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1 hour ago, MarkusLatinus said:

Hey guys, I've decided, I'm going to get a hair transplant done probably in Brazil because it's closer and cheaper due to my location. However, have you guys had any experiences in brazil alone? 

What are your experiences in Brazil? Has anyone had one done in Brazil? What are some good clinics in brazil? What about India? Any good clinics in brazil? 

@Fue3361 got an incredible result from a clinic in Brazil.. 10/10 

8 hours ago, Pephair said:

I think it's a great option

 

great example of why SMP is a viable option! 👏🏻👏🏻

13 hours ago, L0ke said:

FUE performed on our patient (42) with

• 1 FUE ex domo with a highly unnatural hairline as a result.
The hairline is too low and the grafts in the frontal hairline are pluggy and implanted in the wrong direction.
• Donor density of 90 FU/cmÇ occipital, 76 FU/cmÇ parietal, 72 FU/cmÇ temporal
• Hair diameter of ~ 54 - 62 microns

Treatment plan
1/ Extraction* I
2/ Follicular Unit Extraction to attain an aesthetic reconstruction of the hairline and extraction* II
3/ Touch-up to improve the density of the frontal hairline and extraction* III
* Extraction of wrong-placed and -directed grafts from FUE ex domo

Performed procedures
1/ Extraction I of 570 FU (January 16, 2020)
2/ Extraction II of 308 FU + Follicular Unit Extraction with a total of 1022 FU (July 7, 2020)
* 308 single hair FU (extraction hairline: 102 single and 206 double hair FU)
* 515 double hair FU
* 199 triple hair FU
HGI: 1,9

3/ Touch-up with 560 FU + extraction III (December 10, 2021)
* 200 single hair FU
* 360 double hair FU
HGI: 1,6

Parallel incisions in custom-sized blades technique (Cutting Edge blades of 0,8 - 1,0 mm).
Extraction performed by WAW-system with a 0.90 mm serrated trumpet punch.

No microscopic preparation of the follicular unit grafts.

 

Read more on this case on www.feriduni.com/repair

Dr. Bijan Feriduni

Fantastic work 🤯👏🏻

On 7/22/2022 at 7:17 PM, Melvin- Moderator said:

As you know, yesterday I interviewed @DrTBarghouthi to date, Dr. Barghouthi is the only physician testing Verteporfin in the field of surgical hair restoration. Verteporfin is a drug that prevents the pathway to scarring, specifically Engrailed-1 fibroblasts. Scars lack hair and sebaceous glands, and other dermal appendages such as the hair matrix and dermal papilla necessary for hair growth. Verteporfin aims to treat scarring by treating these three key factors, promoting regrowth of dermal matrix structures and appendages (normal skin and hair follicle growth). 

Here's an article  with the research that has been done at Stanford University using Vertoporfin on mice.

Here is a quote from the study:

"The results were astounding, Longaker said. The healed skin looked completely normal. “There must be three things for wound healing to be true skin regeneration,” Longaker said. “The skin needs to have normal hair follicles and glands, it needs to have a normal appearance under a microscope, and it needs to be just as strong as normal skin.”

“The first thing we were shocked by was the all the hair in the healed wound,” he said. “We were also able to see normal glands and showed that the skin was just as strong as unwounded skin.”

Now, we have to be realistic. I'm cynical when it comes to hair loss regeneration. I'm optimistic, but wait to see how the trial on humans go, but even if 25% of the hair follicles grow back, this would increase the number of lifetime grafts DRAMATICALLY. If you have a donor capacity of 8,000 grafts, that would bump you up to the 10,000 number. 

I have attached the photos from the most recent photos from the study. This thread will be updated by @DrTBarghouthi as the results come in. 

 

groundbreaking stuff for the HT community. good work @DrTBarghouthi 👏🏻👏🏻💎

4 hours ago, stephcurry30 said:

Who was the surgeon?

I’m sure he said it was Thiago Blanco Leal, it’s somewhere in the post further back somewhere 

49 minutes ago, AlexMeister21 said:

Is this really Couto? The graft implementation from post-op photos didn't look that good.

i was thinking exactly the same thing! surely this can’t be couto’s work

16 hours ago, Needadviceplease said:

Hello,

For those who have had a HT how did you go about figuring out the hairline?

Did you just go with what the doctor suggested?

Or you brought pics in and showed them?

