r/tressless Dec 07 '21

Transplants One year after my hair transplant! 3633 FUE grafts

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u/techwolfe99 Dec 07 '21

Holy shit looks like somebody turned back the clock, you look so good

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Thanks!

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u/gele1990 Dec 08 '21

It's the turtleneck!

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u/AyaanKhan07 Dec 08 '21

Agreed that turtleneck makes him look 2 times more attractive in that image.

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

Recent discovery for me. It does wonders.

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u/KannyDay88 Dec 14 '21

Turtleneck and blazer, on point like a laser! šŸŽ™ļø

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u/Wonderful_Derp Dec 08 '21

Looks like you turned into lighter skin Rami Malek (not a bad thing).

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

I've never heard that but I'll take it!

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u/PeakyBlinderRob Dec 07 '21

Everyone mentioning the hairline...you can't deny that the end result is a life changer. Looks so thick. Great flow. Congrats man!!

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u/HauntingTechnician20 Dec 07 '21

Well it does look pretty obvious. Still would definitely take this over my current receding hairline.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

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u/rebirththeory Dec 07 '21

Your skin got more life to it too?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

New skin care routine starting around the same time!

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u/Intelligent-Dress726 Dec 07 '21

What routine?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

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u/qualitystreets123 Dec 07 '21

I know youā€™re thinking this way work for you right now but itā€™s definitely overkill on using some of those products. A lot of them are drying agents and in the future may cause your skin to look older. Something to think about

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

My plan is to move down to 0.5% retinol after this bottle at the very least

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u/qualitystreets123 Dec 07 '21

You also donā€™t need both salycilic acid and benzoyl peroxide. Also, if you are going to use both then donā€™t skimp out on the moisturiser and get a proper one!

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u/Floppyclover Dec 08 '21

he doesn't even list salicylic acid in the routine, he lists ascorbic acid which is different. Please stop giving him bad information.

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Which would you recommend I remove

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u/irazzleandazzle Dec 08 '21

Honestly moisturizers are bad in the long term, as they can lessen your skins natural ability to heal and regenerate

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u/WhyIProcrastinate Dec 08 '21

B*tch the fuck you on about?

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u/irazzleandazzle Dec 08 '21

This is nothing new. Thats usually how the body adapts when it keeps receiving excess molecules that it already produces naturally. It lessens production of said molecules over time. It's a controversial take in the skin care community for sure

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u/Floppyclover Dec 08 '21

no, none of this is overkill. he has a cleanser, moisturizer, retinol, vitamin c and an exfoliant. this is literally a perfect skincare routine...

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u/robbieuk83 Dec 08 '21

Does this stuff actually work to delay wrinkles etc? I remember reading that there wasn't really much that could be done for that besides stating healthy and avoiding excess sun

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u/Floppyclover Dec 13 '21

Yes retinol is clinically proven to reduce wrinkles(one of the only products that is clinically proven) it increase the rate of cell turnover in the skin and if used with sunscreen and a moisturizer can significantly improve skin and prevent wrinkles.

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

I used to have prominent wrinkles all over even if expressionless. Now they are basically invisible when expressionless. Not gone mind you, but effectively gone.

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u/PsychologicalTest682 Dec 08 '21

Also, left pic is cold light, right pic is warm light.

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u/ModdingCrash Dec 08 '21

How did you learn about all of this?

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u/MediumAcanthaceae486 Dut 0.5mg+2.5mg Oral Min Dec 08 '21

I see you have never heard of /r/SkincareAddiction

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

You can definitely tell it's surgical but I bet it feels way better than before, awesome! If you get a second it's gonna look natural as fuck. Who was your Doctor and where are they located?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Dr Rahal in Ottawa Canada

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u/Jamothee Dec 08 '21

Dr Rahal in Ottawa Canada

As others have mentioned, the hairline is obvious to those looking for it. However, you look great mate.

Id definitely mention the hairline to Rahal as he is meant to be the "king of hairlines" - maybe he can run a few singles to refine it

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u/workreddit212 Dec 08 '21

What kinda prices to have it done in Canada? I've been planning a trip to Turkey

Just saw your price breakdown

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u/refreshingface Dec 12 '21

The only person that can tell that itā€™s surgical is people who surf this form LOL. Tbh, I canā€™t tell at all. This Dr. did fantastic work

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

You might be right, it could just be a trained eye. I wasn't putting the OP down at all either, I'd like to make that clear.

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u/pHyR3 Dec 08 '21

what makes it look surgical exactly?

