duchaine

17 minutes ago, ArochaAngel4247 said:

Well, thank you! Dr. Arocha sends his thanks!

I'm waiting his mail for laser cap too!

29 minutes ago, transplantedphil said:

This might not be the answer you were expecting ... but I would try and use that fear to motivate your research.

Don't just look at the before and after results of docs, but look specifically at their immediate post-op work; see how respectful they are towards the donor and recipient areas, how clean their work is, and read about how their patients found the recovery process.

You'll never change the fact this is surgery and there are risks, but you can gain a sense of control by picking the right doctor and knowing exactly what to expect from them.

EDIT: and yes @duchaine the valium helps lol

Never took any mental drug in my life. Anyway I was scared to get an anafilattic shock/panic attach during my surgery. So I brought some CORTISONE AND XANAX with me. I didn't take it but I felt relaxed just to know that I had it with me.

first time I see a natural result for beard.

59 minutes ago, Dr. Glenn Charles said:

With FUE there should be no worries about working after 10-14 days. Of course be careful not to physically bump your head into something, but careful workouts should not effect the results of your procedure.

Doc, some of your colleagues say that we should avoid training for 1 month because we need the blood goes to the scalp and not to muscles..but it doesn't make any sense to me.
anyway, hair scalp should not involved in venous/artetious blood flow. Microcirculation works into a complexity different pathway so, brining blood to muscle should not reduce blood supply to hair follicles.
What is your opinion?

45 minutes ago, 1978matt said:

The last FUE I had I was back doing weights after 14 days.  I just went in about 30% lighter than normal for first week.

FUT I would double it and then be really careful with activities that flexed the neck a lot.

so, 3 weeks are more than enough ...thanks!
(first deloading in 3 years...I think I can stay 3 weeks without lift!)

10 minutes ago, 1978matt said:

350 is probably ok provided the hair is not coarse.

Lets say the hairline is 15cm long.  To implant 47 grafts /cm in the first 0.5cm deep you need 15 x 0.5 x 47 = 353 singles.

I had only 256 singles/2066 total FU.
really worried about the result I can get!

5 minutes ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

The work looks incredibly clean, Lupunzula is a true FUE craftsman.

@Melvin-Moderator, the forklift have only 11% single among his FU.
Do you know if there is a specific number/ratio of singles/multiples to rebuild the hairline?

56 minutes ago, Medina said:

Yes

If you take a hd photo with flash you will observe many native hairs along side transplanted ones, but they are weak and dying 

 

Reviving them would boost density for sure  

 

Thanks!! great answer! this is what I was looking for.
I thought  that, giving 50 uf/cm, there was not "empty" space between grafts so any hair could regrow.

53 minutes ago, Yake said:

I dont think there will be any treatment that will come out.  Hairs are connected to hormones n if you mess with it ,you'll experience side effects. The only solution here is there could be a treatment to multiply donor hair n transplant it 

Oh my god:
I'm not asking you if you think that hair can regrow (anyway, with the proper treatment, dormant hair can regrow). I'm asking if SCAR TISSUE can be a limiting factor for native hair to regrow.

valium. No kidding

28 minutes ago, 1978matt said:

I think it should be good.  The number of hairs was over 7100 (see graft breakdown above) which is about what I had in my first HT over a similar surface area.

I think is very good. Wonder how lapaszula covered a such big area with that small amputa of FUs.
In my case, I had a 3.25 rate/Uf, the area to cover was much smaller and used 2066 grafts

Just now, 1978matt said:

I think once hair has miniaturised for a long time I can't see it ever coming back, even with a new treatment.  The new treatment would probably only save existing hairs.

I'm making another question:
Imagine you have dormant follicles. You have an hair transplant...after HT, can dormant follicles (supposing they haven't been damaged during op) grow among transplanted hair?

how large was the treated area?
3000 UF seem a bit low to me

Thanks for your reply. Anyway, I'm not talking about short terms results.
Imagine that in 5 years we discover a treatment to make regrqwoth all our hair.
They will regrow among transplanted hair or the scar tissue will be a limiting factor?

Considering that at ASMED technicians make the extractions and the insertiontions, there is not a big difference between ALP and KORARY so, considering the price, I would pick ALP.

43 minutes ago, Shifty said:

I own one, an irestore I believe. Had it for a couple years. I haven't even been using it. I put it on last night.....my guess is that its quackery but I've tried everything else might as well start doing this again.

It doesn't require any sacrifice. the only problem is very expensive

image you find the best treatment of the world that allow hair to re-growth.
If you had an hair transplant before, will the hair regrowth among transplanted hair?
Naturally, we have about 150 hair/cm. Transplanted hair are only 50-60/cm. So, I think there is space for regrowth. The only issue should be scar tissue...
What is your opinion?

1 hour ago, RonBurgundy said:

Does it have any possible side effects ?

it shouldn't

15 hours ago, Dr. Suhail Khokhar said:

You get what you pay for. The better question is are you happy with your results? It's really a long term investment. I'll give an example. A high quality suit will usually run you a lot of money. However, when you consider the opportunity cost, it's a good investment. I think of it as a cost per wear. I'll get much more mileage out of a high quality suit than a mediocre quality suit. In the long run, I'll end up saving money and have peace of mind. 

Skimping on something as important as this can come back and haunt you because of not being happy with results and having to get more surgeries to repair the prior cheaper surgery. Hopefully it works out for you though. 

I agree with you but your example is completely inappropriate!
I live in Italy, wear only classic suit and I can tell you that the more expensive a suit is, the less time you can wear it because top quality wool is not very resistant!
 

For the pro

8 hours ago, ag120 said:

I had one on the day of the HT   

did you have prp right before or immediately  after HT?

18 hours ago, LaserCap said:

  If you've already had a transplant, I would do it as soon as the doctor gives you the OK.  Two reasons for this.  It can help bring in the grafts sooner and it can help reverse miniaturization.  The sooner you do it, the sooner you can take advantage of the benefit.

Can the needle damage the transplanted UF or cause inflammatory processes into the donor area?

30 minutes ago, BOW32 said:

Hi Mate, I’m not too sure what you mean by this question, sorry? 
 

If you mean my existing native hair . . Then no I can’t notice a difference in quality between before and after the procedure? 
 

The transplanted hair however, has matured month by month, and is also darker, so because of this, and it’s stronger characteristics, it has created an overall more healthy, youthful, and fuller appearance to my hair in general . . Perhaps creating an illusion of overall higher quality calibre of hair? 
 

Hope that helps! 

in your before pics, your hair looked straight while in the last pics they look wavy. 
 

14 hours ago, Abi28 said:

Unfortunate how this turned out, 2700 should have given better results, overall your hair situation is not bad but I still can't understand the reason behind the empty pattern. You should demand an explanation from the clinic, was it a mistake? did they run out of grafts? That should not have happened especially at an experienced clinic like Rahal's. The good thing is that the clinic stands by their work and offered you a free touch, anyways good luck and hope you get this fixed.

IMHO, 2700 are too little for that area.
He needed 3000-3000 grafts. if the doc decided to use 2700, he should have designed an higher hairline.

I agree with you @Abi28

Quick question:
how long should be waited between HT and PRP treatment?