SamSpade

Oh dear..get ready for the backlash from the anti-FUT brigade!

 

haha. exactly, wait for it....

I've used fiber concealers for about 10 years and personally have never experienced any kind of respiratory or breathing problems. But each may react differently I suppose.

I'm no expert but I know I itched like crazy for a couple months afterwards. I'd say you're fine but give your doc a call. My doc had me spray my head all of the time with saline solution to keep the scalp moisturized and to encourage the scabs to fall off naturally. I wouldn't shampoo everyday, no need for any head to shampoo every day, and it sounds like a reaction to the shampoo with dryness.

bravo indeed.

It's pretty mild and he's not a young man anymore....

ouch, is 42 officially 'old man' now?

Like any good American, I'm a big fan of Matt Damon and I definitely think his hairline has slowly thinned out since his younger days. Maybe it will stop there but doubtful. But he'll have no problem remedying it.

It's insane!

 

Although I've said it before, if I had been told I HAD to go the FUT route, I think I'd have to go with Dr K. He seems to knock the two most important things out of the park 1.recipient yield and 2.impeccable scar status.

Awesome, i'll check out his work for sure. That's great, I hope you find a ton of success with it. I'd agree with your assessment for sure on Dr. K.

You still seem to be getting better and better by the month, which is ridiculous seeing as you had what looked like an 18 month result when you were at month 7!

Thanks a lot JohnnyD. I really appreciate it, i'd say it's a testament to Konior studying the rest of my hair (on the sides) and truly trying to match the density and placement. It's now back to where it's supposed to be. I still look back to this shot just to remember how stringy and rough it really was at. Keeps me grateful that I found the right Doc for me.

Also, it looks like I'm a redhead but the color in that room is just really warm.

Am I the only one that gets completely confused because of the vastly high amount of users who use this avatar?

It really messes me up when I'm having communication with people because their identity blends together. Just a rant, but the default images bork with my brain. If it were up to me there would be no default avatar images so people would be inclined to upload their own image (not necessarily of themselves, but any original graphic.)

I don't like to compare celebrities because they have their fame to backup their success with women.

Something is fishy. Today is my 9 month anniversary.

Yeah, this would be categorized as my late entry to my 9 month. So technically it's 10 months now that I think of it. Somewhere I got my months mixed. I'll make the text update, thanks bud.

Big sessions, dense packing and dramatic transformations. A few big FUE cases here and there does not mean that FUE offers anywhere near the level of improvement that FUT offers. We do what we do every day, not just occasionally as represented by results I may post on the forums. There simply is no contest.

My vote is for dramatic transformations. Well said.

I wanted to take some 10-month shots with my hair wet/damp after a shower as well as show the differences with fine-tooth brushes and wide-tooth combs. I have curly hair and I've chosen to keep the length long while I have a fade cut on the sides (hence my profile pic.) All of these shots were taken under direct light from above, and shortly after a shower. I'll try to have my wife photograph closeups of scar later. Just have to look really close.

10 Months - Wet w/ Brush

Fine-tooth brush combed back, shortly after shower, under direct light.

10 Months - Wet w/ Comb to Back

Wide-tooth comb to the back

10 Months - Wet w/ Comb to the side with part

That is your prerogative and that's totally cool, no one can make you change your mind. But some would elect for the procedure that gets results without those drawbacks.

Indeed, it's best to know all of the facts, pros and cons of both methods.

H and W does not do it IMO because their niche is HUGE cases. I don't care what anyone says, I have challenged this before, but show me 10 5,000 graft cases in one to two days from an FUE surgeon and I will buy you a happy meal.

 

Each ELITE TOP doctor has their own niche. (I do not feel that every recommended doctor fits this category). H and W's niche happen to be that they are not only great at what they do, but have proven over and over that they can do it on a very large scale. I am sure that their team has SOOOOOOOO much to do with this. Because of this, the people who what a big bang at one time contact them. They do not need to do FUE to have a very good business and make a lot of people very happy.

 

Now, I know that doctors like H and W and probably Dr. K do continuing education, and some of it will pertain to the FUE. I feel when doctors are able to do FUE at the quality of H and W and Dr. K,and are able to pull the big amount of grafts and make a good results, then they will migrate to FUE. I feel that the bottom line is that they don't have to because of the results they are putting out compared to the majority of FUE surgeons. There are really only small hand full that can rival a to FUT surgeon IMO and when you get into bigger cases, there are pretty much none.

