Regular Member forest Posted March 1, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 8:46 AM, anotherhairlosssufferer said: That's interesting - did those hairs in the front not shed yet? I feel that a lot of them have shed. The marginal extra density on one side at the front is because of already existing hair. My understanding is that the extent of initial shedding varies from person to person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 3, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 9:54 AM, forest said: Sharing a quick update at 43 days / 6 weeks / 1.5 months. A lot of hair have shed off, which is expected I guess. I felt that around day 30 mark the shedding was especially visible. A lot of hair came off during shampoo or when applying minoxydil. Donar area has healed well. Current medication - Finasteride 1mg daily. 1ml minoxidil 5% solution, twice a day. Multivitamins, biotin. Shampoo on alternate days. I use Ketoconazole 2% and a mild shampoo alternately. Aloe vera and amla juice daily. Apart form this I have refrained from exercise / jogging / running / weightlifting. Will start with light exercise from day 50, and ease into weightlifting and running 5k in the next 2 weeks.Photos - You’ve kept a lot of your transplanted hair. Could it be you’re one of the lucky ones fingers crossed 🤞 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...
Regular Member forest Posted March 9, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 9, 2021 Day 53 Bumped my head today while putting some stuff in the car. Such frustration! 😐 It was a "mild" bump. No bleeding or swelling. There is some redness though. No pain. I just dabbed the area with water. Anything else I can do here? @Melvin-Moderator@Abhinay Singh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted March 9, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 9, 2021 Your grafts are very well secured under the surface, nothing else you can do. It won’t have affected any growth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Abhinay Singh Posted March 9, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, forest said: Day 53 Bumped my head today while putting some stuff in the car. Such frustration! 😐 It was a "mild" bump. No bleeding or swelling. There is some redness though. No pain. I just dabbed the area with water. Anything else I can do here? @Melvin-Moderator@Abhinay Singh Please do not worry about it. Its fine. Kind Regards Abhinay Singh - I am no longer a representative for Eugenix Hair Sciences. If you want to contact them please see below: Email : info@eugenix.in WhatsApp Call/Message: +91 79-779-15534 My Hair Transplant Journey I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member forest Posted March 10, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 10, 2021 12 hours ago, JohnAC71 said: Your grafts are very well secured under the surface, nothing else you can do. It won’t have affected any growth. Okay! I also thought that this would not affect growth since its been 50+ days since the HT now. But had to check with you guys to be sure. Thanks for the response @JohnAC71 @Abhinay Singh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member forest Posted March 10, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) * Deleted duplicate comment. Ignore Edited March 10, 2021 by forest Duplicate comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Abhinay Singh Posted March 10, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2021 2 hours ago, forest said: Okay! I also thought that this would not affect growth since its been 50+ days since the HT now. But had to check with you guys to be sure. Thanks for the response @JohnAC71 @Abhinay Singh No worries at all sir. Kind Regards Abhinay Singh - I am no longer a representative for Eugenix Hair Sciences. If you want to contact them please see below: Email : info@eugenix.in WhatsApp Call/Message: +91 79-779-15534 My Hair Transplant Journey I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SearchingMan Posted March 13, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2021 it should not affect the growth. It was almost 2 months when you bumped your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member forest Posted April 19, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 19, 2021 Update at 3 months / 92 days / 13 weeks So far so good! The transplanted hair are "pre-mature" right now, because of which their contribution to density is little. This is expected to improve as they mature over the course of next few months. Current medication / therapy - 1. Oral Finasteride 1mg daily 2. Topical Minoxydil 5% solution. 1ml twice a day (brand: regaine) 3. Multivitamins, including biotin 5mg. Cyclic. 4. Shampoo on alternate days. I use a regular mild shampoo (brand: dove) and ketoconazole 2% shampoo (brand: arcolane) alternately 5. Aloe-vera and amla juice daily I also started working out 2 month mark onwards (moderate weights, jogging / running). Switched to vegan protein supplement (used to take whey based earlier).Photos -(I've marked "L" to indicate my left side - since the photos are taken from both selfie and primary camera) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Alejandro Posted April 19, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted April 19, 2021 I think it's looking very good, it's exactly where it should be for this timeframe and the crown area is looking particularly good, I'm jealous, my crown area needs another procedure to get it anywhere as near as good as yours!! Wishing you continued progress!! Be patient!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 19, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 19, 2021 This is looking exactly as it should for just 3 months. Should be a hairy summer for you 🤩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted April 19, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 19, 2021 Nice! You are on track! Keep us posted! