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Just now, HLPToronto said:

Well, this  is based on my research 

if we want to look good/normal without anyone noticing any minor detail that hT was being done on us....

either keep hairs very long or cut them very very short  - almost shaven 

i am choosing with the first option and growing them now onwards

So if we grow hair mid-length are signs of surgery become more noticeable? I like to  get a very short haircut (military to hide temples) and then keep growing hair until its very long. Then cut again and repeat cycle. I like to experience all hair lengths. So that got me a bit worried, as I believed hair transplant is going to help me stop worrying constantly about how my hair looks...

21 hours ago, HLPToronto said:

AFTER FUE HT - WE HAVE ONLY 2 OPTIONS:

either very short - complete buzz on the sides 

or relatively very long -

there is nothing in between - and yes, it applies to both recipient and donor areas 

Why is that? Why we can't have anything in between?

23 hours ago, jj51702 said:

Scar tissue is different from virgin skin and doesn’t tan from what I’ve read. So I think if you go that route they might be even more noticeable.

I've read this too. Can anyone confirm that these scars cannot be tanned? It's a bit sad, because one of the reasons I want a transplant is to enjoy holidays on the sun and short hair is the best when its sunny.

1 hour ago, Rolandas said:

I'm still researching, but I think both surgeons are great. Seems like both docs don't have many recent reviews online and they are not active with posting their jobs as well. Since both of them are doing 80% of the procedure themselves and having 1 patient a day I assume it's difficult to spent time for posting. In the end of the day they're human beings like we are and wants to have their life as well.

If there would be a choice between these two surgeons I would go with my gut feeling.

I have spent quite a lot of time checking dr Demirsoy and I think he will be the one who touches my head. xd

He is also more affordable and a bit closer.

44 minutes ago, Rolandas said:

Check Dr. Bhatti videos for caucasian patients on YouTube. Some of them shave all the way down to 0 and you can't really tell they had something done. Obviously for trained eye you could see but compared to many other results some of those patients donor looks amazing.

He does amazing job. Which one would you choose - Dr. Bhatti or dr. Demirsoy? I haven't done much research on Bhatti besides some Youtube videos.

59 minutes ago, Mr S said:

It all comes down to punch size and skin/hair contrast. I have light brown/dark blonde hair and fair skin. I had a skin fade a few days ago and tbh the scars are hardly noticeable to a untrained eye. This is my donor now probably grown out to 0.5 grade. 

I can't tell you had FUE. Incredible. Who was your doctor and what punch size was used?

30 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

I agree with Mr S, 

it really depends on the skin/hair contrast and the punch size. This is me at 0.5 guard with .09 and 1mm punches. My scars are more visible because I have dark hair lighter skin. 

 

Your scarring is a bit more visible than previous poster, but it  actually looks very good. I wouldn't know you have scars if I wasn't a Norwood Marine. Who was your surgeon?

Thanks guys for photos, I appreciate it.

EDIT: How many grafts you guys had?

18 hours ago, jj51702 said:

I’ve seem some people still show scarring at #2.

Oh noes. ;(

I have pale skin and fine hair. They look kind of "transparent" when are short, but look very dense when grown longer (curly).

8 hours ago, Rolandas said:

I've seen some results of fairly pale skin caucasian with no sign of fue surgery on #0. I would suggest go to a barber and ask for #4 and check if you can notice anything, if no, go to #3 and so on. Ask your barber for opinion. Go as low as you can/want until you see visible scarring. Hair grows very fast, so you will be able to get one guard up in a week or so.

#0 with not visible scars? Don't think this would happen to me. I haven't got my procedure done yet. I am trying to get as much info of what I should expect because I am just about to make a decision whether I should do FUE or not.

15 hours ago, Greg_Swanson said:

We are all trained to analyse anything hair-related down to the microbial level. The average person on the street doesn't even take a second look. I.e. even if you went with a #1, the only people who might realise are other transplant patients. 

Probably you are right.

4 hours ago, LaserCap said:

My suggestion is go to the barber and ask them to cut it as short as possible without being able to see the scars.  Once you have the info you can then cut it yourself.  

37 minutes ago, det9925 said:

test and find out bro, everyone has different hair characteristics... its not rocket science

I haven't got the procedure done yet. I just contacted a clinic and now we are "discussing" but they are very slow to reply.

Hey, I am having a hard time figuring out how short hairs can be cut at donor area after FUE transplant (micromotor), so that they are undetectable. Some say #1 guard shave, some say #2 or #3. Have you got some video links showing head shaven or #1 guard shave in donor area around 1+ year post FUE?

Is military cut a viable option with FUE?

Good luck with your progress!

On 8/7/2019 at 8:34 PM, s14a said:

 

My thoughts are:

Redness massively depends on AGE and SKIN TYPE, the younger you are the longer redness lingers.

My donor area looked perfect after a few weeks, I went to Demirsoy and his post surgery transplants look very clean and uniform. I shaved it to a zero at the start of the week and it looks normal, I can't even see any scaring after 4000 grafts. My recipient however is still red at almost 6 weeks. If you're older and dark skinned then I've seen people's recipients look fine after a few of weeks.

It's really cool that you can't see scaring after 4000 grafts, I have seen his work and it really looks clean, can't wait for my turn, but I am so anxious about going to Turkey and doing this procedure... How short do you cut your hair at the back and sides?

