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Looking awesome @HCH. Now it's just waiting!

Continued success on your journey and please keep us posted

Thanks for answering @Zoomsterso sounds as if senior techicians were very involved in extractions and one should not doubt their skillset! As for your touch up...is their any reason for you to hold on to additional grafts just in case finasteride at some point gives out holding the bottom half of your crown? Just looking out for you. Thanks for sharing your journey!

I would get assessed by a dermatologist

Absolutely fantastic, @Zoomster! The length of your hair is perfect. A couple of question for you... 1. Did any of the senior technicians do extractions during your procedure? Not sure how it was when you were there, however, most of the packages now have senior technicians doing all the 'non-crucial' extractions. 2. How did they assess the viability of your beard hair? Dr. Arika said that in 10-20% beard hair growth is a 'disaster'- I think it usually has something to do with a 'slow growing' beard defined as someone who when they shave, does not see facial hair growth for ~3-4 days later. 3. Are you still planning to go for another procedure later in the year to increase density or are you content? To me, it looks perfect as is. Wishing you continued growth!

From my general research and specifically from the Shapiro study @Melvin-Moderator posted in this thread, it seems as if more and more agree that with advancement in instrumentation over the past 6 years, FUE and FUT are equally as effective in terms of graft survival and transection and can yield the same amount of lifetime grafts, however, the Shapiro study posit that if you combine the 2 techniques over a lifetime of a patient, you can yield more grafts. The Shapiro study says as much as 3k grafts. As for FUE being pushed, it seems to be that you need less staff rather than an entire team of techs= more training, etc.

I can't wait to see @Aatish

wow!

Yup...lol....and you may not ever need to use beard grafts!

Fantastic @HCH! Thanks for sharing the breakdown. Did they implant into the crown area or just the front? Also, what nationality are you? Being Caucasian myself, I am keeping a close eye on the non-Indian patient results.

Hi @MNIK- Just checking in to see how you are and how things are progressing.

Hi @juanjs84- Just checking in as you are about at the 5 month mark. Your 4 month results look excellent. Any further progress?

Thanks @Melvin-Moderator- You wrote 'March', but am assuming you meant, May, correct?

@HCH How many grafts did they wind up doing?

Eugenix!

Congratulations @HCH and @j1mmy! Quite a journey in these times! Looking forward to seeing your progress in the coming months!!!

Very nice results! How did your midscalp and crown come out?

Looking good!

Can't wait to see your progress!

Good progress thus far!

Well said @j1mmy. I think Dr. Arika would be referring to a graded density starting at around 45g/cm by hairline/front, mid 30s in mid-scalp and 20ish in the crown. I have seen good results with that graded density. Mind you, it might look as if someone is thinning especially in the crown, but can still be life changing results and age appropriate especially as someone ages and grows into it.

Thanks for sharing this incredible story @jjbluejeans. Looking forward to witnessing your transformation during the course of the coming year.

I think Dr. Arika tends to err on the more conservative side... She even said in a consult with me that Dr. Pradeep (her husband) goes denser that she does. I didn't necessarily think it was a matter of skill. Might be that she is more risk averse, but I get the impression she also takes pride in being able to do more with less. In an interview with Joe Tillman, and also mentioned on a consult with me, she said she can cover a NW6 with 3,500 grafts for a small head and 4-4,500 grafts for a moderate sized head alleviating my skepticism that they recommended ~4,200 for my level of loss.

This looks incredible for only 3 months @Wandererind! Keep trusting the process...

Thanks for sharing and happy growing! Keep us posted...