Cyzkm
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Will this toppik spray on cause hair loss? I know most people usually use the fibers but I was curious about this. My concern would be cloggging pores or traction alopecia.
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The March madness sensation from Oakland. Norwood 3 I would say.
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Maybe this doesn’t help but I think your actual result does look a lot better than when you started.
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On 3/4/2024 at 7:41 PM, Britanium said:
The local place is a firm no, they just want you for you're $. Dr Panine is a ethical guy, he has suggested what's in you're best interests going forward (not his)
What do you think of laorwong? His assistant doctor said 1700-1800 grafts.
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9 hours ago, hairman4321 said:
i didn't have to wait, he was available when i wanted him. but i booked maybe 4 months ahead of when i was going to be in thailand.
Cool. Why did you choose him over surgeons in the U.S., was it based on quality of his work or lower price?
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7 minutes ago, Chair said:
Maybe that’s why they are going aggressively after people who leave bad reviews.
I don’t follow?
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On 3/8/2024 at 11:10 PM, Chair said:
I’d also feel violated by that clinic. I’m not sure why they are so recommended. I’ve been hearing bad stories lately.
It seems like they were highly recommended a year or two ago but recently there have been more bad stories than previously.
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How long was your wait for larowang?
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They should have opted for a higher hairline with more density. Using hair fibers will be more effective than previously since they will have something to cling to in the previously bald area, but May end up needing a second surgery.
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23 hours ago, gxm100 said:
How old are you?
based on the pictures in this thread, if I met you for the first time in person the thought “he’s losing his hair” would never even cross my mind if that means anything to ya 😂
I am 27.
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On 3/5/2024 at 1:49 PM, gxm100 said:
The answer to that is that it's just a factor of the population getting a hair transplant and when it is advisable to get a hair transplant. If you are getting 1k or less, that is indicative that the area needing to be covered is relatively speaking very small meaning that there isn't much hair loss. For many people this indicates that they are both young and have little loss - not a good candidate for transplant as there is not evidence of what will happen as of yet into later decades.
Think of how many people don't have significant hair loss til they're in their mid 30s or even mid 40s or in many cases (actually my dad included) into their mid 60s. If you need such a small area covered that 1k grafts would be sufficient and you're only 25 and you go ahead and do that, well that would be a bad idea if your hairline really starts going back in another 10 years and now you have these 1k grafts real low down.
So it's not really about the # of grafts, it's about a combination of age and progress of loss. Younger people that currently need 1k or less shouldnt do HT yet as you don't know the future. People that wait until the appropriate time to get a HT rarely only need 1k. And then people who are lucky enough to make it well into the later decades and still only need 1k would probably frequently decide it's not worth going through at all.
Essentially ya just can't do much with 1k
Interesting yea I still kind of want to do it for one side of the hairline but it would not be many grafts. It still looks good from the front but I don’t like the way it looks from the side
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2 hours ago, hairman4321 said:
Something interesting I've noticed for awhile now. Below is a picture of a hair I cut off near the tip (not near the root). See how on one end its thick for a small distance, and then it goes thinner? That thick tip was the outer most section of the hair, I think an original graft which didn't shed. It's interesting how it gets thinner and then sort of thicker again. Initially I thought it was that the hairs from the donor were taking on the hair quality on the hairline (thinner) but it seems to thicken up a bit. Maybe the stress from the operation provided less nutrients (well, most of them were shedding completely anyway).
Have u shed these hairs before? I’ve read that the hairs need to go through a few growth cycles to look normal.
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On 3/1/2024 at 1:53 AM, hairman4321 said:
~4 months
pretty happy with how its going. i think generally i heal slower than average.
Interesting that you opted for the long hair to hide it. How well are you able to conceal it?
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Anyway so far I am not able to find many examples on here of people getting 1000 grafts or less, but am trying to hunt them down. Why is 1000 or less considered a low amount whereas 1500-2000 is much more common?
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38 minutes ago, FormerFutureKrillin said:
For what it’s worth, I was able to track down the reddit post you referenced earlier about the techs - that post described my experience to a T (right down to the painful last bit of the procedure). In hindsight, I have come to strongly suspect that the techs that were staffed on my surgery day were rushing to finish my surgery as fast as possible for whatever reason. My surgery was finished extremely quickly for its size (a tech even said as much as they went out the door when I was finished), which I think contributed to some of my issues.
I still believe Dr. Bloxham is a good and ethical doctor. But there are more people involved in the surgery than just him, and he’s ultimately responsible for the team.
From my research, I agree with the two posts above that my case appears to be an outlier in terms of the result, so I guess weight my opinion accordingly however you want. But in my opinion the mistakes that were made in my case were extremely egregious - mistakes that fly in the face of Bloxham’s own HT philosophy stated on his YouTube channel.
Yea for example this guy had 3100 grafts and got a great result.
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10 hours ago, JoeD said:
I find this very interesting regarding Bloxham. Before the 2 to 3 cases I have seen online between here and Reddit this year, I had never seen anything negative/concerning on him. Thought he was considered top-tier. Certainly plenty of excellent outcomes shown on here and elsewhere, perplexing why there is the occasional miss.
Which outcomes are you referring to? to me he seems very knowledgeable and responsive so I’m surprised to see complaints. These were the two negative outcomes I found
( Reddit link removed )
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I also showed him the photos of the hairline design from the local place and he thought it was a terrible design and too feminine, because the corner curbed down.
He explained what he would do if there were to be a procedure which was basically the same as what dr Bloxham said. He just didn’t think the result would be different enough to the average person to be worth it at this stage.
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He said that right now it would likely be too subtle to be worth it in terms of having the surgery. He said that when the body got used to not having something there would be a shock and a shed, and it was likely that I would get it Back after being on the medicine again for a few months, and we could do a follow up in 3 months to see. He thought I was too worried about it
he said to take some photos now and come back and evaluate in 3 months
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I’m talking to dr Panine in 20 min and will report back with his thoughts.
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I will see what dr Panine says tomorrow.
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I think if I were to do it for just one side, it would look something like this
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2 hours ago, HappyMan2021 said:
The best factor in surgery success is surgeon skill level. But even then luck is a factor. Even the good surgeons have misses.
Generally speaking, even a great surgeon cannot give 'end-satisfactory result' density just in 1 surgery
It is very common to need 2-3 surgeries to give great density
For low norwoods, I would say the density issue - followed by further hairloss - are the 2 most common reasons to need more surgery (not including getting botched, which is also sadly common and can completely your journey)
Yea I can see why density would end up being an issue but depends on lightning. I am seeing some insane results from dr pekiner but he has a very long wait list.
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56 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:
a traditional side part. I suppose the non-parted side may have balding visible, but I really don't think it will be conspicuous to anyone but you
the example you showed is a common result for 1 HT even if you go to a good surgeon. Most guys need 2-3 HTs over their lifetime, and that is just if they have moderate MPB AND that all those surgeries go well
I do think you are qualified to begin your hair transplant journey if you can't cope otherwise, but you really shouldnt begin this journey if you can't accept that multiple hair transplants are part of the deal
How did that guy get such a poor result when the guy in the video I posted ended up with corners that matched his real hair as far as I could tell? A better way of putting it would be, what factors determine the probability of getting a good result? Or is it because those grafts were spread over a smaller area whereas in the Reddit post the entire hairline was lowered.
Will this toppik spray on cause hair loss?
in Shampoos, sprays, and concealers
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Do you know if there are other colors of the stuff that is almost like paint that you see barbers using to line up hairlines with black hair.