Regular Member CoolngMist Posted June 15, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 15, 2023 I am Day 11 post-op from my 2 day procedure at HLC. I thought this might be a good time to share my brief thoughts about the process while I play the waiting game. Intro: Two years of research and trying to decide should I or not and I finally did. I settled on HLC based on results, density, reviews and procedure. Price was not to much of a concern. I reached out to HLC in September 2022 and then in January 2023, booking a date for June. They looked at my photos and asked what my expectations were, we initially discussed 2000 grafts based on my donor photos but when I arrived and had the consultation the donor was found to be much better which was great. Meds: I have taken 1mg finasteride for 15 years with zero side effects. My crown recovered within 12 months of starting but my temples never did. I have never used tropical Minoxidil. Travel: booked my trip to stay 5 days in total, as I wanted to heal and stay around a little in case of any issues. I arrived at 20:30, a little delayed to be met by the driver as planned. Procedure: Pre-op photos taken. Doctor Özgur comes in with his team of doctors (Elif, Bekir, Cengiz, Umut) and start examining my scalp and beard. Combing through it, making their markings and proposing a hairline. Measuring the required area at 50cm2 needed to cover front and midscalp for this HT. We discussed my crown and Doctor Özgur said this would be for a second visit but her personal opinion is to leave this as it is, it suits my age and looks natural. I am happy with this as it has been stable as it is since starting Finasteride. I did not feel rushed at all, it took 30mins at least and we re-draw the hairline around 6 times. We opted for 50cm2 at the front and 40cm2 at the centre of my head. Into first day of surgery with Dr Elif to do extractions and Dr Bekir to do implants. After Dr Elif looking at hairline again before we start, they are not 100% and we head back into the consultation room with big mirror walk to adjust hairline. I was very happy with the time spent on the hairline design so we were all happy and also the recommendation from the owner to maybe never do the crown made me feel, this is not just about money. Onto the procedure, 5 sessions total. The procedure for the most part was painless, aside of the initial anaesthesia needles and towards the end of a session where I felt the anaesthesia starting to wear off. Recovery: Followed the post-op instructions, spraying recipient and applying Bepanthol cream to donor area along with tablets. The worst part is sleeping on my back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted June 15, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted June 15, 2023 Clean and dense packed work...hairline design is also natural ....good to hear a feedback from someone who is using finasteride since so long...that would have helped you to preserve your grafts for so long...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 Rawkerboi Posted June 15, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 15, 2023 Work looks clean and the transplant looks dense. Good decision to leave crown as you are on Finasteride.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Belve Posted June 15, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 15, 2023 Happy growing. The work looks really clean. HLC is a top notch clinic so I’m sure about ur result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CoolngMist Posted July 18, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 18, 2023 *7 Week Update* Now well into the shedding phase. My non transplanted hair has grown back and my transplanted hair has 90% fell out. My hairline and hair is pretty much back to how it was before surgery. No issues other than itchy scalp and numbness is also starting to fade. Roll on month 6 an onwards.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member FaganBecker Posted September 21, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted September 21, 2023 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Turkhair Posted September 22, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted September 22, 2023 Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Vann Posted September 22, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted September 22, 2023 Nice things look clean and I had the same docs that did my procedure. Do you have your graft count/distribution. Did they tell you your donor capacity/total grafts? Follow my first hair transplant journey 3,252 Grafts a minimum of 6,712 hairs June 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CoolngMist Posted September 22, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 22, 2023 *3 Month Update* Just coming out of the shedding stage and starting to see some small growth. Had my first haircut with clippers and I could start to see how it will take shape. Picture from today showing the temple. Numbness has all nearly gone. Still itchy at times but that comes and goes. Hoping for growth now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mr_peanutbutter Posted September 22, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted September 22, 2023 how much do they charge per graft atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KSA91 Posted January 4 Regular Member Share Posted January 4 Any update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CoolngMist Posted January 4 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 4 Going really well so far. 7 months in now and really happy, hoping to thicken up more on the temple over the coming months. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted January 4 Senior Member Share Posted January 4 For me, the result is very good. I just think that HLC could do the same job with less grafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BaldReaper Posted January 4 Senior Member Share Posted January 4 can you post some outdoors pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 4 Administrators Share Posted January 4 I think this looks really good, congrats 🙌 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 Divinehair Posted January 4 Regular Member Share Posted January 4 Thats already an awesome result.. Congrats mate. HLC is a top clinic !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CoolngMist Posted March 9 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 9 So 9 months in now, here are some update pictures. Some are taken after a haircut and some before going for haircut. I am concerned it’s a little light on density in the temples and also getting some hair in the bath which has me a little worried. Maybe I am just hoping for perfection! It’s incredible from were I was, I just hope I am not losing any! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lenzman Posted March 9 Regular Member Share Posted March 9 Great difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cooper48 Posted March 9 Regular Member Share Posted March 9 Big difference. Hopefully it will continue to thicken for you but results so far look good! 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 CoolngMist Posted March 21 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 21 So i am starting to become concerned. At 9 months I am losing hair, its going thin and I can see right through the hair when front on. I have also just been reading this forum and this has got me very concerned I have sent messages to Ebru yesterday at HLC and been told to take Oral Minoxodil which I have on order. I am really worried its not going to recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member FaganBecker Posted March 21 Regular Member Share Posted March 21 Hey mate not sure why you linked my post. But for what it’s worth, I’m 8 months in and am already noticing some hair fall. I can tell the difference between the transplanted hairs and natural ones. Especially when transplanted ones have sometimes fallen out with two hairs to one bulb and look more wiry. I’m not sure why it’s happening either, but I have noticed other people either here on Reddit posting about this happening around 8-10 months. Scarily, I’ve not seen any of these posts resolve with it all regrowing 3-6 months later. Though many do just drop off, so perhaps they stopped posting once they were content again! im going back to HLC in august, as my hair line design really doesn’t suit me at all and mine is pretty pluggy at the front. I hope you don’t have to go through it all again any time soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CoolngMist Posted March 21 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 21 7 minutes ago, FaganBecker said: Hey mate not sure why you linked my post. But for what it’s worth, I’m 8 months in and am already noticing some hair fall. I can tell the difference between the transplanted hairs and natural ones. Especially when transplanted ones have sometimes fallen out with two hairs to one bulb and look more wiry. I’m not sure why it’s happening either, but I have noticed other people either here on Reddit posting about this happening around 8-10 months. Scarily, I’ve not seen any of these posts resolve with it all regrowing 3-6 months later. Though many do just drop off, so perhaps they stopped posting once they were content again! im going back to HLC in august, as my hair line design really doesn’t suit me at all and mine is pretty pluggy at the front. I hope you don’t have to go through it all again any time soon! Hi Mate, I thought I was all sorted and then I have started to lose it, I had a look on the forum this morning to see what the latest was from HLC and yours was the first I found, you are really close to me and same Dr. To be honest I was really happy with mine and anything else was a bonus until now, not heard of anyone going backwards at this stage in the journey. It gives me me some comfort that you say other people have lost hair around this stage, I just hope it comes back. I have oral minoxodil tablets on the way and some vitamin D3 tablets to top up the finasteride and vitamins I already take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CoolngMist Posted March 24 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 24 Just an update, I am visiting HLC next week (Thursday 28th March) for a checkup on my density, hair loss and overall progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member translator Posted March 26 Regular Member Share Posted March 26 Good luck. Let us know what they say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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