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  1. 1 hour ago, AnalogFeel said:

    This is the closest overall case to my own that I have ever seen. NW5 pattern, diffuse loss, very thick/wavy hair with supreme donor density

     

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    what's encouraging for me is those results were posted a year after the transplant so maybe I am a late bloomer like that? I just don't see any way how a well recommended surgeon like this can get less than say a 70% yield from the grafts and even a 70% yield will make a huge difference

     

    just FYI for you guys. Doctor keller told me his yield was like 98%, which means i should have the most spectacular transplant in history of the world, for whatever that's worth

    This result? That pic with the yellow was taken in ridiculously harsh/bright overhead light. The pic where he is wearing the blue was taken with NO overhead light. This makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

  2. For instance, the 3rd and 4th pics you posted above....real easy......the 3rd one he has his hair parted to the sides in the front. He could legitimately NOT have had a HT, grown his hair out a couple more inches, combed it back...and HAD THAT SAME DENSITY. Everyone knows you comb your hair back to cover up a bald crown (and people do it because it works).

    Have that 4th pic parted to the side and then you would see the actual results.

  3. 1 minute ago, AnalogFeel said:

    show me one Konior or Panine transplant with as massive of an improvement in density as the pics I"ve posted by Keller

    Again, I have curly hair. I don't give a shit about a perfect artistic hairline

    Expectations were way out of reality?

    I can show you multiple transplants on men who were much much more bald than me with results I would be totally happy with

    You just don't get it, dude. Talking to you is seriously like hitting your head against a wall.

    I can friggin make patients who had the worst HT's from doctors in Turkey look dense with the right lighting.

    So did I tell you so or did I tell you so?

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  4. You have no one to blame but yourself.

    To sit here and say you compared this guy to two other doctors, including Konior, and this guy's pics had the best density out of three is just laughable. You obviously don't know how to assess pictures.

    This is just brahmabull under a new ID....and everyone told him who to go with before his surgery and he chose to go his own way because he is stubborn and now he is reaping those benefits. Your expectations were also way out of reality....

    You may have researched prior to your HT.....but you researched poorly and came up with insane statements. I've never in my life ever heard anyone proclaim your HT to be anywhere near a top tier of HT's....yet you had this odd insistence that he somehow was based on pics that didn't prove that.

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  5. I just think it looks bad......because these are ultimately all topics that don't get replies so you have a bunch of threads with no replies on the first page (makes it look like people aren't visiting the site). Just constructive criticism.....you may want to open a separate board on here with all of those types of articles. I just feel it would get more traffic that way and not drown out actual threads that are getting replies.

  6. 16 minutes ago, Payam said:

    Funny that Naidimi gets scrutinized making 1500 grafts look like 2000 while theres complete silence when turkish clinics consistently make 4000 grafts look like 2000 or less. 

    OP did Naidimi have her results somewhere online as well? Was Konoir present at all during the process?

    Huh? I wasn’t criticizing Nadimi. I was criticizing Turkish clinics.

  7. On 7/27/2018 at 12:49 PM, Gasthoerer said:

    Sorry, you did not get what I mean. I am not saying that you or anyone would not compliment guys for a great transplant in turkey. BUT: If another clinic would come up with this plan (huge are but only 1500 FU) there would be no compliments.

    Well the difference is 97 percent of the surgeons in Turkey are garbage versus one of the most well-respected clinics in the world. I mean, do you really need that laid out for you?

    OP, looking good....this is right around the time the good growth happens. I bet you will be looking good by the start of February.

     

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  8. On 11/15/2018 at 8:18 AM, chicago2017 said:

    Hi AnalogFeel,

    I think that my tickness is above the average. I had around 2,000 grafts with 3 hairs. None of the post op pictures he posted does not show my crown from the top. I have some improvements, but I have expected better density.

    Results are definitely lacking. Konior is half hour away from Keller....I will never understand you guys who pass that opportunity up (especially if you have had surgery in the last couple years because there are tons great Konior threads since way before then). 

  9. On 9/24/2018 at 4:36 PM, Bill - Managing Publisher said:

    OK let’s start with the obvious that unfortunately doesn’t seem to be too obvious to everybody. Six months is far from the result and while some patients experience a lot of growth that six months, some patients are only just beginning to see signs of new growth around 5 to 6 months. This is hardly cost for future at this stage and I think people really need to reserve judgment until at least 12 months.

    Moreover, the first set of photos definitely make the hairline looks worse than it really is as the second set of photos, styled seem to show a much  better look. That said, clearly more is expected and the truth is it six months, we should certainly seem more growth  

    So I encourage people not to panic and jump to conclusions which is way too typical on this discussion forum happens almost every time somebody post their concerns. 

    Honestly, people really need to start learning and understanding that  everybody grows at different rates  and sometimes, it takes  at least 8 to 10 months to really even start seeing anything close to the final outcome. 

    So let’s wait and see what things look like in another six months before anybody jumps to conclusions. 

    Best wishes,

    Bill

     

    You can’t be serious. You are a mod, be better than this. To be honest....some of the mods’ views over the last year have been....concerning.

