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well thats pretty lame to label an entire countries doctors as cheap. maybe you shud identify the actual doctor that gave u the poor result. and how exactly were you "Cheated" as u say?

but then again I've never heard of any HT doctor from Pakistan worth going to so maybe u shud have done more homework. apparently u didn't check this site out before moving forward with ur HT.

Great result - very nice hairline. That said, seems like an awful lot of grafts for that relatively small regression. Hope there is plenty of donor hair in case the center starts thinning out.

the scar stretching really has more to do with ur own bodies physicology vs. early activity. I'm fairly confident you cud hav gone to ANY doctor for FUT and ended up with same or nearly the same scar.

this is why I try to steer ppl away from FUT cause its a roll of the dice if ur gonna have the ugly tell tale HT scar.

its usually pretty easily fixed with FUE unless its really big then u need to look into revising the scar and makn it smaller.

I wud look to find someone who has done FUT repairs in the past. you are implanting into scar tissue which is different then healthy tissue. I wud not go back to the same guy that gave u the scar. not that I think it really matters but he's kind of a no body in the world of HT's.

you won't need that many grafts so it won't be necessary to fly to Europe to get it done but u mite want to consider that option anyway since thats where the best FUE surgeons are located and the cheapest. its a win-win imo.

there won't be any visible scaring with FUE in the right hands so that I wud not worry about cause there is less then a 1% chance of that happening imo.

Dr. Quatela he is a plastic surgeon who dapples in hair transplants. that is NOT the guy you want to go to for FUE into the scar.

might not be a bad idea to have him repair the scar tho since plastic surgery seems to be his forte BUT it is possible that his technique in suturing you up played a roll in the poorly healed scar. I think thats unlikely but again personally I wud go to a world class HT surgeon that specializes in HT scar revisions including the transplantation with FUE.

for the quality work you get Erdogan is the best bang for ur buck hands down. he is very aggressive and shares some of the same principals and techniques as Lorenzo. both are good friends.

makes sense. thanx

Hi Busa,

 

It isn't so much related to why the patient would not opt for more. It has to do with how many grafts can be safely extracted in a day. If you read Dr. K's post above you'll see that it was a difficult case. Because Dr. K said the extraction was difficult he had to take a lot more time to get the number of grafts that he did. The goal is to do what is necessary to extract the best grafts and in this case the care necessary to do so required a full day of work. If the extractions were easier then double this number could have been achieved. Thankfully, the time and care that Dr. K took to perform the extractions worked out in the patient's best interest. Sometimes taking the slow road is more beneficial in the long run than taking the fast road. I hope that makes sense.

great improvement. the natural comb over gives it more density then it actually has tho.

I'm assuming the last two pics are the before pics? how much donor do u have left? its looks like whoever SHE is spaced the grafts kinda far apart imo.

I wud say u need both density and the crown area covered but again its gonna depend on ur donor capacity.

it looks like the way Dr. Bhatti performs his hair transplants in the way the grafts are placed. how long ago did u have ur HT?

wow looks great

there is no one in FL worth going to. especially if ur a NW6. how much money do you have to spend?

I can't ever remember seeing a vertical FUT scar in the last 15 years I've been here. thats crazy. wat a hack!

how many available donor grafts did he have to use? looks good for the few amount of grafts utilized. why wudnt he opt for more? 1450 grafts can't cost very much in Turkey.

looks great

looks normal. another 2500 grafts shud complete it.

apparently ur not doing much research cause there are ZERO doctors in Mass that anyone here wud recommend you to go to.

save ur money and head to Europe and get it fixed before you have no donor hairs left to transplant.

I'd like clarification on this as well, and it seems that there might be something of a language barrier. My understanding is that Dr. Rahal removes the strip (or performs the excisions, in an FUE case), designs the hairline, makes the incisions, and performs a final check and makes adjustments.

just more reason to steer clear of FUT. stretched scars, numb scalps, etc... wat do u expect wen u carve a huge chunk of flesh from the back of ones scalp then suture it up.

pretty much goes against the plastic surgery standard.... "DO NO HARM".

the ones u mentioned are ok but not even remotely close to the best in the world. there is no BEST surgeon. ALL the great surgeons do something great but no one surgeon will do everything best.

its a case by case depending wat u personally need done. thats like saying "this guy" is the best plastic surgeon in the world. well, some only do faces. some only do breasts, some only do lipo, etc.... there is no one best that fits everyones needs. no different with a HT surgeon.

