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Update: My hair didn't get much better. Still very 'gappy'. I would never let that Dr. do my hair again and probably should have went with the more well known Dr. in Bkk. As I stated, I wanted FUE and this Dr. seemed to be more confident, and I will admit, a bit better priced than the other more known surgeon in Bkk. I guess that's what I get for trying to save a bit of money. I can't help but feel he saw this review and had people defend him and his practice. Anyhow, if any of you actually did have a surgery with him, maybe he saw this review and did a better job with you guys. If my review did anything, hopefully, that was it and he cleaned up his practices. Still doesn't change the fact I spent 5k on shoddy permanent work. Ugh.

No. No more growth. I see what you are saying about Asian hair and scalp but this was clearly patchy work with the surgery. I just wear my hair a bit longer to hide the patchyness at this point. If I ever wanted to shave my head, I would have to get SMP or something of the like. I just think that this Dr. is a bit neglecting and unprofessional after the fact. They get your money and forget about you as a customer or human right after. Pretty horrible, especially when you think about how much money that the procedure cost for a country like Thailand. I would not recommend this Dr to anyone. Stay clear away is my honest assessment.

At this point, you are way too early to gauge how your HT went but can only hope it goes well. Who knows, I can only assume that DR. keeps an eye on these boards and probably see's what people say about their experience and about his practice. If that is the case, you may have lucked out as he is probably trying to make right what went wrong with ones before you. Time will only tell. Thanks for your wishes, I also agree, I am better than I was so I will have to accept that. By the way, I still find it pretty ridiculous no experts or veterans of this 'forum' ever comment on the progress pictures here. I commented about this previously and got someone to finally comment about my pics. What kind of forum is this?? This is suppose to help and inform others correct? I don't see how. It's like you have to have a secret code or something..pfft.

But to stay on topic of this particular thread. I would not recommend anyone to get a transplant from this particular Dr. Nevermind the lack of post surgery assistance and support. He himself may be a decent HT Dr. but that does not account for his yapping unprofessional assistances that may eventually ruin potential grafts before they have a chance to even take root, which could have been the case with my surgery. Be warned.

Here are some updated pictures. I am about 10.5 months. I tried to take the most honest pictures I could, some of the ones from direct outdoor light actually surprised me on how thin and patchy it made my hair look but then again, I really think it depends on angles. There are outdoor direct daylight from my balcony, under bathroom light and some with a flash. I can honestly say everyday life, I never ever get questioned or I believe someone thinks I had something done to my hair. My hair is somewhat thin on the sides naturally and thinner all around so maybe it all just looks normal. If I had thicker hair from the beginning, I would probably notice the imperfectness of this HT more? I have no idea. To answer your question, I have been on propecia the whole time, though a pretty light unorthodox dosage. As I mentioned in my other post, my future plans is to get SMP and use some type of fiber if I feel like I need it.

Yeah, thanks, as mentioned by someone else, seems to be hit or miss with this Dr. I will update some new pictures here on this post tomorrow during the daylight so you can see my progress. Unfortunately, they shaved my head that day so I don't have clear pre op pictures. But I have these with my hair, you can see where my previous recession was.

I had similar work like yours from this Dr. Lets hope your outcome is better than mine, I got back about 60-65% of my grafts. My hair is growing now, so it looks more full but still, not the best experience with this Dr. Feel free to check out my story and pics above.

Do you have any pics of your work?? You can see mine at my post just above this one.

Not sure if you caught my story link above but would appreciate some comments. Everyone on this forum states it would be helpful for everyone but tbh, getting any feedback from anyone has been like pulling teeth. http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/187068-6-5-months-fue-update-dr-kongkiat-laorwong-bangkok-new-post.html

Thanks man. Yeah, i totally agree. His cost are definitely not the cheapest and for what you pay, you should expect equal work. Like all the laughing and joking by the assistants while being under the knife, in afterthought is just way too much. They should be concentrating on all those grafts getting handled properly and placed in correctly. And the follow up is just rude and unprofessional. Going into follow up was ridiculous. They acted like I had never been there before! So insane. Oh well, live and learn. Anyone else contemplating this Dr. Save your money and research another is my advice. You could end up having an Ok outcome like me, but maybe even worse...or could be better. I'd rather put my money on the better if I had to do it again.

