Hello, let me tell you about my case and my contradicting consultation experiences.
I am a 25 year old with a N3 with diffuse thinning and I am now considering HT for a denser front scalp and fuller hairline.
First I went to a Swedish FUE clinic (the Ilter Clinic). They proposed a FUE session of about 2400 transplants. They said that it would achieve my goals as described above.
I had also heard good things here on the network about Dr Bisanga, so I decided to go to Brussels to meet him. I got a bit surprised when he recommended me 4000-5000 transplants. He told me that the best way for me was to go for a FUT strip operation, as that would give me hair from a "safer" donor area (hair that I do not risk to loose at a later age). This he would like to do in one single large strip operation (31 cm x 1,8-2 cm strip).
That sounded good and I was convinced that Dr Bisanga was the best option.
Still I went to another consultation at another clinic in Sweden (New Hair Clinic in Stockholm). First she told me that they recommend a FUE or FUT of about 2000 grafts.
I told her about the proposed large strip operation by Dr Bisanga of 4000-5000 grafts and she almost feel about of her chair.:eek: She strongly discourage me to go for a strip operation of this size in one session.
Now I do not know what to do!:confused:
Is 4000-5000 grafts from a 31 cm x 1,8-2 cm strip a CRAZY big operation?
Another hair doctor I emailed, wrote to me and said that such a big single session strip operation was almost impossible.
Please share your thoughts!
/Anton