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Thanks for the link. I would be interested in their opinions as well!

None of the surgeons I'm looking into provide it for free. I'm willing to take on the additional expense of including it in my procedure if it actually has a noticeable benefit, but it seems like the jury is largely still out on how effective it is.

Question for everyone whom elected to have a one-time treatment of PRP at time of their hair transplant: Was it worth the cost? Do you believe it had any positive healing effect on your recipient and donor areas? Some references say have it done at the time of transplant. Some say you should wait 10 days *after transplant* with a follow up every few months thereafter. Then on the other side of the table, some say it should be avoided all together and does more harm than good like this article from Feller and Bloxham: https://fellermedical.com/hair-transplants-vs-prp/. Thoughts everyone? Would love to hear some personal experiences with one-time use PRP treatment at time of hair transplant. Thanks.

Looks great for 5.5 months! Zarev is a wizard. For high NW's he is the best, imo.

Hello all! There must be a thread written about this topic somewhere, but I've attempted to search this forum and could not locate one. For an FUE procedure, what is the highest amount of graphs that would be safe to perform in single daily session (when the help of technicians are involved)? At what number of graphs should the procedure be extended over the course of two days to help minimize risk of potential complications? Would love to gather opinions from the community here on the pro's and con's of a single session vs. a two day sessions. Especially helpful for the community members here who are "wobbler" cases in the 3,600 graph range. I've seen some clinics with very low daily graph limits for FUE while others are seemingly comfortable going into the 4K range. Thoughts?

Congratulations on the growth! Pekiner is putting out some good results lately. Donor looks quite impressive on many of the cases I've seen.

Agreed. Looking on point! I think this will turn out to be a great result.

I agree, BaldV. Based on my observations from reviewing many results on here from Ahmad, his hairlines are routinely high and conservative. He only performs 1-day sessions while handling most of the procedure himself, so he is limited by a specific graph count. I have yet to see a single case of consecutive-day sessions by Ahmad with 3,000+ graphs. As one can see for themselves on HRN and elsewhere, the vast majority of his patient cases are in the range of 1800-2500 graphs. It's common knowledge that it's easier to achieve appealing results if the hairline is placed high and a conservative design because you can dense pack all those graphs into a smaller area. If you were to spread that same amount of graphs over a larger area, the results would likely suffer poor density issues. Not to discredit the fact that a good dense-packed HT still requires skill. It certainly does. However, it is reasonable to ponder the question with any surgeon who operates in such a fashion (flat-rate procedure fee w/ single day session only, limited graph availability): Are they suggesting a design that is truly in the best interests of you as a patient, or their own, due to their limitations as a surgeon? It's important factor to consider. I certainly have my opinion from cases I've seen of Munib Ahmad, but I will keep it to myself.

Looks great! Temple points or not, this is already a homerun 10/10 result. Congrats, man!

I gotta be honest. I agree with your concerns. Hairline design looks off, IMO. Have you spoken with Bisanga regarding this issue?

Amazing work! This result looks great. I wish there was more Heitmann patient journeys available across the forums. I've only been able to locate 2 or 3. Unfortunately, his website is very outdated with no high resolution photos or video. No pictures of his patients' donor areas either.

Sorry to see this kind of result. That work in the corner is rough.... Has the clinic offered you a refund so you can get it fixed elsewhere or at minimum, a repair?

Nice! This has to be the top result I've seen come out of HLC.

Any update OP?

Looks great, congrats!

Second this. What a transformation! The full result is going to be awesome.

Unfortunately, I've noticed this appears to be a relatively common issue amongst Eugenix patients. Especially those with fine caliber / blonde hair (I won't call out specific cases here on HRN. but feel free to search them out and form an opinion yourself.). I like Eugenix work in terms of hairline design and density achieved with most of their less ambitious cases, but the donor appearance on many of these patients post-op are quite poor. IMHO, it's the big weak spot for this clinic. If they could improve in this one area, I think they would be one of the best options out there. Unless a patient has a great donor or nice thick hair to disguise the potential aftermath, I'd probably steer clear of any clinic that has issues with donor appearance. Otherwise, you might have solved one problem on the top of your head, just to begin a brand new problem on the back / sides of your head. Just my opinion, the next person may differ.

Agree with this 100%.

Update?

Looking very good for 5 months in! Really looking forward to seeing your 8 and 12 month results. Happy growing.

That's great. I hope it continues to improve for ya! Please keep us posted a few months down the road. Does Dr. K offer touch ups for his patients? With a minor touch up on that right side this would be a 10/10 homerun result. Congrats, man!

Would you mind showing us the hairline with your hair brushed back?

Nice, man! Your left side looks amazing. No offense intended OP, but IMHO, your right side looks a bit "pluggy" at the very front of the hairline and it appears the skin has a crimped appearance from a frontal view. I've only noticed this issue on your last two batches of photos from month 9 and 12. Upon zooming in, it appears the skin is slightly raised around some of the implants in that specific area... Is this a reaction to the implant or another outside factor at play?

Good luck to OP and hope things work out for him. I was considering H&W but I've seen too many concerning patient reviews over the past year or two. For the price, these lackluster results are unacceptable, IMO. I hope H&W offers to repair OP's bald spot, if the hair does not grow in at 12 months.

Hello all in the HRN community! I'm a Norwood 3/3A. Fine hair. From estimates, it appears I'm going to need anywhere from 3,000 to 3,400 graphs. Only interested in FUE. I wanted to ask the helpful community here their opinion; Who are the best FUE surgeons for fine hair? Especially those that have successful results with Norwood 3's that required 3K+ graphs. A great hairline design/result is a big selling point for me. Travel and budget are not much of an issue. I've been relentlessly looking on this forum and on Youtube. I have a short list consisting of: Ferreira, Rahal, Konior, De Freitas, Bisanga, Wesley. Any others I should look into? Would love any insight and feedback. Thanks!!