TheMirrorOfDreams

My advice is to stop posting then. Clearly the thread had gone quiet, then you made another post with that quote about your doctor. Why did you do that? Obviously you wanted someone to have an opinion - which I did. All the nice words in the world doesn't change the fact your photos look like two completely different entities. You have your hair, then you have like this headband of hair that looks so out of place. If you want opinions that are positive, wait a year and hope it looks great, then come back. (Even then though, you're still REALLY young so it may not be so great in the long run).

 

Currently I can't see much to say that's positive but I suppose that's the same for everyone at this stage anyway, even if the work is done by a top doctor on a 40 year old with stable loss. It's a long road, like I said before, put it out of your mind and see where you are in a year.

 

While you have these photos and arbitrary quotes, I'm afraid "constructive criticism" can be the only response, other than the "Good luck, hope it works out" comments - of which you've had quite a few anyway as everyone genuinely hopes it will work out for you.

What my hair looked like a while back.

I asked Dr. Prasert about the gap between my native hair and graft site... this is what he said:

"It will improve after 2-3 months but you will see the gap about 1-1.5 mm. between them."

I asked Dr. Prasert about why there are no photos on Yanhee's official site of hair transplant patients... this is what he said:

"I take no photos on the Yanhee officeial website because of medical legal privacy in thailand.

I have photos only in my office."

Great literature but that doesn't alter perception of the work he did, which clearly doesn't look quite right.

I'm sure the newly-transplanted hairs will grow, as 100-200 already are, as we speak. Is that by the way normal, so many hairs this early? Or is it rather few hairs?

My thanks!

"Dr. Prasert is one of the colleagues in the field of HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY at Yanhee General Hospital.

He was invited by Yanhee General Hospital, which is well-known and famous for Plastic Surgery both in Thailand and in many foreign countries, as a Hair Restoration Specialist in Hair Clinic Section.

Nowadays, he uses "open and see" technique to direct visualize of hair follicle during harvesting procedure in order to maximize and preserve donor grafts as many as possible and then uses Binocular Stereoscopic Dissecting microscope to prepare Follicular unit grafts which is the most modest and recommended standard technique by many hair transplant surgeons for Follicular unit Transplantation to yield natural results . His team also includes 8 technicians and Nurses, which are well trained in Japan."

More photos.

Perchance this is what many a veteran-member are speaking of, in regards to my hair?

Is it the angle the hairs have been implanted, the fact that they stand rather upwards/outwards, instead of lying in a more downward-like motion? Some of the hairs on my head stand almost straight up, while others do not. As far as I'm concerned, most of the hairs were transplanted in accordance with how the rest of my hair grows, when it comes to direction. What exactly are they all referring to? Surely the hair will grow, that I am certain of, since I've already this early in have been seeing quite some spurt of hair.

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Does Surgeon Determine Angle of Hair In Hair Transplant?

Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. on July 1st, 2013

Q: I notice that some patients end up with hair that seems to stand straight up while others have hair that flows to one side or the other. Does the angle at which you place the follicles in the scalp ultimately determine how the hair will lie? Is there some artistic talent needed when placing these follicles so that patients end up with hair that lies flat or sticks straight up? What determines this? Do we have control over it?

A: Great question. You are correct, the angle of the recipient sites largely determines the hair direction. Hair should be planted the way it grows (i.e., in a forward and horizontal direction at the frontal hairline.) It is extremely important that it is transplanted that way to look natural. The body will alter the angle a bit as it heals, usually elevating it slightly and re-creating any prior wave (yes, waves are determined by the scalp, rather than by the hair follicles per se). In a properly performed hair transplant, a straight-up appearance should be due to grooming, it should not have been a result of the actual procedure. Hair should never be transplanted perpendicular to the scalp. I discussed these important concepts way back in my 1997 paper “The Aesthetics of Follicular Transplantation“.

I really dont understand why you all are giving this poor guy so much greif. Obviously none of you know what it is like to loose hair at such a young age. I look back and wish that i had a transplant at a younger age, even if i had to have another one now i would have been much happier not wasting my young years looking like my mates dads.

 

I assume most of you are loosing hair later in life and just dont understand how it feels.

I've actually read this entire thread and had to make a comment.

 

I am in total agreement with spanker (among others) on this one. You can just tell the significant differences between a successful HT and one that is not.

 

When I made my decision to get a HT, I had two guidelines:

 

1. Go to the best doctor in the world based on case by case results

2. Be financially secure and having money to be not an issue

 

Why?

 

Because the whole process of a HT takes a toll on you emotionally, physically and mentally. I travelled to Ottawa twice (you all know who what doctor is) and wouldn't of done it any other way.

 

Just my 2 cents - You're 19 years old. Terrible mistake.

 

I just hope that it works out for you in the end. I really do.

AH! These pics are hard to look at. There is such a distinct difference in the flow and direction between the recipient area and the native area. How far along are you now? Almost 3 months?

A few different ones...

New hairs are starting to surface, though very few in the grand scheme of things.

I really wish you hadn't rushed into it after you had about 8 pages of this community telling you not to.

