Regular Member Youth_Again Posted June 5, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 5, 2023 Hi folks, I am writing my first ever post on this forum. I wanted to share my personal experience and also get some feedbacks. I live in Vancouver, BC. I was on DR.Couto 's waiting list for about 18 months before being able to see him in person in Madrid, that's why last week I flew out to Europe to be able to meet him. DR.Couto seems to be a very genuine guy, I stayed with him for about 1 hour. This doctor's time is precious and I really enjoyed chatting with him and his vision of hair restoration. I have been thinking about a HT since about 4-5 years now, I am NW3 type a, not very severe hair loss but enough for it to bother me on a daily basis and decide to go see a specialist. He showed me so many examples of previous patients with similar patterns and donor area as me, he has done so many pro football players and even showed me their pictures which made me feel super comfortable that he was so transparent. He quoted 2600 grafts, and mostly to rebuilt my temples. He told me I have a medium to dense donor area which is great for coverage. I would need only one intervention in my whole life according to him if I stay on medication. Few things I would like to discuss, he told me that for my type of hair loss, only frontal and temples, I shouldn't use minox, he thinks it is useless. I am a bit scared to stop it and shade more, I was even thinking of switching to oral minoxidil to see if I could achieve better results.. Also, in his protocol he implements PRP sessions at 1 month, 3 months and then every 3 months until 1year mark. Does anyone know a good PRP location in Vancouver, or how to find a good PRP location nearby so I could follow his protocol to obtain the best results ? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Big Rome Posted June 5, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 5, 2023 you went to one of the very best!! incredible doctor, when is your surgery booked? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted June 5, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, Big Rome said: you went to one of the very best!! incredible doctor, when is your surgery booked? Surgery is not booked yet, I paid 50% of the total amount already but I am not sure on when to do the procedure, need to work my schedule out but most likely after summer 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted June 7, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 7, 2023 Update: I got offered to go second week of September 2023 or last week of may 2024. i don’t really know what to do, I am willing to do it in September but I feel unprepared and need to organize my travel etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KSA91 Posted June 8, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 8, 2023 10 hours ago, Youth_Again said: Update: I got offered to go second week of September 2023 or last week of may 2024. i don’t really know what to do, I am willing to do it in September but I feel unprepared and need to organize my travel etc.. Ask yourself how important the hair transplant is to you. With the best Doctor in the industry? If I were you, I would make myself prepared for September! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted June 8, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, KSA91 said: Ask yourself how important the hair transplant is to you. With the best Doctor in the industry? If I were you, I would make myself prepared for September! God I have been thinking about it the whole day. Problem is that I live in Canada, and already took quite some time off to be able to have the first in person consultation and kinda planned everything out for the surgery to be 1 year after that consultation. one side of me just wants to get it done and not think about it anymore, other part of me thinks I should stick to my plan and not rush it and organize my trip for next year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member shiba1985 Posted June 8, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted June 8, 2023 11 hours ago, Youth_Again said: Update: I got offered to go second week of September 2023 or last week of may 2024. i don’t really know what to do, I am willing to do it in September but I feel unprepared and need to organize my travel etc.. there is nothing to prepare. buy tickets go in september. dont try to overthink. you will find a prp place, and lets be honest prp is not going to make or break the result. if you go in september by summer 2024 you will be enjoying your new hair. if u go in 2024 you will not enjoy it till 2025 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted June 8, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 8, 2023 Pictures taken at the FUEXPERT clinic with the new hairline drawn by Dr.Couto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KSA91 Posted June 9, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 9, 2023 How much is he charging you if you mind me asking? Price Quote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted June 9, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, KSA91 said: How much is he charging you if you mind me asking? Price Quote? 2600 grafts quoted, needs temple work done so 4.5€/graft quote - 11700€ if you don’t need temple work it’s 4€ per graft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member consequence Posted June 10, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted June 10, 2023 Oh wow, he didn't even mention the PRP bit to me, though I may have missed it because my Spanish comprehension needs a bit of work. If you can make it work, take the earlier date though I personally picked a date in May because winters tend to be a bit drier and I wanted some moisture for my follicles in the operating room and early recovery. Was there anything else he mentioned about post op recovery? Now I'm worried I missed all sorts of things 🥺 Building a casa de papel with Dr. Couto: my 1700 FUE in Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted June 10, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 10, 2023 14 minutes ago, consequence said: Oh wow, he didn't even mention the PRP bit to me, though I may have missed it because my Spanish comprehension needs a bit of work. If you can make it work, take the earlier date though I personally picked a date in May because winters tend to be a bit drier and I wanted some moisture for my follicles in the operating room and early recovery. Was there anything else he mentioned about post op recovery? Now I'm worried I missed all sorts of things 🥺 I was thinking winter would be better to avoid sun exposure and I could enjoy summer without having to worry about my scalp being expose to sun? man now you getting me also worried 🤣 he mentioned PRP right before the transplant to prepare the scalp, then 1 month after, 3,6,9 and 12months post op, which would help faster recovery and denser thicker growth. im French, and told him I was from France but lived in Canada, maybe he offers PRP to people living close by? Idk if you are coming from far away he does not offer it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted June 13, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 13, 2023 Update 2: Surgery booked for September 2023. I will book my flight and also Hotel in the next couple of weeks. Mixed feelings of fear and stress but also excitement. Is there any topic discussing the best tips/advice pre surgery ? How to get ready etc? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kacan Posted July 23, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted July 23, 2023 Do you know who performs the implementation? Is it Couto or his assistant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted July 23, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 23, 2023 21 minutes ago, Kacan said: Do you know who performs the implementation? Is it Couto or his assistant? I heard he has a big implication in the process, hairline done completely by him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rsb Posted July 29, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 cost per graft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Big Rome Posted July 29, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 On 6/9/2023 at 2:15 AM, Youth_Again said: 2600 grafts quoted, needs temple work done so 4.5€/graft quote - 11700€ if you don’t need temple work it’s 4€ per graft worth every single penny, top tier operator is Couto 👏🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bucky O Hair Posted July 29, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 Kind of aggressive hairline, no? I don't think you have to lower that forelock that much. Just lower the temples and reinforce the hairline at the forelock. Maybe even leave the temporal points where they already are, and reinforce that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Youth_Again Posted July 29, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Bucky O Hair said: Kind of aggressive hairline, no? I don't think you have to lower that forelock that much. Just lower the temples and reinforce the hairline at the forelock. Maybe even leave the temporal points where they already are, and reinforce that too. I am pretty happy with the design he offered me, he is the one that drew that design, he told me he could do this aggressive hairline due to my hair loss that was only frontal. I do trust him and I think it will look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JML Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Hi there, Have you carried through with the procedure in Sept 23? How did it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RMancini Posted February 19 Regular Member Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, JML said: Hi there, Have you carried through with the procedure in Sept 23? How did it go? Here you can see the procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now