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28 Yr Frontal Transplant (~2100 Graft) 8 Months


Speran28

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Hey everyone,

 

I wanted to post my results so far on my hair transplant. I've posted pre-op and now at 8 months along with pictures and measurement of my scar at 8 months.

 

I had a 22 x 1.2 cm strip taken out. That is 26.4 cm^2. Density estimated at about 210 hairs per cm^2 or around 80 FU. Giving me ~2100 grafts (doctor does not charge by graft, but this is what they estimate).

 

First, I admit, I wish I did FUE. This scar has really bothered me the past 8 months and I have to be pretty careful about how my hair is cut now. I was encouraged to do FUT by the patient adviser to get more hair.

 

I would like the communities feedback.

I have been told to wait till 12 months before making any decisions, but am questioning (based on others I have seen).

If this is really what I should be expecting?

I have coarse thick hair w/ good donor density and wanted my temples filled in with a bit of crown thickening. Hair growth hasn't seemed to change much in about 2 months. I followed cleaning procedures after surgery to the letter and took 3 weeks off work just to make sure I cared for this perfectly.

 

Pictures attached, but also included dropbox link for better quality pictures.

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Just looking for feedback right now. Not ready to disclose my doctor.

 

Well you obviously already know this is a bad result on both fronts: bad donor scar (thing is half as wide as the strip itself) and bad recipient yield. Would be nice to know who the doc is so all of us doing research before our HT can be better informed.

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Thank you for sharing your story.

 

I am feeling with you. The result is unfortunately very poor:

- Poor growth

- Poor Scar

 

That is the risk with FUT: High chances for a better result than FUE but a fail is a big fail.

 

I think we need post op pics (immediately after surgery) to see if to few grafts were planted of if you just had poor growth. Personally I think 2100 should be more than you have right now (=poor growth).

 

Anyway, the hair looks as you will see slight improvment of the hair qualitiy but it doesn't look as you could expect much more growth.

 

All the best!

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Thank you for sharing your story.

 

I am feeling with you. The result is unfortunately very poor:

- Poor growth

- Poor Scar

 

That is the risk with FUT: High chances for a better result than FUE but a fail is a big fail.

 

I think we need post op pics (immediately after surgery) to see if to few grafts were planted of if you just had poor growth. Personally I think 2100 should be more than you have right now (=poor growth).

 

Anyway, the hair looks as you will see slight improvement of the hair qualitiy but it doesn't look as you could expect much more growth.

 

All the best!

 

Yeah this result isn't even close for 2100 considering his hair characteristics and the recipient area, looks like he might have 400 that survived up front, hard to tell exactly but it's not good. He could be one of those guys who gets a late growth spurt but the odds aren't on his side, most guys seem to have the vast majority of growth by 8-9 months and then it's a maturing/thickening from there.

 

 

To be fair the same kind of risk is present with FUE in terms of donor damage of a bad procedure, HT aren't for the risk averse no matter what method you choose. A bad FUE job rapes your whole donor with scarring/fibrosis and you get that moth eaten sickly thinness from overharvesting/transection, plus you can get nerve damage if they punch too deep and stuff like that.

 

Good news is that OP can get a scar revision with a top doc and most likely shrink it and the rest of his donor is still virgin and thick so he has the ammunition to fix this result. All is not lost OP, keep your chin up! And go to a top doc for the revision....like Konior/Gabel/Cooley/Hasson/Rahal....and if one of those guys did this then we really need to know.

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No, it is not one of those doctor's. I have consulted with some of them though and am working through that process.

 

Here are pictures about 6 hours post-op.

 

I'm not going to display the name for now out of respect for the clinics reputation.

I've talked to my patient advisor and he says they will do anything in their power to fix free of charge. Whether than be scar revision, more hairs grafted, fue into scar or smp.

 

They want me to wait till 12 months as they believe I am simply a slow grower. My scar I'm not sure what happened another person I know used the same doctor and his scar looks pretty good.

 

I'm praying I'm a slow grower, but really this hair hasn't changed much in 2 months and I'm really confused about what happened (as was the patient advisor).

 

I took extremely good care of the hair post op as well and avoided gym from 2 months (losing 10 lbs of muscle.) To try to make sure my scar wasn't stretched....

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I agree that the packing post-op doesn't appear very dense. Hang tight for a few more months and see if you make any more progress and then reevaluate. If you choose to go back to your same doctor for the revision, try to get an explanation from him as to why it doesn't appear to be successful the first go around. It's nice that they're offering to fix it for free, but that doesn't mean much if the result isn't going to be any better. Get as detailed of an explanation from him as possible and then use this forum to help decide if it's worth trying with him a second time or if you should look elsewhere.

