Dr. Wong FUT - 4775 Grafts

[Give me hair123]

Hi Everyone, 

 

First time poster, 

Started losing hair at around age 22, by age 24, became more significant but could easily comb it in ways that no one would notice, age 25 accelerated, loss of hair volume, hairline slightly receded, by age 26, hairline totally gone and was unable to cover up the hairloss anymore so took the plunge. Started Fin about 6 mon ago, take usually 4-5 times a week of 1.25mg 

Im a local, had a consultation in september, decided to book in december I think, and had the procedure a couple days ago. When I sent it my photos, they said my consultation would be for surgery under Dr. Wong, had my consult with him, He said FUT would better serve me. I like to wear my hair short, but a #3 clipper seems to be what conceals most scars. so I was okay with that 

Total break down below, I think my density was average to above average, Dr. Wong remarked during the surgery, I had great density, and great blood supply, and the results would be great so heres hoping to that LOL. The first few photos are pre consult, the ones with the mask are on the consult..could tell i lost more hair in the meantime.  However started fin there after, dont really notice much effect on frontal zone, but Dr. Wong remarked it worked well in the crown. Dont really have photos pre-procedure that I took but ill try and find some

1 H: 613

2 H: 2639

3-4 H: 1523

Totaling 4775 grafts

 I have a few questions - how long does it take for your hair to get back to preprocedure levels?, . 2 - how long does the pain last, 3. when did you feel like your sleep returned to normal. 4. when does the pain and swelling peak, 5. is the graft breakdown high density then? 

Also I was surprised that they said no heavy wieghtlifting for 6 months, guess cardio it will be lol, I know 4 weeks no sports, but the heavy wieghtlifting was suprising. 

Also in the front on picture with the grey-black my forehead looks more swollen as the saline is already working its way done 

 

Edited March 3, 2021 by Give me hair123
Adding more content

[Melvin- Admin]

Great write up, the work looks excellent and Dr. Wong is a true pioneer. It takes a few months for your hair to get to baseline. 
 

As for the pain, it depends on the individual, for some it’s a day or two, but others may need to take ibuprofen for a few weeks. 

Sleeping normal takes at least 10 days. You don’t want to crush the grafts, or the discomfort in the donor may prevent you from sleeping normally. Small price to pay for having hair. 
 

For me swelling peaked the second and third day. You have more triples and quads than you do singles. Hell yea that’s high density. You’ve got approximately 10,500 hairs transplanted. The difference is going to be HUGE!

[Britanium]

Hi

Welcome to the forum 👏 very nice detailed write up ! Excellent pics also. You chose a elite Dr and the work looks superb as usual. FUT was a good choice for you in my opinion. Look forward to seeing your journey. Thanks for posting 🙏

[kramer79]

Do you have any pictures of the scar? Did Dr Wong comment on your laxity?

[hairlossPA]

1.  how long does it take for your hair to get back to preprocedure levels?

• took me 3 months for my hair to return to normal

2 - how long does the pain last

• about 2-3 weeks

3. when did you feel like your sleep returned to normal

• i'd say I'm still not back to normal, just because my head is still sore/numb 4 months after which is expected and normal

4. when does the pain and swelling peak

• pain was gone very soon. I honestly only took 1 pain killer after the procedure. Swelling was gone in a week

5. is the graft breakdown high density then?

• definitely a good hair/graft ratio. congrats

[Give me hair123]

2 hours ago, kramer79 said:

Do you have any pictures of the scar? Did Dr Wong comment on your laxity?

