Regular Member Rippone Posted February 17, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 17, 2022 This is very reassuring, thank you @JC71 ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted February 17, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Rippone said: This is very reassuring, thank you @JC71 ! No worries 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted April 5, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 5, 2022 Hello again with a new update!Pictures taken on April's fools day. So basically at week 20 (minus few days). Sorry for the quality of the pictures, I wish there I had someone taking them for me! With dry hair. Left and right sides. And crown. With wet hair Crown area 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted April 5, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 5, 2022 I keep my fingers crossed but I am starting to worry a bit on the final result. Am I lagging behind in your opinion guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CaliforniaLiving Posted April 5, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted April 5, 2022 I wouldn't worry until you are past month 7 or 8. You're probably just a slow grower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted April 6, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) Thank you @CaliforniaLiving. I'm just not seeing much evidence of new growth coming through, so that's what worries me Although in comparison to the pre-op pictures the crown and front areas are a bit fuller and there is now a hairline, which I did not have before. I'll keep my fingers crossed I'm just a slow grower! Edited April 6, 2022 by Rippone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mountinvan Posted April 6, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 6, 2022 We are at the same stage in our HT journey. I think the 5 month mark is different for different people, Some show significant cosmetic change and others lag behind. I know it it is hard to wait but there is no other option. Time marches on to its own drummer. We are both committed so we just stay the course, My bet is your 6 month pictures will show a noticeable change for the better. Keep the faith! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted April 6, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) Thank you for your kind words @Mountinvan ! I wish you amazing results in your HT journey Edited April 6, 2022 by Rippone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TastefullyDone1 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Any updates @Rippone? Excited to see the how things look at 6 months+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted June 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) Here they are Taken on 24th May, so at about 6 months and 1 week I think. First bunch is with wet hair, second with dry hair. Lots of pictures as I was asked by the Doctor to send them to him for an evaluation. Edited June 28, 2022 by Rippone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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THE TRUTH Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Bro I was really worried abour your hairline at the 5 months mark... Obviously we all know ASMED is a hairmill and they have many bad results. Thanks God your hairline seems to have improved tremendously during the last month. 🙏 I am happy for you bro 👍 It's still a bit thin but it's a decent result so far. As for the crown, I saw immediately on the post op pictures there was gonna be an issue with density. I suggest you look into Pinto, Zarev, Sethi, Pitella, Wong if you are chasing some real improvement on the vertex. Erdogan's nurses have no clue on how to recreate good illusion of density on the crown. It's very challenging and you gotta choose a excellent doctor who specializes in that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted June 29, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2022 Thank you Jason! I am less worried and happier about the result 😊 As you said, it is still a bit thin but a decent result so far. Few months ahead of growth, I'll patiently wait to see how the final result will look like. I am also hoping to gain a bit more density in the crown area, as I am told it is the slower growing part. The incisions were made by Dr Erdogan's himself so I would hope he knows how to recreate a good illusion of density.. In any case, thank you so much for the names suggested, I will keep them in mind. But probably, even if the final result will stay as it is, I may decide it is good enough and not worthy a second surgery (yet at least, until my hair will thin more). I don't wear super-short hair and when they grow they are curlier, which luckily helps in making my hair look more dense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatientHT5020 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 @Ripponeyour pre operation situation is very similar with mine. Do you have a 12-months update? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted January 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 11/9/2022 at 9:57 AM, PatientHT5020 said: @Ripponeyour pre operation situation is very similar with mine. Do you have a 12-months update? Thanks Hi @PatientHT5020 , I'm so very sorry, just saw your message now! I must have missed the notification of your post sent to my email ... I am going to post my 12-months update right now. I hope it can still be of some help to you ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted January 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) Hello forum, 12-month update. I will first post a bunch of pictures of me with wet hair, taken right at the 12 month mark (end of November 2022). Then some others taken shortly after with dry hair, just after a hair cut. And finally I will post few more pictures taken 1 month later, as I believe they better show the overall result. Edited January 21, 2023 by Rippone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Regular Member Rippone Posted January 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) And that's all folks!! Can't believe 1+ year has passed! If some of you guys want to share your honest opinion, I am super-happy and curious to read it! Personally, I am satisfied with the overall result. The improvement is clear. With wet hair and sharp light, the lower density of the transplanted area in the front becomes more evident, but this is normal I believe. After all a hair transplant just gives an illusion. The crown area unfortunately does not have a very good density even when the hair are dry, but I can live with that. The donor area looks very good to me. I know ASMED has left some people very unhappy and is now regarded to be a hair-mill, and if I had learnt of this before my operation I would have chosen differently. Of course I have the doubt in my mind that if I had chosen differently my final result could have been better. Perhaps. But it could have gone worse too Edited January 21, 2023 by Rippone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Belve Posted January 21, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Rippone said: Hello forum, 12-month update. I will first post a bunch of pictures of me with wet hair, taken right at the 12 month mark (end of November 2022). Then some others taken shortly after with dry hair, just after a hair cut. And finally I will post few more pictures taken 1 month later, as I believe they better show the overall result. It looks good result and hairline is natural. Enjoy your new hair 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted January 22, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, Belve said: It looks good result and hairline is natural. Enjoy your new hair 😃 Thank you @Belve! Edited January 22, 2023 by Rippone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sitries1 Posted January 22, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 With a similar number of grafts and a 2 phased approach (hairline and frontal 3rd, then crown 12 months later) you could have achieved a better result from a top surgeon. That being said, I would not class your result as necessarily a bad one. With a 2nd pass from a top surgeon I think you could be looking in a good position density wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rippone Posted January 22, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Sitries1 said: With a similar number of grafts and a 2 phased approach (hairline and frontal 3rd, then crown 12 months later) you could have achieved a better result from a top surgeon. That being said, I would not class your result as necessarily a bad one. With a 2nd pass from a top surgeon I think you could be looking in a good position density wise. Thank you @Sitries1! Fair point and something that definitely should be kept in mind by people reading this thread and who are considering a hair transplant. I knew that having this procedure done all at once could have led to less optimal results. I weighted the pros and cons of my circumstances and decided to take my chances. Long story short, I was mentally not in the right position to wait 2 years and go through 2 operations to get to the finish line. I needed my life to move faster All considered, happy with my decision! One day, maybe, I will consider a second pass, but I will wait for my hair to thin further Edited January 22, 2023 by Rippone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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