Fuexpert, 2000 grafts - 6.5 months update

[stockholmare]

Hello everyone,

I have never posted despite having been a member for quite some time.

But here I am with my story:
In Jan, after years of research I finally took the plunge and had my hair transplant with Dr Couto, in Madrid.

I truly admired his work and I liked the way he approached me during consultations and the day of operation.

I started as a NW3 with good density on the vertex and back. My goal was to lower the HL but keep being conservative, which the doc agreed on doing despite he was suggesting a more aggressive approach.

Long story short: I had a 2-day procedure during which 2000 grafts were implanted in my temples and frontal 3rd.

After 6.5 months from the procedure the results are surprisingly disappointing: the right temple is not looking great but much better than the left, where I have not had any progress for the past 2.5 months.
What particularly worries me is that I can’t see a single “baby hair” sprouting, which would keep up my hopes for an improvement in the next months.
I know I need to wait the 12 months mark and that some people take longer than others to regrow, but in my last consultation the doctor himself recognised his disappointment and said that we may need to do a (free of charge) touch up after I pass the 12 months mark.

I am attaching the monthly progress pics.

My biggest questions for this forum are:

• What could have gone wrong given I followed the instructions given by the clinic to the letter and I did not lose a single graft in the post op?
• Should I go to the same doctor for the touch up or should I seek a different clinic, maybe specialized in repairs?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Stock

Pre op:

Post op:

10 days after op:

3.5 months after op:

5 months after op:

6.5 months after op:

Edited July 28, 2022 by stockholmare

[THE TRUTH]

Hello, 

First of all thank you very much for sharing your experience. 

Before we all start commenting on this, could you please post some before and after pictures from the FUEXPERT clinic ? 

Thank you very much 

 

[Britanium]

At just over the half way mark it would appear you may be behind the usual timeline for growth. I understand the concern, and i sincerely hope the rest of those 2k worth of grafts kick in soon. If it was still lagging at month 8-9 then it’s more of a worry, this can go one of two ways here. We have seen both occur, and it’s very difficult to call.. For the record I don’t think you done anything wrong. 

[Jackdaniels]

28 minutes ago, stockholmare said:

Hello everyone,

I have never posted despite having been a member for quite some time.

But here I am with my story:
In Jan, after years of research I finally took the plunge and had my hair transplant with Dr Couto, in Madrid.

I truly admired his work and I liked the way he approached me during consultations and the day of operation.

I started as a NW3 with good density on the vertex and back. My goal was to lower the HL but keep being conservative, which the doc agreed on doing despite he was suggesting a more aggressive approach.

Long story short: I had a 2-day procedure during which 2000 grafts were implanted in my temples and frontal 3rd.

After 6.5 months from the procedure the results are surprisingly very disappointing: the right temple is not looking great but much better than the left, where I have not had any progress for the past 3 months.
What particularly worries me is that I can’t see a single “baby hair” sprouting, which would keep up my hopes for an improvement in the next months.
I know I need to wait the 12 months mark and that some people take longer than others to regrow, but in my last consultation the doctor himself recognised his disappointment and said that we will need to do a (free of charge) touch up after I pass the 12 months mark.

I am attaching the monthly progress pics.

My biggest questions for this forum are:

• What could have gone wrong given I followed the instructions given by the clinic to the letter and I did not lose a single graft in the post op?
• Should I go to the same doctor for the touch up or should I seek a different clinic, maybe specialized in repairs?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Stock

Pre op:

Post op:

10 days after op:

3.5 months after op:

5 months after op:

6.5 months after op:

Thanks for sharing your result with Dr Couto. This is definitely a botched job of dr couto. I would be very disappointed with this result. 

Your graft(s) yield is low with lots of multiples in the front hairline. 

What did couto say about that bad job? Is he offering a refund for this botched job he is responsible of? 

Edited July 27, 2022 by jose07

[THE TRUTH]

13 minutes ago, jose07 said:

Thanks for sharing your result with Dr Couto. This is definitely a botched job of dr couto. I would be very disappointed with this result. 

Your graft(s) yield is low with lots of multiples in the front hairline. 

What did couto say about that bad job? Is he offering a refund for this botched job he is responsible of? 

LMFAO 

I think you should hold off before jumping to conclusions José. 

