Regular Member Youth_Again Posted April 15 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 15 10 minutes ago, 4Godot said: Huh interesting, very good to know! Are you pretty happy with the rest of the transplant (apart from hairline)? Really happy with the design and temples, just missing that density at the front to do any hairstyle I want.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 4Godot Posted April 16 Regular Member Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Youth_Again said: Really happy with the design and temples, just missing that density at the front to do any hairstyle I want.. Gotcha, yeah at least you know of all the transplant issues to have it's the easiest fix, and that's worst case scenario. Got my first meeting with Couto next month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted April 16 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 16 32 minutes ago, 4Godot said: Gotcha, yeah at least you know of all the transplant issues to have it's the easiest fix, and that's worst case scenario. Got my first meeting with Couto next month Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member EvansLawrence Posted April 16 Senior Member Share Posted April 16 Hey! I understand you very well. Believe I do. I am now at month 6 and 10 days with Couto as well and I see still quite a medium density. The thing is that I have seen many cases of Couto and I think that the fact that he uses low amount of grafts for big areas makes us the patients to look like its going slow. But It goes well at the end. I think that for 7 months you are looking exactly how you should look. I would be patient and if at month 10 as he said to you you dont feel covered, then book the touch up. But I dont find It will be necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted April 16 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 16 2 minutes ago, EvansLawrence said: Hey! I understand you very well. Believe I do. I am now at month 6 and 10 days with Couto as well and I see still quite a medium density. The thing is that I have seen many cases of Couto and I think that the fact that he uses low amount of grafts for big areas makes us the patients to look like its going slow. But It goes well at the end. I think that for 7 months you are looking exactly how you should look. I would be patient and if at month 10 as he said to you you dont feel covered, then book the touch up. But I dont find It will be necessary. Appreciate your comment, I know it requires a lot of patience, end results is still 5 months away. But I think we expect quick results since we went to one of the best doctors 😂 i will keep providing monthly updates and monitor growth. Hopefully won’t need a touch up but I am mentally prepared to do it if necessary 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member botchedguy95 Posted April 17 Regular Member Share Posted April 17 Wait for month 10 at least mate, it will get denser and the hair's will soften up a bit for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hairyelswhere Posted May 11 Regular Member Share Posted May 11 On 9/14/2023 at 1:11 PM, Youth_Again said: Hi guys, after so many years of research and also so many of dreaming about finally doing a HT, the day has come. I am less than 48h post surgery but I am too excited not to share with you, 2600 grafts have been done over the course of 3 days, 1000 grafts day 1, same on day 2 and then the remaining on day 3. i also had PRP treatment on day 3. my head is quite swollen at the moment and it feels quite heavy. here are some pictures pre op, and some post op. I'm booked in for 3 days with Dr Couto could I ask what time was you in surgery for day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted May 14 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 14 Follow up, 8 months update I feel like density got a bit better ? still needs to improve tho… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Diff-thinner Posted May 15 Regular Member Share Posted May 15 Hey Youth_again, I think it is getting thicker, but you can still see through the hairline which I would not rest on, since you still have 5 months it will get better but I don’t think it will be as full as you probably expected a couto result would be, but I recon like another 3-400 grafts will do the job. Have you asked if he would do unshaven this time, because he told me if I do ever need a small top up to perfect the result he would do unshaven to ensure I don’t have to go through the process from start to finish all over again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Konsole93 Posted May 15 Regular Member Share Posted May 15 For me personally the angles look a bit too steep and a lot of the micro design is very "symmetrical" in my opinion. If they had so few softer singles, why did they portray the Tempels so aggressively? If there are almost no soft singles, it is of course more difficult for the naturalness of the hairline. There are no soft singles on the neck and sides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted May 15 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 15 50 minutes ago, Diff-thinner said: Hey Youth_again, I think it is getting thicker, but you can still see through the hairline which I would not rest on, since you still have 5 months it will get better but I don’t think it will be as full as you probably expected a couto result would be, but I recon like another 3-400 grafts will do the job. Have you asked if he would do unshaven this time, because he told me if I do ever need a small top up to perfect the result he would do unshaven to ensure I don’t have to go through the process from start to finish all over again Haven’t really talked about the details yet but hopefully I wouldn’t have to shave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted May 15 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 15 33 minutes ago, Konsole93 said: For me personally the angles look a bit too steep and a lot of the micro design is very "symmetrical" in my opinion. If they had so few softer singles, why did they portray the Tempels so aggressively? If there are almost no soft singles, it is of course more difficult for the naturalness of the hairline. There are no soft singles on the neck and sides? I guess not, I don’t have much hair on my neck, and looks like I have lots of double or multiples in my donor 🤷🏻♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member shiba1985 Posted May 15 Senior Member Share Posted May 15 Good news, I feel like you have almost 