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I've been reading a lot of interesting point/counterpoint discussions regarding FUE vs. Strip. I had 2100 FU using strip method last year and I'm thinking of having 1000 more but not sure which method to use. Question: What is this "transsection" thing I keep hearing about? Personally, I'm leaning toward another strip surgery because I have no desire to ever shave my scalp as well as the cost factor. Also, I don't like the idea of having to shave the donor site for a FUE. Doesn't the donor sight look rather unsightly after a FUE surgery? I'd hate to walk around looking like that for a few weeks. Comments?

I've been reading a lot of interesting point/counterpoint discussions regarding FUE vs. Strip. I had 2100 FU using strip method last year and I'm thinking of having 1000 more but not sure which method to use. Question: What is this "transsection" thing I keep hearing about? Personally, I'm leaning toward another strip surgery because I have no desire to ever shave my scalp as well as the cost factor. Also, I don't like the idea of having to shave the donor site for a FUE. Doesn't the donor sight look rather unsightly after a FUE surgery? I'd hate to walk around looking like that for a few weeks. Comments?

I've heard that it can be done when scalp donor hair is scarce. And they say the hair, once transferred to the scalp will grow normally and be indistinguishable from scalp hair.

I've heard that it can be done when scalp donor hair is scarce. And they say the hair, once transferred to the scalp will grow normally and be indistinguishable from scalp hair.

I'm 8 months post-op and started using Grecian formula 16 to get rid of some grey. Should I be concerned with any negative affect it could have on the scalp and new hair growing in?

I'm 8 months post-op and started using Grecian formula 16 to get rid of some grey. Should I be concerned with any negative affect it could have on the scalp and new hair growing in?

More DHT in your system doesn't necessarily equal less hair. Some of our hair is genetically 'immune' to the DHT effect. Being bigger, stronger, hairier (body hair) may equate to more Testosterone in your system (and more DHT) but if your hair genes are programmed not to care, you're still going to have a full head of hair.

Did I miss something? Is this really true? Has anybody else had similar success with Saw Palmetto?

Man, good job on the website. Most people would've just chalked it up as a loss and moved on. Congrats on your tenacity and trying to get justice. You've come to the right place. This website is not only the best designed independent website I've seen, it's a great place to share knowledge and opinions about 'Hair Restoration'. These types of things where the side that can afford the best legal representation seems to win really irritate me. Even if you have to take down your website, you can still post your opinions and pictures here. Hopefully, that'll make a difference with these unscrupulous 'hair factories'. Best of luck to you.

At about my 6th or 7th day, after I shampooed, I saw little white 'noodles' about 1/4 inch long. There were about 100 of them stuck to my hair. I'm still not sure what they were but I've also been told that you will see blood if a graft falls out. I wouldn't worry.

You posted: 531 - 1-hair FUs 1184 - 2-hair FUs 452 - 3-hair FUs 38 - 4-hair FUs Is that considered normal? I had about 2200 FU transplant done also. Can I reasonably conclude that my total hairs approximates yours? From the data above, it looks like your 2200 FU transplant yielded about 4400 total hairs. Is it usually a 2:1 ratio? Comments?

I had some of the guys over to watch th NFL playoffs and one of them said, "Hey, what did you do to your hair? You look like you have more hair but you couldn't have had a transplant because I don't see any plugs". I guess that's a good sign. Once I came clean and told them I had the transplant, they were impressed. They said every transplant they've ever seen has looked bad. I guess that's the point. You don't see the good transplants. Then, at halftime, one of the guys pulled me aside and was asking me a ton of questions about it because he was thinking about getting one. I guess seeing is believing. And it's only been six months. Life is good.

I had some of the guys over to watch th NFL playoffs and one of them said, "Hey, what did you do to your hair? You look like you have more hair but you couldn't have had a transplant because I don't see any plugs". I guess that's a good sign. Once I came clean and told them I had the transplant, they were impressed. They said every transplant they've ever seen has looked bad. I guess that's the point. You don't see the good transplants. Then, at halftime, one of the guys pulled me aside and was asking me a ton of questions about it because he was thinking about getting one. I guess seeing is believing. And it's only been six months. Life is good.

