Dr Ozlem Bicer review. 34 male - United States

[Spring15]

Crown looks really good now. Which state are you in? Your house gives me rural midwest or Montana vibes lol. 

[Gatsby]

At six months these are great results! 👌You still have another six months of growing and more density to come @j1000.

[j1000]

10 hours ago, Spring15 said:

Crown looks really good now. Which state are you in? Your house gives me rural midwest or Montana vibes lol. 

Neither one lol!

[j1000]

Sorry for the upside down photos for some of these. Tomorrow is 7 month post operation for me. I think my hairline is continuing to fill in more, and I look forward to the remaining 5 months or so. My crown is okay…I didn’t expect a return to the old days of my crown before balding when it was super thick, and I know I will probably do one more operation to fill in the crown again someday (among other things), but hopefully in 5 more months at the one year mark it will show less of my scalp. It’s definitely going to be an improvement for sure but we will see how it turns out.

I continue to have shock loss in my donor area. It’s annoying because I want to get a shorter haircut on the sides but I can’t or it will be super obvious. It’s not the end of the world though. My whole scalp is recovering still. I think people forget a hair transplant is a surgery on your head, there’s going to be some trauma to the hair. But I have this weird (but good) suspicion that since my donor area is delayed in recovering / growing, that once it comes back in I will see an uptick in growth in my crown too. As if my scalp will be “coming back to life” in a way. Who knows, it could happen. See you again for month 8.

Edited March 29, 2023 by j1000

[Spring15]

Crown's starting thicken up nicely. I hope the hairline improves it's looking a little sparse

[j1000]

13 hours ago, Spring15 said:

Crown's starting thicken up nicely. I hope the hairline improves it's looking a little sparse

It looks thicker in person, but yes I hope so too. Those pictures were taken in some bright light.

Edited March 30, 2023 by j1000

[j1000]

This is a random post but perhaps it has some truth to it. I have noticed that I’m a very slow healer in recent years and I believe it’s largely due to my diet. For example, when I get a cut or something on my skin, it seems like it takes twice as long to heal as a normal person’s would. I believe that due to too much sugar intake in my diet, that it messes with my skin’s ability to heal at a normal rate. I think this could be true for my hair transplant as well. I don’t want to make up my own science here or try and diagnose myself…my point is that I wouldn’t be surprised if someone told me a poor, inefficient diet could affect your results in some way. I am still getting pretty good growth, but I think it might be better if I alter my diet a little. Just some food for thought!

[duckling]

On 4/11/2023 at 6:48 AM, j1000 said:

This is a random post but perhaps it has some truth to it. I have noticed that I’m a very slow healer in recent years and I believe it’s largely due to my diet. For example, when I get a cut or something on my skin, it seems like it takes twice as long to heal as a normal person’s would. I believe that due to too much sugar intake in my diet, that it messes with my skin’s ability to heal at a normal rate. I think this could be true for my hair transplant as well. I don’t want to make up my own science here or try and diagnose myself…my point is that I wouldn’t be surprised if someone told me a poor, inefficient diet could affect your results in some way. I am still getting pretty good growth, but I think it might be better if I alter my diet a little. Just some food for thought!

I dont know about diet affecting HT results. But obviously Diet plays a big part in your hair growth. Without vitamins and iron there will be hair loss even if you dont have AGA.

[j1000]

8 month mark today. I’m happy to say my donor area has healed from the temporary shock loss it had. I am not sure exactly when it did but it started to heal sometime between months 6-8. I think it might thicken up a little more though. I’m a slow healer.

As for my transplanted areas, there is not much new to show and report. I am really hoping my hairline thickens up more in the next 4 months. My only disappointment in the transplant will be if it doesn’t, but I don’t think it has anything to do with the surgeon…I just think it’s how my body reacts to it. That is beyond any doctor’s control. So I hope that my body will grow more hair (or thicker hair) in the hairline. It is an improvement from what I had before, but I definitely still hope for more growth. My crown definitely has hair there. It’s getting growth. I never expected a miracle with my crown, I just wanted it to not be completely bald there which is what I would be without this transplant. I have hair that grew in there, I still have 4 more months of growth to come, and I knew I’d have to go back again one day to fill the crown in even more. So I’m not worried about my crown as much. 

Thanks for stopping by and reading my update. Time has flown since this transplant last August 2022. 

