Regular Member JavierMarc Posted August 10, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) Hello gang. I was refered to the Chicago Hair Institute from this forum here earlier this year and we just completed my FUE of 1500 grafts last week at the Chicago Hair Institute. I'll post pic on a following post from my phone. I'll use this thread to post updated pics at various milestones. Most likely every several weeks. I flew in to Chicago from DC area. One thing to keep in mind for out of towners is Oakbrook Ter, where the clinic is, is outside of Chicago city. While downtown Chicago is extremely public transit friendly, the areas outside of Chicago is not. So please plan logistics accordingly. I recommend staying near the clinic for the first day or so. -I personally had an airbnb in Chicago and drove to the clinic with the plan to drive back same day. Although I felt fine after op, i didn't want to concern anyone at the clinic and decided to book an additonal hotel near by and drove there instead of driving back to my airbnb in the city- Day of procedure: If you've never had an in-person consultation before, you will require a 7am in-person consult, prior to the actual procedure. We started in the AM, and finished in the late afternoon. Procedure was smooth. I don't seem to recall the afternoon session after eating lunch where they were implanting the grafts. I think i may have passed out. I had a 4 hour long audio book playing and I woke up with it no longer playing so i either went through it completely or i accidnetly stopped it at some point while passed out. Dr Nadimi personally did majority of the work. Both her and their staff extremely professional throughout the process. Days following, i came in for a quick check up, and on the third day, Dr Nadimi took a look to give the thumbs up. Feel free to ask about my experience. Will post my 1 week post op shortly in a following post from my smart phone. Edited August 10, 2021 by JavierMarc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted August 10, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 10, 2021 Transplant area is frontal and mid scalp. Will post pics on following pics as they are on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted August 10, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted August 10, 2021 Look forward to seeing your pics ! Dr Nadimi does some excellent work. Your the dude who was looking to sofa surf ? 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted August 10, 2021 Administrators Share Posted August 10, 2021 Look forward to seeing your pictures and updates 👏🏼 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 JavierMarc Posted August 10, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, JohnAC71 said: Look forward to seeing your pics ! Dr Nadimi does some excellent work. Your the dude who was looking to sofa surf ? 😀 Hey JohnAC. Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted August 10, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) Here is day 1, Aug 3rd 2021. Keep in mind I had some previous transplanted hair on the front from a subpar clinic. Refer to previous thread from earlier this year, but summarization is not all the grafts grew, hairline is incorrect, too low, incorrect direction, ect. My doner area is limited in grafts so we are working with a large coverage area with limited grafts for this procedure. The new grafts transplanted are behind it. Perhaps not too obvious on day 1 as it's all shaved down. Excuse the creepy facial expression. -John Edited August 13, 2021 by JavierMarc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted August 10, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted August 10, 2021 That’s some beautiful work right there ! Very nicely refined. 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted August 10, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) Here is day 7, which is 1 week post op, today on Aug 10 2021. Did not experience any visual swelling past week. At the moment, top of the head still feels slightly numb. Sometimes get a tingling or microsecond sharp sensation assuming as the feeling comes back. I started resuming normal activities, at a modified manner. I started going to the gym again. Using light weights with higher volume and small isolation movements rather than big compound movements. Also giving ample time to completely cool off before another set. Trying to avoid any high pressure or overexertion. Will prob stick to that for 2 weeks. It's good to vary the workout load anyways. When I'm outside I wear a hat (stiff shape that dosnt touch the grafts) whenever Im not in the shade. I'm generally not wearing a hat if I'm under the shade to allow natural air flow. -John Edited August 11, 2021 by JavierMarc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member deeznuts Posted August 11, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted August 11, 2021 oh lol I remember this guy. results looking good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Runitback Posted August 11, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted August 11, 2021 Thank you for sharing. Heading there next month. Seems your hairline is higher than some existing hair, is the plan to shave those or just let them grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted August 11, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) likely to just let them grow. We'll see how well it blends in to the hair behind it. My guess is it may give it a slightly thining up front look. We'll find out up coming winter/spring. Will provide updates. Edited August 11, 2021 by JavierMarc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Runitback Posted August 30, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted August 30, 2021 How is it going? Are you having any shock loss? Any negative effects from exercise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted October 6, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2021 See attached for 1 month from Sept 1. Will upload 2 month for Oct soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted October 6, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) On 8/29/2021 at 11:16 PM, Runitback said: How is it going? Are you having any shock loss? Any negative effects from exercise? The majority of transplanted hair has shed. I want to say it shed around week 2 or 3. Most of it has shed off pretty quick. The pics I just posted above (from Sept 1) prob looks more dense than it actually is as I think a lot of it is shed hair that is sitting on my head. I wasn't profusely scrubbing my head hard around that time so a lot of the loose shed hairs were prob sitting on my head. Once I upload my Oct head, you will be able to tell the difference from all the shed hair fallen off. My frontal transplant area is still numb for the most part. I want to say it's slightly less numb than last month but hard to say. Perhaps very marginally. Will post Oct update shortly Edited October 6, 2021 by JavierMarc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted October 6, 2021 Administrators Share Posted October 6, 2021 Looking good, now the fun begins. 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 Runitback Posted October 7, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2021 I’m also at end of week 3 and I’m not sure if I am shedding or if there is just a big difference in growth between native and transplanted hair. I think some of both. I am also still numb in recipient area as well as top of head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted October 8, 2021 Administrators Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 7:27 PM, Runitback said: I’m also at end of week 3 and I’m not sure if I am shedding or if there is just a big difference in growth between native and transplanted hair. I think some of both. I am also still numb in recipient area as well as top of head. That’s normal, it will subside over time. Nerves are still repairing. 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 Runitback Posted October 17, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2021 Update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted October 23, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) Attached pic is 2.5 mo post procedure. Keep in mind front line of hair is existing and not from this procedure. Was from a previous procedure. That explains that hair being thicker. The transplant site for this right behind it. At the moment transplant Area is still numb. Donor site feels normal. Just playing the waiting game. Deciding whether I should buzz off all my hair again or just let it grow. Will likely provide another update at 4mo mark. I don't think it'll be of any value providing updates too often as changes are minimal. Edited October 23, 2021 by JavierMarc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted October 23, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 10:27 PM, Runitback said: I’m also at end of week 3 and I’m not sure if I am shedding or if there is just a big difference in growth between native and transplanted hair. I think some of both. I am also still numb in recipient area as well as top of head. Looking forward to your progress as well, my friend. -John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted October 24, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted October 24, 2021 7 hours ago, JavierMarc said: Deciding whether I should buzz off all my hair again or just let it grow. Let it grow so you can really appreciate the growth over the next few months. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member A Fue Good Men Posted October 24, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted October 24, 2021 Very curious to see how the donor is doing. How many grafts was your prior procedure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JavierMarc Posted January 27, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2022 Month 6 There are grafts growing now. Went through a life change past few months and havnt paid much attention to the hairs during that period. Before you know it, you can def notice some growth. Transplant site still has numbness, but has reduced from initially. Hope the numbness goes away this year. To recap this is 1500 grafts FUE in the frontal area. The hairline is from a previous procedure. Nadimis work is behind that to add some density in the frontal zone. Looking forward to month 9 and 12. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stephcurry30 Posted February 26, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2022 Any final update to this hair transplant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 15, 2022 Administrators Share Posted March 15, 2022 Update? 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...
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