bigmistake

I'm based in India, but I am willing to travel.

Thinking of getting SMP for FUE scarring. Don't want to get botched a second time, can anyone recommend a ethical and reliable SMP practitioner, who will be able to give natural results. 

I have seen many SMPs that change colour and merge after some time, on the other hand there are some SMP that just disappear in a year or two.

On 7/28/2023 at 9:51 AM, bigmistake said:

1) Verterporfin use in existing FUE scars, if it won't work in existing FUE scars then making fresh wounds in the FUE scar using a small sharp punch and then injecting verterporfin.

2) Long term and short term side effects of Verterporfin if any.

 

 

3) I would also like to add a third question, if verteporfin actually does regrow hair, then can it help to maintain existing hair ? 

1 hour ago, Chiku said:

day 55 update post with outdoor pics.

 

It's looking good for just the 55th Day. Can you dye your hair at this stage ? It should look good dyed black.

8 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

How about you guy’s write out a list of questions. I’ll be sure to ask them and report back here with the answers, if available.

1) Verterporfin use in existing FUE scars, if it won't work in existing FUE scars then making fresh wounds in the FUE scar using a small sharp punch and then injecting verterporfin.

2) Long term and short term side effects of Verterporfin if any.

Has he been on oral finasteride since 2019 ? 

Is verteporfin cheaper in India ?

https://www.apollopharmacy.in/salt/VERTEPORFIN

https://dir.indiamart.com/impcat/verteporfin-injection.html

40 minutes ago, shadow_god said:

By extremely clean? Do you mean over harvested ??

Does not look over harvested.

Is Dr Vinita in their Rs 75 package ? Their seems to be very little shed, always a good sign. Clean work.

Donor area looks extremely clean  for 2312 grafts. Smart on starting fin before the transplant.

5 hours ago, GeneralNorwood said:

Thank you, i know that in pictures that you are reffering to, it looks good. But it looks good in certain conditions, it requires to do and mantain this slickback hairstyle to look decent. Guess what happens when there is stronger blow of wind or i just lay in bed for a while. Hairstyle is ruined and bald spots are visible. 

 

I talked with another respected surgeon that is known in this forum. He saw my preop, postop and current pictures. 

He was very surprised of the aggressive approach in the front. He pointed out this area in red elipse and said that it was obvious before operation that there will be huge dissconection between front and back. 

 

I don't agree that left temple in nature looks like mine. It is weaker and you can find many reviews of Eugenix work, where patients point out that there is something wrong with left temple. 

I talked with @Rafael Manelli about this issue before he "dissapeared" from this forum. He told me that he watched J Tillman show, where Tillman explained that the two temple points suppose to flow in different directions. 

And he asked me if i think that Eugenix is just doing same angles for both temples - Down and back. And i responed that i think that they do it with same pattern. 

 

However weaker left temple is my least concern. 

and 32 beard grafts on the scar in occipital area. 

So 2443 - 32 = 2411 on the frontal third. 

With regards to left temple, I saw in JTs own show where he mentioned that in nature left temple is always weaker than the right. I will try to find it and post it.

With regards to disconnection, can you again share your latest pictures with another hair style and your donor area. 

What is your head size ? In smaller heads I have seen clinics do a lower hairline like 6.5cms because 7.5cms from glabella in a large head = 6.5 cm in a smaller head.

Who is @Rafael Manelli?

@OxiborickEugenix (Dr Das, Dr Bansal) ,Dr Nader, and Dr Laorwong all would be suitable for repair. I think rather than going after your old surgeon you should put your energy into researching a repair. 

On 5/26/2023 at 9:36 PM, GeneralNorwood said:

You can improve hair texture and get of rid of dryness by using hair masks and protein conditioners. Here is what i achieved with this kind of products

 

Speaking about left temple. Same issue for me and many others. There is something wrong with procedure at Eugenix regarding left temple, because it's always "the left" that is weaker. 

 

Lateral hump from left side needs attention in next HT, but as i told,  it was already obvious in previous update. 

Left temple is always weaker in men than right in nature, they are not always of the same density. 

On 5/8/2023 at 4:09 AM, GeneralNorwood said:

 

 

Well, i think that one of best options for now is to style my hair as slickback. It covers my weak spots at lateral humps and with every month hair from front are getting longer and in few months they will make total comb for the crown i think.

Nowadays, i don't even use fibers, just some locking spray, foam or pomade or salt spray or headband, anything that keeps this style in place. 

 

Here i present photos from outdoors, i used some paste and locking spray to style hair, no fibers. 

 

 

 

 

 

And this is photo in harsher ligthing, in front of the bulb: 

 

Man these results look good. I envy them. You also mentioned that left temple was lighter than right, that's how it is in nature, one temple is less dense than the other. You should be happy with the results.

Buddy any updates ?

So who have you decided on for a repair ?

On 6/29/2023 at 1:24 PM, Gatsby said:

Oral minoxidil played an intrinsic part in my opinion. It thickened up all of my scalp and beard hair. Also the other important factor is that I believe it will and does keep my other sources of donor hair that were used to stay in the anagen phase for longer.

Oral Minoxidil works by relaxing and widening the blood vessels. Does this mean hair loss sufferers have vascularity issues in their scalp, that can.be treated by excercise as well. Maybe hair loss sufferers have vascularity issues all over as well.

2 hours ago, ljpcarrera said:

I have been on 5mg myself for a year. I think that was the game changer in your repair. It thickens the entire scalp donor area and all. All my hair is extremely thick after one year.

Yeah but if you stop taking it then donor goes back to normal. So there is risk that after HT and stoppage of oral minoxidil your donor may look moth eaten.

14 hours ago, Shadman said:

Well, punches used by Eugenix were very sharp. Scars were gone by next 48 hours. I'm sharing pictures from both right and left side where you'll be able to see extraction from previous hairline. 

 

Well, I've recently started oral minoxidil, which will also improve my donor. Moreover, scalp and beard hairs should get denser. 

Hairline Correction by Eugenix

 

 

 

Thanks for sharing the pictures! Looks like really clean work. What was the transection rate of the grafts removed from the hairline ?

How are the scars in the hairline from the grafts extractions ? Can you share photos ? What was the transection rate of the grafts removed ?

20 minutes ago, Shadman said:

"kaha se kiya aap, donor pura kharab Kar diya"

That must have really hurt.

9 minutes ago, Shadman said:

@MildSeven

according to the doctors, total 2245 grafts were transplanted in the frontal area and hairline. But after seeing the donor, Eugenix doctors said that, more number of grafts were extracted. Donor was completely over harvested So, technically grafts were wasted in my previous procedure by Dr. Bhatti 

 

Thank you for your comment. I also expect same 😃

Did Eugenix say how many grafts were approximately removed in your first surgery ? 

Do you think they took out 3,800 grafts from your donor ? Why don't you use GIMP to find out the number of extractions.

1 hour ago, itisme_alssiri said:

I have been using Finasteride for couple of years , maybe it helped improving my donor area. 

Oral or topical ? If oral did you face any side effects and what was your dose ?Going on finastride before surgery was very smart of you. The whole game depends upon donor. If a surgeon has enough donor to play with the repair becomes easier. I may make an appointment with Eugenix next month. Maybe I will go on oral finastride a year before my repair surgery to see if it strengthens the donor.

The oral minoxidil that you have been taking improved your scalp donor. Smart thinking.