 

But what's done is done. You have to forget it and be like any other post op patient now, get it off your mind for the next year or so. You can evaluate in the next 12-15 months and see where to go from there.

Hey, try not to get down on yourself, people make mistakes. I assure you most people on this site are only here to help, not judge. It's hard to decide what's good advice when you're new to this. Just be careful from here on out because you only have a limited supply of donor. For now, just try and take it easy and not worry too much until the final product but brace yourself. Take the necessary steps to correct this, if need be, and make clear and conscience decisions in the future. Take into consideration what the senior members advise and above all, do your due diligence. How are you feeling mentally? I don't mean your sanity but generally how are you feeling after your procedure and after creating this thread which got the brutally honest reviews you may not have expected? I want to make sure you're alright because if you were worried about how you looked pre-ht, I don't want you to fall into depression. I know what it's like and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Always keep in mind that it's not the end of the world, far from it. This all can be fixed if need be. This is a great site where you can vent, we're all here for one another even though most of us don't know each other. Cheers, pal.

I think you might be in denial, friend. After reading your thread and seeing your pictures, I would have to agree with everyone else. Would it be safe to say you rushed into this? I mean, I know you said you've been researching 2-3 years and made up your mind about getting a HT, but is there any part of you that thinks you may have rushed into this particular surgery, with this particular surgeon and not done your due diligence? Hopefully it doesn't look as bad as what we are all expecting but judging by your pics and the whole artistry behind placing and directing the grafts, I would have to guess it won't be your desired outcome and will most likely need a repair/touch up. Nevertheless, I hope nothing but the best in the future with regards to your battle with hair loss.

I just saw the post-op photos... I does not look good at all from what I see. I hope I am wrong.. But the incision pattern is so uniform, sparse and unnatural...

I fell headlong whilst skiing and hit my head, and presumably lost my last bit of reasoning.

I also hit the area where the grafts are. The surrounding skin around two of my hairs turned red, but did not start bleeding. Is there a possibility they may have suffered from the hit? Thanks.

You know the space between the "new" hair and your native hair, did the doctor shave that part down? That could be why there's a gap

The judgement is on the post op photos, after you see hundreds/thousands and have been there yourself, you can tell when something isn't quite right.

 

No-one is bitter (I was annoyed last night though) we just want the best for you and it's disappointing you made the decisions you made.

 

Please keep us updated, I genuinely hope it all works out for you. I do just want to re-iterate that you shouldn't go back to that doctor. 2000 grafts in that area was too much in the first place, no way should you need a further procedure.

It would be nice if everyone could just stop basing their judgement when I am only at my second month, the ugly phase. By the Gods, I understand your reluctance and bitterness, but what is done is done. Please come back in another 4 months, and then perhaps... nonetheless, thanks for taking your time to partake in my thread.

Why are the hairs in the graft-site growing in many different directions? Because the normal hairs grow in the different direction, not all are parallel.

When you transplanted the hairs, did you transplant them in 1's, 2s or 3s, or all? Yes, in the first few rows, I transplant with single hair grafts after that I use 2-3 hairs grafts in combination.

Are you sure it will end up looking normal? Yes, but you will see when you leave long hair style, the only thing that is they still look a bit thinner than normal because this is the first operation.

Dr. Prasert Seesillapachai

I do wish you well, but you should know what is what so you aren't looking for something that is not going to happen. Like hair there said, the veterans here can look at a post op photos and easily tell you if something is off, if the density will be sufficient, if the angles are right, etc. I am not trying to sound like a know it all, but I just got upset when I read through this whole thread. If you have any kind of expectations as far as naturalness and density, then I feel the correct answer is yes, it will never work out. You will not look like a "freak" but you will not get an acceptable result IMO. The best that you can hope for at this time is that you get a high yield so that the strip that was taken was not in vain and these grafts will provide coverage. Then you can get an expert physician complete the restoration.

 

What's done is done but I hope that other young men (and older men too) see this thread and head advice given to them from veteran members. You should not have had the surgery, but if you were going to have it, it should have been from a skilled doc. Donor is finite in the best of hands, but when you are young and get a HT that is aggressive from a non-skilled surgeon it can end up down right tragic.

 

Hopefully what was planted grows and you can sort things out (which means another procedure, 100 percent sure) without much more long term damage than a hairline that is a little aggressive (mine is too but I'm almost twice your age). Hopefully use use meds to the fullest and are able to keep what you have for many years.

I see. Let's hope for the best, and expect the worse...

mirror, The hair he transplanted will likely grow. You will NOT look like a freak and send people running for the hills. I am very doubtful it will look natural when scrutinized, though. And if you are someone who cares about the appearance of their hair, which clearly you are, you will not be satisfied with this result. It will look stalky, and thin. It will be difficult to style since it is not blended with your native hair. A qualified surgeon should be able to "fix" this by planting true, single unit FUs in between the prior work. Again, I am speaking from experience, my own, and having seen it on these forums for many years.

You read a review? Listen, I made the same mistake as you, although I didn't have the benefit of this forum and all it's knowledge until after that mistake. I hope you will smarten up and really heed the advice you are given from here on out.