2450 Graft FUE Transplant Repair - Dr. Bicer, Istanbul, Turkey

[airporteffect]

I can already tell that this is going to be an A+ result. Stoked for ya.

[hairlossburner1234]

3 minutes ago, airporteffect said:

I can already tell that this is going to be an A+ result. Stoked for ya.

Appreciate that, thank you! Fingers crossed, I’m really pleased so far

[airporteffect]

Just now, hairlossburner1234 said:

Appreciate that, thank you! Fingers crossed, I’m really pleased so far

The density is excellent and the worm is super clean. It blends in with the previous work flawlessly. 

[hairlossburner1234]

14 days Postop update: hair starting to grow, redness starting to fade. Transplanted hair starting to shed. I bought a dermaroller for the area that has NOT been transplanted and am considering 5% Minoxidil to tackle the thinning region in the middle of my scalp. Also looking into Oral Minoxidil, anyone care to share opinions on which they prefer?

Edited May 20, 2023 by hairlossburner1234

[Gatsby]

Mate I wouldn't be running a derma roller over your scalp until it has properly healed and all your grafts have popped. I went from topical to oral minoxidil (5% oral no sides at all) and the improvement was like night and day. My hair and beard just feel thicker and stay in the anagen phase longer. All the best!

[hairlossburner1234]

1 hour ago, Gatsby said:

Mate I wouldn't be running a derma roller over your scalp until it has properly healed and all your grafts have popped. I went from topical to oral minoxidil (5% oral no sides at all) and the improvement was like night and day. My hair and beard just feel thicker and stay in the anagen phase longer. All the best!

Oops I meant to add I’m not derma rolling the transplanted area or the back of my head where the grafts were taken out. Only the middle and sides that were not touched at all during the procedure. Thanks for the comment!

[Spring15]

I'd recommend both topical & oral minoxidil. That seems to work best for me

[hairlossburner1234]

Thanks, no sides or anything from 5%?

[hairlossburner1234]

4 hours ago, Spring15 said:

I'd recommend both topical & oral minoxidil. That seems to work best for me

Thanks, no sides or anything from 5%?

[Spring15]

4 hours ago, hairlossburner1234 said:

Thanks, no sides or anything from 5%?

None that I've noticed

[BboyLimpin]

That looks like some nice work. She is definitely on my radar for some corrections as well.

May I ask how much per graft she charges?

[hairlossburner1234]

3 minutes ago, BboyLimpin said:

That looks like some nice work. She is definitely on my radar for some corrections as well.

May I ask how much per graft she charges?

Thank you, she does great work. €2.5 per graft

[BboyLimpin]

That's great, thank you

[hairlossburner1234]

3 weeks Postop. I have been shedding some of the transplanted hair as expected. Anyone use spray-on hair or hair fibers that they would recommend? I think it would add some perceived thickness during the ugly duckling phase

[hairlossburner1234]

24 days Postop. More shock loss, seems like I have definitely entered the ugly duckling stage haha. My baseball cap is now my best friend.

[readyforresults]

We are on a similar trajectory my friend. I invested in some nice hats! I just keep repeating “the sooner it goes, the sooner it comes back!”

Also, I have tried out some fibers and they do work well but you need an applicator. 

[pultarmi]

Did Dr. Bicer talk with you about wrong angling from the first transplant? The previously transplanted hairs are pointed too upward, so I am curious whether she followed this angulation or placed them in correct angles. I heard that general recomendation is to follow the angle/direction of whatever has been already done.

[RTC]

59 minutes ago, pultarmi said:

Did Dr. Bicer talk with you about wrong angling from the first transplant? The previously transplanted hairs are pointed too upward, so I am curious whether she followed this angulation or placed them in correct angles. I heard that general recomendation is to follow the angle/direction of whatever has been already done.

This is something I wonder. Does placing new grafts at different angles to the pre existing ones impact survivability?

[hairlossburner1234]

On 5/27/2023 at 4:51 PM, pultarmi said:

Did Dr. Bicer talk with you about wrong angling from the first transplant? The previously transplanted hairs are pointed too upward, so I am curious whether she followed this angulation or placed them in correct angles. I heard that general recomendation is to follow the angle/direction of whatever has been already done.

Yes she did, that was the first thing she pointed out to me, I had no idea. Tbh I'm not sure but it's a great question to ask! What I believe from our conversation is she added about 7 grafts to every 3 that I had from the previous surgery with the right angling. In the hopes that these 7 when fully grown will be able to disguise the misalignment of grafts from the previous surgery. Does that make sense?

[hairlossburner1234]

Hmm great question. Going to ask Dr. Bicer's staff and see what they say

[hairlossburner1234]

1 Month Postop update. I'll get a haircut today to make this a buzzcut fade (mainly the sides) and clean up the look a bit. Picked up some topical hair fibers for when I don't want to wear a baseball cap. Going to add oral min to the regime and derma rolling 0.5mm (only to the non-transplanted area).

[Spring15]

Are people staring at your head? Month one to three I felt like a Hills have eyes character

[RTC]

18 hours ago, hairlossburner1234 said:

1 Month Postop update. I'll get a haircut today to make this a buzzcut fade (mainly the sides) and clean up the look a bit. Picked up some topical hair fibers for when I don't want to wear a baseball cap. Going to add oral min to the regime and derma rolling 0.5mm (only to the non-transplanted area).

This is the worst time because of the nature and pattern of your hair loss. Someone with a basic Norwood 2 would probably be able to disguise things way better, whereas you have a hairline and patches behind, so it looks very unnatural. I have almost the same problem as you due to a botched HT.

For me it took 10 weeks to get to a hair length where I could cover things up again. Before that was all hats and questions about why I was always wearing one 😭

Edited June 2, 2023 by RTC

[hairlossburner1234]

On 6/2/2023 at 6:45 AM, Spring15 said:

Are people staring at your head? Month one to three I felt like a Hills have eyes character

Hahaha I don’t think so? I usually wear a hat or use fibers if not. 

[hairlossburner1234]

On 6/2/2023 at 9:27 AM, RTC said:

This is the worst time because of the nature and pattern of your hair loss. Someone with a basic Norwood 2 would probably be able to disguise things way better, whereas you have a hairline and patches behind, so it looks very unnatural. I have almost the same problem as you due to a botched HT.

For me it took 10 weeks to get to a hair length where I could cover things up again. Before that was all hats and questions about why I was always wearing one 😭

Hahaha hoping 10 weeks comes quick then! The fibers seem to do a decent job for me.