Senior Member deitel130 Posted January 13, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 13, 2021 13 minutes ago, UnbaldEagle said: That's not my transplanted hair, I've shed them, some natives are growing slower than others. Yeah, I had a smaller procedure of 1200 grafts. I'm not sure if this is how a donor should look like after 3000 grafts in 2 procedures. If you haven't shed your transplanted hair, they'll be stunted and will start growing once the others will pop out. Happened to me on my first HT, was a non-shedder then. I'm more concerned about the donor right now. Don't worry about the donor either. I think Melvin has posted examples of what his donor looked like post FUE but it all recovered. If you also search under member Spex he has pics of extreme donor shock loss which all came back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted January 14, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 3:37 PM, deitel130 said: Don't worry about the donor either. I think Melvin has posted examples of what his donor looked like post FUE but it all recovered. If you also search under member Spex he has pics of extreme donor shock loss which all came back. Thanks, you're probably right. Well, I'm trying to remain calm and optimistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sitries1 Posted January 20, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 20, 2021 How comes you kept the long hair in the middle?? Must be pretty hard to pull that off in day to day life. Wouldn’t it of been better to shave it all off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 20, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 20, 2021 Definitely do not worry about your donor at this point, mine looked pretty bad as well. 2 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 MazAB Posted March 4, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 4, 2021 Hi @UnbaldEagle. Would love to see your progress if you have some time post pictures. I'm considering HDC as well. Many thanks for documenting your journey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted March 4, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 minute ago, MazAB said: Hi @UnbaldEagle. Would love to see your progress if you have some time post pictures. I'm considering HDC as well. Many thanks for documenting your journey! +1 agreed 👏 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 Hey mate, how's it going? Would love to see an update. My Journey: NW2 @Eugenix | 1388 Graft Frontal Restoration | Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 17, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 17, 2021 Agreed how are you doing @UnbaldEagle 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...
Regular Member Cali Time Posted March 17, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 17, 2021 Update us with new pics please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Helios Posted March 18, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 18, 2021 You chose an excellent surgeon. Hope for an update soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted March 19, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) Hey guys. Sorry for not updating this thread, I wanted to see some improvements first before posting anything. Alas, things are not really good at present time. There's been 0 growth at almost 3,5 months, however I think that's not a big issue and I should remain patient for now. My concerns are as follows: 1. The state of my skin is horrendous. I'm as red as a tomato with crater-like holes from the incisions still visible, bumpiness, raised areas, etc. I look into the mirror and can't help but to reprimand myself for what I've done. 2. Shock loss. The center of my frontal third is pretty much devoid of hair now. Well, a few lone hairs here and there, but I've shed most of my natives there. The previously transplanted hair in the temporal regions seems to be holding on. I've cut my hair short as frankly there's no hairstyle that looks remotely okay right now. Nor can I fully cover the transplanted area with my native hair behind it. Seems like my sentence in ugly duckling prison has been extended. 3. Numbness. Nerves are still pretty much dead in the transplanted region, I can't feel a thing and it's more than annoying. Last week I had a PRP to aid the healing process a little bit. Although I don't think it's normal to experience this amount of redness and visible scarring at this stage, therefore I'm exploring other options too. I've seen a laser specialist today and did a few test patches with VBeam. I've shaved a small area so that was treated, and asked her to fire the laser on an area that remained unshaven - I wanted to see if the laser would evaporate the hair as she claimed it would. To our astonishment it didn't, so I won't shave my hair if she'd zap the whole area next month. I've made a lot of inquiries and apparently while hair transplant doctors unanimously claim that VBeam would surely damage hair follicles too, dermatologists who operate lasers claim the opposite. In fact Dr. Madan who is the the President of the British Medical Laser Association kindly responded in an email saying that while the other pulsed dye laser, the ND:YAG would penetrate deep enough to affect follicles, VBeam wouldn't and it's safe. Of course I have some trepidation about making things worse, but hopefully these test patches will reveal if it's worth pursuing this further. I guess I could update with a picture as requested, but since there's no growth whatsoever, I don't think there's anything to see apart from my ugly scalp. 😕 Sorry guys. I'm trying to remain optimistic though. Edited March 19, 2021 by UnbaldEagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 19, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 19, 2021 3.5 months is super early, check out @Cahustlerthread. His case didn’t improve until after 5 months. Stay strong, slow and steady wins the race. 3 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...
