Senior Member Marko7t4 Posted December 3, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted December 3, 2023 That is a fantastic result. Checked your “before” pictures as I thought your hair loss wouldn’t have been too severe, but that result is astounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DutchHair Posted December 7, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 12:19 AM, jwolfe890 said: did Dr. Mwamba not feel it'd be possible to get sufficient density in one surgery? Why was it planned for two parts from the beginning? There was some concern about how many grafts I could get from my donor, so we decided to play it a bit a safe and do it over two surgeries to evaluate how the donor would look. I wanted to be as conservative as possible since I didn't have the greatest donor area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DutchHair Posted December 8, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2023 Here are some outdoor pics from today. Straight from taking off a beanie with a minor "hand comb", so ignore the mess if possible. There's two different top down pictures due to different layers of cloud cover. Will add full sun pics too...if it ever gets sunny here this month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cooper48 Posted December 8, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2023 Looks great! Just being able to take a beanie off and hand comb and look good is a dream. My journey. Started September 22, 2023 https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/70357-dr-laorwong-absolute-hair-clinic-bangkok-3644-grafts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Steeeve Posted December 8, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 8, 2023 From this to this is truly amazing. Again, Congratulations! 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jakos Posted December 8, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Steeeve said: From this to this is truly amazing. Again, Congratulations! is it just me or do midscalp and vertex look better now despite not having any transplant there? the result is amazing, but i think even non transplanted areas improved. i believe i saw this in several other cases too. maybe having a HT improves blood circulation on the scalp or something and helps existing hair? i am starting to believe in this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Eli_Avdikian Posted December 8, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, jakos said: is it just me or do midscalp and vertex look better now despite not having any transplant there? the result is amazing, but i think even non transplanted areas improved. i believe i saw this in several other cases too. maybe having a HT improves blood circulation on the scalp or something and helps existing hair? i am starting to believe in this... What ??? the man is on oral finasteride and topical minoxidil. It's probably just the medication's effect ... Edited December 8, 2023 by Eli_Avdikian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jakos Posted December 9, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Eli_Avdikian said: What ??? the man is on oral finasteride and topical minoxidil. It's probably just the medication's effect ... idk man. i see that's definitely a potential reason but he was already 1 year on meds when he had HT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted December 9, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 9, 2023 @DutchHair this is one of the best results that I have seen. 💯👌 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DutchHair Posted December 10, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 1:00 AM, jakos said: idk man. i see that's definitely a potential reason but he was already 1 year on meds when he had HT I think most of the gains are still from meds. I switched finaseride brands right before my surgery and definitely noticed big gains on the vertex with the new fin. I've actually stopped min for the past couple months now, but will be re-starting a lower dose of oral min next month. I also did get 100 or so grafts to the mid-scalp, so that helped fill in a bit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DutchHair Posted December 10, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 9:25 PM, Steeeve said: From this to this is truly amazing. Again, Congratulations! Thanks! Although of course the "before" picture is styled to show where the hair loss is, so it's not an entirely fair comparison. I'll try to find a couple "natural" pre-surgery pictures for a fairer comparison. But even then I think it's a massive difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DutchHair Posted December 10, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2023 A few other random observations from my experience some people may appreciate: - I had new hairs popping through as late as 7 months post-transplant, especially where multi-hair grafts were implanted. Most of the multis started out as a single hair and then sprouted additional hairs over time. - I had a very itchy scalp, even where no work was done, from months 3 to 5 or so podt-transplant. I think it was mostly dry scalp from the transplant and antibiotics, since switching to a more hydrating condition absolutely solved it. - Hair is continuing to thicken up and change texture every week. Some hairs in the temples started out with weird angles but now have fallen into line over time. - I wore a hat from almost immediately post-surgery until well into the ugly duckling stage and don't think it affected the final result at all. - Also, pretty much all of my hairs shed with an "L" or "J" shaped kink -- all of those eventually grew back. - I estimate over 90% yield based on the immediate post surgery graft placement pictures. - Communication from the clinic has been pretty good actually. They've reached out a few times and have been quite responsive to emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted December 10, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted December 10, 2023 OMG, in your first pic I thought you were 50! You are young again. The hairline is so nice and perfect, that If I was you...I would love to have 1 cm haircut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member FITA Posted December 10, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 1:38 PM, DutchHair said: Here are some outdoor pics from today. Straight from taking off a beanie with a minor "hand comb", so ignore the mess if possible. There's two different top down pictures due to different layers of cloud cover. Will add full sun pics too...if it ever gets sunny here this month. Looks great. If you keep the sides shorter it would look even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted December 10, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted December 10, 2023 Looking your pics, I see a huge difference between the left and right lateral hairline/temporal peaks. Am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted December 15, 2023 Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 12:25 PM, Steeeve said: From this to this is truly amazing. Again, Congratulations! Wow that comparison says it all. 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 DutchHair Posted December 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 21, 2023 9 months and a fresh cut. As always, ignore the facial expressions 😐 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cooper48 Posted December 21, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 21, 2023 Looks great! Can your barber even tell you had a transplant? My journey. Started September 22, 2023 https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/70357-dr-laorwong-absolute-hair-clinic-bangkok-3644-grafts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DutchHair Posted December 22, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 22, 2023 23 hours ago, Cooper48 said: Looks great! Can your barber even tell you had a transplant? He definitely knows since I went back to him to trim down the sides and back pretty early on. I think most people can tell though since it's a pretty big transformation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lewis Horsley Posted December 22, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 22, 2023 Looks great man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted December 22, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 22, 2023 Excellent outcome brother .... 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 December 22, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 22, 2023 Oh wow @DutchHair. Looking fantastic! 💯👌 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sunset Dune Posted December 23, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 5:14 AM, DutchHair said: I think most of the gains are still from meds. I switched finaseride brands right before my surgery and definitely noticed big gains on the vertex with the new fin. I've actually stopped min for the past couple months now, but will be re-starting a lower dose of oral min next month. I also did get 100 or so grafts to the mid-scalp, so that helped fill in a bit there. What brand did you switch to? Propecia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mhahart_MahSole Posted December 23, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 Great result dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DutchHair Posted December 24, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 7:23 AM, Sunset Dune said: What brand did you switch to? Propecia? I initially was using the Keeps oral Finasteride when I was living in the US and had some good results with crown filling in. When I moved to NL I switched to Minoxidil Max topical and started seeing significant hair shed again. I recently switched back to the Keeps oral Finasteride and it's been working amazing. Even had some hair regrowth in the crown and mid scalp over the past 9 months. I had no side effects on either, and it's entirely possible the topical Fin just coincided with a regular shed. But interesting nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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