Surgery on 24th September 2022 with Dr Arika Bansal, Eugenix

[keratin_matters]

3 month Update: 

I guess I'm nearing the end of the ugly duckling phase. I can see tiny shoots coming from the transplanted area. I feel like I've now left the worst behind me and it'd get better and better from here.

Transplanted area: 

 

Donor left side: 

 

Donor right side: 

 

[Gatsby]

@keratin_matters your donor looks great. Wait until you go from three months to four months! 👌Thanks for sharing!

[keratin_matters]

8 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

@keratin_matters your donor looks great. Wait until you go from three months to four months! 👌Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Gatsby! Really excited for what's next! 

[Gatsby]

Just now, keratin_matters said:

Thanks Gatsby! Really excited for what's next! 

It's coming brother. After three months you can kiss goodbye to the cold, hard ugly duck phase! 👌

[keratin_matters]

4 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

It's coming brother. After three months you can kiss goodbye to the cold, hard ugly duck phase! 👌

Tis' indeed cold and hard. Can't wait to ditch the fibers and the hats. 😂

[keratin_matters]

Hey guys. Need some advice. I'm about 3.5 months post op right now. Is it safe to us dermmatch during this period? How long can I keep it on? 

Edited January 14, 2023 by keratin_matters

[keratin_matters]

Hey everyone! I'm almost at the four month mark now, so wanted to give my update. 

So far there are some hair that have come up but it's nothing very dense as of yet. I'm being patient and I'm ok with it for now because I can comb my hair forward and with for toppik I can roam around freely. At least the stage where I was super conscious of it is over 😅.

 

Hopefully, The next 2 months are going to be absolutely amazing.

Not adding the donor pics because the hair are so long that there's no point in evaluating it at this length. I'm in no hurry to cut them down very short as of yet. I will let it heal and cut it months later. No need to cause myself needless stress untill then I guess.

[ZeeMan]

Looking good for 4 months @keratin_matters, I can see the hair popping, should be a great next few months.

[keratin_matters]

39 minutes ago, ZeeMan said:

Looking good for 4 months @keratin_matters, I can see the hair popping, should be a great next few months.

Thanks! I think the next 2 months are probably going to turn the corner.

[Madhur Vansil]

6 minutes ago, keratin_matters said:

Thanks! I think the next 2 months are probably going to turn the corner.

Yes magical months ahead bro ..we are in same boat…

[keratin_matters]

40 minutes ago, Madhur Vansil said:

Yes magical months ahead bro ..we are in same boat…

Yup.. may the hair gods bless us

[keratin_matters]

Month 6 update

 

I couldn't update the month 5 results due to having a busy schedule. Will try my best to update regularly until the one year mark so that it can help others in what to expect. 

 

So here is the progress: 

Hairline left side

Hairline right side

Hairline front 

Donor right side

Donor left side

My thoughts: My barber told me today that most transplants are detectable and mine absolutely isn't and he wouldn't have known if I'd  not told him! 

 

The donor seems to be recovering well.

The transplanted area density is increasing but is still far from where I'd want it to be. The right side is much thicker while the left side is still catching up. I'm hoping it will thicken up in the coming months. Will reserve all judgements until the 1 year mark. 

[Eugenix Hair Sciences]

Dear @keratin_matters, You're half-way there. Good outcome for 6 months mark. Wait for the full 12 months mark for the final outcome. Thanks for the update. 

[keratin_matters]

Month 7 Update

So in my effort to document this whole thing upto the one year mark, here's the next post. Mostly adding the hairline photos now, nothing special to see in the donor, it's undetectable.

A shot from farther away to see how other people may see it. I feel like they might just be detecting it as nothing out of the usual. The curly nature of my hair really helps in making it look so much more denser.

Here's a close-up shot in more harsh lighting.

 

It is always important to remember that after all this is an illusion and can never match the real density. I'm very satisfied with where it's now and hoping for some improvements in the density. Either way this is looks natural to me and most people don't go scrutinizing somebody's hair density so I'm already pretty happy. I do have some alcohol based minoxidil in my hair over here, it does make the hair a bit coarse and make it look a little more thicker.