2000 grafts to lower hairline. Result after 11 months.

[bornwithhighforehead]

Had my FUE done with one of the recommended doctor in India last year July. 11 months has passed and I'm not really satisfied how it looks. I had my last hopes that the last few month will be better but seems like this will be the best result I will be getting after closing in at the 12th month mark.

 

Attached are my results after 11 months.

 

Seems like density is really poor compared to my native hairs and give an impression of frontal balding.

 

Is this the result I should get after 11 months? What should I do now? Get a second transplant for touch up? Hope there is no need as it's quite tiring to go all the way taking a flight to India again.

 

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Asian (Chinese)

35 male

Edited June 6, 2016 by bornwithhighforehead

[MrGio-WHTCClinic]

Your hairline has a low follicular density and a low hair density. The caliber of the grafts looks fine, but the placement of the grafts may have been inappropriate. Can you post any photos of the immediate post-op placement?

[bornwithhighforehead]

Your hairline has a low follicular density and a low hair density. The caliber of the grafts looks fine, but the placement of the grafts may have been inappropriate. Can you post any photos of the immediate post-op placement?

 

My day 1 and 2nd week photos.

[trashpanda]

How many grafts?

[bornwithhighforehead]

How many grafts?

 

about 2000. this is my before having the transplant.

[chrisdav]

2000 grafts would never be sufficient for the area covered in trying to blend it in with your native hair.

[trashpanda]

I agree with chrisdav, your hairline was brought much too forward without enough grafts. It looks like you had good yield but you could consider another surgery to add some density

[bornwithhighforehead]

I agree with chrisdav, your hairline was brought much too forward without enough grafts. It looks like you had good yield but you could consider another surgery to add some density

 

why didn't the doctor told me then? I could have paid for another 500 grafts to save the trouble of having a second HT.

[wibbles180]

How old are you and are you on meds ? This looks a very aggressive hairline with such few grafts ? Are you willing to say which Indian dr did the work ?

[wibbles180]

Just seen your 35

[wibbles180]

And obviously dr bhatti are you on meds ?

[bornwithhighforehead]

And obviously dr bhatti are you on meds ?

 

absolutely no meds. no smoking not even alcohol.

 

well i would like more opinions first before naming the dr which i think he has quite a good reputation around here. perhaps i should wait till 12 months is up before concluding that the FUE is not well done?

[trashpanda]

why didn't the doctor told me then? I could have paid for another 500 grafts to save the trouble of having a second HT.

 

I'm not sure. Only you and the doctor know the conversations you had about your expectations going into surgery. But like I said, it looks like you had good total yield which is a good sign. Going in for another procedure might be unpleasant but it's highly likely you will get good yield again.

[bornwithhighforehead]

I'm not sure. Only you and the doctor know the conversations you had about your expectations going into surgery. But like I said, it looks like you had good total yield which is a good sign. Going in for another procedure might be unpleasant but it's highly likely you will get good yield again.

 

Well he did say 2000 grafts and I will be looking great at xmas 2015. That did not happen obviously. I didn't realise I needed more density. If I knew, i wouldn't even mind having another 500 grafts.

 

i'm sorry on my lack of technical terms but what is good total yield. Do you mean this is it? The best that it can go? I've went through posts of others with successful HT and never encountered one that looks similar like mine.

[lorenzo]

Looking at your post op pictures it appears you probably received around 1500 grafts in the hairline and 500 in the temples. I agree with other poster that you didn't get nearly enough to produce a high density hairline. Although it does appear most of them grew you probably need another 1000 grafts in the hairline to be satisfied. Maybe there was so miscommunication between you and the doctor but you should have been told that it wasn't going to be high density.

Good luck!

[Melvin- Admin]

The packing of the hairline is not dense enough but more concerning to me is the fact that there are 2 hair and 3 hair grafts placed in the front of the hairline. This gives it an unnatural appearance that needs to be addressed and fixed. I've taken the liberty to mark each 2 hair and 3 hair graft in the hairline.

 

[wibbles180]

Hi when I mean meds I mean hairloss stabilisers such as finasteride or minoxidil ?

[bornwithhighforehead]

Hi when I mean meds I mean hairloss stabilisers such as finasteride or minoxidil ?

 

No meds except for the post ops 6 months of finerstride and minoxidil that doctor recommended.

 

So what you guys suggest? Another round to improve the density. Quite disappointed I was not told about density during consultation. As I said, I wouldn't mind paying for another 500 grafts. And I heard the 2nd round of fue will have slower growth. Is that true?

Edited June 7, 2016 by bornwithhighforehead

[wibbles180]

Not heard that subsequent procedures would have a slower growth rate ? Have you continued your use of finasteride ? Were you not advised to start taking finasteride before the surgery ? Seems a little strange to tell a patient to use finasteride for 6 months after procedure when it is generally thought to be used long term to stop future hairloss, especially when putting in a low hairline on a relatively young person who is unmedicated .... Could this be a case of securing future work so you have to return ?

 

In any case there are a few doctors offering unshaven fue so you maybe an ideal candidate to fill in the hairline that was done last time , I'd check out dr erdogan in Istanbul , he's actually offering long hair fue and although it is expensive it might well be an option if your wanting to avoid shaving etc ..

[bornwithhighforehead]

Not heard that subsequent procedures would have a slower growth rate ? Have you continued your use of finasteride ? Were you not advised to start taking finasteride before the surgery ? Seems a little strange to tell a patient to use finasteride for 6 months after procedure when it is generally thought to be used long term to stop future hairloss, especially when putting in a low hairline on a relatively young person who is unmedicated .... Could this be a case of securing future work so you have to return ?

 

In any case there are a few doctors offering unshaven fue so you maybe an ideal candidate to fill in the hairline that was done last time , I'd check out dr erdogan in Istanbul , he's actually offering long hair fue and although it is expensive it might well be an option if your wanting to avoid shaving etc ..

 

don't think i need meds cos i only have high forehead since young and not balding actively. finasteride was recommended by doctor for first 6 months to prevent shock loss and improve the growth rate. i will wait another few months and see how it goes. just wondering would another 500 grafts be sufficient for the density?

[lorenzo]

I think you would need closer to 1000 grafts. Just make sure that they use single hair grafts in the hairline.

[MrGio-WHTCClinic]

You may want to consider a touch-up with a hairline specialist.

[bornwithhighforehead]

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Edited January 26, 2019 by bornwithhighforehead

[JohnCasper]

I noticed the previous thread of responses were in 2016.  Do you have an update for us?

[bornwithhighforehead]

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Edited February 7, 2019 by bornwithhighforehead