My hair transplant 12 years later

[bigmac]

Thought I’d add an update on how my hair looks 12 years after my first hair transplant repair surgery back in 2008.

I had two main repair surgeries, both strip and both involved excising out old strip scars. They were in 2008 and 2009.

I did have grafts placed in the hairline as well. I’ve had a few small touch ups using beard, scalp and nape hair, these were quite small, so I never bothered documenting them.

I’ve been on Finasteride since 2005. This has definitely helped me and prevented me from losing my hair.

My hair in the 2nd part of the video is cut to a grade 3 and slightly longer scissor cut on top, possibly a grade 4.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T1G8q7ttmiM

[BuzzBaldrin]

Hi bigmac, Thanks for taking the time to record and share this video. Could you give a brief summary of the timeline of your procedures including your age, graft no, transplant methods, transplant location etc? I’ve seen your name on another forum a lot so if you’ve already posted this somewhere could you let me know where I can find it? All the best.

[bigmac]

Hi Buzz.
To be honest I have not documented all of it.
Main surgery was in 2008. I had FUT 1600 grafts, 2009 I had FIT 1300 grafts. Both were excising out old strip scars.
I had 300 beards grafts added to crown and mid scalp area. I’ve had temp SMP and semi permanent SMP 4 years ago which has all by vanished now.
I went to SMG.

[bigmac]

That is FUT not FIT

[Spex]

Great video Bigmac. Nice to see you on here ! When I saw you in Manchester your hair looked great. Keep up the great work
Regards
Spex

[bigmac]

Cheers Spex. I’m hoping my video will show people what can be achieved with proper planning.
I fear in ten years there will be a wave of disgruntled patients regretting the decisions they made this present time.

[clee984]

Looks fantastic! Is giving me some serious hair-greed envy, must admit.

[bigmac]

Hi Clee. Managing the donor and choosing a good doctor who will best use your grafts is important.

[JoeTillman]

Looks great, Bigmac. Congratulations! The combing looked very professional as well

[bigmac]

Cheers Joe. Managing and keeping what hair we have is important. Too many don’t think about this, especially the younger patients out there.

[BuzzBaldrin]

I fear in ten years there will be a wave of disgruntled patients regretting the decisions they made this present time.

Do you mind sharing how old you were when you had your first surgery in 2008? I’m seeing plenty of people under 25 getting thousands of grafts in the front third. Of course some results look great for now...

[bigmac]

Hi Buzz

My first surgeries were in the late 90’s, my first repair surgery was 2008. I was 42 going on 43.

I looked at your thread. Your hair looks ok to me. I would not do anything if I were you. If you can genuinely see thinning, maybe consider the meds to prevent future loss.

If I’d known about Finasteride way back then, maybe I’d never have needed a HT.

Hope that helps you.

[BuzzBaldrin]

I looked at your thread. Your hair looks ok to me. I would not do anything if I were you. If you can genuinely see thinning, maybe consider the meds to prevent future loss.

Thanks for the response. My hairs deteriorated since my last pics ~7 months ago. Being 24 and shedding what I consider to be a lot of hair daily, I’d be silly to undergo surgery now. I’ve been on Fin almost two years and min for over 3... but no sign of the hair lost stabilising...yet. I’ll keep my fingers and toes crossed that I’ll be a good candidate one day, and can attack it with a plan, as you eventually did!

All the best.

[clee984]

Hi Clee. Managing the donor and choosing a good doctor who will best use your grafts is important.

Thanks mac, when you say 'managing the donor', do you mean making sure to go with a good doctor? Or just continuing to take propecia? I think my donor is still ok but obviously every little bit helps.

Jealous of your amazing head of hair anyway! Also want to say that it's great you come back on the forum to show your results and help others out. Cheers.

[bigmac]

Have you had a consultation with a HT doctor or seen your family doctor just in case it is some other reason you are losing your hair?