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It doesn't seem like a very long scar for 4,000 grafts? I don't think your hair looked that bad to begin with. Why would that doc agree to do 4,000 grafts into a 22 yr old with an almost full head of hair? I'll bet there's a better ending to this thread a few months from now.
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New guy looking for good FUE surgeon in US...
gobble replied to bv2929's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Well the first time I went to India I had the visit the doctor for two rounds of shots before I went there. No f'ing way I'm going to let someone perform surgery on my head while I'm there. My general impression is that it's an unclean and disorganized country with poor infrastructure. Have you ever driven on a road there? It's quite an experience. I'll admit I've never been to Turkey. Was supposed to stop in Istanbul months ago on a trip but my company banned travel because of protests or something. I'll pay a little more and travel to a more civilized part of the world. Getting way off topic here... -
New guy looking for good FUE surgeon in US...
gobble replied to bv2929's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Are you implying Konior's FUE can't compete with the guys in Europe? Is it just the size of the session he's willing to do? -
New guy looking for good FUE surgeon in US...
gobble replied to bv2929's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
If the consensus is that Rahal does great work by FUT, why do you believe he isn't good at FUE? My point was that the grafts just come out a little differently but going back in they poke a hole and place them. The extraction seems a little different but the rest it pretty much the same. So again, if Rahal is a genius at FUT why don't you think the same is true about his FUE? -
New guy looking for good FUE surgeon in US...
gobble replied to bv2929's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
I had FUE done by Dr. True last year and was very pleased with the results. He removes the grafts, makes holes for them, and the techs plant them. I'm not sure what more there is to it. They all seemed to grow just fine. I've probably been to 50 countries for my job and two of the last places I'd want to visit are India and Turkey. Not a chance I'd go there to have work done on my head. Belgium wouldn't be an issue. -
I've noticed that most of the postings on this board now happen when we're sleeping in the US and most of the doctor talk centers around doctors in Europe. All the talk used to be Rahal (Rahal, Rahal, Rahal...), Feller, H&W, T&D, etc. and now most of the posts are about doctors in Belgium, Turkey and India. I'm just curious, are most of the users sitting in Europe and not the US???
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New guy looking for good FUE surgeon in US...
gobble replied to bv2929's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
What do they do different in Europe than Rahal in Canada, for example? -
Trains, Planes, Automobiles and Hair Transplants
gobble replied to GoForIt's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
So what do you think the motivation would be for a top NYC doctor (many of whom have had FUT themselves) to recommend FUT over FUE when (in rounded numbers) he can charge that patient $10 per FUE graft instead of $5 per FUT graft? From everything I've read it doesn't sound like FUE is the best solution for everyone even if money is no object. To the original question, get on a plane the next afternoon and don't worry about what anyone at the airport thinks. The surgery isn't that big of a deal and you won't be out of it the next day. It's nice to get home and lay down in your own bed. -
Trains, Planes, Automobiles and Hair Transplants
gobble replied to GoForIt's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Don't you think that's a pretty unusual case with some unique issues due to his race? -
Past vs. Present: A case for Hair Restoration
gobble replied to Paulygon's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
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Trains, Planes, Automobiles and Hair Transplants
gobble replied to GoForIt's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
I just took mine off, put it on the belt, walked through the scanner, and grabbed it on the other side. Nobody said a thing. -
Trains, Planes, Automobiles and Hair Transplants
gobble replied to GoForIt's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
I just had my second in NYC and did the plane thing. Being that I had been through the routine already, a grabbed a flight home (1.5 hours) the night of my procedure. Jump in a taxi and relax on the plane (and don't hit your head). Even if the security people see your head for the 10 seconds your hat is off who cares? You'll never see them again. Driving in NYC is easy, it's the parking that sucks. -
Where do all the bad strip scars come from?
gobble replied to gobble's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Yeah I guess if you're donor will eventually thin a HT is just buying time. Hopefully fin will prevent that from happening. The scar from my first HT with Dr. True was so unnoticeable that my girlfriend of a year had no idea I had anything done until I told her a month ago. And even then she really had to look to see where I was cut. For some reason I'm nervous about my second being as good as my first as I don't want to ruin a good thing in the quest for a bit more density. Stitches just came out and I was told the closure is tight as can be. Fingers crossed. -
Researching a few things here and it struck me how many hits come up when I search for threads with "scar" in the title. Lots and lots of threads about scar revisions. Where are all these bad scars coming from? Are they coming from any of the top recommended docs? Or mostly bad docs in far off places and people are now going to the good docs to get them fixed? All the talk about stretched scars is freaking me out a little bit.
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I just want to babysit my kids while they ski the easy stuff. There about a 0% chance I'll fall. It's been 10 days and I still have stitches in my head. I figure a ski helmet is much better to wear than a knit cap and the helmet isn't at all uncomfortable. Ok to spend a few hours skiing with them?
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Wearing a Helmet Post HT????
gobble replied to February12's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Does the one week apply if you had FUT? I'm not sure what type of procedure the OP had. Any risk of stretching a scar? -
What is the Post Operative Care After HT Like ?
gobble replied to augustya's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
And this write up by one of the moderators says a not too harsh shower is ok on day 4... How Should I Wash My Hair After a Hair Transplant? | Hair Loss Q & A -
What is the Post Operative Care After HT Like ?
gobble replied to augustya's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Funny the Bernstein instructions say to shower next day and Rahal says 2 weeks. Pretty significant difference. -
What is the Post Operative Care After HT Like ?
gobble replied to augustya's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
But we're all talking here about the potential for a graft to come out and if it did you'd have some blood and would probably know it, correct? The showering thing isn't about graft survival assuming they all stay in? I went to one of the top recommended docs and their instructions say a full strength shower is ok after 5 days, which I did. Now you guys have me worried that wasn't a good idea. -
What is the Post Operative Care After HT Like ?
gobble replied to augustya's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
So who is right? Do you really need to wait 2 weeks before shampooing in a regular shower? That seems a little extreme. -
Nobody has heard of this? Some doctors are selling it to their patients as a post-op spray. What does it do?
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What is the Post Operative Care After HT Like ?
gobble replied to augustya's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
It's funny how much the instructions are different between different doctors. The SMG video in this thread says to use any good shampoo other than Head and Shoulders. My doctor's instructions specifically say to use Head and Shoulders. Rahal says don't shower or touch the grafts for for 2 weeks! My doctor says ok to shower at 5 days and to start soaking the crusts off in 7 days. Some say vitamin E oil while others don't, etc... You'd think they would all go to a hair restoration conference sometime and agree on these things. Makes me wonder if there's as much art as science to this? -
5396 grafts by Dr Hasson from Hasson & Wong
gobble replied to Fullness's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
Wow, looks great. Big numbers. You really think only your wife could tell you were using the nanogen? I'm skeptical that people would be whispering about me having stuff in my hair.