FITA

How’s your neck and chest looking?

On 12/8/2023 at 1:38 PM, DutchHair said:

Here are some outdoor pics from today. Straight from taking off a beanie with a minor "hand comb", so ignore the mess if possible. There's two different top down pictures due to different layers of cloud cover.

Will add full sun pics too...if it ever gets sunny here this month.

 

 

Looks great. If you keep the sides shorter it would look even better!

2 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

I have never and will never accept any compensation from any clinic. That is a conflict of interest. I’m not doing this to help the clinic. I’m doing this to help our members get quicker communication. 

I’ve removed your incendiary post. It’s a flat out lie. You’re free to critique me and my moderation. But you’re not allowed to spread lies. 

Clinics don’t pay to advertise on here? I’m sure you admitted that on another thread…

Dr. Couto literally told me that you approached him but he rejected as he doesn’t need the extra marketing so didn’t want to pay. And you seemed to deliberately spell his name wrong in response. None of that’s true?

19 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

You have been very fair and balanced. I think you raised some valid concerns. I want you to know that you are validated in your concerns. If you had this agreement of a rebate, then you should receive it. I value you, and you're a great member of our community. I believe that there was a communication breakdown (not your fault). Hopefully, moving forward, I can assist in bridging this gap until a system is put in place. You've done nothing wrong I want you to know that. 

For transparency, could you confirm if you’ll be getting paid extra by the clinic for helping them with this @Melvin- Moderator?

Have any surgeons struggled to extract from your donor after you’ve had SMP, @mustang?

On 2/18/2023 at 1:32 PM, SeanToman said:

Hi, thank you for the feedback!

There are several factors to consider when getting SMP.  Lighting is essential for SMP to look good, which is why a lot of people say it only works well indoors, I agree with this.  SMP (though minor) helps give a nice textured look under your scalp rather than seeing the scalp itself, however it's important to note that if you only get partial SMP work done (say on the crown only) you WILL notice a colour difference of your scalp if your hair is too short.  I only got the top of my scalp done and not the sides. 

Here is an example;

 

Here's an example of how light can affect density; this is the same room, same time, just standing under a harsh light vs not;

(Outdoors)

 

In conclusion, SMP is better than having nothing at all in my opinion, but just note the impact is very minor when it comes to outdoors as your scalp will still reflect the light.  Depending on your hairstyle choice; you may also need to have your full head done rather than one particular area.
It's certainly worth trying if you're worried about overusing grafts, the crown is a tricky area to achieve density through a hair transplant so anything is better than nothing in my opinion.

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Did you consider SMP for the donor too? Or are you still planning on another surgery so you’re going to wait?

How much would you recommend SMP @mustang? How long ago did you have it done? I believe it needs touching up every 4 years or so, is that right?

What does your donor area look like after the 2000 grafts mate? That is definitely something which should impact your decision to return to the same clinic, in my opinion.

On 5/2/2023 at 11:39 AM, BackFromTheBrink said:

@FITA Did you speak to him in the end, and which surgeon did you ultimately choose?

 

No, I haven’t made contact yet. Still undecided about having a second procedure but will continue to do research.

On 3/5/2023 at 7:31 PM, Belve said:

The price is indeed good enough for a doctor doing most of the procedure by himself.
 

Can you share the link with the great case of dr Georgiou that you saw on another forum ? 

Sorry, I missed this. Here is the link: https://www.hairlossexperiences.com/threads/dr-michalis-georgiou-manual-fue-1214-grafts.11803/

On 5/2/2023 at 1:46 PM, RTC said:

I'll be going to visit the Doc later this month and will make decisions then.

Are you going back to Brussels then mate? Has anything been said about them doing extra grafts while you’re there? Or would you have to book in for months down the line and go back again? Brussels isn’t exactly a cheap city so I hope they look after you.

Hey guys,

Does anyone know much about Dr Michalis Georgiou in Cyprus? I saw a great case on another forum and his prices are very reasonable. If you’re willing to send in regular update pictures for their website it’s €1.50 a graft, with flights and accommodation included for procedures over 2000 grafts. So 2000 grafts would be €3000 in total, unless these prices are not up to date? 3000 grafts would be €4500.

Seems very reasonable price for a procedure with heavy doctor involvement. Not too much more than a Turkish hairmill…

Thoughts anyone?

On 3/1/2023 at 7:23 PM, Anthropos said:

I hope not 😕

But I think the illusion of straightness is because the red dots are aligned. Hopefully they will disappear in a few weeks/months.

