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Hi HTNONO, from the pictures your hair characteristics reminds me alot of Evolution, it might be worthwhile checking him out as well as Mike the Dane who is also a blonde. Cheers

Thanks again thana, I get you when you say hts are a numbers game. When you say unless you restore true density you will always be able to work your hair in such a way that will expose your MPB; I would find this ok if for example one was to part a line from the transplanted to the native hair under bright fluorescent light and compare the two thus exposing mpb. But not if someone got up and ran a comb through their hair a couple of times then went outside to enjoy a nice sunny day, only to appear see-through. Cheers mate

I agree with thana in that you look like a good candidate for repair. You also have a good hair/scalp contrast. Cheers

Thanks BeHappy, I do remember NicNitro saying there was a spot on the back that was a little thin which he was thinking of fixing with fue. I know he posts here sometimes and I would certainly be grateful if he chimed in here. Atomic,I am starting to think that you are right and if that is the case you were certainly doing me a big favour by bursting my bubble. And if hair transplantation clinics are only taking pictures of their patients in good lights then shame on them. It is false advertising and for even coalition doctors, some who claim to be taking their pictures under fluorescent lighting, with no product, the way a patient naturally wears it is despicable. This is costly and permanent for us! Unfortunately I started balding at twenty-four and am now twenty-six. I live in Australia along way for any doctors recommended on this forum. Many of whom about a year ago recommended I need about 2 500 grafts. Cheers p.s. I would love to inflate the shattered remains of my bubble by hearing from anyone with a ht who on inspection from the top or in overhead lighting will be non see-thru

Thanks Matt, this is worrisome to me as I have so often heard that the mimicking of nature is key to great results. If there are more hairs in each follicular unit then it would seem to validate the packing of the transition zone at say 70 grafts per cm2 using singles. I know donor hair is not as soft, being greater in caliber than those at the hairline naturally, maybe justifying combining it with body hair at the hairline, as I know bloke on another forum did with leg hair to achieve a natural result. Cheers

Atomic you may be right and in that case I would be very disheartened. I am not saying every ht can do this just a select few (mostly dense packed with favourable characteristics). I am sure you know a lot more about hts as you have had one, I remembered you saying that you were going back for a second to improve density. Nevertheless having seen the results of spex, biscuit, shuffle, NicNitro in full sunlight I had the impression which the pictures certainly give that on inspection from the top or in overhead lighting it will not be see through. I would be elated to hear from people like Danny Noonan, evolution, BadhairUK and bushy whose photos also suggest this may not be an issue for them.

I totally agree with you there, though a bald crown in the case of further progression may be a choice many actors and what not are willing to take. Cheers

I'm sure everything will turn out fine and she will be back on the slopes with you in no time at all.

Congratulations, you look like your on track for a great reseult.

Matt could you please enlighten me more on the above quote. Cheers

Thanks for alerting me to that his hair definitely looks better now, it was performed by Dr Rassman and Dr Jae Pak, it's amazing that the wife wanted him to do it. However I think some may debate that hts "on inspection from the top or in overhead lighting it will be see thru", especially those with beneficial characteristics or who have had dense packing.

I would love to hear Dr. Rassman's opinions on this post. The crown in people even with no mpb is often visibly thinner, though angulation may have something to do with this; layering is starting to make more and more sense to me. Cheers

Can't wait for the pics and if you can back up and objectiely share your "views on this procedure and this corrupt industry" there should be no problem. Cheers

By could you post some pics and tell us your doctor. Cheers

Thanks for debunking that myth for me Atomic; even though there are cases of stabilisation do you think it is the exception with the norm rather for loss to accelerate? Cheers

Thanks for your reply but look at shuffle, evolution and spex. I know they are the exception and only shuffle was above a Norwood four but there are also others. There is even a male model I know of who had his hairline restored and it has stood up well in that industry, though he had dense packing and was low on the Norwood scale. Ok lets do the maths; if the "average" Norwood four with 100 cm2 of balding area to cover went to a top clinic and had 6000-7000 grafts removed by strip and another 1500-2000 by fue that would give a density of 75-90 grafts per cm2. The natural density of some people is less than this! So personally I think a density of only 65 grafts per cm2 is needed to achieve a Deppesque look. Also have a look at the photos his hair appears naturally thin. Cheers

Severn and mattj you both make a good point, so I guess it comes down to naturalness and how it blends in the with pre existing hair of one's natural density.

I know this is generalising but I read somewhere that after about ten years mpb does slow down a bit. Cheers

I totally know what you mean about the subjective nature of hts eg. 1 or 2 pass procedures & sagittals vs laterals. IMO the undercut seems to work well or any styling where the hair is styled forward and flat while hair spiked back is harder to pull off. Cheers

A common complaint with long hair and hts is that it accentuates a lack of density, however and rather paradoxically there are many ht patients with long hair like shuffle and evolution who look like they have had no hair loss at all. As a prospective ht patient whose primary concern with hair transplantation is having a see-through look this post greatly interests me. In your pictures with that lighting this is not evident, so I urge you to go outside and take pictures of your hairline in full sunlight no flash especially from the side. The hair should also become less wiry in the coming months and density may also improve a bit. Cheers

I totally agree with Ronald that scalp geometry is definitely an issue. To obtain the Deppesque look I also think you would need to be below a Norwood 4, or if over that have a NicNitro sort of donor supply. And it probably goes without saying that it would need to be dense packed.

I definitely agree that styling such as in shuffle's case is a factor in improving the illusion of density. However for thana to say that "for a while, even under the most brutal conditions, my density appeared 'flawless'" certainly makes me think that there are possibly those out there whose hair loss has halted or is so slow as to allow this for an extended period and I would certainly love to hear from them.

Great story thana, the fact that she never cottoned on gives me real hope. I think I would probably die from embarrassment if I had to admit to having a ht as there is a real social stigma attached to them.

Just wondering who heres spouse or significant other thinks that the ht has really enhanced their appearance? Does anybody's wife or girlfriend not know they have had a ht? Cheers

Trauma can definitely speed up mpb! It happend to me after a similar thing to your friend. Cheers.