r/HairTransplants

Just shy of 7 months so thought id post update. Massive improvement in growth and folliculitis seems to be on the retreat but the front centre of hairline still behind, sides into temples much further along.

Just done my hair transplant coat with Dr Laorwong at Absolute Hair Clinic in Bangkok. Was a bit more of a brutal process than I expected, slightly painful and was quite uncomfortable on my neck and back sitting facedown for such a long period but thankful it’s over. Can’t wrong the clinic though, they were pretty on the ball and the whole thing ran like clockwork. Total came to about £8.5k so it’s the most expensive purchase I’ve ever made outside of cars however, the free trim prior to the op made up for that a little bit I suppose.

Feels like the journey is just beginning now so using this as a place to record my updates and get any advice from anyone who may be able to share.

I got 4,500 grafts done so the op took about 8 hours so I’m pretty exhausted and already quite jet lagged so thinking of getting some more Valium from a pharmacy.

Somewhat concerned about scratching my head during sleep so may use a belt or something to help prevent that.

Have attached some before during and after (day before, post shave/ pre op and post op) photos. Hoping to get as minimal swelling as possible as
I’ve been using arnica and brimalean the last few weeks but any other recommendations are welcomed.

Cheers.

I probably wasn't precise enough; I uploaded close-up shots of specific areas. *I’d appreciate input from the experts here.* I have (thinning) hair, so to avoid damaging my existing hair, the grafts were implanted between the existing strands using a camera-assisted technique—focusing on the front and mid-scalp, with very little work done on the crown. I was told that 3,000 grafts were implanted. What do you think?

Oh, and I don't have any crafts at all; this is after 7 days.

I had a beard transplant 11 months ago, but unfortunately, I’m very unhappy with the result. The clinic and surgeon told me that 1,500 grafts were transplanted.

I tried contacting both the surgeon and the clinic several times to discuss my concerns, but unfortunately, I haven’t received a response or been contacted by the surgeon.

Because I couldn’t get a response from the original surgeon, I consulted other hair-transplant surgeons for their opinions. One surgeon examined my beard and estimated that I may have received only around 200 grafts. Another surgeon estimated that the number could be around 400 grafts.

This is obviously very concerning to me, especially because I was told that 1,500 grafts had been transplanted.

I’m still paying off the procedure in installments, which makes the situation even more frustrating.

I’d really appreciate your honest opinions. Based on the photos and the result, does it look like I received anywhere close to 1,500 grafts, or does the density appear more consistent with a much lower number?

Thank you in advance for your opinions and advice.

I had an initial hair transplant procedure for 2500 grafts. I explicitly asked the doctor to fill my corners but I still look like Vegeta but with a lower hairline (lol). I don't want to see this doctor again so I went to another clinic and the doctor there told me he can do a small touch up to fill my corners/temples using 500 grafts which would be at day 12 after the first.

I've read all these things about having to wait a year for a touch up but I don't see any literature about having to wait that long, especially when the new grafts would be placed on completely blank skin (just close to the high corners I initially got placed).

Does anyone here have had a touch up like this after a relatively low time? I'm looking for cons that might outweigh the extremely high reward of doing this because I basically look the exact same as before.

Hello everyone! Got a hair transplant 2 weeks ago and I was overall happy with it but after I got the scabs off im worried I got the temples too round. Im probably just stressing myself out but i see a lot af transplants where the hairline is more straight so thats why im so worried. I feel like it just looks like im in the starting stages of balding now if that makes sense.

FYI Im 25 and started on oral minoxidil for 2 years and oral finasteride for a year but im now on oral dutasteride and oral minoxidol for a year.

Does anyone have any advice for how I can reverse or make my hairline a bit more natural, I want it to look less straight and more slight receeding at the temples.

Worried if I do laser hair removal it could look even more weird?

Pls lmk if you’ve gone through this.

Hey everyone,

I’m having my hair transplant at HLC Ankara in January and wanted to share my current situation to get some honest opinions from people who have more experience with this.

The surgery is already booked, so there’s no turning back now 😄 I spent a really long time researching clinics and eventually decided on HLC because it was one of the few places where I had a genuinely good feeling about the whole process.

That being said, I’m currently overthinking the possible outcome quite a bit. I keep wondering how good my starting situation actually is and what kind of result I can realistically expect.

I’m trying not to get my hopes up too much because I’d rather have realistic expectations than expect an amazing result and end up disappointed.

Maybe some of you have had a similar starting point and can give me a rough idea of what might be possible. You obviously see a lot of great results online and on forums, but there are also some cases that don’t turn out as well.

I don’t really have enough technical knowledge to judge my donor area myself, so that’s probably the part I’m most unsure about.

HLC estimated around 2,800–3,300 grafts for the frontal area only. They mentioned that the crown could potentially be addressed with another procedure in the future, but for now my main priority is definitely rebuilding the front.

I’m also planning to start oral finasteride soon, as this was recommended to me, especially considering my age.

Would really appreciate any honest feedback on my situation. What do you think I can realistically expect from around 2,800–3,300 grafts, assuming the donor is decent?

Thanks!

All around a positive experience. Curious your thoughts and happy to answer any questions.

5 months after hair transplant, have to say im extremly happy with the results.

I've been taking Finasteride for years after having an FTE performed on the front of my scalp. My crown was never touched. I've tried both oral and topical (spray w/ Minoxidil) Finasteride. About two weeks ago, I switched to oral Dutasteride/Minoxidil. I understand that I'll initially go backwards given the shedding period and different half lives, but given my experience with Finasteride, COULD I expect better results with Dutasteride?

Approximately 4 months post op and starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Ugly duckling phase was tough but starting to see some thickening and density coming through. Trust the process.

Density problems? Second Hair transplant?

Post got taken down since mods here don’t let you name the clinic. These are pictures from month 10 and not super happy with the density.

No new hairs have came in since about month 7 ish so I think we are towards the end of growth besides a bit of more thickness of the actual hair but who knows.

Do you think I should go back and get a second hair transplant from that same clinic? I had the technicians do it and they said I could go back for a second one for free but don’t want to be disappointed again.

I know it won’t ever match the same density of my normal hair but did they just do a bad job or what happened here?

If anyone has any recommendations of doctors that could fix this let me know!

I had FUE with DHI implanter pen 15 days ago.

I had no idea that my skin would be all raised, lumpy and scarred looking. I am besides myself with worry because I know the hair will soon fall out and I will be left with the skin looking like this. No hair to partially obscure like it is now.

Has anyone had their eyebrows done with this technique and they looked like this?

Will the scarred look go away? It's actually a raised, hard feeling bump.

I think it’s growing in well and not too much shedding. Got 1600 grafts just in my left and right temples and temple points. This is my second HT, first one was with HMR.

I like the hairline Dr Laorwong drew on me. Couple more months and I should feel like myself again.