Upshall

1 hour ago, gettingfue said:

Are you being serious? 

You think hair quality and suitability for a hair transplant is based on nationality? That's got to be one of the most stupidest things I've read on this forum. 

 What he meant was ethnicity not nationality, and he is absolutely right it 100% matters

The point of this forum is for everyone to speak and be heard, so not only are you wrong but your attitude is not helpful. 

I really hope this guy is doing great but I have a bad feeling 

Man another result that makes me feel bad about my progress after 5 months...

This man is a magician on black patients 

Get on finadteride now! 

Who are the clinics that you were considering but then posted sub par results? 

Ah I see. Honestly konior is a magician. He is way ahead 

Magical result for such a low graft count 

i have to ask though, seems like he could’ve gotten full coverage with more grafts. Such a small procedure for a pretty much fully bald man. Was the patient short on cash? 

I’m a newbie for hair fibers;

which brand is the best? 

Does it come in different forms? Spray etc..

Do you need to buy an applicator with it? 

Does it work?

does it stay in the rain? And wind? 

Do you have pictures at 4 months and 5 months? 

So natural!!! Insane man. I wish I went with someone like bloxham... 

Do you have higher quality pictures of your hairline pulled back? 

Could not be happier for you bud. 

4 hours ago, Dr Blake Bloxham said:

Hi Everyone, 

I wanted to share a good example of the way I like to showcase hair transplant results: HD video footage with "slick" wet hair. The reason I like this is because there is simply no way to fake it; it is a brutally honest representation of what can be achieved with modern hair transplant surgery. This type of presentation gives the prospective patient a very clear example of how they may look in 6-12 months, and allows them to make an informed decision as to whether or not they would be happy with a hair transplant. 

The patient in this video is male with classic androgenic alopecia (genetic male pattern hair loss) exhibiting a Norwood IV pattern. He takes no hair loss medications. We evaluated the patient and decided to recreate an age-appropriate hairline, perform a dense pack of the frontal scalp, and strategically work into his mid-scalp with 2,500 grafts using the FUT technique. The video shows his pre-operative appearance, the surgical plan, intra-op. and post-op. photos, a comb-through of his 6 month results, a comb-through of his incision line scar at 6 months, and a few "before and after" comparison shots. 

I am only going to share a few "teaser" images here, because I really encourage watching the video itself: 

Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoyed. 

Dr. Blake Bloxham 

Why have you been absent from the forum? 

1 hour ago, Dr Blake Bloxham said:

Hi Upshall, 

It is absolutely possible to achieve a natural, full hairline with coarse donor hair (I believe this is what you are asking). Now, there are a few things a doctor must take into consideration and do a little differently when working with this type of hair; especially if the patient has lighter skin tones as well. The challenge is to take naturally thick, coarse hairs and use them to create a soft transitional hairline. 

As Markee pointed out, using only single hair grafts is a must. Only go to a clinic that utilizes microscopes in all of their procedures -- both FUT and FUE. In fact, demand to see microscopes during your consultation. If you see one small microscope in the corner collecting dust, be concerned that the clinic is not comfortable and practiced using them and be aware that this may lead to an increased chance of misidentified and incorrect grafts in the hairline. 

There are also other "tricks" when it comes to dark, coarse hair. To "bullet point" these: density, the degree and nature of the "irregularity" created, and the number of single grafts used in general play a role. 

Here are a few examples of hairline comb-throughs with thick, coarse, dark hair: 

 

 

Those are incredible results dr Bloxham. If the patient only needs hairline refining. Which means pretty much only singles. Is it possible to do FUT and split all the multi grafts or will it be necessary to do FUE to target only smaller caliber singles? 

Natural! 

So natural! For me thats the most improstant part of a procedure 

You are about to have an outstanding result looks like! 

1 hour ago, gillenator said:

By "thick" do you mean high degree of coarseness?

If affirmative, then yes it is possible...and when working with higher degrees of hair shaft diameter (caliber), the surgeon can still cherry pick thinner hair shafts for commencing and rebuilding the hairline.

Does that mean it has to be FUE? So that the surgeon targets the fine hairs behind the ears? Or is it still liable with FuT? 

Is it possible to get a natural hairline with thick hair. And does someone have an example of it? 

Beautiful result 

Enjoy the next few months bud! 

56 minutes ago, Dazed said:

Ist transplant 2011 - 2nd 2018.  For 4-5 months it seemed like nothing was happening.  I really thought I had wasted my money.  Since then everything has taken off.  In all honesty I cannot compare the growth rates between the 2 transplants.  Both times it seemed like nothing was happening and then it was just there, and I wasn't sitting there with a magnifying glass looking for every sprout.

Who did you surgery? 

Results look very natural, were the grafts implanted through the whole scalp including the crown or just the front? 

I forgot to mention Dr Arocha. Seems like his FUT is top notch. Anyone have him in their top list?