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8 hours ago, Gabreille Nelson Mukhia said:

It is true that female hair loss is diferent to males. However, there can be a number of reasons for the hair loss. We have had women who have gotten their hairpine lowered because they were conscious of the naturally high hairline they had. For females, a comparatively lesser number of grafts are required mostly due to the smaller area to be covered. However, in females thenonly donor is the back scalp one has to be careful how the available donor is used and optimised.

Traction is a common cause of haur loss in the front. Its true. It can be restored with a transplant.

Cosmetic enhancement of the hairoine is possible for women.

Can you share some pictures of your hairline?

Why can women only use the back section of the donor?

How many grafts and which doctor?

i love reading some of your old posts, very entertaining

On 7/19/2020 at 12:09 PM, aaron1234 said:

I remember when I joined this forum (around 2006).  I was so clueless and thought the members here were just a bunch of HT snobs/purists/know-it-alls.  I mean, you're taking a follicular unit and moving it.  How hard can that be?  They all warned me that there were only a select group of surgeons I should even consider and I was like "yah whatever".  I ended up going to a surgeon recommended by the website so I wasn't butchered, but it was still mediocre work with multi's in the hairline and cobblestoning.  He was the cheapest option for me at the time, the main reason I went to him. 

I understand that HT's are expensive, especially with elite surgeons.  But if you spend $2 per graft on thousands of grafts and you have 50% yield then you are not only losing out on the money but also the donor hairs which are extremely valuable as there's a limited supply of them.  Also consider that you might need to pay for corrective surgery from a pricier surgeon.  In the end, you would have been better off going to the more expensive (but more competent) surgeon in the first place.  

who was your first surgeon? they were recommended by this site?

First post after registering and writing a review praising a clinic....? Seems legit 😒

12 hours ago, Aftermath said:

This is right this minute, kinda feel like I’ve been rocking this style for a while, may get something different next time 🤔

How short do you go on your sides/back? Like guard number?

did the minoxidil help you any? Were you on it in those pre/post Farjo pics?

How’s your donor looking after the 3 surgeries?

This looks like great work. He used to post here a while back and was very knowledgeable. I wonder why he never seeked approval Thru the community 

12 hours ago, Rolandas said:

Week 24 (5.5 months)

In the last few weeks I had interesting feeling in my hair. Either it got thicker, longer or more hair grown.
I am able to style it now in a few ways and it looks pretty decent, especially being indoors.

I didn't talk about my donor area as I believe It healed fully already. If you're curious - look for my previous update where I did a low skin fade.

At this point I wouldn't mind for it to stop growing and I would consider it a success for myself as I was literally bald in there before!
But according to this chart, I'm only at 35%? What do you think? To me it looks like I'm at 70-80%!

 

 

Looks quite good. But why does it say 3500 grafts, didn’t you get closer to 3700?

7 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said:

It would be great if you can post some updated pictures. That said I 100% agree with your assessment. Those happy post flattering pictures, and those unhappy post unflattering pictures, truth is, no hair transplant is perfect, nor are they supposed to be. Also, I’m one patient that has two rounds with Diep, and to date my donor looks fine. 

Hi Melvin, I came across an old post of yours where you mentioned the possibility of dr konior adding in hairs into your fue scars (from beard I believe?). Was this recommended by him? Are you going to go thru with it?

On 7/16/2020 at 3:11 AM, MichaelD said:

I told Asmed that one of the biggest hurdles was the fact that I did not see many patients of African descent being worked on by Dr. Koray. They assured me that they do have extensive experience dealing with african type hair BUT that patients are not always willing to share their results.

That is one reason why I opted to share mine. 

To answer your second question: I am half black/mexican. So yes my hair isn't like the typical african yet not straight like indian. I was a little worried about this since there are not too many mixed people in comparison to other full raced people. They assured me that it will be no problem regarding the hair procedure.

What size punch was used on you? Did they tell you how many grafts you have left?

Great writeup. Are you of African descent or Indian? Very curious as I’ve seen only maybe one example of Afro hair operated on by asmed. Your grafts don’t look to have much of a curl to them.

also very curious about the punch size used on your type of hair 

3 minutes ago, Nearsevn said:

Yes, 4000 grafts in the frontal 1/3. I’d say 1000 of them actually survived. Am still hoping for the best being 8.5 months post op but when I visited him recently he said that this is not normal And I looked like I was 3-4 months post op which was a dagger. With that many grafts I expected exceptional results. 

Sorry to hear that. Any pics?

6 hours ago, rabesal said:

First time posting here guys. I am hoping to be more elaborate with my experience but I wanted to get a quick opinion from forum users. I am now almost 8 months after having 3000 FUE grafts. I do have a family history of NW 5/6. I am now 35 years old and have been losing hair mostly in my frontal third for few years. i underwent my transplant and have been instructed to go on minoxidil and finasteride. My question is: is it important to do both ? My surgeon told me that finasteride is recommended but some side effects can occur mainly in terms of libido. I would like the best form of treatment. He also told me that combining both can have a better combined effect. What do you guys recommend. I am posting this here because i will be sharing my experience shortly and i am going to post some photos now too for you to give me your opinions. I just wanted help making a decision on treatment and whether you guys had any troubles taking the finasteride tablet? 

