Had my first HT what next / NW6

[gillenator]

Although facial hair is primarily established with single hair FUs, the caliber is almost always more coarse providing excellent visual coverage.

[drybone]

It looks amazing. As far as I now, one graft from head equals to 2-3 hair, but 1 graft of beard only 1 hair. Is it dense enough to be equal to 2-3 hair of the head? Secondly, how much this procedure costed you?

I dont know about Vinny , but mine cost $3 per graft. There is a guy in colorado who charges $2 per graft now.

Hopefully one day it will be $1 and even .50 cents per graft with mechanical punch grafts to cut down on labor.

[vinnytr]

Hi, i tried to email you but the address didnt work.

was hoping to ask you a few questions as i am in touch with Dr Hakan.

Regards.

Whats your email address ray ?

[vinnytr]

Just an update as I am reaching 6 months after HT in a few days.
I will upload a new picture tonight or tomorrow and from what I can see I am about 99% happy with having an HT in terms of natural look improvement etc.
However at this point I am only 60% happy with the density but this might well be to do with human nature getting greedier with whatever he/she is given !!

At the end of the day I have had 4000 grafts to a NW6 area and had to leave the crown untouched due to lack of grafts .

I know the story about yield results changing from person to person and it longing up to a year or even longer SO ,
My question to the FUE veterans ;

REALISTICLY !! Should I expect any more new hairs coming from under the scalp or would this be pretty much it ?

Also I have been keeping an eye on this 1 particular hair graft on my hairline which seems to be growing a mm a month or so . Its a nice thick graft of hair but doesnt seem to grow as fast as others around .
Can anybody think of an explanation as to why this is happening ?

[gillenator]

IMHO, you definitely have more regrowth coming. On average at six months post-op, about two-thirds of the regrowth has occurred.

There are still some follicles waiting to sprout and the speed of the growth varies as well.

[vinnytr]

6 months since the HT .

I am hoping this is just the 2/3 of the hairs and I will have more density like you say Gillenator

Fingers + toes all crossed

[kundun]

Vinny it will further improve. Be patient.
I had 2 years ago a HT with GHO. Biggest part started to grow after 8 months.

[drybone]

Looks good Vinny !!!

[gillenator]

6 months since the HT .

I am hoping this is just the 2/3 of the hairs and I will have more density like you say Gillenator

Fingers + toes all crossed

I do not ever gamble but if I did, I would bet the farm that you have more coming!

[kundun]

Hi Vinny,

Is there any news on your status ?

[35YrsAfter]

Vinny it will further improve. Be patient.
I had 2 years ago a HT with GHO. Biggest part started to grow after 8 months.

One of the toughest things about hair restoration surgery is patiently waiting for the hair to grow and produce acceptable coverage. It's tough for patients and it's frustrating for me as well. I have lost count of the number of hair restoration surgeries I've had since I was 27 years old. I believe it's around eleven. I really hated losing my hair and that's why I can relate to guys in their early 20's asking why they have to wait until they're 29 to restore their hair. I would be a slick Norwood 6 if it weren't for the grafts. I always have a little anxiety related to growth, but it has always grown. Even the early surgeries that later had to be repaired because my hair didn't look natural. Six months ago, I had 500 beard grafts placed into two stubborn areas on top of my head. It seems like it has taken forever for it to grow, but it is growing. I also have a tendency to be too careful with the scabs/crusts even at day 12.

35YrsAfter works at Dr. Cole's office
www.forhair.com

[gillenator]

35yearsAfter,

How long have the beard grafts grown in length? Although it's only been six months, how would rate the yield so far out of the 500 grafts?

[35YrsAfter]

35yearsAfter,

How long have the beard grafts grown in length? Although it's only been six months, how would rate the yield so far out of the 500 grafts?

A fair amount of my beard is white. It looks like Dr. Cole cherry-picked some black hairs. The hair length so far varies. Most of the hairs at this point are about 5mm in length. One white hair stands out at about 3.5 cm. The beard hairs look thick and should offer some decent coverage even at a lower density.

The beard hairs seem slower at emerging than other hair I have had moved. I believe there is some truth to the idea/theory that certain areas of scalp are more resistant to hair growth.

35YrsAfter works at Dr. Cole's office
www.forhair.com

[gillenator]

I think we both are close in age and some of my transplants are losing pigmentation. But it is gradual so it does not look unnatural. Even if some of those darker grafts turn white, it should still look good because of the additional coverage.

When you say "thick", I presume you mean thick in caliber?

And time will tell on your yield from it, wish you a good result including longer length.

[kundun]

I had my treatment with Doganay a month ago.
I had several Hairtreatments earlier (2 Fut's) and a HST with GHO.
The last one gave a very disappointing result.
I was worried about my donor and become interested in Doganay because he uses beardhair.
About half of the grafts came from the beard.
It al made a very good impression on me.
Very modern Private Clinic.
Due to these pens they use to implant the grafts the recovery time was very quick.
Most surprising was the recovery in the beard area. After 3 days I shaved and you saw nothing anymore. Although the skin still felt sensitive for another few days.
The day after the treatment they put a special body lotion from Bayer on my head and beard for 45 minutes. This I also had to do the next days twice a day to remove the crusts. After the bodylotion I had to wash the hair very carefully.
I am now a month later mosts of the grafts have fallen out.
Now the waiting has started.