hplant

9 hours ago, XNB said:

 

I'm not really sure, I just presumed it was because of the added Dut, 1mg wasn't necessary. But I was taking 1mg before with no sides.. we'll see.

I guess things could change at the 3 month review - I think what he has prescribed is his 'standard' post surgery mix.

 

Surprised the doctor suggested Dut. Isn't Dut way more powerful in both effects and potential issues? If fin was already working, not sure why Dut was necessary. Is it a requirement of the doctor for you to take Dut? I know it was either him or Couto that required fin, but never heard about requiring Dut.

On a tangent I suspect why the results of Freitas are so good is a combination of good workmanship AND the fin, to prevent any shock loss and further thinning.

When did you guys reveal to your partner you had a hair transplant and how did they take it?

Anybody have scalp micropigmentation done to hide FUE scars and how did it turn out? Will this in any way make it harder for a future FUE for the doctor doing extractions?

On 4/5/2022 at 11:42 AM, digi23 said:

The hairline has ALOT of double grafts, it is alright density, not great. It is difficult for me to say exactly since I have thin hair, I assume maybe somewhere around 30-32 grafts per cm2. 40 grafts per cm2 was implanted.

I will do a full calculation on this when I have my next transplant in September, I will measure the grafts per cm2 that grew on different places in the transplanted area to give an exact answer then.

I have a bald spot in my upper temple on one side still that might be transected grafts that was implanted, not sure, doesnt seem to grow anything there, that spot is maybe 5-10 grafts per cm2.

Here is a two photos, before and after 5 electrolysis sessions, about 200 grafts have been killed in this temple.

The bald spot that never grew

Are you done with all the electrolysis? The right temple still looks kind of odd. It could be the length however.

On 4/3/2022 at 8:01 AM, digi23 said:

I will try to help you, I saw your thread aswell. 

In my case I was lucky to find someone doing electrolysis with 18 years of experience who run her own clinic specializing in skin & hair. It is not very common for her to remove transplanted hair, but she liked the challenge. 

I asked a couple different ones, but mostly they were pretty scared because they are not supposed to remove all of the grafts, it is precision work and very time consuming and you need to do maybe 10 sessions.

For your case i think it might be a little bit easier, it looks like it has been transplanted on its own and not between existing single hair grafts so its less precision, more just get it done. For scalp hair it dies pretty quickly with electrolysis because of long anagen phases, so you dont have to worry about hitting the same graft 10 times, it usually dies the first time around.

Redness lasts only a couple of days in my case and I am very prone to redness.

This is how we go about the sessions now, with me putting dots on the grafts that I want her to remove.

In my opinion it is important to find someone who does Electrolysis with the blend method, it usually gives less scarring and is much more soft to the skin than regular thermolysis.

I would NOT opt to FUE out the grafts in your case, I saw some people who recommended that, it is very likely it will leave scars and its not a good look when you have white dot scars in your face. It is fine to FUE out grafts deeper into the hair, but not the front lines in my opinion.

Cheers, this is really helpful.

@digi23
I have read this thread throughout and I do hope you still update before the 12 month update to get an idea of any lingering redness from the electrolysis. I too had terrible temple points done.

Temple points should NOT be done in my opinion unless it's by someone very skilled. It's so hard to get right even if it's done "correctly" with single grafts. The hair on your temples is much finer than the top of your head so it's hard to look natural. And to those who say this procedure was good enough, they have not had to live with very obvious botched temple work. Photos don't do it justice. It is VERY noticeable to anyone who looks at your hair - and this is not just my imagination. I've had grandparents, uncles, and older friends least comment on it.

How did you settle on which person to do your electrolysis @digi23 ?

Do you have before pics?

I've either consulted or used 2 of those 3. I would stay away from them and find a better doctor.

Does the Dr use a smaller size punch to remove the lowered hairline than he does when extracting from the back? It seems you have no scarring in the front. Do you have FUE scars in the back?

The low hairs in your hairline was removed by FUE?

I suspect the reason why Couto and that other Spanish doctor has such good results is because of requiring Fin to stabilize loss and prevent shock loss. But I’ve seen good results without it but of course some guys don’t want to take it which is fine, just a risk.

On 10/24/2021 at 7:21 AM, harryforreal said:

If you go with electrolysis, make sure it's someone who is the best; I understand electrolysis can leave scaring as well.

I see in your posts that you did VBeam for redness. Wouldn’t that work with any electrolysis redness as well?

I see this comment from Dr. Bloxham saying electrolysis can be effective.

On 10/19/2021 at 1:35 PM, gillenator said:

If you have to remove them, any method that does not make/create scarring is highly recommended IMHO...have you tried growing out the grafts to longer lengths so they transition into the surrounding hair?...that may indeed make a difference so there is not a visual break between the grafts and your adjoining native hair.

You can also add more grafts to tie everything together.

I have tried growing them out long and it is still very obvious. I think after looking at many results over the years that temples are just notoriously difficult to get right due to texture and angle. Even some top surgeons on here post subpar results. Is electrolysis less likely to leave a scar?

8 hours ago, HairNTear said:

Hi @hplant I had a recent fue repair procedure with Dr Cooley which involved the removal of grafts.

Some were removed by FUE and some by electrolysis. I don’t see any evidence of scarring or evidence they were removed from 3 months onwards.

You can see before and after pictures of this procedure on my thread.

I prefer FUE so they can be recycled into the recipient site but I believe a number of grafts were damaged and unlikely to grow which is why they used electrolysis.

 

 

Your result looks good but did the hairs FUE'd out leave any scars? I notice your donor area has the scars but not the front.

7 hours ago, Gatsby said:

Going by those photos alone you could either have them removed via FUE or actually add more to match the density to the native hair behind. If you are happy with the angle of the grafts then perhaps add more?

The angle does not follow the rest of my temples unfortunately. The hairs are thicker than the surrounding area but the density it thinner so it's a weird mismatch. 

Yes, added.

I had around 200 grafts on each temporal point in 2018. The texture of the grafts after 3 years now is still much thicker than the surrounding hair so it sticks out like a sore thumb. I have had my mid 50 year old parents ask why my temples looks so odd so if they can notice it, so can others.

As the title says what is the best way to remove transplanted hair graphs, is it electrolysis? This is for hair transplanted in the temporal point areas. I’ve searched the forum and some people say they’re going to do electrolysis but I don’t see any updates or results from anyone. And it seems theres a risk of fue scars if it is fue’d out.

There were 200 grafts transplanted on each temporal point, 200 per side in 2018.

Best regards.