On 8/15/2020 at 10:01 AM, gillenator said:

I also wish you well Jaxl and glad to see that you are getting another "in person" exam and evaluation...and try to make sure that the next doctor uses a scope to examine your scalp as a microscopic examination is invaluable for evaluating miniaturization and useable FUs.

Thank you again @gillenator for your good wishes.  Now I would have never thought of  "try to make sure that the next doctor uses a scope to examine your scalp as a microscopic examination is invaluable for evaluating miniaturization and useable FUs." its advice like that that can make a huge difference in the end.  Something that I am grateful for that a forum like this exists  but most importantly there are kind and helpful people like yourself who are willing to share  whatever they know.

On 8/13/2020 at 8:23 AM, Curious25 said:

An ethical, skilled, and reputable surgeon would not have recommended you had a further 3500 available donor grafts for surgery, unless you did have an available 3500 donor grafts for surgery. 

Not 100% sure on that which is why I'll  have to get a second opinion in person. 

I  did mention that I will be meeting with another hair transplant doctor in person once things get back to normal and travel restrictions are lifted. Not sure why you missed that part? And the reason why I chose to get advice from forum members in spite them not being medically qualified was to get ideas and opinions  which could help me  better prepare  in asking the right questions when I meet with a doctor in person. If you look at other  threads on this forum such as. "Can I get FUT done after damage due to FUE" you'll see that @Melvin-Moderator and @gillenator  have provided their feedback which I thought was extremely helpful to the OP. This  in spite them the not being medically qualified which is why I sent @gillenator  a PM requesting him to give me his feedback  on my donor hair which he graciously did. 

@Melvin the moderator. So I don't get a reply? 😬

On 7/31/2020 at 11:23 PM, Melvin-Moderator said:

That’s true. I notice some people researching yelp, which for restaurants is okay, but hair transplants, that’s crazy. I really wish more people knew about this site, it would really help, hell, you can see good results in any budget, but the key is through research.

Most of the doctors on this site are great but when I showed my pics to a leading hair transplant surgeon in Spain he was surprised by the lack of density  on my hair considering that I had 5300 grafts which was   done  by two doctors recommended on this site. I'm curious to know  how do doctors that are recommended here keep their membership going year after year   as some of them have been members for 10 + years?  Do they send photos of their work  on a yearly basis just to show that they are still  achieving the  same results that are expected  and required by this website so that we as researchers can put our trust in them? 

On 8/8/2020 at 11:56 AM, Curious25 said:

With the upmost respect for @gillenator -

I would be inclined to suggest an in person consultation with a recommended surgeon from here to be a more accurate measure of your current state of play, as opposed to that of a forum poster with no medical background, looking at some photos you've stuck up. 

Second opinions are important, I agree - however a second opinion from another medically trained hair restoration professional, in person! 

While I  agree that getting an opinion from a qualified hair transplant is the way to go  but its always good to get different peoples opinions from this forum even though they may not be medically qualified.  

There was a thread where this patient had his donor hair butchered from a  non  Hair Restoration Network doctor and guys like Melvin and Gill came to his defence as they could clearly see that something was wrong with the way the doctor had handled that patients case.  Similarly  I am just looking for some opinions whether  good or bad.

Thanks though  to  everyone who took the time to comment as I found the feedback helpful.

Thanks so much  for that informative reply Gill. It would have been helpful had the HT doctor that  I met in January  2019 explained things the way you have done  instead of telling me that I have 3500 grafts and  was ready to book me in if I was interested. I also remember showing him my  hairloss above my sideburns  but he didn't seem too concerned inspite knowing that I wasn't on any meds.

Just for everyones information  the doctor is recommended  here and was the  doctor  that I went to for my first HT. So the key takeaway message for anyone following this thread is that if you have any doubts  then please ask around. It could help you in the long run. 

Thanks for your comment curious25. Will get my hair reassessed in person with a doctor to get a second opinion once things get back to some normalcy. I’d be over the moon tbh if I could actually get 3500 hair  grafts plus another 1000 beard grafts which as you correctly mention would be sufficient  to cover my bald spots.Though I am aware that only medication will be able to stop future hairloss.  Have taken some photos of my hairline as well as sides.  My right temple  including  the area   just above my right sideburn has faded quite a lot over the years. I could be wrong but from my observation most   bald people usually never lose hair directly above their sideburns which was what prompted me to think I could get to a nw7. Or I could have retrograde alopecia? My left temple region   is faring better for now.

Thanks for your comment Gill.

My fathers cousin is a NW7  going by his photos as I've never met him  but my father  isn't bald nor was his father. I think I got it from my mothers side and  their level of baldness  looks around NW 6s. Shall look into FUHT since  I can get more grafts. The only reason why I wanted to avoid FUHT was that I see so many videos on youtube especially with the Spanish doctors where they post  all these impressive FUE results with so little grafts that I thought FUE was the way to go. 

I did get my hair assessed in person by a HT doctor recommended on this forum  in January 2019 and I was told that they could extract 3500 grafts which I think is wishful thinking Though still odd that someone qualified would have come up with that figure. 

Thanks Nelson. My beard is about medium in density and yes can always use hair from there to get those extra number of grafts.

Thanks Melvin shall keep this in mind. I had a feeling as well  that my donor isn't very good. Btw do you think I may become a  NW 7  by the time I get to  60 or 70 years of age considering that I am not on any medication? And can you please guesstimate the number of grafts I maybe able to extract for one final FUT? 

Of course I do understand that I would need to meet with. a doctor to get a correct assessment  but its always good to get  peoples opinions on this forum.

Hello all,

 Brief background, I've had  two previous  FUT hair transplants   by  two different HT surgeons both of whom are  recommended on this site.

I am 39 years of age and  my last HT was in 2011.

Not on any medications at present.

Would like your opinions on whether I am a suitable candidate for a third HT preferably FUE from the video of my donor area provided in the link below.

Thank you