fuzz916

Tommy.  I did not listen and really should have.  Went with convenience. Lesson learned.  Crown does need help as well.

The pics were taken last week.  The lighting is fairly strong in the bathroom.

On 8/19/2020 at 4:31 PM, Melvin-Moderator said:

Dr. Crose had some negative things to say about Feridunis results. After telling him to practice manual FUE, he told me he’s filling a lawsuit against artas. I truly hope this patient turned out okay. Dr. Crose should learn some humility.

Hey Melvin.  As you know I started a new thread about a potential second procedure.  I decided to look up my old thread and noticed what you wrote there.  What is this all about?  Thanks a bunch.

More focusing on density in the front half, but ideally all of it.  Probably need 2 more procedures.  Here are some before and after surgery pics

Hello everyone. I am 37 years old. I had an FUE procedure done about 1.5 years ago from a local Doctor in Northern California(not a super experienced Doctor). 2300 grafts were placed. He dropped my hairline quite nicely, but the density is lacking. I knew I wouldn’t get the proper density on the first try because of how receded my hairline was. How many more grafts do you think I will need for my second procedure? I plan on getting a couple of consults from few of the popular docs in FUE.

The pics were taken in a nicely lit room.

4 days post op of the harvested area.

3 days post op

24 hours later post op

Just had the surgery done about 4 days ago. He is a newer doc and was local to me.  I like what he had to say so I went with it because he had an opening and the timing was right.  Only time will tell if it turns out the way I was hoping.  I understand it was a risky move based on what other well respected forum members said.  Charged 4.50 a graft.  Used the Artas Robot to harvest most of the hair.  Day of surgery pics.  The back of the head is during surgery.

On 12/16/2019 at 11:04 PM, Egy said:

@fuzz916 Avoid the istagram pages, facebook of the sites of these semi-unknown clinics, if you want advice, search and study well the cases of real users in the various forums, and be careful that even the forums are often not ethical and honest, there are some  that are paid by the clinics to show only the successful cases and deleted those that were not successful, especially in Europe but not HRN, one of the few honest forums.

Thanks Egy.  Totally makes sense.  Their page is amazing with the facility and all, but I totally get ya.  Definitely need more than just flashy pics.  Thanks.

What's everyone thoughts on Hair of Instanbul?  Their Instagram page is amazing.

These pics are from a few months ago.

Here is a pic of my donor area.  Just had a haircut a couple days ago.  Size 1 clipper on the sides.  
 

Also added a pic of the crown.

This is one of his recent cases from his Facebook page.  I feel like it looks good, but just lacking a little more density.

Lasercap,

I will ask who he trained with/fellowship and go from there.

Will be doing FUE.

My dad is pretty bald.  Very similar to how my hair is going.   My older brother has good hair but is starting to thin out lately.  He is 38.  
 

Convenience is definitely nice.  I’ve seen cases on his iPad that are still 6-8 months post op.  Look good overall.  Nothing mind blowing.  2 of my friends have gotten it done by him and they look acceptable.  Ultimately I’m looking for density/natural.  

Thanks for the input.  His name is Dr. Joshua Crose.  He is right outside of Sacramento, Ca. About 10 minutes from my house.  He will be sprinkling in hairs to help blend the 2 areas. He seems fairly knowledgeable, but he has only been doing hair transplants for about a year.  I was also looking for more grafts based on what I hear most people get here.  

I am 36 and only use Rogaine.  My hair loss started in my early 20’s.  Progressed fairly slowly.  The Doc drew in a proposed hairline and thought about 1800 grafts should be enough. He was mainly going to focus on the front only. He was looking to get about 35-45 cm2.  I am balding at the crown as well and could use some decent amount of grafts there.  He recommended doing PRP injections during surgery or a few weeks later.  Can’t quite remember that part.  He also mentioned the use of exosomes down the road for the hairs that are becoming weak/thin.  What are your thoughts about the hairline design and the amount of grafts.

Thank you for the replies. Helps me understand it more.  

For an indian in his mid 30’s with thick donor hair.  What type of density should you be looking for?  A local doc Said 35-45 per square Cm would be good.  Thought it was kind of low.