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Hi Amthello,

Your going through all the usual emotions, feelings, questions and confusions!

It's normal LOL.

I'm pretty similar to you in your hair loss prfile, I also started looking into a HT around 30, and I also only wanted FUE as I look quite good with a shaved look, did many times, but after more and more research and understanding the limitation short commings and advantages of each type of procedure I went with the long game and strip or FUT.

Here is what you need ot think about, and this is quite relevent as im going through this right now. Hair loss is progressive it will only get worse, even though it may look like it has stablized it may just kick in to another level at any time. The issue with FUE is that it does not harvest as much grafts as a good long strip session, purely becuase the grafts are taken from a large area as opposed to a small thin 1cm or so strip.

So in the future if you have more and more hair loss the areas available to get grafts out from fue will be less and less in order to keep the density high enough in the donor area so that area does not look sparse.

A strip session has normally a better yeild as the grafts are disesscted under microspe with much less torsion, shear and pulling forces which can damage the grafts under a surgeon who is not skilled enough and hence can reduce the amount of grafts that actually survive and grow.

Now I had strip first time round it left a thin scar I can shave down to a number 2/3 easily its the thickness the edge of a playing card. Now I went for another one for pure hair greed and the love of it and this time round the surgeon showed me how much density I had lost in an area i did not even think was a problem until I saw the b4 and after pics from the top. It would have been a probelm a few years later if I did not think about getting it addressed now.

So here is my point I now needed extra work done and thank God I went fro strip which gives the higher more stable yields so I had it all covered.

You should think of the long term game, how much more hair will you lose in 10, 20 years time? Because you will lose some more. better have as much donor supply as possible to keep that in reserve and be able to address issues later down the line.

Consider FUE for smaller tweaks under 1000 grafts like temples or hairlines.

By going strip first FUE can then be used to get more grafts when your out of Strip supply due to no more laxity in th scalp ect.

If you go FUE first it then leaves sparse donor are which a strip session would not maximize the yield from - think about the donor are all pitted and missing hairs from where the grafts were taken and compare that to a virgin donor area where every hair on the strip can be used.

A good surgeon wil be able to give you a small sized scar although healing is really an individual thing based on your own phisiollogy.

You often don't need to pack more than 25 hairs per square centimetre to get a quality result so bear that in mind.


hope that helps

UK R

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dear ukresponder

thanks for the response. It's very good.

Can I ask you 2 questions?

1. you said you have similar hair profile.. how many grafts did you receive in the first strip procedure?

2. how was the recovery stage? also how many days after the surgery did you need in order for the HT to go undectected??!

That's all very normal. The doubts & fears are part and parcel of this mammoth experience you will go through emotionally.
I couldn't believe I was going ahead with it until I was at the airport. As soon as I walked into the clinic, I felt great & wasn't anxious anymore. The day of surgery was fun. You will be fine!

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The week before my HT, I felt like I'd destroyed my life.

The week after, I felt like I was about to live for the first time in many years.

I also took 4 weeks off work for mine. My hair is very fine and I shaved it, but after 1 month the scar is not all that obvious. I have chosen to put concealer over it for the next two weeks though to make it completely invisible to others while the hair around it thickens up a bit.

Hello

I have had 4 procedures and it was the best decision of my life. Nerves, doubts, concealers, vitamins, shampoos , etc, etc. I have experienced them all. At this point I am very happy with my results and to this day, not one person has even suspected or commented on my hair (other than how great it looks).

Post op is a pain in the butt ( nothing major) and the hardest part is waiting the 12-16 months for the results to grow in.Be prepared to use some concealer in the first weeks (when it is allowed) to hide the surgey and potential shockloss. No biggie.

I do have a scar and can"t really "buzz cut" my sides, but who cares now. I have a NORMAL haircut with NORMAL hair. What could be better!!

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1417 FUT - Dr. True
1476 FUT - Dr. True
2124 FUT - Dr. True
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My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor.

Total - 5621 FU's uncut!

I sympathize wtih your feelings about surgery, and how greatly it positevely ffects your life. I had also a big procedure and I understand how you feel. Very few things matter most then how you feel about yourself. Congratulations.

I had 2250 whicj to be honest the way I wiore my hair was good enough, but Im a bit of a perfectionist and alway want the aboslute best out of anything I put tim einto and since hair transplantation is a massive commitment and a life long jouney with meds and the rest t me it made sense to get the desired result . S i went back in just 3 weeks ago for a 2nd one just under 2000 grafts drped the hairline and packed in grafts in the mdi scalp.


In terms if detection that really is dependant on what area was woked on and shaved down adn also hwo many grafts were used. Looking at yoor pic it looks like you wold need it on the top of the head in which case if you grow your surrounding hair as long as possible you will be able to cover it over the grafts and yoru scar will also be well hidden. Add som econcealer and no one will ever know.

Ive got darlk skin and I'm lucky apparently my phioslogy was perfect fpr HT in thet I had great donot laxity and dont bleed at all, in fact hardly scabbed up after the procedure.

You will need the typical 2 weeks down time to get rid of the scabs and redness, I alway plan HT around bank holidays etc this time I did it before Christmas so I could use the long public holidays

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Totally normal as well.

The most important point (once you decide to take the plunge) is to select a credible doctor and to trust them. Getting a HT is not a simple "one and done" procedure as most people will need more than one. The post op requires some healing time as well as waiting 12-14 months for the result. During these times you will experience some mixed feelings.

Of course, after 4 HT's and many years, I am estatic with my result!! It was a long road but certainly worth it

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1417 FUT - Dr. True
1476 FUT - Dr. True
2124 FUT - Dr. True
604 FUE - Dr. True







My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor.

Total - 5621 FU's uncut!