Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted November 27, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 Hello to everyone and welcome. I am 29 years old and have been conscious of my temple and frontal recession for a good 4 years or so (Big forehead doesn't help ). No family history of baldness apart from crown area. I have been taking finasteride 1.25mg daily for 6 weeks now. No sides. After some researching and contemplating I decided to pull the trigger and finally have a transplant. Living in Malta and being able to find a well regarded clinic was a huge plus for me. No travelling overseas and having the operation performed by the Doctor and his assistant together was a bonus. Thought I would start a log of my hair transplant journey and take you along with me for the ride. After the consultation it was agreed I would have roughly 3500 grafts, majority going into the frontal region with some DHI for the crown and sides (crown wasn't bad at all). As my muscles are high he told me we couldn't lower it too much and wanted to keep it both natural and something which would age well. 25th I had the operation Started at 8 and finished around 17.45. Below you can see the immediate post op pics alongside the donor today (27/11). I will be posting updates on this thread to keep track of the progress but so far I am super exited. Density looks good to me but I will leave that to you guys to judge. Looking forward to checking out everyone's progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ray35 Posted November 27, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 That looks great, really nice and clean. I'm not familiar with this clinic, but these initial results look really great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted November 27, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, ray35 said: That looks great, really nice and clean. I'm not familiar with this clinic, but these initial results look really great! I don't think many people are to be honest.. But thanks, hopefully it turns out good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted November 27, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 8 hours ago, ReturnIOfTheHairline said: I don't think many people are to be honest.. But thanks, hopefully it turns out good! The price was quite incredible as well I think, considering it was done by the doctor and his technician only. 2000 euros for 3400 grafts. The work looks high quality to me going off what I've seen. Now patience.. Have you had a HT yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ray35 Posted November 27, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 I have and yes, patience is the key! That is a great value, that's likely to get many an inquiry to this clinic and folks checking airfare. What was the procedure like? Equipment used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted November 27, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, ray35 said: I have and yes, patience is the key! That is a great value, that's likely to get many an inquiry to this clinic and folks checking airfare. What was the procedure like? Equipment used? I will get some more details for you tomorrow but all I know for now is Saphire Fue and for the crown + temples dhi implant pen. I was thinking I would be quoted 10k or something when he said 2 my jaw dropped. He is the only Maltese Doctor in the country specializing in Hair and his technician seems very good at what he does. I will try to get some of the incision pics tomorrow to show you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ray35 Posted November 27, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 Cool, sounds great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pbaird98 Posted November 27, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2022 I like what I see, will be following along 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dillpickle123 Posted November 28, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted November 28, 2022 We’re 3500 grafts only taken from the back? Or the sides as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted November 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 28, 2022 5 hours ago, Dillpickle123 said: We’re 3500 grafts only taken from the back? Or the sides as well? Back only 3400 total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted November 28, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 28, 2022 Day 3 Update so far with a before picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted December 4, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2022 day 9: Most scabs have gone now, only a few left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted February 15, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 15, 2023 11 and a bit week update: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted March 23, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2023 4 month update today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 30, 2023 Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2023 Looks to be growing well, this doctor trained by Dr. Bisanga. 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 ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted March 30, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Melvin- Moderator said: Looks to be growing well, this doctor trained by Dr. Bisanga. Indeed, he is very good. Although we are discussing a 2nd to finalise. How did you know? As Malta is such a small country not many people know about it Edited March 30, 2023 by ReturnIOfTheHairline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 7, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 7, 2023 @ReturnIOfTheHairline Can we see a update? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted April 7, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 7, 2023 56 minutes ago, BRITA-XL said: @ReturnIOfTheHairline Can we see a update? Thanks will grab another pic soon as its late. Thankyou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted April 9, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) On 4/7/2023 at 8:50 PM, BRITA-XL said: @ReturnIOfTheHairline Can we see a update? Thanks Excuse the hair.. just woke up. Will get some better ones after a haircut 😆 Edited April 9, 2023 by ReturnIOfTheHairline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mr_peanutbutter Posted April 9, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 what was the price per graft if i may ask? why was it decided to take so many many grafts for that rather small area? because of fine hair? to make it blend in better with the hair behind? im in a kind of similar situation where my whole hairline receeded back like in the op so im interested.. how does the donor looks like? how many folicles have your left? looks good imho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted April 9, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, mr_peanutbutter said: what was the price per graft if i may ask? why was it decided to take so many many grafts for that rather small area? because of fine hair? to make it blend in better with the hair behind? im in a kind of similar situation where my whole hairline receeded back like in the op so im interested.. how does the donor looks like? how many folicles have your left? looks good imho! Hi yes that's exactly the reason, needed more than normal because my hair is fine. Donor is fine, not sure how much left but seems like a lot. you can see for yourself Also I paid 2000eur for 3400 grafts. Hope it helps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mr_peanutbutter Posted April 9, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, ReturnIOfTheHairline said: Hi yes that's exactly the reason, needed more than normal because my hair is fine. Donor is fine, not sure how much left but seems like a lot. you can see for yourself Also I paid 2000eur for 3400 grafts. Hope it helps yea super helpful are you on some form of prevention? or are you sure you wont receed anymore looking at your older male relatives? or do you have a longterm plan for the future with additional hts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ReturnIOfTheHairline Posted April 9, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 Just now, mr_peanutbutter said: yea super helpful are you on some form of prevention? or are you sure you wont receed anymore looking at your older male relatives? or do you have a longterm plan for the future with additional hts? I have been on Fin for 6 months, no one in my family is bald actually only my grandad has a bald patch on the crown, so hopefully all good there. Yes I want a 2nd to finalize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spring15 Posted April 9, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 I'm having trouble believing this is 3500 grafts. Possibly 2500 for dense packing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted April 11, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted April 11, 2023 3.5k grafts just for that much area is surprising ...i have seen around 2 to 2.5k grafts for this much area when it is densely packed... 1 Check Out My Hair Transplant Journey --> My Thread 3611 FUE Grafts With Dr Kongkiat Laorwong | Norwood 5 | 2nd May 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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