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All the best for the next months.

This video should be helpful in explaining some of the challenges. You also need to take into account healing and if you punch out a lot of grafts together then it can become a linear scar..as in puncturing a piece of paper continually along a line with a pencil tip..the more you put and the closer together then also the more chance of them joining. Repairs really are far more complex than people imagine, the depth and direction of the grafts also are usually wildly different to native follicles and you may also need more than one attempt to get some. Anyone can break an egg but no one can put it back together and repair work is like that, it takes no talent to ruin someone but a lot to repair and as said the below video from Dr.Bisanga will give some further insight. Best is to research well and not to become a victim of these clinics because even in the best hands you are going with many issues that are not limited to the recipient area only and the last person to touch the patient becomes responsible for them going forwards and mostly the offending clinics then get off with no problem at all and the patient paid them at times for 5k grafts that were all done and dusted in 4 hours with 9 other patients at times the same day. The repair clinic will be doing far more hours for far less grafts and also then hold the responsibility of the patients outcomes with all of the limitations that are present, combined with far higher expectations and questions that the first clinic never had to deal with at all. So, usually there really is a lot more involved in repairs and it is harder for patient and clinic alike. Make sure to get educated well and realistic expectations because at times it really is the last chance to get it right with very real challenges and limitations. We put so many educational vids out there to educate and have done so for over a decade but the problem is worsening exponentially. Take care.

Looking fantastic Mel...Congrats..

Hi Ryan no problems..if you email me stephen@bhrclinic.com and let me know personal details then I will be able to help.

The difference is clear..one screams a hair transplant and the other is natural..

No it was a comb...

I was on it by day 5 from memory....this was my own decision and I took the teeth of the comb so it was flat and used it. My growth and healing was very good.

This patient, like many, thought that going to a cheap hair mill type clinic was a good way to improve his hair and presentation to the world. I always say the larger the marketing campaigns the smaller the doctor behind then..if there even is one.So, fast forward a year and you see the total devastation of this decision and really a life changing one, for the worse. We see this weekly if not daily and pretty much hardly any are willing to share anything at all to help others.This man is an exception and allowed this and for no personal benefit to self..so, please take the time to see this and be warned of what can really happen and that a hair transplant is a medical intervention that does take a lot of skill to do and will impact your life and it had no fast easy fix.

Thank you to the patient for this 14 month update with a video comb-through.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Wonderful news..I bet you were watching that hair line for sure as it popped out! You can just see the love you have for your son in this simple photo.

No problem.

Worth contacting Dr.Mwamba for their approach on this as they have the FIT Farming as such but it would not be without some complexities to take into account on amount of grafts, coarseness, colour etc of body hair to scalp, costs and if really the best approach also. Ideally do not over-harvest and go to a good clinic who can manage the extraction patterns well and take into account the densities, miniaturisation etc and harvest accordingly without causing any visible issues. If a patient already has an over-harvested donor then sure, add body hair or look at other options such as SMP, or even hair length to help camouflage. If a patient does not have these issues then we would not see the need to punch out and replace with a body hair..when we know we can harvest a very good percentage with a careful extraction pattern and small punches that do not damage peripheral grafts etc. Aside from the cost in that you are paying 2x in essence for the same result in the terms of what is seen on top of the scalp.. So, a lot of things to take into account and then see if it really is the best approach for you.

Mwamba..not Bisanga..

Thank you JD for sharing...very very few do so even to cut your face is fine and appreciated!

We never pay anyone to post a result and probably not even 1 percent do share their case and no professional clinic would do a bodge job on account of a patient not sharing..None of the people here see even 1 percent of surgeries done so don't worry..it should be a non-issue. I do not like paying or offering money to patients personally and never have..they should post as they have a genuine interest to give back to the community that helped them and without photos they to would not have probably had surgery if others had not shared. So, do not let that be a concern and avoid any who pressure you into posting.

Thank you so much for posting your case Andrewfaliro and wishing you all the best for the healing and then into the growth phase. Ian is super good so will be with you through all stages.

Thanks for looking...No problem, send to me and I will be able to assist.

Hi FC, thanks for the heads up. We are pretty quick on emails and of late have had very high spam and server issues and all he last three who asked me had indeed got replies in the spam folders. We do have also now some delay as I am told we change server hosting our emails tomorrow so there may also be some downtime. If you can email me directly please stephen@bhrclinic.com ill be able to look into it and get you a reply. Take care Steve

Looking good mate.

Keep positive..repair work can also take longer to come in so don't be too downbeat as it is still early. I have dealt with many patients since 2009 and some have explosions early and some don't and need a good 5 months to see things and it is more gradual. So, keep the faith and be as patient as you can, even if that is not easy. You are still early on even if we would all like to be really fast bloomers.

Really nice to see these and also so early on, so the rest is a bonus from here on and you can just relax and enjoy it. Thanks a lot for posting and yes Ian and Dr.B are formidable!

All the best Christopher!

Hang in there...it is common to have some thoughts as you are but you have gone to a good doctor and give it time for things to come in now...

Thanks for the comments..2980 into the frontal third while closing into the temples is a good area covered and not anything to suggest higher density than usual. We don't go by that alone and one reason is that there are really many factors to a result and the hair calibre, hairs per FU, the deployment of the grafts and angles etc all play a part. Dr.Bisanga will cut the sites to dictate density and direction that will give a natural result for the patient. Others like Dr.Kostis who also had surgery with thinner hair for example would have a different approach, so it is all fairly bespoke but density really is only one issue among a few. Also the patients native density, loss potential, meds, age etc are factors in approach. This video here will show the approach for a hairline per se and how many can go into the first few mms and then we drop as the transition zone needs and Dr.B explains also his approach. This is the shorts version and the longer one below to give an idea on hair line approach from Dr.Bisanga but the first few mms can take 400 plus grafts and then we drop as we work backwards. Longer version:-

Wise words.