Regular Member mb30 Posted August 19, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted August 19, 2012 Following my consultation with Dr Bisanga on 8th Aug I have no option but to throw in the towel and forget about a hair transplant :mad:. Dr Bisanga has told me my donor density is around 50 and "not suitable for hair transplantation", faced with this unfortunate news Ive decided to accept the number 1 all over look, and move on with life... Wish you all well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chrisdav Posted August 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2012 Sorry to hear about that mb30. 2 poor unsatisfactory hair transplants performed in the UK. Based on vast research and meeting patients, I travelled to see Dr Feller in New York to get repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member BadBeat Posted August 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2012 Sorry to hear this. You might feel really good after doing the #1 and moving on. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Levrais Posted August 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2012 Best of luck to you Mb30. Have you ever tried the buzzed look before? 5700 FUE in 3 procedures with Dr. Bisanga View my patient website: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member zenmunk Posted August 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2012 Sorry to hear it too, mb30. Maybe consider temporary SMP as an adjunct to a 0 guard buzz? Or, maybe forget everything and free yourself from this roller-coaster once and for all. Either way, good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shampoo Posted August 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2012 mb30 sorry to hear this, but i predict science will eventually catch up in the not so distant future and allow you some new options.. until then....all the best. Dr. Dow Stough - 1000 Grafts - 1996 Dr. Jerry Wong - 4352 Grafts - August 2012 Dr. Jerry Wong - 2708 Grafts - May 2016 Remember a hair transplant turns back the clock, but it doesn't stop the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rev3 Posted August 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2012 you're free! Godspeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairshopeing Posted August 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2012 Sorry about that! Hope everything works out for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted August 20, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 20, 2012 Very sorry to hear but glad to know that you were given quality advice from an ethical surgeon and did not end up any worse for wear. Good luck! David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member raulbrammin Posted August 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2012 mb30 . I never knew the possibility of not being able to do an ht is also existent . Although I do remember reading articles where people mentioned their doctors stated that they had low density and sent them away and they ended up doing it with bigger doctors like hasson and wong etc.? you could get second diagnosis from another reputed ht or something ? I could be wrong though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chrisdav Posted August 20, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 20, 2012 Raulbrammin, I remember Dr Feller making a comment in a video and he stated that you can have all the money in the world but if you don't have sufficient and healthy donor supply, there is nothing that can be done. That is why any potential hair transplant candidate ideally needs consultation in person with the surgeon. 2 poor unsatisfactory hair transplants performed in the UK. Based on vast research and meeting patients, I travelled to see Dr Feller in New York to get repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member almostdone99 Posted August 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2012 My donor density is low as well... so, I am looking into SMP as an adjunct to my transplanted hair. It depends on how comfortable you are with a #1 guard. I've tried a 3mm guard and it looked fine in the front with my transplants (about 4500 grafts); it looked horrible in the back with the strip scars because the concealer doesn't work well at that length. SMP should do wonders for a damaged donor area and to thicken up things overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gobble Posted August 20, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 20, 2012 What is SMP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member almostdone99 Posted August 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2012 Scalp MicroPigmentation (SMP) is the use of pigment to simulate hair. SMP is for those who will cut their hair very short, though it can be used for longer hairstyles. It is especially desirable for those who have harvested all of their donor region, like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SRK735 Posted August 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2012 im in the same boat my friend,i wish you best of luck..no ht as I am not a candidate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Benjamin Posted August 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2012 Following my consultation with Dr Bisanga on 8th Aug I have no option but to throw in the towel and forget about a hair transplant :mad:. Dr Bisanga has told me my donor density is around 50 and "not suitable for hair transplantation", faced with this unfortunate news Ive decided to accept the number 1 all over look, and move on with life... Wish you all well What is the minimum donor density that he feels is the cut off point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member bonkerstonker Posted August 21, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted August 21, 2012 Following my consultation with Dr Bisanga on 8th Aug I have no option but to throw in the towel and forget about a hair transplant :mad:. Dr Bisanga has told me my donor density is around 50 and "not suitable for hair transplantation", faced with this unfortunate news Ive decided to accept the number 1 all over look, and move on with life... Wish you all well Hang on a minute! What does your density around 50 actually mean? Are you saying you have 50 hairs per square cm or 50 grafts? Because a lot of people only have between 80 - 120 hairs I have 88 but they're quite thick coarse strands which give good coverage if your hair naturally has 50 grafts per square cm then it's likely they'll be thick strands but if your donor has depleted to 50 per square cm then you're defo not a ht candidate. Bonkerstonker! http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1977 Update I'm now on 12200 Grafts, hair loss has been a thing of my past for years. Also I don't use minoxidil anymore I lost no hair coming off it. Reduced propecia to 1mg every other day. My surgeons were Dr Hasson x 4, Dr Wong x 2 Norton x1 I started losing my hair at 19 in 1999 I started using propecia and minoxidil in 2000 Had 7 hair transplants over 12200 grafts by way of strip but 700 were Fue From Norton in uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mb30 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2012 What is the minimum donor density that he feels is the cut off point? 50 :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mb30 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2012 Hang on a minute! What does your density around 50 actually mean? Are you saying you have 50 hairs per square cm or 50 grafts? Because a lot of people only have between 80 - 120 hairs I have 88 but they're quite thick coarse strands which give good coverage if your hair naturally has 50 grafts per square cm then it's likely they'll be thick strands but if your donor has depleted to 50 per square cm then you're defo not a ht candidate. The Dr checked my donor area with a little device, and said he normally looks for density 60-100 and my density is 50 so I,m not suitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mb30 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2012 I'd just like to say a big thank you to everybody on this site for their help and advice, this is a great site for anyone looking into having a hair transplant. I,ve now got over the shock of not being able to have a HT and think of myself lucky to have been told the truth by Dr Bisanga, the guy could of went ahead and done the surgery and took €11,000 off me but in fairness to him hes a genuine honest and caring man who told me the truth and I respect that. Well I'm not going to be around these forums anymore and wish everybody on here the very best regards.... Ciao..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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