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Around the same time.

Well since we're all quarantined.... Here's a 5 year update. It's four mths shy but whatever... I've noticed that the minimal native hair in my recipient area that Dr Hasson transplanted around have likely thinned out. As a result the density isn't as full as the first two years post op. That or the transplanted hairs have become less crinkly and thick and smoothed out to the point that it doesn't look as dense. Either way I still think it looks good and am happy, even five years later. I'm interested to see how long my surrounding native hairs will last before I will need a touch up/ second procedure. I'm glad my hair loss is this slow where I don't need a touch up even after five years later. These pics of of my hair dry and no product. I should really take a picture of my hair with product but am too lazy.... Oh ya. I'm still doing minox foam once a day and kourosh dht blocker once a day. Both before bed. I've started dermarolling with 1.5mm needles once every 2 weeks or so in the area directly behind the recipient area. Been doing this for about two mths now to see if it'll help keep those native hairs strong.

It does, depending on how your government reacts during these times in terms of they do to assist their people financially etc. If you're hung out to dry then of course things will go sour fast.

Totally depends how your government/country reacts to this. There are ways to deal with times like this. Everyone has to help one another. As I said in my initial post, this will really show someone's / a country's true colours.

Well I think your opinion would change if you lost a loved one due to this virus. And that's the problem with the world we live in. People care more about material things than the lives of others. It's easy to armchair qb when the decisions you make are what to have for breakfast and what to wear to work for the week, and not deciding what's best for the country or world.

Melvin. You can't compare the flu to the coronavirus because one is a novel virus and the other isn't. There are vaccinations against the flu, there is none for covid. The mortality rate for covid is exponentially higher. The rate of spread is also way higher. Even if the seasonal flu is deadlier or just as deadly, the fact this virus is only a few mths old and there is no vaccine is enough for people to be concerned about. I'm not here to argue with you that you should be worried about dying because of covid as the stats probably are inaccurate as there are a lot of people who carry and are infected who show no symptoms. But the rate this is spreading it should cause concern. And as mentioned earlier it's about not overwhelming the hospitals so the people who need ventilators and admission into the ICU get it. And remember there are literally hundreds of Drs and nurses with first hand experience treating this every day that are telling the public to smart then f*ck up. These same Drs and nurses also treat the seasonal flu every year. I think they know what they are talking about. But I guess everyone online/social media who has an opinion knows more than the actual professionals. This pandemic will truly identify not only individuals but also countries who only care about themselves and not the ones around them. This is going to really define the US in years to come....

Your donor area looks awesome. But 5000 grafts for the results you got I would be disappointed as well...

I'm not being grandiose. I'm just saying after all this, maybe just accept the hairloss and get on with your life. But it is your money and life. If you want to spend the money time and emotion on smp, then that's your decision. All smp will fade. So you will need to have touchups over and over again. I've seen very good smp, but imo, if you're going for the day or two old shaved look, there isn't really that much difference vs actually being skin bald. Yes it frames the face but the overall look is very similar.

Dude once there laser sessions remove the ink just leave it. Why go through this again. Imo even the BEST SMP doesn't look natural or that good. Move on with your life. You're not fooling anyone sporting a fake shaved head vs a bald head. Imo the two don't look that much different, but hey its your money.

Not really. But I know it'll eventually happen. I know I'll need a touch up later down the road. I'm still on the fence if I would get the touch up or just let nature take it's course lol

It's what he designed and I agreed with. I didn't want a straight hairline. My main goal was restore the fullness and stylability of the hairline. I will admit when the procedure was done and I saw the hairline it looked a lot more widow's peakish than I expected. But when the hair grew in, the widow's peak look went away. I'm glad I agreed to the hairline because the slight v shape adds maturity and makes it more natural looking. If you're local, it's a no brainier you go with hw

I got it from another site. Stopped using it because the new batch I got about a year ago aggravated my scalp (gave me pimples on the applied area). I use minox foam and a topical dht blocker (kourosh) but honestly have no idea if it's working. Like most people I'm just afraid if I stop by hair loss will.progress faster , finding out that the meds did work in mainting. ..

Because of his reputation. And I live a ten minute walk from his office 😉

You need to take clearer pics. But even with the blurry donor area you can see the scars quite clearly. Diep uses a noticeably larger punch and that is why his donor area scars are large, it's that simple. So really we aren't comparing the ability of surgeons when it comes to which clinc is better at using the same punch size. End of the day, both surgeons have great recipient yields.. if you want smaller donor scars, go to Hasson. It's not bc hassons technicians are better per se , but they choose to use smaller punches which results in smaller scars. Personally, I wouldn't get my hair cut as short as I do with diep sized scars as I'm already subconscious with mine the way it is now.

This is my donor area from Dr Hasson. Just came back trom the barber. Number 1-2 fade with an Oster classic 76 which is actually shorter than other guards. Their number 1 is actually closer to a 0.5 and 2 is more like in between a 1.5-2. You can still see the scars but it is no where as obvious as Dr dieps

Pics!

I'm pretty sure Doug will be able to chime in about how many fue cases Dr Hasson and or Wong have done in the last couple years. Their results seem pretty much identical in terms of success rates. The thing is that Dr hassons fut scars are well hidden that most ppl would opt for a mega session doing fut which is so much cheaper.

Not sure why that would be a problem if his results speak for itself. Hasson does come in to speak to you after towards the end of the consultation to confirm everything they the consultant has recommended. This is from my experience, at least.

Awesome results!

From what I have seen online. Hasson. Donor scars are noticeably smaller and overall cleaner work. The size of the donor scars on dieps work, you can't cut your hair as short, which defeats the purpose of an fue procedure. Yes I've had work done by Dr Hasson, but judging by the pictures alone which have been posted I would lean to Dr Hasson for FUE or FUT.

Excellent as usual!!

Thanks for the responses.

I see why you mean. If my hair loss got to a nw4+ there's no way I'd bother playing catch up. And that's the problem I'm debating. I'd get a touch up if my hair stabilizes and doesn't go past a 3. If it does I'm not willing to go through multiple procedures.

I see what you're saying. But I'm confused as to why you brought it up. Was it to say that shaving my head now is an option instead of getting further procedures because I'm still a low NW?

I had buzzed my head to a no. 1/2 prior on a couple of occasions. Didn't mind the look at all. The problem now is that if I do it now the slight hair textures may look a bit noticeable I had work done.