gc83uk's september '13 procedure.

[gc83uk]

Must be a cool feeling ...

... within just 9 month!

Low density aside - I think it's not a bad coverage for just 1600 grafts you got within the slick bald area.

Anyway, good luck next week gc!

It sure is. Life changing in so many ways! And thanks!

If you guys were me, would you place all the grafts in the main area again? I'm considering asking for say a few hundred in the front to make a nicer hairline and the rest in the middle. I don't mean bring my hairline forward, just fill in those gaps in the corners a little!

[gc83uk]

Gaz, I took a close look at the photo's. The only pars that are missing are the sides of your head, especially your left side. I think you've left them out because it might show your face, in which case you can just cut it out, we just need the scalp with hair. For the right side of your scalp, we have one, but still, I think it would be good to have the part closer to your eyes as well. They most probably won't use that as donor, but who knows. It's always good to have.

For the rest we have everything

Hi Arashi,

I have more photos of the left side of my head, I'll upload after editing my face out of them in a few days, but only if we need them. As for the right side, yea your right there is only one above the ear area, however they never go past this with the extractions, so we really should be fine.

I've just taken some extra photos of the right side past my ear, near eyes, but the hair is getting long. I have them just in case though!

I don't really want to buzz now just for a couple of extra photos, i'm not even sure how short you can buzz without going to short.

Tuesday night should be interesting though, I'll upload what I have about 8pm GMT, so be online around that time if poss, it's a small window of time we have before I'll need to get to sleep for round 2 the next morning, have to be there at 7am.

[534623]

Must be a cool feeling ...

From slick bald ...

... to hairy ...

*Full Size*: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/sh...otM7eBI-FYNjmg

... within just 9 month!

Low density aside - I think it's not a bad coverage for just 1600 grafts you got within the slick bald area.

Anyway, good luck next week gc!

[Arashi]

Yes gc, please provide Arashi the missing pics - otherwise he will be completely unable to make a precise analysis or any accurate analysis at all ... so you have to understand ...

Thanks for all your valuable input. Good to see you've found a life, buddy. I'm happy for you.

[534623]

How are you doing Gaz ? Any chance to shoot those missing pics this weekend ?

Yes gc, please provide Arashi the missing pics - otherwise he will be completely unable to make a precise analysis or any accurate analysis at all ... so you have to understand ...

[Arashi]

How are you doing Gaz ? Any chance to shoot those missing pics this weekend ?

A little update about my own HST: I'm now 10 months out and to be honest, I was a bit disappointed with my result, which I figured to be the end result by now. However I just shot some new pics and luckily I can see a lot of new hairs sprouting out ! So even after 10 months I'm (luckily) still not at my end result.

[Arashi]

OK great, make sure you do take that closer look asap because time is running out...I'm not shaving it again now, got an event to go to Friday night and I'm heading down to London on Monday ready for the HST.

Gaz, I took a close look at the photo's. The only pars that are missing are the sides of your head, especially your left side. I think you've left them out because it might show your face, in which case you can just cut it out, we just need the scalp with hair. For the right side of your scalp, we have one, but still, I think it would be good to have the part closer to your eyes as well. They most probably won't use that as donor, but who knows. It's always good to have.

For the rest we have everything

[gc83uk]

As always - great pics gc!

I have (randomly) picked one up ...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/sh/cge6yz32wzvmrt6/1FFmx6iSIZ/20130905_023512.jpg?token_hash=AAEBJiOjhybZG6zlScMaufvAkhjMzXpbotM7eBI-FYNjmg

... for the super-duper QUESTION you should ask Dr. Gho (or Deborah) during your treatment days:

How about the SINGLE HAIRS in the recipient?

As far as I can see in the photo I linked (especially when you zoom-in by clicking into the photo), sure, there are many single hairs too - but definitely NOT that many!

In my opinion, as in my own case, everything looks extremely NATURAL. Furthermore, it appears that same grafts didn't "take" so far or at all, but just at the corners/borders towards the back of your head/donor area there are a few "gaps" - IF they placed grafts into these areas at all. But all in all - great result so far, I think.

Cheers I.M.

