Senior Member Bandit90 Posted March 8 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 8 7 hours ago, Buffaloboy said: John, you look amazing. Congratulations! Ah Cheers Mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bandit90 Posted March 12 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 12 (edited) Month 1 Update Nothing really to update , in the full-blown ugly duckling stage at the moment. I’ve opted to just let the hair keep growing, to get it back to the length where the illusion of density kicks in. I‘m certainly finding the recovery from this transplant a lot harder than the previous two, which is probably down to the fact I was enjoying having hair, and this feels like a big step back to go forward. From what I can gather most of the shed seems to have happened. With the hair from the previous two transplants is growing in. Lots of redness from the procedure lingering, which will likely take a few months to calm down. The donor is also going through the motions and I’m just trusting the process that it will recover. Also the beard surprisingly looks ok, given there has been over 3.6k grafts taken. Edited March 12 by Bandit90 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Myles23 Posted March 12 Senior Member Share Posted March 12 Healing Nicely @Bandit90 and the donor is looking good already. Life passes by super quick and you'll be back to rocking that quiff in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bandit90 Posted March 12 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 12 6 minutes ago, Myles23 said: Healing Nicely @Bandit90 and the donor is looking good already. Life passes by super quick and you'll be back to rocking that quiff in no time. Cheers Myles, appreciate the kind words.. . you & me both will be rocking that quiff this summer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 12 Administrators Share Posted March 12 This looks unbelievable already. Wow 🤩 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...
Senior Member Bandit90 Posted March 12 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, Melvin- Admin said: This looks unbelievable already. Wow 🤩 Thanks Melvin. Just need get that hair long enough to get the old illusion to kick in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MazAB Posted March 12 Senior Member Share Posted March 12 Love the new shape of the hairline, and the crown, temple points, and donor are all where they should be at this stage. Looking great John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted March 12 Senior Member Share Posted March 12 7 hours ago, Bandit90 said: Month 1 Update Nothing really to update , in the full-blown ugly duckling stage at the moment. I’ve opted to just let the hair keep growing, to get it back to the length where the illusion of density kicks in. I‘m certainly finding the recovery from this transplant a lot harder than the previous two, which is probably down to the fact I was enjoying having hair, and this feels like a big step back to go forward. From what I can gather most of the shed seems to have happened. With the hair from the previous two transplants is growing in. Lots of redness from the procedure lingering, which will likely take a few months to calm down. The donor is also going through the motions and I’m just trusting the process that it will recover. Also the beard surprisingly looks ok, given there has been over 3.6k grafts taken. Looking AMAZING for 1 month @Bandit90! You will get the illusion back by 3.5-4 months tops and this time will seem like nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairman22 Posted March 12 Senior Member Share Posted March 12 get a zero low fade around the sides will look really good even at this stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bandit90 Posted March 12 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, MazAB said: Love the new shape of the hairline, and the crown, temple points, and donor are all where they should be at this stage. Looking great John! Cheers Armen! Thanks for the reassuring nudges to go and get a widdows peak!.. i'm 18 months late to the party, but cant wait for it all this to kick in! 1 hour ago, SLA said: Looking AMAZING for 1 month @Bandit90! You will get the illusion back by 3.5-4 months tops and this time will seem like nothing! Thanks as always Adam! Just had a look over your thread, seems that 3.5 months is the safe haven! 1 hour ago, hairman22 said: get a zero low fade around the sides will look really good even at this stage I might actually do this, think it will take the edge off, good advice - cheers mate! Edited March 12 by Bandit90 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Buffaloboy Posted March 13 Regular Member Share Posted March 13 Lookin good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted March 13 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 13 @Bandit90 that's the best looking ugly duck for one month I've seen. 👌 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Zoomster Posted March 13 Senior Member Share Posted March 13 Delighted for you John ..no young man or almost boy in your case should have to endure the curse of aggressive MPB. you can say good riddance to it now Boy !! Or you may wish to use some more parliamentary language I suspect 😂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bandit90 Posted March 14 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 14 12 hours ago, Zoomster said: Delighted for you John ..no young man or almost boy in your case should have to endure the curse of aggressive MPB. you can say good riddance to it now Boy !! Or you may wish to use some more parliamentary language I suspect 😂 Thanks Karl mate - It certainly feels liberating to have rid of the MPB curse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 14 Administrators Share Posted March 14 19 hours ago, Zoomster said: Delighted for you John ..no young man or almost boy in your case should have to endure the curse of aggressive MPB. you can say good riddance to it now Boy !! Or you may wish to use some more parliamentary language I suspect 😂 The Norwood slayer appears, Zoomster you’re a legend. 2 2 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...
