caliguy21 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) On May 9th 2020 I had a hair transplant procedure with Dr. Keene. We did 2400 total FUE grafts - 1200 in the frontal regions and the other 1200 in the crown. Dr. Keene is an excellent surgeon who really cares about you, your situation, the results, the industry, etc etc. If you're thinking about getting a hair transplant, you should put her on your interview list. And the staff -- they are awesome! I think everyone is wonderful in the group, but Nicole definitely stands out as someone who really makes you feel comfortable and makes the whole process a bit more enjoyable and fun :). Ok, so let's not leave out more great people like Lisa, Savannah, Ube, and Bernice (not sure i got everyone, sorry!) who are also exceptional. For anyone struggling with hair loss, I hope this helps! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. Let's start with pre op pictures.... Now for some photos 2 days after surgery.... BELOW are the 1 year post op pictures from Dr. Keene's office BELOW are a few 1 year post op pics I took myself to show the length as the above pictures were fresh from a haircut that may have been cut too short... Here's a direct sunlight shot. Edited June 2, 2021 by caliguy21 New pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Guanyu76 Posted May 24, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted May 24, 2021 looks good! whats your age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliguy21 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 38 at the time of the HT in 2020. Tomorrow I'll put up the 1 year post op pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted May 24, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2021 Thanks for posting, look forward to seeing your updated pics 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member A Fue Good Men Posted May 24, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2021 So brand name proscar worked better for you? What dosage are you on? btw did she mention why some fue extractions have bruising? I got that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliguy21 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 2.5mg every other day. Not sure about the bruising, it is a surgery. Not much pain during the procedure. Just a little nagging headache for a few days after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mark Wolfer Posted May 25, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted May 25, 2021 From what I understand, proscar and finasteride are the same thing. Unless you changed the dosage there should be no difference with your hair. Did I miss something here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliguy21 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 I want to say there was an issue with the manufacturing of TEVA specific finasteride. About 1-2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mycroft Posted May 25, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted May 25, 2021 13 hours ago, Mark Wolfer said: From what I understand, proscar and finasteride are the same thing. Unless you changed the dosage there should be no difference with your hair. Did I miss something here? The effective ingredient is the same, but the fillers and incidentals are not, and this can impact the body's absorption of the active ingredient depending on your physiology. I think for many people it might not be a significant difference, but I know a couple of doctors swear anecdotally that patients who started seeing further progression on generic were able to recover and stabilize again on the brand name. I have no dog in this fight because I use generic myself. Brand is just prohibitively expensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member forgotpassword Posted May 25, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted May 25, 2021 sorry I'm a lil confused; the first post states May 2020 was the procedure but 1 year pics weren't shared; safe to assume procedure was 2 weeks ago? July 2017 - Dr Cooley - 2575 grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliguy21 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 No. I'm posting the 1 year post-op pictures once they send them to me today. Hang on a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member A Fue Good Men Posted May 25, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted May 25, 2021 19 hours ago, caliguy21 said: 2.5mg every other day. Not sure about the bruising, it is a surgery. Not much pain during the procedure. Just a little nagging headache for a few days after. Did she mention why she recommended brand name finasteride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliguy21 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) No she didn't. I always trust an expert's opinion in my life. Edited May 25, 2021 by caliguy21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliguy21 Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 On 5/25/2021 at 8:54 AM, forgotpassword said: sorry I'm a lil confused; the first post states May 2020 was the procedure but 1 year pics weren't shared; safe to assume procedure was 2 weeks ago? Updated with 1 year pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted June 2, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) I notice that you had a prior FUT. How did this turn out? Your current results are very good! Edited June 2, 2021 by Gatsby GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliguy21 Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Gatsby said: I notice that you had a prior FUT. How did this turn out? Your current results are very good! Thank you!!!! Yep. Did a small FUT procedure with Dr Keene way back in 2007! I was very happy with the results, hence why I went back to her. However, after about 10 or 11 years more of my native hair fell out. I was told the TEVA finasteride had some issues around that time. I recently switched to proscar and it’s been much better. Edited June 2, 2021 by caliguy21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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