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I was told that the sides and back of the head has 30k to 40k of grafts. Taking 10% (3000 grafts) should not affect the donor area. Up to 10% is in telegon anyway.

I had mixed grafts in ignorance. I had 1800 of them. I received 2k fue and still notice plugginess. I may just get them removed. I have close to 4k of grafts. The mixed grafts stick out real bad where I had no hair. It seems you need more grafts to cover mixed grafts to blend in with the large grafts.My large grafts don't lighten up in the sun like the smaller ones.

I wouldn't go to a Veteran Bosley Doctor. Too many bad habits. A good sign of bad character also. I see Dr. Katz's website sites on the expressway. They are insulting.

Thanks, He claimed they came out very easy. With some patients you will need to perforate the graft (a kind of scoring) before it will slide out.

Paul Straub was Bosley trained.

I am 8 months post op with Dr. Jones. I had some fue work (1k grafts). He did some corrective work in a scarred area. I still have gaps in some area's. Did the graft die or does it take up to a year to fill in. It seems I have limited growth and almost still look like I did when I went in. Any veteran opinions on growth issue's? WILL THE GAPS FILL IN?

I am 8 months post op with Dr. Jones. I had some fue work (1k grafts). He did some corrective work in a scarred area. I still have gaps in some area's. Did the graft die or does it take up to a year to fill in. It seems I have limited growth and almost still look like I did when I went in. Any veteran opinions on growth issue's? WILL THE GAPS FILL IN?

Dr. Rose, I live in Philadelphia and consulted with you. I went to Dr. Gallagher instead. He told me you worked for Bosley so I did not go to you. It is ironic because he butchered me. I had several sessions of fue with Dr. Jones because of that experience.

The main problen is the hairline consists of 2's and 3's. The 3's are at the very front. I believe my first butcher did this to get me back in for a hairline.

Thanks Smoothy, If I come down a 1/4 inch with all singles will it be too low? Does any body know inches or cent. where a mature hairline should be when starting at the eybrows etc. I am wooried about the future as I will probally be a nw 6 with very little hair for the crown. Thanks

Dr. Rose, Please tell us who you worked for in the past.

4 to 6k grafts for an nw5? Does this include the crown?I am not sure you are correct when explaining number of grafts for the recipient area when speaking of density, caliber, etc. The only way a HT looks natural is if all HT hairs are as close to 1 millimeter as possible regardless of thickness, caliber, etc. My donor hair is considered excellent. My hair did not look natural for several years until hairs were 1 millimeter apart.

I have a surgery set in 2 weeks with Dr. Jones for a final hairline tweak. Along with the hairline he suggested removing my 4 to 8 hair coupled fu's and dispursing accordingly. On my last surgery he said there isn't any room on the mid-scalp and front for additional grafts, I am densely packed. My large grafts are still noticable.They look like mini-plugs. Did anyone every have mini/micro repair work where they could say it is completely undetectable? Any comments ? I really don't belive they can every be concealed. This was also confirmed by several other doctors. It did not work in my case.

I have a surgery set in 2 weeks with Dr. Jones for a final hairline tweak. Along with the hairline he suggested removing my 4 to 8 hair coupled fu's and dispursing accordingly. On my last surgery he said there isn't any room on the mid-scalp and front for additional grafts, I am densely packed. My large grafts are still noticable.They look like mini-plugs. Did anyone every have mini/micro repair work where they could say it is completely undetectable? Any comments ? I really don't belive they can every be concealed. This was also confirmed by several other doctors. It did not work in my case.

Dr. Rose, Are you the same Dr. that was trained at Bosley? Did you work for them at one time?

Dr. Rose, Did you work for Bosley at one time?

How long to see total effect of your ht? After a year does it continue to thicken? I heard it can take as long as 2 years for the full effect. Any comments from veterans?

How long to see total effect of your ht? After a year does it continue to thicken? I heard it can take as long as 2 years for the full effect. Any comments from veterans?

Ballonman, How can you have 9k grafts only on the front and mid-scalp? I thought 5-6k grafts would mathematically cover your scalp; giving you 1 fue about every millimeter which mimics nature. Did you have some bad yield or large grafts?

Reduce transection rate ? What did the Dr. say the current rate was ?

Fair enough. Thanks

I also read Dr. Shapiro had a patient with mixed grafts. This sounds like couple fu's which I had that did not look natural. Pat. This site is very conflicting, both with recommended Dr.s and techniques: In conclusion, it is possible to achieve the appearance of naturalness and density on a consistent basis with natural follicular groupings called "follicular units". This method requires greater numbers of grafts and technical skill in order to achieve cosmetic density. But once the technical skill to perform this technique is achieved the look is invariably natural. The question is: Is the increased degree and consistency of naturalness produced with follicular units worth the effort and risk necessary to achieve the appearance of density, especially in the central area were grafts are less scrutinized. Mini grafting in the central area using 3-5 hair grafts "cut to size" offers the practitioner and patient a faster, slightly more economical way to achieve coverage, and if performed skillfully can achieve nearly the same degree of naturalness as single follicular groupings. However, the caveats are several, and when not observed, the results are a step down from the Mercedes Benz of grafts, the follicular unit. Other methods of transplantation group the naturally occurring follicular units into unnatural-appearing aggregations (clumps, tufts, plugs), always resulting in an unnatural tufted visibility of the final product, which requires multiple additional sessions to hide the unnatural appearance. Such restoration procedures include standard round or square plugs and all forms of minigrafts (round, square, triangular, oval slots, linear slits, strip grafts). Please define MUG !!!

I may go to Dr. Jones next week for a 700 graft hairline. I only have pics in pdf which are very clear. Does anyone know how I can post them? I would like everyone's opinion.

I may go to Dr. Jones next week for a 700 graft hairline. I only have pics in pdf which are very clear. Does anyone know how I can post them? I would like everyone's opinion.

Thanks PhillyHair, I am enabling private messaging now.