I see what are talking about. Yeah, outside light..depending on angles is not forgiving at all. I definitely have some gaps for sure but in normal lighting, it may just look like I'm thinning a bit. I have tried to research others HT's and even some successful ones seem to have more space in between transplanted than natives. I am hoping SMP can help out a bit with these issues. In hindsight, I guess I wish I decided to go with the more reputable Dr. in Bangkok now. I guess the two main reasons at the time was because of price and the fact he didn't really promote or push for FUE as much as Dr Kongkiat Laorwong. It made me feel he didn't feel as confident. Oh well, I also have to live with this decision. But like I mentioned, I still think I am better off than before. I have a lot more to work with, be it SMP, or fibers, etc..to fill in and have an overall lower less receding hairline. I have attached a few more pics under direct light in the bathroom to give you clearer idea. As you can see the difference between my normal hair that shows scalp and transplanted hairs. The gaps still show...but I am hoping smp can help. Sometimes, similar to my normal hair, dependent on angles. Feel free to comment. Anyhow, good luck with your new surgery!

Thanks for your sharing your experience and input about this Dr. I totally agree with everything you said about him. As far as my hairline is concerned, I personally don't feel it is horrible and a complete disaster, not great for sure but honestly, no one notices anything about it. I ask friends who know I have had something done also and they say, it looks fine and that unless you were looking for something, people may think I was thinning in the front. Generally..with SMP, I feel the longer it is, the less likely I will have an issue. I guess, in the end, I still think I am better than I was before the surgery. I'm curious why you think it looks so 'unnatural' besides the obvious fact that all grafts did not grow in?! Also, would be curious to see your pics also. Thanks again!

I just had a recent hair transplant with Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong out of Bangkok. You can see my experience, updates and comments on this thread. I would also appreciate any feedback from my surgery. Thank you. http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/187068-6-5-months-fue-update-dr-kongkiat-laorwong-bangkok-new-post.html

Really...know one?! I thought I was adding to this forum with my experience and hopefully I could get some feedback in return...but I guess it's like pulling teeth around here.

Open to any comments??

Update: I am at 7.5 months and at this point, have been growing my hair in. Daily, I feel it looks Ok and feel the missing grafts are generally more covered up then when I was shaving my head. I feel at this point, I will grow my hair out and eventually get some SMP to fill in missing grafts areas to darken a bit. I really don't want to get another surgery at this point and generally don't believe I need too. With the flash, you can really see the missing areas pretty good but to be honest, when I took a picture of the top of my scalp which I attached, where I didn't have much work, it also shows a lot of scalp also so I don't know. I've been going out without a hat a lot lately and don't think anyone notices or thinks I am losing my hair, at least I don't think so. It also depends a lot on angles also but I guess that is normal. I've attached some without a flash and also near a window with sunlight. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks. Also, not sure why some pics are upside down...apologies.

Thanks...will do!

Fair enough. I guess, right now seems to be a crucial point for the transplant and I really had no idea if this thread would just disappear into oblivion. My plan now is to grow it out and hope for the best. Not sure what this last comment meant but were you saying, it doesn't look like a disaster? Thanks for the comment!

Thank you for your comment! I see what you are saying. And I understand there are so many factors for a successful outcome. I have read others experiences on this forum recently with their Dr's and staff and I am starting to feel like I had a similar sub par experience. I didn't think much about it at the time and was trying to hold professional judgement until enough time had passed but now realizing the staff was laughing and socializing quite a bit while I was in surgery was a bit unnerving and in hindsight seemed a bit unprofessional and possibly careless. Especially now that they are very cold when going in for my follow up exam and my surgery not necessarily being a 100%, I am feeling very weary about going back to them. He said there will be a discount of some sort to get a touch up but I'm not even sure what that discount entails. I will start growing out my hair now, see how the next few months does and a grown out hairstyle will make me feel. I guess, my feeling at this point is, I think I'm better off than before? My hairline is lower, not as dense as I was expecting but maybe longer and a few more months will be enough for me I am hoping. Fingers crossed. I was originally hoping that I could keep a shaved head hairstyle but at this point, not sure if it will get much more dense. To the unknown person, they may not see it but it looks a bit lighter and you can sort of see my old hairline in certain lights. Yes, I had originally looked into Dr. Path but they really pushed for FUT and didn't seem to 'specialize' in FUE. I won't lie and say that Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong claimed to specialize in FUE and the clinic offered a bit a lower price for FUE so they were also factors in my decision. Maybe, I am paying for that inexperienced decision now? But can someone answer one question...as an inexperienced person with this, is my transplant a complete failure? Percentage wise...?