Edited April 29, 2023 by j1000

[Spring15]

I don't see much difference in your hairline from prior surgery until now, but you had quite a thick hairline to begin with anyway. Crown looks much thicker now though, probably don't need to wear sunscreen on your head anymore 

[j1000]

12 hours ago, Spring15 said:

I don't see much difference in your hairline from prior surgery until now, but you had quite a thick hairline to begin with anyway. Crown looks much thicker now though, probably don't need to wear sunscreen on your head anymore 

Meh the pictures don’t show it well enough. Before this you could see way too much daylight through the hairline. It has definitely looked better since this second surgery. I just hope it thickens up a little more in the next 4 months. 
 

I usually cover my head with a hat if I'm going to be outside for more than say 20-30 minutes anyway. 😄

[Melvin- Admin]

Fantastic growth in the crown, looks like it hasn’t matured yet either 🙌🏼

Hairline looks better, I see improvement for sure.

[j1000]

21 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Fantastic growth in the crown, looks like it hasn’t matured yet either 🙌🏼

Hairline looks better, I see improvement for sure.

Thanks! I’m not the best at taking pictures haha

[j1000]

I thought I’d include the crown from a different angle. Also, this is after a showering with shampoo and conditioner, so it is not matted down or oily. I brushed it to help show it accurately too. But I changed my mind, I think my crown is looking good, and, as I have said, still 4 more months of growth. This is standing right next to a window on a sunny day. When indoors or in dark light, I essentially look like I have full coverage. 

Edited May 2, 2023 by j1000

[j1000]

This is 9 months for me. Honestly, there hasn’t been much of a change the last few months. I was hoping for a little more thickness from this transplant, especially in the frontal hairline. I will say the whole transplant is definitely better than what my hair originally looked like. I do in fact have much more hair, and it appears as though I have a full head of hair in dark lighting. I wouldn’t say I’m disappointed in my transplant, because like I said it is a definite improvement. But I do wish it was a little thicker. I recognize I have 3 months left to go, but let’s be honest…not much happens in the last couple months. I planned on getting one final hair transplant some day in the next year or two anyways. I will fill in the crown a little more, the hairline a tad bit more if needed, get some new temple points, and then fill in my FUT scar from my first transplant. Hopefully all of that combined will be no more than 3,000 grafts or so.

Edited May 29, 2023 by j1000

[TheGreatPretender]

Thickness at the front seems to be lacking but its not a bad result overall. I think it should an easy fix I assume because you already got a lot of those hairs grown in there imo.

[j1000]

58 minutes ago, TheGreatPretender said:

Thickness at the front seems to be lacking but its not a bad result overall. I think it should an easy fix I assume because you already got a lot of those hairs grown in there imo.

I agree, I won’t have to add much more. But I was hoping this transplant would take care of the hairline for good, for example. These pictures do have some bright light, and I do still have 3 months to go…but still I think it will not be as thick as I hoped for.

Edited May 29, 2023 by j1000

[TheGreatPretender]

8 minutes ago, j1000 said:

I agree, I won’t have to add much more. But I was hoping this transplant would take care of the hairline for good, for example. These pictures do have some bright light, and I do still have 3 months to go…but still I think it will not be as thick as I hoped for.

See how far it leads for the rest of those three months. If still unhappy then just contact the clinic, im sure they would be able to do a small FUE to correct it in a heartbeat.

[j1000]

39 minutes ago, TheGreatPretender said:

See how far it leads for the rest of those three months. If still unhappy then just contact the clinic, im sure they would be able to do a small FUE to correct it in a heartbeat.

I’m not sure if you’re understanding correctly lol. There is nothing to “fix”. I just need some more coverage, and I’ll get that taken care of (if needed) in a future transplant, because I need more coverage overall in a lot of places. This procedure was an FUE also by the way. Thanks for the input though, my friend!

[TheGreatPretender]

Just now, j1000 said:

I’m not sure if you’re understanding correctly lol. There is nothing to “fix”. I just need some more coverage, and I’ll get that taken care of (if needed) in a future transplant, because I need more coverage overall in a lot of places. This procedure was an FUE also by the way. Thanks for the input though, my friend!

Apologies for the misunderstanding. 

I hope you get what you need and the best results you can have. 

[j1000]

1 hour ago, TheGreatPretender said:

Apologies for the misunderstanding. 

I hope you get what you need and the best results you can have. 

Haha no problem. Appreciate it!

[Gatsby]

The hair will still mature more over the coming few months. 👍

[Spring15]

Crown looks great, hairline lacking density a little. Still good hair for a dude coming up to his mid 30s

[j1000]

13 hours ago, Gatsby said:

The hair will still mature more over the coming few months. 👍

Thanks! Always appreciate your input.

[j1000]

6 hours ago, Spring15 said:

Crown looks great, hairline lacking density a little. Still good hair for a dude coming up to his mid 30s

Thanks, my friend.