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10 hours ago, Rawkerboi said:

I guess it didn't improve any further

Still please update us

Didn’t see that post nice catch. I’d be surprised why and if it didn’t get better. Isn’t Couto always have great results? His progress photos seemed promising. Anyone care to chime in? 

6 minutes ago, Diff-thinner said:

No it was me actually, I thought having thick hair would make me a great candidate, but it turns out that in Coutos opinion, medium thickness, rather than coarse thick hair is better, because there is more to chose from for the hairline. Second, his worry with dense packing it, was the fact that graft survival is arguably more important than having loads of hair packed into a small area, because you can always add more later, and arguably having more hair survive when implanted, means that you also dont need to harvest the donor area for more grafts to have a similar impact. 

ah got it, thanks for clarifying. i wonder how the doctors assess what is the correct amount

i might have missed it but how much density did you receive per cm^2?

OP we are hoping to updates please!

For more experienced members, how important is the way the shafts stick out after the surgery. If you glance at OP, everything looks angled perfectly. Does it matter a lot if a few hair aren't perfect post-op?

Hey OP congrats on the procedure. looks like he did an excellent job with the design. I was intrigued with the statement below

"this is for two reasons, one is blood supply, the thicker the hair, the more blood is needed and the more that hairs compete for blood supply, this placing more hairs densely packing it risks a lower yield. Second is the problem with the hairline, a hairline requires soft hairs, that makes the progression natural, and so having thick hair is great for behind the hairline, but not so great for arguably the part that everyone notices at first."

Was he originally saying that he thought thick hair would be great but its not for hairline because of blood needed to supply the hair and dense packing causes lower yield? If that is the case then how did he dense pack your area, it looks clean

bump what happened OP?

Any advice to others?

OP any updates with clear close up pics?

congrats OP, will all the grafts fall out before regrowing? I was surprised you still have the initial hairs at 22 days

@Doron HaratiThank you for the reply. I have read that generally speaking one can get more from a combination of FUT and FUE. I have also seen recommendations of possibly 1-2 FUT and then FUE maximizes donor. Some doctors even suggest the survival rate is a lot more in FUT but I have read arguments on both sides.

I don't know if I understood you correctly but did you agree that the skin in the back of the head will shrink with a second FUT?

Hi all,

I have been doing more research on hair transplants — I have noticed that some doctors will perform the entire surgery themselves while others have a team that will implant the hairs. If the doctor does the extraction of grafts and incisions, does it increase the survival rate of the grafts or can the procedure still produce unfavorable results due to improper techniques used by the technicians that implants the grafts? If so how can one tell whether the technicians did a good job with the angle and proper technique etc. I read that few signs would be red scarring inflammation but don't know. Can a patient request the training certifications of the technicians? What if surgery doesn't go as well can the patient pursue legal action?

Apart from that I am considering either another FUT or an FUE. If I do another FUT does that shrink or push up the skin in the back of the head making it seem like there is less hair in total length?

Thanks for the replies in advance!

OP still no updates?

Hey op do you have a video of your results? Congrats on your improvement. Can you let us know how many techs worked in you and also give an update for your crown?

Op sent you a message where are your updates it’s been 4 years

OP can you please post pics of your hairline? its hard to tell when you are combing it forward

56 minutes ago, jjalay said:

Above 3000 grafts but it really depends on your situation and your future needs. If you dont mind having a scar on the back of your head and you have as absolutely priority to save more grafts for future use then fut is the way to go. But once again for a small procedure with 1500 grafts for the hairline its always better to go with fue. Transection rate it depends from the clinic you choose, if you choose a good doctor the transection rate both with fue or fut is preety low nowadays.

Thanks @jjalay I already have a scar from my first procedure where I received close to 2k grafts. I don't know if its better to save the second strip for a future procedure if i ever need one for my crown. Part of me is concerned because I feel 1600 is too small but at the same time i experienced lower yield growth. I had it done at a reputable doctor so that isn't the issue

OP great results! can you share pics of it dry so we can see the hairline

thanks all — so ideally how many grafts would it be best to save for FUT? What about transection though?

Hi all,

I have been looking into FUT vs FUE for my second surgery on my hairline and wanted to get more experienced members input. I have gone to consultations with different doctors and one recommended fut over fue more over potential yield growth. While this could be biased, the other doctor said it wouldn't matter with either method.

If I go with FUT, wouldn't it have the disadvantage of not being able to chose singles doubles triples? I figured I would be stuck with whatever comes from the strip unless there is a way to split doubles into singles. What should i request when strategizing the placement of different hairs. I only have a recession

Thanks!

OP I looked over your pics again and it seems like you had more density in the middle beforehand? Not sure if its the new implanted hairs that make it appear like that?

OP can you book a consultation with another surgeon to help expedite this and get another opinion?

any updates?

4 hours ago, Chair said:

Sorry you had to go through this. There are so many better doctors out there than Bloxham. I’m not surprised you had graft failure. I know someone else who went to him and didn’t have grafts take. I myself am looking for someone to revise the work he did on me. I paid for their “expertise” and at this point I wished I flew to Türkiye and saved a ton and would have received better results. 

can you share your experience? feel free to PM me

thanks all

@Dr. Glenn Charles I can cover my back fine but the work will be for my hairline. I could comb it down but it looks a bit strange to be honest. Speaking of FUE, Doc from your experience does growth yield differ from between FUT vs FUE? If I have had an FUT, would you think its ok to go FUE? I know there are many variables at play... I have good donor and only need to fix my hairline for now. 
 

@Gatsby so you go out with no hat and use your own coverage?

Hey OP thanks for posting your journey. Curious why did you chose FUE over FUT? Was it mostly the scaring? Also did Dr. Josephitis mention anything on why it looked see through the first time? Could you have yielded more growth with FUT?

Hello all,

This is my first post on the forum. I need to have a second transplant and wanted to get people's opinion on how they dealt with the recovery. I had to wear a hat for about 1 year and the thought of that is very tiring. I basically have to watch 1 year of my life go by without being able to enjoy things. It took a huge toll on my mental well-being

Appreciate your advice