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Separately, can I ask how you found these chaps? Like their website is pretty hidden, and in all honesty and hope no offence - it doesn’t exactly inspire trust. Also no high NW cases on there as far as I can tell, so how’d you figure these guys will sort you out?

Give it time mate, some people’s crowns take 18 months to really be full blown. I waould say wait at least a full year before you really consider your options, and try growing it out past like month 6/7 to see what it looks like with a bit of length. You might never look back from that point, as the length might give you the density you re after. I know it’s tough, because it looks good very short, then not so good in between and then you get a couple cm on there and it starts to really look like a full head of hair. Or it should, if all goes well. Hang tight pal, I think it’ll turn out good 🤞🏻

This is looking very good mate. Minimal scarring, even with the poor donor. Lots of coverage and little to no initial shedding, decent density. Not sure why people aren’t raving about this more (perhaps doc. doesn’t sponsor this as I am sure the others do), we may have another high NW slayer doc. here. Like this is Zarev/Pitella graft levels in one session, with good management of everything else (at probably a fraction of the price). I will be following closely (it is still early to say how this’ll turn out), but if this turns out good, you may have uncovered a little diamond in the rough here with this doc. Good luck and please keep us posted.

Just read this a it popped up, people asking for updates. Feel like I need to say something here. Coming in pretty hard here Melvin. It is actually pretty standard for docs to do slits and hairline design and oversee everything else. Most places have extractions/inplantations done by techs, including Eugenix - a forum favourite. Won’t be dr. Sethi or dr. Bansal doing extractions even for the higher end packages. The exceptions are Zarev and Pittella who do it all themselves, at least in the high NW world. I think the low cost element and the marketing is concerning, but having said that with the doctor stating he does max. 1-2 surgeries a day, it’s pretty clear it does not fall under the hair mill banner, so I think all that immediate pigeonholing was a little unfair. This forum does a lot for people looking at HTs and getting advice, so it needs to remain fair and open minded to keep its credibility. We are all human, and make mistakes at times, but when we do that it should be acknowledged and owned up to. Just my 2 cents. looking forward to the update mate, let’s see what the results as saying.

That crown is a piece of absolute beauty mate. Density and swirl absolutely spot on. Rest looks pretty good too, agreed donor is a little thin and the left hand side of your hairline has a tiny gap, but I think that makes it more natural than anything, doesn’t bother me. Only noticeable point to me, HT hawk central, is the donor, but I bet no one out there would ever pick up on it.

Yeah I hear you mate and I think that s no small point. I think any high NW restoration is a bit of a process, and having a clear plan is key to achieving aesthetically pleasing results. We have to rely on their advice, they are the experts, but I think at times we should be allowed to chime in and express preference for this and that. At the end of the day no HT is perfect, we all try to get to a point where you are happy looking in the mirror. If we can achieve that, with less work than perhaps a doc. may think (I m thinking temple points here), or by uniforming some area that is bothering us (like your little denser bit), then why not? I have a clear plan in my head for what I want and should I go with Eugenix I hope they will stick to it, if feasible. It would be very important to me, so I definitely apreciate your feedback about the communication.

I would say 90%, just because scar tissue can sometimes lead to fading, but with a fresh treatment I think 100% - of course considering you’ll choose someone who knows what they are doing. Not sure who the big players are in this anymore, I got mine at HisHair in the UK 10+ years ago.

SMP defo works mate, not sure why people think it’s not permanent. I have had mine for 10y and looks slightly more faded (maybe 10% compared to day 1), but that is it. I do know it may need more treatments in scars, but it defo works. Plus you can easily get a top up here and there, it’s not expensive and downtime is literally 3-5 days at the very most.

Just read through your whole story mate, results are unreal. Cool to see someone buzz it down and get a real good look at that density, when short. Like I said I think it looks spot on, only objection, or rather noticable point to me, that I saw you mention too (but can’t notice with longer hair) is that little strip of native hair at full density they left. Aesthetically, when buzzed I think there would be a lot of benefit in that being lower density and blending with the top and sides better. Don’t understand why they left it behind, with your history. If they’re not happy using those hairs on top, they could just leave them out? At the end of the day it’s all about the aesthetic look right. Dunno, just my two cents (I am also in a similar boat to you and considering Eugenix, so that s why I am so pationate about this lol). In any case, could only hope to get anywhere close to what you got, it really does look sublime. All the best mate!

