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As Melvin mentioned, I used to work at MHR and was the personal consultant for the surgeon in Atlanta whose name rhymes with mole…Dr. Craig Ziering however was the doctor in NY and was also one of the Medical Directors for Dr. Matt Levitt at MHR…many of MHR’s doctors were licensed in multiple states and Dr. Ziering performed many procedures from time-to-time in my clinic in Chevy Chase, Maryland…in my honest opinion, his work was some of the worst that I have seen including horrific strip scarring, terrible hairline work involving mis-angled grafts, and poor yields…please understand this is nothing personal, just my opinion based on my observations of his work.

UKLad81…Just FYI, I had 4 separate FUHT procedures for a grand total of approximately 6900 grafts…I was least satisfied with my second procedure which was more related to the skill of the doctor and his staff…his name is Dr. Bradley Kurgis in California and worked for the former Medical Hair Restoration….I was happy with the other 3 procedures.

Be sure you employ scalp stretching exercises to ensure that you have an adequate amount of laxity for the size of the strip that will be excised…this is extremely important as you do not want to end up with a wide strip scar…be sure to discuss this with your surgeon in your consultation…they had to use staples on my fourth and final FUHT procedure…this was to help keep the scar thin and it worked well except that the staples were a nightmare to remove.

Wishing you well my friend!

And definitely over price as well!

His hair looks awesome from every view!…😎

My oh my!…and just when your previous update with pics couldn’t possibly look any better, this update is absolutely incredible Gats!…honestly brother, I have seen hundreds of repair cases over the past 4 decades and I cannot think of even one other case that looked better…I am so happy for you…😁

Happy for you!

What about the effects of bright lighting?

Experience and skill definitely over location!

Your request has Eugenix written all over it.

13 hours ago, Bert said:

Hello

who is/are the best surgeon(s) in the world when it comes to body hair transplant (using beard, chest, leg as donor for scalp)?

if you wouldn't take price into consideration... and can operate before 2024 

 

bert

It’s very doubtful that a surgeon of that caliber would be available before 2025…possibly they have a standby list.

The blood also needs to properly coagulate post-op depending on the procedure.

Please put up lots of pics; before and all progress photos.

There are lots of men who just start noticing their hair loss in their thirties…everyone is different.

You never want to make your decision based on price or location!

Really need to see some pics to evaluate this.

Well said Gats, and we know that MPB is a progressive disorder over a lifetime and that is why we must have a lifelong plan to address it.

3 hours ago, Gatsby said:

I think anything that makes a surgeon’s job harder works against you as a patient. I get wanting no shave but I also think of the long term results. Putting as many ducks in a row to achieve the best result is worth it. 

I agree…you want to have as many positive advantages as possible even if that includes shaving the donor.

Whenever possible, try to avoid situations where there is bright light bearing down on you.

Once again it’s experience and documented results with lots of pics that will help facilitate your decision.

A talented experienced SMP artist can adjust the colors, the depth of the shade, and even the sizes and shapes of each mark especially when the scars are different in shape and size…scars can heal differently in visual appearance…Lastly, there are variations in how well scar tissue absorbs ink, the more tough or compact the scar matter is, the less absorbent the ink can be.

The grafts are pretty well secured after 72 hours.

I agree…a longer hair length will provide a better basis to assess Norwood class and how much diffusing is taking place.

8 hours ago, Gatsby said:

I’d have to agree with my own experience from oral minoxidil. If Pfizer end up dropping the very affordable Loniten I will just have to pony up and pay for the compounded version. 

I agree and the extra cost is worth every penny especially to have hair like yours brother!

Over the past 4 decades I have seen countless examples of FUHT closures and what you are experiencing is not uncommon…in some cases it cannot be avoided when the two sides are sutured together and the density is multiplied horizontally across the donor strip zone…the other type of problem has to do with surgeon neglect when closing the sides requires lining up the direction of hair growth to meet evenly and also the amount of tension of the sutures can potentially have a visual effect of how the strip scar turns out.

Is there any remedy?…yes, the most practical option is to grow out the length of hair in the occipital zone to visually counter-act the variances of density in that specific area covering the strip scar.

Hair follicles can be thought in terms of tiny organs…why?….because just like any other body organ, hair follicles serve a function and purpose, they also require a blood supply or else they will not survive…hair follicles are transplanted in small amounts of body tissue which are called grafts to a new location or area of the scalp.