Artas Hair Transplant Patient - 3000 Grafts

At 8 months, the results are pretty much noticeably "done" but not complete. The areas that received transplanted hair has filled in and the donor areas have recovered (which was a long process for me). I can feel a dent in a strip in the back where the ARTAS harvested a lot of hair but it's really not visually noticeable at all.

However, though the hair looks decent after a shower when it's fluffy, by the end of the day, it's really noticeably sparse (I have oily hair). In other words, you can definitely see my scalp and how density is poor. I'm not quite sure whether growing the hair longer will help or make it more noticeable. I do think I'm more confident in how I think others see me (which is stupid, granted, but why many of us get this procedure).

I *think* I can feel more stubble coming in so there's hope that density will improve. I'm holding my breath for the 1 year mark when the results should be mostly complete. If nothing improves from here, I'll be very disappointed but I still expect more gains to come, just not sure if those gains will be enough to make me say "worth it".

I decided to do a 6.5 month update rather than a 7 month since I just got a haircut. There is a noticeable improvement from 30-60 day photos (after the grafts shed). However, I still believe there is depletion from the donor areas that is slightly noticeable (ergo, only I notice). Also, I believe the thinness in the transplanted area is still weak. However, I continue to feel slight stubble still incoming in those areas and am hopeful it is going to fill out more. I'll post again at the 8 month mark where my understanding is that 80% of growth is seen at that point (on average). Of course, I won't fully decide how 'worth it' this procedure was for me until the 1 year mark.

It's been 6 months so I should be seeing results and I definitely am. However, I can't help but compare myself to online pictures and videos of others at the 6 month mark. On one hand, I feel a little meh when comparing myself to others but on the other hand, it's obvious that there has been a noticeable improvement. The hair in the transplant areas are a thin but I can feel stubble coming in which is promising. We'll see how it develops. My hope is that the crown and front will show more improvement over the next several months. I include another before picture.