I can definitely see a difference (so can my wife) as the front hairline is fuller and smoother and the top is much more even and fuller. Before surgery, I just had about 500 hairs in the front/center that I grew long and combed back over the scalp. Of course, I needed some hairspray to keep the few hairs in place, otherwise, if the wind blew, I looked like Don King. Funny thing is that no one else has mentioned anything. I mean it's obvious to me that I have a ton more hair. Why isn't it to other people? Or is it that people just don't come up and say, "Wow, where'd you get all that hair?". To others that have had significant HTs, what have people said to you (and how long after surgery) and what was your response? Did you come clean or tell some white lie? Just curious how you handled it.

I can definitely see a difference (so can my wife) as the front hairline is fuller and smoother and the top is much more even and fuller. Before surgery, I just had about 500 hairs in the front/center that I grew long and combed back over the scalp. Of course, I needed some hairspray to keep the few hairs in place, otherwise, if the wind blew, I looked like Don King. Funny thing is that no one else has mentioned anything. I mean it's obvious to me that I have a ton more hair. Why isn't it to other people? Or is it that people just don't come up and say, "Wow, where'd you get all that hair?". To others that have had significant HTs, what have people said to you (and how long after surgery) and what was your response? Did you come clean or tell some white lie? Just curious how you handled it.

Not sure if you know this but it is imperative that you do not apply ice to the recipient area. The doctor will probably tell you this. You can apply ice to the forehead to reduce the swelling but it's difficult and uncomfortable to keep an ice-pack to your forehead for too long. I think the drugs, the headband and sleeping inclined will do more for the swelling than anything else. Bottom line. The swelling isn't that bad anyway. It's worse for the three days after surgery. Not bad after that.

You make some good points. I think the most important thing is to keep your head shielded from the son for up to six months. A sunburn on the recipient area can be, I've heard, deadly to transplanted follicles. Also, you may want to consider wearing a tight headband for 3-4 days after surgery so the swelling won't progress down your face (you will look like you ran head-first into a beehive). It's also important to sleep inclined for three days after surgery. Don't worry about detection. I went to a party 10 days after surgery and no one was the wiser. Use graftcyte for post-op care.

I know exactly who you're talking about, Mike11. My wife and I have commented about him, too. We call him 'The man with no forehead'. Hmmm, I bet an MHR Consultant would tell him he needs a hair transplant.

Propecia has its limitations, just like Rogaine (Minoxidil). Not everyone has good results with it. If you're not losing your hair in excess, you may want to try Propecia or Rogaine to slow down or stop the hair loss but, personally, I prefer the option of having one or two minor surgeries and never have to worry about hair loss again. It doesn't prevent baldness. It cures it.

I used it (medicated gauze, shampoo and spray) and my scabs fell off after about 7 days. The whole procedure was un-noticable after 10 days. I actually went to a party at 11 days and no one said a word about my scalp.

On July 3rd, I had a 2100+ FU procedure. Yesterday, July 20th, I took my kids to the neighborhood pool for a few hours. I applied sunscreen (spf 45) to my scalp three different times while there and wore a hat when not in the pool. Last night, I noticed some redness on my scalp. I'm not sure if it was from a sunburn or if the scalp was previously like that from the surgery. I'm probably just panicking because I know that a sunburn on the transplanted area is fatal to the follicles. I also applied sunscreen to my shoulders and back and didn't receive any sunburn on those areas. My question is, how much sun should be avoided? Can I get by with sunscreen or should I always wear a hat when outside more than a few minues (like mowing the lawn). Could I have possibly damaged my transplanted area by exposing my scalp to the sun yesterday or does it take a severe sunburn to do damage?

On July 3rd, I had a 2100+ FU procedure. Yesterday, July 20th, I took my kids to the neighborhood pool for a few hours. I applied sunscreen (spf 45) to my scalp three different times while there and wore a hat when not in the pool. Last night, I noticed some redness on my scalp. I'm not sure if it was from a sunburn or if the scalp was previously like that from the surgery. I'm probably just panicking because I know that a sunburn on the transplanted area is fatal to the follicles. I also applied sunscreen to my shoulders and back and didn't receive any sunburn on those areas. My question is, how much sun should be avoided? Can I get by with sunscreen or should I always wear a hat when outside more than a few minues (like mowing the lawn). Could I have possibly damaged my transplanted area by exposing my scalp to the sun yesterday or does it take a severe sunburn to do damage?

