Helmethair

B Spot, Yes, I agree, being civil is the only way to have a productive debate, and I appreciate that you are explaining your position without insults. BHT results are not consistent, and so it is admittedly a high risk procedure, although from what I've seen of Dr. Umar's patients, results are very good. I ask this sincerely: Are there any BHT docs that have a guarantee? I personally would rather have doctors that are willing to do BHT to give guys like me a fighting chance, even if the risk of low yield is deemed to warrant having no guarantee of results. It's just a matter of personal preference. Dr. Umar does point out the risk beforehand. I am curious about what doctors do give a guarantee on any hair tranplant results or yield, and what the fine print is.

To all of you who have replied, thank you for reading my post. B Spot - I'm going to reply to each of your comments: I also find these posts to be a tad "convenient" as well. Take that anyway you would like. * That is fine, take my honest information as you see fit. The point of my post was to give those people who are considering Dr. Umar some information about my experience with FUE and BHT. If you read my post, I made no comment about the outcome of my 7,900 BHT grafts, which is yet to be determined. I want to know what guarantee's Umar gives after 7900 BH grafts? *Do any doctors give any guarantees? Please let me know. How do you "qualify" to be a BHT patient? *Basically you decide to take a risk and share it with others, hopefully so that we can all learn something. What type of yield 30,40,50,60% etc... is guaranteed? *Again, I have never heard of a Dr. guaranteeing anything. Every medical procedure I've ever had has carried risks that were not guaranteed. Cost? *Prices are listed on Dr. Umar's website. Also, for those that are astounded by the "results", they are from SCALP FUE that you are looking at, NOT BHT. The 7900 were just implanted a few months ago. they haven't had much time to be rejected, not grow, grow then minaturize, grow sparsely etc... There is NOTHING at this point that lends credence to ANY argument for BHT while SCALP DONOR STILL EXISTS. *Well, when you are unlucky enough to be an NW6, the simple fact is scalp donor is not going to cut it. Look at how thin my scalp hair is already, and that's just genetics. As I said, the 7,900 BHT were placed into the crown for a reason - I do not need much length up there. The first procedure was done, as I said, to help frame my face, and the 200 BHT were a test of chest BHT, which went well for me. I can identify the chest hairs that are growing along my hairline, but I realize they are hard to distinguish in the photos. Again, I'm not advocating BHT here as much as sharing my comments on Dr. Umar. That's why it is necessary to have the voice of reason in place to make sure that these type of "scientific advances" are properly dispelled. *I don't think my post presents any indisputable evidence for BHT as a means of providing large scale coverage, so the scientific evidence in that regard is inconclusive. Heliboy's excellent BHT results on the other hand are anything but disputable. Why use ANY scalp donor first? Why not just do 7900 BHT and try to cover the scalp and wait to use scalp donor? Why do scalp FUE, post the results of SCALP DONOR and then laud a Dr. for BHT when YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR GOING TO LOOK LIKE? Why would anyone in their right mind believe you? *Why scalp FUE in the front? - I will be styling this hair more, and BHT may not be as ideal for that. If you read my post, I certainly have not lauded Dr. Umar for BHT results. I have lauded him for amazing donor site healing thus far, and good FUE results with some BHT small scale BHT results (200 grafts). Come on guys, you should be spending most of your time crossing your fingers, praying to God, and hoping that the 30,40,50 thousand you dropped was worth it. *My loss if it doesn't work out. At least I'm forthcoming enough to post my honest experience. Please have an open mind. Again, The intention of my post was to share my personal experience with Dr. Umar. I happen to be willing to take some risk, but I do not expect others to understand or to agree to the same risk. That's why I'm posting, to help others make a more informed decision, partly with regard to the excellent donor results obtained with the SFET techniques used by Dr. Umar. Sorry Guys, have to be the voice of reason.

Finally, here's a view from the side...

And this is the current progress of the 2300 SFET/FUE + 200 SFET/BHT to the frontal area after over 6 months.

Scientist, your BHT restoration is also one of the most remarkable cases. I'll take this opportunity to try and attach another photo....this is my chest as of today, after two procedures with Dr. Umar.

