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Pics aren't very clear; taken with harsh lights. Things are improving slowly but surely. Very good improvement in last 10 days.

Top class results.

Sorry for the pain you have had been going through. Results are clearly not desirable. One of the worst results I've seen with 5400 grafts used. It's really sad to see some below average results from Rahal all of a sudden.

Congrats & Good Luck!

I wouldn't go to Dr Path for FUE. Only consider manual FUE. If you could afford go to Lorenzo, Bisanga or Firduni. If you wanna get it done cheap, try exploring clinics at Turkey. May be Dr Erdogen.

Nice transformation

MusolnOz Man you really do so much for hair? You have been on Fin for so long. Have you noticed any side effect ever?

Looks good. Right on track. Exciting time ahead.

I am just 3 days short of 3 months post OP. I took these pics in harsh lights. Hair are little wet as I applied Rogaine Foam few minutes back.

Yes you can take a look at the thread I started to track down the progress. http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/177161-4023-grafts-fut-dr-ron-shapiro-smg-oct-20th-2014-a.html

Try low dose of Fin and see if you're getting any side effects. Also, apply Min 5% only once a day rather twice. I apply it just once a day to avoid extreme dryness etc. I am just approaching 3 months post OP mark... so far so good.

Dr Pires has been doing lots of procedures at Rahal's. He was trained by Dr Rahal.

Who did the procedure.. Dr. Rahal or Dr. Pires?

It will get even better with Min & Finas. I am sure Dr Radha prescribed it to you even before the procedure. So you are not taking any med so far? Nothing at all?

If it is between Dr Radha or Dr Madhu - I would go with Dr Radha for sure.

Looks amazing. I am sure it will get better in next 6 months. You shouldn't rush into second procedure. Just enjoy what you got out of this procedure for a while. Let the transplanted hair settle down and donor area heal fully. Good Luck!

Looks good. Good luck.

Thanks for the update. Next three months will be very exciting. Hopefully the problem will shift from baldness to finding a good stylist and right styling product (s)

Wow - that's less than a dollar per graft. You're lucky

Please can you post dissatisfied results from Lorenzo for everyone's benefit? I understand that every doctor & his team are working hard to ensure results are satisfactory for all the patients. I also express my gratitude & appreciation whenever I see good results from any clinic. However criticism is required when the outcome isn’t desirable. Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary in this case. Clinic should take the ownership of the issue & attempt to fix it as they’ve also agreed that the results are not pleasing. Criterion to be a great HT clinic should not only be how many home runs clinics have been hitting but below average cases should be considered as well. Why couldn’t they figure out before the procedure that a person isn’t a right candidate? We can’t just blame the patient scalp’s quality & other characteristics when the results are not good. For patients with advanced hair loss (Norwood 5 or higher), records show that FUT gives better yield. Like I said there are exceptionally talented surgeons like Dr Lorenzo who could create the magic via FUE also however cost of those procedures are very high.

Sorry once again mate. Yes agreed, why would you book another procedure with the same clinic. You did the right thing by asking for the refund. Let's see wht they come back with. Please notify us with their response. I know its quiet bad when the results aren't desirable especially for the first procedure but dont give up, if they agree to refund you should plan for 2000 grafts repair procedure where focus should be on hairline. Do more research and consult some other clinic who could fix it. Did you consider FUT as well? For advanced hairloss there are only handful of successful cases. Its not easy to get desirable results with only one FUE procedure for Norwood 5 or higher. There are exceptional surgeons like Lorenzo & Bisanga who could do the magic but the cost will be insane. If you want to stick to FUE and could afford the cost just go with one of these surgeons. Chances of success will be much higher.

Not a satisfactory results for sure considering number of grafts used. Ask for refund if possible. I feel bad for you as lots of grafts are wasted. I am sure clinic will look into it and take appropriate action. Are you taking Propecia?

which surgeon you went to? Is there a thread we could look at?

Even in the pics it doesn't look red at all for you. Another 4 to 6 weeks before real fun begins. Early growth is a good sign. I do not have any goal set however I think that approx 4000 grafts will give a good foundation. Being Norwood 5 A (not sure exactly), I believe 6000 to 7000 grafts are required for the full coverage. So let's see!!

Looks good man. My scalp looks quiet similar. Even I have some bumps/pimples & the new hair have started popping out. The redness has disappeared on your scalp which is very good.