Yeah maybe I'll ask why I have so many single hairs in my recipient. Knowing Hasci, they will simply say this can happen, but don't worry because the hairs will all regrow in the donor, or some vague answer like that. I'm not worried about it though.

As for the borders/corners and towards the back.... When they asked me where I wanted the grafts in my 3rd HST, they gave me a choice of spread out perfectly even, or put majority in the front and sprinkle a few in the back area, I chose the latter which they advised. I can have those areas filled over the next two procedures. But as you say it kind of looks natural like this.

[caddarik79]

also what would be nice from you GC is that you take this new opportunity to ask them questions about future treatments, regeneration bashed, what will come next? and also HM... for example if HST people will be eligible for HM and when can we expect it to come?

it would make september very rich in info


On my side, I will ask Mwamba some infos about his visit to Nigam, he promised me he will let me know about the fruition of such a meeting when he comes back.

[534623]

OK here are the recipient pics, I've taken a shit load, just to be on the safe side. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cge6yz32wzvmrt6/3fEkx149IW

As always - great pics gc!

I have (randomly) picked one up ...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/sh/cge6yz32wzvmrt6/1FFmx6iSIZ/20130905_023512.jpg?token_hash=AAEBJiOjhybZG6zlScMaufvAkhjMzXpbotM7eBI-FYNjmg

... for the super-duper QUESTION you should ask Dr. Gho (or Deborah) during your treatment days:

How about the SINGLE HAIRS in the recipient?

As far as I can see in the photo I linked (especially when you zoom-in by clicking into the photo), sure, there are many single hairs too - but definitely NOT that many!

In my opinion, as in my own case, everything looks extremely NATURAL. Furthermore, it appears that same grafts didn't "take" so far or at all, but just at the corners/borders towards the back of your head/donor area there are a few "gaps" - IF they placed grafts into these areas at all. But all in all - great result so far, I think.

[Arashi]

OK here are the recipient pics, I've taken a shit load, just to be on the safe side. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cge6yz32wzvmrt6/3fEkx149IW

Perfect !! Will go over everything tomorrow and friday and if anything misses, you hopefully can shoot some more this weekend. But honestly I don't think it's necessary, you've done a great job and I think we have all we need.

[gc83uk]

Yup, I think 700 extraction points is very manageable. Ok, perfect, let's do it this way then ! I'll take a close look at your photo's to see if we're missing something, apart from recipient which we still need and will let you know asap.

OK here are the recipient pics, I've taken a shit load, just to be on the safe side. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cge6yz32wzvmrt6/3fEkx149IW

[534623]

Yup, I think 700 extraction points is very manageable.

Sure ...

Oh, by the way, could some of the other guys here please bookmark Arashi's post? I mean, just in case he is just able to manage 667 extraction points or so instead of 700 ...

[Arashi]

I was thinking the exact same.

I'll of course take a whole raft of photos on day two also, but I think day 1's 700 will give us a what we need.

Yup, I think 700 extraction points is very manageable. Ok, perfect, let's do it this way then ! I'll take a close look at your photo's to see if we're missing something, apart from recipient which we still need and will let you know asap.

[gc83uk]

I surely am. I want to get to the bottom of this. This will take some time. But there's time, cause we'll have to wait at least 9 months till your final result. What I'd like to do first, without needing the final result:

1) Count the number of extraction points. This will finally show us the number of failed extractions in your case. Having this will allow us to make a better first prediction of regen. If you have tons of failed extractions, we can safely assume that this happened in your previous case too and we can calculate a prediction of regen in your previous case based upon this number.

2) Count the number of extracted hairs.

For the rest we have to wait till final result and then compare the end to pre-op.

Now since comparing all extraction points pre-op to final result is going to be an extremely time consuming job, I was thinking about ways to accelerate it. GC, the first idea and I think this what you're suggesting too: since you're getting 700 per day, maybe we can just focus on 700 ? If you shoot good photo's after day 1 of both donor and recipient, we can just focus on those ?

I was thinking the exact same.

I'll of course take a whole raft of photos on day two also, but I think day 1's 700 will give us a what we need.