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Thank you. I received it. First of all, I am really sorry for this experience.... Man it's really hard to comment on this.... Considering Dr. Couto's aura and the fact that many including myself would put him in "the discussion for GOAT status", I must say this result is indeed very disapointing even for only 2000 grafts.... The density is just not there....and like other members said it was obvious straight after surgery. I wouldn't call it a "botched job" though. But I think the appropriate and fair term would definitely to subpar/mediocre/disappointing. Again this is a cautionnary tale that every clinic in the world even the very best ones have subpar results... This is something that I keep repeating on this forum all time. No surgery is guaranteed unfortunately and every surgery is a gamble per definition no matter who you go to. This is the sad reality of this industry. This is maybe the 3rd subpar result from Dr. Couto I see in many years... I am glad that Dr.Couto stands by his work by immediately offering a free repair. That is a positive news and shows that he is ethical. I am generally not the kind of the guy to say "oh don't worry just wait till 12 months this is only 50% bla bla bla....". From my experience, the 6-months result is generally a lot more than just 50% and very indicative of the final results HOWEVER there is still a chance that it will improve at least marginally until 8-9 months so yes I would give it a bit more time before making a final conclusion. But yeah doesn't look great overall... And if it remains the same then obviously a 2nd procedure is going to be required... I generally NEVER advise people to go back to the same place which didn't deliver for their 1st surgery. However I do believe Couto has some of the best and most natural results I've ever seen so far thus he has a reputation to defend. I mean he isn't considered one of the best in the world for no reason, right ? I remember one case from the spanish hairloss forum who had a density issue from Couto and he fixed it for free and then everything looked fine. Did Couto mess up here ? He clearly did... No doubt about that. Can Couto makes this right ? I believe he can. Is it a good idea to go back to him ? Well....this time around I really don't know... Every other clinic has had subpar cases so again doesn't mean that they'll necessarily do a better job than Couto. It's your personnal decision but there is an element of faith that you will have to put into this if you decide to go for a repair with the same doctor. Couto was able to repair several botched jobs from Erdogan. But here's what I'll tell ya if you have the slightest doubt about the outcome of a 2nd repair surgery with the same doctor then it's better not to go...

Gotcha. Well yeah it may be DUPA-caused thinning or some unusual telogen effluvium, or delayed shockloss. Really hard to say what it could be exactly... Are on Finasteride/Dutasteride ?

Bro I'm sorry for your experience. If this is really Couto then I would be CRAZY disappointed too. Yes Upload the invoice please and ask the clinic to send you pics. Thanks

Oh yeah I know Saifi. He was hyped on youtube by Killian Lawlor his consultant. I think Saifi is not a bad surgeon but he's been overhyped on Youtube in my honest. I've seen some good results but also some pretty mediocre ones... Did you have poor growth ? What was the issue specifically ?

Where did you get your 1st transplant ? Ferreira is 3.5 Pinto is around 3.

Hahahahahhahahahahahahah I certainly don't sabotage good clinics. And everyone on this forum who follows my posts knows it very well ! And yes I do target hairmills and other crappy clinics. But yeah ultimately I agree ! Let's wait for the pictures from OP and then will comment on all this. 👍

Hahahhahahahaha you like trolling bro right That was a good one ! Michael showed very clearly that he was in the clinic's apartement and it was confirmed by members who were there. He also had the exact same tee-shirt with the clinic's logo. Anyways, I do agree we need to see the official pictures tha the clinic should send. (Which I doubt considering the poor ethics...) But bro "let's not derail this thread". OP please upload a few pics showing you were at Couto's clinic and then we will start commenting seriously. Thanks !

LMFAO ! You're funny I did ask and I asked twice. Go back to the original post. Sequence is irrelevant. What we need is an evidenxe to support that you were in a specific clinic. In this case, there is a sequence but nothing showing he was at Couto's so far. That said, I agree with you that it looks BAD.

LMFAO I think you should hold off before jumping to conclusions José. Yesterday, you were highly suspcious of Michael Hofmann's botch job who has provided more than sufficient evidence to prove he was at HLC. And now you call this "clearly a botched job" before we have even seen any pictures showing he was actually at the FUEXPERT clinic.... I agree that this looks very subpar and I would certainly be very disappointed... If it turns out that this is Couto then yeah I'd be asking for free repair or refund. BUT please wait before making such judgement.

Never heard of that clinic bro. Better not risk it

Hello, First of all thank you very much for sharing your experience. Before we all start commenting on this, could you please post some before and after pictures from the FUEXPERT clinic ? Thank you very much

Some doctors do prescribe it to guys under 18. I've seen it. That said, I agree that there are decent topicals alternative to oral Finasteride Nick that can be used to buy some time until the you're 18-19

I feel like you are either trolling or arguing purely for the sake of arguing. I am not conflicting myself at all. Again, read my posts. Everything makes sense and my reasonning is logical. Anyways, the point is. Kid, A. Get a proper diagnosis first from a legit medical professionnal. Ideally a good hair transplant surgeon or a specialized trichologist. Not a general practicioner. Also consult an endocrinologist. B. Follow his advive and start treating your hairloss as soon as possible with legit treatments (if any) Your doctor will determine which specific treatment is best adapted for your particular case and severity of androgeni alopecia (if any) Period Good luck !

You are not a medical professionnal and obviously you don't what you are talking about. It is not "reckless" to jump on Dutasteride like you say. Again, your statement is pure lack of knowledge based on hearsay and basic cheap fear mongering around something you have no clue about. Dutasteride is still one if the most effective treatments and is very commonly prescribed off-label to treat Androgenic Alopecia. The scientifical evidence suggest it is better than Finasteride. I suggest you ask any good hair specialist doctors like Pinto, Freitas, Mwamba etc...They are all big advocates of Dutasteride.

Bro I think you're missing the point here. You are basically analysing everything through the prism of money/budget. Forget about money. You should always be looking for what you think is the best in terms of QUALITY and consistency of producing great results regardless of the price. And by great and I mean specifically "consistently above average" which is my opinion isn't the case with Cinik, HLC, Yaman etc... Also in my opinion 90% of US hair restoration surgeons are average at best even many who are recommended on this forum and I would NEVER risk paying 20 000$ to someone like Diep to get a botch. So being expensive doesn't always equals quality. That's for sure. On the other hand, Konior's prices are astronomical but he does produce consistently outstanding results on a regular basis therefore if I could afford him I would go to him because I do believe he's worth the money. You have only one donor area and a limited number of grafts to use on the recipient area. No surgety is guaranteed even with the best but you have to try to get this shi* right as much as possible from the first time ! I honestly think the risk vs reward ratio of Cinik REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE is not good. You can never undo a bad hair transplant even with all the money in the world.