Like picture with the staples? You cant really see it because of my hair, but will add a picture in a bit 

Yeah he said I had good laxity, when intially had my consultation he said it was good, can do scalp excercises for the back of the had if I want too... I never ended up doing them. At the consultation his estimate was somewhere from 4500-5000, and we got 4775, I'd say he's pretty good 

[Give me hair123]

Thanks for answering all the questions everyone, appreciate it all, 

if anyone seeing this has any questions let me know 

[kramer79]

2 hours ago, Give me hair123 said:

Like picture with the staples? You cant really see it because of my hair, but will add a picture in a bit 

Yeah he said I had good laxity, when intially had my consultation he said it was good, can do scalp excercises for the back of the had if I want too... I never ended up doing them. At the consultation his estimate was somewhere from 4500-5000, and we got 4775, I'd say he's pretty good 

Yes just to get an idea of the scar and the overall donor area

[Gatsby]

You have gone to one of the best and most experienced surgeons in the world for a hair transplant. I look forward to following your journey. Also you have great hair characteristics with wavy/curvy hair. This will only add to the illusion of 'more hair.' All the best and thanks for sharing!

[RandoBrando517]

Damn that’s a lot of hair, did they measure your donor density prior? I wanna know if I’ll get similar density if I go strip

[Give me hair123]

19 hours ago, kramer79 said:

Yes just to get an idea of the scar and the overall donor area

cant really see the scar because my hair covers it, im planning on getting a haircut when the staples come and I'll try and upload some pics then, the middle two photos are with my hair wet, the last two photos are the ones I sent for the intial consultation. The sales rep (chris) said I was having some retrograde alopecia but Dr. Wong didnt seem too concerned 

[Give me hair123]

2 hours ago, RandoBrando517 said:

Damn that’s a lot of hair, did they measure your donor density prior? I wanna know if I’ll get similar density if I go strip

They commented on density at the in person consult but never formal measured it 

[Give me hair123]

Hey guys 

I'm having quite a bit of swelling around my eyes, Im post op day 3. One of my eyes is swollen shut almost, 

any ideas of how I can fix this?? or help in anyway, its quite distressing. thanks 

 

[anotherhairlosssufferer]

1 minute ago, Give me hair123 said:

Hey guys 

I'm having quite a bit of swelling around my eyes, Im post op day 3. One of my eyes is swollen shut almost, 

any ideas of how I can fix this?? or help in anyway, its quite distressing. thanks 

 

Wait it out. Lay down under an angle to make the gravity pull the water down and out of the eye zone. The doctor can prescribe some steroid medications to make the process faster but other than that let the gravity do the job. My eye was shut for a day and the face swollen for 5 days. But first of all, talk to the clinic.

[Abi28]

I don't even see the scar? this looks really good, makes me wish I had one fut procedure with h&w rather than multiple fue depleting my donor

 

[home1212]

great choice of Doctor, work looks impeccable, your result should be stunning! heal and grow well.

[Melvin- Admin]

Everything looks excellent as expected with H&W.

[Britanium]

Awesome choice of Dr. Work looks super refined ! Have no doubts this will be a excellent result.  

[Give me hair123]

Thanks everyone, 

its been a rough 7 days, havent been able to do much, waiting for time to pass, 

pain has settled but starting to get sharp twinges of pain in the scar line, defs a bit annoying forsure but tolerable

i'm adding pics from the day 7 update, let me know what you guys think, also when does "shock loss" around the scar occur 

 

[Melvin- Admin]

Man i'm so excited to follow your journey, I can see this being an epic result. Shock loss doesn't always occur. 

[Give me hair123]

1 hour ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Man i'm so excited to follow your journey, I can see this being an epic result. Shock loss doesn't always occur. 

Thanks so much Melvin 🙏  you're getting me even more excited for this journey hahah

[hairlossPA]

yeah the amount of grafts, the number of multi grafts, and your pre existing hair and texture... this is a homerun in the making 

[Give me hair123]

Hello Friends, 

 

giving two month update, 

numbness still there but getting better every week, redness never really showed for me because of complexion of skin, but its decreasing, 

have not been lifitng wieghts yet as per reccomendation of HW, (6 months feels like long time) 

feel like most of the grafts have probably fallen out, but my hair seems better than the original already (but who knows LOL)  

just got a haircut the other day, down to a 4, scar is not visible 

Edited May 3, 2021 by Give me hair123

[aaron1234]

Can already tell this will be another Wong grand slam in a few short months.  Scar looks incredible. 

[giegnosiganoe]

Crown looks way above baseline