NORWOOD 6 members who have had HT surgery

[fred970]

Dr De Reys said up to 4500. Bisanga said less than 2000.
I have 65 hairs per cm2 in the donor.

[35YrsAfter]

Dr De Reys said up to 4500. Bisanga said less than 2000. I have 65 hairs per cm2 in the donor.

Do you have a pretty good "run" (big area) of donor? You may want to go with 2,000 to start. I'm not familiar with Dr. Reys or Bisanga's work. Topcat favors Bisanga. Another doctor in you neck of the woods worth seeing is Dr. Patrick Mwamba.

35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
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[fred970]

That's what I'm doing: 2000 grafts for the front. If it all goes according to the plan and if I still have donor hair available, I'll do another 2000 grafts FUE next year . My donor is still amazingly thick if I grow it out for a month.

[35YrsAfter]

That's what I'm doing: 2000 grafts for the front. If it all goes according to the plan and if I still have donor hair available, I'll do another 2000 grafts FUE next year . My donor is still amazingly thick if I grow it out for a month.

fred:
Have you posted any photos in BT or elsewhere? 2,000 grafts is a decent start.

35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
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Cole Hair Transplant
1070 Powers Place
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Phone 678-566-1011
email 35YrsAfter at chuck@forhair.com
The contents of my posts are my opinions and not medical advice
Please feel free to call or email me with any questions. Ask for Chuck

[fred970]

That's me a few weeks ago:

[Artista]

Hi Fred,,First off, your a good looking guy regardless of the hair loss. Thats the truth.
Secondly, It seems to me your hair transplantation should do very well for you!
Cheers bro!

[35YrsAfter]

That's me a few weeks ago:

Thanks Fred:

Sorry, I had a Brain F. I remember your pictures.

See it the doctor can use at least a .85 punch. If your hairs grow parallel, a good Dr. like Cole, Bisanga or Mwamba can thin out follicular units rather than taking the entire FU. Also use singles. This way with short hair, your donor will look fuller and your hair on top will continue to look natural if/when the surrounding hair continues to thin. Carefully placed beard and chest hair looks great when carefully sprinkled. Have extracellular matrix gel placed in your donor sites and if possible have PRP treatment.

35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
forhair.com
Cole Hair Transplant
1070 Powers Place
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Phone 678-566-1011
email 35YrsAfter at chuck@forhair.com
The contents of my posts are my opinions and not medical advice
Please feel free to call or email me with any questions. Ask for Chuck

[gillenator]

That's what I'm doing: 2000 grafts for the front. If it all goes according to the plan and if I still have donor hair available, I'll do another 2000 grafts FUE next year . My donor is still amazingly thick if I grow it out for a month.

If your donor is that strong, then you should have an amazing result.

[Artista]

Yet another 'before and after' photo collection of a great hair transplant by a great surgeon.
Check it out~

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/album.php?albumid=48

This time you can define this patient's PAST hair loss scale as being a NW6+.
Dr Robert M. Bernstein, M.D.
Founder of Bernstein Medical - 'Center for Hair Restoration' in New York, NY, and being a world-renowned hair transplant surgeon--of course.

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/member.php?u=65

Dr Bernstein -keep up the good work!!

[delancey]

Fred, your sides are relatively high. Do you think they will stay that high? Also, have you asked how large your area of baldness is in cm2?


Artista, that is an excellent result, especially considering the number of grafts and severity of his hair loss.

[fred970]

If they still did not show any sign of thinning after now 7 years of DPA, I don't think they will change. My father still has his sides high too.

Yes, 150 cm² of baldness area.

[delancey]

Best of luck to you. I consulted with Bisanga too, and he proposed a very conservative hairline (NW3 hairline). I am going to hold off for 3-5 years and reevaluate as I am headed towards a NW6 within a few years. Just like you, however, I have blonde hair.

I bet you were able to hide the baldness for a long time though, as my blonde hair and low scalp contrast allowed me to hide it very effectively for years. I am now almost 29 and a diffused NW5 going in 6.

[fred970]

True! Some people still question the fact I'm balding because of the low contrast between my hair and scalp, and also because they always see me with a shaved head. All that helped me to hold off the surgery.

Thank you for the support . You're lucky, Bisanga didn't even proposed that to me, he just said I wasn't a candidate. But I don't think he has the same approach as De Reys. He demands that his patients take finasteride, and I just can't take it because I already underwent gyno surgery.

[gillenator]

Wish there were more cases of Norwood 6s with photos, the ones with outstanding hair characteristics.

[fred970]

Well, this is it. I've done it. Here's the link to the topic about my recent FUE:

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=16218

I'd like to thank to the people in this thread for their precious advices .