lawtech:
It is my procedure that "aaron1234' posted as an example of DR. Konior's results in hairline plug repair. As documented in my case, the unnaturally low placement of that pluggy hairline was the primary reason to excise the plugs via pretrichial brow lift (to raise the hairline) and redistribute them as FUs.
Since you've already expressed dissatisfaction with the low placement of your current hairline, a brow lift is your only option to correct that condition. The best you can achieve with individual plug excision is a softer hairline at the same, or slightly lower, level (due to necessary camouflaging).
In my opinion, there are four additional benefits to performing a pretrichial brow lift in situations like ours:
1. The most obvious benefit is the aesthetics of raising the hairline to a more natural and 'age appropriate' level (see information readily available re: 'mature' vs. 'juvenile' hairlines).
2. By raising the hairline, you leave yourself with less surface area requiring redistribution and, in most cases, subsequent FUE/FUT. In other words, you're able to get desirable results with less transplantation. This benefit should not be underestimated since we all have limited donor supply, especially those like you and me who had the older, more traumatic (i.e., wasteful) donor removal technique used to extract the larger plugs.
3. The entire area's vascularity (including the non-transplanted areas between the plugs) is already compromised by the scaring that naturally occurs as a result of the transplant, itself. That random scaring is eliminated and reduced to a localized, thin strip scar. This results in a less 'vascularly compromised' recipient site for the new transplants, which improves the odds of achieving better graft survival rate.
4. You get a 'free' brow lift in the process, leaving you with a slightly more youthful appearance.
Since I am not a medical professional, but just a satisfied patient, I reached out to Dr. Konior to review my comments (1-3) above regarding the efficacy of a pretrichial brow lift in your situation. I wanted to make sure the information I've provided here is accurate.
Finally, keep in mind that what we're discussing here is one part cosmetic surgery and one part reconstructive surgery. While I (and many others on this forum) believe Dr. Konior's cosmetic talents alone to be among the very best, it is his training and expertise in reconstructive surgery that, in my opinion and personal experience, sets him apart from many others in the hair restoration field.
One thing I can assure you is that as a board certified facial plastic surgeon and acting member of the teaching staff at Loyola Medical School, you couldn't be in better hands than Dr. Konior's for a procedure of this nature.
Whatever your final decision, I wish you all the best.