    It’s very obvious by the post-op pics 2 weeks after that he was not packed densely at all. Secondly, he has barely any hair in that area and it’s been 6 months. Third, his latest pics are of him combing the other hair over.....hardly “better”. He is lucky that he seems to have a good caliber hair and he can comb it over....but don’t use that as an excuse that the work leaves a lot to be desired. 

    Sure, it’s 6 months....you will get some more growth but this was never going to be dense in the first place based on the pics. 

  10. There are plenty of people on here who have....but results will vary. Some have lost a lot of hair from shock loss because they weren’t on Fin. 

    Its definitely risky. I always feel you should try even really small doses or every other day doses before completely giving up on Fin because it’s going to be hard for most to keep their hair without it....and the risks associated with shock loss will be much greater. 

  11. Sure, thick/coarse hair trumps all and is probably the largest difference maker when it comes to your result versus someone else who gets the same number of grafts. However, having wavy hair is also a positive factor in the final appearance. My hair is on the finer side but I definitely have a wave (not curly, per se) and it helps a lot with coverage.-especially when grown out a couple inches. 

    Having very straight hair (especially if you also happen to have fine hair) is one of those situations where it likely won’t cover anywhere near as well as if you had wavy hair. 

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  12. At the same time, let’s not string people out time wise, either. If you don’t have good growth at 6 months, your chances of it being a great result is very small after 12 or 18 months. That’s just fact. There might be the 1 in 100 who is a legit late grower.....but a 1 in 100 chance is not good enough odds to dismiss someone’s dismal 6 month results as being too early to tell. That’s a disservice to them.

    We also have a pretty good idea of which surgeons are real good and which are not. A 6 month mediocre result by a top surgeon would definitely lend itself to waiting some more time. However, a mediocre 6 month result by a bad surgeon is just what it is....a transplant that isn’t going to be good. 

  13. Just don't even risk it.....sunburn, etc. on the recipient is one of the rare things that can possibly harm growth after you are out of that initial 10 day danger zone of grafts coming loose. If you didn't get sunburn, you are fine......but don't risk it in the future. So easy to just put a hat on.

     

  14. Totally agree with what others have said.

    It's irrelevant that you are a physician. That gives you no more expertise or knowledge of any hair clinic versus anyone else here who has done the same research who isn't a physician.

    I pretty much stop reading when I see people who say they've done their research and then in the next sentence say they had their surgery done in Turkey. People get surgeries in Turkey because they are basing most of their decision on price and the hope that they might be one of the RARE ones who actually come out of that country with a decent result (which would make it a bargain). You guys all know what you are getting into by having surgery done there.

    Same with finasteride......you know the risks of not being on it. Certainly up to you to make that decision but you no one here is shocked that your result isn't great considering you aren't on Fin and had this done in Turkey.....and that isn't going to magically change in 6 months.

    You are going to get the whole 18 month spiel on this site....but I've had 3 surgeries. You pretty much know whether you are going to have a great result by 6 months every time. Sure, you may grow a few more hairs from now until 18 months....but will it be this huge difference? No, it won't.

     

  15. On 8/21/2018 at 7:00 AM, Gasthoerer said:

    3. I doubt that there are 20 patient (!) reports of Konior FUE in here. Even then: Add 1 - 2 bad results and this would directly equal 5-10 % failure rate. That is much worse than the failure rate from most top clinics. Hence my conclusion: The statistics do not allow to make the assumptions you are taking. That is why math is better than stomache feel. 

    Stupid comment. So you are saying 1-2 bad results would make it a horrible rate.....that's great except there has not been one bad result posted by him, EVER....and he has been doing this longer than 95% of the surgeons left. The guy is just that good.

  16. Looking good! Looking forward to the results! Dr. K definitely definitely spoke highly of Dr. Devroye when I saw him last.....

    FUE was absolutely the right choice....not a chance you are getting 2.75 hairs per graft out of FUT. Matter of fact, I don't know that I've seen a higher per hair average in a surgery on here, ever.....

    Remember, the number of grafts means very little....the amount of actual hairs moved is the better indicator.

     

     

  17. This is a tough one. Honestly, I was on creatine for years....including a good two years on Fin and Creatine at the same time. I can’t say I ever noticed more hair loss. That being said, I then came across the rugby study on the effect creatine had on DHT and stopped taking creatine. It wasn’t worth the risk in my opinion even though the study that was published only looked at DHT levels for a short period of time.

    That being said, creatine definitely gave me something extra in the gym and I definitely looked more muscular on it due to the muscles absorbing water. 

     

  18. Whatever clinic said most patients only begin to sprout at 6 months is full of it, end of story. Most patients start sprouting at month 4 and if you have not started by 6 you are going to have a very very poor result.

    I am telling you how my growth was based on my surgeries. Now again,  I am NOT talking about the crown as I did not have any work done in my crown and I have heard the crown indeed does takes longer to start growing. I am talking about the rest of the head. Sure, you may get a few hairs sprouting after 6 months, but I highly doubt you would notice much of a difference. The difference after month 6 comes from the new hair maturing and the shaft thickening (and, in my case, letting the transplanted hairs grow longer)....not from more sprouts coming in. Again, I felt 95% of my sprouts erupted by mid-way through month 5 to month 6 in all my surgeries. That isn't a bad thing....I grew in great on all my surgeries....the growth just came early.

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