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Journey & Decision After thorough research, I decided to pull the trigger and get a HT at Shapiro Medical Group with Ron Shapiro and Dr. Josephitis/Dr. Joe. SMG spent many hours over the phone with me and answered all my questions. I emailed Ron Shapiro directly and Matt Zupan (Patient Educator), and they always addressed all of my concerns/follow-ups. Matt called me very frequently to check up on me and has pretty much become a friend at this point. The front office staff, Matt Zupan (Patient Educator), and everyone involved wanted to make sure that I had the best care. -
After speaking with Dr. Konior and Dr. Nadimi this weekend, Dr. Konior mentioned a study conducted by Dr. Ron Shapiro, an elite surgeon who actually kick started this community by performing surgery on @Pat - Community Publisher the study concludes that patients who start off with FUT first and combine FUE get more lifetime grafts than either technique alone. I thought it was pretty interesting, especially for those interested in maximizing donor supply. https://www.ishrs-htforum.org/content/htfi/29/5/local/front-matter.pdf -
2 main reasons come to mind; 1) The US exchange rate and medical procedures generally in the US are vastly more expensive. 2) Most US states require surgeons by law to do the incisions and the extractions, meaning doctors cant outsource part of the procedure to techs like you'll find in Europe, Canada or Turkey etc. So the higher price can also be associated with the doctor participating more fully in all aspects of the surgery. The US does a handful of very high calibre surgeons (Konior, Shapiro etc), but its also has the 2nd largest black market HT clinics behind Turkey, so i -
Absolutely, Dr. Shapiro is a legend, and truly, truly a kind soul.
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I would second all of the docs mentioned above, adding Dr. Ron Shapiro to that list. But also try to meet some patients in person (harder to do during a pandemic for sure) so you can see how transplanted hair looks like in the flesh. Pics alone don't always give the full story. -
Guys, I have gotten the green light on a very exciting live Q&A. The one and only Dr. Ron Shapiro the author and publisher of the best study we have comparing the growth rate of FUT and FUE side by side. He also states the case for maximizing donor supply by utilizing FUT first and then using FUE. There are so many questions around donor maximizing/preservation. I'm truly excited for this one guys, we're also going to have Dr. Josephitis who has been performing FUE with the WAW, Mamba systems for years at Shapiro Medical Group. The date and time is still pending, but it will happen. L
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Hairloss Hope Exosome Results - Dr McGrath
Melvin-Moderator replied to Curious25's topic in Open Hair Loss Topics
Thanks for sharing Dr. Bargouthi, after speaking with Dr. Shapiro, he hopes to design some really good studies with exosome therapy. I’m definitely skeptical but hopeful that it could work. -
Shapiro is exaggerating when gauged by medical convention. He says he did not test combo FUT/FUE. He only infers combo would yield more, while hiding in fuzzy language that is never used in medical literature. He is ridiculously vague. His implication is that more residual hair was left with FUT at the donor site. “A side-by-side study was done in which two patients had FUE only harvested from one side (half) of the head, and FUT only from the other side (half). This “side by side” harvesting was done two times one year apart. The number of hair (grafts) obtained per technique on each si- 39 replies
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So after having a transplant less than two weeks ago I'll probably stay out of the gym until week 3 or thereabouts. When I go back to the gym I'll ease into, and I'll probably stay off supplements until 2 months have passed. Anyway, I asked my HT surgeon about supplements and the only protein shake he reccomends is this stuff called the Help Hair shake by Lawrence Shapiro. Surprise surpirse its more expensive than your average shake. Its sold by CR Labs, on their website. This brings me to another point. The same doctor is quite adament on reccomending CR Labs shampoo for scalp and h
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My 1st FUT was on April 2014 with Dr Konior, so almost 7 years since then. Here's where my 1st FUT journey is documented at Dr Konior had done a good job with my 1st FUT that I never really had any concerns going again for another FUT if need vs FUE. I've also heard that going FUT before FUE can maximize the grafts that can be taken out, so I started looking for my options. No prizes for guessing who my 1st choice was ( sorry, it wasn't Dr Ron as mentioned in my title ) but Dr Konior. I reached out to him and found out that his prices have skyrocketed. Almost 2.5x than before. And a muc -
True @Melvin-Moderator. I am pretty sure Shapiro actually said not to exceed 4k FUE grafts (rather than 3k). Josephitis was clear in saying he felt that lifetime there are ~3k grafts available trough both methods. -
That is what is debatable, it was always thought that you should FUT first, but Shapiro thinks you can FUE first as long as it’s under 3000 grafts.
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You can have FUE 1st, but that being said, if you do FUT afterwards there will be fewer hairs in the strip because some were already extracted from that area via FUE. What I believe one needs to be mindful of is extracting too many grafts via FUE 1st as the donor area will thinner and one will not have any residual hair to hide a strip scar. In the webinar with Ron Shapiro, he made a comment about not exceeding 4k grafts with FUE if one wanted to do FUT afterwards. 4k is probably an estimate and depends on the individual and donor region.