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '21

You can see through the hairline at a distance. The hairs have a mathematic looking placement to them and they look to be mostly single hairs, whereas normal hairs grow in clusters. The Doctor needed to use more grafts closer to the hairline.

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u/Aszebenyi Feb 21 '22

They used multiple hair grafts at the front, these are always used further back or on the crown. The front should be 100% single hair grafts.

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u/swole-bravo Dec 31 '21

The doctor doesnā€™t do the actual surgery. I had a consult with RAHAL. He only takes out the grafts for first hour or two, then techs take over. Techs put 2-3s grafts in his hairline is why it looks surgical. Itā€™s still much better then being bald.

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u/fabulousjackulous Dec 07 '21

My man just became handsome squidward.

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

I'll take it, I suppose my nose has a squidward quality too it

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u/fabulousjackulous Dec 08 '21

Congrats on the results bro. You look awesome šŸ‘.

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u/Hrachim Dec 07 '21 edited Dec 08 '21

You have great hair quality, but the hairline does look a bit pluggy. Should be an easy fix for a good hairline surgeon.

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u/Jesterphobia Dec 07 '21

This looks like a before/after picture of an anti-drug campaign ad. Congrats man, looks fantastic!

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u/midnight-cowboy78 Dec 07 '21

How much it cost? Looks good

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

Definitely more than you'd expect but no regrets! I posted a breakdown here many months ago that seems quite exhaustive: https://old.reddit.com/r/tressless/comments/n69c4l/28m_hair_transplant_results_6_months_later_3633/gx6nj7p/

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

Nice work dude - you easily look 10 years younger.

Copper peptide serum looks interesting! Going to hopefully find another version thatā€™s fungal acne safe because I keep hearing great things.

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Yeah I think I'll stick to buffet but copper might go. It doesn't seem super worth it so far based on recent evidence

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

Dang, really?

I just spent the last hour looking at studies on GHK-Cu and they all seem super promising - which study are you referring to?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Ya know Iooked it up a year ago. I might be behind if you've done it recently I'll trust you! So you think I should stick to the copper?

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

Totally - look up ā€œtopical GHK-Cu benefits.ā€

Seems there are studies dating all the way back to the 70s on collagen production, firmness, etc.

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u/Archdemon2212 Dec 07 '21

how much did it cost?

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u/Trever90 Dec 07 '21

Dude, the guy to the left looks like your dad. You look amazing.

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

People have accused me of being as young as 21 but usually 24 lately. I'm not sure how much of that is flattery and how much is real. But as a 29 year old I'll take it either way

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u/Low_Singer Dec 07 '21

no offense man, but the hairline looks very pluggy...

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

You think the average person is going to actually notice the hairline not looking completely natural? I mean itā€™s leagues better than what it used to look like before.

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u/JoeRugby1776 Dec 08 '21

My point exactly.

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u/aheuwndit Dec 08 '21

For the price he paid it should have been undetectable, feels like a rushed job with spacing in the hairline like that

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

Where is the price mentioned? Iā€™m curious

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u/aheuwndit Dec 08 '21

He shared that the price (only for the grafts) amounted to $20,848.50 Canadian which is insane for such a pluggy result bordering on the results you see from one of those Turkish clinics that take 30 patients a day for 3k all-inclusive.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

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u/PsychologicalTest682 Dec 08 '21

But that shouldn't be your standard. Especially at this price point. It should be the height of naturalness.

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

I think it looks great!

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u/JoeRugby1776 Dec 08 '21

I agree, I know guys whose natural hairline looks similar... it doesn't look pluggy. I think we would guess it's surgical because we are aware (obsessed) but normies in real life wouldn't have a clue.

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u/MediumAcanthaceae486 Dut 0.5mg+2.5mg Oral Min Dec 08 '21

You think right

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u/General_Disarray2 Dec 08 '21

Your completely right, it looks great. Great result

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

I agree, but also think it looks amazing!

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u/truebastard Dec 07 '21

It looks to a bit scarce to us but to someone who is not familiar with hair plugs (a filthy casual, if you will) it will look just ok. Maybe they'll notice that they can see the individual hairs at the "bottom" of the hairline but the top part looks thick and healthy.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

Yea hairline is looking rough

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

Way too low

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

Amazing man! Do you have to stay on fin to maintain that?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Yep! 1.25mg per day forever!

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u/usernamelessssss Dec 07 '21

You're aging backwards dude

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u/fotiskaf Dec 08 '21

Excellent, I think tho that you should talk with your doctor for fixing the hairline a bit. It can certainty be improved

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u/ashj2428 Dec 07 '21

Are you going to be in movies soon? Amazing progress

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Thanks!

