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Do you have clearer pre-op pictures? Where did you have the procedure done?

How low can you go in the donor regions before the FUT starts to become noticeable?

Why not go for the FUT/FUE/Beard super combo

I think it is also important to note that what matters, is how much hair we are left with as we continue to progress in hair loss. When moving a large amount of FUE, you are inevitably extracting from a larger area and consequently an area that is not as DHT resistant. When you start with FUT, you minimize this greatly which allows you to utilize that 'sweet spot' of DHT resistant hair. Then you can move over to FUE as the adjunct procedure. The other factors you mention about the skin stretching and the change in direction are interesting and i look forward to Dr Bisanga answering them. Doctors like Dr Konior and Dr Wong say that combining both maximizes lifetime graft potential. It would be great if they could answer your list of questions as well.

Did you do the laxity exercises before you did your FUT's? A 4 guard is still good for a stretched scar.

what is the lowest you can go before the scar is noticeable? How was your laxity before you started the journey?

what is the shortest you can go to cover the stretched scar? what do you think contributed to the scar stretching?

If you are not on FIN, then it is most likely the lack of medication that made you progress further. Without pictures, it would be hard to give any input as we do not know the gravity of the situation. Also you may want to re-think going for an FUE since you aren't on FIN and your hair loss will continue to progress as it most likely already has to a noticeable extent. It's fair that you are frustrated with your situation but if you need our input, we need to see some pictures.

Are you on FIN? Do you have any pictures? Any pictures of the scar?

If you are able to completely cover it with a 4 guard I think that a 3 guard will be doable as well as the scar has time to heal even more. Ya I wonder if you had performed scalp laxity exercises to begin with if things would have been different. I guess Dr Gabel can comment on that. Still, things turned out manageable which is great.

Looks really good What guard can you get away with in the back now without the scar being visible? Do you think you will have to go back again in the next couple of years due to the laxity being tight? (Did you do laxity exercises before the revision?)

What guard did you buzz the back to?

The result looks good. Is it me or is the patient still suffering from redness?

2069 was split between the front and crown? Can you tell us how many grafts in the front and how many in the back?

Which clinics told you that FUT is an old practice?

That is extremely impressive... Is it as impressive/undetectable in real-life as it is in the picture? Is the before picture with the scars from 4 years ago? I am trying to visualize the appearance from 'initial' SMP to year 4 when the touch up is needed.

Work looks good. Can you provide a picture of the scar/donor area when you get a chance

Nice Work. How many grafts do you believe it would take to cover his crown as well ?

Yes, there are other examples of people who get your type/length of fade and it conceals the scar completely.

Yes just to get an idea of the scar and the overall donor area

The hairstyle that TorontoMan is sporting would allow you to conceal a good FUT scar.

Do you have any pictures of the scar? Did Dr Wong comment on your laxity?

Very well said

Hey, Any update on this?

Can you mention the surgeons who made these arguments? I simply ask because I think there is essence in who is making the statements. Speaking to Dr. Wong, he had mentioned that starting with FUT and going to FUE after would yield up to 2000-3000 grafts extra. Dr. Konior also seems to share the opinion that FUT+FUE yields more grafts as well. There is only so much FUE that can be done exclusively before the donor region starts to look depleted/thin.