Senior Member nativeremdies Posted December 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 19, 2012 Looking at (unreal) 3rd HT. Both HT have been strip. The thought of a 3rd strip is daunting to me so I am considering FUE.. Should I continue to exhaust Strip, before moving on to FUE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted December 19, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 19, 2012 Looking at (unreal) 3rd HT. Both HT have been strip. The thought of a 3rd strip is daunting to me so I am considering FUE.. Should I continue to exhaust Strip, before moving on to FUE? Because our donor is limited, and strip continues to produce the best yields, IMHO you are undoubtedly better off continuing your journey with strip at this point in time "providing" you have the accomodating laxity for the third strip procedure. Not sure how large your previous two strip procedures were, but if you're going for a third procedure, yield is still a critical factor. I would never want to hear someone using up most of their remaining donor with FUE and then not have the most favorable regrowth/yield. So maybe stick with strip until you have no other options but to go with FUE. Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nativeremdies Posted December 20, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 20, 2012 I want another HT but would like to wait a little longer before another strip procedure. In the meantime, I wanted to try FUE, maybe 800 to 1500 hundred, and then later another strip. I was hoping to go with FUE, and have the staff take out from an area that would not be part of a strip procedure.. maybe like the sides of my head?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted December 20, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 20, 2012 Native I remember that strip recovery. I had a huge megasession. 4800 Grafts. Dr Rahal told me after I still had 4000 grafts left pretty easily. I thought at that time the thought of another strip surgery sounded like I would never do it again. But, after my results, I would never do FUE until I was stripped out. I think of it as I've been told how some women think of child birth. You know, while its happening they say never again but after the baby they say it wasn't that bad. Truth be told, the worst part for me was the no sleep. The sleeping elevated to reduce the swelling. The constant worrying about messing up one single graft. The actually surgery was LONG....approx 13 hours for me. However, after my results, I wouldn't consider anything other than FUT until I was out of strip options. Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nativeremdies Posted December 20, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 20, 2012 True, which is why I had a 2nd HT via Strip. Now after the second looking at a 3rd. I am a little over a year post op and all I can think of is the recovery time, the stiches, how it sucks. Then I see Fue, and two weeks later like nothing happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted December 20, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 20, 2012 How many grafts total have you used FUT? Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nativeremdies Posted December 20, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 20, 2012 3k, first FUT 2k, 2nd, FUT I believe the doc said I had maybe 2 more FUT procedures left in me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted December 20, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 20, 2012 3k, first FUT2k, 2nd, FUT I believe the doc said I had maybe 2 more FUT procedures left in me I'd probably bang out one more FUT then man. I know the thought of it kinda sucks, but you wanna get the biggest bang for your buck when you are truly talking of that precious donor supply!!! Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nativeremdies Posted December 20, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 20, 2012 I read that FUE results have improve dramatically, and I was hoping per my previous post, to do a fue in such a way, it would not interfere with my future strip procedue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted December 21, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2012 I want another HT but would like to wait a little longer before another strip procedure. In the meantime, I wanted to try FUE, maybe 800 to 1500 hundred, and then later another strip. I was hoping to go with FUE, and have the staff take out from an area that would not be part of a strip procedure.. maybe like the sides of my head?? Although most HT procedures harvest hair from the occipital zone (back side of scalp), yes it is possible for a talented competent FUE surgeon to extract FUs from other regions of the scalp like the parietal zones (sides). Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nativeremdies Posted December 21, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thank you. I see so many NW6, with a big head of hair on the sides, and wondered why I couldn't just grab FUs from there, and save the "strip zone" for a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Raj Jayukdht Posted December 21, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2012 After reading these posts.....Im still not sure what to have. I had my first FUT back in feb 2011 (1750) and now Im thinking of having another HT, but not sure which method....fue or fut. After consultation, I have been told that I only need about 1500-2000 grafts for my frontal core. Im thinking of Dr Radha for FUT or Dr Bhatti for FUE. Both very good dr's...but what procedure is best for me...thats the question I keep asking myself. formerly know as Jayukdht http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/177363-hair-transplant-dr-bhatti-oct-14-part-2-procedure.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nativeremdies Posted December 21, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted December 21, 2012 If you can stomach another FUT, do that. Best proven results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PeterPel Posted December 27, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thank you. I see so many NW6, with a big head of hair on the sides, and wondered why I couldn't just grab FUs from there, and save the "strip zone" for a later date. I believe you can take FUs from the sides if choosing FUE. I have also read that they may take hair from the beard or body hair and I have seen some very good results in some other forums. Beard or body hair, if mixed correctly with head hair, cannot be recognized. The only problem is that they don’t grow very long. But if you don’t grow your hair very long, then it’s ideal for saving some valuable donor area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dr. Ricardo Mejia Posted December 27, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 27, 2012 It all depends on the clinical look of your donor area, the scalp laxity and the ability to do another strip while replacing the old line and leaving a similar or better result. If you are going to do a small case like 800 grafts, generally this is easily done with strip while removing the old scars and doing trichophytic closures to improve the result. However, a proper clinical exam and consult would be the only way to assure you got an accurate response based on your hair goals, quality of hair etc. The advantage of doing a strip is I can generally extract more grafts and give you more hair in one day provided the donor exists to do so without significant tension. Ricardo Mejia MD, FAAD Jupiter FL Hair Transplant Network recommended physician; photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MAGNUMpi Posted December 28, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hi nativeremdies, Can I ask where, and when you got your first 2 procedures done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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