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Interesting. Yes, there are two separate e issues.The first is their method of cutting the slots before Taki g from the donor (usually it's the o their way around). That makes a lot of sense that it would increase graft survival. The issue I was wonder ng about is scaring due to the scars/slots not being allowed to heal for longer. I would intuitively think that a scar has a lower chance of leaving visible scar tissue (anywhere on the body) the quicker it heals. But maybe not. The oozing argument is interesting. Cheers.

I know this is how it's done, but it seems weird to me. The longer a scar is open it seems to me the risk of scar tissue becomes. Wouldn't it be better to make the cut and then asap put the graft in so it can start to heal with the graft?

That's a super clean look that you could use if you wanted to have a buzz too

I agree. It looks like they took more out than were put in. And the way they were put in seems like it won't be dense at all. I really hope there are something we cannot see on those pics.

No, I think it is an obvious benefit.

This is going to be epic. I really think so. This was a real NW6/7 and not one of those where propiecia does half the job because there was a lot of minuterized hairs.

A sneaky hair style Would be 'interesting' to see the density in the middle there.

Your update looks good. ". I recently upped my Min application to twice a day and finally had the cajones to try Fin (MWF) for the past 3 weeks (I tried to stay clear all these years because of sides). " Because you had sides, or because of people scaring you with itt? And are you now on fin?

If it's worth it depends to a large extent on whether you can be regular with finasteride. You can bet your bottom dollar that all the great hair jobs you see actors having maintained for many years and decades is like that because they have been religiously on finasteride. If you are not consistent or even stop it, then you will be like the footballer Rooney and other who looked good for a bit and then was overtaken by MPB again. If you will go on reddit you will more likely be the next Rooney rather than the next Ashton Kutcher. Even in here unfortunately the risk of developing nocepo is quite....well, present, due to several people scaring people every chance they get. It's a shame, but if you feel very sure that you have done the research and will not be tempted to blame a temporary sadness or lack of libido or the dishes not having been done (all things that can occur in life) on finasteride and stop taking it - then yes it's probably worth it.

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Looks great, and it seems you have rather fine hair - which makes it more impressive. Also, you didn't really have miniturized hairs that finasteride could thicken up to make the HT look better than it really was (something we see in a lot of before-efter photos). So all in all I'm really looking forward to follow your progress.

There is a difference in regards to how long they are in the anagen/telogen phases with beard hair being less in the visible phase than scalp hairs. As such beard hairs will usually not be able to be as dense. This is made up for a bit by beard hairs usually being a bit thicker.

Looks good, but 5000+ for that amount of hair loss seems like a lot.

What a horrible hair line

This guy is a higher NW candidate, who was done by Eugenix (like Karl and many other higher NW patients). However, while the front third looks fine, the crown looks like only a few coarse, grey beard hairs managed to actually grow there. It looks pretty good in pictures, but when we seem him combing his own hair, not so much. What happened? I know the crown is called the black hole for grafts, but Eugenics has some other cases where they managed to give high NW guys good density crowns.

Really nice writeup. The pre-op looks good, and curly hair plays in your favor if you keep it long. Good luck.

That's probably a major reason.

I am a researcher by trade, so I think I have researched all there is to know about HT, medications etc. This phenomenon I talked about is called 'desynchronization'. It can happen 9-15 months depending on how quickly the person's hair go through the phases. Here you go - an example where they mention around 15 months, but others mentions anything from 9 to 15 months:

It's normal that after 9-12 months about 20% falls out because they go into that phase as they start cycle through the phases. So it is a known fact that the max density is sometimes around the 9-12 month period just before this happens. This is normal.

By the way, I believe this is you... The haircut you have after 8 months looks super good. The picture to the left!. In my oppinion it looks even better than when you have it longer. It makes you look 30 something - pretty crazy... from 60ties to 30ties... mind blowing. At min 1.47.

Looks good, but the redness will have gone by then I imagine?

Yeah, many, even the ones we think of as good clinics, often struggle with the crown, but this one looks solid like the front and mid scalp.

Wow...looking very good

Many we see with a high Norwood HT use quite long hair. I'm thinking all or almost all the guys with great results (zoomster, Melvin and so on) have longish hair. I wonder if a buzzcut would look good if a high NW had a HT? How about the style that the front hairline is almost always made denser than the rest - does thst look weird when buzzed short? And the FUE scars, are they always noticeable with a shirt buzz cut?

I was sure of the disadvantages of two session is for a long time still being bald with a moon - not a great look. So I was asking what disadvantages doing only one has - and you here answered that. That makes sense - cheers.