I am just trying to figure out how to prep for my HT. I honestly, can't remember my HT from when I had a full head of a hair lol.

If you have any other advice you think I might need to consider, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

I am leaning towards Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong. He suggested 2500-3000 for the hairline and then in a year to do the crown. 

Thanks!

great question 👏🏻

3 minutes ago, Raphael84 said:

The patient wanted to address his frontal recession, re-build his hairline and temple closures.

 

Initial in person consultation saw Dr. Bisanga recommend 2400 to 2600 grafts to address the thinning present deeper into the frontal third. This was ultimately achieved utilising 2500 grafts.

 

The patient has kindly provided the following video to show the true extent of how well his result has come in with a thick and natural appearance and further maturation to come.

 

The patient was on finasteride at the time of surgery and has continued with the addition of oral minoxidil post surgery.

 

Patient Quote:-

 

I’m very pleased with the result and receive lots of compliments, especially from hairdressers. I’m so grateful for the quality and dedicated of the team which has given me such good results.

 

Graft/Hair Breakdown:-

 

1s = 421/421

2s = 809/1618

3s = 1085/3255

4s = 185/740

 

Total:- 2500/6034 - 2.4 Hairs per FU average.

 

 

 Video:-

 

 

fantastic! dr bisanga’s hairlines are always very natural 🤩

On 7/12/2022 at 8:01 PM, Fue3361 said:

Here’s a picture of today (over 10 months) showing hair completely wet (shower):

beat result in terms of density I think iv ever seen on this forum 

14 hours ago, John1991 said:

4400 grafts on a 26 year old to lower the hairline that much.  What are the thoughts of people here on this?  

Now Hair Time are known for their aggressive hairlines lol 

15 hours ago, StayThick36 said:

I’m currently waiting on Dr. Freitas and his team to get back to me after completing the online consult form.  Hoping his wait time isn’t a year. 
 

There aren’t enough reviews on him that I can find from actual patients but his work looks incredible. I plan on documenting my entire HT experience and sharing on YouTube if I choose him.

Please continue to share your results! Amazing! 

exactly the same here, freitas & couto’s hairline works is on another level I’d say 🤩

1 hour ago, Bb111 said:

Hey everyone,

 

First of all, I want to thank everyone for all the support, advice, feedback, etc. that is provided on this forum. There is a wealth of knowledge here and just as importantly there are really good people here. I could not have done it without you.

 

History:

I am about 40 years old and started to notice that my frontal hairline, temples, and crown were thinning at about 30. It has been a gradual decline since then. From 30 to now I got married and had kids. I started finasteride about a year ago after we decided we were done growing our family. Finasteride did stabilize my hair loss and therefore decided to take the next step and pursue a hair transplant.

I combed through the forums and the recommended list of surgeons. I ultimately narrowed my list down to a couple of surgeons with Eugenix being one of them. I did have a video consultation with Dr. Arika and felt very comfortable with her. She was kind, professional, and answered all my questions. I went ahead and put a deposit down to hold a spot. Shortly after this I saw that Dr. Pradeep and Dr. Arika had decided to tour the United States.  At first, I was disappointed because the dates and locations did not work with my professional schedule. However, @Melvin- Moderator and my coordinator Rishabh were able to set up an in-person consultation on a different date (thank you!). I met Dr. Pradeep for a coffee on the upper west side of NYC. I know this has nothing to do with the results of my HT but we ended up hanging out for much longer than I was intending. Dr. Pradeep is an amazing human and his life story is truly inspiring. We ended up starting a friendship. This made me feel so much more confident about the procedure.

About a month later I was in Delhi for my HT. My flight landed at 3AM but believe it or not the airport in Delhi was bustling at this time. I did have to call the hotel to figure out where the driver was waiting but it was smooth sailing after that. I stayed at the Westin which is a nice hotel. Given my late flight they asked me to sleep in and come in at noon.