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I feel your frustration @olmert. It would be great if we could narrow down on an absolute regarding this issue and the best we have to go on is the Shapiro study. Does one study prove an absolute? No. Could the methodology have been off? For sure- my wife is a neuroscientist and knows all about methodological issue with studies. Has this study been replicated? Was it double blind? No. Could it be biased? Maybe. Could they not have taken all things into account? Sure Some FUE doctors claim doctors who perform FUT as favoring this technique because it takes WAY less time for the surgeon to
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The conclusion that Dr. Shapiro gives makes no sense. He did not give an FUT/FUE combo to any patient. He gave one or the other, and found the result was similar. Where does he get the data to support that the combo is better?
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Hi all I’ve had some great consults over the past year and finally made the decision to book a procedure. However the more consults you do, it seems that the decision on which procedure and who to go with starts to become very difficult. I am currently 37 and on Finasteride 1mg EOD and using Minoxidil once per day on the crown. Definitely feel like a NW 6 is what the final end point wants to become. I’ve narrowed down my choices and leaning towards an FUE with Dr. Wong or Shapiro. Any transplant vets that might have gone FUE first and regretted as things progressed? I currently we -
Hi everyone, thanks again for all your help in this forum. I am wondering if anyone has suggestions on a HT surgeon in the US that has proven dense hairline results that's reasonably priced. My dream doc is Konior but that's out of the question. Shapiro was my next but his style doesn't fit my goals. Anyone have any suggestions? Ive consulted Vories, Panine, Konior, Shapiro, and Rahal. Rahal would be my go-to but the border is closed. -
I've been doing a lot of research and have had various email/text consultations. My top choices so far are between Bisanga, Gabel, H&W, Ferreira or Shapiro. They all have great work, price and location are somewhat non factors (they all kinda even out). What would be best deciding factor on who to go with? I'll most likely need 2 FUE surgeries to hit roughly 6k grafts and get full coverage. For the initial one, they've all recommended around 3500-4k grafts where they will reconstruct my hairline and midscalp. H&W were comfortable going to 5k if possible. I'm leaning towards Bisang -
Review of Dr Ziya Yavuz
TommyLucchese replied to PSG's topic in Hair Transplant Experiences and Surgeon Reviews
It's good you haven't committed... this is such a huge decision. You can always get more money but you only have limited "donor" hair on the back of your head that can be transplanted....so you need to make sure you choose a great doctor with a big track record of results. I went with Dr Feller in New York (Dr Bloxham is now the main surgeon there at Feller and Bloxham, he is very good) and next time I will go with Hattingen in Switzerland. Other elite names are Konior (Chicago), Hasson & Wong( Canada) , Bisanga (Belgium) , Eugenix (India), Shapiro (USA). I think there's one in C -
Scar stretching is a valid concern, but the chances of the scar stretching is low at 3,000 grafts and below. According to Dr. Shapiro. Numbness is another valid concern. I think both of these issues can happen, but rare with a good surgeon.
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Alternate thread title, "Maniac gets 7th transplant?!?!" 🤪 This post requires some background. I had my first FUT at 28, rushing into it without doing my due diligence. I wasn't botched, but I had cobblestoning and multi-haired grafts in the hairline. Thankfully it was only 1k grafts and my donor still had plenty to offer. One year later, Dr. Paul Shapiro and the good folks at SMG performed a game-changing FUT (2,348 grafts), removing the multi-haired grafts from the hairline, creating a more natural hairline and providing a significant density boost to the front. Seeking more density, I
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To me, if true, 3,000 grafts to me would be worth it. Other surgeons do not agree with the FUT/FUE combo yielding more grafts and they cite a ton of reasons (which may or may not be plausible)....but I divert. Would love to see a critical debate around Shapiro's lifetime graft availability study. I think it is good to think long term as we have limited donor resources and hair loss is progressive. Even at 47 with a virgin scalp, I could take the attitude that I am pushing 50 so an extra few grafts down the road will not matter much to me, however, I don't know how I will feel at age 70.
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I did hear that in the Shapiro interview that they said that you might be able to get 3,000 more grafts by combining. Sounds like a lot more in their opinion!
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I was supposed to have a procedure at H&W but it didnt happen because of the coronavirus. I want to have it as soon as possible because I wont be able to have one until next year (work obligations). So now im thinking of booking a procedure with Shapiro or Konior. The "downside" of Konior for me is that I cant see any review on him except this forum, so I wonder why? And the "downside" of Shapiro is that I cant find any recent results of FUE from him and I dont know much about him (my own dermatologist said he's one of best in the world). I would like to hear your opinions, thank