I sent these pictures to Dr. Ferreira for the 1 month post-op follow-up and he said that everything looks good so far so I will try not to panic yet 😅.
 

It’s just the redness. Nothing to worry about I don’t think. Looks amazing so far!

On 2/21/2023 at 5:56 AM, HelpfulFriend said:

Hey all, progress pics at just over 3 months.

Its starting to take a little bit of shape. Definitely very thin and still ugly duckling-esque, but definitely much different to month 2.

Density looks incredible.

I can see why you’re thinking of having a second surgery. Definitely worth contacting a few clinics to see how many grafts they would recommend and taking it from there?

Perhaps Dr Lorenzo in Madrid might be a good fit for something like this. His wait times aren’t as crazy as some of the others either.

1 hour ago, Tiger2050 said:

You were not one of the users I was referencing who seem to attack Mwamba in all his posts. However, you did suggest Dr. Mwmaba is running a hair mill because he preforms on 2 patients per day which is very common among a lot of the top docs. Here are some other doctors who preform on 2+ patients per days:

- Hasson and Wong, 4 patients per day

- Couto, 2 patients per day

- Freitas, 3-4 patients per day

All of these clinics produce excellent results and are highly regarded on this forum and other places. Did you ask Mwamba how many patients he works on per day prior to the surgery? Unless you were lied to then I don’t see the issue. It’s documented Mwamba does 1-2 patients per day on this forum, usually split between a smaller surgery and a bigger one. CaptainCalico has an incredible donor and is a top 1% hair transplant result, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment if you go into surgery expecting a similar result. 

I did not suggest that Mwamba’s clinic is a hairmill at all. I questioned why Lorenzo’s clinic is considered a hairmill when it’s not much different to others, like Mwamba’s. Obviously De Freitas and others have even more than Mwamba. I was unaware of that too.

12 hours ago, Tiger2050 said:

I’ve noticed this on a lot of Mwamba’s posts. There are 2-3 low post users that show up in every Mwamba post to bash him and start conspiracy theories that anyone defending him are paid shills.

If I’m one of the “low post users” you’re referring to, I was actually in contact with the OP before his transplant. Mwamba was on my shortlist. So I’m following a few Mwamba threads on here. But the terrible communication from the clinic put me off (can anyone really contest that their communication is woeful?!).

Forums need transparency. Unfortunately, we were not getting that on this forum regarding Mwamba. You’re an idiot if you still don’t think that Mustang is the paid employee Joshua Siebelink. That is hardly a conspiracy theory. And Melvin receives payment for promotion of Mwamba too, so naturally there’s going to be some bias towards him and the other clinics who pay.

I’ve just pointed out that Mwamba often performs on two patients a day. That information always seemed to be missing from this forum, so I have contributed for balance. Lots of people have seen Mustang list Mwamba in the top 10 surgeons in the world (and say Bisanga is not in the top 10). So there’s a high expectation for solid results (which we have seen on CaptainCalico’s thread).

I really hope that RTC sees further growth/density over the next few months and we all appreciate you updating us.

2 hours ago, WhereIsMyMind said:

 

Do you have any proof to back up this claim? In every single case I know there were literally no other patients, and still lasted for a whole day long. You even have people who blogged their experience with no other patients and still lasted whole day. This is definetely not the reason of why his surgeries last so long. This thread is starting to become scary seeing literal bold false claims.

I first read about it on another forum and then Mwamba admitted it himself on @Ajamilo’s thread (screenshot below). It might not be every day, but it’s certainly a regular thing.

11 minutes ago, WhereIsMyMind said:

Mwamba sessions are very long and low graft. The reason is not because he does 2 people everyday like you claimed.

You really don’t think that having 2 patients makes the days longer?

1 hour ago, Tiger2050 said:

This is why a lot of great repair surgeons like Dr. Cooley and Dr. Bisanga will not take on repair patients without a thorough in-person examination and setting reasonable expectations that most repairs require multiple surgeries. There is no surgeon in the world capable of fully restoring your botched hair transplant with one surgery OP. Your donor is much improved and there is a lot of density improvement that happens in months 6-9 despite your skepticism. I’ve never had surgery with Mwamba but it seems like his clinic needs to do a better job with communication and setting reasonable expectations.

