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1 hour ago, stephcurry30 said:

The photo was taken from his website under male transformations. ANd it was 100% satirical. The hairline drawn is pathetic. I've never seen the ends connected the way they were drawn. 

 

edit:

transformation seen on the 5th row

 

I think if you look closely those ends are actually sections, there is more lines there.
But yeah maybe that one on line 5 isnt great, makes me wonder about Theo, why would he go there, and why does he look to good?

26 minutes ago, stephcurry30 said:

Man this guy draws better hairlines then Konior himself. When's he getting on the HRN recommended list 

 

Sorry are you saying this is a Doctor JOHN KAHEN result? and if so Im confused if you are joking, it looks pretty good to me, no?

20 hours ago, Rafael Manelli said:

Few weeks

Great thanks mate! Oh how many grafts did you have?

2 hours ago, Xanadu said:

OK. That looked normal after 2 weeks except for hsirlength

Great thanks mate! Oh how many grafts did you have?

8 hours ago, Xanadu said:

Redness I believe goes away in 1-2 months for most.

Thanks for sharing your experience Xanadu. Just to confirm though, Im only asking about the back of the head (donor area), how long until that looked pretty normal? Like a regular shaved back of a head?
Thanks again!

4 hours ago, Rafael Manelli said:

Redness a few weeks , possibly more 

Thanks for sharing your experience. Can I confirm, Im only asking about the back of the head (donor area), how long until that looked pretty normal? Like a regular shaved back of a head?
Thanks again!

How many days after FUE until the back of your head looks like a regular close buzzed head?

Also, face swelling: did you get some? And which day was your face no longer swollen?
Thanks

Do we think he's talking about this Doctor JOHN KAHEN, MD HAIR TRANSPLANT SPECIALIST of this Beverly Hills Clinic?
 

On 1/5/2023 at 3:09 PM, Greenlantern2020 said:

I hear you, I get frustrated in the morning combing my hair and I joke with my wife "I got a hair transplant so I wouldn't have to do a comb over, yet here I am" lol.

Im looking at your 9 month result pic and other HMR results I've seen, but Im not sure what you mean about the direction and the styling inability issue? Can you help me to understand a little more? Im looking at HMR myself. 
Thanks!

On 12/10/2022 at 4:35 PM, JayLDD said:

I could give a more complex answer with specific standards, but to be frank his results look absolutely awful and even what he presents on his own website (which is presumably going to be his best work) shows a variety of what I would consider failed cases, unnatural results, extremely low densities and overall aesthetics that fail to match even mid level standards of top surgeons from this website as an example. 

If a doctors before/after photos look like they're from the 90s/2000s, are only from a single angle and aren't consistently HD you can almost with 100% certainty infer that they are a low quality doctor, of which Pak neatly fills the role.

Compare his website, before/afters both website and patient and general densities with clinics here like Hasson/Wong or doctors like Freitas and Konior. Pak is not fit to shine their shoes. 

This might sound overly aggressive, but I firmly believe that hair transplants is an extremely difficult field and as a consumer there's a relatively small list of surgeons with a cost/results level to EVER be considered, Pak isn't at this level and only has a presence online due to his RS spamming. 

Yes i see your point about his own website gallery looking quite bad. It is a strange thing really, I wonder why it looks so unimpressive, aside from the possibility that he is not good at HT surgery, which is the obvious conclusion, I mean what else is he thinking by having such bad results on his website. Is it because the good results didnt give him permission to use their pictures? or does he somehow see bad results as looking more natural? 
I was recommend him by a guy, who had such great things to say about him, but that same guy had quite average results, and was going back to Pak for another HT. What is going on? And if its just a case of him not being good at performing HTs, then why is he not good? he's been around for ages, trained with some of the best, has a very great set up, great staff, my in person consultation with him gave me a great feeling. What is going on here? 
Also, is "RS spamming' just a matter of writing fake reviews on the Real Self website?
Thanks

On 9/16/2021 at 6:24 PM, JayLDD said:

Rassman is an industry veteran but no longer at the same standard as the rest of the list. Jae Pak who I think trained under Rassman is similarly below par in my opinion, these are realself celebs in that they (or their marketing team) responds to ample questions on the website to get their names out but ultimately they aren't at the top of the industry. 

Not to say the rest of the list are bad surgeons, but the only options here I personally would happily pay money for are Konior, Hasson/Wong and Bloxham.  The rest don't differentiate themselves from the pack in an impressive enough way for me to consider them or don't reach levels of what I would desire for consistency/aesthetics for the price. 

In terms of hairline aesthetics and density Hasson in particular is above the rest. Wong and Konior do some of the best crown work in the world, Konior being one of the best generalists simultaneously and who I'd choose if money wasn't a consideration. Bloxham and Nadimi at Konior's clinic are in a slightly lower bracket albeit both significantly cheaper than Konior and both doing consistently good work. Nadimi occasionally too conservative for my taste however. 

Wesley does good work but for the price I can't see a convincing reason not to choose Hasson/Wong if those are the main considerations. 

