Regular Member ccrook Posted February 14, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted February 14, 2022 I'm 24 years old and recently had a 2087 hair transplant at the Private Clinic on Harley Street, London. I am now 12 weeks post-op(operation on the 25/26th of November) and I am over the moon with my results already. Below is me on the day of the op 😭 my hair was not good at all . I knew I had to do something and Dr Raja was extremely reassuring and professional with the initial consultation so I booked myself in pretty much immediately. As you can see my hair loss was very extensive and progressive across the entire top of my head/crown. Please note I had been taking finasteride and using topical minoxidil for over a month prior to the operation. Dr Raja and his team were very professional and very comforting throughout the whole process and it was clear from the start how careful they were when extracting the grafts from the donor area. Below is me the day after the operation. I must say from my research prior to the op, i was very surprised how clean and well kept my head looked immediately after, with minimal redness and no bleeding etc. I was very careful for 2/3 weeks after, barely touching the area and spraying it regularly. Below is myself 2 weeks after. I was very careful with removing the scabs so as you can see there were still some scabs left as i didn't want to force it. Perhaps I was a good candidate but I experienced very little shedding around the week 3/4 mark and the newly transplanted hairs have continued to grow. I also thought id mention that I have had 3 PRP sessions following the procedure with the first being on the day of the operation, the second a month later and the third and final one at the 12-week mark. Below is me at 12weeks! i can't get over the results already and can't thank Dr Raja enough for his fine work and support throughout the whole process. I am very excited to see what will happen over the next few months as i wasn't even expecting this till the 6-month mark. I have continued to use finasteride 1mg every day with no side effects and topical minoxidil. I hope this helps someone make the decision to do it as I am already realising the value in getting this done as my hair was all over the place before this. Feel free to ask any more questions and ill try to get back to you guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member LeBerry Posted February 14, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted February 14, 2022 Looking great! Lucky you at 12 weeks with that many hairs still in. If they do not shed now you could be in for a great result early on. Happy growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ccrook Posted February 14, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 14, 2022 Thanks! i am very pleased, only about 20% shed i believe. There is a chance that there could be some late shedding, ive been told, but I'm hopeful as there has been no sign of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted February 14, 2022 Administrators Share Posted February 14, 2022 Looking awesome, nice to see some good work from the UK. 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 ccrook Posted February 14, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 14, 2022 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member follically challenged Posted February 14, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted February 14, 2022 Looking great! Could you please post pics of your donor area too? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BDK081522 Posted February 15, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted February 15, 2022 Only 24 with aggressive loss and only being on finasteride for a month seems a bit negligent in my opinion. The clinic should have had you use medical therapy for at least a year before operating on you. It's possible you may not be able to tolerate finasteride long-term due to sides or it may not be effective since you're very sensitive to dht. Bosley 11-2016 FUE - 1,407 grafts Dr. Diep 09-2017 FUE - 2,024 grafts Dr. Konior 03-2020 FUE - 2,076 grafts Dr. Konior 09-2021 FUE - 697 scalp to scalp, FUE - 716 beard to beard Total scalp FUE - 6,204 grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ccrook Posted February 15, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 15, 2022 I was informed of this before and it was totally my call to undertake the op, clearly the results speak for themselves. I am now 5 months in taking finasteride with no side effects whats soever. I had taken finasteride when i was 19-21 and had no issue. When i did this, it did help initially and i saw results but i knew it wasn't a permanent fix so that's why i stopped. After further hair loss, over the following years I realised i needed to act and do something about it and now i am very pleased that i am back on it as finasteride is helping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ccrook Posted February 15, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 15, 2022 14 hours ago, follically challenged said: Looking great! Could you please post pics of your donor area too? thanks My donor area is pretty much back to normal as you can see here. The sides are almost there but you wouldn't notice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted February 17, 2022 Administrators Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 12:38 AM, ccrook said: My donor area is pretty much back to normal as you can see here. The sides are almost there but you wouldn't notice. Donor looks good, the work looks impressive thus far. 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 ccrook Posted June 15, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 15, 2022 6 months update : safe to say I'm very pleased :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted August 6, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 6/15/2022 at 2:29 PM, ccrook said: 6 months update : safe to say I'm very pleased Very nice work, happy for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted August 6, 2022 Valued Contributor Share Posted August 6, 2022 These are fantastic results. Plus you’re still early to see the benefits of Finasteride. Very happy for you 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...
Michael_1992 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I am thinking of using this clinic, how much did they charge for those grafts? Looks really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ccrook Posted September 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 28, 2022 It was about £3 a graft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ccrook Posted September 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Here are some 9-month mark before and afters for you all. Thanks to Dr Raja!!! Edited September 28, 2022 by Melvin- Moderator Changed from upside down to vertical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ryan Daniel Posted September 28, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted September 28, 2022 Really good result. Clean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ccrook Posted September 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 28, 2022 Sorry the images are upside down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo83 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Really amazing considering such a “small” number of grafts for this big area to cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted September 28, 2022 Administrators Share Posted September 28, 2022 Wow very impressive. Really happy to see great work from Dr. Raja 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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