9-16-2004

9-16-2004

Looking good. Please tell us where your Doc is located and your stats: number of grafts, breakdown, etc ...

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fireman,

Thanks for posting your pictures.

To be honest, and I don't mean to be critical at all, so I hope you don't take it personal, but it appears that you may have received mini or micro grafts rather than Follicular Unit Transplantation.

From your day after pictures, the grafts are spaced far apart and the grafts seem relatively large. How many grafts did you receive? From the date you have posted (9/16/2004), this surgery was obviously done sometime ago. Do you have an recent pictures of how your surgery turned out? Your 5 month photos don't show any real growth, so I'm wondering what the results look like now that the surgery has fully matured.

Again, I am not trying to be negative, but since you posted your pictures on an open forum, I want to give you my honest evaluation. By today's standards of FUT, this looks like old school work. I'm sorry man. How do you feel about your results?

Bill

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Bill,

I agree with most of what you say but let me offer what I think may have possibly happened here.

First, I do not think these are mini or micro, I think these are FU's spaced way to far apart.

Second, The larger scabs could be that larger blades and non-lateral slit techniques were used.

Third, Either there was some permanent shockloss or loss of native hair due to MPB occuring during the time of HT and now.


The net result of the low number of grafts did not outpace the hairloss both natural or from HT trauma shockloss. This is giving the overall look still unfinished.


Glock, We are not trying to be negative here, I hope your expectations were met. The one big positive is that your transplanted hair will not fall out. You look relatively young based on the lack of wrinkles on your skin. Are you taking propecia?? This can help save what native hair you have.

Fireman, I mistakenely refered to you as glock, sorry that was another thread.

Bill,

I believe your comments are uncalled for and very rude. As a senior member on this forum I believe you should know better than to make such derogatory statements. Obviously this new member has taken the time to post his experience with members of this forum and the last thing he wishes to hear is such poor remarks.

I believe that we should be offering words of encouragement on his decision to make changes, not telling him his procedure was performed using " old school" technology. Obviously your initial transplants were less than optimum, hence your decision for further transplants to augment it. Would it have been fair for others to comment that your first transplants were woefully inadequate for your state of hair loss? I am sure you would not have been amused at such remarks.

Since he states "first HT", it would be prudent to assume that he intends in obtaining additional procedures to accomplish his intentions. Perhaps I am wrong in this assumption, and this was his desires. Whichever the case, it his decision. His progression over 5 months shows healing went along very well, and appears quite natural. I believe your assumption that it was performed using mini or micro grafts was incorrect. If you had concerns over the surgery, I believe it would have been more tactful to illicit further information from him before your criticism. It seems you jumped the gun on this one, Bill. I hope you have not alienated a prospective member by your hasty comments.

STFU dork.

pushing 40, in a "battle of wits" you obviously have presented yourself unarmed. One would have thought at your age you would have grown up, apparently not, some people never do.

NoBuzz,

You may be right about the mini/micro grafts. Having a second look at the pictures, it seems that I may have mistaken the scabs for larger grafts. But indeed the grafts are a bit far apart. It's possible also what you say about shockloss or advanced MPB. Of course, at 5 months, it's still early on, so I hope fireman will post updated pictures.

Studentjay,

I am very surprised at your reaction honestly. Since you have initially started posting here, you've been screaming Hasson and Wong first above every other doctor who has been "unqualified" in your opinion. All I'm stating is my honest assessment of the surgery and I did it tactfully with no intent to harm fireman. Are you suggesting that I should not give an honest assessment? Honesty is honesty, whether it sounds positive or it sounds negative. I made it clear that my intent was not to harm but only to give an honest evaluation. Anyway, I am not going to debate with you on why honesty is the best policy. If you can't figure that one out, then it's beyond your understanding.

Bill

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