Regular Member Zodiac Posted March 20, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 what is the laser for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted March 20, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Zodiac said: what is the laser for? To improve redness and skin texture without affecting hair follicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted March 20, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 20, 2021 52 minutes ago, UnbaldEagle said: To improve redness and skin texture without affecting hair follicles. Hey UnbaldEagle. I understand it's a game of patience so I wouldn't be adding anything like laser therapy at such an initial stage post op of your hair transplant. It really is a case of the tortoise and the hare though there is no rush. As Melvin stated 3.5 months is really far to early to be making negative judgements (and decisions). Everyone grows at different rates. Stay the course (and on finasteride, etc if you are on meds) and give it time. You have many months ahead of you to let the everything heal and grow. Keep in touch with your surgeon. All the best. 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 Gasthoerer Posted March 20, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 HT is a process, and your are in the worst stage. Do not do any experiments with laser etc., just trust the process. Look at my thread: At month 3.5 I looked much, much worse than before. Almost everyone does. 3 400+ grafts in 2018 and 2900 grafts in 2020 via FUE with Feriduni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted March 20, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 I'm not an impatient player of the waiting game, it's not the lack of growth what concerns me at all. Thanks for your responses, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted March 20, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 Oh well, I'll post an image after all, hopefully that will explain the situation better. Pls tell me it's normal to have this amount of redness at 3.5 months, because it's not. I've marked the VBeam-ed areas, as you can see there's no hair loss due to the laser. If things improve, I'll zap the whole area soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Zodiac Posted March 20, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 its still healing... talk to your doctor before you zap away...shrug can you wait 12 months? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Zodiac Posted March 20, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Gasthoerer said: HT is a process, and your are in the worst stage. Do not do any experiments with laser etc., just trust the process. Look at my thread: At month 3.5 I looked much, much worse than before. Almost everyone does. yes. 100% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Helios Posted March 20, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Some patients have redness that last a little longer but it passes. As others have mentioned, you are in the worst stage right now. Like you I also had shock loss I believe in some areas but they Eventually improved. I have attached my own stages After Fue with Dr Maras at 1 week after, somewhere around month 1-3 after, ( the worst stage) and about a year after the surgery. It’s not called the worst stage for nothing, hang in there. Edited March 20, 2021 by Helios 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mycroft Posted March 20, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 20, 2021 I definitely understand your concern with how irritated the scalp looks. One thing to note is that the PRP could potentially impact the growth cycles of your hairs (donor and recipient), so definitely bear that in mind if things seem to be moving slowly for you. You seem like you have the right mindset so far. Did you have this kind of scalp irritation on the first go around? Is there anything in your lifestyle that may have changed to possibly cause greater levels of inflammation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gooner Posted March 21, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Helios said: Some patients have redness that last a little longer but it passes. As others have mentioned, you are in the worst stage right now. Like you I also had shock loss I believe in some areas but they Eventually improved. I have attached my own stages After Fue with Dr Maras at 1 week after, somewhere around month 1-3 after, ( the worst stage) and about a year after the surgery. It’s not called the worst stage for nothing, hang in there. Fucking get yourself to Hasson and Wong brother. Follicular gods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted March 21, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 21, 2021 20 hours ago, Helios said: Some patients have redness that last a little longer but it passes. As others have mentioned, you are in the worst stage right now. Like you I also had shock loss I believe in some areas but they Eventually improved. I have attached my own stages After Fue with Dr Maras at 1 week after, somewhere around month 1-3 after, ( the worst stage) and about a year after the surgery. It’s not called the worst stage for nothing, hang in there. Thanks, Helios. Btw, great result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted March 21, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Mycroft said: I definitely understand your concern with how irritated the scalp looks. One thing to note is that the PRP could potentially impact the growth cycles of your hairs (donor and recipient), so definitely bear that in mind if things seem to be moving slowly for you. You seem like you have the right mindset so far. Did you have this kind of scalp irritation on the first go around? Is there anything in your lifestyle that may have changed to possibly cause greater levels of inflammation? . Edited March 21, 2021 by UnbaldEagle double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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