Thank you for a kind reaction haha! I just posted a 1 year update that might be of interest. 🙏

Doctor Linkov has a very soothing voice

Having a HT is easily one of the best decisions I ever made for myself. I’m so much happier as a person now.

This was very interesting to see the whole process! As a hairstylist, I also think more variations in the front hairline would be even better. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I’ve just had a hair transplant and I’m Day 4 and I think I’ve watched everyone of your videos Dr! Super appreciate it Gary, keep making us newbies knowledgable!

He looks great and it’s lovely to see someone happy.

Wonderful explanation for the surgery/swelling/expected time for recovery. Any university students would be lucky to have you as a professor/teacher.🙌🏻

I love that you do this. It's a shame the US wants a small fortune to get this done. $28k compared to $5k and you get same results is astounding. This was very informative and my friend and I are excited to go to turkey and get it done. Beverly hills for Bosley is just way to much.

So, you basically LIED in the title of your video. "AWFUL Hair Transplant 4 Month Recovery" even after the guy stated and you stated that it was a success....smh CLICKBAIT.

I'm at 8 months after my hair transplant (well 8 months tomorrow). I started to see growth at 4 months, but at month six is when I started to see a ton of growth. This guy has a ton of hair at 4 months.

I think the hairband is really there to make the demarcation between the swelling and the rest of the face less noticeable. People in public will still notice the band and any bandages on the head, but they're less likely to do a double-take or stare. And covered up, the individual themselves may be less likely to obsess over it or feel too self-conscious.

I never had any post-op any swelling and I only shedded about 10% of my grafts. My scabs washed out at about the 2 week mark. So that's when I buzzed my head and thankfully I looked pretty normal from that point on. But my thickening processes is taking longer. I'm at about 6 months in and my transplanted hair is just starting to thicken up. Everyone's results will be different. Just trust the process

This is so accurate! I did a FUT transplant. Im currently 3 plus months and I'm starting to see growth and its scary excited!

The more I watch your videos, the more I think my transplant was done by unqualified technicians. I’m 14 months post FUE and they are still preaching I will see density later on. My face swelled up for well over a month to the point where I had black eyes, and I definitely did not recover nearly as quickly as most patients I’ve seen on these videos. I also paid 10,000 for 2,000 grafts, and was told retention would be around 90-95%. I would say it’s more like 60-70% after the 14 months based on my results, and my front hairline is very sparse still, so I have to wear my hair down over my forehead. If anyone is contemplating having fue, I would make sure there is a certified cosmetic surgeon involved. The “technicians” will just take your money and don’t seem to care if you’re happy with the results based on my experience.

I am 60 years old I was thinking of getting the patch in the top of my head taking care of but after this video HELL NO HELL NO ! Thank you doctor.

i had a transplant in Portugal, and i had to spray my head every 20 minutes for 4 days following the transplant, i only was allowed to shower my head on the 5th day.

I love this surgeon...Perfect mix between facts and entertainment

Thank you for another interesting, educational video! Who would have known the reactions from the initial hair transplant? The head edema does seem a bit odd-I never thought about it before. Thank you for keeping me motivated to see each video you post. Much appreciated!

I didn't loose my transplanted hair, but what I felt for 4/6 months was random needle pinch kinda pain every once in a while, my guess was new hair growing where no hair was there before, but other than that my procedure was really smooth

The headband helped the swelling from going down. The day I took it off, I woke up with my eyes starting to swell so I wore it again to stop it from getting worst. Other patients i met took it off and some had their eyes almost shut from swelling

Very trustworthy doc, appreciate the content sir 👍

I think this is great for those of us who can’t justify the cost here. For years I’ve wanted to do this, but at 25k, it felt like a selfish thing to do to my family. This route, I can pay it off in cash immediately and not feel guilty.

he said 3500 grafs on a 6 month update and is NOT on medical therapy

I wasn't paying attention to the transplant guy. I was distracted by that shadow on your lip! Am I imagining things, or overly hopeful for your recovery, or is that some hair growth starting there? Saw your brows and lashes on an earlier vid. Good to see! Idk, is congratulations the right word to say?

You are just beautiful Doc

Question for the Doc. What can be done if a patient doesn't have male pattern baldness, but rather, all around hair thinning. That's something I don't see addressed in hair restoration videos.

His procedure was smooth and outcome optimal. He’s young and his donor area appeared rich and thick. At 4 mos, his density is incredible and he looks fantastic one year later. HT viability seems to be more suitable for a younger person. 👍

I actually think the bandage is needed in some circumstances. I live in Thailand and had my surgery done in Bangkok. We have lots of pollution/dust out here so would say it's necessary.

When they cut a piece of scalp from the back to obtain the grafts I’ve always wondered if it effected your ability to to move your head forward because there’s no slack in the skin.