Greetings fellow hairloss sufferers, This is my first post on these forums, so I'll give you a little background. I began losing my hair when I was a junior in college, and within a 2 years or so I had a nice NW6 horseshoe doo, and wore a cap everywhere to hide it. I tried shaving my head, which was in my humble opionion shockingly awful. In any case, fast forward a few years to last May (I'm was 28, just turned 29 recently). I started to consider hair transplant with BHT, since I am not a candidate for anything beyond partial restoration with scalp donor supply alone; just a simple issue of too much demand and not enough supply. On top of that, I have thin hair, so one follicle doesn't go very far for me. Because I like to cut my hair short, I never seriously considered a strip procedure. With the advent of FUE, I see no reason for strip when surgical outcome alone is the basis for choosing. In any case, I was fortunate to be in contact with Heliboy (knew him from another site), one of Dr. Umar's miracle cases, and he was helpful and forthcoming in discussing his experience with Dr. Umar. Since Heliboy was in much the same position as I was, and gave glowing reviews of Dr. Umar, I decided to pay him a visit for a face to face consultation. Dr. Umar spent the morning discussing my options with me, and he was very down to earth and practical. He did not simply make empty promises, but instead told me truthfully that I might lose even more hair (yes, the dreaded NW 7) and that if he started by giving me a "teenage" hairline, it would look pretty odd if I ended up with insufficient supply for that extent of coverage, ie from crown to full glorious dense hairline. Even though my biggest goal was to frame my face with a nice new hairline, Dr. Umar convinced me to pursue a more conservative approach, which in my opinion is a sign of a quality doctor. The first phase would be to give me light coverage in the front, with the hairline starting out high enough so as too look like a natural baldness pattern even if I had no more procedures. Next, if I decided to pursue it, I would have the crown area restored and blended into the previous work. Finally, in the last phase, provided there was adequate donor supply, we would increase the density in the front and restore a thicker, lower hairline. Again, the wisdom of this method of this method is each level of progression can stand alone and look natural. On that first visit, I had 2300 SFET/FUE and ~200 SFET/BHT from my chest. SFET is Dr. Umar's name for his "Single Follicular unit Extraction & Transfer." This is the reason his donor sites heal so amazingly well, and also one reason he can artisticly restore hairlines, swirl patterns, etc. I found his procedure both for BHT and FUE to be very precise and painstaking, with extremely small wounds. I am happy to say that 6.5 months later, my initial 2,500 grafts are looking good, as are my donor sites, where there is virtually no sign of extraction. In September I returned to Dr. Umar for the real BHT test. BHT is more tolerable in the crown area, particularly for short hairstyles. For me this is ideal, since I don't need to have really long hair anyway. Dr. Umar used the SFET/BHT technique to place ~7,900+ grafts from my legs, chest, underarm, and pubic areas into my crown. It's been roughly 10 weeks, and my donor sites look fantastic (see the photo of my chest, which has been harvested twice now). I am waiting for the grafts to grow out, and will let you know how it goes. I have personally had very good experiences with Dr. Umar, and find his work to be of exacting quality. I do not feel that he is dishonest or untrustworthy in any way; he strikes me as being a genuinely good guy who cares about his patients. I'm extremely pleased with his work thus far, and quite blown away by the fact there are virtually no signs that I've had a transplant. It doesn't seem like I can add multiple attachments. Guess I'll have to post again to show the whole story.

Greetings fellow hairloss sufferers, This is my first post on these forums, so I'll give you a little background. I began losing my hair when I was a junior in college, and within a 2 years or so I had a nice NW6 horseshoe doo, and wore a cap everywhere to hide it. I tried shaving my head, which was in my humble opionion shockingly awful. In any case, fast forward a few years to last May (I'm was 28, just turned 29 recently). I started to consider hair transplant with BHT, since I am not a candidate for anything beyond partial restoration with scalp donor supply alone; just a simple issue of too much demand and not enough supply. On top of that, I have thin hair, so one follicle doesn't go very far for me. Because I like to cut my hair short, I never seriously considered a strip procedure. With the advent of FUE, I see no reason for strip when surgical outcome alone is the basis for choosing. In any case, I was fortunate to be in contact with Heliboy (knew him from another site), one of Dr. Umar's miracle cases, and he was helpful and forthcoming in discussing his experience with Dr. Umar. Since Heliboy was in much the same position as I was, and gave glowing reviews of Dr. Umar, I decided to pay him a visit for a face to face consultation. Dr. Umar spent the morning discussing my options with me, and he was very down to earth and practical. He did not simply make empty promises, but instead told me truthfully that I might lose even more hair (yes, the dreaded NW 7) and that if he started by giving me a "teenage" hairline, it would look pretty odd if I ended up with insufficient supply for that extent of coverage, ie from crown to full glorious dense hairline. Even though my biggest goal was to frame my face with a nice new hairline, Dr. Umar convinced me to pursue a more conservative approach, which in my opinion is a sign of a quality doctor. The first phase would be to give me light coverage in the front, with the hairline starting out high enough so as too look like a natural baldness pattern even if I had no more procedures. Next, if I decided to pursue it, I would have the crown area restored and blended into the previous work. Finally, in the last phase, provided there was adequate donor supply, we would increase the density in the front and restore a thicker, lower hairline. Again, the wisdom of this method of this method is each level of progression can stand alone and look natural. On that first visit, I had 2300 SFET/FUE and ~200 SFET/BHT from my chest. SFET is Dr. Umar's name for his "Single Follicular unit Extraction & Transfer." This is the reason his donor sites heal so amazingly well, and also one reason he can artisticly restore hairlines, swirl patterns, etc. I found his procedure both for BHT and FUE to be very precise and painstaking, with extremely small wounds. I am happy to say that 6.5 months later, my initial 2,500 grafts are looking good, as are my donor sites, where there is virtually no sign of extraction. In September I returned to Dr. Umar for the real BHT test. BHT is more tolerable in the crown area, particularly for short hairstyles. For me this is ideal, since I don't need to have really long hair anyway. Dr. Umar used the SFET/BHT technique to place ~7,900+ grafts from my legs, chest, underarm, and pubic areas into my crown. It's been roughly 10 weeks, and my donor sites look fantastic (see the photo of my chest, which has been harvested twice now). I am waiting for the grafts to grow out, and will let you know how it goes. I have personally had very good experiences with Dr. Umar, and find his work to be of exacting quality. I do not feel that he is dishonest or untrustworthy in any way; he strikes me as being a genuinely good guy who cares about his patients. I'm extremely pleased with his work thus far, and quite blown away by the fact there are virtually no signs that I've had a transplant. It doesn't seem like I can add multiple attachments. Guess I'll have to post again to show the whole story.