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Thanks for your help guys.

So what kind of ranges are we talking here? For example, what is a good Xmicrons, what is a good X grafts/cm, X hairs/graft?

Happy new year to you all,

I'm wondering if you could help me understand the quality of the donor area.

I've seen lots of people refer to measurements and technical ways of describing the quality of the donor area, but I don't quite know what people are referring to. I guess it has something to do with average thickness of each hair, and number of hairs per cm squared? Would anyone be able to spell out how donor quality it measured?

Thanks

There are two, possibly four and several more if one stretches the criteria a bit that I am aware of.

Care to name them?

Hi,

So I've been reading lots and communicating with other members about the increasing tendency for top rate surgeons to use techs to perform the extraction phase, and then the surgeon will come in and do the insertion phase.

Why is it, do you think, that techs seem to be performing the extractions? Why not the other way round? Why aren't techs given the insertions to do and the surgeons do the extractions?

It would appear to me that both are equally important, as during the extraction phase the donor hairs can get damaged - thus rendering the operation unsuccessful.

What are your thoughts?

Side view of donor 11 days after

No sign 11 days after - that's great.

Let me third the view on the hairline! Besides, look at the before surgery pic - the temples clearly have been addressed. I didn't even think it was conservative until Busa identified it as such. If that hairline holds, which considering Lorenzo's work it probably will, the result will be amazing.

Thanks for th info and good luck with everything!

At this stage now, you should carry on taking the aspirin, and hope for the best. I know this is easy for me, or anyone else to say, but try and forget about it. Take some more pics in a week and then post them.

I wish you well and I hope for the best for you.

I'm not sure if what I've suggested above is medically acceptable, I'm just thinking about your state of mind. Could anyone advise now if he should seek medical advise? My understanding was that if there is some damage, it has been done now, and nothing can be done about it.

Hi - I'm yet to have a HT but have read many accounts from those who have. From what people say it usually takes about 5 months for noticeable action, so the fact that there is a tangible difference prior to this period is surely a good thing. Keep us updated and good luck!

Any clinic that would not tell you who was going to be doing your ht or even a break down of who is going to be doing every particular phase of it you should walk away from.

What reason could they have for not being totally transparent [alarm bells]

Have a nice day

For the doctors with long waiting lists I guess a practical reason is that they don't know who will be working in six months time. If I asked member of my team at work if they will be working on a specific date six months from now, they'd look at me like I was crazy.

Thanks for sharing you thoughts guys. I find it strange that it's the extraction phase that is often handled by assistants.

Hi,

So I've been doing some research for a while and one thing that concerns me is how doctors divide their work up between assistants and themselves. Well respected doctors that charge a lot appear to have technicians do a large part of the work, which means there is no way of assessing how good they are. The technicians are often nameless, and the results of the doctors posted online may have been completed by well experienced assistants. Then when you go for your HT, you could get a new, inexperienced technician. So this is a variable you can't assess for in decided which doctor to go for.

Some doctors are very transparant in that they make this clear (one doctor has sent me info on a break down of roles in his team), and other doctors explain this on their website. However, others, including some of the best and most expensive are rather more opaque which makes it difficult in deciding.

What do people think about this potential problem? If a doctor with a good reputation was using assistants for large parts of the HT procedure, would you still go with him, giving that you haven no idea which tech you'd get on the day?

Could I ask, what determines low yield? Is it the amount of hair that is in the donor area? The thickness, or density of the normal area? What is thick, and what is thin (in terms of measurements)?

Also is dermatitis/folliculitis after the surgery a sign the HT went bad?

Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted ;-)

Hey, thanks for your thoughts everyone. I'm 34.

Makes me feel a little depressed as I guess a transplant isn't for me...

Hi,

I've been researching surgeons for a while, decided on FUE, decided on a well respected doctor and I've been on propecia for 4 years.

I've got a major concern though, that my donor area is just too thin.

Would anyone be able to tell me what they think?

Thanks Janna ;-)

Hi,

So I'm about to book FUE in a sunny country to take place over summer. I will avoid the sun post op, but will a little exposure, in terms of getting in and out of taxis/buses walking to the airport etc pose any problem in terms of the sunshine on my scalp?

Thanks for your reply sl.

Hi,

So after reading around on this forum, aside from the doctor choice, which can be independently researched, what factors affect the success of the FUE hair transplant?

I'm thinking specifically around the quality of the donor area...I've read various technical ways of describing this, but I'm not sure what they mean. If anyone could define the commonly used terms regarding the donor hair (like for example, is density, thickness, diameter etc of donor hair important?) that would be really helpful! Or alternatively provide links....

Thanks very much

Sl, when you say you had 'everything that allowed a large FUE restoration', what are the factors that give a potential FUE patient a large FUE restoration?

Looking absolutely amazing. Even if there is no more regrowth I'd say that's money well spent!

Thanks for everyones responses.

Do security make you take off the hat (if you wore one)?

Looks good. Looking forward to seeing the result. Lots of people mention Dr Lorenzo is expensive...how much is he?

What kind of a waiting list does he have?

Thanks for the replies everyone...it helps clarify my understanding.