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It did. See my hair loss has since progressed and I have to resort to some very artistic hair styles when I cant wear a cap. I will post some more pictures now that I have got the hang of it. Today I also received advise from one of the doctors that I could try to fue out some hair from each graft so the bunches look less obvious. Now that is also a thought which never occured to me before. If I just thin out the plugs they may not look so bad and I may not go for a big transplant at all. What do you say?

Trying to post a picture. hope it comes on ok

Thanks Hair be there. Will try today.

Hairbethere, How do you guys post pics. I have seen many people doing it in their post but cant seem to do it myself.

I agree carl, when will these ht docs learn not to tell us the bare minimum we should aim for. They should be telling us the max we can get(body hair or whatever). And then let us decide.

So finally I have some consensus among the doctors. Most say that my grafts should be excised. Most also say that bh can be used but with caution as it is still early days. One, Dr.AP, advised to have bh and head hair placed in alternate sites except for the hairline. I think I like the idea of getting bh and head FUs in alternate sites. That way I can play safe and if possible get the body hair growing too. Any veiws?

Thanks smoothy. Will do the online consultation with acouple of them and let you know. Thanks everyone for the help.

Hi people! Any replies. I did research the forums and even I think DHI seems to be more of a marketing ploy than anything else. Have looked up some doctor's sites and will be looking up the remaining ones soon.

Hey Gil, Did not understand this part. Did u have bht and they grew out wavy or did your head hair grafts grow out wavy.

Thanks Dr. Epstein, Your advise is appreciated and the fact that you took time out. However, I think you mistook Petrandy's photographs for mine. Still many thanks. My grafts are not located so down on the forehead so I think they should be less of a problem and I think you are right. I have been advised over the years to have them excised by many doctors. The reason I dithered was that my donor area is actually very depleted. The doctor who did the transplant probably wasted a lot of the plugs along with donor hair. So my back of the head is more like a thinned area with lots of 3-4 mm scars all over. I wish I knew how to post my photos then you could appreciate too. But there does not seem to be 5000 grafts there. That is the reason I am waiting for this bht to materialise. I have waited many years and will wait a couple more if bht or hm can somehow deliver.

how did your fue go. did u plant any bodyhair too. I hear Dr.Arvind is very much into bodyhair transplants.

I am sorry to be bothering u so many times but the idea of armpit hair and leg hair is intruiging me no end. There must be very few armpit hair to begin with, 200-300 maybe. I agree most are coarse and as i look at them closely most seem to be 2 hair ones too. Since no one (not me at least) would mind loosing them, I think u are right. They should go to the scar repair. But i disagree on the leg hair part. I spent a good half an hour looking at my thigh hair. Most- at least 50% are 2 hair per place. And what about the pubic hair. They grow fast, are coarse- do they too go into the scar. (I would even use the hair on my fingers if they all will add up to hiding my plugs). Can I post my picture so that you get an idea and maybe advise me better?

Thanks Gil, I know it would be much easier if one just got the web address. But I think I will just do a search on the names of the doctors. BTW, do you think or have you heard from anyone that leg or armpit hair will end up looking the same as the chest hair

Gillenator, Could you give me a link/web address to the doctors performing bodyhair transplants. I could not find.

I have been reading a lot about bodyhair being used for hair restoration recently. Is it a viable option? Which body hair are best for use in transplanting? Or are all of them going to give similar results? I am hoping bh will provide me chance to repair my hair transplant. All inputs would be appreciated. Thanks.

I have been reading a lot about bodyhair being used for hair restoration recently. Is it a viable option? Which body hair are best for use in transplanting? Or are all of them going to give similar results? I am hoping bh will provide me chance to repair my hair transplant. All inputs would be appreciated. Thanks.

I am 44 yrs old. I got hair transplant performed back in 1980s. The doctor did 2 surgeries of 50 plug grafts each in my hairline. At that time I must have been about norwood 3. Now I have progressed to norwood5/6. The grafts stand out and I have to keep my head covered to avoid undue attention. My nephew told me about this site last year. I have been reading posts off and on. Can something be done. I have very sparse donor area partly due to the ht performed all those years back. But I have lots of body hair especially on my arms and legs.

I am 44 yrs old. I got hair transplant performed back in 1980s. The doctor did 2 surgeries of 50 plug grafts each in my hairline. At that time I must have been about norwood 3. Now I have progressed to norwood5/6. The grafts stand out and I have to keep my head covered to avoid undue attention. My nephew told me about this site last year. I have been reading posts off and on. Can something be done. I have very sparse donor area partly due to the ht performed all those years back. But I have lots of body hair especially on my arms and legs.