I am a patient advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, CA. My views/opinions are my own and don't necessarily reflect the opinions of Dr. Mohebi and his staff.

Check out my hair loss website for photos

FUE surgery by Dr. Mohebi on 7/31/14
2,001 grafts - Ones: 607; Twos: 925; Threes: 413; Fours: 56

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Thank you very much for the feedback everyone. It is invaluable.

 

I am dedicated to keeping this updated and showing my progress

 

See attached for what my hair looks like at 10 months.

 

I have setup a consult with Dr. Jerry Cooley to see if they can help me fix this frustrating situation I have found myself in.

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Thank you very much for the feedback everyone. It is invaluable.

 

I am dedicated to keeping this updated and showing my progress

 

See attached for what my hair looks like at 10 months.

 

I have setup a consult with Dr. Jerry Cooley to see if they can help me fix this frustrating situation I have found myself in.

 

Dr. Cooley is quite reputable so hopefully he can get this straightened out for you. Did the original doctor ever offer an explanation?

I am a patient advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, CA. My views/opinions are my own and don't necessarily reflect the opinions of Dr. Mohebi and his staff.

Check out my hair loss website for photos

FUE surgery by Dr. Mohebi on 7/31/14
2,001 grafts - Ones: 607; Twos: 925; Threes: 413; Fours: 56

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I'm not going to display the name for now out of respect for the clinics reputation.

I've talked to my patient advisor and he says they will do anything in their power to fix free of charge. Whether than be scar revision, more hairs grafted, fue into scar or smp.

 

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To be honest, I don't think you're going to see any radical improvement, but I could be wrong.

 

It's good the clinic are offering to try and improve your result with another procedure.

 

The post op density does not look good in the pictures.

 

This again negates the argument that FUT gets better results than FUE every time and that each result is based on it's own merits, regardless of the method.

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I want to wait till my full 12 month result before sharing the clinic. They have been very kind and say this is a rare case for them, but I don't know. I've spoken to 3 other patients that are also dissatisfied. Not to the same degree I am, but for sure not super happy about their result.

 

Will post new pictures next month.

 

The original doctor just stated I'm likely a late grower and to be patient.... They said if I'm not happy they will give me more hair free of charge :|

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I want to wait till my full 12 month result before sharing the clinic. They have been very kind and say this is a rare case for them, but I don't know. I've spoken to 3 other patients that are also dissatisfied. Not to the same degree I am, but for sure not super happy about their result.

 

Will post new pictures next month.

 

The original doctor just stated I'm likely a late grower and to be patient.... They said if I'm not happy they will give me more hair free of charge :|

 

Always get a refund subsequent to a poor result, and reject another free transplant which could further botch your donor area and achieve poor results. Even if it is a top surgeon, which I am almost sure this isn't.

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Yes sorry about the pictures. I tried to get much better quality with all future ones.

 

Here are pictures at 11 months. I'm at 1 year now and had my follow up call the other day.

The doctor stated he is not happy with my result himself and wants to fix it free of charge. He stated he is not sure what happened here and why my growth is so poor, but that he wants to fix it and he rarely ever sees this.

 

I declined to have a second procedure and instead asked for a refund to help pay for a procedure with another doctor to fix this. He said he wants to wait 4-6 more months to see if I get late growth, but if by then there hasn't been much improvement. He will give me a 50% refund.

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50 percent refund is bullshit .. their results are 50% growth .. u didn’t pay for that .

Get all ur money back .. cuz the new doctor is going to charge u 100% of ur money ..

 

I think a 50% refund is a pretty good deal. I think the packing wasn't dense from the start but it does appear to me that the hairs that were transplanted did grow. He didn't get NOTHING from this procedure. There was minimal progress. The lost time and suffering is invaluable but I think you got about 50% of what you paid for and a 50% refund seems reasonable.

 

That being said, this doesn't look like 2100 grafts. It looks like 500 or 1000 maybe. Not sure what happened to the other grafts, maybe they were never harvested?

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Tell him you will give 1 more month----and expect a 100% refund if still unsatisfactory---otherwise, you will share results and his name on hair forums. Either he stands by his work, or he doesn't. If you buy a computer and its performance is subpar, would you accept a partial refund?:eek:

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U didn’t pay for a 50% hairgrowth .. u lost precious grafts n time..

now u have to pay more to get it repaired? How would a 50% refund okay ? U now goong to have to pay 150% more for the same amount of hair u originally paid for .. up to u tho .. if they are willing to give u a partial refund then they realize they are at fault .. so get all ur money back ..

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