Senior Member pushing 40 Posted May 29, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted May 29, 2007 Has anyone else reviewed Buddy's weblog. Look at the freakin size of that donor strip.....is that normal? For so few a number of grafts? What gives there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member pushing 40 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Senior Member Share Posted May 29, 2007 Has anyone else reviewed Buddy's weblog. Look at the freakin size of that donor strip.....is that normal? For so few a number of grafts? What gives there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member irish homer Posted May 29, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted May 29, 2007 just had a look, that is scary. IH HT2 2570 grafts Dr Feller HT 2350 grafts Dr Epstein Finax 1mg per day nizoral 2% 3/week MSM 3000 mg / day TOTAL GRAFTS 4920 http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums?a=albumtopic&TOPIC_OID=6751014913&f=2566060861 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member the B spot Posted May 29, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted May 29, 2007 Actually amending my statement, that does not look quite right. It is not horrible, but still not quite right either....ughh. However, one of the worst issues with these larger chains is donor waste--- they remove a larger strip than necessary in order to ensure they reach the correct graft totals-- then they "upsell" the patient, or throw the extra in the trash. Comfy thought hmmmm? Anyway, I do not think this is the case here, just a one piece donor removal with the tissue pulled away, etc... But I could be wrong. Judging by Buddy's happiness and overall understanding of the process there, I think he is doing ok. Take Care, J Go Cubs! 6721 transplanted grafts 13,906 hairs Performed by Dr. Ron Shapiro Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member tisab Posted May 29, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted May 29, 2007 holy....it was a hard time for me to find it, and i wish i never found it...scary stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member tisab Posted May 29, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted May 29, 2007 for people who dont want to go search for it http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=308 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Edit: Ok, someone posted the blog link already. I'm not sure about that strip scar. That does seem to be a pretty wide scar for such a small number of grafts, however it's difficult to tell. Did Buddy post any after pictures somewhere? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 I am amazed that they could close that up with no problem! I gotta give that donor strip one of these faces.. Can any of our Coaltion Doc's tell us how that looks to them?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rhodeman Posted May 29, 2007 Senior Member Share Posted May 29, 2007 Wow. Wonder what the strip width was. Looks pretty wide for the count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Keep in mind... That the donor strip that you see there is quite normal. Many coalition doctors create strips that wide, if not wider on a day to day basis. My personal statement, however, remains that the scar width and length, from what it appears may have yielded more FU grafts than was transplanted. Of course, without knowing the exact measurements and donor density, the number of grafts could not be determined. Perhaps if somebody knows any of them, we can dump the data into this formula and see what we come up with: (Density in FU/cm2) X (strip width in cm) X (length of strip removed in cm) = Projected number of grafts http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/346...271083313#3271083313 Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Milesdaily Posted May 31, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2007 When the donor strip was taken out it's possible that the wound may gape open a bit causing it to look wider than it actually is. Maybe one of the techs on the forum can comment on this. Cool picture though! Miles My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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