Regular Member Bachstrad Posted November 25, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted November 25, 2009 Has anyone had the old type plugs removed and been satisfied both asthetically and financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlugFree Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Check out the attached link to the pics and the video to see the work that Dr. Konior did on me: Advanced Plug Hairline Repair by Dr. Raymond Konior. I'm extremely happy with the results. As far as financials are concerned, that's all relative. I will say, however, that the old adage, "you get what you pay for" certainly applies to hair restoration (especially repairs). So, my advice to you is if money truly is a limiting factor, have smaller, multiple sessions over time rather than trying to do it all at once "on the cheap." Remember HTs are permanent, so you want to do it right. That means going to a Coalition surgeon. Of course I highly recommend Dr. Konior. I hope that helps. Best of luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bachstrad Posted December 4, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2009 Thanks - I did contact the Dr but it seems I am not a good candidate. All stems from no donor and amount of plugs. They seem to try to scare me off by saying I will be left with linear scars. They don't seem to realise it is either that or a skin graft with one mother of a scar. In the UK a personality called Russ Abbott had his plugs removed but I've never been able to find out where he went. Looks a sweet job so I know it can be done which makes it harder stop looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member scar5 Posted December 4, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) Bachstrad, without knowing your pics and story, I would say the doc was right to warn you like that, but I don't understand why the choices you see are limited to a) strip-brow-lift or b) a skin graft. Why not just remove the plugs by punching them out? I have seen this from BHR, Woods in fact, most good strip docs do the occasional FUE removal without a hitch. I think Joetronic may have even had a few nasty ones punched out. Seeming the issue of brow lift vs plug-by-plug seems to be on the agenda here, my 2 cents would be, unless you have a ton of donor hair available, a pre-existing strips scar behind and the the plugs needed to removed are not isoalted easily from the surrounding hair i.e. you had smaller FUs put in to disguise the plugs, why create the trauma and scarring that comes with a brow lift? Edited February 26, 2011 by TakingThePlunge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member scar5 Posted December 4, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 4, 2009 Damn..I just made a decent reponse to this and used a trigger word, basically, I suggested, (not knowing your situtaion) 1. Your options are not skin graft vs browlift 2. Plenty of docs do plug-by-plug successfully even regulat strip-only docs, Jotronic has ahd a few punched out I think. 3. Unless you're already scarred, loads of donor, why create the trauma of browlift strip reduction. p.s. 3 different docs have punched out plugs from my noggin and i've also had a browlift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sparky Posted December 4, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 4, 2009 Dont gets your plugs removed in the UK, go to BHR in Brussels, this is one of thier specialities. My Hairloss Website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bachstrad Posted December 5, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 Scar5 - I have contacted about 12 docs and NOT including the ones who wanted $25000 I have one who can remove all plugs and one who wants to remove a handful for fear of further complications so I have both ends of the spectrum but most have declined - reason being imo there is no donor hair to hide any work done so no comparison to Jotronic. Dare say you had donor hair to camouflage your plug removals too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member scar5 Posted December 5, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 i hear you Bach. So then, can you posta few more pics? Have your spoken to Dr. Harris? What did he say? i will say this, the complication arises from the patients' side and from doctors' side differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bachstrad Posted December 5, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 This pic shows my crown which is my main concern although plugs go all the way to the front. Never heard of Dr Harris. Hope to see a couple of docs in UK in New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member scar5 Posted December 5, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 OK, then. I can see why you were warned against a brow lift. With those plugs on a NW6 barren crown, it is still possible to conceive of a full-blown mega seesion to disguise the plugs back and front, but a reversal is probably on the tip-of-the tongue at a glance. Dr. Harris, is a strip-FUE doc situated in the U.S. Well respected and capable of giving a frank assesment. About 7 or 8 US dollars a plug but worth checking out. He probably has some fancy name for his clininc or technique. Oh..and don't think the UK will help you. Brussells is a must-check too. If they are giving you grief, do check Harris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sparky Posted December 5, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 I've seen BHR remove exactly these type of plugs with great success, couldnt imagine them charging anything like that. My Hairloss Website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bachstrad Posted December 5, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 Yes Sparky - I am looking into Dr Bissanga as one option on this side of the water. Need someone who can utilise the hairs from the plugs. I'm finding that some of the repair docs are pushing BHT. I thought BHT was ignored by the top docs as the yield was too low ? If BHT worked I wouldn't have a problem ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sparky Posted December 5, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 I personally know a patient of Dr Bisanga who has had sucessful beard hair into his crown. Cant see a single sign of the extraction points either. My Hairloss Website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bachstrad Posted December 5, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 Interesting Sparky. I have loads of body hair 1 inch long . Am also interested to find docs that do scalp reduction as a way to reduce the plugs but doubt if anyone on this board is old enough to have had it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sparky Posted December 5, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 5, 2009 Theres plenty of people on here that have had this sort of surgery. Not sure that I would yake this approach, as it would mean linear scars. My Hairloss Website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted December 6, 2009 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2009 I had 5 scalp reductions between 15 and 20 years ago. I still ended up a NW 7 anyway. They didn't reduce the size of the area at all. The only thing you will get is a new scar. Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bachstrad Posted December 6, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2009 Thanks for info behappy - appreciate it. Plug removal seems to be only answer and put any hairs grabbed into the hairline. I have to get a doc that doesn't shave recipient area. Don't know much about fue but do most docs shave recipient ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sparky Posted December 6, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted December 6, 2009 why not shave? work issues? My Hairloss Website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bachstrad Posted December 12, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2009 Sparky - I shaved for several years and used camoufalge makeup - trying to move forward now which is why I had the hairline done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bachstrad Posted January 13, 2011 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 13, 2011 plugs removed at 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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