Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted November 25, 2023 Author Senior Member Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) 3 Months Definitely coming in. Seems like my left temple is coming in a bit slower than the right, but I know that’s totally normal and not worried about that at all. Hoping to see a lot of growth and thickening in the next few months. this is fresh out of a shower with wet hair a couple days ago: These pics taken today after wearing a hat and hiking for several hours, basically when my hair looks it’s worst just right after taking off the hat: Edited November 26, 2023 by Savemyhairline More pics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BurnieBurns Posted November 26, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted November 26, 2023 Beautiful amount of early growth. Going to be an ace hairline! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted December 24, 2023 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 24, 2023 4 months Things definitely seem to be well on track. I have a habit of taking hair selfies everyday in different lighting/angles etc so at first I thought the change between month 3 & 4 wasn’t that big, because I’m checking every single day, but looking back it’s definitely a significant difference. Still a long way to go but things are definitely going in the right direction. These pics are about an hour after a shower with my hair just forward, how it naturally grows, so basically when my hair currently looks it’s best. Even when my hair is sweaty/oily it is looking a good bit better. I hope by the 12 month mark, even with sweaty hair, my hair will look okay. That would be a big win for me. Also if I can style my hair upwards and have it look good, that would be great. I’m fully expecting that though, as most guys who get a HT seem to style it upwards. The left temple seems to be catching up to the right one. I still haven’t cut my hair yet since the procedure, mainly just to make sure I don’t irritate the scalp or anything. I’ll probably get a trim in a couple months. The iPhone camera kind of does weird things with my hair color, sometimes it looks brighter or darker depending on the light source, but these pics should be close enough with a couple different light sources. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hairman4321 Posted December 24, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 24, 2023 4 hours ago, Savemyhairline said: 4 months Things definitely seem to be well on track. I have a habit of taking hair selfies everyday in different lighting/angles etc so at first I thought the change between month 3 & 4 wasn’t that big, because I’m checking every single day, but looking back it’s definitely a significant difference. Still a long way to go but things are definitely going in the right direction. These pics are about an hour after a shower with my hair just forward, how it naturally grows, so basically when my hair currently looks it’s best. Even when my hair is sweaty/oily it is looking a good bit better. I hope by the 12 month mark, even with sweaty hair, my hair will look okay. That would be a big win for me. Also if I can style my hair upwards and have it look good, that would be great. I’m fully expecting that though, as most guys who get a HT seem to style it upwards. The left temple seems to be catching up to the right one. I still haven’t cut my hair yet since the procedure, mainly just to make sure I don’t irritate the scalp or anything. I’ll probably get a trim in a couple months. The iPhone camera kind of does weird things with my hair color, sometimes it looks brighter or darker depending on the light source, but these pics should be close enough with a couple different light sources. every day? i'd drive myself insane doing that. looks good at month 4! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JohnnySins Posted December 24, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted December 24, 2023 4 month pics look really good man, only gets better from here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted December 24, 2023 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 24, 2023 7 hours ago, hairman4321 said: every day? i'd drive myself insane doing that. looks good at month 4! Yeah, trying to stop doing that lol. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Steeeve Posted December 24, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 24, 2023 This looks incredible for only 4 months! Honestly, you were seeing some really good progress at 3 months. Excellent early growth. Congrats! Excited to follow along with you to the end! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted December 25, 2023 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Steeeve said: This looks incredible for only 4 months! Honestly, you were seeing some really good progress at 3 months. Excellent early growth. Congrats! Excited to follow along with you to the end! Thanks man, I appreciate that. It is definitely coming together. As I said, these pics are sort of in the best conditions with my hair clean and not messy. The lighting is a bit harsh but not overly harsh. Im hoping in a couple months, my hair will look good with messy/sweaty/etc hair after I’ve been wearing a cap, that would be really great. Just would be nice to know I can wear a hat, take it off, and not worry about my hair looking thin. Definitely will update each month, thanks for following! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted December 25, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted December 25, 2023 @Savemyhairline these are excellent results for only four months. 👌 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted January 24 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 24 Month 5 I’ll start with the good. My hair follicles naturally grow forward, and that is how my grafts were implanted, so my hair density definitely currently looks it’s best when my hair just flows forward. I must say though, the hairline is starting to look pretty good from the front even when styled upwards. Here it is wetted and slicked back and here it is dry definitely happy with that aspect so far. Now on to what I want to see improved. When my hair is combed upwards or to the side, the density isn’t quite there yet from an aerial view. I’m only 5 months post op so I’m not concerned, but I do want and expect to see this improve in the coming months. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about granted there is minoxidil residue in my hair in that pic, which makes the hair stick together and look worse than it otherwise would, but you get the point. I do want to see that fill in more. A big reason why I got a HT is because I wanted to have styling options instead of the same combover I used to have. The good news is I feel quite a lot of stubble when I run my fingers through the recipient area. Overall though, without a doubt I am way above baseline, and I am thankful for that. I did pay a ton of money for this, so naturally I have high expectations, though I feel that at only 5 months, things are well on track. If this is even 50-60% of the result, I think I will be a very happy guy come month 12. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Steeeve Posted January 24 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 24 @SavemyhairlineBro, by summertime you’ll be out by the pool and not even thinking about hair loss! This is where you’re at by 5 months!? You are correct. This is above baseline. You got this. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OliverAtom Posted January 25 Senior Member Share Posted January 25 Love that design with the peak and the temples. Already looking good but the best is yet to come. Keep those updates coming! