Gho HT

[Highlander]

I am very interesting in Gho's HT work. The price isn't a big deal, and I love the fact you don't lose donor or have scarring.

What does worry me though is the terrible quality of his work. Unlike surgeons like Rahal who accomplishes a better-than-before hairline, Gho's work after shots still have the guy looking like they've got serious balding. It's very thin looking stuff, and I don't know if it's worth going down that road for that reason alone.

Maybe I would be better off going to someone like Rahal for the first HT, and then Gho if I needed filling in in the future?

[NeedHairASAP]

I am very interesting in Gho's HT work. The price isn't a big deal, and I love the fact you don't lose donor or have scarring.

What does worry me though is the terrible quality of his work. Unlike surgeons like Rahal who accomplishes a better-than-before hairline, Gho's work after shots still have the guy looking like they've got serious balding. It's very thin looking stuff, and I don't know if it's worth going down that road for that reason alone.

Maybe I would be better off going to someone like Rahal for the first HT, and then Gho if I needed filling in in the future?

a. compare some of Rahal's 1,800 graft and below work (on seriously balding people) with the gho pictures that you are referring to. Comparing rahals 6,000 graft surgeries with Gho's 700-1800 graft surgeries is apples to oranges.


b. going to one surgeon and then going to gho, or vice versa, is a very good option for those with relatively good donors. Some of the very high nw6-7 people may not have that option and may only want to consider Gho.


the "stuff" shouldn't look much thinner once you consider the amount of grafts in gho's sessions. The implanted stemcells still produce a full hair, and more often, a full follicular unit of 2-3 hairs.


it sounds as if Gho's rule of thumb is a 3 hair follicle will become 2 in the recipient and regenerate as 2-3 in the donor.

[25 going on 65]

Maybe I would be better off going to someone like Rahal for the first HT, and then Gho if I needed filling in in the future?

This is probably a good way to reduce cosmetic risk. If you want to experiment with Gho I'd have the grafts placed somewhere that isn't cosmetically crucial (avoid the crown and anywhere in the frontal scalp). As you say, go to a better clinic for hairline, temples, and crown whorl.

[Highlander]

Right now I'm thinking probably going to Rahal for the hairline as he seems to be an expert at that, and then if I suffer a little recession I can "trial" Gho with a mini-procedure to see how things are. After all, filling in like 200 grafts with his procedure and not losing any donor isn't a big deal.

I am just worried about that scaring you get even from FUE, or is it really minimal? It is extremely comforting to know that Gho can do what he does, and that a form of coverage is possible no matter what. He is just expensive as ****.

[aim4hair]

Right now I'm thinking probably going to Rahal for the hairline as he seems to be an expert at that, and then if I suffer a little recession I can "trial" Gho with a mini-procedure to see how things are. After all, filling in like 200 grafts with his procedure and not losing any donor isn't a big deal.

I am just worried about that scaring you get even from FUE, or is it really minimal? It is extremely comforting to know that Gho can do what he does, and that a form of coverage is possible no matter what. He is just expensive as ****.

I think Rahal is one of the best FUT doctors in the world along with H&W, but im not impressed with his FUE work.
FUE will leave scars, where you can't shave to the skin, but you might get away with grade 1 or 2... Having no scars is the main reason that makes me really intrested in HST (of course donor re-generation is a pluss).

[LPSboxing]

am I the only one that considers the ultra-quick recovery time of HST a HUGE factor?

I mean, just the fact of not having to go around like this guy for months and months

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCtko0Ra504&feature=g-hist

makes HST light years ahead of every FUE or whatever.

Oh, and the invisible scarring.
Oh, and the minimal damage to the scalp ( less risk of shock loss).
Oh, and the probable donor regeneration.

well, it's expensive as hell but there are a LOT of good reasons to do it, imho.

[25 going on 65]

I mean, just the fact of not having to go around like this guy for months and months

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCtko0Ra504&feature=g-hist

makes HST light years ahead of every FUE or whatever.


My problem is what you have to go around looking like for years and years afterwards :(

[534623]

Comparing rahals 6,000 graft surgeries with Gho's 700-1800 graft surgeries is apples to oranges.

are you talking about guys like marco?

http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/15/3278666/rahal-necrosis-1.jpg

http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/15/3278666/rahal-necrosis-2.jpg

and can i see in the pics the so-called “rahal’s better-than-before hairline” ? :rolleyes:

[Highlander]

are you talking about guys like marco?

http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/15/3278666/rahal-necrosis-1.jpg

http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/15/3278666/rahal-necrosis-2.jpg

and can i see in the pics the so-called “rahal’s better-than-before hairline” ? :rolleyes:

Where did you find those? And do you have more of a story behind that?

Just to play the Devil's advocate, you can't be sure that was caused by Rahal without decent proof.

[534623]

Where did you find those? And do you have more of a story behind that?

use google and search “strip and FUE with Dr. Rahal class 6” - and you'll find the whole (horror) story behind the photos.

[chrisis]

Yikes that's scary. Necrosis?? How common is that?

[mlao]

Yikes that's scary. Necrosis?? How common is that?

http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hairtransplantblog/rare-complication-of-hair-transplant-necrosis-in-recipient-area/