jdoe1973 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I had scalp scarring alopecia from a childhood condition which caused balding in my frontal hair line. I had a previous transplant procedure from another Dr. who says he specializes in transplanting african american hair and the results were minimal. I had smp done after that transplant and wasn't satisified with the results. I went to Dr. Umar and had around 2400 grafts done in two different sessions over 2 years. I am pleased with the results. I attached a picture of before, and at 9 months post second procedure. I had fue the previous procedure with the other Dr. as well as with Dr. Umar. In my humble opinion I believe if you are aa and wear your hair short like I do you should only get fue and not strip (fut) just my opinion once again. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sociallyakward Posted February 27, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted February 27, 2017 Looks great. I'm also AA, If I may ask, Who was the surgeon who specialized in AA with minimal results and how many grafts were done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoe1973 Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 I had about 1000 done previously. I cant say the other Dr. name because I might get in a bit of trouble because he belongs to this forum. I will say that he has other results on here and youtube with aa clients that look good, but mine didn't turn out as well with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sociallyakward Posted February 27, 2017 Regular Member Share Posted February 27, 2017 Why do you think you would get in trouble? This is supposed to be a place where we are able to share our experiences openly, good or bad. Anyhow, I'm pretty sure i know which surgeon you speak of. I just had an operation with said surgeon 10 days ago. I plan to share my experiences here so I wonder why you feel that way. But it looks good now, glad it worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted February 28, 2017 Senior Member Share Posted February 28, 2017 Looks great! Congrats! 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 CannonScott Posted November 15, 2018 Regular Member Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) Was your first surgeon Dr. Diep? Hopefully you'll share who the dr was...it's kind of the point of the forum, at least in part, no? Edited November 15, 2018 by CannonScott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoe1973 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Hello. And yes. In hindsight if I would have gotten more grafts from Doctor deep the results could have been better. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CannonScott Posted November 19, 2018 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2018 Did you do FUT or FUE with Dr Diep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoe1973 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 I have only had fue procedures. In my humble opinion, if you are african american and wear your hair short like I do,I believe a strip is not a viable option as it is extremely hard to hide the scar. As with fue from my experience, even wearing your hair pretty short, it's almost impossible to see the scars. And furthermore if by chance you start to bald later in life after the strip hair transplant, this puts you in a very peculiar position, as your options are extremely limited as to how you can style your hair, as the strip will show and therefore the cons would outweigh the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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