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Maximus
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Hi Folks,
I recently underwent a HT with the BHR clinic in Brussels and wanted to take the time to post a few words about my experience.
First, just a little background info on me. I'm 29 years of age and have had a receding hairline since I was 17. By 19, my temples were pretty much bald. After this, my hairloss stabilised, save for a slight thinnning in the forelock area. By 24, I decided to have a HT to fill in the temples. My 1st procedure was with Transmed in Turkey, receiving 1400 grafts. For me, the results were very disappointing and I really needed Toppik to get any sort of cosmetically acceptable result. 2 years later, with no further hair loss, I again uderwent a HT, this time a FUE procedure with Prohair. The results, again, were not great, but an Improvement, with maybe 50-60% growth. By growing my hair a little longer, it was enough for me to finally ditch concealers, but I was still looking a more dense hairline.
After waiting another 3 years and again with no further loss, I decide I would like another procedure to finish the hairline once and for all. After doing my research, I arranged a face-to-face consultation with Dr Bisanga and Stephen, his UK Rep. My concern with having another procedure was that, after having already had 2 ops performed, my donor area may well be exhausted and should my hairloss progress it could leave me in a bad place. However, my concerns were alleviated, as even after 2 ops, my doner hair was still in good shape. I had been told by both my previous surgeons that my donor hair is very strong and above average, so I'm extremely lucky in that respect. After the meeting, we decided on FUT surgery, with no more than 1300 grafts (in the end, 1234 grafts) in the frontal third in order to give it a thicker appearence.
So, 2 weeks ago today, I had my op. The whole day went by pretty quick, with me actually falling asleep during the procedure. I was bit nervous at the beginning, my heart rate was a little all over the place, but the staff were fantastic in helping me relax, which was great. Funny thing, during my first op, I was fine, but this time, I knew exactly what the Doc was doing and had seen pictures of the strip being removed and it just made the whole thing a little harder, knowing what was going on back there.
Stephen, the UK Rep who was my contact point, was also fantastic and helped me out on the day with something in a way which I really appreciated and I keep him posted on my progress.
My sutures were removed last Monday, which actually was the most painful part of the whole process. I'll not even go into details, but Jesus, I urge all of you to make sure the nurse or Doctor removing your stitches knows exactly what they're doing or prepare yourself for a bit of pain.
Btw, for those of you thinking of having a similar procedure in the hairline but are worried about people finding out, I'm 2 weeks post op and my HT is completely hidden. During the first 5-6 days I had swelling, but by day 8 my face was back to normal and my hair was long enough to cover all the scabs.
I've posted a few pre and post op pics. I'll try and keep you updated with my progress down the line, but I have to say, I tend to unreliable when it comes to these sort of things, but I will do my best. If you need anymore details guys (or girls) about the op, the clinic, were I stayed, anyting really (preferably hair related), just let me know and I'd be happy to provide as much info as I can.
All the best,
S
I recently underwent a HT with the BHR clinic in Brussels and wanted to take the time to post a few words about my experience.
First, just a little background info on me. I'm 29 years of age and have had a receding hairline since I was 17. By 19, my temples were pretty much bald. After this, my hairloss stabilised, save for a slight thinnning in the forelock area. By 24, I decided to have a HT to fill in the temples. My 1st procedure was with Transmed in Turkey, receiving 1400 grafts. For me, the results were very disappointing and I really needed Toppik to get any sort of cosmetically acceptable result. 2 years later, with no further hair loss, I again uderwent a HT, this time a FUE procedure with Prohair. The results, again, were not great, but an Improvement, with maybe 50-60% growth. By growing my hair a little longer, it was enough for me to finally ditch concealers, but I was still looking a more dense hairline.
After waiting another 3 years and again with no further loss, I decide I would like another procedure to finish the hairline once and for all. After doing my research, I arranged a face-to-face consultation with Dr Bisanga and Stephen, his UK Rep. My concern with having another procedure was that, after having already had 2 ops performed, my donor area may well be exhausted and should my hairloss progress it could leave me in a bad place. However, my concerns were alleviated, as even after 2 ops, my doner hair was still in good shape. I had been told by both my previous surgeons that my donor hair is very strong and above average, so I'm extremely lucky in that respect. After the meeting, we decided on FUT surgery, with no more than 1300 grafts (in the end, 1234 grafts) in the frontal third in order to give it a thicker appearence.
So, 2 weeks ago today, I had my op. The whole day went by pretty quick, with me actually falling asleep during the procedure. I was bit nervous at the beginning, my heart rate was a little all over the place, but the staff were fantastic in helping me relax, which was great. Funny thing, during my first op, I was fine, but this time, I knew exactly what the Doc was doing and had seen pictures of the strip being removed and it just made the whole thing a little harder, knowing what was going on back there.
Stephen, the UK Rep who was my contact point, was also fantastic and helped me out on the day with something in a way which I really appreciated and I keep him posted on my progress.
My sutures were removed last Monday, which actually was the most painful part of the whole process. I'll not even go into details, but Jesus, I urge all of you to make sure the nurse or Doctor removing your stitches knows exactly what they're doing or prepare yourself for a bit of pain.
Btw, for those of you thinking of having a similar procedure in the hairline but are worried about people finding out, I'm 2 weeks post op and my HT is completely hidden. During the first 5-6 days I had swelling, but by day 8 my face was back to normal and my hair was long enough to cover all the scabs.
I've posted a few pre and post op pics. I'll try and keep you updated with my progress down the line, but I have to say, I tend to unreliable when it comes to these sort of things, but I will do my best. If you need anymore details guys (or girls) about the op, the clinic, were I stayed, anyting really (preferably hair related), just let me know and I'd be happy to provide as much info as I can.
All the best,
S
