Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted January 26, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) What do people think? Looking good? I had some initial questions about the straight line grafts, but overall I trust Dr. Wong to make it look good! edit: I asked Dr. Wong about the line method, and he said it helps get more density when you have a lot of grafts. If they are close enough together, you can't tell they're in a line. If your goal is to maximize coverage with fewer grafts, then a random pattern is better Edited January 26, 2023 by MaximusEastwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BurnieBurns Posted January 26, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) I'm looked quite similar to yours post op with Dr Wong. Don't worry, there will be no patterned effect will show once it starts growing. The wave effect enhances the naturalness Edited January 26, 2023 by BurnieBurns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted January 26, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 26, 2023 Day 1 post OP - after getting my scalp cleaned and examined at the clinic. Including a scar photo as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted January 27, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) When do your staples come out? Do you know the density per sq cm they used throughout your scalp? Edited January 27, 2023 by JoDimaggio22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted January 27, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2023 Staples come out in two weeks. Not sure about the density they used 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted January 27, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, MaximusEastwood said: Staples come out in two weeks. Not sure about the density they used You have any pre op photos of longer hair? It looks like they gave you really good density. Maybe you just have a lot of donor hair available but man being honest with you this looks like it could be one of the better results on this site if it grows accordingly. Wong looks like he did a phenomenal job on you! Edited January 27, 2023 by JoDimaggio22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted January 27, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2023 @JoDimaggio22 thanks, that's encouraging! Trying to be patient with the process haha. And yea Dr. Wong said i had above average laxity and really dense donor hair so they were able to take out a lot of grafts... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member honey21790 Posted January 29, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 29, 2023 keep us updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted January 29, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) Day 4 update - glad to be back home! I still have some swelling in my face and neck, and my head is starting to itch. The donor area is also still very tender. I had my partner give me a hairwash last night, but she wasn't sure how much pressure to put on graft area. Question for the forum - should we be scrubbing harder to remove the scabs from the donor scar? I'm also supposed to have her look for pimples as I had some two days post OP, but it's kind of unclear what is a pimple vs. scab, and i don't want her just randomly poking a needle around my head... Getting a good night sleep is still the toughest part (i'm a side sleeper) so hoping I can get back to normal here soon... Edited January 29, 2023 by MaximusEastwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member honey21790 Posted January 30, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2023 looking great man dr wong dont mess the results will be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG99 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Man that looks good. To get that many grafts in one go is pretty extraordinary. Do you mind me asking how long did the procedure take? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted January 30, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) @TG99 thanks! And yea both myself and Dr. Wong were surprised to get that many grafts (he had initially estimated 4k to 5k). I got to the clinic at 6:15am, started surgery probably around 7:15am, and left around 5:30pm. So overall about 11 hours. But this was actually faster than normal; Dr. Wong said a surgery of this size usually goes until around 7pm at night Edited January 30, 2023 by MaximusEastwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG99 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 That's incredible. I look forward to seeing how you progress going forward. You chose wisely in your choice of a Doctor,thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BurnieBurns Posted January 30, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, MaximusEastwood said: @TG99 thanks! And yea both myself and Dr. Wong were surprised to get that many grafts (he had initially estimated 4k to 5k). I got to the clinic at 6:15am, started surgery probably around 7:15am, and left around 5:30pm. So overall about 11 hours. But this was actually faster than normal; Dr. Wong said a surgery of this size usually goes until around 7pm at night I had the same number of grafts and was in till nearly 9! That included extracting some old ones through. Out of curiosity, was your scalp diffusely thinning before or slick bald? Also are you taking finasteride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted January 30, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) @BurnieBurnsi was pretty much bald...just had a small patch of hair on top. And that's rough staying until 9pm, i was definitely losing steam at the end there And yes i'm taking 1mg finasteride daily Edited January 30, 2023 by MaximusEastwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BurnieBurns Posted January 30, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, MaximusEastwood said: @BurnieBurnsi was pretty much bald...just had a small patch of hair on top. And yes i'm taking 1mg finasteride daily Great, looking forward to seeing the transformation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Steeeve Posted January 30, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 30, 2023 I think this all looks great! Looking forwarded to seeing this at 12 months! Got any pictures of your hair pre-op? Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted February 7, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 7, 2023 About ten days post-op. Donor and recipient area are healing nicely; most of the scabs have fallen off. Still some tightness/pain in the donor area, but i'm hopeful it will feel a lot better after the staples are removed in a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MaximusEastwood Posted February 7, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 7, 2023 @Steeeve here are a few photos of my "hair" pre-op 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairEnthusiast101 Posted February 7, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, MaximusEastwood said: @Steeeve here are a few photos of my "hair" pre-op Wow it looks really good how many grafts they used to cover that! I really think this will be a good result! Please continue to update monthly because sometimes awesome cases like yours stop updating after 3-4 months. I really think you will be pleased a year from now. But crazy how much area they filled in and how well it appears they did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted February 7, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted February 7, 2023 Seeing some unique plantation method....works look clean and would provide u enough density ...its good tht u achieved so many grafts through fut..he is a master in tht... Can u plz specify how many grafts whr placed in specific region of scalp..if u have tht data.. 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...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted February 7, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted February 7, 2023 @MaximusEastwood a great strategy, coverage and donor BTW. I hope you continue to update and I look forward to following you. All the best!👍 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Zinedine Posted February 10, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted February 10, 2023 Wow! This is going to be an interesting thread to follow... that method looks different but as Dr Wong says, it will for sure help with your result... keep those updates coming : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairlossPA Posted February 16, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 following! cant wait to see this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Z-- Posted February 17, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted February 17, 2023 Following. Looks very clean for 5.7k grafts. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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