100% growth. Bad news: if i went to a surgeon that is considered "elite" I would not be happy with those results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted May 15 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 15 15 minutes ago, shiba1985 said: Good news, I feel like you have almost 100% growth. Bad news: if i went to a surgeon that is considered "elite" I would not be happy with those results. And I am not really happy with the results so far as well, which is why I prepare myself for a second pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rawkerboi Posted May 16 Senior Member Share Posted May 16 4 hours ago, Youth_Again said: And I am not really happy with the results so far as well, which is why I prepare myself for a second pass I can understand your disappointment but you still have four months left. I hope your see some improvement, but anyways a small touch up will do wonders What is Dr. Couto plan to address this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted May 16 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16 1 minute ago, Rawkerboi said: I can understand your disappointment but you still have four months left. I hope your see some improvement, but anyways a small touch up will do wonders What is Dr. Couto plan to address this? I agree with you, his plan is to assess again at month 10 and plan a touch up based on the 10 month result. he way talking about 200 grafts, but I would think more 400-600 but will see 🤷🏻♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rawkerboi Posted May 16 Senior Member Share Posted May 16 1 minute ago, Youth_Again said: I agree with you, his plan is to assess again at month 10 and plan a touch up based on the 10 month result. he way talking about 200 grafts, but I would think more 400-600 but will see 🤷🏻♂️ I will advice you to wait for at-least 12 months and then go for second pass. I think you might need more than 200 Grafts to address this issue. You can opt for no shave procedure for your second pass as it will be a small procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted May 16 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16 Just now, Rawkerboi said: I will advice you to wait for at-least 12 months and then go for second pass. I think you might need more than 200 Grafts to address this issue. You can opt for no shave procedure for your second pass as it will be a small procedure. Tbh I don’t think I care if I shave or not, regrowth wouldn’t even be that bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kacan Posted May 16 Regular Member Share Posted May 16 (edited) Can you show a picture with your hair wet and combed backwards? It isn’t clear if you only need a touch up at the first line, or the entire area is missing density. Try to show us better images Edited May 16 by Kacan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member EvansLawrence Posted May 17 Senior Member Share Posted May 17 If in 2 months your hairline still looks same yes, I Guess that 200-300 grafts could do it. But I see improvement from past months, specially on the temples. Maybe you will still improve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member OliverAtom Posted May 17 Senior Member Share Posted May 17 (edited) @Youth_Again I love your name 😎 You look amazing! I was just checking your pre-op photos and wow, what I transformation, young again for sure. Also, bear in mind that Dr Couto just used 2600 for all that frontal area plus temples, and trying to replicate your density with that well, there is very few that could achieve that and Couto is one of them. Most doctors/clinics would need 3500-4000 for this same hair transplant. Also, keep in mind that your hair-skin contrast is for sure affecting how the photos appear, especially with the flash so close. I bet it looks much better in person! For example, this photo at 5 months without the flash is a great example of how photos can be deceiving sometimes and often don’t show the true situation. Here you look incredible!!! And it was just 5 months 😀 What are your family and friends saying about your new look? It must be hard for them not to notice the amazing change! Keep those updates coming, can not wait to see the final result! Edited May 17 by OliverAtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted May 17 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 17 4 hours ago, OliverAtom said: @Youth_Again I love your name 😎 You look amazing! I was just checking your pre-op photos and wow, what I transformation, young again for sure. Also, bear in mind that Dr Couto just used 2600 for all that frontal area plus temples, and trying to replicate your density with that well, there is very few that could achieve that and Couto is one of them. Most doctors/clinics would need 3500-4000 for this same hair transplant. Also, keep in mind that your hair-skin contrast is for sure affecting how the photos appear, especially with the flash so close. I bet it looks much better in person! For example, this photo at 5 months without the flash is a great example of how photos can be deceiving sometimes and often don’t show the true situation. Here you look incredible!!! And it was just 5 months 😀 What are your family and friends saying about your new look? It must be hard for them not to notice the amazing change! Keep those updates coming, can not wait to see the final result! I appreciate your message. Most people can't tell I did a transplant and maybe you are right, the lighting in the bathroom straight on the hairline is not helping. I may take pictures with a different lighting and see how it looks. I still would want the hairline to be denser but let's wait a bit more before deciding anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kacan Posted May 17 Regular Member Share Posted May 17 By the way, I’m not sure if it is a valid argument, but I bet you look pretty natural in person, and given that in 5-10 years your natural hair will obviously become thinner, you might prefer your transplanted hair to stay like it is now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted May 17 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 17 1 hour ago, Kacan said: By the way, I’m not sure if it is a valid argument, but I bet you look pretty natural in person, and given that in 5-10 years your natural hair will obviously become thinner, you might prefer your transplanted hair to stay like it is now Still want the hairline to be denser 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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