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fair enough Joe. but when you say ONE procedure cannot address the crown that depends on wat ur referring to. some think ONE trip to a HT doctor can't achieve the desired result. that wud be true if its ONE day. but one trip cud be 1-4 days and that is certainly enough time to address the front, mid and crown with enough ample donor as well as many other factors which is wat most do these days. Erdogan for example use to split his cases up 8-12 months apart but then realized that wasn't necessary and was seeing no benefit to doing that so his patients either stay one day for maybe 2500 grafts and multiple days for those that have larger areas to cover. u didn't state whether or not IF he has adequate donor. u simply stated it can't be done if the HT surgeon is aggressive with the hairline. that simply is not accurate. 5000 grafts won't make an NW5 patients hair look full if he has to address the crown with a low hairline? again ur making blanket statements. some ppl have smaller heads Joe and don't require as many grafts to fill in such area. and some have more doubles and triples then other therefore will give more density with the same amount of grafts and some have thicker hair. so again Joe, ur making blanket statements that are inaccurate. ppl will read that and think its gospel cause they read it on this forum and ur a respected member. you need to be more careful with the advice u give out cause wat ur saying is not accurate with LOTS of patients out there. and thousands of ppl out there have far more then 5000 grafts to donate. many have 6000 and 7000 grafts and that does NOT include BHT. are you saying those with 6000-7000 grafts can't have a full dense look as well? I see u now represent someone who does not perform BHT so I guess thats why you have not commented on the use of body hair as well to give more density up top. its done all the time Joe by top BHT surgeons to fill in density.

I think the whole age thing is non sense. I have waited cause there really weren't any affordable decent FUE surgeons till the last couple years that I felt comfortable with. if I was 26 and losing my hair I wud opt for a HT just like u did. u can also implant more as you age as long as u have adequate donor. a touch up is usually done 8-12 months after the initial HT. waiting a few extra months is a good idea imo. this will not only allow the surgeon to identify the previously transplanted grafts to get an idea on the density and wave of the newly transplanted hairs but this helps the HT surgeon in placing the new grafts. u don't need much. another 1500 or so grafts shud really give u that density ur lookn for. SMP is an option to to giv that illusion of more hair. I have seen two ppl get it done around here. they went to NY city. it looks like they added 2000 grafts to the top of their head! looks like u got pretty good beard hair too. mite want to consider that as an option to fill in the top with more density. Doganay has quite a bit of experience with BHT.

sounds like a real winner!!!!!:rolleyes:

means double follicle units

looks good and natural

him and Maras are both pure artists! look at that hairline. thing of beauty!

u shud post pics wen u make threads like this. kinda useless without them.

looks pretty good. I think u cud stand to have another 1500 grafts for some density tho. looks a little thin up front in some pics. much better then before pics tho.

why are making blanket statements like they are fact? you haven't even seen the guys photos and ur already ASSuming how much donor hair he has. plenty of ppl who are NW5's can have an aggressive hairline and still fill in the crown perfectly fine. its been done numerous times. some ppl have 7000-8000 donor hairs. so ur telling me if someone transplants 6500 grafts in a NW5 that he can't have great coverage with a lowered hairline? cmon Joe.... thats just not true. ur entitled to ur opinion and I respect that but saying "uncategorically" if someone wants a lowered hairline it will rob them of ANY chance of addressing the crown is simply irresponsible advice and completely false! especially if you have no clue how much donor hair he has. and not to mention body hair can also be used to fill in density. its been done thousands of times over the last few years but absent body hair its absolutely possible with ample donor hair.

that cudnt be further from the truth....:rolleyes:

wow looks like a full head of hair now. congrats

thats not entirely true. opinions are very mixed on that. over time BHT can take on the characteristics of head hair thats implanted for some. some ppl have very course beard and body hair. others have softer hair them resembles scalp hair. so saying body hair will ALWAYS retain the donor characteristics is not true for all. not gonna work for everyone I agree but a HT in general isn't gonna work for everyone. beard hair tho does tend to turn grey before head hair does tho and of course the anagen, telegen and catogen phases are different. nothing hair dye can't fix tho....

yea I agree if keeping ur hair short BHT can work well. if trying to grow long I think it will end up lookn like a wax figure.

Erdogan hands down!

how much is he charging for 2500 grafts?

take some close ups with an HD camera from multiple angles as David suggested and then post em up

fair enough. but a misrepresentation is a misstatement considering the amount of lighting. and who really gives a shiit wat the before pics look like if his head is wet? wat matters is the end result and its quite impressive but I guess you forget to mention that small detail....:rolleyes:

for somthn he cud hav gotten done for $30k in europe.

can't draw blood from a stone. poor donor and a vast area to cover. guy jus looks less bald now. doesn't look very natural. prob not a gd candidate for a HT but if the patient is happy then gd for him.

u hav at 5 months wat most hav at 14 months. that will get much thicker. u will be very happy at the 10th month I bet. post up in another couple months.

not true. u need between 6000-7500 to achieve desired density.

I think the bottom line is you were a poor candidate for a HT. I think Dr. Bhatti will think twice before taking on patients like you again. I'm sure its devastating and I do feel for ya but the fact is you wud hav had poor results with any doctor and the sooner you come to terms with that the easier ull sleep at nite.

lol no offense bro but that definitely is NOT 3000 grafts implanted. looks more like 750 grafts implanted. but it does look as tho in the donor area that far more grafts were removed. just doesn't look like they were implanted into ur head.

it won't be cheaper wen u need to seek out an FUE surgeon to repair ur poorly healed scar. u won't be seeking an FUT surgeon to repair anything done via FUE. don't be suckered into the lower price of FUT. get it done right the first time and opt for FUE. save a little more money.

I wud have to agree with the Wax figure comment. I guess it just goes to show using all body hairs to create a natural looking HT just isn't gonna happen.