Joe, there is always a "best". Just very difficult to really know who is the best unless you have multiple surgeons perform HT procedures on identical clones and compare the results. I have no doubt that there is a big difference between the top surgeons and then the next best (tier two). I get that it is subjective, but I think its a great question, and with the vast knowledge of multiple members on this forum, am very interested in having those folks provide their own views of who they rate as the best. I this it would be very helpful as a datapoint (one of many) for folks trying to identify who the best surgeons are. I went for one of the tier 2, and really regret not going with one of the top surgeons I mentioned above.

there are plenty of US doctors here that are far better then Lorenzo. Feller and Lindsey are both better and far more aggressive with their hairlines. lorenzo is great if u need small touch up work but if u need a full restoration he's not the guy and will leave u with a high hairline.

I wud agree. ur photos really need improvement. big poofy head pics really don't tell much as far as the final result goes. too much comb over wen its that long.

ur prices are very reasonable tho considering were in the US.

Looks like great yield, but I would try to work on better photos in the future. The industry is so competitive now that the proof is in the pudding and detailed shots need to be shown. Your getting great yield and I think your work has improved sonce saying goodbye to the neograft. Your cost point is the best for recommended docs in the US so I think you have a real opportunity right now for your name to really blow up. Unfortunately, photos like this won't do it. One can't make many comments on it as it is besides it looks to be good yield or maybe something about hairline placement. With the money that you spend on advertising, it seems that it would be a great benefit to get to know the camera and your lighting. I'm not an expert, but it looks like your exposure time could be increased given the grainy quality? You can tell it's not on purpose because the pre ops have the same thing going on.

 

Anyway, just my advice, I'm sure you're booked up as it is so it may not matter from a monetary stand point, but I think having your photographer learn the camera will pick your presentations up quite a bit and I think inquiries by prospective patients will follow.

jus shock loss. nothn unusual

Open mind - research - bad news - human nature - horrible - facts - wisely - unrealistic. !

 

Love it.

Let's sing it.

 

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That is the first and last page of your research.

And we've seen disastrous FUE results too. Human physiology plays a big part in all of this as it is not an objective guaranteed result and every procedure has a 'chance' of producing less that desirable results.

 

Everyone will take what they want from what they read and there are those who will prefer to make decisions based on broad sweeping statements rather that do their homework.

 

In the end, you live with your own decision about your own one head.

lets not forget how many grafts are damaged or destroyed while taking a scalpel to the skull and slicing the scalp to remove the strip of flesh containing grafts. how many are damaged? not sure. probably varies quite a bit.

but, if u feel the yield is 15-20% better with strip wat percentage of grafts are damaged therefore reducing the number of viable grafts that can be used in future procedures?

might be 6 of 1, 1/2 dozen of another as wen u compare FUE has less yield cause if ur destroying 15-20% of grafts from that strip is it really any different then losing 15-20% via FUE?

wat type of procedure are you going to specialize in? are you going to be exclusive FUE or both FUE/FUT?

Modern,

 

See this post for more information as to why: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/178876-costs-fue-us-vs-europe-asia-post2428542.html#post2428542

 

Long story short, FUE exposes the grafts to a greater level of stress and strain, and this affects growth and survival.

 

As to how much? The objective data -- which is still lacking -- tells us it's anywhere between 10% - 30% less than strip. I personally think strip yield is 95%+ on average and FUE is probably 75-80% on average. The caveat with FUE is that it's a lot more variable. You'll get cases where it's 90%; you'll also get cases where the yield is clearly poor.

 

Now, does this mean it's a bad procedure or I'm "anti-FUE"??

 

No, absolutely not. What it means is that patients need to know the above information and doctors need to recommend the right surgery to the right patient. If a patient is okay with variable yield and doesn't want to hassle with the strip scar, then FUE is an appropriate choice. But, this info needs to be shared and discussed honestly so patients can make an informed decision.

 

I think this is a reasonable and ethical way to do it. Hopefully this makes sense!

where are the immediate after pics?

and why again do u need a HT? ur looking for a solution to a problem that only exits IN ur head not ON ur head. dude u have a full head a hair.

looks decent. crown is always slow to grow. it looks like the grafts are packed pretty tight on the crown tho.

im not sure why this patients pics are being posted at 6 months tho. he has another 6-12 months of possible growth.