Senior Member Britanium Posted October 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 Absolutely totally on track dude, and your donor looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted October 21, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 55 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said: Absolutely totally on track dude, and your donor looks great! Thanks man, I definitely need reassurance 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted October 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 You are reassured 😂 seriously though all is well. Unfortunately now though is the hard period where you will have to wait for at least a few months until it all starts to grow back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giegnosiganoe Posted October 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 Don't worry man you look great, we all still wish we had your hair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted October 21, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 25 minutes ago, giegnosiganoe said: Don't worry man you look great, we all still wish we had your hair Hey man, Thanks! I’m definitely not trying to sound ungrateful, but if you go back to my before surgery pics, I was able to easily disguise my hair loss. Now shaved, there is no disguise. Will just try to be patient and not think about it. Sorry all, not trying to compare my situation to anyone else’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giegnosiganoe Posted October 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, MagnificentAl said: Hey man, Thanks! I’m definitely not trying to sound ungrateful, but if you go back to my before surgery pics, I was able to easily disguise my hair loss. Now shaved, there is no disguise. Will just try to be patient and not think about it. Sorry all, not trying to compare my situation to anyone else’s. No problem man, we're all fighting our own battles. Just saying what you're going through right now is totally normal and expected, and that you don't even look bad! I'm curious what it'll look like if you continue to buzz your hair. Don't feel like growing it out to cover the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member jimcraig152 Posted October 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 Sooner you start the downhill slide, the sooner you rebound from it. The important thing is the work is outstanding as it lays the foundation for your ultimate result. In that capacity, everything looks great! I just bought one of these selfie sticks. Look into getting one. Seems to be $2 off right now. I'll write about it in my next post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted October 21, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 44 minutes ago, giegnosiganoe said: No problem man, we're all fighting our own battles. Just saying what you're going through right now is totally normal and expected, and that you don't even look bad! I'm curious what it'll look like if you continue to buzz your hair. Don't feel like growing it out to cover the area? I could grow it out but in order to achieve that blended look I’d have to grow it out for probably 4 months. But, I’m not sure if I can wait that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted October 21, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 30 minutes ago, jimcraig152 said: Sooner you start the downhill slide, the sooner you rebound from it. The important thing is the work is outstanding as it lays the foundation for your ultimate result. In that capacity, everything looks great! I just bought one of these selfie sticks. Look into getting one. Seems to be $2 off right now. I'll write about it in my next post. Thanks man, was just surprised it started so soon. But I always knew that. I guess I was denial. I’ll be looking forward to your update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RecessionProof Posted October 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 The ugly duckling stage is tough but keep in mind no one is paying attention to your hair as much as you are. Hang in there for a few months and you're going to start feeling great -- the hairline design looks excellent https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/53836-2338-grafts-with-konior-hairline-restoration-fut/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted October 21, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 hours ago, RecessionProof said: The ugly duckling stage is tough but keep in mind no one is paying attention to your hair as much as you are. Hang in there for a few months and you're going to start feeling great -- the hairline design looks excellent Thanks boss, I’m hoping to get similar results to yours 🙇♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OliverAtom Posted October 21, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 10 hours ago, MagnificentAl said: Day 14 donor area Winter is coming!!! Well, that looks super clean... and your DONOR looks amazing. Cant wait to see the final result already 😄 Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giegnosiganoe Posted October 23, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 23, 2020 @MagnificentAl, do you know if Dr Konior made all of the FUE slits and then implanted all of the grafts, or did he make a slit and then immediately implant a graft (one by one)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted October 24, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 24, 2020 19 hours ago, giegnosiganoe said: @MagnificentAl, do you know if Dr Konior made all of the FUE slits and then implanted all of the grafts, or did he make a slit and then immediately implant a graft (one by one)? Hey, good question. I honestly don’t know, I was really gone during my surgery, but I can ask next time I talk to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted October 28, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 28, 2020 Day 21 update. Really downhill from here. I also gave myself a terrible shave since I didn’t want to get close to the implanted areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted October 28, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Pictures of my implanted hair and donor area. Edited October 28, 2020 by MagnificentAl Added new photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BDK081522 Posted October 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 28, 2020 Your donor looks untouched. Just amazing that Dr. Konior can extract from a donor and it looks immaculate less than 3 weeks after. It's a testament that he cares as much if not more about your donor than your recipient. Your recipient seems to be where it is expected at this point. I always had a huge shed from week 3 to 4. Then by 5-6 weeks it was all gone for all my transplants. You look right on track so don't get discouraged by the next couple weeks. My advice would be to grow it all out. The sides along with the top. When it gets long enough on top you can push it forward to help conceal the recipient area. Bosley 11-2016 FUE - 1,407 grafts Dr. Diep 09-2017 FUE - 2,024 grafts Dr. Konior 03-2020 FUE - 2,076 grafts Dr. Konior 09-2021 FUE - 697 scalp to scalp, FUE - 716 beard to beard Total scalp FUE - 6,204 grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted October 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, MagnificentAl said: Day 21 update. Really downhill from here. I also gave myself a terrible shave since I didn’t want to get close to the implanted areas. Oh my goodness I hope your excellent barber hasn't seen this self haircut! It being your first transplant I understand wanting to be extra cautious, but its been 21 days. The grafts are secure by day 10, then another 7-10 days to be extra safe. I've gotten haircuts on the 2nd~3rd week after my procedures and never had any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member jimcraig152 Posted October 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 28, 2020 It will get worse :). I shaved everything down to a 1/2 guard at the end of the 6th week. The hairs in the recipient are were growing so slowly that it looked really weird. It was the first time in my life I sported a buzz cut/shaved head and was a quite liberating. I descended through two more weeks of the ugly duckling stage, then started to rebound from it. I will say for me, the decision to shave the hair down at the 6th week worked out nicely. Once the transplanted hair started growing in, they were only 2 weeks behind in growth from my natural hair and now it looks like I just have a buzz cut. Had I left it alone, I think it would have looked goofy. A lot like how Tom Brady looked like when his hair transplant was growing back in: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted October 28, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 hours ago, jimcraig152 said: A lot like how Tom Brady looked like when his hair transplant was growing back in: Looks like Mr Brady gave himself a scissor haircut there, even more bold than a self buzzcut! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted November 4, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 4, 2020 Hey guys 👋🏼 day 28 update. It’s getting worse, as expected. Let me know what you guys think. Donor looks amazing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Senior Member Britanium Posted November 4, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 4, 2020 Yep, all looking as you would expect. Donor does look like it’s recovered really well. Now the few months wait until the regrowth begins 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MagnificentAl Posted November 4, 2020 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said: Yep, all looking as you would expect. Donor does look like it’s recovered really well. Now the few months wait until the regrowth begins 😁 Patiently waiting 🤞🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member jimcraig152 Posted November 4, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) Recipient looks as expected at this stage: miserable. But the donor on the other hand............wins the "Like a Virgin" Grand Prize. As funny as that sounds, it is the highest order of praise one can receive for FUE donor work. Edited November 4, 2020 by jimcraig152 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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