Senior Member balody Posted June 26 Senior Member Share Posted June 26 Hi all Just a quick check in. After 3 ht's over nearly 20 years(nw 6/7) I thought my ever expanding crown and lack of much donor was a lost cause. Met Dr Farjo a little while back and was told all is not lost and arranged surgery for 24th June. Well,as usual Dr's (Mr+Mrs) were stellar as were the tech girls,surgery started at 9 and I was on my way back to hotel by 6.30. A little sore but held off on the painkillers (constipation 😄)and drove 230 miles home next morning. I asked for the crown to be addressed but also since my last ht some 13 years ago my natural sides had lowered along with the crown leaving a gap between natural hair and transplant. We agreed that with the size of crown and donor,2000 approx should make an a nice improvement. Apologies I didnt get the finished numbers before I left with all the sedative etc. Anyway 2 days later,feel fine,everything looks in order and donors healing nicely. Cheers Paul. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted June 26 Administrators Share Posted June 26 Will be following closely, did Dr. Williams do the extraction? Quote I was just an inch away from booking a a hairmill based on google reviews before i stumbled upon this goldmine of a forum. I’m a paid administrator for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive compensation from any clinic, and 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 Fox243 Posted June 26 Regular Member Share Posted June 26 Any pre-op photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HairLossHero Posted June 26 Regular Member Share Posted June 26 The extractions look clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted June 26 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 26 20 minutes ago, Melvin- Admin said: Will be following closely, did Dr. Williams do the extraction? No,Dr's Bessam and Nilofer Farjo extracted. 1 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member davidn Posted June 26 Senior Member Share Posted June 26 Pre op pics would be amazing. At which age did ya have the other surgeries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted June 26 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 26 8 minutes ago, davidn said: Pre op pics would be amazing. At which age did ya have the other surgeries? I'm 54 now had 1st at 36 and forgive me the other 2 in the following 4-5 years,memory's going with the hair 😄 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted June 26 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 26 1 hour ago, davidn said: Pre op pics would be amazing. At which age did ya have the other surgeries? 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted June 27 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 27 just a recap on where I was 19 years ago before 1st surgery and post 3rd surgery. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted June 28 Moderators Share Posted June 28 I remember you from way back when you first went to Farjo back when FUE was basically the new thing. Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a paid forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted June 28 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 28 33 minutes ago, Al - Moderator said: I remember you from way back when you first went to Farjo back when FUE was basically the new thing. Yeah,been out of the game for a while,thought I was done donor wise but here we are again 😆 Learning a lot in a few days being back on here,for example only realised yesterday I had DHI...Didnt even know what it was. I was sedated and couldnt remember him making the incisions obviously because he didnt 😁 Now the waiting game,I'm quite enjoying the bald look btw(reminds me of 90's me) so think I'm going to keep it shaved until stuff starts happening 🤘 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted June 28 Author Senior Member Share Posted June 28 4 days post op 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted July 1 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 1 one week post op. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Longpig Posted July 2 Regular Member Share Posted July 2 On 6/26/2024 at 5:52 PM, balody said: I'm 54 now had 1st at 36 and forgive me the other 2 in the following 4-5 years,memory's going with the hair 😄 Hey up mate! Not posted on here in years but check in now and again. Our stories are very similar (same age, both had work done by Farjo). Congrats on the latest ht. Work looks clean as expected. Funny isn’t it - my first ht in 1998, I remember saying to Mick after he rightly recommended a conservative approach given my age and family history: “can’t you just fill it up? I want it as thick as you can get it!” Mick told me if they did, when I’m fifty I’ll look weird. I said I won’t care when I’m fifty! Yet here we are and we’re still bothered 😄 My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Farjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted July 2 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 2 2 hours ago, Longpig said: Hey up mate! Not posted on here in years but check in now and again. Our stories are very similar (same age, both had work done by Farjo). Congrats on the latest ht. Work looks clean as expected. Funny isn’t it - my first ht in 1998, I remember saying to Mick after he rightly recommended a conservative approach given my age and family history: “can’t you just fill it up? I want it as thick as you can get it!” Mick told me if they did, when I’m fifty I’ll look weird. I said I won’t care when I’m fifty! Yet here we are and we’re still bothered 😄 Hey LP, Yes that conservative approach was exactly right 20 yrs ago,all the usual comments I got “should of had more,should of had mega session in USA etc” glad I listened. How is your situation now? 