I had 2165 FU transplant done about 10 days ago. The experience was somewhat as I expected but the things that surprised me were: 1) The doctor doesn't actually insert the transplanted follicles himself. His staff does. I guess this makes more sense and speeds up the procedure. I had three techs inserting hairs at one time during part of the procedure. 2) I saw one tech with a blob of what looked like fish guts on the back of his hand. They were my follicles. He picks them off his hand and inserts them. I thought, what if someone bumps him and they end up on the floor? 3) The initial injections were very uncomfortable but once the scalp went numb, I couldn't feel a thing. The most bothersome thing was sitting still in that chair for six hours. I was allowed to get up once to use the bathroom. 4) I swelled quite a bit after surgery and the swelling progressed down my face. The day after, I looked like Frankenstein. Day two, Arnold Schwartzenegger. Day three, a China man. Day four, a person with Downs syndrome. Finally, at day five, I looked normal again. I treated my scalp like a newborn baby and followed the graftcyte instructions meticulously. On the seventh day, I shampooed with the graftcyte shampoo and, as the instructions said, I got a little more aggressive and washed the transplanted area gently with the tips of my fingers and rinsed with a gentle shower spray. After drying off, I noticed a number (about 100) of little 1/8 inch white 'noodles' on my scalp. I prayed these were just scabs but I couldn't help but think they were follocles that came loose. I called the office and they said these were just the crusting and flaking that normally occurs. She said that it's rare that any follicles come out after five days and if they did, I'd see blood (I hope she's right). Now, about 95% of my scabs have fallen off and I doubt anybody could tell I had the procedure done. About 70% of the transplanted hair is still remaining and I'm hoping it doesn't fall out but I'm told that most of it will as the follicles go through their dormant stage. Now, as others have said, the waiting (the hardest part) begins. My wife asked me, "What if only half of them grow in? Did you get a guarantee? Will they re-do those that didn't grow in? Good question. Has anyone experienced this? If so, what was the response from the doctor

I had 2165 FU transplant done about 10 days ago. The experience was somewhat as I expected but the things that surprised me were: 1) The doctor doesn't actually insert the transplanted follicles himself. His staff does. I guess this makes more sense and speeds up the procedure. I had three techs inserting hairs at one time during part of the procedure. 2) I saw one tech with a blob of what looked like fish guts on the back of his hand. They were my follicles. He picks them off his hand and inserts them. I thought, what if someone bumps him and they end up on the floor? 3) The initial injections were very uncomfortable but once the scalp went numb, I couldn't feel a thing. The most bothersome thing was sitting still in that chair for six hours. I was allowed to get up once to use the bathroom. 4) I swelled quite a bit after surgery and the swelling progressed down my face. The day after, I looked like Frankenstein. Day two, Arnold Schwartzenegger. Day three, a China man. Day four, a person with Downs syndrome. Finally, at day five, I looked normal again. I treated my scalp like a newborn baby and followed the graftcyte instructions meticulously. On the seventh day, I shampooed with the graftcyte shampoo and, as the instructions said, I got a little more aggressive and washed the transplanted area gently with the tips of my fingers and rinsed with a gentle shower spray. After drying off, I noticed a number (about 100) of little 1/8 inch white 'noodles' on my scalp. I prayed these were just scabs but I couldn't help but think they were follocles that came loose. I called the office and they said these were just the crusting and flaking that normally occurs. She said that it's rare that any follicles come out after five days and if they did, I'd see blood (I hope she's right). Now, about 95% of my scabs have fallen off and I doubt anybody could tell I had the procedure done. About 70% of the transplanted hair is still remaining and I'm hoping it doesn't fall out but I'm told that most of it will as the follicles go through their dormant stage. Now, as others have said, the waiting (the hardest part) begins. My wife asked me, "What if only half of them grow in? Did you get a guarantee? Will they re-do those that didn't grow in? Good question. Has anyone experienced this? If so, what was the response from the doctor

but what's a #2 and #3 clipper?