 

 

Hi Im just wondering if you can maybe educate me a little more on Dr Pak, and why you see him as not being top tier? 
Any input would be helpful.

Thanks!

Im also looking at Pak myself. Love to see results too 

Thanks for sharing. Im also looking at Pak myself. Love to see how its looking now if you get the chance

On 12/27/2021 at 8:42 PM, Colter said:

Today:

 

 

Sorry, Im confused, what day is this? it just says 'Today' but it was posted on the same date as day 5?
Thanks!

On 9/18/2022 at 3:00 PM, mr_peanutbutter said:

not more then 600 imho

awesome that finasteride holds your hairloss for so long..would you mind sharing what norwood your older msle relatives are and if you got any severe sideeffects from finasteridd?

Thanks! 600 for the lot yeah?
My mothers side are all similar hairlines to mine (as pictured), my father is also similar to mine, however his father was norwood 6 or 7, and my brother is 4 (he also has a hairy body, I do not). 
So its really hard to say if the fin is helping me or not. As for side effects, yes it is a concern, I have quite a low labido. After a HT i would like to take a year off the fin, to see if it has effected my labido.  

On 9/18/2022 at 3:20 PM, shiba1985 said:

 just for the green 400 - 500 would be enough total for both sides. I mean its barely 10 cm2. So at 50 FU per cm2 it would be 500. 

My go to clinic for this transplant is NOT amongst the 3 clinics you mentioned. But I dont want to deter you from your choices cause we all have our favorites.  But  I feel like there are better clinics that would fall within those price 

Thanks for this, yeah Im really a bit baffled as to how to estimate how many cm2 these areas would come to. So I think you for that input

Also, Im interested to know your go to clinic?
Thanks

9 minutes ago, Vann said:

If you really want to I think you could pack your hairline with probably 900 grafts max to get as much density as possible. But I would think that would be a 2 session type of procedure. The first to probably get as much round 1 then the second to reevaluate and add that density in there.

I dont think you would need to shave your head down. But you could possibly get away with FUT if you always have your hair grown long. But I think you would need a ton of singles so FUE would be your best bet.

2 sessions? for this design, Im confused?

19 minutes ago, NARMAK said:

if you don't mind me asking, why that specific design?

Maybe it's because the lines are curved but i don't know if in terms of aesthetic impact, it will make a big enough impact for you to feel it was worthwhile. 

 

I guess a few reasons;
I dont want it to be hugely noticeable. 
Im not young, I dont want to have a 20 year olds hairline when Im 60 (in 20 years). {I mean if it were natural I wouldn't complain, but if I did make it come a lot more forward, it would probably cause me issues if it starts to fall out behind}. 
I know how my hair behaves when styled, from looking at it all my adult life, i believe this is the minimum I need to create a fuller look on me. 

22 minutes ago, shiba1985 said:

IF you were to just transplant the area in that green you would not need more than 400 - 500 grafts. The reason you are getting variations in recommendations, is probably cause clinics know that reality is a lot different than pictures. You most likely have thinning in the front hairline as well, where you have existing hair  and it would need transplanting. No one goes from thick hair to bald . It is a transition from thick hair to thinner and thinner hair and then bald. your pics show a clear bald skin that you want transplant but the "transition area" is left for the clinics to be interpreted. 
 

 

Thanks a lot for your estimate 🙏 your input is appreciated!
Did you mean 400-500 in each side, or all up?
And what you say is true, but for the sake of getting an actual answer, Im only asking about the areas in green.

20 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

whoa, nice. Objectively I think your hair is pretty decent as is, but true if i were in your shoes I wouldn't be satisfied unless I was a NW1 lol.

You should say the clinic names, it could be helpful. 

Regardless, as long as you go to a good doctor I think this should be a layup. 

Your biggest worry might be getting price gouged since the surgeon will have so little work to do 🤣

Thanks a lot for your input!
Do you have an estimate for me?🙏

My top 3 options:
Dr Gur - FueCapular Istanbul 
Alvi Armani - LA
Dr Cortez - HMR Tijuana

Thanks HappyMan, I just updated the post with this info: 

Im 39 years. Taking finasteride for 19 years. I think my hair is as stable as one can expect. Its been more or less like this for 19 years.

I can and will share the clinics, and even the quotes, but perhaps your estimate would be bias free if your have your say first. Yes?

Hi guys, I did this design for my HT and sent it to my top 3 clinics, in 3 different countries. But I've been getting wildly different graft estimates back from all 3 based on my design. If you could give me your best estimate on the graft number needed, I think that would really help me, give me more perspective.

Its quite disheartening as all 3 are dramatically different estimates, the highest one is 3 times higher than the lowest. My research tells me these clinics at least pretty decent and reputable. I know estimates based on photos are subject to change after the in the room consultation. But I've spent a lot of time learning a lot about HTs and which clinics I like. This design is all I want, nothing extra. (with room for the doctors input).Please help me, share your estimate number.
Thanks a lot!
Im 39 years. Been taking finasteride for 19 years. I think my hair is as stable as one can expect. Its been more or less like this for 19 years.