Yesterday, you were highly suspcious of Michael Hofmann's botch job who has provided more than sufficient evidence to prove he was at HLC. 

And now you call this "clearly a botched job" before we have even seen any pictures showing he was actually at the FUEXPERT clinic....

I agree that this looks very subpar and I would certainly be very disappointed...

If it turns out that this is Couto then yeah I'd be asking for free repair or refund. 

BUT please wait before making such  judgement. 

[Jackdaniels]

7 minutes ago, THE TRUTH said:

LMFAO 

I think you should hold off before jumping to conclusions José. 

Yesterday, you were highly suspcious of Michael Hofmann's botch job who has provided more than sufficient evidence to prove he was at HLC. 

And now you call this "clearly a botched job" before we have even seen any pictures showing he was actually at the FUEXPERT clinic....

I agree that this looks very subpar and I would certainly be very disappointed...

If it turns out that this is Couto then yeah I'd be asking for free repair or refund. 

BUT please wait before making such  judgement. 

You didn’t need any before after pictures from michaels case to make your conclusions but now you need.  This is too ironic. When in other case you did not need any before after picture but now you need. Lmao. 

This guy here posted normal pictures in a sequence, so we can make a judge about this botched job of dr couto, while Michael did not do that. So that’s the difference. If you can understand we said to Michael to put clear photos in a sequence. But you did not need anything before after pictures of him, but now you need? Hahaha LMAO. 
it is good by the way to put here before after pictures from the clinic. 

Edited July 27, 2022 by jose07

[THE TRUTH]

Just now, jose07 said:

You didn’t need any before after pictures from michaels case to make your conditions but now you need.  This is too ironic. That in other case you did not need any before after picture but now you need. Lmao. 

This guy here posted normal pictures in a sequence, so we can make a judge about this botched job of dr couto, while Michael did not do that. So that’s the difference. 

LMFAO ! You're funny 

I did ask and I asked twice. Go back to the original  post.  

Sequence is irrelevant. What we need is an evidenxe to support that you were in a specific clinic. In this case, there is a sequence but nothing showing he was at Couto's so far. 

That said, I agree with you that it looks BAD. 

 

[AlexMeister21]

Is this really Couto? The graft implementation from post-op photos didn't look that good.

[Jackdaniels]

7 minutes ago, THE TRUTH said:

LMFAO ! You're funny 

I did ask and I asked twice. Go back to the original  post.  

Sequence is irrelevant. What we need is an evidenxe to support that you were in a specific clinic. In this case, there is a sequence but nothing showing he was at Couto's so far. 

That said, I agree with you that it looks BAD. 

 

You made conclusions to Michaels case without letting Michael upload before-after pictures from clinic firstly. But now you need them to be uploaded firstly before u make conclusions. That’s too funny and ironic from you. 
 

Here also there is a sequence so everyone can understand and see that this is a botched result from dr Couto with low yield and multiples in the hairline.

While in Michael’s case he did not put before-after photos from clinic and all of his photos were randomly posted without context and sequence.

I do also want to see the before after pictures from clinic. 

Edited July 27, 2022 by jose07

[THE TRUTH]

3 minutes ago, jose07 said:

You made conclusions to Michaels case without letting Michael upload before-after pictures from clinic firstly. But now you need them to be uploaded firstly before u make conclusions. That’s too funny and ironic from you. 
 

Here also there is a sequence so everyone can understand and see that this is a botched result from dr Couto with low yield and multiples in the hairline.

While in Michael’s case he did not put before-after photos from clinic and all of his photos were randomly posted without context and sequence.

I do also want to see the before after pictures from clinic. 

Hahahhahahahaha you like trolling bro right That was a good one ! 

Michael showed very clearly that he was in the clinic's apartement and it was confirmed by members who were there.  He also had the exact same tee-shirt with the clinic's logo. 

Anyways, I do agree we need to see the official pictures tha the clinic should send. (Which I doubt considering the poor ethics...) 

But bro "let's not derail this thread". 

OP please upload a few pics showing you were at Couto's clinic and then we will start commenting seriously. Thanks ! 

[Jackdaniels]

9 minutes ago, THE TRUTH said:

Hahahhahahahaha you like trolling bro right That was a good one ! 

Michael showed very clearly that he was in the clinic's apartement and it was confirmed by members who were there.  He also had the exact same tee-shirt with the clinic's logo. 