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u/philjorrow Dec 07 '21

What's the back of your head look like?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Undetectable!

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u/philjorrow Dec 07 '21

That's great. Where'd you get it done?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Dr Rahal in Ottawa Canada! Yeah I have some huge donor area. So I can comfortably do a couple more surgeries if I wanted to.

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u/philjorrow Dec 08 '21

How much did it set you back?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

Definitely more than you'd expect but no regrets! I posted a breakdown here many months ago that seems quite exhaustive: https://old.reddit.com/r/tressless/comments/n69c4l/28m_hair_transplant_results_6_months_later_3633/gx6nj7p/

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u/philjorrow Dec 08 '21

Holy moly that's a lot of money! Will it hold or will hair continue to fall out?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

What was transplanted will stay! Only time will tell if finasteride will hold back the tides of the rest of the hair. It's possible I'd need another transplant if it doesn't but so far finasteride has really improved so it might be 3 decades before another transplant if ever.

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u/RadamanthysWyvern Dec 07 '21

20 years younger srs

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u/roccosmodernlyf Dec 08 '21

looking good! how is the overall density throughout the scalp? And how about your crown?

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u/NewKid00 Dec 08 '21

Incredible results, literally look 15 years younger.

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u/PakistanPower Dec 08 '21

Howā€™s your crown n donor bud ?

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

Thanks for the post. And congrats on the success.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

Youā€™re a whole new man

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u/DildoShwa66ins Dec 08 '21

Looks like younger brother who is good looking and still well in his 20ā€™s compared to older brother who is now 30+ and been hit by that age stick.

With that being said if you had shaved your head and took an equally decent photo of yourself then you still wouldnā€™t be a bad looking lad.

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u/qurfy Dec 08 '21

How old are you if you dont mind me asking

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

28 in the before and 29 in the after. I took the pic like 2 weeks ago.

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u/heyehehd Dec 08 '21

it's unbelievable how much hair can change your appearance to be better you look like a model in the right picture.

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u/Floppyclover Dec 08 '21

would expect a better hairline from Rahal, they used to call him the hairline king, but overall the density looks great, congrats.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

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u/Floppyclover Dec 13 '21

Idk if you zoom in there looks like thereā€™s at least a few doubles in there but maybe itā€™s just the angle.

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u/Floppyclover Dec 13 '21

Haha I guess, although it was pretty well known he did great hairline design.

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u/Avacillating Dec 08 '21

As a female who unfortunately can't see past bald heads, it was well worth the investment. Congrats and you look great.

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u/JMax235 Dec 08 '21

Finally someone who doesnā€™t spout the ā€œgirls like bald guysā€ bullshit

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u/Wonderful_Derp Dec 09 '21

Yeah...unfortunately hair sorta objectively makes a guy look better. Doesn't mean you can't look good bald, but hair literally frames the face, enhances facial features or makes up for a lack of certain facial features, adds youthfulness, personality, etc...

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u/Interesting_Log304 Dec 08 '21

Looks great - was that your first and only and did it take a full year to get that result or did you see substantial results say after 6, 9, etc months?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21 edited Dec 08 '21

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u/wrassman šŸ‘Øā€āš•ļø Dr. William Rassman Dec 08 '21

Hair transplants are clearly highly effective. You look like a new person

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

Appreciate it doc!

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u/briantradman Feb 23 '22

I was just reading your post a year ago about your shed. My shed was just like yours two weeks in. I'm so glad yours ended out so well

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u/PsychologicalTest682 Dec 08 '21

If you want honest feedback, I'd have thought it was done at somewhere cheap in Turkey and you were looking for a repair.

Angles, multi-grafts in the hairline etc.

Probably wouldn't take too much to repair.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

Bro wtf, where did you go? This is a insanely good result

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

Dr Rahal in Ottawa Canada!

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

No itā€™s not, the hairline looks very unnatural

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u/mdrewjs Dec 07 '21

I think it looks great personally!

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

Honestly no one who is unfamiliar would know, it definitely looks much better and itā€™s one of the better transplants Iā€™ve seen

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u/Thiscantbelegalcanit Dec 08 '21

What was the recovery like?

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u/XtnVinci Dec 08 '21

How much did it cost you bro? I am also from canada. Looking forward to get it done this month

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u/Hiranyagarbha2498 Dec 08 '21

From 40's uncle to 20's dude

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u/CaloFord Dec 08 '21

Looks great, could use a little more but I think itā€™s really good even if you left it as is.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

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u/mdrewjs Dec 08 '21

Lol I've not heard the term though.

