Regular Member Gavin81 Posted December 24, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) Hi guys I finally had my first transplant done by dr Kongkiat in Bangkok and will share my experience here .feel free to give your comments Edited December 26, 2021 by Gavin81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted December 24, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 24, 2021 Day 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bw77 Posted December 24, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted December 24, 2021 Thank you so much for posting this. I've been considering Dr Laorwong for a long time and so watching your progress will be really helpful. My first impressions, the work looks amazing. Both the donor and recipient areas look really clean. It's early days for you but if it helps, my donor area looked pretty rough and my recipient area didn't look as good as yours and I'd rate my final result a solid 7. I used a different doc. but if initial impressions are anything to go on I think yours is looking excellent. I really like your hairline shape too! Please keep us posted as I look forward to seeing your homerun result. Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted December 24, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) Hi yes . I will post my progress every week for the first month than once A month after the first month. Hope to have good result from this HT too Edited December 24, 2021 by Gavin81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted December 26, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) On 12/24/2021 at 10:31 PM, bw77 said: Thank you so much for posting this. I've been considering Dr Laorwong for a long time and so watching your progress will be really helpful. My first impressions, the work looks amazing. Both the donor and recipient areas look really clean. It's early days for you but if it helps, my donor area looked pretty rough and my recipient area didn't look as good as yours and I'd rate my final result a solid 7. I used a different doc. but if initial impressions are anything to go on I think yours is looking excellent. I really like your hairline shape too! Please keep us posted as I look forward to seeing your homerun result. Marcus Day 5 after surgery Edited December 26, 2021 by Gavin81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi23 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 12 minutes ago, Gavin81 said: Day 5 after surgery Looks good. But man, may I ask what the point is to keep your hair like that and not shave all off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bw77 Posted December 26, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted December 26, 2021 Donor area looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) . Edited December 27, 2021 by Gavin81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) On 12/26/2021 at 4:31 PM, digi23 said: Looks good. But man, may I ask what the point is to keep your hair like that and not shave all off? Hi .. as I am returning to work 2 weeks later , I can use toppik on top of recipient area and by than donor area also will look more “normal” . I try to make this transplant as “normal “ as possible. Just my own thinking Edited December 27, 2021 by Gavin81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 27, 2021 8 hours ago, bw77 said: Donor area looks great! Thanks mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted February 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 10, 2022 Hi guys . It has been 2 months and I am facing a bad shock loss all over my head from both donor and recipient area.. I know this can happen but still feeling bad when seeing most of my hair gone . Hopefully the hair will grow back in few months . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bw77 Posted February 11, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted February 11, 2022 Don't worry man, end result will be great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 22, 2022 Just to update . Week 9 now shedding has stopped .. overall still look quite bad due to shock loss . But I can see some baby hair growing out now so I think it’s a positive sign … looking forward to more growth soon ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganymede Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 How much did it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted April 4, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 1:04 PM, Ganymede said: How much did it cost? I forgotten about the price . But u can check the cost at the doctor website . it’s indicated there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted April 4, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 4, 2022 Week 15 , some growth happening now but don’t think it’s too obvious as the hair that shedded during shock phase probably has already grown back as well . But I think it’s looking much better compared to last month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 4, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 4, 2022 Definitely improving ! Looks like your right on the cusp of a hair storm 👍🏽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted April 6, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 6, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 12:13 AM, Gavin81 said: Week 15 , some growth happening now but don’t think it’s too obvious as the hair that shedded during shock phase probably has already grown back as well . But I think it’s looking much better compared to last month. I know I am now only 15 weeks now but I am quite concerned about the middle part of my middle part above my hairline which doesn’t seems to have much growth compared to the rest of the area like the hair line and the back of top of the head . Praying hard that I will see improvement next months onwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member John1991 Posted April 6, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) It's hard to tell from the after surgery pictures exactly where the newly grafted area stops. If the rest were shaved and the grafted area were more easily definable, it would be easier to make an assessment on whether that will be dense enough. Just curious, but why not go with FUT to ensure greater graft survival and to keep as much donor area available for later? How old are you? As far as the final result, you're almost certainly 3-4 months away from something that could look final (and even that would probably only be 70-80% final), so there's much time for improvement still. Edited April 6, 2022 by John1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted April 7, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 7, 2022 11 hours ago, John1991 said: It's hard to tell from the after surgery pictures exactly where the newly grafted area stops. If the rest were shaved and the grafted area were more easily definable, it would be easier to make an assessment on whether that will be dense enough. Just curious, but why not go with FUT to ensure greater graft survival and to keep as much donor area available for later? How old are you? As far as the final result, you're almost certainly 3-4 months away from something that could look final (and even that would probably only be 70-80% final), so there's much time for improvement still. Hi .. thanks for your advice .. I am 40 and chose FUE because I do not want a scar at the back of my head in the event if I decided to keep my hair short in future . Doctor did told me that result will be obvious only at month 6 .looking forward to the results . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 7, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Gavin81 said: Hi .. thanks for your advice .. I am 40 and chose FUE because I do not want a scar at the back of my head in the event if I decided to keep my hair short in future . Doctor did told me that result will be obvious only at month 6 .looking forward to the results . At month 6 most people start to see some real growth, but it’s not until the full 12 months is up you see the final result… sometimes even longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torben84 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Hi Gavin, in hope this finds you well and things have been improving. Would you mind sharing a picture of your hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) Some improvement at month 5 but top part still looks kinda loose . Edited May 18, 2022 by Gavin81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torben84 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Many thanks for the update - looks significantly better than last month. I’m also in touch with Dr. L to resolve my diffused thinning. I was proposed a 2500 Graft FUE surgery, without shaving the recipient are. I’m quite afraid of shock loss. How OK are you with the aftercare? Dr. L is very brief already in the consulting phase… wonder how he responds after the surgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Gavin81 Posted May 19, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 19, 2022 5 hours ago, torben84 said: Many thanks for the update - looks significantly better than last month. I’m also in touch with Dr. L to resolve my diffused thinning. I was proposed a 2500 Graft FUE surgery, without shaving the recipient are. I’m quite afraid of shock loss. How OK are you with the aftercare? Dr. L is very brief already in the consulting phase… wonder how he responds after the surgery? I still asked him questions via email after the surgery and he did replied all my questions though short answers . He is not someone who talk a lot in the first place . my shock loss is quite serious as what you can see but it recover after like few months .hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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