Hair transplant with Dr Manish Mittal - 8 months post procedure

[morro2235]

Hi everyone, just wanted to share my experience of getting my transplant done with Dr Mani as this group helped me a lot when I was researching surgeons and just info on transplants in general.

The main thing for me was the thinning on top of my head as it had gotten quite bad over the last year or so and was starting to feel very self conscious about it. I researched for around 6 months and looked at clinics both in the UK and abroad. I narrowed it down to 3 surgeons (Dr Mani, Dr Bicer & Dr Arshad) after having consultations with each of them I decided that Dr Mani was the right surgeon for my procedure. I felt he was very honest in terms of what could be achieved and at no point did it feel like a sales pitch or he just wanted to make money out of me and not care about the results. 
 

After a few months of emails and a couple of phone calls we scheduled in a procedure date for 18th November 2023. Was pretty nervous on the day but Mani and his team were really relaxed and put me at ease. The injections to numb the donor and transplant area were fairly painful but after that I didn’t feel anything. Rest of the surgery went well, we started at around 10am and finished around 5:30 with a break for lunch half way through. 
 

The initial plan was for 2200 grafts but ended up being 2465 in total. ( not sure of the breakdown of singles/doubles/triples)

I’m a 32 year old male and currently taking 2.5mg of finasteride every 3 days and luckily have had no side effects from it. 

Overall I’m very happy with the results so far. Had a follow up meeting with Dr Mani yesterday to check progress and I’m at around 40-45% of the end result so far. There are a few double/triple grafts where there is only single hairs coming through at the moment so abit more growth still to come over the next few months. 
 

I’ve attached photos from before the surgery, immediately after and from my 8 month review which was yesterday.

Happy to answer any questions anyone may have.

 

 

Edited July 5, 2023 by morro2235

[BaldReaper]

very impressive result

[morro2235]

14 minutes ago, BaldV said:

very impressive result

Thanks, really happy with how it’s looking so far, will hopefully see more growth in the next few months

[Nelly]

Diffuse thinner large area has worked wonders. Defo more to come in if only at 8 months, you’ll continue to see improvement even beyond 12-14 months so another 4-6 months of steady growth

[Big Rome]

DR Mittal is definitely one of the better ones from the UK 👏🏻although we barely have a handful of decent DRs over here 

[ilag]

great result!

[Davies]

1 hour ago, Big Rome said:

DR Mittal is definitely one of the better ones from the UK 👏🏻although we barely have a handful of decent DRs over here 

Which are the best surgeons in the UK for 2023 ? There looks to be ALOT of clinics on google now

[morro2235]

9 hours ago, Nelly said:

Diffuse thinner large area has worked wonders. Defo more to come in if only at 8 months, you’ll continue to see improvement even beyond 12-14 months so another 4-6 months of steady growth

Yeah pretty much Dr manis words exactly. Looking forward to seeing it in a few months time

[morro2235]

9 hours ago, Nelly said:

Diffuse thinner large area has worked wonders. Defo more to come in if only at 8 months, you’ll continue to see improvement even beyond 12-14 months so another 4-6 months of steady growth

 

7 hours ago, Big Rome said:

DR Mittal is definitely one of the better ones from the UK 👏🏻although we barely have a handful of decent DRs over here 

Yes totally agree 🙌🏻

[morro2235]

7 hours ago, ilag said:

great result!

Thankyou 👍🏼

[Big Rome]

6 hours ago, Davies said:

Which are the best surgeons in the UK for 2023 ? There looks to be ALOT of clinics on google now

I wouldn’t go to any to be honest, much better doctors around europe for the same price if not cheaper 

[Nelly]

10 hours ago, Davies said:

Which are the best surgeons in the UK for 2023 ? There looks to be ALOT of clinics on google now

Yes, there are. This is why places like this community are becoming more important to check a prospective doctor out. Avoid any clinic that doesn’t display who their doctors are. And avoid any clinic that does more than one patient a day. That should be the gold standard with the best doctors actually doing the work themselves. 
 

