Regular Member TheManeMan Posted March 30, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) Hi guys, Okay it's now been 48 hours since I've had the surgery. Let me give a brief breakdown of my experience to date. - Arrived at 9.30am. - Took pre-op photos and discussed hairline. I showed photos of my hair about 5 o 6 years ago to replicate the general shape of the hairline I was going for. The hairline was slightly higher on the righthand side previously (photo attached below). - Once we agreed on the hairline, my head was shaved, I took the medications and it was into the surgery room. - Dr Reddy performed all of the punches and then his technician removed them. The extractions were very unpleasant in the beginning but when the anaesthetic kicked in it was fine. - By lunchtime the extractions were done. - The slits were made by Dr Reddy and he implanted the first few rows of the hairline. His technician then implanted some behind and then at the end Dr Reddy did the rest and added some additional singles to the corners/hairline. - The implanting at the front took until about 6pm, so it was a full day. - Dr. Reddy and his team are very personable and were in good spirits. A positive atmosphere. - Following surgery, the photos were taken and I was given more medications. I am not sure how to feel about the hairline shape yet as the right side is still quite swollen (what do you all think?), so perhaps it looks higher on the righthand side than it really is. I did ask for slight asymmetry, so I guess we'll see how it turns out. I do not know the proportions of triples/doubles/singles etc. See pictures below: Pre-OP The shape I was aiming for: Immediately Post-OP: Edited March 30, 2023 by TheManeMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted March 30, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 30, 2023 Having a swollen head completely gets rid of forehead wrinkles haha Photos 48 hours post OP: I will post at the 1 and 2 week mark and then every month after that. I have also been given a prescription for oral minoxidil 2.5mg and may continue with RU58841 topical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted March 31, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted March 31, 2023 Work looks clean..he is a very good surgeon and.you will get a very good outcome ...best of luck..Happy growing 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...
Senior Member Mike10 Posted March 31, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted March 31, 2023 how old are you now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted March 31, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, Archan said: Work looks clean..he is a very good surgeon and.you will get a very good outcome ...best of luck..Happy growing and keep updating Thank you sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted March 31, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 31, 2023 9 minutes ago, Mike10 said: how old are you now? 31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Berik Posted April 1, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 1, 2023 Always interested to see more reddy results. Seems like he has really good hairline work most of the time. Not a fan of how he charges per hair instead of graft- he's the only surgeon i'm aware of doing this. Did you try finasteride before RU? The lack of studies for it and its unknown side effect/safety profile have always sketched me out, even though it seems like a lot of people have great results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stephcurry30 Posted April 1, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 1, 2023 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted April 2, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 2, 2023 22 hours ago, Berik said: Always interested to see more reddy results. Seems like he has really good hairline work most of the time. Not a fan of how he charges per hair instead of graft- he's the only surgeon i'm aware of doing this. Did you try finasteride before RU? The lack of studies for it and its unknown side effect/safety profile have always sketched me out, even though it seems like a lot of people have great results. Yes, finasteride is poison for me. I took bloodwork including testosterone, free test, estradiol, LH, FSH etc (and even did a semen analysis) prior to trying RU58841. Then I retested 16 weeks later and nothing changed following RU58841 use. I also don't notice any difference in how I feel on it. Finasteride on the other hand scorched my libido, brain fog, weaker boners etc, ball ache and took me years to recover from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted April 2, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 2, 2023 11 hours ago, stephcurry30 said: Looking good! Thanks man. Fingers crossed it looks good in the coming months. Will keep the thread updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted April 5, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) 1 week since HT. Scabs have basically all gone. Still using baby shampoo instead of head and shoulders which appears to be drying out some skin interestingly enough. Think it's looking good so far? In the light it seems as though the grafts on the left hand temple only just meet the light native hair behind. There seems to be more of a safe zone behind the right temple. I know the picture quality isn't great but any thoughts/input? Edited April 5, 2023 by TheManeMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spring15 Posted April 7, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 7, 2023 Good luck pal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member airporteffect Posted April 7, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 7, 2023 Super clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted April 8, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2023 Thanks guys ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rawkerboi Posted April 8, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 8, 2023 (edited) On 4/1/2023 at 2:15 PM, Berik said: Always interested to see more reddy results. Seems like he has really good hairline work most of the time. Not a fan of how he charges per hair instead of graft- he's the only surgeon i'm aware of doing this. Did you try finasteride before RU? The lack of studies for it and its unknown side effect/safety profile have always sketched me out, even though it seems like a lot of people have great results. Wow, Never knew there are doctor who charges per hair. I hope OP can confirm this Edited April 8, 2023 by Rawkerboi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted April 8, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Rawkerboi said: Wow, Never knew there are doctor who charges per hair. I hope OP can confirm this The quote was for 3000 hairs. They didn't give a breakdown of the numbers of threes, twos and singles though. 1300 grafts when I emailed asking for the number. 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 can somebody tell me why 1.300 grafts here was enough while a patient with a similar apporach needed 3000 grafts? happy growing op! are the hair characteristics so different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Spring15 Posted April 9, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 9, 2023 @mr_peanutbutter that patient I'm pretty sure didn't receive 3000 grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted April 10, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2023 22 hours ago, mr_peanutbutter said: can somebody tell me why 1.300 grafts here was enough while a patient with a similar apporach needed 3000 grafts? happy growing op! are the hair characteristics so different? Look at the area of his versus mine, it's at least double. Also look at his donor area and size of his forehead vs mine pre OP. Mine was a relatively small job comparatively. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rafael Manelli Posted April 10, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 10, 2023 Charging per graft is a little bit more fair for the surgeon since it’s charging more for the work he has to do. charging per hair may seem a little more fair for the patient since it’s charging for the actual amount of hair they receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheManeMan Posted April 11, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) Today is week 2. From here on I will try to post an update once a month. All photos posted under down lighting. Edited April 11, 2023 by TheManeMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 11, 2023 Administrators Share Posted April 11, 2023 Looks super clean 👍🏼 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 Navthedon Posted April 14, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted April 14, 2023 I made the mistake of going to him. Was not happy for the hairline he created (far too conservative and high) - eventually I got so frustrated I ended up going Turkey to have it done right. The fact he charges per hair rather than per graft should've sent alarm bells but I didn't know any better back then. Never again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 14, 2023 Administrators Share Posted April 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Navthedon said: I made the mistake of going to him. Was not happy for the hairline he created (far too conservative and high) - eventually I got so frustrated I ended up going Turkey to have it done right. The fact he charges per hair rather than per graft should've sent alarm bells but I didn't know any better back then. Never again. Do you have a thread? Would you mind sharing it? 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 Nelly Posted April 23, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted April 23, 2023 Looks great excellent choice of surgeon. He is super conservative. Not always highest levels of density in his work but seems to get great graft uptake from what we’ve seen on here, and ultimately creates great outcomes. I had a consultation with him in 2019 at the Private Clinic. at the time it wasn’t right for me but no doubt he is an excellent doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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