A man who went in search of extra hair on his head wound up with something else entirely.
Kanah Flex, the dancer and artist discovered by FKA Twigs and Aaron Sillis in 2014, shared the tale of his hair transplant and how it left him looking like a cartoon character.
Showing the camera his visibly bulging head, Flex compared himself to characters like Megamind, Squidward from Spongebob, and Roger from American Dad.
Kanah Flex set out to get a hair transplant but ended up looking like a live-action cartoon character
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“Oh my God… Damn, look at my head,” he exclaimed in a video that racked up 8.1 million views.
As he poked fun at himself, his viewers joined in and teased him as it looked like he was literally trying to “hold that thought.”
“What are you keeping in your mind?” one jokingly asked, while another said, “Bro have too many ideas.”
“Let the thought go bro,” one offered.
Another said, “Bro is overthinking.”
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@kanahflextv What do I look like #hair #hairstyle #hairtransplant #haircut #turkey🇹🇷 #storytime #fyp ♬ original sound – Kanah Flex
In a series of videos he posted about his melon-sized noggin, Flex explained to his viewers that he got his hair transplant at a clinic in London. He claimed the clinic saw its fair share of celebrity footfalls.
“For anyone that’s gonna ask, no – I did not go to Turkey to get my hair done,” he said. “I got my hair done in Wembley, to be exact. Kenton, Harrow.”
He told his viewers in a follow-up video that he wanted more hair on the crown of his head.
Flex compared himself to fictional characters like Megamind and Squidward from Spongebob
@kanahflextv #hair #hairstyle #hairtransplant #turkey🇹🇷 #haircut #transplant #storytime ♬ original sound – Kanah Flex
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“We design what I need, we talk about everything I need,” said the TikToker, who then explained that hair follicles were taken from the back of his scalp, referred to as the “donor area,” and implanted on the top of his head.
“My hairline was actually alright to be honest, it was literally just mainly my crown and my donor area,” he added. “If I brought my hairline forward it would have meant that they’d have to take more grafts – a graft is two hairs.”
“I got 4,000 grafts done, so that means 8,000 hairs have been implanted into my head,” he candidly shared.
@kanahflextv #hairtransplant #hairstyle #hair #turkey🇹🇷 #haircut #challenge #goviral #fyp ♬ original sound – Kanah Flex
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As part of the process, the dancer had to get a buzz cut, which he found exciting because it gave him the chance to see himself bald for the first time.
After several rounds of anesthesia at various points on his head, he said he could feel his head swelling.
“I could just feel my head swelling, like a balloon. After a while I stopped feeling it,” he said.
@kanahflextv Help!!!!! #hair #hairstyle #hairtransplant #turkey🇹🇷 #goviral #fyp #haircut #storytime #story ♬ original sound – Kanah Flex
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What followed was four hours of the hair transplant procedure and some more swelling, which could have spread to his face and eyes if he hadn’t worn a headband.
Even though Flex admitted he was “looking crazy,” he told his viewers that in a few months, he would achieve the look he wanted.
“Trust the process. I know I’m looking crazy but trust the process… But right now I’m looking like an alien,” he said in one video.
Netizens joked that the content creator could star in a remake of Megamind
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In another follow-up video, Flex was captured nearly having a meltdown over the swelling seeping down toward his eye.
“The swelling is going down to my eye. What’s going on? Guys, I need help.
I just looked like I did 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. I need a tighter headband. What’s going on?”
Several people assured him that it was normal, with one saying: “I’ve had the same issue. Nothing to worry about. The swelling will travel further down. It’ll go in a few days.”
“Normal bro it’s like any type of surgery/ cuts they all swell first. Then that swelling don’t just disappear it has to work its way out, massage would be good but dno if ur allowed to,” another said.
“Call your doctor bro,” another simply said.
The TikToker was eventually able to share some good news about the swelling reducing over time
@kanahflextv #hairtransplant #hairstyle #hair #turkey🇹🇷 #haircut #storytime #story #goviral #fyp #hairtransformation ♬ original sound – Kanah Flex
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Days after his first post-hair transplant video, Flex was able to share some good news with his audience about the “Megamind swelling going down.”
“Can’t lie… my swelling is going down.
“I’m telling everyone, you just got to trust the process,” he said as he flaunted his head.
Give me five months, my hair is going to be brand new. Trust the process. Keep watching my TikToks, because I’m going to be documenting my journey,” he added.
Flex promised his viewers that he would answer their questions and continue sharing updates of his journey with fans
@kanahflextv GET YOUR QUESTIONS READY FOLLOW, SHARE, LIKE DA VIDEO #hair #hairstyle #hairtransplant #turkey🇹🇷 #storytime #story #autismawareness #autistic #autismo #goviral #fyp ♬ original sound – Kanah Flex
While considering cosmetic procedures like hair transplants, it is imperative to have proper discussions with medical professionals before making decisions.
“Hair transplantation is performed by 2 methods: FUE and FUT,” Dr. Ilker Apaydin, a leading plastic surgeon in Turkey and Europe, said during an interview with Beauty by Experts Medical.
“Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. FUT technology involves taking a donor skin flap with a sufficient number of follicles from the back of the patient’s head, which we then transplant into the desired area. This is the earliest technique by which all transplants were previously performed,” he explained.
“The FUE method consists of extracting the hair follicles separately one by one using a special tool – a punch,” the doctor added.
Viewers joked about his massive noggin, saying he had too many ideas
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