I just wonder - when the hair grows back a little after the procedure - would using hair fibers on donor area work? I have never used them before and I haven't seen any people using it on that area.

7 hours ago, PawelRz89 said:

My donor area below

Thanks dude.

7 hours ago, BeHappy said:

Are you just trying to fill in mostly the corners and maybe slightly lower the hairline? If you are already keeping your hair long and combed forward to cover that area then you should be able to keep the long hair on top and continue to cover the transplanted area just as you covered that area before the transplant. Take a look at Legends thread and see how he handled it.

 

Thanks man for this. I do not need to lower hairline, I just want to fill-in temples. However, the doctor that I am interested in (Erkan Demirsoy) wants the head to be shaven, apparently for best quality. I haven't contacted him yet, this info is from the research I did. He may do exception.

I can't grow hair like this guy Legends, I would have to wear a military style (back and sides shaved with much longer bangs), the problem is then the donor area. After a month it will still be visible I guess.

How much did it cost you? Can you upload photos with your donor area?

Thanks, I wish you hairy days.

2 hours ago, LaserCap said:

What's the reason to do a procedure? To look better, more confidence, etc....People understand these things.  If you are worried about people will say or do, I wonder if they've done something already or made fun...So what? 

Unless you are doing FUE, there will be no shaving.  The doctor prefers long hair so he can see the angle and direction it takes. And, if you are doing FUE, it will be a high and tight haircut which a lot of young guys are doing now-a-days.

You know what I would do?  I would tell everyone you are getting this done. And, if you hear anything with regards to it, you'll unleash the wrath, (just kidding). But being up front may take care of things.

I am worried about other people finding it out because it just doesn't suit my behaviour and absolutely no one knows I am NW3. I feel awkward doing this procedure, but it is the only way that I could feel happy and confident. 10 years no one has seen my temples and thank god it never gone worse, but I am so sick and tired of hiding it. It would be a very big "WTF" for other people and there's a lot of them. And yes, I am planning on doing an FUE.

Being up front about it may really be a good idea, it will be tough though.

52 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

Shave your head for a month before and wear a hat. When people ask why the hat lift it off and say you got a bad haircut. This will get them used to you wearing a hat. After that no one will ask you anymore. 

It's either a hat or being up front. Thanks people.

21 minutes ago, HLPToronto said:

I've tried all these methods, trust me whenever you really need to go out ( work, meet ups, socialize ) only then go out, otherwise stay private for first few months (as this ugly phase bothers most of us )

Now, when you do go out - wear a baseball or other styles of caps or hats. Its summer time and also prevents strong sunlight exposure for your sensitive post HT scalp.

 

rarely after 2-3 months post HT, use dermmatch and sprinkle some fiber ( only for those occasions where you can't wear a cap ) but wash it right after, dont let it sit there for long time 

but #1 thing to keep in mind - stay at home, stay private for first few months as much as possible , watch netflix, exercise, eat healthy, music, lots of do   lol

#2 wear a cap - sorry, there is no better solution than a cap....... I TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THAT WEIRD REDNESS could be only covered by wearing a cap. PERIOD 

Thanks for your suggestions man. However I can't stay at home for longer than a month for 2 reasons:

- I need to pay bills

- I am not a cockroach

I hate staying at home for a longer period, it makes me feel sad and stuff.

I forgot to mention that I am planning to undergo procedure sometime in the winter, so it's more common to wear a cap.

I am thinking of one thing now - to just leave the work.

4 minutes ago, Aftermath said:

People will see it if you’re not wearing a hat.

my beat advice would be saying that you shaved your head before going on vacation and because you’ve never done it before, putting SPF on your scalp hadn’t crossed your mind, you put it in other places, face etc and ended up severely burning your scalp, it blistered up, some hair fell out etc

Hehe, I don't like making up too much stories.  

8 minutes ago, hairman22 said:

buzz your hair a few weeks before the transplant

I thought about shaving my head completely a month before op (never shaved my head before). The problem then will be donor area.

5 minutes ago, Dazed said:

I did not have the redness as seen in the video.  Everybody is different, and they treat their grafts and donor area different.  I babied mine, but many are too eager to scrub the area.  I did not buzz my head as I suggest.  The worst part for me was the horrible haircut from not buzzing.  I never wear short hair.

I assume my donor will not heal that quickly.

2 minutes ago, Aftermath said:

That video is best case scenario, you can only hope to look like that at 4 weeks

Yeah, that's why I am trying to get some ideas of what could be done in order to hide it. Seems like it's just not possible.

Thanks for suggestions, but after 4 weeks it will be apparent I did hair transplant. Look at this for example (especially donor area): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSVWUPQtSA8

I am NW3, but no one knows I have hair loss issue, because I am able to easily cover bald spots with long hair. Probably I will have to shave all of it in order to undergo the procedure. I work in a warehouse and I will have 3-4 weeks off, then I need to come back to work and I don't want anyone to find out what I did.

I am worried that I will still have redness at my donor area and I don't want to show my temples to the world (it will be ugly ducking phase). Hair will not be long enough to cover it.

What are your ideas besides wearing a hat?

Update pls?

Could you please provide an update? Would love to know how is your hair.