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ADil Posted April 19, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 19, 2021 Looks really great at 3 month mark Next month is gonna be awesome..!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member forest Posted April 21, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 4/19/2021 at 7:41 PM, Alejandro said: I think it's looking very good, it's exactly where it should be for this timeframe and the crown area is looking particularly good, I'm jealous, my crown area needs another procedure to get it anywhere as near as good as yours!! Wishing you continued progress!! Be patient!! Fortunately the baldness has not progresssed deeply into the crown yet. Hope I'm able to save what's left with medication. Thanks for the good wishes, appreciate it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member forest Posted June 21, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 21, 2021 Update at 5 months / 157 days / 22 weeks I've seen good growth in the last 2 months. Overall happy with how things have turned out so far Also feel that crown and back half of the mid-scalp have responded favourably to minoxydil + finasteride. I am a little concerned about hair fall since the last 3-4 weeks - mostly existing hair from sides and back, but some transplanted hair as well. Perhaps its just regular, expected hair fall. I'll keep an eye on this for another month and check-in with Dr Arika at the 6 month mark.Medication (same as last time) -1. Oral Finasteride 1mg daily2. Topical Minoxydil 5% solution. 1ml twice a day (brand: regaine)3. Multivitamins, including biotin 5mg. Cyclic.4. Shampoo on alternate days. I use a regular mild shampoo (brand: dove) and ketoconazole 2% shampoo (brand: arcolane) alternately5. Aloe-vera and amla juice dailyI also started working out 2 month mark onwards (moderate weights, jogging / running). Switched to vegan protein supplement (used to take whey based earlier). Photos -(I've marked "L" to indicate my left side - since the photos are taken from both selfie and primary camera) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted June 21, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted June 21, 2021 Wow fantastic 👏👏👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Alejandro Posted June 21, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted June 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, forest said: Update at 5 months / 157 days / 22 weeks I've seen good growth in the last 2 months. Overall happy with how things have turned out so far Also feel that crown and back half of the mid-scalp have responded favourably to minoxydil + finasteride. I am a little concerned about hair fall since the last 3-4 weeks - mostly existing hair from sides and back, but some transplanted hair as well. Perhaps its just regular, expected hair fall. I'll keep an eye on this for another month and check-in with Dr Arika at the 6 month mark.Medication (same as last time) -1. Oral Finasteride 1mg daily2. Topical Minoxydil 5% solution. 1ml twice a day (brand: regaine)3. Multivitamins, including biotin 5mg. Cyclic.4. Shampoo on alternate days. I use a regular mild shampoo (brand: dove) and ketoconazole 2% shampoo (brand: arcolane) alternately5. Aloe-vera and amla juice dailyI also started working out 2 month mark onwards (moderate weights, jogging / running). Switched to vegan protein supplement (used to take whey based earlier). Photos -(I've marked "L" to indicate my left side - since the photos are taken from both selfie and primary camera) This is looking really great, congrats, very pleased for you!! You've made me even more determined to have a 'top up' procedure with Dr Arika eventually! What exactly is "cyclic"? Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member forest Posted June 21, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 21, 2021 @Alejandro Essentially supplements but taken in a "cyclic" fashion - perhaps this helps the body metabolize them efficiently. For instance, I take these nutritional supplements in a weekly cycle. Calcium and vitamin D on Monday and Thursday, iron + others on Tuesday and Thursday, etc etc. 10 minutes ago, Alejandro said: You've made me even more determined to have a 'top up' procedure with Dr Arika eventually! Go for it man 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ADil Posted June 21, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted June 21, 2021 Looks Awesome for 5 month mark.. Will improve a lot in coming months 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Alejandro Posted June 21, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted June 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, forest said: @Alejandro Essentially supplements but taken in a "cyclic" fashion - perhaps this helps the body metabolize them efficiently. For instance, I take these nutritional supplements in a weekly cycle. Calcium and vitamin D on Monday and Thursday, iron + others on Tuesday and Thursday, etc etc. Go for it man 😁 Ah OK, got it, thank you. Anyway, your hair looks awesome, she's done a superb job and continued happy growing!! 👋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted June 21, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted June 21, 2021 This is looking amazing 🤩 especially for not even the mid way point ! So much more to come 🙏 thanks for the update ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted June 21, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted June 21, 2021 Absolutely incredible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted June 21, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 21, 2021 WOW absolutely incredible 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 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...
Valued Contributor Berba11 Posted July 1, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 1, 2021 Damn! This is awesome already! Terrific result. It's only going to get stronger over the next few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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