Robot Hair transplant - 4.23.2012

Best wishes to you fitnessman and we will look forward to your updates!

You mean "grafts".
Are the fees different ? More, less than by hand ? I'd like to hear about the results.

Best wishes as well and keep us posted.

good luck buddy!

haha...yes grafts..lmao! thx.

i think its cheaper with the robot.

update due to a complication - i am getting 2k grafts on 4.24 - i hope
i would of rather of had it done in one day anyways...

let you guys all know tomorrow night with an aching head

Hope all goes well, keep us posted!

Fitnessman you wrote “ I think it’s cheaper”

How long have you been researching ht in particular fue? Do you know the difference between the hand punch, mechanized devices and robotic systems? Are you familiar with the different size punches used for this procedure? Just trying to get an idea of how much research you have performed.

Good luck with the outcome and looking forward to see your pictures.

I'm a bit curious about the cost myself. I believe the Cost of these systems are about Half a Mil. On top of that, there is a royalty charge of $1 a graft. I can't see it being that much of a savings. Although, it depends who your comparing costs to.

keep us posted!

DAY 1 : Dr. Harris Robot TP

I have been researching HT since last year.

dr. harris is on this site as a IAHRS Surgeon and the ONLY one in CO.
Denver is a 40 min drive.

Dr. Harris and his staff were nice and very friendly when I first walked in the door for a test procedure back in Jan.

Anywho...back to today. 7am start to about 7pm.
total of a little less than 2k grafts.

The procedure was fine...by the time I left I was full of energy and ready to go dancing. My head is numb, there is ZERO pain. i was given an IV and a vicadin later in the evening but I wasnt really in any pain..the only pain i had was when they were numbing me up. that $hit sucks!

i am attaching 2pics of the frontal areas. the donor sites have a bandage on them that im not suppose to remove until tomorrow.

maybe cheaper was the wrong word...lets try ... not as expensive as hand punch

i think from what i read before in this thread is the robot is 1mm and the other hand devices are .8mm - do you think from 10 feet away you can tell well that person was done by the robot, etc? i am just asking .. i have no idea myself.

honestly, from what i gather most people who are not balding dont even look at or pay attention to another guys hair. i know i didnt when i was NOT balding. but not that I am...thats the first thing i look at is a guys hair .. balding or not balding...daym I wish I had his hairline line...i want a mohawk too and be cool...sign me up for spikey hair.

Wow ! They gave you an IV ? Why?
I hope all goes well and you'll be happy with the results.

Just curious, how does this work? Does the robot make the punches and put the grafts in or what?

You haven't said if it's cheaper than traditional (by hand) grafts.

Fitnessman I was just trying to determine how much you know about the procedure and how long you have been researching. My questions were answered, thank you.

Wish you the best in your outcome. Would be nice to see the donor area after it’s all been healed but most are not going to shave that area down a second time to take pictures which I also understand.

The only issue with the punch size is that the 1mm is about 50% larger in surface area when compared to the .8 which does tend to increase the risk of white dotting in the donor area. For some this is not a problem as they grow their hair long enough to cover it.

they put the IV tube in me...then before we started they injected a needle of something in it...next thing i know i was waking up and head was all punched up. they did this this twice as i woke up the first time. my pants were still on and my organs werent harvested so i can complain

when i awoke the second time i was facing the screen on the computer and could actually see the whole process. I guess they puts something down on your head to mark off a square so the robot knows not to go outside of the boundaries. then they highlight the area grey, they can change the area smaller or bigger. it was so magnified that even me a few feet away could identify 1's, 2's, 3's, 4's - they click on a hair follicle which places a green first on it and the hand punches down the extracts the hair follicle. after it was done more green dots come up and i think the machine was saying these are some good other possible candidates, the tech either clicked a green or made there own green dot.

i am not sure what happens after it is grabbed, it is stored some place by the computer.

dr. harris and his team put in the graphs. this part i dont think technology is there yet. due to the positioning of the graph and this process seems alot more intense. whatever the robot did this process seemed like it took 3x as long.

here is a picture of me this last saturday 4-21. can you tell where the robot test procedure was done? my hair is shaved in the back on #1 setting but the clipper maxed out all the way the night before.

i am pretty sure 110% of the people there couldnt tell you i had a test procedure done with the robot.