HarryHonolulu

Hey all

i have my FUE procedure scheduled for tmrw.... 2000 grafts, gonna start conservative and do another one at a later date (I’m a NW 4/5)

I have had a receding hairline for 10 years. I’m 35 now. The receding hairline didn’t bother me at all - what bothers me now, of course, is that the hair on top has thinned considerably. 

In discussing my desired hairline with the Dr tomorrow morning and I’m trying to figure out the best approach.

Im somewhat nervous about the “straight line” look which some people end up with. It’s especially unnatural if the person had a receding hairline and then suddenly.. LEGO man. 

so if I show photos of my hairline to my doctor from 10 years ago , would it make sense to actively try and keep a receding hairline “look” , maybe just lower it a tiny bit and focus on filling in the trace that’s already there? As opposed to basically ending up with coverage but a v different hairline from my original one and also the one that all my friends and colleagues associate me with.

im attaching 3 photos. The first one from last week, the second from 4 years ago and the last one (with the wine glass on the table) from 10 years ago.   

Hey all

i have a 2000 graft FUE procedure scheduled next week. 

Will I be able to get back to my hotel alone at the end of the day or do I need someone with me?

and, after how many days does the head look normal enough to walk around without feeling self conscious?

Hi all 

when a doctor focuses on the hairline and doesn’t do any work on the mid/crown, how will the overall result look? Especially in a higher Norwood (4-5) ??

i am concerned that I’ll have a nice thick hairline but a desert in the back 

hey all

I am having FUE in a week.

I was put on doxycycline by my surgeon to "clear up" a mild case of scalp acne. 

Meanwhile, I have been experiencing a stinging sensation when urinating. it's most likely unrelated to the doxycycline (but ironically doxy is what would be prescribed for a UTI anyway)

I took a urine test and my urologist hasn't found any evidence of stds or anything abnormal.

Will this impact my surgery next week??

1 hour ago, TrixGlendevon said:

Depending what density you want, I disagree.

Thanks for your advice I appreciate it 

Konior

2000 should be good for someone who doesn’t want to do FUT and is okay with a second or third procedure

i’d rather do Konior x3 than Erdogan x1

You can look up my previous posts with photos of my hair 

hey all

I am a NW4/5 getting 2000 FUE grafts in two weeks .

this probably won't "fix" my baldness but I like to think that it will help a lot.

re: strategy, should I focus on the frontal section (and if possible the mid-scalp)?

I am very confident in my doc's skill.

am I wrong in thinking that the surgery that focuses on the hairline is the most important one out of the 2 (or 3) I might need?

is it simpler (and therefore less likely to go wrong) for a surgeon to fill in the crown and mid-scalp, as opposed to start with a blank canvas?

just curious as I may or may not switch surgeons, mainly for financial reasons, and I wonder if this first session really does make the next one(s) much easier for whoever else gets involved in my scalp

3 hours ago, Jacks0n said:

 I agree on the rushing. I think how long a procedure takes is more relevant to a quality job than how much you paid. I had 1700 FUE in just under 8 hours, apart from a short break of maybe 15-20 mins it was all go with the surgeon and 3 tech's.

I don’t have a choice either way. Konior’s clinic caps FUE at 2000, regardless of how many day.

how did your surgery turn out? What Norwood were you?

12 minutes ago, Gasthoerer said:

I like the work from Konior and I like the limited work I have seen from his protege Nadimi.

But: I have to say that I think 2000 FU is very low for the goal you mentioned (frontal third and mid scalp). The approach from Nadimi/Konior propobly doesn't allow more than that, but I still would try to get another opinion from a clinic who does more FUE in a single session. Also, I would try to get a pre-op consult with the recipient drawn on your head. Just to make sure, that in the end you are not disappointed. At the day of the surgery, everyone is very nervous and it is hard to make a objective judgment.

 

I would rather get 2 smaller surgeries, and play it safe both in terms of donor region and scarring, rather than go with a clinic who does more grafts but is not as aesthetically minded.

Regardless, I trust Konior and Nadimi’s judgement and if they are recommending that number of grafts, that’s what I feel comfortable with. Period.

1 hour ago, Sparky said:

Sounds like a great plan of action, my strip was in 1998 so Pre fue really, but if I were to do it now I wouldn’t get strip at all. Some people don’t mind the scar and that’s fine but I’d rather it wasn’t there.

Thanks Sparky. Do you think 2000 fue will make a difference?

4 hours ago, Sparky said:

Too right, I have an old strip scar that I’ve spent loads on covering up but you can still see the thing! With hindsight I would never of done it.

Thanks for confirming that my instincts in this are correct, Sparky. I’m only 36. If 2000 grafts make me happy, I’ll get 2000 more in the future. Take it step by step. 

I imagine I will still have to use Caboki (thy holy powder of the gods) but I am fine with it. A little dusting of the crown isn’t a big deal to me. 

Judging from my clinic’s work I don’t have any doubt it will be elegant and natural (unlike lots of heavy makeovers) and that’s what I’m going for

I don’t want a scar that will essentially mark me for life.

