MikeTheDane

Probably the best result I have ever seen for such a small amount of grafts. Great job.

I guess it varies. By the time you are 90, if you ever get to that point, there might be a chance that your safe zone has shrunk.

I don't know, but if I do make it to old age, hair is probably not on the top of my list.

I know you were, my point was just that if anyone spent that many grafts that way, they had been very naive and had things coming for them.

Anyway, I haven't heard of any big cases where this has been done.

Yeah. It can work. It's not ideal, but if it's your only option.

It's going to be expensive though.

And 7k is a lot of grafts to spend as a NW3 though.

Only if i ran out completely, which isn't likely since most people have like 1000-2000 FUE grafts left once you exhaust your strip donor.

So as long as there's donor, use donor imo.

But sure, as a last resort if for whatever reason it became relevant, I probably would.

Well, running is different. While it might put pressure on the scar for a rather long interval, the stretch is very 'mild' compared to all-out squats for example.

Azazel

You've already been given excellent advice so far, so I guess I'll just chime in with my personal findings.

I've had 2 HT's and about to receive a 3rd (final)

I got those at 21, 22 and for the last one I'll be 23. This makes me one of the most aggressive on these boards, and many people have shook their head.

I started balding a few months after I turned 18. It affected me deeply, as I had never seen anyone at my age losing their hair (and so rapidly). My hair looked just like jude laws here

I got my first HT at a local clinic for 1600 grafts, and the result left something to be desired. I wasn't butchered by any means, but it was clear that if I wanted to get to the bottom of my hairloss, I needed to travel.

My 2nd was with a coalition doctor for 2750 grafts, with a much better result. However, as my problem was not isolated to just my hairline, I wasn't able to achieve acceptable density there. Also, while my crown had responded well to propecia and my hairloss had virtually stopped, it never fully regrew.

My next HT is going to be with dr. Mohmand (no offense against devroye, but I can't afford him once more) and the plan is hopefully to reach 2500 grafts with 1500 to the hairline and temple points, and the final 1000 to the crown. That should keep it at bay for the next 5 years(I hope).

And there's no guarantee I wont turn into a NW7.

If that happens, and I(we) run out of hair there are still some options.

1) Shave down, accept the scar

2) To shave down and fue to scar

3) Conceal the scar

4) Tattoo the scar

5) Laser everything off

6) Wait for hair multiplication

None of the sollutions are perfect and some of them are downright 'last resort'. But those are the terms I've accepted. They also apply to you, so think carefully. Are you willing to gamble?

I can't tell you what to do though. But know that if you choose to do it, you're practically commiting yourself to go all the way.

On a more philosophical note, the more hair I have, the more I stop caring about it. I guess the saying that only proves that you crave what you can't have. But once you get it, you feel sort of silly to have felt the way you did about it.

Feel free to PM me any questions or considerations.

An excellent result for sure. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing result, really.

Fue will generally give a smaller yield, and be more pricy

Fut is relatively inexpensive, gives better growth and leaves a scar.

There is currently no method to achieve both maximum yields and no scar.

Disgusting.

Yes indeed. You're gonna be fine, I'm almost sure of it

Amazing transformation. This is about as good as it gets, for someone with extensive hairloss and a big pool of donor hair.

Just imagine how awesome it's gonna look in 10-20 years when your peers are all NW5-7's - But you remain the way you are.

Dr. Madhu has received alot of positive attention from this community.

Originally posted by Megatron:

^ holy *** Abby, that's one of the most impressive results I've ever seen considering where you started from and with only ~3,100 grafts! I pray mine looks as succesful.

 

You say the 2nd HT was a 5/10 in pain. What hurt specifically?

With all due respect to Abbys result, IIRC the pics where he is buzzed is added concealer.

I suggest keeping your workouts limited to 80% for 2 months, and only after 3 weeks.

Don't make the mistake I did and do heavy squats and deadlifts a month later.

I suspect that my somewhat large scar is the cause of that.

No you can never tell until you are fully matured. We can only tell if the procedure looks like it was performed with the newest technique, and if the number of grafts correspond to the claimed.

That being said, considering your level of loss, amount of grafts and your thick hair, chances are that you could end up with a full-looking head. Good luck.

Hi abby. I was hoping you would show us an update of your progress - I will soon be going with Dr. H as well.

As for your dilemma, do you feel your expectations have been met with dr H? You were practically bald, so 3 HT's doesnt sound unreasonable.

Is it a matter of finances?

Thanks for the links - I think that they are interesting, and most of their results look good.

They need to put more work on making the hairlines more soft and natural, but as a whole it looks successful. Especially when used to conceal a scar.

That being said though, I wonder how it will look after 10 years. Perhaps you need to remove them with laser and reapply the ink? In that case, is it really worth it?

Originally posted by 16inchscar:

if you have hairtransplants you "WILL" regret it.. but you sound as if you have your mind made up, so just try not to drive yourself crazy with your depression when you realize what you did..

Speaking in absolutes is a really bad idea.

I think we've established that you had a bad experience, but for alot of people, hairtransplants have improved their quality of life, including mine.

He is probably referring to a different currency

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Originally posted by labrat69:

Well, you said in a post on your other thread that a doc examined your head and said you have a good donor area, but also said you have straight and thin hair. That sort of sounds like a contradiction to me, so was this a respected HT doc ?

 

That's two different things. What the doctor is referring to is that the donor area has a lot of grafts per square inch, and that it is mostly dominated by 3's and 4's grafts rather than 1 and 2's.

Thin simply refers to the diameter of the hair shaft.

The absolute best donor areas is hair same color of your scalp, with many grafts/cubic cm, curly and thick.

The opposite is the worst.

Many people fall in categories in between, so while you may have curly thick hair, donor area density is poor, the hair is black and you're caucasian that's a drawback.

Most doctors do not plant all grafts themselves - but if they are not the one making the incitions for them, thats a red flag.

As for the resultss of fisherman, definitely not impressed by the pluggish look of his hairline.

Thankfully he doesn't look butchered, but results are subpar.

Well, you look like a diffuse NW5 to me.

You have fine and straight hair, but decent hair to scalp contrast. My guess is similar mmhce - 5-6k grafts in total to achieve a good density all over the balding area.

The only ones that i know of who can do this in one session would be hasson and wong.