Also for the people complaining about Mwamba spending too much time in surgery you can always go to a Turkish hair mill if you want a fast surgery, they work very efficiently to implant 5000+ grafts in a few hours and leave you disfigured. You can’t expect a surgeon to meticulously preform surgery and also rush through as fast as possible. I highly doubt Mwamba enjoys working tirelessly for 16 straight hours, he takes his time because he wants to ensure the best possible result.

 

 

The reason the surgery takes so long is because he simultaneously works on two patients at the same time. If it was one patient per day then the patient would be in and out in shorter time.

I see Dr Lorenzo get a lot of stick on this forum because he performs on 3 patients per day. Well that’s only one more than Mwamba. So why is Lorenzo’s clinic referred to as a “Spanish hairmill” and yet no one ever seems to mention that Mwamba performs on two? 

18 hours ago, HappyMan2021 said:

All this recent talk about Mwamba is making me nervous 😬. I have my own 2nd repair procedure with him in less than 2 weeks!

1st surgery summary:

-Mwamba did remove/re-implant many badly angled grafts, but a fair amount still remain (I primarily chose Mwamba because he said he could do a "one and done" repair surgery for me)

-He lowered my hairline very slightly, am seeing 50% density of what is should be (I am at 6.5 months currently)

-Mwamba did in fact greatly successfully fix my primary pain point, which was an artificially created cowlick in my hairline. It's very easy for me to fixate on the existing problems, and forget about how I had this massive ugly fake cowlick in my right side hairline, which Mwamba 100% repaired.

 

For me specifically, my main issue is bad angles - I think Mwamba is greatly skilled. But the lack of density is concerning. 

I personally still am confident in Mwamba, but realize I need to be very inquisitive and advocate for myself when I am in person at the clinic, and very very very specifically engage with him and understand what he can do. 

It also rubs me that I am paying full price for this 2nd surgery. More than anything I feel Mwamba should fix the lowered hairline density for free. I will bring that up when I am in person in Brussels.

Could you share pictures please? Apologies if it’s in another thread.

13 hours ago, Ajamilo said:

He will probably get a free surgery and accommodation for free because of his YouTube channel. That is the different between between normal people and YouTuber.

anyways bro @RTCi gave you my advice the first time and now is a no brainer that you stay away from the clinic and do your research 

I mean, he has a YouTube channel and has made some videos, but I would hardly call him a YouTuber. He’s very much a normal person. I would actually suggest more people make videos like him. It’s not much different to writing a review on here. You don’t have to show your face.

1 hour ago, RTC said:

The multi grafts are all Asli Tarcans handiwork. Dr Mwamba implanted singles in between to soften the hairline and then more grafts behind to fill the empty areas Tarcan left behind.

 

I was a bit confused when you first mentioned it looking pluggy because I thought it’s multi grafts that make the hairline look pluggy. I didn’t realise that you hadn’t had the hairline lowered. Was that because it was already as low as it should go from the first transplant? Seems bizarre that Mwamba thought the appearance would drastically improve if they’re not ALL singles on the hairline.

It is strange that both clinics have failed to create density.. I really have my fingers crossed for you that it improves in the next few months.

I would suggest you create a video update on your YouTube channel. No need to slate anyone at this stage, but hopefully your video would get enough views for Mwamba’s clinic to take note and want to improve the situation. They should even offer you the accommodation for free.

5 hours ago, RTC said:

Update at 6 months and 1 week 

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The hairline and the hair an inch or so behind the hair has barely grown at all. My hairline is pluggy and see through still. I've grown it very long to cover the hairline.

My temple points have grown in perfectly and look good.

The back looks good at a longer length, but if I cut it short there is a line at the bottom.

I haven't contacted the Dr yet but will take some photos soon and do so. I don't see the point however, as there is no more donor hair to use for the hairline and front of my head. It's pretty much done for me and there is no way back now, I thought this would be the end of my transplant/hair concerns.

 

So sorry to hear this mate. Do you mind sharing pictures so we can see?

On 11/20/2022 at 3:11 PM, Steve B said:

Yes I believe she wanted me to start (lightly) washing after day 3 and every day after. And I do mean “lightly”. I had to use bepanthol cream on the area and then wash with baby shampoo. I had to be careful not to rub too hard or scratch with my nails as the area (and follicles) were very sensitive to damage. Was a little nerve racking lol. I recommend following Nader’s advice to the T. And always ask as many questions as you want. 

It really is interesting to me that all clinics give different guidance for the hair washes.

Your results are looking great so far!