Regular Member kiwik Posted March 7, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2023 Hi everyone, I'd like to share my HT experience at a local clinic near Paris. I'm 28, I've been losing my hair for about 8 years now, and after taking minoxidil for several years, I came to the conclusion that I needed a transplant. I chose a local clinic, Racine Carrée, and had surgery 7 weeks ago: FUE, motorized punch, 3400 grafts in one session (from what I gather, it's the biggest number of grafts they do in one day). The doctor, Dr Alavi, did the pre-op consultation, anesthesia and incisions, and her team did the actual extraction and implantation of the grafts. Here are some pictures : before, receiving area right after surgery and after three weeks, donor after removing the headband, and now after 7 weeks. I feel like my donor area still needs to recover (though it has already healed: there's no itching or redness anymore). What's your take on this? I'll try and post updates once a month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rafael Manelli Posted March 7, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2023 It looks good, seems most of the grafts didn’t even shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted March 7, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 7, 2023 Yeh your donor area is recovering well...work looks good...best of luck and keep updating ... 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...
Regular Member kiwik Posted March 7, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Rafael Manelli said: It looks good, seems most of the grafts didn’t even shed. The picture of the recipient area was taken 3 weeks post-op; some of the grafts have shed since. Here is a picture 7 weeks post-op: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rafael Manelli Posted March 7, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2023 That looks normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member WhereIsMyMind Posted March 7, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2023 Looks like a surprisingly good job for an unknown clinic. In my opinion 3.4k graft was never enough to give full coverage on such area so don't expect thick results but definetely big improvement for sure! 2cnd HT should seal the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted March 7, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2023 Yep, I'm not expecting miracles in terms of thickness, the doctor told me what to expect. If I'm satisfied with the results, I'll go back for a second HT next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 8, 2023 Administrators Share Posted March 8, 2023 Where is this clinic, did the doctor do extractions? 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 kiwik Posted March 8, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 8, 2023 The clinic is located in Levallois-Perret, just outside of Paris. It's a hair clinic, they don't do any other plastic surgery, which seems to be quite rare in France. The extractions were done by two technicians. I paid 3500€ for the transplant (which includes the post-op treatment: minoxidil and supplements, as well as three follow-up visits). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted March 19, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 19, 2023 [Update: 2 months] Here is the situation after 62 days: hasn't really evolved since last time, the shedding has stopped. Definitely feeling like an ugly duckling! People don't seem to notice it anymore though, in normal lighting my hair is now quite similar to what it looked like before the HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted April 17, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 17, 2023 [Update: 3 months] Finally reached the 3 months mark! I'm delighted to see some growth in the recipient area. Donor still looks the same though, I'm hoping for a significant change on that front in the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Surf Posted April 17, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 17, 2023 Looks really clean OP. Side note, have you had those two spots on your head checked in the 3rd picture before (assuming they’re not transplant-related)? Always better to be safe than sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted April 17, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 17, 2023 Yeah I already had those before the transplant. I'm actually seeing a dermatologist later this week to have them checked :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Surf Posted April 17, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 17, 2023 That’s great - didn’t mean to worry you if I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted April 17, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 17, 2023 No worries and thanks for pointing it out! One of the two spots looks and feels like a small cyst, which I planned on having removed before my second HT anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted May 18, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 18, 2023 [Update: 4 months] It's getting better each month now! I'm seeing constant growth in the recipient area, and can still look forward to a lot more. I'm still waiting for my donor to recover from shock loss, with summer around the corner I'd love to be able to cut my hair a bit shorter a few weeks from now, but I still have to grow it out for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted June 19, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 19, 2023 [Update: 5 months] I've seen some thickening in the last weeks, but not much new growth. There are finally a few dozen small hairs sprouting in the donor area: the recovery has officially started! But I have a feeling that's it's going to take a few more months before it looks completely normal again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mr_peanutbutter Posted June 19, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 19, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 9:05 AM, kiwik said: The clinic is located in Levallois-Perret, just outside of Paris. It's a hair clinic, they don't do any other plastic surgery, which seems to be quite rare in France. The extractions were done by two technicians. I paid 3500€ for the transplant (which includes the post-op treatment: minoxidil and supplements, as well as three follow-up visits). the price is definitely very competetive, cheaper then even many doctors in turkey were the technicians from france or were they flow in from other parts of the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted June 19, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 19, 2023 The techs (who I was told are actual nurses) were French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiwik Posted August 17, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 17, 2023 [Update: 7 months] I don't see a lot of change anymore, there has definitely been a lot of thickening since the last update, but no new growth. I'm quite happy with the result, I don't think I could have expected more coverage than this from only 3400 grafts. One thing worth noting is that I have a few double grafts in the hairline (but to be honest, I am not really bothered by that). I hopped on topical fin (Finagen from Hemiacosmetics, a fin+min blend) a couple of few weeks ago and am currently experiencing some shedding. Doc told me to wait for the crown to stabilize before having another transplant, so that's what I'm going to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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