's before/after photos and videos: http://www.MyFUEhairtransplant.com You can email me at johncasper99@gmail.com I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dangrowthfactor Posted September 11, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted September 11, 2020 Wow awesome results 👏🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyFollicles Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 month update... nothing to really see here. I'm not noticing any new growth from the transplants, I already had some hair growing in the corners from my previous transplant about 6 years ago. Waiting for month 3+ where things start to pick up, just thought I'd give a quick update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted November 10, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thanks for update. Not long to wait now until the new grafts kick in 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted November 10, 2020 Administrators Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thanks for keeping us updated man, given how your hairline already looked, this is gonna be a dense result 🙌🏼 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 JohnCasper Posted December 1, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 1, 2020 Looking forward to your results in a couple months. Should look great. Don’t forget to send us some pictures. I am an online representative for Carolina Hair Surgery & Dr. Mike Vories (Recommended on the Hair Transplant Network). View John's before/after photos and videos: http://www.MyFUEhairtransplant.com You can email me at johncasper99@gmail.com I am not a medical professional and my opinions should not be taken as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dillpickle123 Posted December 4, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 12:17 PM, JollyFollicles said: 2 month update... nothing to really see here. I'm not noticing any new growth from the transplants, I already had some hair growing in the corners from my previous transplant about 6 years ago. Waiting for month 3+ where things start to pick up, just thought I'd give a quick update! At what age did you get the first transplant? I seem to be following a simailr hairloss pattern as yours but I still have a few hairs left on the hairline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted December 16, 2020 Administrators Share Posted December 16, 2020 Any update? 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...
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