Regular Member SteveUrkel02 Posted January 16, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2023 I know that this is not the densest transplant and see through depending on the lighting. But it is a drastic improvement and I am happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mike8000fue Posted January 16, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2023 What i do not like at dr mwamba hairline is that are to straight, not so many zig-zag and the harline will not look entire natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SteveUrkel02 Posted January 16, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Mike8000fue said: What i do not like at dr mwamba hairline is that are to straight, not so many zig-zag and the harline will not look entire natural. I think it looks natural. But I respect your opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mark w Posted January 16, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2023 There is clear improvement from your previous pictures, you are still only 7 months with most of the density coming now and continuing up to 18 months. I think by month 12 this will look amazing 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Vortex Posted January 16, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2023 I like the hairline design - it looks like it suits your head shape from the pics. I guess 3000 was the max amount of grafts that could be safely implanted for blood supply etc? It definitely looks natural and you still have more time for it to thicken up. Happy for you man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tiger2050 Posted January 16, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) Looks awesome and very natural. The density will improve a little bit in the next few months but it’s only possible to achieve 50% native density with one surgery. No doctor in the world is capable of implanting higher than 50% density with one pass so you’ll need a second surgery if you want more density. There is a study that showed about 50% density is all you need to not look like you’re balding. Edited January 17, 2023 by Tiger2050 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HappyMan2021 Posted January 16, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 16, 2023 @SteveUrkel02 looks better and better! appreciate the update. really goes to show that hair transplants are not meant to be kept at buzz cut length. They need decent length to pass the illusion of density. To be completely honest I can still spot some of the less-dense areas, but only because you pointed them out earlier and we are all hair transplant veterans after all. I do think this still absolutely passes the litmus test which is that these areas are still completely unnoticeable to casual observers and others not in the know. And for all you know this hair will still thicken up in the coming months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SteveUrkel02 Posted January 17, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, HappyMan2021 said: @SteveUrkel02 looks better and better! appreciate the update. really goes to show that hair transplants are not meant to be kept at buzz cut length. They need decent length to pass the illusion of density. To be completely honest I can still spot some of the less-dense areas, but only because you pointed them out earlier and we are all hair transplant veterans after all. I do think this still absolutely passes the litmus test which is that these areas are still completely unnoticeable to casual observers and others not in the know. And for all you know this hair will still thicken up in the coming months. I can not agree more 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 17, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 17, 2023 Looks incredible man, i'd be curious to see how you look with a bald fade. I don't think I have ever seen a donor heal like yours, even a few days after surgery you couldn't see any signs of surgery. 3 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 Dillpickle123 Posted January 17, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said: Looks incredible man, i'd be curious to see how you look with a bald fade. I don't think I have ever seen a donor heal like yours, even a few days after surgery you couldn't see any signs of surgery. Agree I’d like to see that as well lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SteveUrkel02 Posted January 17, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 17, 2023 Will go to my barber this week, probably will get a high bald fade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member airporteffect Posted January 20, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 6:49 PM, Melvin- Moderator said: Looks incredible man, i'd be curious to see how you look with a bald fade. I don't think I have ever seen a donor heal like yours, even a few days after surgery you couldn't see any signs of surgery. I know, he's so lucky. I just got a #0.5 (2.4mm) fade 11 days after surgery and it's brilliantly visible 😅. I uploaded a photo of it to my story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member airporteffect Posted January 20, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 12/16/2022 at 6:30 AM, SteveUrkel02 said: Actually I’m going to post a picture after 1 week growth. In 1-2 weeks I will hit the 6 month mark. I just wanted to get assurance if this looks like decent growth overall. When I was at 5 months it was 4-5 times as long and it looked decent when I kind of spiked it up (I will attach a picture of that too). In this state( buzz cut) I can definitely say that it looks very very sparse in basically every lighting ( especially when you look at me from the front ). I know that this was a transplant on a fully bald area and I also have very thin hair. I just wanted to ask if anything looks off ? Will it look better when grown out longer? Is it normal for a transplant to look sparse with a buzzcut? I am in the same boat. I think it looks great and at least your temples are symmetrical in patterning/density. I had two techs, with two varying levels of experience, placing grafts on different sides of my head and there is a stark difference in density and how the hair lays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SteveUrkel02 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2023 7 months and 1 week. I have been going out without wearing a cap for 3 days now. No one, literally no one has looked at my hairline suspiciously ( At least I was not able to take note of anything of that nature). It is getting better and better. I am not bothered by the weak spots , they are very subtle. Especially in real life. For now I am done I think. I don’t have the nerves to buzz my hair again and wait for it to grown in, so I won’t have another procedure to increase density anytime soon. I will most likely save further grafts for future loss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 25, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 25, 2023 Looks incredible man, how is the donor? Do you get a bald fade? 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 Zinedine Posted January 25, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2023 Really nice result! Good idea to save grafts for the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RTC Posted January 25, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2023 Glad to hear it bro! 1 Hattingen September 2023 - Punchouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SteveUrkel02 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2023 7 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said: Looks incredible man, how is the donor? Do you get a bald fade? You can definitely see some white dots at this length. Weirdly if the hair is completely buzzed/shaved down to zero I don’t see any dots. However I am completely happy with how it is looking !!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SteveUrkel02 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, RTC said: Glad to hear it bro! Thanks bro! I I am crossing fingers for you too. Remember you are a repair case + you are very critical because you are very informed about hair transplants + we are always more critical with ourselves no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RTC Posted January 25, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2023 17 minutes ago, SteveUrkel02 said: Thanks bro! I I am crossing fingers for you too. Remember you are a repair case + you are very critical because you are very informed about hair transplants + we are always more critical with ourselves no matter what. Thank you bro btw your donor looks almost perfect, nobody will ever notice you had anything done, this is what successful HT's are about 2 Hattingen September 2023 - Punchouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dillpickle123 Posted January 25, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 25, 2023 Your donor looks excellent you got 3k grafts taken out and tbh I can’t tell I’m that pic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 25, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 25, 2023 3 hours ago, SteveUrkel02 said: You can definitely see some white dots at this length. Weirdly if the hair is completely buzzed/shaved down to zero I don’t see any dots. However I am completely happy with how it is looking !!! This is god tier healing. I don’t see anything tbh. 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...
Regular Member Mike1J Posted January 26, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 26, 2023 Wow, that's honestly an incredible change in 1-2 months and to me this looks like a great result. I am so hopeful mine will also turn out better soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HHH Posted March 2, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 2, 2023 8 month update bro? That fade on the donor is unreal, no-one that hasn't had a transplant would have a clue tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member track_rat Posted March 3, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 3, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 6:22 AM, SteveUrkel02 said: Hey, I have been growing it out for about 1,5 months now. I am at month 7. I must say I AM SO SO HAPPY. I can finally go out without a hat again. Very relieving and life changing. I think it will look even better when I grow it out much longer on top. Of course I have some weak spots but at this length I can easily camouflage them. I will probably save further grafts for the future since I am very happy with the frame and the natural look. I had some doubts which is normal but now I am finally free again. I will update further when my hair is longer on top. thank you Dr.Mwamba Mwamba did you right bro. This is freaking fantastic. I also chuckled a little at your anxieties about that little spot that people were suggesting a few grafts. Even at that length you were looking excellent, and realize that buzzing your hair down is like a reset that takes several months for density to reappear. You look very natural, matching density all over your head, and a donor that looks untouched. Congrats man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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