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FUT + FUE combo with Dr. Gabel


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7 hours ago, yesplease said:

Looking great for 4 months! Good for you. 
 

any chance you have some before/after pics from your first procedure? 

I definitely should have some! I will look for them in my old computer :)

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11 hours ago, RubenH said:

Hi guys, 

Hope my message finds you all well. 

Yesterday, I reached the 4th month since my procedure. At month 3, I started noticing some new growing. This growing has been constant ( or exponential, to be more accurate) for the next weeks until today.

I try not to pay much attention to the growing, but looking at my previous pictures, it's pretty awesome how everything evolves since the process was triggered. Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with how is everything looking so far at this early stage. 

I keep taking twice minox/day and 0.5 mg finasteride per day as well. 

I will keep you updated next month! 

Stay safe! 

 

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I’m literally shocked. SHOCKED! This is 4 months. I’m amazed, Dr. Gabel strikes again!

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Good morning everyone, 

Here is the 5 months update after my FUT+FUE procedure with Dr. Gabel. Any complaints at all, everything is going very well. In the first months I had a bit tightness in the back, which is normal considering that this was my second FUT surgery. But now it seems to be totally recovery in terms of laxity. 

Since the last update, pretty much all the transplanted area have gotten thicker. Specially happy on how the growth in the crown is progressing, considering that only 1,066 grafts were transplanted there. Originally, our plan was 1,500/2,000 for the crown, but the day of the procedure, Dr. Gabel preferred not to take the risk to deplete my donor area; "I don't want to fix a problem creating a new one" in his own words.

I tried to take pictures in different light environments. I think it's looking great for 5 months, although I'm pretty sure it would look much better with a haircut (that I honestly need 😊

ps. As requested by the user "yes please", I tried to find some pictures before/after my first procedure 7-8 years ago with Dr. Rahal. Unfortunately, those pictures were stored in an old phone and I could not find them easily. Sorry about that! 

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Good morning everyone, 

I'm glad to share with all you guys the half way (theoretically) of the journey: 6 months update after my FUT+FUE procedure with Dr. Gabel. 

Again, I tried to take pictures in different light environments: living room (natural environment light), close to the window (sun light) and bathroom (harsh light). 

Personally, I'm happy as it is and my expectations are covered. So any improvements in the next few months would be like an "extra" to me. 

Keep doing minoxidil 5% two times a day (but very little amount on each application) and 0.5 mg finasteride per day. 

Have a nice weekend! 

 

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Incredible wow!

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That is some fantastic density right there! Congratulations, Dr. Gable knocked it out of the park! Now go enjoy you're new hairline. 

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I need to bump this, the difference between two months and now is astounding 

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6 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

I need to bump this, the difference between two months and now is astounding 

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Wow, love how it progressed! Sometimes you don't realize until you see old pics along with the new ones. Thanks for the comparison. I'll write the 7 months update soon. 

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53 minutes ago, yesplease said:

Looking great man. Happy for you.

I must’ve missed it, what’s your age?

Also, how long have you been on fin now? Any issues with it?

I guess I didn't say my age. I'm 40, 41 soon actually. I've on finasteride on and off during the last 12 years or maybe more. After a long break of 3-4 years, I restarted after the surgery again with 0.5 MG / day with no (at least for now) apparent secondary effect. 

 

 

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Woah! Incredible results. I understand how at this point, any additional improvement will just be the icing on the cake bc this is already stellar. Very happy for you!

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2 minutes ago, pkipling said:

Woah! Incredible results. I understand how at this point, any additional improvement will just be the icing on the cake bc this is already stellar. Very happy for you!

Thanks! :)

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3 hours ago, RubenH said:

I guess I didn't say my age. I'm 40, 41 soon actually. I've on finasteride on and off during the last 12 years or maybe more. After a long break of 3-4 years, I restarted after the surgery again with 0.5 MG / day with no (at least for now) apparent secondary effect. 

 

 

Thanks for the info. Seems like you’ll be set up pretty well for your age with this HT
 

Did you stop Fin for 2-3 years due to side effects? If so, what dose were you previously at that caused the sides?  Thx 

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15 minutes ago, yesplease said:

Thanks for the info. Seems like you’ll be set up pretty well for your age with this HT
 

Did you stop Fin for 2-3 years due to side effects? If so, what dose were you previously at that caused the sides?  Thx 

Not really. I just stopped because I'm not very good having regular habits and, at some point, I just gave up. Now I'm trying to get used to it and do it regularly first thing in the morning. 

Hope this helps 

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Thanks! I'm just some days ahead the 7 months update. Nothing much to add at this point. These are some pictures from today. I guess I will stop doing the monthly updates since everything look more or less stable by now. Instead, I will do an update every other month or so. 

Have a good Sunday! 

 

 

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I'd be interested to find out how thick your hair is, it looks incredibly thick and bushy. Seriously one of the best results on this site. 

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Great results man. Your donor looks untouched.

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