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So, I am curious will this tool be able towork in the part area of the hairline and still look natural in people with medium length hair? Look foreward to videos with outside pictures and future discussions.

S2,

Again, very good results from your pics thus far. Can you post more outside pics-that would be greatly appreciated. I think what is so interesting about your case is that your doctor seems average to pretty good as FUE is considered in Turkey yet produced your kind of results. And she still does other plastic surgery procedures-that is very interesting...

Thanks

Well said...

According to a different forum, there is a doctor in the United States, located in Georgia who is now consistently achieving 20 to 50% donor regeneration using Acell with his own FUE method.

Any input from the doctors on this forum would be greatly appreciated.

Wow, very nice results and great pics-good outside pic and with the wet hair. After your write up and pics, I started doing my own research and was blown away at the level of skill in Turkey with regards to FUE & BHT, it appears they are exceptional...And i don't say this lightly. Much better on average than our doctors here in the U.S. as per FUE. Again, i still can't believe I am writing this down. By any chance are you familiar with FUE Hairline clininc and Dr. Ozgur or Dr Akin Istanbul.

Thanks

Hey Step,

Where are Dr's Simmons results?

Dr. Cooley,

Thank you for answering my questions. From your expereince can you share with me in more detail how you look at the transition zone in the hairline, espicially the part area. From my observation, your transition zones in and around the hairline are some of the most natural that I have seen in normal lighted pictures. Any insight discussing your strategy would greatly be appreciated. I know this a very broad question, however, I am just trying to get a better understanding of your technique. Thanks for your time.

Dr. Cooley,

Very nice results. The smile on her pictures says it all. Can you tell me a little about the density strategy you used and if Acell or any other modality was used on this patient.

Thanks,

Dr. Simmons,

I'm curious, did you use custom cut blades or needles for this procedure?

Thank you,

Nice results thus far and thanks for sharing. Any outside pics.

Again thanks for your time.

Gasto,

Very nice results so far, can you post some better quality pics?

Thanks for your time

Bill,

You look good. Any outside pics?

Thanks

Thanks for the pictures-everything looks good and the hairline looks natural. By any chance would you mind sharing some pictures you have taken outside with us?

Thanks...

Razor,

Glad to hear that H&W will pay for your airfare to start the process to determine what happened. Please keep us informed.

Razor,

I would agree with you completely...Your HT results are not acceptable...As far as going for a second HT with the same clinic-not sure that would be a good idea for you. Honestly, what makes people think they can do better the second time around???Unles, Dr. Wong clearly states what the issue was there is no way of knowing how to prevent it from happening again. Walking around with a bad HT will have no doubt negatively impact your quality of life. I am curious to see what H&W will do with your case.

Just know I am pulling for you and wishing you the very best. Investing that kind of time and not to mention the money and coming up with a negeative result is not acceptable.

RC West,

I thought it was my computer-thanks for the confirmation.

Razor,

I am sorry to hear about your results. And you have the right to be concerned...From your pictures it appears your yied was significantly less than expected. This may sound like a goofy question-does your HT look natural?

In addition, what do you want to happen to put you in a better place?

For some reason I can't see the pictures-any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

TE,

I would encourage you to give serious thought TC17'S advice.

In addition, I am surprised that Dr. Wong has chimed in to possibly provide clarity to the surgery that TE underwent.

TE,

Touche, "But unless I missed something, "not a failure" is not the goal of hair transplantation." You hit the nail right on the head with this statement. The simplicity of your statement is pure elegance. You are so spot on.

This community is definitely growing and it is my sincere hope that TE can move on with his life and a suitable agreement can be arraged between both parties.

Corvettester,

Well said, I completely agree with you on every point. This thread Must Stay Open.

In addtion, a previous member responded back to my earlier post about a refund. Yes, I have seen this argument many times and it is somewhat valid, but not in TE's case. This case is all about YIELD not the number FU's. This is why generalizations are not appropriate. Every case and Patient, not CUSTOMER is unique. The negative PR for H&W both in the short and long term will have negeative implications on their reputation as well as impacting their bottom line. With that said, do I think Dr Wong intentioanaly planned to do harm to TE, absolutely Not... He Joe, & H&W have helped many people improve their quality of life and given those people a sense of confidence-not to sound like a Visa commercial, but that is priceless.

People forget that TE now has to spend more time and energy in truly defending himself even though he is the PATIENT. He can never get the time back he lost. One of the benefits of an HT is supposed to be for someone to feel better about themselves so they can move on with their life and better enjoy their time instead of feeling somewhat less confident and investing their time on hair forums defending themselves.

My belief is that this thread must stay open and be archived so as to give people who are conducting their due dilligence a mechanism to better facilitate their choice of HT Surgeons-after all, the patient is the one who has to live with the result until they can find a solution that will meet with their realistic expectation.

TE,

I think your density estimation is about on par-again from my perspective as layman.

As for Drew, I hope everything works out for him as well as for all of us.

Look forward to your outside pics,

Best

As I have read various posts throughout this thread, I am in disbelief that TE has been so vehemently attached by Joe-since I have always held in high regard Joe and H&W. We must never forget that TE is a PATIENT...

I know there always three sides to every story, your side, my side and the truth. Clearly TE is not happy and frankly-he shouldn't be. This is a sub par result, period. From his part side the HT does not look natural. I will say this though , the styling aid does help and adds a more natuaral appearance however, this is not a good outcome for 6500 FU'S on TE. Not to mention he has invested somehwere around 15k+ and more importantly almost three years of his life...

My belief is if TE had been offerred a full refund he could have moved on with his life and the negative PR fight that H&W is now engulfed in could have been avoided and their stellar reputauion as a clininc that puts their patients best interest first would be upheld.

Clinics do not bat 1000 everytime and when mistakes are made, they should be professional enough to admit it do the right thing[based on patient & docto discussion] and move on.

TE, I'm curious, would you mind taking pictures of your HT outside with and with out the styling aid Joe used on you in his still pictures. I cannot stress how sorry I am for you as I know this has been very difficult for you. I wish you the very best. A bit of advice, pay attention to Drew's results with Dr. Umar, as this may be an option for you coupled with the big three-if you can tolerate the foam and the propecia. You will be surprised as to what Rogain can do with HT hair. Again wishing you the very best.

And now Bill, keeping this thread open shows your desire to be fair.

Sure, if you look close at some of the pics of where the hairline meets the part area, [transition zone] it appears somewhat thinner-but not in a natural way. It kind of stands out in some of the pics posted here. Hope this helps...

Just curious, why is it that in most pictures of HT's, the hairline meeting the part area looks somewhat off. Is this an inherent flaw given todays technology?

Any insight or opinions from doctoprs, staff, and past patients whould be greatly appreciated.