superwario Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Just received my FUE procedure from Shapiro Medical Group in Bloomington, MN. I have had a ton of thinning from front to crown area beginning at 28 years old, and currently I am 35. I have always still maintained a decent hairline so that made the doctors job a bit easier since they did not need to recreate a hairline, but I suppose the natural hairline will eventually go as well, but hope not! I was on the waiting list for the procedure for a year, and they still currently have a one year wait. I flew in from out of state for the procedure. Matt Zupan was my advisor the entire time prior to surgery and my primary contact, and he was amazing and answered all my questions. It seems like I could call/text/email anytime and I'd get a response within an hour. The office staff was as nice as can be, and both Dr. Shapiro and Dr. Joe were amazing and welcoming. I primarily worked with Dr. Shapiro as he made all the incisions and Dr. Joe worked on the FUE extraction. The nurses were great and I had 2-3 nurses working on me to place the grafts with Dr. Shapiro supervising the procedure. Dr. Shapiro asked if I wanted to also have Exosome injections which I had not heard about prior to arriving at the clinic, so I did some research back at the hotel after the first day and didn't see convincing evidence of it helping so I opted to not have the Exosome injections done. The first day was about a 3 hour day where Dr. Shapiro made about 2,400 incisions. He indicated that this was so growth hormones can start entering into the wounds and so the hair will transplant more firmly and quickly. The second day was an 8 hour day, and consisted of the FUE extraction, 600 more incisions to clean up gaps and edges, and the implantation of the grafts. For both the 1st and 2nd day they numbed the entire scalp and above the eyebrows so I literally did not feel a thing. Just lie back, relax, and watched movies on their Apple TV. They ordered me a lunch the 2nd day as well. The following are my 2,904 Graft breakdowns: 1 Hair's - 296 2 Hair's - 1631 3 Hair's - 977 For a total of 6,489 Hairs. See below for my before photos and my photos 2 hours after surgery. I will post the Before photos that they took in the office when they send them to me, and I will also post updates regularly to show progress. Let me know if you have questions and I will try to respond. BEFORE: AFTER SURGERY: 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted June 22, 2022 Administrators Share Posted June 22, 2022 Wow very excited to see your progress, this should be a fantastic result. Happy growing 👌 1 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 shiba1985 Posted June 23, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted June 23, 2022 When were all the graft extractoins done? on day 2? so day 1 all recipient sites made? and day 2 all FU grafts extracted and placed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superwario Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 12 hours ago, shiba1985 said: When were all the graft extractoins done? on day 2? so day 1 all recipient sites made? and day 2 all FU grafts extracted and placed? ~2,400 incisions day 1, no extractions or grafts. ~500 incisions day 2, all extraction and grafts done on Day 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rob7331 Posted June 23, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted June 23, 2022 Very interesting thinning pattern, never seen anything like it! From just the hairline pics it doesn't look like you have any hair loss at all. The work looks great, have a happy recovery and keep us posted! 2 Follow my second hair transplant journey below Caucasian - 4613 Grafts - Eugenix, Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Buck Naked Posted June 23, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2022 Looks like clean work. Those are some great surgeons you picked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superwario Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 Day 5 photo updates, donor is healing up nicely and minimal scabbing at graft sites: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Balding Bad Posted July 15, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted July 15, 2022 Thanks for sharing! Very interested to see how your journey pans out! Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member -TheHairUpThere- Posted November 21, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2022 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mrmane85 Posted November 21, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted November 21, 2022 Donor looked great post op. Any updates @superwario? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jayson1361 Posted November 28, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted November 28, 2022 Updates?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superwario Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Here are my 6 month update photos. Coming in well I think, but still deceiving as I have not had a haircut in 2 months. I will update after my haircut this weekend. I can still feel a lot of implants about 3-4 mm on my scalp when I brush my hand through my hair that have not yet grown and hopeful that they are still yet to go from dormant to active phase. I think full re-growth for most people is around 8-12 months, so still giving it time. still taking oral minoxidil and finasteride daily as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SilentUser Posted November 30, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted November 30, 2022 OMG, you are having full coverage already and you still have a lot of time to go. Back from the dead. Great work, congrats for choosing a top notch surgeon. Do you think that oral minoxidil had benefits for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superwario Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Yeah oral minox seems to keep my existing hair from falling out. here are pics after my haircut today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member John1991 Posted December 1, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted December 1, 2022 Looking good. You should still have a good amount of improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted December 1, 2022 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 1, 2022 @superwario your results at only six months are excellent! Thanks for sharing and I look forward to your updates! 💯👌 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ray35 Posted December 1, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted December 1, 2022 Great results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Balding Bad Posted December 10, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted December 10, 2022 Thanks for the update! Looking good! Glad to see it's coming along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hybonix Posted January 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 13, 2023 Wow, what incredible results. You now have full coverage, which is the dream! I would love to see another update of your 7/8 month progress. Great work as usual by SMG. 1st Procedure: 3332 FUE Grafts | Shapiro Medical Group | 10.29.20 2nd Procedure: 1908 FUE Grafts | Shapiro Medical Group | 11.13.23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mr_peanutbutter Posted January 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 13, 2023 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenmarmosetmonkey Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Massive improvement Did they charge you per graft or a flat rate? Could you give a ballpark estimate of the costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mrmane85 Posted January 16, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 16, 2023 How's it going @superwario? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stephcurry30 Posted March 4, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 4, 2023 looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Bb111 Posted May 10, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted May 10, 2023 Any updates? My hair transplant journey: Eugenix July 18/19 with Dr. Pradeep Sethi and Dr. Arika Bansal 3811 Grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hybonix Posted July 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted July 13, 2023 Ditto. Any updates? Would love to see the final results. 1st Procedure: 3332 FUE Grafts | Shapiro Medical Group | 10.29.20 2nd Procedure: 1908 FUE Grafts | Shapiro Medical Group | 11.13.23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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