How does someone get some comments on this forum? I see many other post with many comments and I got one from a helpful member. What gives?

Thanks for your comment and all your helpful suggestions. I will definitely keep this thread updated. I'm pretty new to these forums and to this type of surgery but I see, keeping people informed is the best, most helpful way for others to learn about their own experience, which is great. My Dr. stated that he could touch up in 5-6 months if I was not happy but to be honest, since so many grafts seem to not take, I'm a bit hesitant to follow through with him? Would you say my transplant was generally a success? I know it's not 100% but I know I'm not the worst case but definitely not the best either. So, in your experience, do new hairs sprout after 6+ months?? I have read different answers on this subject, more saying that to some degree, there is more new sprouting, not necessarily tons, but growth does occur. Thanks again.

Hello, Thanks for the comment. I have not tried to grow out my hair as I have been trying to get a good gauge of how many grafts were successfully planted up until now but after this 6 month exam, I think I will start to grow it out now to accept any outcome I may get at this point. I had roughly 1650 grafts placed to lower the hairline and fill in receding on the left and right areas and temples. There was also some placed in and around the crown and the top to thicken, it's hard to tell how those are but I am not so worried about that as I have overall decent coverage. I may have experienced some shock loss. My main concern is the bottom hairline and the general denseness of that particular area. From the pics, which are a couple weeks after surgery and the present, you can clearly see missing patches where grafts should be, but there is nothing there. I posted because I wanted to give others a sense of this particular Dr. and his clinic after some time has passed and as I had been asked by a few members and to see if any experts could give me some information on how they honestly felt my transplant is going/went. Any comments appreciated. Thanks.

Hello all, I just went in for my 6 month update with Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong in Bangkok, Thailand. As you can see from the attached pictures (right after surgery and at 6 months), there are areas where grafts have not seemed to grow. He also confirmed this and stated I should wait 4-5 more months before any touch up. As I am not sure if I even want to go through another procedure at this point, I agreed. I just can't honestly tell if there will be any significant growth, especially in the missing hairline areas. I will state, my overall experience with him was just OK. His staff, seem to be the type that are very nice to you before the surgery while they sell you the service and after it's done and any follow up, they are a pretty cold. I can't honestly say that makes me feel great about his clinic...so be weary. Any comments on my progress would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hello everybody, I have just been enjoying life, crossing my fingers, patiently and anxiously waiting it out and hoping everything will turn out alright. To all that replied with comments about the Dr. Apologies in advance, I guess part of me wanted to wait a while before I shared any real experience. I'm almost at 6 months out and in a couple weeks I have a check up with the Dr. Whenever I had a question or concern...I have emailed and he does reply eventually, sometimes a bit late but he follows through with any inquiries sooner or later. As far as major issues, I guess, I'm not there yet, and hopefully I won't be. I guess, part of me feels like clinics are always nicer before you get surgery, afterwards is a bit tricky, hit or miss I would say, no exception with this Dr. from my experience. This is my progress thus far, not sure what to think, I guess I may have more coming..? I hope. I still under a flash, have slight pink scalp, could be from sun or I'm just sensitive...I am hoping that will fade completely soon. Up close I see small hairs..where there are balder patches, not sure if those will break through. Any comments appreciated. Thanks everyone.

Well, unfortunately, as my friend helped me inspect it, we are almost sure it is a couple grafts. She also believes she could see where the hole placement was right to the right of the suspected grafts but as we are not experts......I can always hope! Thanks!