benji2014

So I’m due to see my surgeon this coming Friday. What do you reckon to my chances of getting a refund? Took this picture earlier today, it’s really looking a bit of a mess

Clinic are saying the usual - I have to wait for the one year visit (booked in for the 21st December) for them to assess. I’m disappointed with their aftercare, they have basically refused to see me until the 1 year stage. All of my correspondence has been with the patient advisor and I haven’t heard from the surgeon. Patient advisor said that they will “work with me” if the results aren’t optimal but their idea of optimal will undoubtedly be different to mine. I just have to wait and see, they might be really good and fix it for me but I’m just so gutted that £9,000 and one year later my hair is not really any different

Thanks for your input, appreciated. I wasn’t given any info by my surgeon around the number of grafts per sq cm so that is something I can bring up with him at my 1 year review

My surgeon is very conservative in hairline design which is fine and we agreed on the hairline position. However, does a conservative hairline also mean poor density? Not in my opinion and poor density wasn’t something that was discussed. It’s so frustrating that after over 5 years of research and considering a transplant I have ended up in this situation

Thanks for sharing your picture and your feedback. What stage are you at now and do you know the number of hairs you had? Your hairline was lowered quite a lot at the front whereas mine was not lowered at all in that area just a bit of filling in. Most of the grafts went into the temple areas and I also didn’t have anything into the temple points as my hair is strong in that area. None of the images on my surgeons website show the lack of density in the temple areas that I have received For me, I think my transplant looks a bit of a mess. My right side is higher but thicker than the left side. It doesn’t really resemble the hairline shape that you see in that post-op picture. I think something must have gone wrong during my recovery as I can’t imagine it was designed to look the way it does Hope all turns out well with your transplant!

Do you really think that few grafts have survived? I don’t have another £9,000 to get this done again. I’m due to become a Dad for the first time in May so telling the wife that I want to spend that amount of money on another HT probably won’t go down too well. Here’s hoping that the surgeon will help me out

Once I’ve had my one year update meeting with my surgeon I will share details, I just think it’s fair to let him have a chance to have assess before I name him and potentially harm his reputation. Anyone can make a mistake and his results normally look amazing and I’ve yet to see any negative comments about him. Hope yours turns out well. 4 months is still very early as you know. Have you posted your progress on here?

I’m a few weeks away from my one year anniversary. At this stage it looks like £9,000 down the toilet to be honest. Would any of you guys be happy with this result considering my starting position?

The surgeon likes to describe himself as conservative so the hairline was designed higher than I would ideally like but he didn’t say anything about how sparse the density would be, I trusted his estimation for the number of grafts and that’s what we went with. I can’t imagine that he intended for it to look like it does, I’m thinking that maybe some of my grafts didn’t take and have died Frustrating that they haven’t offered any feedback and won’t see me until the full year has passed

Hi, These pictures were all taken within a couple of weeks of surgery. To me the shape of the hairline in these pictures is a lot different to what I’ve ended up with

No. Why do you ask? Does he do bad work as well 😂

Hi For anyone reading here are a few pictures of my current situation. Doesn’t seem to be getting any better to be honest Any feedback at all? I must say now that the one year mark is only a month away I’m feeling pretty gutted by the result

Hi, sorry I’ve taken a while to respond to you I have been away. No, they didn’t show me any pictures where the density at the temples looks like mine. (I am now at just over 10 months). All of the pictures on their website show decent growth at the temples. They gave me the usual talk about how it’s not possible to recreate the density I once had etc and I understand all of that but at the minute I have noticeabley different density from one side to the other, which I can’t imagine is by design What is worrying me even more at the minute is that the hairline on the left seems to be at a sharper angle and therefore higher than my right hand side. It’s very noticeable and it’s not like I am expecting new hair to sprout on my left side and even out the hairline. I’m pretty concerned right now that I am going to have to go through another procedure

Good luck with your growth and yes, if I have to go through the ball ache of shaving my head again then I will be pretty annoyed. It takes a good 4-5 months to grow back properly

I only get to see my doctor again at the one year stage, which I am booked in for in a couple of months. At this point I liaise with his patient advisor, who is saying that he’s reserving judgment until he see’s me in person as he can’t tell much from pictures. He did say that the lack of density at the temples is by design to make it look natural, but I can’t imagine that it was designed to be as thin as it is, especially as the density at the left and right temples look completely different to each other. It seems so very sparse considering the majority of 1735 grafts went into these areas This transplant wasn’t done by a back alley doctor, he has a reputation as a top surgeon so I am hopeful that if the situation doesn’t improve he will fix it without charging me the earth. Having already spent close to £9,000 I don’t really want to cough up more money

A few more pictures here of the areas that are frustrating me at the minute. I’d be interested to get some more feedback here - do people think it is still early and these areas will thicken out? The beginning of a strong hairline are there but the growth seems very stubborn at the minute

Hi, here is a picture taken by the surgeon on the day of my consultation, which was around 6 weeks before the surgery. The lighting in the pre-op pictures is probably making the forelock look stronger There were some grafts placed into the frontal forelock but the majority were used to fill in the temples and create a solid hairline

At just shy of 10 months I’m hoping there is still some more to come. It was always my temples that bothered me so I’m maybe overly critical. Can anyone offer any opinion on how the immediate post op pics of the hairline look compared to what I currently have?

These are two more pre-op pictures taken by the surgeon. I feel there is definitely a difference, it’s just the current lack of density at the temples that is frustrating at the moment

Hi, not going to say who just yet. I don’t want to cause any issues with my doctor just in case things don’t turn out how I want. I can say however that the procedure was performed by an extremely reputable clinic What do you think to the results so far?

Hi everyone I had an FUE procedure nearly 10 months ago (December 18th 2017) so I am just getting to the 10 month stage. I was hoping to get some feedback from you guys on how you think it is progressing. I am a bit worried with the shape of the hairline at the minute, it seems way too wispy towards the temples in the corners but I am hopeful that this will thicken out over the next couple of months as I get towards that 1 year milestone. When I look at the hairline in the picture taken straight after surgery to what its looking like now, the shape looks different but it might just be me being overly worried about it. Take a look at my pics and let me know what you think Pre-op taken by the surgeon : k. Post op taken by the surgeon : Results at around 9 and a half months : Any questions at all please ask. If anyone would like to see other pictures let me know! Thanks all

I appreciate the participation here but so far nobody has offered anything other than warning me away from a clinic and surgeon that they know nothing about. That's not to say I am convinced by them or that I'm going ahead with it, and I also appreciate the concern, but I'm looking for advice based on actual experience If anyone has any adviced based on an actual experience then your comments would be appreciated Thanks all Ben

To be fair, nobody has offered anything concrete for/against Vinci and/or the surgeon so far. Having said that, the fact that I am struggling to find anything at all about either seems strange and therefore doesn't really fill me with confidence. Is it normal practice for a clinic to have you only meet with a consultant? I met with a guy and he recommended the FUT etc but said I wouldn't need to meet the surgeon until the day of the surgery which would be when he would discuss my requirements with me. I previously had a consultation with another clinic that insisted on a meeting with the actual surgeon first (although it was chargeable but deductable from the cost of the procedure) If there is anyone who has had a transplant at a similar stage of hair loss to me I would really appreciate their advice Cheers Ben

Not being rude but me asking this question IS research. I'm asking for anyone's experience with this clinic and surgeon as there isn't anything currently on this forum about them

Hi, Thanks for your response. Why would you avoid Vinci? Do you have experience of the clinic/surgeon? Thanks Ben