Thank you Doc, useful info!

What made this one awful? Still watched it but was it just clickbait? Cause it seemed like you were very pleased! I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for the info. I really need to get mine done asap and start medical treatment. So thank you.

Thanks Doc, I just did this procedure and your advice helps

I think Simon was not on medical therapy, I believe I heard it from him in another video ... Really impressive these results without further support Thank you for the analysis and extra info doc!

Got mine 2 months ago. Last 3-4 weeks were tough due to many big pimples caused by foliculites. Hope it won’t impact the success of the operation overall. It has calmed down now. Quite afraid my results won’t be as good as this guy as I only got about 1600 units on the front (for almost 5k€ tho..) when it says this dude had around 3k. But I apparently have a very rich donor area, so fingers crossed. Can’t wait for the 4-6 months milestone.

beautiful guy, so sweet

Probably the best results I’ve seen. Congratulations

Just had my FUE done 4 days ago and will be uploading my journey soon on KZfaq, working on the video next week. Had the procedure done in Tijuana Mexico, 2500 approx grafts.

Looks fabulous. What a great result.

Great video! I wish more people would show their donor area as opposed to only focusing on the front. I would like to see how that recovers and looks a year post-op as well.

Dr. Linkov, what did you mean when you said that you would have liked more "regularization" of his new hairline? Thanks!

Wow it really changes the whole look of someone after procedure Can’t wait to see my end result

Something so satisfying about watching these types of videos

I'm swedish too. Nice to know they are good here!

For years I also had that patch in the center above my forehead. I'd shave the rest of my head and let that grow long. I'd let it just move around as it wanted, or sometimes I'd slick it down flat. I enjoyed all of this and I'd still be doing it, but it no longer exists, having gone away with the rest of my hair on top.

Thank you so much for this great video! I think I have watched it more than 20 times so far. I had mine 23 days ago, I went back to the gym and I was wondering if sweating is OK after three weeks after the surgery, Should I was it off immediately even when it means washing my hair twice a day. Thanks so much for your time!

Congratulations for your moustache!

The band is to huge the crease of the swelling I would imagine. To stop swelling from dropping down the brow would have to be as aggressive as close to a tourniquet

I live in Sweden and I have thought about having a hair transplant. I went to the Akacia Medical clinic in Stockholm and there I met Simon who appears in this video. A nice guy who works at this clinic as a counselor. He told me about his operation but I wasn't very impressed. His hair was full of products that give volume to hair. His hairstyle, lying on his side lacked vitality. For a moment I doubted whether it was real hair or a toupee. It is not easy to find a clinic in Stockholm I'm still searching.

did the patient had to take Finasteride after transplant,

This guy talks like Michael Scofield....it's awesome.

I also had a bandage on the back of my head, which I had to take off in the evening after the operation. I was given a medical sheet for my pillow, but I was allowed to sleep lying down with a neck support so that I could not turn my head. The transplanted hairs fell out after about two to three weeks. Strangely enough, there were a few hairs in the first row that did not fall out and just started to grow. I was not supposed to do sports until 6 weeks at the earliest, which was terrible for me. After the first 6 months, only a few of the new hairs grew. Then it came so little by little. Interestingly, even after one and a half years, it still grew a little more. According to my clinic, after 12 months all the hair should have grown out. Although I was only transplanted into the receding hairline, I was pretty bald at the back of my head for about two years after the surgery. Little by little, it has become a little thicker again, probably because I have started again with Finasterid.

Love your content!!!

Great stuff... from an SA Radiologist

Hey Doc, do I see a hair or two peeking out above your lip?? Happy for you if I’m right ! Also I think I see eyebrows?

They didn't use baby hairs at the hairline which makes it obvious that he has had a hair transplant but besides that it's good that he regained confidence

Thank you

He looks easily a decade younger!

I got mine done in late December (so 3 months now) so its pretty crazy how great his hair looks after just 4 months!

He looks good with a shaved head. The hair line is a little too hard, it's clockable if you know what to look for. The overall results are really great

I didn’t had any swelling at whole thanks God, if you need to not have it keep looking not down on your phone or anything just be straight ahead and don’t just go outside stay home 3 days and sleep on the back of your head and don’t touch on your head.!✌️♻️

head bandage is completely a bad idea. And getting swallowed on the forehead is mostly because of it. I have also done the hair transplant from Turkey and the only thing i would suggest is that dont use your mobile too much and keep your head down because it will make your head and swallowed. I kept my face straight and if i had to use the computer i fixed the height of the table so i dont look down this not only make you headache looking down also it will make your head look swallowed.