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted January 25 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, OliverAtom said: Love that design with the peak and the temples. Already looking good but the best is yet to come. Keep those updates coming! Thanks! Definitely will, I share this to give back to the community that has helped me make some huge decisions and help future potential patients. I also share it to get honest feedback from others and certainly appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hairman4321 Posted January 26 Regular Member Share Posted January 26 On 1/24/2024 at 5:30 PM, Savemyhairline said: Month 5 I’ll start with the good. My hair follicles naturally grow forward, and that is how my grafts were implanted, so my hair density definitely currently looks it’s best when my hair just flows forward. I must say though, the hairline is starting to look pretty good from the front even when styled upwards. Here it is wetted and slicked back and here it is dry definitely happy with that aspect so far. Now on to what I want to see improved. When my hair is combed upwards or to the side, the density isn’t quite there yet from an aerial view. I’m only 5 months post op so I’m not concerned, but I do want and expect to see this improve in the coming months. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about granted there is minoxidil residue in my hair in that pic, which makes the hair stick together and look worse than it otherwise would, but you get the point. I do want to see that fill in more. A big reason why I got a HT is because I wanted to have styling options instead of the same combover I used to have. The good news is I feel quite a lot of stubble when I run my fingers through the recipient area. Overall though, without a doubt I am way above baseline, and I am thankful for that. I did pay a ton of money for this, so naturally I have high expectations, though I feel that at only 5 months, things are well on track. If this is even 50-60% of the result, I think I will be a very happy guy come month 12. looking good so far. i think you'd look better with the back and sides a bit shorter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 26 Administrators Share Posted January 26 You can see the hairs are sprouting, there still fine and immature at this stage. But man oh man, is the fun starting. If you close up you can all the new hair sprouting. Awesome man, this is going to be amazing 🙌 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 Savemyhairline Posted January 26 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, hairman4321 said: looking good so far. i think you'd look better with the back and sides a bit shorter. Thanks and yeah for sure, that’s how I typically cut my hair and will soon. I was kind of just letting it all grow for the first 6 months, then I’ll cut it down on the sides and back soon. I figure my hair is about 2.5 inches currently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted January 26 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, Melvin- Admin said: You can see the hairs are sprouting, there still fine and immature at this stage. But man oh man, is the fun starting. If you close up you can all the new hair sprouting. Awesome man, this is going to be amazing 🙌 Thanks man! Your YouTube videos have been a big help over the last few years. I would even say that first pic was in more favorable conditions than the second (hair clean, side part instead of slicked back) but again, I want the option to style my hair upwards. Here’s probably a more fair comparison to that before pic with the hair having a layering effect definitely better than the before already, looking forward to the continued improvement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted February 24 Author Senior Member Share Posted February 24 (edited) 6 months I am very happy to report that I believe this is the best my hair has looked in my adult life so far! At the minimum, as good as when I was 18-19 max, I believe the hairline actually looks stronger now than it did then, a decade ago. here is one standing directly under a very harsh light: Wet and slicked up: This was a big month. Here’s a similar type of pic for comparison with the photo I posted last month, with the hair slicked back, minoxidil residue/oily hair, probably more revealing outdoor lighting from a large window this time actually: It’s not perfect but I’d say for 6 months, this is right around where I expected to be (and I had/have high expectations). I’d say I’m about 70% happy with the density/thickness at this point. I had the sides and back cut, but left the transplanted and top hair untouched. I’d guess my native hair on top is 3 inches, with some of the transplanted hair close to that length. I do still feel a decent amount of stubble as well. At this rate, I think close to 100% happiness at month 12 is reasonable. Edited February 24 by Savemyhairline 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Chrisno Posted February 24 Senior Member Share Posted February 24 By the looks of it, you'll be 100% happy before 12 months! 1 2500 FUE by Dr. Victor Hasson, June 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted March 24 Author Senior Member Share Posted March 24 Month 7 couple sweaty/oily pics after the gym Wet, Just out of the shower for years, you wouldn’t see me in the gym without a hat on. For the last month I have been going without a hat. It’s the little things like that or even just going to a friends house and not worrying about him looking at my hair in various lighting. My real friends would never make fun of me of course but still, it’s extra nice for them to not have something to make fun of in the first place. I was a hat guy for many years and it honestly feels amazing to not have to wear it all the time to feel comfortable. I’m impressed with how well it holds up in very bright lighting or when it’s oily. I do think my curly/wavy hair helps with the illusion of density. The only time I can make it look not great is when the hair is messy going in every which direction AND oily/wet, AND there’s bright light directly on it. If even 2 of the 3 things are happening, it still looks decent imo. Then again whose hair, even without mpb, really looks great with all of those things simultaneously? Probably a minority of people with super thick hair and no balding at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rawkerboi Posted March 24 Senior Member Share Posted March 24 (edited) Great Results mate and i am glad you can enjoy your life without worrying about Hair. Still Five more months left so you can expect some Hair- density and maturity on your way. Edited March 24 by Rawkerboi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Chrisno Posted March 24 Senior Member Share Posted March 24 Looking fantastic! 1 2500 FUE by Dr. Victor Hasson, June 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Savemyhairline Posted April 24 Author Senior Member Share Posted April 24 Month 8 directly facing sun: pic I took of back/donor area right after having it shaved down to a #2, directly facing sun: honestly comparing to old pictures of #2 shave, I can’t really tell any difference in my donor area. Those pics are literally with direct sunlight shining on it. id say I’m currently 80-85% happy with the results. Hoping for a little increase in density over the next 4 months. I mean if I’m being honest, when my hair is actually styled the density does look quite good already, just a few slightly thinner spots that the average person wouldn’t notice, but since I am always auditing my hair I notice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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