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Old 07-25-2007, 11:36 PM
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I just created a weblog that documents my procedure with Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich.

It contains many detailed photos.

I will update it as often as I can.

***UPDATED WITH ONE YEAR PIX***

OK... check out my one year "just for fun" update (Though I did try to include pix that show my head in different positions.)

As you can see, new hair is not the ONLY thing I got in Thailand...

As a bonus... you can now see my face!


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Old 07-25-2007, 11:36 PM
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I just created a weblog that documents my procedure with Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich.

It contains many detailed photos.

I will update it as often as I can.

***UPDATED WITH ONE YEAR PIX***

OK... check out my one year "just for fun" update (Though I did try to include pix that show my head in different positions.)

As you can see, new hair is not the ONLY thing I got in Thailand...

As a bonus... you can now see my face!


Click HERE to see my blog!
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3rd HT with Dr. Pathuri Madhu, Hyderabad, India - 26 JUL 11 - 320 grafts (FUE) touch up - US$0

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Old 07-26-2007, 12:06 PM
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TomA,

Immediately post op pictures look nice and clean! Congratulations.

You will definitely have a nice cosmetic improvement as far as coverage is concerned, but don't expect a lot of density this time around.

What are your long term plans? Will you be getting a second one a year or so from now?

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Old 07-26-2007, 10:22 PM
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Yeah, I'm thinking at least one more--and that's what I told Dr. Path, so I think they planned for that a bit.

Depending on what this looks like--and assuming that I can only do 3300 again--I might do half in the back and half up front.

I sure wish they could do 4500 on me like they do on some others, but I think he said he took something like 2.2cm and as you can see, that was ear to ear, resulting in only 3300. Since we know he has low transection rates, I doubt I'd get much more.

How much do scalp exercises actually help? I didn't do much at all.

What do you think?
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Old 07-27-2007, 07:22 AM
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Tom, are you sure it wasn't 1.2cm wide?

That would be more in line with 3300 grafts.

2.2cm wide and 28-30cm long will yield 5200 (donor density of 80fu's cm/2) to 6600+ grafts (donor density of 100+ fu's cm/2)

If your strip was 30cm long and 1.2cm wide, and you yielded 3300 grafts, that would put your donor density in the 89-92 fu cm/2 range which is very normal density for a white male.

I would have to believe you misunderstood him.

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Old 07-27-2007, 08:44 PM
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You may be right. He did say that my hair density was rather low, though. But if you are right, that would be REALLY low.

I could ask again.
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Yeah, I'm thinking at least one more--and that's what I told Dr. Path, so I think they planned for that a bit.

Depending on what this looks like--and assuming that I can only do 3300 again--I might do half in the back and half up front.
How many rows of singles did they place in the hairline? If you go for more in front and the front half cm is already feathered and mostly single wont that create a delimma situation?
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Old 07-29-2007, 03:24 AM
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Originally posted by TomA:
Yeah, I'm thinking at least one more--and that's what I told Dr. Path, so I think they planned for that a bit.

Depending on what this looks like--and assuming that I can only do 3300 again--I might do half in the back and half up front.
How many rows of singles did they place in the hairline? If you go for more in front and the front half cm is already feathered and mostly single wont that create a delimma situation?
I don't know. Honestly it sounds like you know more than I do. Basically I want moderately dense in the front and light coverage in the back, which I think is the best I can have.
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How many rows of singles did they place in the hairline? If you go for more in front and the front half cm is already feathered and mostly single wont that create a delimma situation?
I think your phrasing of your second question is confusing. Could you rephrase?

Typically doctors use at least a few rows of singles in the front and do go for the feathering effect. 2s, 3s, and 4s,and some left over singles therefore are used behind the hairline and all the way back for more density.

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Old 08-08-2007, 04:34 AM
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I just posted my three week photos, including high res photos of the donor area.


http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com....asp?WebID=368
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