14 minutes ago, Gasthoerer said:

I would really like to see the plan for a NW5 wth 2000 FU. Seems really a low # of FU even with an open crown.

 

The plan is to address the frontal area in the first surgery- maybe a little of the mid scalp if possible. I don’t want to lower my hairline- just fill as much as possible. Later I will prob get another 2000 to address the rest.

my main concern was to go with a conservative approach and avoid FUT

Konior suggested 2000 FUE and I trust his opinion

Melvin what’s MSM?

what are your thoughts on Viviscal or “help hair shake”- a drink supposedly aimed at helping hair growth? The latter was recommended to me by Jerry Cooley’s office

Hey bro

you have more hair than most people on here so I don’t think you need to go nuts eg 3500 unless you really want a massive makeover

personally I would go with 2000 and I would do fue - you can always take out more later on. If you do it with a great surgeon that will really make a difference.

you can reinforce your native hair with propecia and to some extent minoxidil and nioxin.

some people also swear by the laser helmet as well as blood platelet therapy (PRP) but I’ve always read of people who see no improvement with either 

Hey all

I am scheduled to do a 2000 graft FUE procedure in exactly one month. My doctor is Nadimi (Konior’s associate at Chicago Hair Institute) and I am super excited. 

Im a fairly advanced case- NW5A- so I am not expecting to walk out with Brad Pitt hair. But I like to think that it’ll make a big difference especially with such a talented surgeon!

question: what can I do between now and then to make sure I’m in tip top shape and maximize my outcome ??

- I am on Finasteride and Rogaine (which honestly doesn’t seem to do much!)- I’m assumint I should keep taking both?

- any thoughts on supplements? Viviscal?

- any specific diets I should follow?

- any exercises that I should/shouldn’t do?

the clinic will send a guideline in the next few weeks, but I would love to get my ducks in a row regardless.

Thanks!!

Thanks everyone !!

i’m having it done at the Chicago Hair Institute - I hope to join the many happy campers who recount their successful procedures on here!

Thanks guys! So I won’t exactly come out of this first session with Brad Pitt hair but I also will be much better off than where I’m at right now - is that fair?

Here you go!

Hello friends.

Getting my procedure done in two months. So excited.

I'm a NW4 inching towards a NW5 and I decided to go with 2000 FUE grafts. I realize I won't have a full head of hair after this procedure but I am confident in my doctor and I would rather do two lesser-invasive procedures than embrace strip. Just a personal choice. Furthermore I have been blown away by what 2000 grafts, in the right hands (and on the right heads) can do! so fingers crossed I'm one of the lucky ones.

Two questions for you kind folks.

- When you are severely balding, it is arguably better to cut your hair uniformly v short rather than letting the sides grow long. But when you get a Hair Transplant, am I wrong in assuming that you DO want to grow out your hair to ensure maximum coverage? For example,  when I get 2000 grafts in my frontal/mid-scalp, will it benefit me to grow that portion out to give the impression of more coverage in the areas that were not addressed in my procedure? I guess I am subtly hinting at that horrid "C" word... "combover"... I wouldn't necessarily comb over- but I am curious as to just how far transplanted hair can go in "filling out" the unattended portions of the scalp.

- Will it look weird to have 2000 grafts implanted in my frontal area but ignore the rest of the head (mainly the crown and some of the mid-scalp) ? how do most people manage this? I am slightly nervous that I'll have really good hair at the front of my head and then this bald patch smack in the middle. Any thoughts?

Thanks as always.

HH

On 6/22/2018 at 5:17 PM, gillenator said:

Casual smoking is nothing to experiment or engage in...it will inevitably lead to more smoking. Nicotine is one of the most if not the most addictive substances on this planet.

 

And it's no wonder why many cannot quit.

 

My advice?...quit it altogether as I know firsthand what it's like to have lung cancer and living with one lung.

Thank you. I am going to take this to heart.

although I don’t necessarily agree that casual smoking “inevitably leads to more smoking”. I myself, and several of my friends, smoke maybe 2-3 cigarettes per month and have never felt the need to smoke more

Thank you friends

Really appreciate it

Won’t touch them (certainly for the next two months!)

Hey guys

I have a procedure in two months.

I don’t consider myself to be a smoker- I have had a couple cigarettes with friends on nights out and that’s about it.

Unfortunately these last few days I was staying with friends who smoke and inevitably I had a couple cigarettes. I immediately regretted it.

I won’t touch them again and certainly not before or after my surgery. But should I be concerned about the impact these few cigarettes might have on my outcome?

hey all-

I'm a Norwood 4 inching towards a 5 with an average donor.

I am booked to get 2000 FUE grafts very soon. This will be my first ever procedure and will address my hairline and mid-scalp. I am 100% confident in my choice of surgeon.

I didn't want to do strip because of the scarring so I am going down the FUE road, but I have some questions.

- if I do 2000 FUE now, then another 2000 FUE in a year or two, will those 4000 FUE grafts achieve the same result as a single FUT procedure of equal graft number?

- in the hands of a great surgeon, will my donor area be visibly thinner once I extract 4000 FUE grafts from It?