Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted March 29, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 29, 2022 Hi fellow users, I have been on quite a journey with my hair and didnt expect to be fighting hair loss after 12 years. I started losing hair at 22 and then at 27 completed a HT in Istanbul with longevita. It was successful (although I was harvested I had a full head if hair). 4-5 years later it became very thin and feels like I lost native hair - I am on fin. However I am back in the game and am close to completing my booking with Eugenix. I have limited donor area so I am expecting 2000 beard grafts and then whatever we can scrape from the donor. I am hoping thy can make my donor look less sparse somehow. I am hoping any of you can give any advice and tell me what to expect. Please see my piks below in this order: 1) post op HT longevita (2016) 2) pre HT longevita (2016) 3) 12 months post op (2017) 4-9) current pics different angles (2022) Thanks for taking time reading my post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ML488 Posted March 30, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 You will be in some of the best hands in the world over at Eugenix. How many grafts was the Longevita HT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 30, 2022 Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2022 Very excited for you, you're going from Hyundai to Mercedez in terms of quality. 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 Britanium Posted March 30, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 Great choice ! Which Eugenix package did you choose ? 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Nw7HPE Posted March 30, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 Great Journey ahead . Good luck and keep us posted . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted March 30, 2022 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 30, 2022 You will be in the best of hands and Eugenix are world renowned for managing the donor. It's a good thing that you are able to take finasteride as it will also help with keeping the donor area strong as well. 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 ahmed9500 Posted March 30, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 Thanks for your kind words. It was supposedly 4500 grafts. @Melvin- ModeratorI was hoping more Aston Martin 🤣 I havent fully decided on which package yet, waiting for a video call to help me decide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted March 30, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 Also, I am hoping for around 3000 grafts, its difficult to plan though over a video call. Its not worth me travelling all the way to India for less than 2500! My beard hairs are good imo I will send a pik showing them what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted March 30, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted March 30, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 How best to use my grafts? Enough for temples? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugenix Hair Sciences Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Wish you the best for your hair restoration journey. Thank you all for your kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Zinedine Posted March 30, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2022 Hello ahmed and thanks for sharing your story... your beard looks great and I would say they can take those 2000 grafts from it. Also, I'm sure they will manage to improve your donor extracting from it so that it becomes more homogeneous... You talking about the temples but I would make sure I cover the top before jumping into the temples. Let's see how your video consultation goes with Eugenix. Keep us posted! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 3, 2022 Plan of action! What are your thoughts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 3, 2022 500-700 in the hairline (beard) 2500 crown and midcalp (scalp donor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 3, 2022 Expectations: to get back to where I was post op first HT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Fue3361 Posted April 3, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 3, 2022 47 minutes ago, ahmed9500 said: 500-700 in the hairline (beard) 2500 crown and midcalp (scalp donor) Shouldn’t it be other way around? Use scalp for hairline, beard for mid/crown? I’m sure Eugenix will tell you the same, but don’t por beard hairs in your hairline when you still have scalp donor supply. 1 Check out my journey here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Drish Posted April 3, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted April 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Fue3361 said: Shouldn’t it be other way around? Use scalp for hairline, beard for mid/crown? I’m sure Eugenix will tell you the same, but don’t por beard hairs in your hairline when you still have scalp donor supply. I think OP might have misunderstood the marking on the pic by the clinic. I don't think the clinic is looking to accentuate the hairline as it looks ok. They are recommending 2500 grafts only for the mid and the crown. Out of those 2500 grafts, 500-700 will be scalp grafts and the rest will be extracted from the beard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GeneralNorwood Posted April 3, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) On 3/30/2022 at 12:47 AM, ahmed9500 said: I started losing hair at 22 and then at 27 completed a HT in Istanbul with longevita. It was successful (although I was harvested I had a full head if hair). 4-5 years later it became very thin and feels like I lost native hair - I am on fin. Ok, let me understand one thing. Right now you are taking finasteride. And how about after your HT surgery? Were you taking finasteride for 5 years after HT surgery and despite it lost hair as we see on the pictures? Edited April 3, 2022 by GeneralNorwood My first Hair Transplant - Eugenix 3514 Grafts (720 grafts on the temples) - Dr Priyadarshini Das Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Fue3361 Posted April 3, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Drish said: I think OP might have misunderstood the marking on the pic by the clinic. I don't think the clinic is looking to accentuate the hairline as it looks ok. They are recommending 2500 grafts only for the mid and the crown. Out of those 2500 grafts, 500-700 will be scalp grafts and the rest will be extracted from the beard. You’re right, that was his confusion. Check out my journey here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 3, 2022 Yes sorry it is the other way round. The hairline isnt moving, just trying to add bit more density. I was on fin after first HT but stopped for like 6 months and reckon the damage was done in that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member drawdownfx Posted April 8, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 12:43 PM, ahmed9500 said: Yes sorry it is the other way round. The hairline isnt moving, just trying to add bit more density. I was on fin after first HT but stopped for like 6 months and reckon the damage was done in that time so in that whole time you only stopped for 6 months but have been taking ever since? My hair transplant Journey with Dr. Freitas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted April 8, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 8, 2022 Yes thats right, think the damage was done in that short space of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member drawdownfx Posted April 8, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, ahmed9500 said: Yes thats right, think the damage was done in that short space of time! Damn man its quite scary sometimes even finasteride is not enough to stop the NW reaper lol. I hope you get a great transformation Il be following your journey! am personally going in September. Btw did you consider going on dutasteride when you noticed more hair loss? My hair transplant Journey with Dr. Freitas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ahmed9500 Posted April 12, 2022 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 12, 2022 Booked for July 24, will be updating with as much content for you. A friend of mine is joining me so will upload his pre op and post op pics at the time. I really wantvto build my temples back slightly, will 200 grafts be enough? Dont think I can afford to use more than that…Wish me luck with the whole journey! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SLA Posted April 12, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 12, 2022 Good luck! You are in great hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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