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Sorry to hear there is not much improvement. What's your plan now? Touch up with a different doctor?

Thanks for the update. I agree this is disappointing for month 7. I understand the frustration when you still have to use styling tricks to cover your baldness, but to stay positive I think now it takes much less effort to cover your baldness than before the procedure, doesn't it?

Don't lose your hope yet. It can still improve in the coming months. I am curious what the clinic would say other than please wait for the 1 year result.

I hope there has been improvement?

Any noticeable improvement yet? Do you plan to contact the clinic? At this point they can only tell you to wait until 12 months

Interested in an update

15 hours ago, stephcurry30 said:

OP Why did your surgeon make the incisions the day before? This makes no sense to me. 

 

I remember reading a Patient of Dr Bhloxman not too long ago who made pre made slits the same day and the Dr mentioned that the slits closed up extremely fast and the grafts might have not survived because of it.

 

I have bene on this forum for 7+ years and have yet to see a single surgeon who has done this? What's the purpose of this? Is this the possibility as to why your surgery didn't succeed? 

I have read several cases from SMG and looks like they make incisions the day before for large cases, above 2000 grafts I guess. Don't know how that impacts the outcome.

22 hours ago, Balding Bad said:

Looks like you still have many baby hairs. When they mature it will look better.

I think you do look better than before the surgery. But I also expect a much better result given the reputation of the clinic and the number of grafts you got. I understand your frustration when you have done your research and went to one of the best clinic in the world and still get a subpar result. Hopefully you are a slow grower and we will see more growth soon.

Looking forward to your update 😀 

To be honest the corner angle is too sharp for my taste. But may be it looks better when hairs grow.

I understand your frustration, but don't worry, I see it is getting better each month. I think next month update we will see a big improvement.

Looking forward to your update man!

if you have some sort of length then I believe it’s not noticable

doesn’t look bad to me. Could you elaborate what is unnatural about it?

wow you got this density just after 4 months, this looks amazing! May I ask which clinic you went to?

Hi everyone!

I see some doctors performs the extraction themselves and have the techs do the placement, while some others do the placement and let the techs do the extraction. I am wondering which step is more important to the results and requires doctor's skills. To me it seems like placement is more critical to the results, but apparently many top doctors let their techs do that. Should I choose a doctor based on whether he/she performs placement or extraction himself/herself?

On 4/11/2023 at 5:57 PM, Steve2019 said:

$8.50 per Graft definitely expensive.
 

As far as density, everytime I met with him consultation to the day of surgery he told me I would need a 2nd surgery for density. I have had several consultations with many Drs he was one of a couple that told me I wouldn’t like the density. I went with him because of his previous work.  

Dr. Dorin is on the conservative side, which I think is better for the long term. From the photo the density looks decent. Please keep us posted.

Looks good! Do you know the density of the hairline? And may I ask how much per graft did he charge?

I am wondering how any hair transplant surgeons do the graft counting? Do they count one by one as they extract the grafts? That would be easy to miscount.

@Balding Bad may I ask why you don't consider NYC doctors like True Dorin? It would be much easier for you to drive there.

9 hours ago, lunch_owl said:

Too risky imo.

can you please share your solution?

I have this same concern.

I am not much worried about people looking at me, I am more worried about sun exposure if I don't wear a cap. But if I wear a cap or a bandana, it may damage the grafts. Any advice please!

Looks like more hairs are coming up. How is the bald spot in your donor area?

One question, did Dr. Josephitis use a motorised device for extraction?

I am more or less NW2 and Dr. Konior also quoted 2000 grafts. 😅

Left side looks good but right side looks thin. Have you talked to the doctors about the low density on the right side?