Yeah you should be beyond fully healed, so would expect those to be much smaller and less noticeable. HLC are meant to be decent, so not sure what happened there. Or are my expectations higher for how negligible fue scarring is? Seen some shaved donors from Eugenix where I could honestly not see a thing, but may just have been lighting.

Yes they definitely are. how long are you after surgery? where did you have it done?

Agreed, looks like solid work.

Anybody out there has wetshaved since or having regular wetshaves after an FUE procedure? Everybody knows there will be some scarring after the surgery, but does it totally rule out wet shaving? How about a no grade buzz? Is it the growth that makes the scars pop out (lack of hair) or can you see them in the skin quite clearly? Finally, anyone out there whose scarring is entirely negligible? Is that even possible?

Looking like loads came from the beard, but no scarring at all. That is quite impressive. Will be following to see the result.

Interesting, so you think it’s more a case of density rather than beard hair actually changing structure.

Right, that answers it. Good to know. Preparing myself, as I believe I have a pretty sht donor but solid beard, so expect when the big day comes that a lot of it will be from there. Good to know it does blend eventually, as I have a similar thing to you, where scalp hair is lighter than beard. Yeah Zoomster looks sick, lucky man, another one of Dr. Sethi s homeruns. Probably will be him, Pittella or Zarev for me. Gonna have to compare availability/pricing as I am certain any one of those chaps is capable of sorting me out.

Beard looking sublime after 5.5k grafts. Solid donor management there. Back of the head looks good too, so soon after surgery and with a super short buzz. The only slight noticeable bit is the tiny denser patch untouched right under your horseshoe. No one would ever notice, but obv here I know what to look for. Did you discuss that with the Dr.? Was it left out because it wasn’t in the “safe zone”? It’s not an issue, I am sure with grown hair you can’t notice it even to the most keen HT hawk eyes. Just wondering tho, as I have seen that in a few case studies. Finally, did you discuss the crown with the Dr. before the procedure. Did you get the famous swirl, as I can’t quite tell from your pics? Or not something you were too bothered with? Anyways, congrats on the choice, the write up and your results. Looks banging, no doubt. Hope it’s alright asking the questions, I am considering the good doc. myself.

Right, just from my uninformed perspective using a bit of common sense, would think open wounds that get tinkered with after could open you up to a higher risk of infection, probably slow down recovery, maybe more bleeding, etc. That is why I asked, but I am sure those guys know what they are doing. Good luck fella!

Also considering him, so will be following this closely. So many reviews on this forum, which look amazing - but all follow a similar structure and not many replies from OP. Looking forward to having someone post that is more engaging. Good luck mate!

Similar experience here. Got it early 20s and really helped me put behind me baldness. I was already buzzing it before so shaving down wasn’t huge, and I did it so early that most people didn’t notice it when my hair completely went. 10 years later, and let me echo the thoughts of Tanner, shaving every day becomes massively burdensome. You get older, a little more confident in your own skin and also a little lazier, and having to shave every single day (not a choice mind you - but a must if you want to keep it undetectable) becomes beyond burdensome. Mine has barely faded in 10y in all honesty, so I doubt it ever will, or at least completely. I am now contemplating a HT to add at least some 3D ness so give me at least a few days break from shaving daily, before it becomes noticeable. Nowadays, I get about 24h. If that doesn’t work probably gonna go the laser away one day, problem with that is people in my life don’t really know I had anything done. Having had it done so long ago, most people I know today met me after and just see a guy with a shaved head. Showing up one day with a full blown nw7 might be a little bizarre. Just my 2 cents.

Quick one for you Bandit. Firstly, what an truly jaw dropping result, very very very impressive work by Dr. Sethi indeed. There seem to be a few fairly wiry black hairs in your crown, I assume those are beard hairs. Has Dr. Sethi explained if those will ever fully change texture and become more similar to native scalp hair? I read in one of your comments that you said they are starting to blend in, so figured you had some knowledge on this? Congrats again on your result, hoping to see something similar on my noggin one day tbh. If I could only be so lucky.

Good write-up mate. Do they let you go back to the hotel for the eve, with slits in your head but no grafts? Is that standard?