BaldingBogger

Beautiful work! Bravo. And agreed great hair characteristics.

No takes Back - i sincerely hope you get where you want to be. The good news is a touch up to the hairline should probably do that. Very interested to hear what Dr feller has to say about this one. This just reinforces what i have been saying all along. There are NO GUARANTEES with FUT or FUE despite what Dr Feller would like to project on his threads. And this just proves it implicitly. Reading his marketing threads would have prospective patients believe a sub par result with FUT is a practical impossibility!!

Bravo Dr Bhatti. Could not have it put better!

Looking great for 6 months. Nice coverage already everywhere and will only get better. Love Dr Maras Work. Congrats!

Dr feller threatened me with legal action EARLIER in this thread !! It's how this man operates. Ludicrous. I have seen those previous unhappy cases from his clinic and saw how they were handled. And he expects us to believe with his personality he is only here for the patients bests interests to Inform them the pitfalls of FUE. Lol

Agree 100%. Its a classless thinly veiled marketing campaign from said actors to coincide miraculously and drum up business for the 'MFUE' technique and their FUT business which is taking a hammering. Do i really believe they are doing this because this is in the patients best interests? Eh no. Its all being economically driven. Only the very naive and uninformed will think otherwise. I actually think its done them more harm than good though.

The Locking mist is a scam . Any hairspray will do the same job

Dr Bhatti, Thank you for your input on this thread and daily cases which are highly relevant IMO in refuting some of Dr Fellers claims. I also recall Dr Feller stating earlier his work frequently consisted of repairing bad FUE work with horrendous scarring.? Its quite telling that he has not offered any real time daily examples like you have. All we have had is hot air. Your posts are also very valuable as it seems to show lots of sub par FUT results coming in for repair. My main problem with the impression coming off these marketing threads is the claims that FUT is a guarantee 'gold standard' result. It is not and is subject to lots of variables (surgeon choice just being one) just like FUE. The difference being after a failed FUT your options are decidedly more limited in your inability to shave down without being 'branded for life' with a linear scar on display. This is the truth that the FUT doctors on this thread are not telling prospective patients and very much downplaying from what i can see. And are being just as 'disingenuous' in the same way they label other FUE doctors.

Looking good. Looks like you have yielded well. Several more months of thickening to come also.

How about a prerequisite of 50-100 published online successful results of 1500 + grafts. There's so much talk about yield. How about asking Recommended FUE practitioners to measure grown in density on Repeat patients when they come in for a 2nd surgery and are shaved down again. Surely this is not difficult to do if They know and record the density the original procedure was transplanted at. ?

That is an horrendous strip scar. Despite of a lot what you will read online lately the risk of a terrible strip scar , permanent shock loss , nerve damage , crown /scar stretching, scalp tightening etc absolutely exists with FUT. Add to that a risk of awful yield as in this case which also exists with an FUT. Although FUT doctors are not going to tell you that.! They will only tell you how terrible FUE is. Research , research , research. I am sure Dr Bhatti's FUE will yield well and also commend him taking on this case. I wish that patient well.

Not so IMO, I always buzzed down around 2 weeks post op and kept buzzing after that for a while. No damage ever done. Clinic always said once the scabbing is gone you are good to buzz around the 2 week mark.

Let the results speak for themselves.. This is the phrase of the day and one in which people seem to be losing sight off getting caught up in the hyperbole of this thread offered up by Dr Feller. Dr Feller has proved NOTHING with this thread except offering subjective conjecture of HIS experience of FUE. He makes no concession to the fact other Dr's from leading clinics have excelled to a higher standard of FUE than he has and mitigated these '3 detrimental forces' to a level where they can produce consistent HIGH YIELDNG FUE results. If we are wrong where are all these failed FUE results? On the Dark web perhaps?! Do you not think this and other forums would be FLOODED with bad cases all in which patients are trying to negotiate their money back from the clinic like what happens when we see a genuine sub par case.? These clinics are booked out 6 months in advance. That would be a huge volume of potential bad results creeping online.. I think this thread has lost any relevance and one man ranting is getting pretty old. It should get back to the business of sharing and evaluating results and the resulting engaging debate from there. I would simply implore people to do their own due diligence and view as many cases online and crucially IN PERSON to see the reality of both procedures and what FUE & FUT can really do. And not just take one Doctors view (on the FUE or FUT side) as gospel.

The main problem with this thread is it has not been a geniune comparison of both the procedures. It has basically been Dr Feller/Bloxham on a business pitch acting as Defense Attorneys for the Strip procedure essentially trying to destroy the credibility of FUE. Whilst never acknowledging hardly anything remotely negative around FUT. And continously deflecting any geniune drawbacks to FUT posters have made in a totally impartial way. When we all know both procedures have their downsides. When a white wash like this occurs you ask Why such An Agenda.? Then look at Dr Fellers book of business which is all FUT. When was the last FUE result from Dr Feller anyone has seen.? We then see a new technique MFUE thrown in the mix of conversation regulary also being elevated above FUE. When no one has ever seen a grown out result on this.?! Which looks like just mini Strips again. You do not have to be Einstein here to put 2 & 2 together. As for Dr Fellers manner people can make their own mind up on it. I will say the comments on Dr Bhatti and his supposed reps were a disgrace and Bill was correct in intervening on this thread. This whole thread has been cooked up as a PR Offensive but has actually been a PR disaster IMO. Stick to sharing results folks and let quality hair restoration do the talking like all the other top Docs do. Or at least lets see a balanced debate between surgeons from both camps so readers are not just getting one side.

