Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted May 20, 2023 Administrators Share Posted May 20, 2023 Looks fantastic for 4 months, you’re growing like a wild fire. 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...
Senior Member Britanium Posted May 20, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted May 20, 2023 Wow 😮 only the beginning and it’s already looking good 👍🏽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted May 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 20, 2023 Thanks for your kind words & reassurance 🙂 Just to add, maybe that makes a difference, I‘ve been taking Biotin & MSM pills for the last 3 months and I‘ve been noticing an improvement on my hair structure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Marko7t4 Posted May 20, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted May 20, 2023 Looking good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Patricio Posted May 22, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 12:21 PM, JDilla said: In Jan 2023 I went to Dr. Bicer after several years of considering a hair transplant and getting overwhelmed many times by the research needed. This Forum helped me a lot in finding the right surgeon. I’m not going into detail about the procedure, since it has been written about many times. Bottom line I felt very reassured by Dr. Bicer and her translator Aydin. They were both there for several consultations before I traveled to Turkey and calmed me down the day of. also now after the operation, whenever I had a question they quickly answered or jumped on a video call with me. I’m really excited for the next weeks & months to come to see some progress. Right now I’m in week 9 and hope that I can start seeing some first hair soon. Date: 21.01.2023 Duration: ca. 11h incl break 3800 FUE grafts micromotor ca. 1600 Crown ca. 2200 Hairline Medication: Finasterid 0.5mg daily (started 1.5 month before HT) Minoxidil 5% twice a day (started 1 month after HT) before directly after the Transplant 1 Week 2 weeks 1 Month 2 Months It seems like I definitely need a haircut soon, I’m trying to wait until month 3 though. Let me know what you think! I’ve been doing my own research and I am glad I found this group. I’m planning to get a HT as soon as possible. I just found this group, and I’m having a difficult time deciding where to go. Dr. Bicer looks like a very good option. Do you mind sharing how much did you pay for your HT with her? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted May 22, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 22, 2023 I paid 9.000€ for the procedure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Patricio Posted May 23, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2023 16 hours ago, JDilla said: I paid 9.000€ for the procedure. Thank you, I'll have to keep looking, that's way over my budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted June 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 21, 2023 Another month has passed, so this is the month 5 update. Growth is clearly visible, density is getting much better already and people are complementing on how much fresher I look. Especially the front which was originally no big concern to me looks so good! The crown is much slower and depending on the angle I take the picture it looks more or less dense. Only concern I have is, that for the last 2-3 weeks I’ve been getting some pimples. First in the crown, now also in the hairline. I assume it’s ingrown hair, so I’m putting warm packs on them every now and then, but if anyone has other tips on what to do, please let me know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DomTransplant Posted June 23, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 8:13 PM, JDilla said: Another month has passed, so this is the month 5 update. Growth is clearly visible, density is getting much better already and people are complementing on how much fresher I look. Especially the front which was originally no big concern to me looks so good! The crown is much slower and depending on the angle I take the picture it looks more or less dense. Only concern I have is, that for the last 2-3 weeks I’ve been getting some pimples. First in the crown, now also in the hairline. I assume it’s ingrown hair, so I’m putting warm packs on them every now and then, but if anyone has other tips on what to do, please let me know. Looking good Dill - and only at month 5, crazy. Next couple months should get even better. I went to Bicer and am not even a week out yet so excited to follow your journey. Hard to see the pimples/ingrowns, how many do you have? If it's just a few of them, you're doing the right thing, avoid popping. If it worsens, reach out and see what they advise, you might need something prescribed. Happy growing, I'm super happy for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member asterix0 Posted June 23, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 23, 2023 Pimples are normal, just do not deliberately go popping them and make sure your head stays clean so they don't get infected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted June 23, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 23, 2023 Some nice progress here 👍🏽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted June 23, 2023 Administrators Share Posted June 23, 2023 Your Hairline is looking solid for 5 months. Definitely excited to see what the next few months have in store. As for pimples, they're usually a sign that growth is happening. They occur because of ingrown hairs. 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 JDilla Posted July 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 20, 2023 Month 6 update Pretty happy with the front! If this would be the final result I’d consider this a win already The back is unfortunately stagnating/very slowly developing… but hey, there’s still 6-12 months for the crown to grow before making a final assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jfally Posted July 20, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted July 20, 2023 Dude this is phenomenal!!! Knowing the crown is slower and really 12-18mos it's still growing/thickening/maturing, you are sitting pretty. Crazy fast/stellar results upfront are prob skewing your feelings about the crown but you are in great shape man. Especially knowing you've got 2-3k left in donor for future, you are in a great spot to be able to go back later and add density where you desire. If this is 6 mos, the 12 mo update will be crazy good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted July 20, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted July 20, 2023 @JDilla you are going good my friend and still have many more months in the bank for more growth and density...even crown is looking good at 6 months as it takes more time than front to get the density 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...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted July 20, 2023 Administrators Share Posted July 20, 2023 The crown is actually looking pretty good for 6 months. 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 Marko7t4 Posted July 20, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted July 20, 2023 Looked at the Crown pictures side by side on Melvin’s post, you can see a big improvement. Plenty of time for it to fill in too. Front is looking great 👏 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted July 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 21, 2023 The comparison is pretty cool! I know I‘m not even halfway through. It’s just I‘m very spoiled with how quickly the front grew, which creates unrealistic expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted August 20, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2023 7 month update incoming Everything seems to be thickening up. Especially the crown made a jump over the last couple of weeks I’m also getting happier & happier with how natural the front looks. With this journey I became much more observant of people’s hairlines and I noticed many unnatural looking hairlines out there… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mxnprettynice Posted August 20, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2023 The frontal hairs are becoming denser, and they still have time to thicken further! The temples frame your face excellently. The progress is truly good. How are you holding up at this point? Are you feeling relieved or any regrets? Is there anything you think could have been done differently concerning the hair transplant recovery? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted August 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2023 21 hours ago, mxnprettynice said: How are you holding up at this point? Are you feeling relieved or any regrets? Is there anything you think could have been done differently concerning the hair transplant recovery? I’m super happy how it turned out and it gives you a whole different feeling about yourself. The result even inspired a friend to go and get it done as well. So no regrets whatsoever, only that I didn’t do it earlier. I don’t think I could have done anything differently…. Only thing is I picked some pimples every now and then which I know I shouldn’t have done but it all healed up perfectly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DomTransplant Posted September 10, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted September 10, 2023 So happy for you mate, looking good and evident crown is filling in nicely. Next few months you'll go from strength to strength, happy growing and keep posting, great motivation as i'm 5 months behind you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDilla Posted October 22, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 22, 2023 9 month update here (skipped 8, due to holidays and no big change) the front is perfect in my opinion. For the crown I hope it‘ll thicken up a bit more, with shorter hair the skull is still very visible, longer hair can cover it a little. I guess difficult to estimate, but the ones here who have seen many journeys: How much more do you think the crown will thicken up? Will I get complete coverage or will I have to live with a translucent crown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member spitfire uk Posted October 22, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted October 22, 2023 Great results so far , 9000 euro sounds s lot for Turkey . How much is Bicer per graft ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DomTransplant Posted November 19, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2023 Just caught wind of this post - good job on the consistency. Crowns are just slow, I still think looking month to month, even from 7 through to 9 there are visible improvements in your crown. Keep posting and lets see where the crowns at in a few months. I've seen countless results where the crown thickens up post 12 months in the crown. Awesome result so far, temples look unreal 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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