 

Keep in mind also that a non virgin FUR head has a lot of scar tissue that they are working with. Does a FUE head look better than a FUT head what shave down to a 2 or lower? Usually, yes. If I had the right head and very high on the NW scale and planned on possibly going with a short crop and smp, I would stick to FUE as well, but, if I wanted a hair transplant in the numbers of 3,500 or over, and wanted to actually comb my hair, I would personally stick to FUT.

 

Agreed, and the same reasons why I went with FUT. I sensed that if Konior's and H&W's results came with regular complaints and side effects, they would be compelled to change their method. But their continued practice reflect positive results.

And for me personally, I would actually elect for a numb scalp in the donor zone if it mean I'd have these results.

I think for the most part whether it is FUT or FUE, transplanted areas don't generally look that great on a close cut. (Grade 1 -3)

 

 

Lets say SamSpade shaved all his hair off and the scar could still not be seen. The chances are it could still look quite odd even without the scar.

 

So I guess my point is that you have to design for a shaved look or grown out look - one or the other but not both.

Ha, well said. I wasn't meant for the shaved look, scar or no scar. Yeah, it's a good overall point too, men who expect any hair transplant to give them their hair and endless options for legnths and style may have expectations that outweigh their possibilities.

This does not represent my exerience whatsover and I highly disagree unless there are some particular characteristics pertaining to you that don't apply broadly

 

My head is covered with tiny blank spaces from FUE and none of them present any obstacle for me to buzz to grade zero

 

In contrast, my strip scars present a major obstacle, and I hate having to explain to people why I have them

Just to confirm, you've since shaved your head after your FUT and FUE transplants?

I'm sorry but if Dr. Konior actually said that I would be terribly disappointed. That is a blanket statement with the intention of mitigating or totally omitting the drawbacks that emanate from FUT. It's not just about the kind of scar. FUT changes the the direction/flow of the donor area, FUT eliminates the smooth transition of hair caliber and grouping gradation, FUT can often cause severe nerve damage that can result in permanent numbness etc, not to mention the often misaligned and mis-angled hair growing from the trico closure. I love Dr. Konior's work and H&W but if I know the potential drawbacks behind FUT than Dr. Konior definitely should know. It is very misleading to simply claim "it's just a different kind of scar" when there are a myriad of differences between the two methods.

 

Oh "don't get a HT of any kind should you want a shaved hairstyle" that is also false as most FUE patients can shave down to a grade 1 very easily with no discernible cosmetic effect.

 

I can't speak for why Hasson and Wong do not perform FUE but I know they showed some interest in it when they witnessed Dr Lorenzo perform FUE at their clinic(or maybe they visited his, I'm not 100% sure).

Our discussion was much more extensive than a mere statement, but I was paraphrasing, and he was talking about a shaved head. If someone wants to shave their head after a transplant, by all means go for it. I'm not sure why. And if FUE is their answer, go for it. His point being that a shaved head will still reveal FUE scarring and to just go with a shaved head rather than spend thousands for a hair transplant. For me, I had not seen FUE results that convinced me to not go with Dr. Konior, and I scoured the internet for years for information.

Additionally, as a Konior patient I have not experienced any of those side effects with the FUT he provided me, (numbness, misaligned hair direction). I shaved the side of my head down to a 1 without any reveal of a strip scar, I can't find it even when I look for it. I know other doctors don't necessarily have that kind of scar success rate that I've seen on this forum, but that seems to pair with a subpar surgeon.

I know you're a big evangelist of FUE on here, which is great since you want positive results for everyone on here. But I can only speak to the great results with my hairline design, yield and faint scar from the FUT I received from Dr. Konior.

For what it's worth, I only wanted my Dr. doing all of the graft work, particularly in the hairline. So if it were me, i wouldn't advise that clinic. When i recieved my HT the techs were there for assisting and hair slicing but Dr. Konior performed the artistry, this is a lot of money we're talking here.

Taco if you gave an answer to grus, I'd sure like to know I have the same situation

Those precious new hair follicles are in a resting phase, they're taking a long nap before their glorious reveal.

Bueller?

Sounds similar to Dr. Konior's explanation who is in the same class and gets the same kind of results. I know the FUT vs FUE can be a polarizing debate but Dr. K said he didn't have the coverage and either way you have scars if you should ever chose to shave it all off. He summed it up by saying, "if there's any consideration of a shaved hairstyle in your future, do not get a hair transplant of any kind."

Studly Leonardo DiCaprio look.

rock the shaved look man. {or try a hair system, i don't know anyone with them but i know there are some out there that some people swear by them.} But in my opinion i'd go with the shaved look, much less hassle and you could move on with your life. I think it's more than tough guys who can pull off shaved look. I know a lot of artists and musicians who pull it off just fine and get a lot lady attention without problems.