Senior Member Shadman Posted March 15 Senior Member Share Posted March 15 On 3/12/2024 at 6:25 PM, Bandit90 said: Month 1 Update Nothing really to update , in the full-blown ugly duckling stage at the moment. I’ve opted to just let the hair keep growing, to get it back to the length where the illusion of density kicks in. I‘m certainly finding the recovery from this transplant a lot harder than the previous two, which is probably down to the fact I was enjoying having hair, and this feels like a big step back to go forward. From what I can gather most of the shed seems to have happened. With the hair from the previous two transplants is growing in. Lots of redness from the procedure lingering, which will likely take a few months to calm down. The donor is also going through the motions and I’m just trusting the process that it will recover. Also the beard surprisingly looks ok, given there has been over 3.6k grafts taken. Just one month after your procedure, but you're already looking good. Recovery going strong 💪 𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 / 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐡 / 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟑𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬 / 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 / 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bigmistake Posted March 15 Regular Member Share Posted March 15 This is a good example of hair greed. Most people would be happy with your results, but no, you seem to have an unlimited donor. Slightly jealous, but also happy for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bandit90 Posted March 18 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 18 (edited) On 3/15/2024 at 2:40 PM, Shadman said: Just one month after your procedure, but you're already looking good. Recovery going strong 💪 Cheers! Just need to get through the dreaded month two peak ugly duckling stage! On 3/15/2024 at 3:46 PM, bigmistake said: This is a good example of hair greed. Most people would be happy with your results, but no, you seem to have an unlimited donor. Slightly jealous, but also happy for you. I told myself I would never be the person with hair greed! Though, I do think the third sitting to add grafts to the crown area was needed as the area had a thinning (though natural) appearance. But the hairline & the temples work, was probably a case of hair greed, but I was comfortable using a few hundred grafts there to improve things . Spending my 20s as a slick bald Norwood 7, has probably given me a bit of a YOLO attitude towards hair restoration. Although, that said I wont be doing anymore transplant, its certainly me all done now! Edited March 18 by Bandit90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member wembley Posted March 18 Regular Member Share Posted March 18 This is going to be an incredible transformation at month 12. Eugenix is a top clinic for higher norwood cases like yours! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bandit90 Posted March 18 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, wembley said: This is going to be an incredible transformation at month 12. Eugenix is a top clinic for higher norwood cases like yours! Thanks. Eugenix is certainly not for everyone, but they clearly have their strengths, which have served a lot patients well. Edited March 18 by Bandit90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bandit90 Posted April 12 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 12 Month 2 Update Not a huge amount to share, I’m very much in the ugly-duckling phase. It is generally just growth from the first two hair transplants growing in. Positive signs for me this month, are that the donor area has seemingly recovered well, which I factored in to take longer. I did a DIY shave on the sides a couple of weeks back which certainly helped take the edge off, as it was beginning to look very untidy. Also, the redness is fading, albeit at a glacial speed. I'll be honest, it’s all felt frustrating, mainly because I got so used to having hair and now, I’m waiting for it to grow in and for that all-important illusion of density to kick. It's all part and parcel of the ugly duckling phase but certainly can be mentally draining. In hindsight, I probably should have put a bit more consideration into doing unshaven FUE, that saying hopefully, in a couple of months, it will be all behind me. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OliverAtom Posted April 12 Senior Member Share Posted April 12 Bandit, wow wow wow. I have just spent like an hour reading and enjoying your story and process, what a transformation my friend 🤩 And with this last third sitting the result will be incredible, can not wait to see the final result 🧐 Thanks a lot for sharing so much and great information. Eugenix is becoming too legendary! 🌟 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Myles23 Posted April 12 Senior Member Share Posted April 12 Healed well already @Bandit90. Time seems to stand still during the ugly duckling phase I agree. Most Norwood 6/7 would give their right arm for how you look now let alone what it will look like in another 10 months when this third procedure evolves. I look forward to seeing the return of the quiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairman22 Posted April 12 Senior Member Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, Bandit90 said: Month 2 Update Not a huge amount to share, I’m very much in the ugly-duckling phase. It is generally just growth from the first two hair transplants growing in. Positive signs for me this month, are that the donor area has seemingly recovered well, which I factored in to take longer. I did a DIY shave on the sides a couple of weeks back which certainly helped take the edge off, as it was beginning to look very untidy. Also, the redness is fading, albeit at a glacial speed. I'll be honest, it’s all felt frustrating, mainly because I got so used to having hair and now, I’m waiting for it to grow in and for that all-important illusion of density to kick. It's all part and parcel of the ugly duckling phase but certainly can be mentally draining. In hindsight, I probably should have put a bit more consideration into doing unshaven FUE, that saying hopefully, in a couple of months, it will be all behind me. looks great for 2months short hairstyle suits you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 12 Administrators Share Posted April 12 Shaving is such a 🤬 but the good news is your hair looks thick and full, even with short hair. 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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