Anyways, I do agree we need to see the official pictures tha the clinic should send. (Which I doubt considering the poor ethics...) 

But bro "let's not derail this thread". 

OP please upload a few pics showing you were at Couto's clinic and then we will start commenting seriously. Thanks ! 

I’m not trolling at all. Your a a big troll everyone on his forum knows that (maybe you are the biggest troll)

You keep changing your name every couple of days with troll names and trying to sabotage clinics that you have in your agenda. 
 

So I say again and everyone can go to michaels thread to see that You made conclusions without firstly needing Michael to put before after pictures from the clinic. But now on this Thread you need the before after pictures before you judge.

So that’s too ironic from you and means you are big troll.
 

Anyway let’s see what OP has to answer here and what proofs he has. 

Edited July 27, 2022 by jose07

[THE TRUTH]

4 minutes ago, jose07 said:

I’m not trolling at all. Your a a big troll everyone on his forum knows that.

You keep changing your name every couple of days with trolling names and trying to sabotage clinics that you have in your agenda. 
 

So I say again and everyone can go to michaels thread to see that You made conclusions without firstly needing Michael to put before after pictures from the clinic. But now on this Thread you need the before after pictures before you judge.

So that’s too ironic from you and means you are big trol. 
 

Anyway let’s see what OP has to answer here and what proofs he has. 

Hahahahahhahahahahahahah 

I certainly don't sabotage good clinics.  And everyone on this forum who follows my posts knows it very well ! And yes I do  target hairmills and other crappy clinics. 

But yeah ultimately I agree ! Let's wait for the pictures from OP and then will comment on all this. 👍

[Big Rome]

49 minutes ago, AlexMeister21 said:

Is this really Couto? The graft implementation from post-op photos didn't look that good.

i was thinking exactly the same thing! surely this can’t be couto’s work

[stockholmare]

Hello and thanks for the replies so far.

I do not have pics from the clinic but can potentially post the invoice I got from the clinic, if that helps building trust.

I chose Couto because I wanted a "great" job but apparently this is not even going to be an "average" job - I am pretty sad about that.

The doctor said he is also disappointed and that will be providing a repair for free (and surely I will need that), but I am afraid of getting another poor result and further depleting my donor.

PS: Also I must say, when I went for the check up a couple of days after the procedure I saw and met a number of his past patients, some of them showed me pics of how thy looked and I was mind blown - some truly incredible results!! I do not intend to discredit anyone here, I am merely looking for help.

Edited July 27, 2022 by stockholmare

[THE TRUTH]

8 minutes ago, stockholmare said:

Hello and thanks for the replies so far.

I do not have pics from the clinic but can potentially post the invoice I got from the clinic, if that helps building trust.

I chose Couto because I wanted a "great" job but apparently this is not even going to be an "average" job - I am pretty sad about that.

The doctor said he is also disappointed and that will be providing a repair for free (and surely I will need that), but I am afraid of getting another poor result and further depleting my donor.

 

Bro I'm sorry for your experience. If this is really Couto then I would be CRAZY disappointed too. 

Yes Upload the invoice please and ask the clinic to send you pics. Thanks

Edited July 27, 2022 by THE TRUTH

[civic]

35 minutes ago, stockholmare said:

Hello and thanks for the replies so far.

I do not have pics from the clinic but can potentially post the invoice I got from the clinic, if that helps building trust.

I chose Couto because I wanted a "great" job but apparently this is not even going to be an "average" job - I am pretty sad about that.

The doctor said he is also disappointed and that will be providing a repair for free (and surely I will need that), but I am afraid of getting another poor result and further depleting my donor.

PS: Also I must say, when I went for the check up a couple of days after the procedure I saw and met a number of his past patients, some of them showed me pics of how thy looked and I was mind blown - some truly incredible results!! I do not intend to discredit anyone here, I am merely looking for help.

Which method he use, implanter pens or premade slits?

[Vann]

Idk if it’s me but the density doesn’t look that great. It looks like the punches are kinda big and spaced out behind your hairline.

[stockholmare]

35 minutes ago, THE TRUTH said:

Bro I'm sorry for your experience. If this is really Couto then I would be CRAZY disappointed too. 

