Agenteye's 11 Month Post-Op photos from 4737 FUT with Dr. Rahal

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  • agenteye
    Inactive
    • Jan 2012
    • 120

    Agenteye's 11 Month Post-Op photos from 4737 FUT with Dr. Rahal

    I honestly can not believe almost a full year has passed since my procedure in Ottawa. What a crazy and awesome adventure/experience the whole thing has been.

    First off, my apologies to everyone for not being super active and posting these photos last month when I took them. Sometimes life just gets in the way…..and on top of some family things that came up, I am back in school full time….and it’s really taking a lot to keep that 4.0 GPA up! =) Maybe I’m just an over-achiever!!

    There haven’t been too many changes really from about 10 months on to now….however I do notice that my transplanted hair is finally “maturing”, and that the wavy/curly hair that started to come through is finally straightening out, and is much easier to style again. Although I’m going to miss the curly hair a bit, I’m happy at the same time that I have my original hair back.

    As far as the current state of my hair, I am extremely pleased with how it all turned out. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate my success a solid 8……and not a 10 ONLY because the hair greed has set in, and I really won’t be fully happy until I have my second procedure with Dr. Rahal next year……there are still a few thin areas we didn’t address the first go-around, and I want to have some density added to my mid-scalp and crown…..maybe a slight addition of follicles to my temples as well. But otherwise, there is no doubt that this made a tremendous difference, and the whole aesthetic look of it all easily shaved 10 years off my age!! WOOHOO!!

    I finally updated my phone last month, so these photos are taken on my new iPhone 5s, instead of the 4s (which the first 10 months were snapped with). The photos were taken in the living room of my friend’s apartment, under the harshest and brightest light I could find…….and taken without a flash of any sort. There is a tiny bit of hair “wax” in my hair for product….and I think I pretty much found the length I like the best. I really like my hair short-ish on the sides and longer on top (as seen in the photos below). I tried to snap several different angles to show you the “full tour” of around my head. I honestly think my hair looks better in person than it does in photos as well…..so you could say that I am very excited about the outcome. The photos were taken 11 months and 2 days from the date of my procedure, although I’m just 2 days short of my one year mark……so these are a little late to make it up here on the forums!

    Since I will be taking one year photos, I will save my big post for that milestone…..and end it here for now. As always, please feel free to comment/ask questions/provide general feedback…..I’ve gotten a lot of messages, and it’s really great to hear the encouraging words.

    Looking forward to posting my 1 year update in the next week…….



    Best,



    Mike
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  • mkamph
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2008
    • 168

    #2
    Your hair looks great! From the pictures it looks completely natural. Congrats on your results!

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    • agenteye
      Inactive
      • Jan 2012
      • 120

      #3
      Thank you so much for the comment! I'm very happy so far!! Looking forward to rounding things out with one final procedure. =)

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      • SL
        Doctor Representative
        • Dec 2012
        • 123

        #4
        Looks very good and you are obviously very confident with it.

        All the best for the maturity stage that is often over looked but takes time for the hair to mature as it cycles and becomes more manageable if longer.

        Thanks for updating and best wishes.
        Representative for IAHRS Member, Dr. Chris Bisanga
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        • Joe Diego
          Member
          • Mar 2011
          • 38

          #5
          Looks good. Comb your hair back and take some more pics if you can.

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          • drybone
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2012
            • 868

            #6
            Hey. Your hair looks great. Can you show us photos of yourself before you had the procedure done so we can compare?

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            • Follicle Death Row
              Senior Member
              • May 2011
              • 1066

              #7
              Awesome result Mike! You're quickly becoming the Rahal forum posterboy.

              Since the first procedure yielded so well you're set for life and the 2nd go round will turn it up to 11. When's the 2nd op scheduled? Can't see room to place more hair.

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              • agenteye
                Inactive
                • Jan 2012
                • 120

                #8
                Originally posted by Follicle Death Row
                Awesome result Mike! You're quickly becoming the Rahal forum posterboy.

                Since the first procedure yielded so well you're set for life and the 2nd go round will turn it up to 11. When's the 2nd op scheduled? Can't see room to place more hair.
                Hahaha, I don't know about that, but thank you very much buddy! I'm just trying to be as honest as possible and document my progress along the journey. There are some thin spots midscalp that bother me in certain lighting.....and although I seem to be the only one who notices it, I want it addressed.

                DryBone-

                Here is a link to my pre-op photos for comparison. Gives you an idea where I started from:

                PRE-OP PHOTOS

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                • Jazz1
                  Inactive
                  • Aug 2012
                  • 1598

                  #9
                  Wow amazing results for one, I for one have my eyes set on Dr rahal and dr feriduni. I'm just waiting for things to get worse as I currently doing well on propecia, can I ask are you on any meds?

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                  • agenteye
                    Inactive
                    • Jan 2012
                    • 120

                    #10
                    Thanks so much for the compliment. I am obviously extremely happy with the results so far. I am currently on Proscar 5-mg (1/4 pill daily) and use Rogaine foam as well. I have used Rogaine for a couple years now, and have been on Finasteride (the Proscar) for the past 4 years or so. I wanted to make sure that the Fin stabilized my hair loss before I paid the kind of money I did to have a hair transplant =) I also take multi-vitamins and biotin daily, and use a shampoo called Revita.

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                    • drybone
                      Senior Member
                      • Dec 2012
                      • 868

                      #11
                      Wow! What a transformation.

                      The before and after photo's are night and day !!! Well done.

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                      • agenteye
                        Inactive
                        • Jan 2012
                        • 120

                        #12
                        Originally posted by drybone
                        Wow! What a transformation.

                        The before and after photo's are night and day !!! Well done.
                        Hey, Thanks so much!! I appreciate it the nice feedback! Cheers!

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                        • FearTheLoss
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2012
                          • 1589

                          #13
                          Originally posted by agenteye
                          Hey, Thanks so much!! I appreciate it the nice feedback! Cheers!
                          Do you have any better pre op photos?

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                          • agenteye
                            Inactive
                            • Jan 2012
                            • 120

                            #14
                            Sure thing. Here ya go. These were taken at the clinic about an hour before my surgery!

                            Best,

                            Mike
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                            • Jazz1
                              Inactive
                              • Aug 2012
                              • 1598

                              #15
                              Superb results, don't mind me asking the cost? Was it Fue?

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