Regular Member milito_22 Posted March 13, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 Hello, This is the hair transplant I had with Dr. Wong on October 3rd 2022. Unfortunately it seems like it failed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member milito_22 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 I am at 5.5 month now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mister_25 Posted March 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 5.5 months is still too early to deem failure or not. The full process takes 12 months. 1 12+ Months Finasteride + Minoxidil 3872 FUE w/ Dr Hasson | November 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BaldReaper Posted March 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 can you post normal pictures outdoors from 0,6 meters away? also the quality of the pics you post is really low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member milito_22 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 22 minutes ago, mister_25 said: 5.5 months is still too early to deem failure or not. The full process takes 12 months. yes ok this what is doctors say, but by checking around you can tell that at about 6 months the result is pretty much done. There could be little improvements until 12 month, but most of the regrowth should have happened already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member milito_22 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, BaldV said: can you post normal pictures outdoors from 0,6 meters away? also the quality of the pics you post is really low ok I will try to take better quality pics. But I guess you can already tell from what I have posted that the result is weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted March 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 17 minutes ago, milito_22 said: But I guess you can already tell from what I have posted that the result is weak. Not from those pictures, try not to pull your hair back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member milito_22 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 33 minutes ago, ITA said: Not from those pictures, try not to pull your hair back. How should I take the pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted March 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, milito_22 said: 42 minutes ago, ITA said: How should I take the pictures? Normal pics, without a headband or pulling your hair back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 13, 2023 Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2023 5.5 months is still early, with plenty of time to grow. Have you contacted the clinic? 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 milito_22 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said: 5.5 months is still early, with plenty of time to grow. Have you contacted the clinic? Contacted them when I was at 3.5 months and they told me it was too early. They told me to share pics with them when I was at 6 months. So I am just waiting to hit the 6 months mark before reaching out to them again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 13, 2023 Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, milito_22 said: Contacted them when I was at 3.5 months and they told me it was too early. They told me to share pics with them when I was at 6 months. So I am just waiting to hit the 6 months mark before reaching out to them again Even at 6.5 months a lot can happen. Check out this recent thread: I would say keep taking photos monthly. Try not to compare progress week by week. Growth may start later. Happy growing, reach out to me if you need anything. 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 milito_22 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said: Even at 6.5 months a lot can happen. Check out this recent thread: I would say keep taking photos monthly. Try not to compare progress week by week. Growth may start later. Happy growing, reach out to me if you need anything. Ok, I will follow your suggestion. And thank you for the support 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rafael Manelli Posted March 13, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 Some patients show near full results at 5.5 months, but they are at the luckier tail end of the growth distribution. The average patient certainly does not exhibit full growth at 5.5 or 6 months. You will likely see improvements for several months to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted March 13, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 13, 2023 I have seen growth picking up aftr 6 months in many cases ..so jst stay calm and have patience ...there are few lucky ones who gets good growth within 6 months..bt most of the people starts geting growth after 6 months till 14-16 months 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...
Senior Member BurnieBurns Posted March 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 As an objective viewer I can say you definitely have more hair than pre-surgery. The notion that the result is 'done' at 6 months is an extreme generalisation that does not apply to everyone. Dr Wong would have several thousand patients in his time and will be one of the first to tell you if it's not progressing as it should. For context, I'm just over 4 months and most of my transplanted hasn't grown in yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member milito_22 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 14, 2023 Thank you everyone for the support. Then, I will wait for month 6 and share my pics with Dr. Wong. I will keep you posted on what he says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Regular Member milito_22 Posted April 3, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 3, 2023 Hello everyone, This is a 6 month update. Sent these pics to Doctor Wong as well. He said hair has started to grow in but it is still baby fine. Honestly, I am still skeptical any improvement will happen from now on. I can just wait and hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BurnieBurns Posted April 8, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 4/4/2023 at 4:35 AM, milito_22 said: Hello everyone, This is a 6 month update. Sent these pics to Doctor Wong as well. He said hair has started to grow in but it is still baby fine. Honestly, I am still skeptical any improvement will happen from now on. I can just wait and hope There is definitely growth and hope isn’t lost yet but I understand the disappointment so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member milito_22 Posted April 9, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 yes, I don't think the result is gonna be any different in other 6 months. I don't understand why it didn't grow. I followed all the steps and have been so cautious during these 6 months. I had to save up for years before affording this hair transpalnt with H&W. It was basically all I had in my bank account. I could have just gone to one of these cheap Turkey clinics and have a better result. Huge disappointment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member duckling Posted April 9, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 To be brutally honest , you are completely right to be dissapointed considering the name of clinic. They are not cheap and you should expect better than turkey clinics as the price paid is pretty big. But at this point hope and patience are the only things you can have. Follow the regime and wait for results. Once the time frame is done and results don't come then surely they will help you considering their reputation. (they should in my opinion atleast examine if new growth is coming which isn't visible to naked eyes for now but will get better in coming months , so this way you would have got more hope). I do wish you get results , not just for money used but for the end result you had in mind when you thought of saving up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 9, 2023 Administrators Share Posted April 9, 2023 6 months is too soon to judge a result. That’s not invalidating your concerns, but there is certainly plenty of time for more growth. Remember, we all grow at different times. The timeline is 12 months for a reason. Look at this thread, he was 6.5 months with no growth. In a week he went from this To this This is exactly why you should never judge results halfway. 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 milito_22 Posted April 10, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2023 On 4/9/2023 at 11:18 AM, duckling said: To be brutally honest , you are completely right to be dissapointed considering the name of clinic. They are not cheap and you should expect better than turkey clinics as the price paid is pretty big. But at this point hope and patience are the only things you can have. Follow the regime and wait for results. Once the time frame is done and results don't come then surely they will help you considering their reputation. (they should in my opinion atleast examine if new growth is coming which isn't visible to naked eyes for now but will get better in coming months , so this way you would have got more hope). I do wish you get results , not just for money used but for the end result you had in mind when you thought of saving up for it. they did say that the final result will be between month 9 and 12 but I have rarely seen cases of people having almost all the growth after month 6. Exactly as you said it's not only about the money. I have been struggling with alopecia since I was 16. Now I am 32. 16 years of minoxidil and later on finasteride/dutasteride. It has not been mentally easy. In the end I wanted to get my deserved "award." I can just keep hoping until month 12 and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member milito_22 Posted April 10, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2023 22 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said: 6 months is too soon to judge a result. That’s not invalidating your concerns, but there is certainly plenty of time for more growth. Remember, we all grow at different times. The timeline is 12 months for a reason. Look at this thread, he was 6.5 months with no growth. In a week he went from this To this This is exactly why you should never judge results halfway. Yes, I mean I will wait until month 12 and see. The thing is that I feel the above case is more of an exception than a rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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