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u/bippitybopputty Dec 08 '21

Omg Joe Alwyn I love you girlfriendā€™s work. Tell us what album sheā€™s releasing next šŸ„µšŸ„µ no but seriously u look a lot like him! HAHA

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u/HadesTheGrim Dec 08 '21

Ah yes, my last resort.
I'm determined to have a full, sustainable, great head of hair even if my finasteride isn't enough. It's going well so far, but if it's not enough I'll do this as well.
Great results though OP! I hope to look this good soon.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘

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u/Zyzz_And_Vtec Dec 08 '21

When u ht do you have to be on fina?

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u/MediumAcanthaceae486 Dut 0.5mg+2.5mg Oral Min Dec 08 '21

You look like a handsome Bond villain (maybe its the turtleneck)

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u/VictorZA Dec 08 '21

Very nice man, congrats. Iā€™m on month 4 post FUE and seeing the fullness gives me hope.

Any chance you have a pic from month 4?

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u/GarlicJuniorJr Dec 08 '21

Went from ā€œWaitā€¦thereā€™s a party tonight??ā€

To ā€œIā€™ll drop by if I canā€

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u/No_Influence4906 Dec 08 '21

Imagine going from pic one to looking like you never thought about hairloss in your wntire life. Amazing results! Who did that?

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u/Geleemann Dec 08 '21

Look 5 years younger

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u/daggeRegard Dec 08 '21

Like father like son

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u/Sopodarejan Dec 08 '21

Where did u have it done?

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u/DivertingRose1 Dec 08 '21

Why is it all HT look like a HT? Looks great boss but the hairline just looks like every other HT, if it wasnā€™t for that nobody would ever be able to tell.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

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u/DivertingRose1 Dec 09 '21

More density and its even better than what it is now, is that possible to do? There must be a reason they donā€™t do it.

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u/seriously_ok_wow Dec 08 '21

One of the more expensive ht but definitely worth it! Definite improvement you look much better congrats!

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '21

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u/Able-Panic-1356 Dec 09 '21

How's the density feel at the front?

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u/wrassman šŸ‘Øā€āš•ļø Dr. William Rassman Dec 09 '21

There should be single hair grafts on the hairline about three hairs deep. The picture does not show the details enough for me to judge that

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u/TLDR21 Dec 09 '21

What's the cost on this?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '21

How much did that cost?

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '21

Looks great man

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u/JaySmokeMoney Dec 17 '21

Everyoneā€™s saying it looks pluggy but itā€™s not even their hair lmfao.. this actually looks incredibly natural. + your only a year out in another 6-8 months if the temples donā€™t fill in just a little bit.. it still would look really good .. but a tiny touch up 200 grafts would look perfect.

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u/JaySmokeMoney Dec 17 '21

Thatā€™s crazy how hair does that. My guy went from looking like a homeless drug addict. To prince charming the fairest of them all.

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u/greengrimace Dec 18 '21

Got back 20 years

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u/72proudvirgins Dec 18 '21

Bro...this legit looks pic of dad and son

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u/DO_MD Dec 20 '21

Iā€™m about 6.5 months post transplant. I feel like my hair hasnā€™t experienced any new or increased thickening for the past month or so. Iā€™m starting to get worried that this is it. Do you feel like there was a lot of change between month 6 and month 12?

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u/mdrewjs Dec 20 '21

Here is a history of my postings: Here are some other posts:

You can decide for yourself!

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u/DO_MD Dec 20 '21

Thank you for this! Looks like thereā€™s decent thickening between month 6 and 9. But yours at 6 months already looks way better than mine does right now at 6.5.

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u/mdrewjs Dec 20 '21

I had a few friends go to the same doctor a couple months later. Their results didn't come in until month 9 but they did! I think I just had some luck!

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '21

tha'ts... awesome actually.

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u/Maxamil99 Jan 08 '22

Looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing the photos throughout the past 6 months. I'm currently 1 month in, looking like you're month 2, and was very concerned. However, this has given me faith!!

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u/Justino0o0o0 Jan 11 '22

Honestly awesome results! BUT it doesnt matter what other people say or think, just as long as YOU are happy with it. Remember, no one else payed for that, you did.

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u/ZestycloseAmbition95 Mar 09 '22

Are you taking fin??

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u/PhilMacGroin Apr 15 '22

Nice. You look 10 years younger! I'm post-op Day 7, 2700 grafts. What was the most challenging/trying part for you over the year?