Hair Transplant

•  Design - This was done by Dr. Pradeep Sethi and he was accompanied by several other doctors. Honestly, I just let Dr. Pradeep do his thing for the design. I had already spoken to him at length in NYC so I felt comfortable with what he drew.
• Surgery- After the design, we started the surgery at about 1PM and it went until about 9PM.  After the local anesthesia was applied, all the slits were made by Dr. Pradeep and all the extraction were done by Dr. Arika. Overall, I really had minimal to no pain and breaks were allowed to stretch, go to the restroom, or eat. On this day they worked on the area behind the hairline and the crown. The implantations were done by the senior doctors or techs. (By the way for those who are wondering all the techs come from Dr. Pradeep’s hometown where he handpicks who works for the clinic. All the current techs have been with Eugenix for several years.) The next morning, I came back at 8AM and we started shortly after that. The extractions were again performed by Dr. Arika and implantation was done by senior doctors and techs into the crown and behind the hairline. Dr. Pradeep returned for the extractions and implants of the hairline and temple points. He did have to use a different type of punch (sharp punch) to help extract singles of a certain caliber for the frontal hairline and temple points. I was glad that he was so focused on finding the exact right grafts for the hairline and temple points.
• We ended up using 3811 grafts which is just 11 more than what I was quoted during my initial consultation via videochat.

Overall Experience:

Overall, I feel that the Eugenix team did an amazing job from a clinical and hospitality perspective. They consistently made sure that my needs were met. I was lucky enough to spend some time at the farmhouse with Dr. Pradeep and other patients who were here this week. As I said earlier, he is truly an amazing person and I learned a lot from him. I know some may be concerned that my experience was different because I met the surgeons in NYC prior to coming to Delhi.  I will say that I observed the same level of hospitality as well as the same level of detail in clinical care being extended to the patients each day I was at the clinic. Thank you to the Eugenix team (Dr. Pradeep, Dr. Arika, Dr. Das, Dr. Somesh, all the techs, Rishabh, Anil, Rajat, the list goes on and on!).

 

 

Hey everyone,

 

First of all, I want to thank everyone for all the support, advice, feedback, etc. that is provided on this forum. There is a wealth of knowledge here and just as importantly there are really good people here. I could not have done it without you.

 

History:

I am about 40 years old and started to notice that my frontal hairline, temples, and crown were thinning at about 30. It has been a gradual decline since then. From 30 to now I got married and had kids. I started finasteride about a year ago after we decided we were done growing our family. Finasteride did stabilize my hair loss and therefore decided to take the next step and pursue a hair transplant.

I combed through the forums and the recommended list of surgeons. I ultimately narrowed my list down to a couple of surgeons with Eugenix being one of them. I did have a video consultation with Dr. Arika and felt very comfortable with her. She was kind, professional, and answered all my questions. I went ahead and put a deposit down to hold a spot. Shortly after this I saw that Dr. Pradeep and Dr. Arika had decided to tour the United States.  At first, I was disappointed because the dates and locations did not work with my professional schedule. However, @Melvin- Moderator and my coordinator Rishabh were able to set up an in-person consultation on a different date (thank you!). I met Dr. Pradeep for a coffee on the upper west side of NYC. I know this has nothing to do with the results of my HT but we ended up hanging out for much longer than I was intending. Dr. Pradeep is an amazing human and his life story is truly inspiring. We ended up starting a friendship. This made me feel so much more confident about the procedure.

About a month later I was in Delhi for my HT. My flight landed at 3AM but believe it or not the airport in Delhi was bustling at this time. I did have to call the hotel to figure out where the driver was waiting but it was smooth sailing after that. I stayed at the Westin which is a nice hotel. Given my late flight they asked me to sleep in and come in at noon.

Hair Transplant

•  Design - This was done by Dr. Pradeep Sethi and he was accompanied by several other doctors. Honestly, I just let Dr. Pradeep do his thing for the design. I had already spoken to him at length in NYC so I felt comfortable with what he drew.
• Surgery- After the design, we started the surgery at about 1PM and it went until about 9PM.  After the local anesthesia was applied, all the slits were made by Dr. Pradeep and all the extraction were done by Dr. Arika. Overall, I really had minimal to no pain and breaks were allowed to stretch, go to the restroom, or eat. On this day they worked on the area behind the hairline and the crown. The implantations were done by the senior doctors or techs. (By the way for those who are wondering all the techs come from Dr. Pradeep’s hometown where he handpicks who works for the clinic. All the current techs have been with Eugenix for several years.) The next morning, I came back at 8AM and we started shortly after that. The extractions were again performed by Dr. Arika and implantation was done by senior doctors and techs into the crown and behind the hairline. Dr. Pradeep returned for the extractions and implants of the hairline and temple points. He did have to use a different type of punch (sharp punch) to help extract singles of a certain caliber for the frontal hairline and temple points. I was glad that he was so focused on finding the exact right grafts for the hairline and temple points.
• We ended up using 3811 grafts which is just 11 more than what I was quoted during my initial consultation via videochat.

