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Yea I certainly think it's more challenging for the doctor to constantly be moving longer hair out of the way but I still don't see why it would cause more trauma or eventual shock loss. It may be true but just doesn't make sense in my mind.

Why do you think shock loss is worse with longer hair? Even when fully "shaved" for the procedure it's not razor and hair is still present in and around the transplanted area. Just curious why implanting in front of or around longer hair would cause more shock than implanting around hair that is a couple mm in length?

The sawtooth pattern of implantation looks a bit strange and too "regular". May very well look fine when grown out but it seems slightly out of the ordinary. The scabs are all normal and being on an antibiotic will quell any possibility of an infection. Get through the ugly duckling and look forward to the growth phase!

Looks like normal post op scabbing. Where did you have your restoration performed?

It's great for camoflouging FUE scars. If you are going to use it for density enhancement it works best in midscalp and crown. I would recommend staying away from the hairline as it may becoming noticeable that something was done.

There's a genetic component from both sides of your family. You cannot just look at maternal grandfather and assume you'll follow the same pattern. If there's any significant andogenetic alopecia on either side of your family then there is potential for you to lose a significant amount of hair if not on medical therapy. My father and maternal grandfather were both NW 6. My older brother is NW1 and younger brothers are showing NW5/6 patterns in their mid 30's. I was a NW 3 at age 38 before any hair restoration work and have been on finasteride for over 20 years. No crown or midscalp loss at all due to my 5AR inhibition. So, essentially it's very difficult to determine a final balding pattern regardless of family history.

Hair greed is real! Your hair looks great and I'm sure this will put you right where you want to be. I've followed your journey since when you started posting and each subsequent procedure just makes it seem like you were never balding. Congrats!

The work looks very well done. He seems to be a very meticulous surgeon and his results definitely stand out. Thank you for posting as there's not many patient posted results for him on this forum. 3 years wait from clinic contact is definitely a commitment but it looks like it will pay off.

Cancel immediately. As others have already mentioned this is an awful idea. How in the world would you want your hair restoration procedure to feel like a barbershop and less clinical? This is surgery and you need to reevaluate your approach and research this site.

Only 24 with aggressive loss and only being on finasteride for a month seems a bit negligent in my opinion. The clinic should have had you use medical therapy for at least a year before operating on you. It's possible you may not be able to tolerate finasteride long-term due to sides or it may not be effective since you're very sensitive to dht.

Add some temple points and smp and this will look great!

Add Gabel to your list as well.

For my first Konior surgery I waited 15 months from booking to the surgical date. That was his first available and before Covid. My second was only a 5 month wait but he had only one date available within this time frame (assumed a cancellation). All other dates were around 12 months out. So, yes a year wait for the top surgeons is relatively standard. Especially if you go to a clinic where the surgeon works on one patient a day and does most of the work himself.

Gatsby, extremely happy for you! You've been an asset to this community for a long time and have helped numerous amounts of young men rethink rash and impulsive decisions based on the emotional turmoil that is hair loss. For all you've been through you deserve a great comeback! Will be rooting for you!

I had beard work done by Dr. Konior so I know he is definitely capable based on circumstances.

You're going to need multiple surgeries based on your age and current loss. I think Dr Gabel's approach is very smart and he does excellent work.

Contact Dr. Nadimi from Chicago Hair Institute. I'm not sure how many results are on forums but I'm sure the office can get your before and afters if requested.

What do you mean by sourced? Did you somehow just buy a steroid and planning on injecting it without physician oversight?

Not sure exactly what you're looking for but the Konior cases I linked above are examples of frontal, fronto-temporal closure, and full temple point reconstruction.

I was informed to use antibiotic ointment on the donor after every transplant. But follow your surgeon's orders.

There are not many surgeons who can achieve very soft and natural yet dense restorations in this area. As you all are aware, temple point reconstruction is extremely difficult because of the hair angle and characteristics. The hair is generally lighter in color and certainly finer in caliber. Finding grafts that match this description can be challenging and takes time to select the perfect grafts. Even if the grafts are suitable getting the angles correct is difficult because they lay very flat to the head and generally angle down and backwards. That being said, I have seen both Eugenix in India and Dr. Konior in Chicago get very good results with this type of reconstruction. Here's a few examples of Dr. Konior's work. There are more on the network.

Triple antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin to the donor area generously. First 5-7 days saline spray to the recepient as often as you please. It helped soothe the itching for a short period until it dried. After 10 days Aloe vera to the recipient to help with itching and redness.

Yes, this is very true. Dr Konior has a very well trained staff that works like a well oiled machine. It's not just him and a tech doing the surgery. He has a whole team who sorts and dissects grafts before implantation. If you've ever seen his immediate post op pictures the grafts look extremely clean with no unnecessary surrounding tissue. There is no excess dried blood anywhere to be found. This is because of his team and the meticulous nature how they trim, sort and spray grafts intraoperatively. Of note, Dr Nadimi uses the same team and her post op pictures look extremely clean as well. This proves that the CHI team has a very important role in why they get such stellar results. Even though Dr. Konior personally does all the consultation and scheduling, his administrative part of the clinic is fantastic as well. They offer information whenever needed and keep in touch leading up to and after the surgery. They always accommodated me when I had a schedule request like getting seen super early before he started his next days' case so I could catch a flight. Overall, no one surgeon can physically do all the work without a strong team supporting him to get consistent results.

Cutting corners and Raymond Konior should not even be in the same sentence. Cmon mate, you're certainly entitled to your opinion and obviously chose someone else but don't negatively speculate about someone's work ethic that you truly have no firsthand experience with. His lead tech has been with him for around 20 years. Do you seriously think she would still be there if he was that difficult to work for?

I have had two surgeries with Dr. Konior. The first of which was a "repair" and the second a density enhancement. He effectively camoflouged stalky misangled grafts and rebuilt my temples and temple points. You will not find a better surgeon for anything hair related than him. If cost is not an issue then he would undoubtedly be my choice for your situation. He excels at everything, but in particular the finesse and naturalness of his hairline work is simple amazing. He also makes crown grafts have a very high coverage value based on implant design and implant angles.