12 Month Result - Doctor Kulukarn - DHT Clinic

[RodG]

Hi Guys,

Well it has been 12 months since my surgery with Doctor Kulukarn at DHT Clinic in Bangkok, Thailand (August 2010).

 

I've experienced a good result and look significantly younger than I did a year ago. I was basically a Norwood VI with significant hairloss prior to my surgery. Here are details of my operation from the clinic:

 

The total area of baldness is 133 cm2 and we get involved in the front 110 cm2 [leave the crown untouch]. The density is gradually spread at the half front at 40-50 grafts per square and 20-30 grafts half back. I condense the forelock area with 3-4 hair units. The first 3 rows comprise of single hair unit to make it smooth look.

 

The total number is 3,743 FUG,or 7,745 hairs

1 hair unit= 660

2 hair unit= 2366

3 hair unit=515

4 hair unit =202

 

I attended the clinic in Bangkok last month for a review with Doctor Kulukarn and I think that we were both in agreeance that I've had a good result. One of the hair technicians took new photos and she showed me the before/after photos and made the comment that the photos taken prior to the surgery look my father and I look like the son now. May'be not so significant but I do look 10 years younger. I understand that many 'young guns' would not be happy with the density that I have but I'm 50 years old and I'm happy which is the main thing... I had given up hope that I would ever have hair again and was going to have to resort to having to shave my head to a number 1 buzz cut.

 

I'll try to add my photographs.

 

Regard Rod

[HARIRI]

Dr. Kulukarn ??? I thought the Doctor who perform surgeries there is Dr. Pathomvanich???? Im confused!

[Cant decide]

Looks good man. Happy for you. Enjoy your new hair!!

[RodG]

Hi Hariri,

 

Doctor Pathomvanich is the main surgeon at DHT Clinic.

 

Doctor Kulukarn is the second doctor that a patient can use as an option for having a hair transplant. Because I needed so many grafts and due to my limited budget I was given the option of having Doctor Kulukarn perform the surgery.

 

She is a trained plastic surgeon and has been working at DHT Clinic for a number of years. I hope this explains the situation.

 

The photos that I attached were taken under fluorescent lighting and my hair was cut quite short. I've attached another photo that I took yesterday after my haircut. I was told to grow my hair a bit longer on top to help with the illusion of density. Btw I'm not the most photogenic person.

 

Regards

 

Rod

Edited August 17, 2011 by RodG

[HARIRI]

Looking good RODG, think she was trained very well by Dr. Path. Now your hairline framing your face very well, minus 10 years of your age :-)

[cardel25]

Thats a very good result a major change. I think that another session of about 2-2,5 k grafts would complete it. But you could also just let it be as it is. I think its age appropriate.

 

Sry i misread some of your post. If you left 23 cm2 untouched and the density to give an illusion of a full head of hair is 35 per square cm2 Then you will need 805 grafts for that area. Then you will have to add 5-15 grafts at all the cm2 where you had transplanted 20-30 per square cm2. I dont know how much that is ? And then plus with 10 % because some of the grafts will not survive.

 

Another solution is to just add 1 thousand grafts to the crown area. I actually think that would make a big difference as well.

 

Im not sure whether i would suggest another operation or not. I only gave my input on this because we have talked about it via email.

Edited August 17, 2011 by cardel25

[RodG]

Hi Cardel 25,

 

I hope your going well and healing nicely. I found that once the sutures were removed from the donor area and the scabs were gone I felt like new again.

 

The hardest part I found was going back to work 14 days after the procedure with scabs all over my head (and no I didn't wear a hat in the office ). I don't get embarrassed much but I did feel like people were watching me all the time.

 

I'm still undecided whether I should have another procedure. I'm 50 years old and whether I get another HT and end up with thicker hair isn't going to make me look or feel like I'm 35 years old.

 

I sure wish the medications and HT procedures were around when I needed them.

 

Kind Regards

 

Rod

[Vincent]

Congrats Rod. A definite improvement!!!

[HARIRI]

ROD G, just try to use NANOGEN fibre concealer. Trust me, you will love it big time as with the hair you got now, it will blend perfectly.

[bigcow]

looking great Rod,wow youve loads donor hair left.

bet your wifes pleased?

cheers

[RodG]

Hi Bigcow,

 

Yes she is pleased. Good luck with your small procedure later this year.

 

Regards

 

Rod

[bigcow]

Thanks Rod,im not looking forward to the long flight but i will be happy to show them my great results.

cheers

[Spanker]

I don't know that I can say that this is a wow result. But it looks pretty decent. It really was not a huge amount of grafts for that amount of area, and you were pretty much completely bald before.

 

Well, if you are happy with it that is all that is important. You would probably really benfefit from a concealer as well.

 

Congrats on your result.

[Sean]

Rodg, this result looks great. You must be thrilled. Very Natural.

[RodG]

Hi,

 

Yes I am happy with the result and basically I agree that I was a Norwood VI and virtually bald. 3743 grafts can only go so far in a case like mine. I don't use any concealers at this stage.

 

The photographs that you see are very honest and are not like many that I see on the forum which are not taken in direct lighting. The point I am making is that the result looks a bit better in person. I am 50 years old and it doesn't worry me that I don't have a full head of hair but if I was 30ish I'm sure I would have a different point of view.

 

Thanks for posting,

 

Regards Rod