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Short blonde hair can be very deceiving, my donor looked similar post-sitting one and I went on to get another 4k grafts from it. The OP has stronger donor than me, so on that logic alone, the 5k estimation, appears completely plausible. Also with FUE I find there is length (similar to OPs latest update) when the FUE is more noticeable. When I buzz down, its much less noticeable and grown longer its hard to detect. But the one-two weeks after shaving down, there is more noticeable patchy appearance. Another observation I had is the OP FUE scaring reminds me of Rolands' result - to a lesser extent.

Oh wow - This is a fantastic result for eight months! Taken years off you. Looks like your going to be one procedure and done as well. But donor looks in incredible shape if you ever wanted to go back and add more density!

Just looking at your recent update. It’s surreal because you have the same progression of hair loss as I did. Similar to yours mine just seemed to thin out, wish I kept some old photos to show. It’s the first time I’ve seen another user have this pattern on HRN. Also looks like we have a very similar final hair loss pattern and hair characteristics too. I know you’ve mentioned previously that you’re not the biggest advocate of beard hair on the scalp, but I feel they could do a lot of mileage in that mid-scalp area when intelligently blended (I struggle to distinguish between scalp and beard in my midscalp), freeing up those precious scalp grafts for those humps, crown and areas just behind the temples. Fortunately, with your head shape, I don’t think you have a huge crown area to cover so this should help make those scalp grafts go further. Appreciate, that it has been a stressful couple of years for you since your first surgery and has not been the outcome that you hoped for, but genuinely wish you the best outcome in your next procedure, it's clear that you are making all the right moves within your consults.

Out of all the criticisms you can put at Eugenix, their techs being terrible, is surely the last. Even the staunchest critics praise the techs. The techs all come from Dr Sethi’s village in Odisha. Though probably not the most educated, they clearly have a high work ethic and loyalty. There is no coincidence that eugenix have good donor management when they have the same two techs doing nothing but extractions for 14 years. Also, the high growth yields, are down to those techs. I counted six OTs last month, which spread between Drs Sethi/Bansal/Das/Somesh/Vineta I didn’t think was that bad. The 20 surgeries a day is just a nonsense claim.

Thanks for sharing. It's nice to see some lower grades of baldness cases from Dr Pitella's patients. Your implanted density is on another level, won't be far off your pre-balding density. Are you on finasteride btw? Happy Growing and please keep updating.

Holy smokes - that is a lot beard hair transplanted, reminds me an old school Dr Umar case. Interesting to see how this turns out. Beard grafts generally make a good filler on the mid-scalp, but they can be limiting beyond this. That said i'm really interested how this turns out!

Thanks. Eugenix is certainly not for everyone, but they clearly have their strengths, which have served a lot patients well.

Cheers! Just need to get through the dreaded month two peak ugly duckling stage! I told myself I would never be the person with hair greed! Though, I do think the third sitting to add grafts to the crown area was needed as the area had a thinning (though natural) appearance. But the hairline & the temples work, was probably a case of hair greed, but I was comfortable using a few hundred grafts there to improve things . Spending my 20s as a slick bald Norwood 7, has probably given me a bit of a YOLO attitude towards hair restoration. Although, that said I wont be doing anymore transplant, its certainly me all done now!

Thanks Karl mate - It certainly feels liberating to have rid of the MPB curse!

Tommy, I’m seriously routing for you in this upcoming repair. It’s been frustrating to see your having to do a third surgery for your hairline when this should have been to put to bed in your previous sittings. But Dr F is a meticulous surgeon, with an eye for detail, which god willing will get this one over the line for you! I’ll be following this journey and supporting you from the sidelines!

Cheers Armen! Thanks for the reassuring nudges to go and get a widdows peak!.. i'm 18 months late to the party, but cant wait for it all this to kick in! Thanks as always Adam! Just had a look over your thread, seems that 3.5 months is the safe haven! I might actually do this, think it will take the edge off, good advice - cheers mate!

Thanks Melvin. Just need get that hair long enough to get the old illusion to kick in!

Cheers Myles, appreciate the kind words.. . you & me both will be rocking that quiff this summer!

Month 1 Update Nothing really to update , in the full-blown ugly duckling stage at the moment. I’ve opted to just let the hair keep growing, to get it back to the length where the illusion of density kicks in. I‘m certainly finding the recovery from this transplant a lot harder than the previous two, which is probably down to the fact I was enjoying having hair, and this feels like a big step back to go forward. From what I can gather most of the shed seems to have happened. With the hair from the previous two transplants is growing in. Lots of redness from the procedure lingering, which will likely take a few months to calm down. The donor is also going through the motions and I’m just trusting the process that it will recover. Also the beard surprisingly looks ok, given there has been over 3.6k grafts taken.

Generally a court would apply the black & white litmus test of 'did the patient leave the clinic in a worse way than they arrived'.

Here is a snippet from their website, which is frighting. I'm also perplexed that the OP was quoted £2500 for 500 grafts,

This made me laugh hard! Ill have to wait for the graft cloning before I can approach Fabio territory. But in all seriousness, you are a really educated patient and have some realistic expectations. Its a really interesting case, because I haven't seen many SMP + FUE combos, but if your 7-day post-shed pics are anything to go off, this is going to be a solid improvement. As @SLA mentioned this is far from a failure, you have a lot to look forward to. As a fellow NW7, you really have to be in the hair restoration for the long run, and there is always the prospect of more procedures. However, with the SMP you have a solid foundation and will be able to buzz down and have the a full looking 3D effect, which takes the stress out of undertaking multiple procedures.

This is really upsetting to read. You should seek legal counsel, you have a strong medical negligence claim. as a minimum I would seek damages for the cost of a repair by a competent surgeon. I would also report this to General Medical Council, as there is strong lack of confidence in this surgeons ability to perform hair restoration. Sadly, you have been used as a guinea pig by this doctor to practise on. Keep strong mate, you are in the right community here, and you will be well advised to get this fixed.

I actually asked Dr Pradeep about this, as I was considering having my Surgery done in Mumabi. I believe that both the doctors and techs rotate between the three clinics, with Delhi being their main base.

I had a dental implants fitted about six weeks after my 1st transplant, which included x-rays. Didn't have any issue with graft survival. However, you should always run past your doctor/dentist. I remember my dentist telling me once that a dental xray radiation exposure is similar to that you would get on a long haul flight.

Ah Cheers Mate

Nice early growth happening! Showing the making of a top result!

You must have a very good donor! My 10 cents worth.. I do think you should take a DHT blocker like finasteride. You still have a ton of native hair which needs protecting, you dont want to run the risk of the native midcalp thinning out and having a very dense surrounding transplanted area, which would could give the appearance of a diffuse thinning pattern.

Looking great Adam, good early improvement happening between month 3 & 4, showing all the makings of being a killer result! Never actually appreciated how good that cowlick is on you hairline is, until I saw this update. BTW If you wanted to take edge off the slow growing crown, you could even start to throw a few fibres in there. But keep hanging in there, the fun will start soon!

Wow, now that is dense! Are you on meds? Also are the 7k grafts all from the scalp, or did you use beard? No doubt this going to look amazing once all grown in. Happy growing and please keep us updated.