kramer79

Dr. Wong is known to work more often with female candidates

Sorry to bring up an old thread but i was wondering if anyone had any updated studies/information on the potential issue of splitting proscar into 4s. Potential issues as in moisture and oxygen affecting the split pill and ultimately affecting its efficacy. I find someone brought this up 10 years ago in the following thread:

Result looks great. Are you sure the donor is a 3 guard? i guess maybe it is the picture that makes it look longer.

Looks great. Out of curiosity, can you see the outline of the scar if you tilt your head forward?

The middle spot and weak right side filled in well? (from the photos it looks like it did)

For those who have FUT scars (even ones that are covered well at a 3-4) Does the scar line show when tilting your head forward in bright light? Also, Did you guys find the scar was better at 6 months as opposed to 4 months? (as far as cutting the donor shorter)

This is concerning. What clinic did you go to?

Was the recipient area completely bald or were there existing hairs there before the procedure?

Any update?

Result looks good. Are you still suffering from some redness?

“1500 grafts.” - Hair TP clinic (Gothenburg Sweden) It's from his original thread

Can you post a picture of your donor region? Which doctors have you spoken to that have advised not to get another hair transplant?

Every clinic has their own protocol. There are clinics which do the first wash the day following the procedure by gently patting the recipient area with light water pressure or the water/cup method as you mentioned.

The problem is that a lot of people find this forum after they have gone ahead with the procedure (often doing little to no research). The timing is key. For example, you have found this forum before going ahead with the procedure which will put you in a better position to get a good result.

From these pictures it looks great, looking forward to some clearer pictures. When you say the incision line is sensitive, under what circumstances do you feel it? What is the lowest length you can go in the donor now for the scar to be concealed?

If you are to compare the two methods, then the answer to the 'likely' part is yes as you are extracting from the most DHT resistant area of the scalp with FUT. But as Melvin pointed out it does come down to the patients individual safe zone. But generally speaking, no you are not wrong.

Do you have a picture of it?

Do you have more pictures? (the donor and top part) Also how old are you? and are you on any medications? What is your family history of hair loss? There are various questions that need to be addressed which should help clear up whether you will proceed with FUT or FUE.

We would need to see pictures. Are you on medication?

I believe his hairline was not constructed properly and was created very straight with improper frontal density. This is really only evident when he exposes his hairline which gives off that "hair transplant" type look.

The 44 wasn't his age. It was 44 three-hair grafts But yes I look forward to the answers to your other questions.

Is there any picture of the scar? I am actually curious to see how the scar looks with a relatively small amount of grafts moved.

No pressure haha. What time is it at? how do we join?

In case SLA does not make it in time, i know he has previously posted the following: In my research on this very topic, below I have documented views found through research and/or consulting with several well known and regarded FUE only surgeons, many who have left performing FUT (claiming that it wasn't entirely market driven). As you look at the arguments given by these FUE only surgeons below, do you think there is any validity to any of them which would in actuality lead to their being less of a difference in lifetime grafts being able to harvest in FUE alone (over several procedures) vs combining both techniques over several procedures. Thank you! 1. If you do an FUT, you need to leave hair to hide the linear scar, so you wouldn't be able to extract as much with FUE in subsequent procedures 2. FUT alters the direction of hair growth making it more difficult to extract afterwards with FUE 3. When you perform FUT, the skin stretches which causes a downward displacement of the crown expanding the area of baldness, so the extra follicles you might obtain from an FUT strip is negated by the expanded area of baldness in the crown you must now cover 4. You inevitably transect follicle when you cut the FUT strip 5. When FUT is performed, hair in the growth and telogen phase is often not found and/or hard to extract and is discarded or transected, but with FUE, you can select hairs 6. If a follicle is transected while dissecting the strip, it is unusable, but if transected with FUE it can remain in vivo for future use 7. You can always get more GRAFTS with FUT as there is subdivision which takes place when dissecting. For instance one grouping with 4 hairs can be divided into 2 groups of 2 8. FUT transplants can create more donor thinning below the strip scar making those follicle unextractable (or more difficult to extract) by FUE. A top surgeon well respected on this forum sent me photos of this from actual patients 9. Hairs not in proper phase may not survive the dissection

His take on the whole maximizing/managing donor supply lifetime (FUT/FUE)