Regular Member GB1 Posted March 29, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Hi all, had my procedure 7 days ago after considering it for many years and finally going for it, thanks mainly to the advice from here so thought I'd share updates given this forum was such a help to me when researching. I'm 33 and started losing my hair in temples from early 20's, been on finasteride for a few years which prevented the full hair island but damage was already done. Had originally booked into procedure abroad but was concerned about more Covid delays and wanted to make the most of wfh period as best as I could. After seeing recent Dr Arshad results, it made my mind up. Day itself was quite long and exhausting, mainly due to my 3 hr drive to Leeds but the whole team make it as comfortable as possible. Everyone was really friendly and chatty throughout the day which was a real plus. In terms of grafts: S=61 M= 167 1= 144 2= 522 3=1353 Total= 2247 grafts Happy with the shape and got some compliments on my hair quality so hoping this translates to a strong result. Pre- Procedure 7 Days Post Will do my best to give regularish updates. Any q's just shout. Cheers Edited March 31, 2021 by GB1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted March 29, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 Very nice work indeed ! Dr Arshad is doing some fantastic work. That’s a really nice amount of 3 hair grafts! Should serve you well. Happy growing 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giegnosiganoe Posted March 29, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 For the grafts, what do S and M stand for? Do you have any pics shortly post op? Any of the donor? Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GB1 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 I'm not sure to be honest, my guess is it's something to do with fine hairs near nape used for HL but hopefully someone else can explain. This is the donor 7 days post, I think it seems to be recovering well. Directly Post Procedure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Hair Dr Clinic Leeds Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, giegnosiganoe said: For the grafts, what do S and M stand for? Do you have any pics shortly post op? Any of the donor? Thanks for sharing. Hello @giegnosiganoe S= super soft single M= Medium single 1 = Normal single Depending on the type of case Dr Arshad tends to grade the grafts as he is excising them. Hope that helps. Regards Adam 4 I am a clinic representative for Dr Arshad at The Hair Dr Clinic in Leeds, UK The posts submitted here are my own views and not that of the doctor or the clinic. www.hairdr.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 29, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 29, 2021 Happy growing, the work looks great. Excited to follow your progress 🙌🏼 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 stephcurry30 Posted March 30, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2021 Looks like a clean result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GB1 Posted April 6, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) 15 day Post - Update Hi all, already two weeks in. Healed quite well and had a fair bit of shedding with scabbing that mostly came out with shampooing. Still a bit of numbness in recipient and donor and scalp is a bit crusty still, going to try a bit of aloe for it but otherwise no complaints. Glad I can finally get out and start running again (advised against anything that causes sweating for first two wks) and going to start football in a couple of weeks but with the aim of avoiding all headers. With the native growth coming back I'm starting to see what I'm going to look like for the next few months (basically 80's Phil Collins).Just a waiting game now I guess, hoping that the early shedding means early growth. Interested to hear thoughts though? Edited April 7, 2021 by GB1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 6, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Lol 80s Phil Collins 😏 Looking really good. Exceptionally clean. And the redness/pinkness will fade in time 👌 The last 2 pics are not showing ? Edited April 6, 2021 by JohnAC71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GB1 Posted April 6, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 6, 2021 39 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said: Lol 80s Phil Collins 😏 Looking really good. Exceptionally clean. And the redness/pinkness will fade in time 👌 The last 2 pics are not showing ? Hopefully fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 6, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 minute ago, GB1 said: Hopefully fixed. Yes mate all ok 🤛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 7, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 7, 2021 Your donor looks impeccable at this point. Everything looks right on track. 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 GB1 Posted April 21, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 month update All shedding done now I think/ hope. Lasted longer than The Super League at least. Can clearly still see new hairline, and what might be straggling surviving grafts or new shoots? Surely not so soon? Also, can't work out if I've had a bit of shock loss running down the centre of my head with frontal circle looking a bit thicker. I don't think the lighting helps here either. Thoughts on this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rj. Posted April 23, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted April 23, 2021 best in the UK from what I've seen, particularly in regard to hairline density/relative aggression in comparison to others here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GB1 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 13 weeks I've started to see some shoots coming through, hard to distinguish without a zoom between the odd surviving long hair grafts in the pics but definite small hairs started coming through from wk 11 onwards. Only a handful each side as it stands but fingers crossed I start seeing more pushing through as the weeks tick on. Had a couple of back and side number 3's as the native hair started getting longer. Donor looks untouched, you'd never know. Edited June 23, 2021 by GB1 picture update 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted June 23, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 23, 2021 Everything is right on track. Exciting months up ahead 🙌🏼 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 GB1 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2021 18 wk Update Bit more going on. Seems to be more coming through on right hand side so hoping the other side just needs to catch up rather than anything worse. Some fine hairs that don't show up so well on photos too, hoping these thicken in time, also still no defined hairline visible as it stands. Hoping I'll start seeing a lot more progress in next couple of months but reasonably pleased with progress so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted July 27, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted July 27, 2021 Growth is kicking off now. Next few months should be great ! 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GB1 Posted September 21, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 21, 2021 6 Month Update Not a lot of progress since last update disappointingly. My hair is quite thin in native parts and new hair does seem to need some thickening so I'm hopeful of improvement over following few months but I am a bit concerned about low coverage area of hairs that have come through, especially the hair line which is undefined and sporadic with hairs along it. I'm keeping faith that I may see new growth coming through still but also have come to terms that I might need a second HT. I did have a lot of triples (majority) transplanted but can't see many examples of this. Anyone have experience of additional hairs from triples/doubles taking longer to come through? I've taken a cpl of pics each of full light and dim light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted September 21, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) Sorry that it’s not really progressing since your last update, you was on track at month 4. Have you been on contact with the clinic yet ? Edited September 21, 2021 by JohnAC71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GB1 Posted September 21, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 21, 2021 They have suggested that growth can still come through after 6 months. I will keep the faith and hope things are looking better in a few months time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted September 21, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted September 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, GB1 said: They have suggested that growth can still come through after 6 months. I will keep the faith and hope things are looking better in a few months time. Yes that is correct, the next month will give a better idea of where your heading in terms of growth and improvement. Fingers crossed 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted September 21, 2021 Administrators Share Posted September 21, 2021 Can you take some pictures with your hair without pushing it up, perhaps you can comb your hair back. 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...
Reddish Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 @GB1 how's it been going since the last update? Hope you've seen some good progression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mixed93 Posted January 3, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted January 3, 2022 Any update? 🙏🏽 @GB1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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