youngsuccess

Congrats. I can relate to your story to some degree, having undergone 3 relatively small transplants to the hairline already. I'm almost 100% sure I'll be booking with Feller next year for FUE. A couple questions: How long did it take? How much of your donor was shaved? Any pictures you're willing to share would be great. Thanks for the write up.

Yeah, I've mentioned this guy before a few times, but I think Zidane could be a good example: This obviously isn't ideal; however, I think it could be a viable alternative for guys who get hairline work too early and go on to lose a significant amount of hair. Zidane's hair even looks GOOD from the front, IMO. I have also seen plenty of guys in public who seemed to have retained a somewhat juvenile hairline and bald behind it sporting shaved heads who look fine. Dissatisfied with my my own hairline, which isn't disastrous but contains too many doubles and some slightly awkward angulation, I buzzed my head down with a #2 a few months ago. The recipient zone was virtually indistinguishable from my native hair. This suggests to me that a Grade-A, carefully planned transplant on a patient with the intention of keeping a closely-cropped scalp can look even better. This wouldn't be a "wall" of hair; you'd have to allocate most of the remaining donor behind the hairline fading into the mid scalp, neglecting the crown. But some guys will be left with two options: a sub-par hairline with an irregular balding pattern, or a natural hairline fading into an irregular balding pattern. I'd take the latter in a second. I recognize that this in theory vs practical application is another story entirely, but if the best HT doctors in the world can't accomplish this, I'd be pretty surprised.

$6 per graft for FUE at SMG? BAH GAWD I don't see how you can beat that. *anxiously awaits more results*

Great contour to the hairline. Most impressive.

Looks like a fine job, Dr. Lindsey. It seems like a smart move to concentrate on the feathering zone rather than spread the grafts out any further. I've had three procedures ranging from 500-800 grafts each, and always appreciate seeing the smaller sessions posted, especially ones that appear more logical. I'm still in a situation somewhat similar to this guy's, seeking further refinement/density. Hopefully this can be accomplished without allocating any more grafts than necessary to the hairline. I'm looking forward to seeing this grown out.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Tightly pulling the hair back before taking pictures honestly has always seemed like a deceptive tactic to me. It's almost like a set of "after" pictures featuring wet, slicked back hair (which are equally useless). Even though pictures like this purport to expose the real result, pulling or smashing the hair back usually attempts to make the hairline appear stronger/result seem denser IMO, especially when it's the only view offered. Even after a lackluster result from my fist transplant, I could tightly pull my hair back and it looked leagues better than when it was naturally styled. This might be a great result, but it's only natural to suspect otherwise based on the photo presentation. Thanatopsis hit the nail on the head as usual.

This is an excellent result and an underappreciated approach. I have a gap in the center of my hairline where the cowlick was not properly restored. The size of the area is nearly identical. Is it feasible to select only singles during a small FUE procedure? My other issue has been doubles on the hairline.

The scar doesn't look that disastrous in those pictures; I was actually expecting something a lot worse. At only 2 1/2 months, it could be temporary shockloss. But it's definitely detectable with your short hair. After two small strip procedures I could still safely buzz down to a #2 guard on the clippers. Now, after my third surgery, the scar is clearly visible at that length. How short do you keep your hair? It might not be that much of an issue if you grow it out a little longer. I'm looking into revision/FUE options since I'm 8 months out and doubt that a cosmetically significant amount of hair is going to grow back through the donor scar at this point.

Becareful, with this advice. Because a woman may exude sensitivity, but you must remember, communication is 55% body language, 38% tonality and the remaining 7%, the actual words, themselves. Women speak subtly, and if she says: "No, it's ok. Tell me.", she may agree with you going for the surgery, but she may disagree on the inside. He wanted advice on how to broach the subject without panicking; I can't attempt to psychoanalyze what her reaction will be to the actual admission of wanting a hair transplant. Usually being honest about feeling nervous will elicit that kind of response from a caring partner. Whether or not she's warm or sympathetic after that point is another story entirely.

Whenever I'm uncomfortable broaching a subject with someone, I usually begin by admitting just that. Maybe say something like "Look: I need to tell you something, but I've been too nervous to bring it up." Usually the other person (especially if it's a woman) will be all gentle about it: "No, it's ok. Tell me." Or something to that effect. When you mention you're looking into hair restoration, she'll be relieved that it wasn't about a cheating confession or that you're gay or something, and it will seem like a minor thing. Then you just have to explain that you've done your research so that her impression of hair transplantation is up to date.

Nice. Can we get a couple shots under strong light, maybe one outdoors?

Good luck with the DermMatch. Most people seem to agree that it takes practice to perfect the application. Would love to see pics after you've used it on the scar.

The grafts should be secure by 3.5 weeks; I think you're fine. The only complication might be if significant scabbing was still present, and you somehow managed to rip an adherent crust with a graft out, but that seems highly unlikely. You can check with your doctor, but I wouldn't worry.

I concur.

This guy messed up dhuge's head: http://hair-restoration-info.c...861/m/9881089253/p/1 There are actually a few different threads about this poster's results, some of which probably have more details on his experience.

Subtle, but definite cosmetic improvement. I can see what you mean about the lack of density though; I understand this very well since I have fine hair. I don't think anyone can guarantee that "MUCH MORE THICKENING IS TO COME!!", but you'll probably see improvement. At least the hairline zone looks soft, even if not super dense. Do you have any close-up shots?

My first surgeon was affiliated with this organization. I wasn't butchered, but repair work was/is still necessary. He is a very competent plastic surgeon, but had no business performing hair transplantation, and has since stopped offering it at his practice. So I'd argue that the criteria for membership isn't too stringent based on my experience.

Pics or it never happened.

Thanks for the help, but I tried on Firefox and Internet Explorer with no luck. I have the latest version of Flash, too. There must be some other problem on my end... I'll try on another computer next time. THIS COMPTR IS TEH BROKE

Hmmmm... I've got both running and all I get is a blue background and some kind of icon at the top. I've participated in chat sessions before, so maybe something is wrong with this computer.

The chat feature isn't working for me. WTF. The room is a total blank page.

Actually, some of the results might look worse if they used full-face shots. Look at their model in the banner at the top of the page. The "afters" look strange.

I've seen impressive results with micro-pigmentation when it's used to mask donor scars. I don't know about trying to create the illusion of having stubble over the entire scalp though... Check this out: http://www.headstyl.com/gallery.html Some of them look pretty good, but some of the hairlines/temple points are way too straight. That poor black guy's work is disastrous looking in the pictures, IMO. I suspect even the more impressive "after" results may look strange in the flesh like JohnS suggested. There is no undoing this shit, either.

Was going to reply in your other thread, but it was locked right before I posted. Your hair looks really thin in certain areas, but I think if you use the remaining, estimated 1500 to try to dense pack your hairline with a top doctor, then you could be on the road to looking much better. Maybe the old scar could be excised as well. If the refund being offered could cover this, you might want to consider it over an exhausting lawsuit. On the other hand, if you have a strong shot at getting more money, you could look into FUE options once you're stripped out.

Same here. However, I think the ideal guinea pig to use if you wanted to prove cosmetic improvement with photographs would be a patient who keeps his hair closely cropped. The problem with guys who have mild to moderate thinning and average length haircuts is that the balding areas aren't always fully exposed, and therefore progress in the area won't always be as obvious. Even a conventional, short haircut can be styled differently. But take a guy with MPB who buzzes his head with a #3 or #4 guard on the clippers, and there is no obscuring the miniaturized areas; the proof would be indisputable. I would volunteer but I'm saving my money for FUE.