Yes Upload the invoice please and ask the clinic to send you pics. Thanks

PMed you and some other users with the invoice (don't think it's right to post it).

[stockholmare]

8 minutes ago, civic said:

Which method he use, implanter pens or premade slits?

implanter pend

[stockholmare]

6 minutes ago, Vann said:

Idk if it’s me but the density doesn’t look that great. It looks like the punches are kinda big and spaced out behind your hairline.

you may be right, however I am not getting a much of a growth despite the grafts are spaced out

[ITA]

10 minutes ago, Vann said:

Idk if it’s me but the density doesn’t look that great. It looks like the punches are kinda big and spaced out behind your hairline.

I also realized immediately, as soon as I looked at the photos that the grafting density was not high, I did not read the writing immediately, but I immediately went to the photos, and before scrolling down and getting to the last photos, I already imagined that see this result unfortunately.

[Vann]

6 minutes ago, ITA said:

I also realized immediately, as soon as I looked at the photos that the grafting density was not high, I did not read the writing immediately, but I immediately went to the photos, and before scrolling down and getting to the last photos, I already imagined that see this result unfortunately.

Well I wouldn’t be too pressed on that. If those grafts do yield a good amount you can always “address it again” it sucks but sometimes there’s less competition for blood supply like dense packing would do. So if you do get another procedure you can add more density and potentially fill in other areas. 
i know that’s probably not what you want to hear right now, but I think you should spread the word on your case, and look for other cases that are similar to yours. 
one reference you can use is Melvin the mod he had a lower yield ht (his 2nd I think) but he is also someone I would consider that has slow hair growth.
another one I like to reference is gatsby. His case is an emotional and psychological roller coaster. Don’t fret too much on what’s already done but look at others who have been in your position and plan ahead from there.  
 

don’t forget this isn’t the full result just yet. 
 

edit: meant to multi quote the 2 comments above mine (in case of any confusion)

Edited July 27, 2022 by Vann

[Jackdaniels]

38 minutes ago, stockholmare said:

PMed you and some other users with the invoice (don't think it's right to post it).

The OP@stockholmare sent us the invoice that he got from Dr Couto, showing that he indeed got this botched hair transplant from dr couto. 

Edited July 27, 2022 by jose07

[stockholmare]

16 minutes ago, Vann said:

Well I wouldn’t be too pressed on that. If those grafts do yield a good amount you can always “address it again” it sucks but sometimes there’s less competition for blood supply like dense packing would do. So if you do get another procedure you can add more density and potentially fill in other areas. 
i know that’s probably not what you want to hear right now, but I think you should spread the word on your case, and look for other cases that are similar to yours. 
one reference you can use is Melvin the mod he had a lower yield ht (his 2nd I think) but he is also someone I would consider that has slow hair growth.
another one I like to reference is gatsby. His case is an emotional and psychological roller coaster. Don’t fret too much on what’s already done but look at others who have been in your position and plan ahead from there.  
 

don’t forget this isn’t the full result just yet. 
 

edit: meant to multi quote the 2 comments above mine (in case of any confusion)

thanks Vann, this is very helpful - I'm reading those stories for sure!

[Gramatik]

1 hour ago, stockholmare said:

Hello and thanks for the replies so far.

I do not have pics from the clinic but can potentially post the invoice I got from the clinic, if that helps building trust.

I chose Couto because I wanted a "great" job but apparently this is not even going to be an "average" job - I am pretty sad about that.

The doctor said he is also disappointed and that will be providing a repair for free (and surely I will need that), but I am afraid of getting another poor result and further depleting my donor.

PS: Also I must say, when I went for the check up a couple of days after the procedure I saw and met a number of his past patients, some of them showed me pics of how thy looked and I was mind blown - some truly incredible results!! I do not intend to discredit anyone here, I am merely looking for help.

I feel sorry for you man. This does looks like a bad result from Dr couto. Poor yield, and too many multiple grafts were inserted in your hairline instead of single ones. Your now need a repair procedure to another doctor, that specialises in removing multiples from a hairline and putting soft single ones in order to look natural, while having high yield of grafts. Even if your doctor offers a free procedure, i would not trust the same doctor after the result you got from him. I hope you find a solution to fix this pluggy hairline. Whats the explanation of Couto for this poor result ?

Edited July 27, 2022 by Gramatik