Dr Feller/Bloxham, Something that really crops up amongst all these threads. How does the dynamic with your own patient representative work? When there seems to be such a conflicting opinion now from you all on the validity of FUE.? Spex has said the below in reply to Mickeys thread a while back. How does a prospective patient get any kind of aligned or consistent course of action or consult when there is such a conflciting position on FUT / FUE between you all? Mickey85, A very well written topic. I am a big advocate of FUE and had several sessions myself. Educational topics such as this are great. Education is vital when it comes to all aspects of HT surgery. I think FUE and larger sessions in particular are becoming more consistent by particular Docs and FUE in the right hands can be great. My opinion on FUE is evolving and im looking forward to the future of FUE. :cool: Thanks for the post. Regards Spex

Here's my head CLOSE UP a few days after being shaved unguarded . 6 months after my last surgery. 3 surgeries , over 6000 Grafts FUE. I will add I believe my head looks even better now as it was still recovering from very slight Shock loss here which has all grown back. You be the judge .

I consider H&W one of the best Strip clinics out there. Hope that they can work with the patient to an amicable solution here. Really shows there are no guarantees in Hair transplants regardless of whether you go FUE or FUT. Patients need to way it up carefully.

No you are wrong. This is all just your swayed opinion to allign with what your clinics offers - FUT. Yes the patient can of course shave their donor after FUT. The difference is they will have a massive linear scar on show. Not a big deal is it.? Go ask the prospective patient and ask him if it not a big deal. My quote of Dr Vories is no disingeneous at all. It is pivotal coming from another recommended surgeon who performs FUE to a high standard. As it totally contradicts what you Blake and Dr Lindsay are saying regarding the graft quality and supposed superiority of FUT grafts over FUE grafts. So Dr Feller now resorts to sending out private messages threatening legal action over my comments!! This is an open forum Dr Feller where we are free to comment on results and there is nothing libelous in my posts. The last post i read regarding Taclinowest he did not seem to be growing that well and stopped updating. If you are saying otherwise thats great for him why don't we see an update to clear this up ? I make the reference to this case as you are giving the impression to everyone FUT is almost a cast iron guarantee of great results. It isn't and prospective patients should be aware of that. There are without doubt lots of sub par results out there from both procedures. Which is one of the crux of my points, there are no guarantees with either technique. You really are making yourself look more and more ridiculous with these posts and threats. You think your bully boy tactics will make everyone go away and agree with your opinion. Pathetic. Again everyone would be better off getting back to letting their results do the talking instead of propaganda campaigns.

There are amazing FUE results being posted because they are being carried out daily. I totally disagree with Dr Fellers statements in the results could look better with FUT. I would agree that a higher norwood's final result could look better via FUT purely with the amount of grafts able to be harvested. However I think as Dr Vories also agreed there should not be a difference graft for graft quality once they have matured and cycled. What is not being mentioned here is there are just as many dud results in FUT out there as there is in FUE. The impression been given is FUT is a guaranteed gold standard result which is not the case. There are no guarantees with either technique, I even recall a recent FUT case from Dr Feller Taclinowest which was not a success. The difference in this case is this guy cannot go and shave down his head without obvious scarring on display and move on with his life. THIS IS THE HUGE DEAL FOR PEOPLE. More so than the thought of having the Strip extracted. It is the thought that the surgery wont be successful and they have removed the retreat option as they now have a huge tell tale linear scar on their head and are branded for life as a failed HT patient. If he had FUE and it was was sub par he still has the option shave down without visible scarring. And possibly with a framed hairline.

Hmm thats not the way i recall it.:confused: Your reply is a joke. I rest my case.

Ontop you are never going to hear anything negative towards the FUT procedure from Blake, Hairjo or anyone else connected to Dr Feller / Lindsay. As this procedure is their bread and butter and they are unable to perform large FUE sessions to a high standard. If they are i certainly haven't seen any results recently to confirm this and would welcome to see some. This is all fair enough. I would just hope certain potential patients have the foresight to do their research and realise they could be FUE candidates should they wish to have that procedure. If they went to Dr Feller they certainly would not be told this. If i went to these guys unprepared and was persuaded in to FUT and then realised after the surgery i could have got an FUE i would be furious. I keep an open mind to MFUE but from what i see so far i have big question marks regarding scarring as it looks like mini strips. Again best to keep an open mind until their are grown out results. I will say i have never seen anything as hyped in advance without an end product to display.

Where is your evidence they are not ? There are several hundred patient cases posted online that would debunk your unsubstantiated opinion .

I am also confused as to why these clinics need to be pre screened with a seal of approval from a non medical professional. If they are recommended here. Surely their results and patient care will speak for themselves as this will be all That matters. I am sure Joe brings some good experience to the table for the online world to clinics. And am sure that can Benefit all parties. It just seems a bit odd to me that his plans orginallly laid out to be a totally independent advisor have changed so quickly with all these affiliations. Or maybe I've Missed something. However Its seems we are entering a situation Where patient advisors are considering themselves almost more important than the clinics they represent. I think a reality check is needed In this regard. HT surgeons are the ones who produce life changing results not patient reps.

I've had some irratation from using fibres in the past particularly after sweating whilst they we're applied. I think they can smother the scalp somewhat and hinder 'natural elements'.

Tremendous work. Well done