T. Galloway Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Five years ago I received 2168 FU from very reputable and experienced HT Doc. First 2yrs. had excellent results, but past 3yrs. have been marked by significant decrease in density, thickness and coverage of transplanted hair. Now question the long term viability of FUT. Any comments or similar problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Galloway Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 Five years ago I received 2168 FU from very reputable and experienced HT Doc. First 2yrs. had excellent results, but past 3yrs. have been marked by significant decrease in density, thickness and coverage of transplanted hair. Now question the long term viability of FUT. Any comments or similar problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhysGuy Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I have heard of this. One of the HT docs provided me with his release form. On it was a clause that stated something to the effect of: you may still lose the transplanted hairs at anytime after the procedure, the reason for this fallout is unknown, the doctor will not be held responsible if the hair does fall out. It made me reconsider the operation and I didn't go thru with it. I would contact your doctor and see what they have to say. Hopefully your problem can be solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Telephone Man Posted January 1, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted January 1, 2005 If the donor hair is preprogrammed to fall out then this may be the cause, what meds are you on, who is the doc, did you discuss with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Reverse the Curse Posted January 1, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted January 1, 2005 t galloway do you have any photos showing before, after & now? curious who was doc & what advise they are now giving you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Galloway Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 Hopefully, this will serve as a reply to those who were kind enough to respond to my post. I did not intend to cause such a stir or create any consternation or anxiety, but the fact is that I simply do not have anywhere near the thickness or coverage that I had 1-2 yrs. post-ht. Perhaps, a little background might help. Twenty-four years ago I received approximately 48 conventional graphs ("plugs") in the temporal area. They were not only placed too low, but I was entirely too young to have them in the first place (23). Nonetheless, they grew quite well and never, at least in 20 some odd years, lost their density or thickness. Eventually, most of the plug hair was removed through electrolysis, since the hairline they created was far too low to incorporate in to any normal looking hairline that may be achieved through FUT. At age 41, I decided to get another set of graphs using the "new method" of FUT. I had been on Propecia for approximately 2 yrs. prior to the surgery, and have been taking the drug for approximately 3 yrs. since. Post-op, I did experience some chronic redness, which seemed to clear up after a treatment or two on oral antibiotics, otherwise no serious illnesses or injuries. I purposely waited 5yrs. to go back to the Doc. who performed the FUT (actualy like most ht. Doc's in this area, he only harvested the donor strip, his staff actually performed the ht.)before considering another FUT. I wanted to get an idea as to how well this "new method" withstood the test of time. The DOC gave no explanation to nor even acknowledged the seemingly lack of density or coverage from the previous 2100+ graphs, however, in fairness to him, he never saw the results when the hair growth was at its thickest. His overall demeanor was pretty much business as usual with no indication that the coverage or lack thereof was nothing out of the ordinary for 5yr. old graphs. A second opinion from another highly respected and experienced ht. Doc. produced no concrete explanation nor concern other than that the graphs appeared to be spaced fairly far apart and seemed to have an inordinate amount of single hair units. I have scheduled another surgery, but am skeptical of the long term results, which appear to be from my experience not worth the money for the net results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italia Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 perhaps you should mention the name of the dr. who performed the surgery. you may receive feedback from others who may or may not have had similar results or others who may have recieved a similar response or lack of response from the doctor. this may aid in reflecting as to his culpability or ability to perform adeqate transplants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JacobS Posted January 4, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted January 4, 2005 italia- With all due respect can you blame a surgeon after 2 years? If he chose from the top of your head perhaps, however otherwise our body owns some culpability too. Surely not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairBeThere Posted January 4, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted January 4, 2005 I would have to agree with JacobS on this, but also agree with italia. My biggest concern would be, did the physician, take a donor removal from too high? maybe removing the dreaded MPB programmed follicles. I think further investigation into your donor area should be done. I would seek out patients who have had past procedures done, just to check out the donor area. That should help some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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