Dear concern In my FUE process, I feel that my head is very soft and feel like some liquid is there under skin , it might be due to Anastasia, it's 6th but that feeling is still there , can you confirm how many days it will remain there

veeeeery positive change , change for only better, much better

Dr Gary looks like you are getting part of the facial hair back! Looking good. 👍

Great video Dr Gary! Uncle Roger of viral video fried rice fame is getting a hair transplant. He talked about it on his podcast today on KZfaq - it’s called Haiyaa podcast! I think it’d be great for you to follow his journey 🥰

7:05 what he says is "it's just pleasure, don't worry"

10:28 that's the most emotion I've ever seen from you

He's clearly using a filler as well and the lighting in the video is pretty dark. Just remember guys, lighting is everything when looking at the after photos!

One thing I can never find - a rough cost for these surgeries! Can't find them anywhere (just want an estimate!) a regular FUE transplant for eg......$20,000 ?? more? less??

Hello sir, I did my hairtransplant on 27 march 2024, and everything is going well. The only issue that persists to me is some red and white bumps on my recipient area and donar area, and it has been a couple of weeks i have not noticing this. Please guide me. Thanks

Hello dr. Linkov. Thank you for you videos! I had a beard transplant almost a year ago, but the shape of the beard wasn't done as we discussed. They promised to do a correction. Is it possible to transfer hair from not wanted parts of the beard? Not a very big amount. (I'm a man, just writing from my wife's account:) Thank you very much

That is a lot of hair after 4 months... The time line isn't believable to me. 🤷🏿‍♂️

he looks good with out hair

Hi there Dr gary linkov have you ever advised against getting a hair transplant at your clinic? And if so why would be the reason. I went to a clinic in Ireland and they advised against me to for a transplant because he felt my donor area wasn't dense enough would this be rare??

This guy sure has more than 1 hair transplant!

Hey Dr. Gary, Hope all is well with you. Wanted to request that you do a review of Tom Brady's/Tampa Bay quarterback hair transplant. It is one of the most amazing transformations I have ever seen. What a difference in his look. I am surprised it doesn't get more airplay actually. That would be a very popular blog! Great show!

Damn a hairline really makes a huge difference lol

I think he looks really good.

Never mind not using alcohol for 3)4 weeks but soda is not recommended.

please tell me: what can be considered "complications" in hair transplantation? And what can be considered "adverse events"? It seems to me that the complication is bleeding, bacterial infection, skin necrosis. Can poor hair density be considered a complication? I think not. can a scar on the back of the head be considered a complication? I think not. what is your opinion? Thanks.

You can always tell someone had a hair transplant when the hairline looks so crisp.

I have a question, if you wouldn't mind. Would applying minoxidil after a couple of weeks aid the 6 months wait for growing process or would it hinder it?

Beautiful, soulful eyes…those were the same before the grafts 😍

Very helpful for us

So many lucky people out there

When it comes to sport after a hair transplant, when do u think should ppl start doing contact sports in which I might receive trauma to the head like in Football or MMA?

My appointment is set this month April 2023 - this is my very first appointment coming up where we go over everything. I imagine the actual transplant appointment will be after. Hoping I get these results. My hair is really thick in areas it grows. Just gotta fix the front.

If this is 4 months growth he is a super grower!! I’m not a HT expert but I have had a HT and I think I have watched every HT video ever made 😂 and I have never seen such growth in a short period of time. Fair play if this is a genuine result in 4 months.

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THIS MUCH OF GROWTH IN JUST 4 MONTHS ...... SOMETHING IS AMISS....🤔🤔🤔🤔

Is there any research into follicle cloning? Is this something to expect as a hair loss solution the future?

Your hat looks great and your glasses are sharp too.

Worst part of this is recovery, day 4 and so on sucks so bad using a neck pillow, also don't be scared of washing your donor, i found out the hard way as i hesitated til scabs built and clinic were worried of infections ha. Had crown done, day 8 looks good but sore still, no shock loss yet and i took my bandage off when i got home, crap sticks to you.

Very sympathic doctor you are sir ! Very good Job … Can somebody who had an Transplant grow his hair shoulderlong or is it Bad for the transplanted hair ?

I went to the same clinic as this guy in Sweden.They are great

Love your channel! I notice you always suggest Propecia and Rogaine. Any long term concerns?

What if your medical therapy is topical like finasteride/minoxidil after the transplant. Can you apply it?

I lost most of my eye brow hair a couple of years ago, just fell out and never came back. Most people never even noticed as I have blonde hair & they weren’t particularly visible even when i did have them.

I think Caucasian guys should be more conservative on the grafts, it’s more noticeable when you see their darker hair and straight hairline.

Did anyone here also had a lot of L-, and J-shaped hair fall? Is that a matter of concern? Thanks for the info

You always mention that it is better get it done right the first time. Why do you then not recommend high amount of grafts the first time. My question is essentially, is it better to do two surgeries 2500 grafts + 2500 grafts, or 5000 grafts in the same surgery. Which one is the best and why?