Overall Experience:

Overall, I feel that the Eugenix team did an amazing job from a clinical and hospitality perspective. They consistently made sure that my needs were met. I was lucky enough to spend some time at the farmhouse with Dr. Pradeep and other patients who were here this week. As I said earlier, he is truly an amazing person and I learned a lot from him. I know some may be concerned that my experience was different because I met the surgeons in NYC prior to coming to Delhi.  I will say that I observed the same level of hospitality as well as the same level of detail in clinical care being extended to the patients each day I was at the clinic. Thank you to the Eugenix team (Dr. Pradeep, Dr. Arika, Dr. Das, Dr. Somesh, all the techs, Rishabh, Anil, Rajat, the list goes on and on!).

 

 

 

 

 

the eugenix hairline designs are a thing of beauty! 

any update champ? 👀

11 hours ago, Marko7t4 said:

If you can save up to £4500, Dr Arshad at TheHairDr clinic in Leeds is £3 per graft. I know it’s more than your current budget, but you’d save on air fares, hotels, etc. 

is he any good? don’t mean to be ignorant 

some of the best DR’s on here have well over a year waiting list, some closer to 2 years! you’d expect to wait at least a few months for somebody any good but what do I know lol one of the more knowledgable guys on here will give their thoughts am sure 

On 5/18/2022 at 7:33 PM, Dregfr said:

I am considering using SMP to cover up some FUE scars in the donor area. I like to do 0 shaves on the sides. Does anyone have examples of how this would look after the SMP? Thank you all so much for sharing.

great shout, been looking to do this myself also 👊🏻

1 hour ago, Gatsby said:

No I always had confidence with women and always had a girlfriend. Even now my self esteem and confidence is not dependent upon having hair now. I did this really for myself. It was like a present to myself after a lifetime of scars. 

one of the lucky guys who actually suits a bald head lol 

10 hours ago, sukh123 said:

After doing a lot research personally , looking at tons of cases on all the foreign forums too,  there’s only two surgeons I would go for a hair transplant and they are konoir or couto. Don’t get a transplant if your head’s not being worked on by those two. I would give.bisanga a honourable mention too.

Bisanga? Freitas? 

2 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Time to name and shame once again. The shamelessness it takes to post a picture of a clinic with their logo in the background and pass it off as your own is astonishing. @RTC you have a new series for YouTube. Thieves in the industry. 
 

These were stolen from @De Freitas Clinic and hasson and wong. 

scumbags ❌❌❌

1 hour ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

Forum members,

This hair transplant patient had an FUE procedure in July of 2019 with Dr. Rahal totaling 2615 grafts and 6324 hairs.  You can see his hair count breakdown data and other surgical details below.

Hair Count Breakdown and Total Grafts/Hairs

1 haired FUs - 510
2 haired FUs - 783
3 haired FUs - 1051
4 haired FUs - 260
——————-------------------
Total hairs - 6324
Total grafts - 2615

Average Hairs per Graft

2.41 hairs per graft

Info and Hair Restoration Goals

This patient was 26 years of age at the time of his first procedure.  His primary goal was to restore a youthful and natural looking hairline and add density.

Hair Loss Medication

* Combo Dutasteride (0.5mg) & Finasteride (1mg) daily

* Rogaine (2mL [2x rec. dose] of 5% formula)

Family History

* Both maternal and paternal sides - NW4 max

You are encouraged to view the photos below and provide your feedback.  

Best wishes,

Rahal Hair Transplant

beautiful work! the hairline is incredible 👏🏻

4 hours ago, Gi29 said:

These are 11 days post-op

can’t believe how dense the hairline looks! 🔥🔥🤩 

1 minute ago, GoliGoliGoli said:

I would also like to ask the same question but for FUE?

i was told 2 weeks when I had my transplant carried out, am sure somebody with more knowledge than me will confirm though 

Hello All, 

Just wondering if people have any recommendations for doctors around Europe doing some really good hairline work? NWII and would really like a dense hairline. 

8 hours ago, Mugen904 said:

5 Months

 

looking good! 👊🏻

11 hours ago, sl said:

 

incredible! watching it like this I don’t know how people get really dense hairlines, the slits seem quite far apart!