Instagram live Q&A with Dr. Pradeep Sethi of Eugenix

[Melvin- Admin]

Hey Guys, 

I’m continuing my Q&As with Dr. Sethi of Eugenix in India. Tomorrow I’ll be going live at 8 AM Pacific Standard Time, and 11 AM eastern time. If you guys have questions you wanna ask shoot them here. If you guys are able too, feel free to join us.

[asterix0]

I have a question.

I have seen a lot of great results from Eugenix for high Norwood cases, and with the FUE approach as well.

However, "conventional" wisdom states that for high Norwood patients, it is better to do FUT as the surgeon can access more grafts, and hopefully get better yield.

Why does Eugenix not do FUT for these high Norwood patients in that case? Is it because they are skilled enough in FUE (which it looks like they are) to get just as good yields and minimal donor scarring, even for patients who are Norwood 5/6?

[Melvin- Admin]

Good question, I will ask, it starts in 20 minutes 

[MazAB]

Hey Melvin, had a question for Dr Predeep. "With the way that you run your transplant procedures, is it easier for your Senior Technicians to perform the actual implantation vs. making the slits? The reason I ask is that in your Comprehensive and Exclusive package, it looks like the Technicians do most of the implanting and the doctor is making all the slits. Just wasn't sure which process took more of a doctors hand and skill level."

Sorry wish I could join, but don't have Instagram:-)

Edited July 28, 2020 by MazAB

[Panamera13]

please ask how the hair caliber/texture - body vs hair vs beard - blend after HT. Does it all look natural or can you pin point the weak (chest) and thick (beard) hair?

[Gabreille Nelson Mukhia]

On 7/28/2020 at 6:21 PM, asterix0 said:

I have a question.

I have seen a lot of great results from Eugenix for high Norwood cases, and with the FUE approach as well.

However, "conventional" wisdom states that for high Norwood patients, it is better to do FUT as the surgeon can access more grafts, and hopefully get better yield.

Why does Eugenix not do FUT for these high Norwood patients in that case? Is it because they are skilled enough in FUE (which it looks like they are) to get just as good yields and minimal donor scarring, even for patients who are Norwood 

We perform Direct Hair transplantation for all cases. We specialise in using the beard hair as donor too. And with the advancenent in technology and instrumentation, it is possible to harvest a large number of grafts from the scalp and beard donor areas without leaving any difference. Hence, we can optimise the use of the donor grafts and provide a good coverage for even Grade VII patients. 

[Gabreille Nelson Mukhia]

22 hours ago, MazAB said:

Hey Melvin, had a question for Dr Predeep. "With the way that you run your transplant procedures, is it easier for your Senior Technicians to perform the actual implantation vs. making the slits? The reason I ask is that in your Comprehensive and Exclusive package, it looks like the Technicians do most of the implanting and the doctor is making all the slits. Just wasn't sure which process took more of a doctors hand and skill level."

Sorry wish I could join, but don't have Instagram:-)

The implantation is performed purely by the Senior technicians in the Comprehensive package as well as the Comprehensive and Exclusive package. They have been trained to do the same and they have a better hand at implantation. Since the slits are pre designed on the recipient area, the angles of the slits are pre determined. We use special dull needle implanters to unload the extracted grafts into the pre-made slits. These implanters reduce 100% chances of manhandling the grafts. The mother tissue and the roots are not touched at all. Since we are performing the Direct Hair Transplantation technique, the extraction of grafts from the donor and implantation into the recipient is done simultaneously. However, due to the request of some patients for the doctors to perform the hairline implantation, we have introduced the Premium package where the Doctors perform the implantation for the crucial parts of the hairline.

[Gabreille Nelson Mukhia]

21 hours ago, Panamera13 said:

please ask how the hair caliber/texture - body vs hair vs beard - blend after HT. Does it all look natural or can you pin point the weak (chest) and thick (beard) hair?

The beard hair are coarse and tend to stick away from each other but they have a higher survival rate than chest hair. The chest hair, pubic hair etc are shorter in length and very slow growing. They would have a longer telogen period and would definitely be thinner in caliber. When transplanted on the scalp, the difference wouldn't be visually evident but when one runs his hands through his hair, a difference in texture would be felt. 

[asterix0]

1 hour ago, Gabreille Nelson Mukhia said:

We perform Direct Hair transplantation for all cases. We specialise in using the beard hair as donor too. And with the advancenent in technology and instrumentation, it is possible to harvest a large number of grafts from the scalp and beard donor areas without leaving any difference. Hence, we can optimise the use of the donor grafts and provide a good coverage for even Grade VII patients. 

Thanks for your reply! I prefer the FUE approach vs FUT, but considering there are many doctors who emphasize the FUT method for higher Norwood patients, I was curious if Eugenix felt the gap between FUT and FUE has been reduced enough to where it doesn't matter so much.

[MazAB]

Thanks Gabreille, incredibly helpful! I'm really motivated to schedule with these guys and am hoping that the status of obtaining a tourist visa from the states changes soon than later. Much appreciated🙂

[Gabreille Nelson Mukhia]

8 hours ago, asterix0 said:

Thanks for your reply! I prefer the FUE approach vs FUT, but considering there are many doctors who emphasize the FUT method for higher Norwood patients, I was curious if Eugenix felt the gap between FUT and FUE has been reduced enough to where it doesn't matter so much.

We have witnessed beautiful but realistic results for patients with a poor donor area also. All due to the advancement in beard hair extraction. Plus the donor aesthetics is maintained. Hence, it is wonderfully possible for patients to opt for the FUE technique with confidence and assurity that they will get the best possible with regards to their case.

[Gabreille Nelson Mukhia]

5 hours ago, MazAB said:

Thanks Gabreille, incredibly helpful! I'm really motivated to schedule with these guys and am hoping that the status of obtaining a tourist visa from the states changes soon than later. Much appreciated🙂

You're welcome sir. We would love to have our patients back in the clinic. We are awaiting for the things to go back to normal. Praying for the world to come out of this mess soon.