Thank you all. 

Which doctor?

2 hours ago, aaron1234 said:

Looks like you've had great results with your HT!  I don't think you need to start both minox and fin at the same time.  Because if one is working really well and the other isn't you'll have no way of knowing which one to stop.  Stick with fin for now.  In a couple years if you continue to lose then I would add minox to your arsenal.  Everyone complains of side effects with fin, but I had worse side effects with minox (e.g. inflammation).  

Did the inflammation harm your ht results?

6 hours ago, Deiter said:

Hi All,

First time poster, thank you in advance for reading another post about procedure timing aka "should I get a procedure now?"

My specific case:

• 32 yo male.
• Light skin, dark brown hair.
• Norwood Type 2 (but more straight across vs V-shaped, whatever that's called).
• I've been on 5mg+ daily Finasteride since age 20, use Minoxidil foam 2x daily on front (not sure if works but possibly helps).
• I've lost about 1" of hairline in the front between age 20-32 (12 years).
• On the high side of donor hair according to local surgeon.

My genetic history:

• Father is Norwood Type 5, had sudden hair loss at age 33 but started Finasteride afterwards. 
• Mother's Father was Norwood Type 3, stabilized there. 
• Based on myself and my 3 brothers (including 2 older brothers age 37 and 39), it looks like our hair pattern is coming from Mother's Father, so I don't anticipate any loss in the crown/vertex, most likely all frontal. 

My questions please:

1. My main concern is around doing an FUE/FUT in the front, but the hair behind steadily receding in the frontal region, keeping in mind the Finasteride is slowing but not halting the loss. I visited a well-rated transplant surgeon lately, and their salesperson basically told me I could just keep getting FUEs to cover it up, but I am unsure about at what point? 
2. Given this first procedure would cover my hairline for the indefinite future, would you recommend FUT first for thickness? I wear my hair down, so perhaps and FUE wouldn't be as noticeable in terms of perceived density? 

Thank you!

 

 

What’s the reason behind using over 5 mg of fin? What exact dose r u on?

This is your first post after joining so I doubt you’ll be back but do you have immediate post op photos of your recipient and donor?

13 hours ago, BjornBorg said:

Did you mean physiological? And if not, care to elaborate on how psychological factors would play a part here?

@JayLDD very curious about this as well

22 hours ago, Nearsevn said:

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but am in the same shoes as you except I am 8 months in with very little  growth from the 4000 grafts dr Hasson implanted into my 1/3 of the Sçalp with no crown work. Am devastated just thinking about all the donor hair I lost

Did you get fue from him?

49 minutes ago, asterix0 said:

So, it seems you are saying, like Dr.Feriduni is asserting, that with a competent enough surgeon, the greater challenges that come with FUE can be overcome to match FUT yields and "quality".

But suppose you persist to the doctor that you only wish for grafts to be extracted from the safe zone as well. Why would the number of lifetime available grafts be less then for FUE vs FUT?

Is there more overall surface area damaged for, hypothetically, a 2000 graft FUE vs a 2000 graft FUT? Optically we would say yes, and any look at a post-surgery donor would seem to confirm that. But 2000 grafts, all from the "safe zone", are still 2000 grafts extracted. 

It would only be contrary, if, individual FUE extraction has more damage to surrounding skin that makes those lifetime donor grafts less likely to be accessible. But if this is true, then I think hair transplant surgeons should make it very clear: By deciding to do FUE, you limit the amount of potential donor for future procedures vs FUT. I don't think this is as explicitly stated or communicated as it should be.

There’s way more scarring with fue vs fut. FUE extractions need to be spaced out in order for there to be a homogeneously depleted area. If you just took several thousand grafts from a smaller area there would be a visual thinness that would show up to the eye. It would also defeat the idea of wearing your hair shorter with fue. 

@paddyirishman your 6 month results look very good. Are you still only using baby shampoo? Any pics of your donor?

1 hour ago, Navthedon said:

I’d completely avoid Dr Reddy unless you wish to have grafts set wide apart and with an “aged” or “mature” hairline. I was deeply unsatisfied with his work and. ended up going Turkey to have it corrected (and done to a standard I was content with). Also I had to wait around two years In the hope his hairline would improve yet it never did. Waste of time and money. I also believed that having the convenience of being in the U.K. was paramount but it’s the actual work (and results) that mattered. Avoid. 

He seems to be doing pretty good work nowadays so maybe he changed his approach? I notice he does use less grafts than many docs. Do you have pics showing your end result with him? Where did you go in Turkey?

Do you henna your hair? I’m wondering where the light brown hairs are coming from 

It does not look that bad from the pictures. Do you have a before pic? One option Is to remove hairs with electrolysis but it will likely leave bulky grafts in your front hairline which may need to be feathered in with single graft hairs in another procedure.

agreed, that looks like alopecia areata. You may want to see a dermatologist. Even so, there is a big chance it will likely resolve on its own.