Regular Member Rman Posted March 29, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Hello, this is my first results post. 6 days ago I had my hairline reinforced and temples filled in a bit at HLC ankara. what do you guys think about the density and shape? there’s a million little concerns I have post-operation and I’m just looking for some opinions on what I’ve just done to my scalp. good or bad. meds: 3 years on min/fin with regrowth and stabilization age: 25 grafts: 1838 @ 50/cm2 Im sure the order of the pictures is off but I included some “day of” pictures, some long hair before pictures, shaved head before pictures and a couple ‘few days after operation’ pictures Edited March 29, 2021 by Rman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted March 29, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 You have entrusted yourself to an excellent clinic, you already started from a good situation, so be calm, you will have a good result, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MachoVato Posted March 29, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 It all looks as it should. What are your concerns? HLC Ankara | 4261 Grafts | Nov 7, 2020 (Hairline) Dr. Bisanga, BHR Clinic in Brussels | 1528 Grafts | Aug 12, 2021 (Crown and Temples) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Wojak96 Posted March 29, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 Hey it's you from reddit ! It is nice that you've posted here also.Honestly it looks great,now it's only a waiting game ... I'm same age as you and still researching about HTs,I've got similar hairline/temple recession as you had ,though I might go for 2k grafts.My regiment is kinda more aggressive with oral dutasteride and oral minoxidil...as for hair transplant clinics like HLC or HDC or BHR look really tempting .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 30, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2021 Thanks for sharing your review, happy growing 🙂 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 good! Happy growing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rman Posted March 30, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 30, 2021 one week update. Scabs and crusts were feeling loose so last night (6 days) i started gently massaging them off. happy with the density! no multi grafts in the hairline and the multi grafts behind the hairline should make up for the lack of density in the native hairs and make it look about the same I think. you’ll notice there aren’t many multis in the native area on the top of my head. biggest concern now is the deep pink fleshy color that’s right at the base of a few of the hairs. if you look closely it’s a darker pink than the rest of the transplanted area. is this an issue with healing? or normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rman Posted March 31, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 31, 2021 no more scabs! does anyone know how long the pinkness usually lasts? I’m noticing the recipient area is still a little swollen and protruding more than I expected. Assuming this is an inflammation thing that will subside in time. hopefully sooner than later. all regular post op swelling has subsided after about day 4. this swelling on the recipient area feels firmer and more localized to the recipient area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member WildBlueberry Posted March 31, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 31, 2021 Donor pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 31, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 31, 2021 14 hours ago, Rman said: no more scabs! does anyone know how long the pinkness usually lasts? I’m noticing the recipient area is still a little swollen and protruding more than I expected. Assuming this is an inflammation thing that will subside in time. hopefully sooner than later. all regular post op swelling has subsided after about day 4. this swelling on the recipient area feels firmer and more localized to the recipient area. You’ve done an excellent job cleaning. Wow probably one of the best I’ve seen so far kudos 👏🏼 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 Rman Posted April 1, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 1, 2021 9 hours ago, WildBlueberry said: Donor pics? first pic is from 2 days ago (8 days post op) and second picture is from today (10 days post op) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rman Posted April 1, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 1, 2021 8 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said: You’ve done an excellent job cleaning. Wow probably one of the best I’ve seen so far kudos 👏🏼 thank you! that’s very reassuring to hear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted April 1, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted April 1, 2021 It's looking excellent. The redness is normal and it's just part of the healing process and part of the journey. It may settle down in two months or three months. The important thing is to remind yourself that it will pass and compared to the rest of your life ahead of you it's nothing really (easy to say I know but I have been there). Great to hear that you are a responder to meds. You will have a great head of hair ahead of you. I look forward to your updates and thanks for sharing! GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 2, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 2, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 12:22 AM, Rman said: first pic is from 2 days ago (8 days post op) and second picture is from today (10 days post op) Very clean donor 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 EvansLawrence Posted April 3, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 3, 2021 Hey buddy. Congrats on your surgery and the wise decision! Could you share with us what doctor(s) did the surgery?? Regards man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rman Posted April 4, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 4, 2021 18 hours ago, EvansLawrence said: Hey buddy. Congrats on your surgery and the wise decision! Could you share with us what doctor(s) did the surgery?? Regards man yeah sure. I believe the dr. was Umut at HLC in Ankara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rman Posted April 4, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 4, 2021 about 2 weeks post op. I’m very happy with the density so far (only shed <5% so far i think) hairline is all single grafts but is the amount of multis just behind the hairline something I should worry about? or does this look fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member EvansLawrence Posted April 4, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 4, 2021 6 hours ago, Rman said: yeah sure. I believe the dr. was Umut at HLC in Ankara Great! He also did my suegery. He and Cengiz. I will follow your case man. Happy growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member T95good Posted April 4, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 4, 2021 Dr. Umut also did my surgery, I am about 16 weeks post op and have a post following my progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rman Posted April 15, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 15, 2021 a couple days late on the 3 week update I believe. It looks a lot better than I expected for 3 weeks. I haven’t experienced really any significant shedding. first time I saw a hair shed was around 10-12 days. some days I see 5 hairs shed and some days I see none. nothing sheds in the shower. hair is growing at the same rate as the rest of my hair. today I only saw like 3 hairs shed but they might’ve even been from my native area who knows. about to leave on a 2-3 month road trip to see every national park in the lower 48 states so i’m alone and away from everyone when it starts to look really bad but i’ll try to keep this updated as I go along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 15, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 15, 2021 It’s looking really good and I’m quite surprised that shedding hasn’t taken place yet. 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rman Posted May 6, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 6, 2021 a little over 6 weeks post op. shedding started between weeks 3-4 and has continued pretty steadily since then. I imagine i’ve lost around 40-50 percent of the new hairs so far. no real shock loss that i’ve noticed. very slight redness right on the hairline still shows through but nothing that i’ll be inclined to wear a hat about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rob7331 Posted May 18, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted May 18, 2021 Right on track! Everything looks great, make sure to wear lots of sunscreen if you're out and about a lot! Follow my second hair transplant journey below Caucasian - 4613 Grafts - Eugenix, Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member EvansLawrence Posted May 19, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted May 19, 2021 Hey buddy. When u massaged gently your crusts did also some hair go away with them? (I know in the HLC post op indications it says is normal and not to panic since the roots are inside). But did that happen in ur case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rman Posted May 21, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 21, 2021 On 5/18/2021 at 6:16 PM, EvansLawrence said: Hey buddy. When u massaged gently your crusts did also some hair go away with them? (I know in the HLC post op indications it says is normal and not to panic since the roots are inside). But did that happen in ur case? Yeah I had some. not a whole lot though. my shedding started very late around the 1 month mark though so maybe that has something to do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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