The U.K now is more dangerous than ever before. With a failing nhs more and more doctors are looking for an out. And are all trying to jump on this gravy train. 
 

if the price is too low expect it to be a new surgeon doing the work on your head. And ask the question how many procedures have you done! 
 

who will be doing the work

how many cases will you be overseeing

do you work with a regular group of techs

These are just some of the basics that a good clinic should be able to answer. 
 

hair transplants are hard to get right! 

[Davies]

On 7/6/2023 at 12:40 PM, Nelly said:

Yes, there are. This is why places like this community are becoming more important to check a prospective doctor out. Avoid any clinic that doesn’t display who their doctors are. And avoid any clinic that does more than one patient a day. That should be the gold standard with the best doctors actually doing the work themselves. 
 

The U.K now is more dangerous than ever before. With a failing nhs more and more doctors are looking for an out. And are all trying to jump on this gravy train. 
 

if the price is too low expect it to be a new surgeon doing the work on your head. And ask the question how many procedures have you done! 
 

who will be doing the work

how many cases will you be overseeing

do you work with a regular group of techs

These are just some of the basics that a good clinic should be able to answer. 
 

hair transplants are hard to get right! 

Thanks for the reply. I've had a fair few consultation in London around the Harley Street area. Most of these 'hair transplant surgeons' are actually registered as GP's I've discovered who converted to hair. Very few are actually listed as surgeons on the General Medical Council register. 

[Silent123]

Hey man, very nice result. Congrats 

[Nelly]

On 7/9/2023 at 7:26 PM, Davies said:

Thanks for the reply. I've had a fair few consultation in London around the Harley Street area. Most of these 'hair transplant surgeons' are actually registered as GP's I've discovered who converted to hair. Very few are actually listed as surgeons on the General Medical Council register. 

Converted GP’s is not a problem, but it’s a case of how good the surgeon is that’s all that matters

[A_4_Archan]

@morro2235Excellent result ...so you planning for your crown now ? 

[morro2235]

17 hours ago, Silent123 said:

Hey man, very nice result. Congrats 

Thankyou bud 👍🏼

[morro2235]

1 minute ago, A_4_Archan said:

@morro2235Excellent result ...so you planning for your crown now ? 

Yes will need a second surgery on the crown. Got a few big financial commitments coming up so probably looking like it’ll be 2025 at the earliest. Not in a massive rush to get it done though 

[A_4_Archan]

1 minute ago, morro2235 said:

Yes will need a second surgery on the crown. Got a few big financial commitments coming up so probably looking like it’ll be 2025 at the earliest. Not in a massive rush to get it done though 

Oh okay....you don't have a concave head shape so your crown area is not that wide and you will not need too many grafts...and are you on medication ?

[morro2235]

24 minutes ago, A_4_Archan said:

Oh okay....you don't have a concave head shape so your crown area is not that wide and you will not need too many grafts...and are you on medication ?

Taking finasteride, have been on that since august 2022. That seems to be helping a lot though 

[TG92]

Looks good! Interesting you’re not even half way to the end result after 8 months. 

[Melvin- Admin]

The hairline looks really natural congrats.

[morro2235]

On 7/11/2023 at 11:53 PM, TG92 said:

Looks good! Interesting you’re not even half way to the end result after 8 months. 

Thanks 👍🏼 yeah I just presumed 6 months would be the halfway mark but yeah about 40-45% at the minute according to Dr Mani

[morro2235]

On 7/12/2023 at 12:08 AM, Melvin- Moderator said:

The hairline looks really natural congrats.

Thankyou 👍🏼

[Davies]

On 7/10/2023 at 9:55 PM, Nelly said:

Converted GP’s is not a problem, but it’s a case of how good the surgeon is that’s all that matters

That's the main point. GP's aren't surgeons. Most will likely only offer FUE... definitely not FUT (no surgical skills - unless highly trained)