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At the end of the video there is clearly new growth so he's either scamming everyone because he has nothing better to do and actually had a real transplant or somehow his method works - which may be nothing more than bad lighting and glue lol

It looks like this guy is plucking healthy hairs, inserting them into his scalp and getting growth. I'm not new to the transplant process and have always understood the graft would comprise the entire follicular unit but he seems to be getting growth with only the plucked hair. Yes, i realize this guy is somewhat butchering himself and he should at least use actual hair tp tools but aside from all that, how can he get such growth by simply using plucked hairs and not the entire FU? I apologize if this has been previously posted.

Hmm. You guys would be pretty shocked to know who it is. I'm not going to say who until after I have the procedure, whether it's him or someone else.

So $12 per graft is not that unusual?

Can anyone tell me the avg. per FUE cost of the top doctors?

Yeah my hairline has had a lot of incisions made into it over the years and even though the skin looks normal there's probably a lot of scarred tissue under the skin that isn't visible. It might be worthwhile transplanting into the healthier skin that's not in center hairline area but I'll see what he says next week.

On the day of my surgery i'm scheduled to confer with my doc. Regarding Acell and my situation, at what point would it be administered? Ie. before, during, after, etc.

I'm getting ready to go in for my 8th transplant from doctor #4. my most recent procedure was from one of the more respected doctors on the forums and he's scheduled to do my next procedure. My last transplant was fue at the hairline. Hairs placed in "virgin" territory on the left and right side of my hairline grew in nicely but hairs transplanted in the front where I had line grafts from the early 90's and subsequently removed 20+ years later, did not grow. Is there any point in trying again at the widows peak part of the hairline or should I stick with the "virgin territory" areas?

I've noticed in some post op pics where patients are getting a hairline implanted, some people have a "jagged" line and others have a smooth arc. Is this the doc's discretion based on what he thinks a hairline should look like or a choice the patient makes? If it's the latter, and a smooth, arcing hairline is chosen by the patient, I have to ask why because to me the jagged hairline looks much more natural.

Also, the doc I used is accredited with abhrs.

I agree, beard hair at the hairline would look bad, I was thinking of chest or leg hair. I'm not going to give the name of the doc who did my last transplant but I asked him b4 the procedure if he was going to place lighter, softer hairs at my widows peak and he said yes. 6 months later, those hairs are just as thick and dark as the rest of my hair, which, to me shows he either put no effort into it or couldn't find any lighter hairs for that area. This doc did only strips and i feel like I'd be wasting my time with another doc who only does strips. I know someone mentioned Dr. K would do fue if the situation called for it so I'll have to get more info about that. But even with fue, all my scalp hairs may be too dark and wiry to produce a natural hairline.

Ok thanks, I'll look into Dr. K.

I think my beard hair is just as coarse as my scalp hair but as I understand, it has a similar growth cycle to scalp hair. Is this why other areas are not used as much for their hair, because their growth cycles are different than the beard or scalp?

Sorry for the awkward title. Anyway, I've had several line graft transplants over the years but my hairline, especially my widows peak, doesn't look right mostly due to my thick, dark, wiry hair.I believe only body hair can make my hairline look normal and to avoid those "hair stares" I get from people. I asked my last surgeon if he would make sure to place lighter colored hairs in the area but he didn't. I know there are mixed feeling about BHT but i believe it's my only choice. If I could get just my widows peak and an inch to the left and right touched up, I could finally go out without a hat. Are there any surgeons in Chicago that do BHT? Nationwide?