Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 10, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) Hi everyone! Figured I’d make a post in this forum out of appreciation for all the awesome information/inspiration I’ve gotten here over the past few months. I (M26) recently went for an operation at Dr. De Freitas’ clinic in Valencia. I was quoted for about 2,300 grafts but ended up doing 3,054 (2.21 follicles/ graft 😞) in order to get a bit of coverage in my crown area. My surgery dates were March 31st and April 1st with 1,000 grafts on the second day. Overall it was a pretty smooth experience albeit with a lot of pain and swelling which made it difficult to sleep 🙂. Prior to the surgery, I had been taking Finasteride 1mg for about 8 years and Minoxidil 5% once daily for about 8 years as well. I haven’t lost too much since then but have slowly started to thin out over the years, especially in my crown. About a month before the surgery, I added Dut 0.5 once a week. I’ll add a few replies to this post with some pre op and post op pictures! Edited April 10, 2022 by ObtuseAlbatross133 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) Pre-surgery picture with longer hair: Edited April 10, 2022 by ObtuseAlbatross133 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) Post-op: Edited April 10, 2022 by ObtuseAlbatross133 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 2-3 day post-op: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 8 day post-op (most scabs off) + donor (which I’m a bit worried about since I’ve been scratching it): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious25 Posted April 10, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 Don’t scratch ! 😂 Work looks clean, and at day 8, everything looks as it should. Do you have any pre op pics of your hairline exposed ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Curious25 said: Don’t scratch ! 😂 Work looks clean, and at day 8, everything looks as it should. Do you have any pre op pics of your hairline exposed ? Donor looks ok, too? I’m afraid I did some permanent damage by scratching too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 10, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) More pre-op pics: Edited April 10, 2022 by ObtuseAlbatross133 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 10, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 10, 2022 Love this work, all looking good 👍🏽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 12, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 12, 2022 10 day post-op under two different lighting conditions: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jtoorrees Posted April 12, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted April 12, 2022 Looks good so far! Can’t wait to see it progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted April 12, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 12, 2022 Finally a nice real patient case (not published by the clinic) from Dr. De Freitas clinic to follow. Interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TheGreatPretender Posted April 12, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 12, 2022 Nice of de Freitas to actually go a bit further than what he quoted. Gives me some hope that he may be able to do the same for my case on the crown as I did ask for some extra coverage in there besides the frontal third and am on the process of booking a surgery in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 12, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 12, 2022 Totally on track and the healing looks very good, and particularly clean 👍🏽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 12, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 12, 2022 5 hours ago, Egy said: Finally a nice real patient case (not published by the clinic) from Dr. De Freitas clinic to follow. Interesting. Yeh, always good to see actual patient journeys 👍🏽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 12, 2022 Administrators Share Posted April 12, 2022 Following this thread closely excellent choice with Dr. De Freitas 👏🏼 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 ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 15, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 15, 2022 13 day post-op: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyd Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 De Freitas is never scared to go aggressive and give his patients the hairlines he knows they want rather then stay safe and be conservative and he has been killing it with all the recent results and I expect no less with you. Everything looks great! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stephcurry30 Posted April 16, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 16, 2022 this will be a home run result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GHTJourneya Posted April 16, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted April 16, 2022 @ObtuseAlbatross133, it looks good and indeed similar to mine (also done by Dr. Freitas). I do believe he and his team are at a world-class level and you result will be a homerun Picky advice, you should avoid strong, direct sunlight for the first three months as it may affect the color of your skin in the transplanted area (I noticed there was a lot of sun light in one of your post-op photos) Happy growing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 19, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 19, 2022 17 day post-op. Think I’m beginning to shed a little bit 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TheGreatPretender Posted April 19, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 19, 2022 12 hours ago, ObtuseAlbatross133 said: 17 day post-op. Think I’m beginning to shed a little bit 😞 For 17 day post op, it looks magical. Of course you may still need to go with the ugly duckling phase but this may indeed be another home run result from De Freitas. I'm looking forward to having my session next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member karatekid Posted April 21, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 21, 2022 looks great! happy for you bro. Im having a procedure with him in 2 weeks too I think his work is really the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ObtuseAlbatross133 Posted April 23, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 23, 2022 21 day post-op: Shedding a ton!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairy Henderson Posted April 23, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 23, 2022 So 2300 of the total 3054 went into the hairline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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