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Longpig Posted July 3 Regular Member Share Posted July 3 (edited) 18 hours ago, balody said: Hey LP, Yes that conservative approach was exactly right 20 yrs ago,all the usual comments I got “should of had more,should of had mega session in USA etc” glad I listened. How is your situation now? My transplants did their job (with increasing help from concealers until about 2015 when for some reason I lost a shedload of hair. Struggled on for a few more years until I was basically just painting my head with Dermmatch etc. I was in a quite a bad place, and shaving wasn’t an option due to my pretty bad scarring. Enough was enough, and I reluctantly looked into hair systems. Not a route I wanted to go down really but it was that or pretty much become a hermit. Got to say it’s the best thing I could have done. I’m a completely new man. I know it’s not for everyone but it’s working for me. Never once thought I’d been detected by anyone in three years of wearing. (Pic below) Anyway, happy growing mate. Edited July 3 by Longpig My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Farjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted July 3 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Longpig said: My transplants did their job (with increasing help from concealers until about 2015 when for some reason I lost a shedload of hair. Struggled on for a few more years until I was basically just painting my head with Dermmatch etc. I was in a quite a bad place, and shaving wasn’t an option due to my pretty bad scarring. Enough was enough, and I reluctantly looked into hair systems. Not a route I wanted to go down really but it was that or pretty much become a hermit. Got to say it’s the best thing I could have done. I’m a completely new man. I know it’s not for everyone but it’s working for me. Never once thought I’d been detected by anyone in three years of wearing. (Pic below) Anyway, happy growing mate. Nice one! Hair systems are so good these days,I was thinking about it too. I mentioned it to my wife a while back who btw is a hair stylist with our own salon and she point blank said “You ain’t wearing a wig” so that was that 😂 Hopefully this will sort me but if it doesn’t I’m quite enjoying the bald look atm,not had it this short since I had SMP into the scars in 2018. All the best. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Longpig Posted July 3 Regular Member Share Posted July 3 54 minutes ago, balody said: Nice one! Hair systems are so good these days,I was thinking about it too. I mentioned it to my wife a while back who btw is a hair stylist with our own salon and she point blank said “You ain’t wearing a wig” so that was that 😂 Hopefully this will sort me but if it doesn’t I’m quite enjoying the bald look atm,not had it this short since I had SMP into the scars in 2018. All the best. She who must be obeyed 😂 Same to you mate, all the best and look forward to following your progress. 1 My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Farjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted July 8 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 8 2 week post op,everything looks in order. Donor and recipient still sensitive but not uncomfortable (Aloe vera gel 3 x day) Not noticed any hair loss in recipient as of yet. First clipper down 0.5,going to keep this up until growth occurs then grow out for results(Sept-Oct) Cheers Paul. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted July 15 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 15 3 weeks post op. Dont notice any shedding yet(I must of,few small hairs on pillow yesterday) Scalp still feels sensitive,not painful but like slightly sunburned. Apart from that not much to report. Cheers Paul. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted July 15 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 15 Only just noticed that 2nd photo....glad I put some shorts on 😂 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted July 24 Author Senior Member Share Posted July 24 4 weeks after surgery,feel like some of hair has shed especially at back where head touches pillow? Wont update again until the magic starts 👍 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted August 2 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 2 6 weeks post op,no photos as nothing to see. Feel like I’ve shed transplanted hair but still feels quite stubbly,I don’t know. Emailed clinic for actual numbers 2006 grafts 4265 hairs. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Hi Balody, great updates, thanks for sharing. I have an upcoming fue procedure with Dr Farjo and like you had fut strip surgery in the past. I am a bit worried about the scar showing in the donor area until the hair grows back. Yours looks pretty good - was there any strategy to camouflage it during the op? thanks for the feedback and looking forward to seeing your progress! Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member balody Posted August 13 Author Senior Member Share Posted August 13 I had SMP around the scar a few years back which helps,I guess you could ask Dr Farjo how long he could leave it without compromising the extractions. At the end of the day a weeks growth should cover unless its wide,no harm in asking though. tbh HT's are so common nowadays if anyone asks about scars(pre SMP) I just told them. Good luck in your surgery. 2381 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2201 fut Dr Bessam Farjo 2000+ fut Dr Bessam Farjo My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Bessam Farjo challenge the unchallenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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