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BigT, There was a cosmetic surgery programme on sky that followed a gentlemen who went thru' surgery with Dr May. It showed the same gentlemen about 10 months after surgery and his hair didn't look any different. I thought it looked a poor result. I also met a Dr May patient at one the DHI seminars. The grafts looked to spaced out over too much of a large area and looked an obvious transplant. He also had a very wide scar, at least 5mm. I'm really surprised at Dr Rogers advising you to have strip for less than a thousand grafts. Maybe he hasn't grasped the concept of FUE yet and he has now gone downwards in my estimation!

Welcome Tara! Have you been to see your doctor. Your hair thinning could be the result of an underlying medical problem that can easily be cured, ie. thyroid dysfunction, stress ect. Wish you luck!

Why New York and what method?

I agree with Whoops. Seriously consider FUE for such a small number of grafts. Dr Rogers is the only UK surgeon who does it. I have seen two patients of Dr May and was not at all impressed.

Balloonman, Have I missed your five month update? I notice that you have been very vocal on the other forum that FUE grafts won't yield as good as strip grafts. Am I to take it that you are dissapointed with your own FUE grafts? Thanks!

As far as actual hair transplantation goes, I don't think we will see anything superior to FUE. This technique has opened up many new avenues. It is now possible to have a HT with virtually undetectable scarring and also increased the donar source with body hair. The only improvement will be hair multiplication but I wouldn't like to put a time frame on it.

Looking good Balloonman. No further questions at this stage but I continue to watch your case with interest as I really don't want to go the strip route! I just need to see a few more FUE results to convince me.

I have to admit that i'm mightily impressed & genuinely happy for ya! Did you use Graftyte post-op or just saline to keep the grafts moist & clean? Shame Dr Hasson couldn't do anything to revise your old scar but hopefully FUE will help camouflage it. Keep an eye out for Crazydiamonds's posts as he had some grafts put into his scar by Dr Zondos about six months ago. He's going back to Zondos in about two weeks & promised to show pics of his update. He says he can defineatly feel some growth in his scars so it looks promising.

Balloonman, Yes, I just enlarged your pics & the growth is clearly evident. At just over three month you seem to be on course. Can you explain what kind of discomfort you had after surgery & how long it lasted. Was it a 'breeze' compared to strip. What did you use post-op to enhance healing? Thanks

Difficult to tell if you have had any growth yet from the pics! Can you feel any stubble with touch or can you see any growth that dosn't show up in the pics. How do you personally feel how things are progressing compared to your previous strip surgeries? Maybe it's the lighting, but it also looks like you still have some redness in the temples? Thanks as always Balloonman

Spursman, Just a brief answer for you! FUE [follicular unit extraction]refers to a method by which hairs are harvested from the donar area. An FUE doctor uses small punches usually between the sizes of .5 & 1mm depending on the size of the graft to be extracted. It does leave some scarring but it is not visible to the naked eye. I have met a patient who had just over 3000 FUE's & I couldn't tell he'd had anything done. His hair had just been shaved with a #1 gaurd. Unfortuneatly, this kind of HT is very time consuming for the doctor & this is reflected in the price. Expect to pay anything between $8 to $14 per graft. Hope this helps.

Balloonman, Is your monthly update about due? Thanks!

Thanks Balloonman, I guess I'm just gonna have to be patient & see how yours & other DHI patients pan out with the smaller extraction tools. Keeping my fingers crossed that you guys have great success!

Hi Balloonman, Thanks for keeping us updated as you promised. Couple of questions for ya! Do you think the extraction holes might shrink which in effect would decrease the thinning look. Also, at what amount of grafts do you think strip has benefits over FUE & vice versa? Let's say you were low on the NW scale & maybe only needed 2000 grafts, would you go strip or FUE. BTW I think your next update is due 8th September, not August. PS. Keep giving those amateur poster boyz over at Hairsite a good whipping. I luv it when ya shoot 'em down. Most of 'em have never even had a transplant yet claim to be experts.

I read somewere that DR Feller's transplant was done by Seager?

I agree with Parable! DHI aren't hiding. They deserve some credit. Everyone's been asking for FUE megasessions & DHI have delivered. They are putting their necks on the line whilst everyone waits for the final results. Fingers crossed these guys are gonna have great results without the trade off of a scar. This Dr Zondos looks a talented guy!

Guys, Thanks for the replys! It seems that numbness is a common phenomena but in the majority of cases is only temporary. For those who still have it, it also seems that it isn't a big issue & dosn't impede too much on their lives. I have a freind who is just over a year post- op & he says about 25% is still numb but he says this continues to decrease over time.

We read alot about how happy most patients are with having a fine linear scar, which is great! However, have any of you still got any numbness were the nerves have been damaged? And if yes, how much has this affected your life or do you just get used to it & it really isn't an issue? I have a virgin scalp & am just researching as much as possible before deciding on FUE or strip. All honest answers would be appreciated regardless of who your doc was. Thanks!

We read alot about how happy most patients are with having a fine linear scar, which is great! However, have any of you still got any numbness were the nerves have been damaged? And if yes, how much has this affected your life or do you just get used to it & it really isn't an issue? I have a virgin scalp & am just researching as much as possible before deciding on FUE or strip. All honest answers would be appreciated regardless of who your doc was. Thanks!

Micropose, Your back! How's your HT? Have you any pics? Sorry to throw the thread off topic!

Looking good! Have any of the transplanted hairs shed yet? I would say not looking at your pics!

That's an awesome looking HT. Congratulations & thanks for sharing. Just goes to show there are other capable docs around that don't get mentioned too often on the forums. BTW, how big is your scar & any chance of seeing a pic?

Does Dr Shapiro use needles or blades to create the recipient site? Thanks.

Pictures please!

Sorry, I fail to see any scarring & he's only four weeks post-op. Maybe I need a magnifying glass. With strip you do not know what you are going to get, even with a top doc. He has no control over an individuals healing characteristics.