Is 2013 year of HST?

[hellouser]

True.

I think most people sitting at nw2-3 would be fine doing 1200-1400 grafts every other year (my first procedure was 1405). Or maybe three consecutive years, with a large 2-3 year gap before procedure #4.

I was nw3, after my first procedure (and some topic for the crown), I'm at nw2ish. I think another procedure up front, and if my crown thins too much for topic, then another one in the back, and I'd be all set for a few years ---- depending on future rate of hair loss. So, that's $30,000usd over 4,5, or even 6 years.

I could use another 1400 up front at my one year point (late august), but I think I may hold off. I'm comfortable with where Im at-- and can't really afford to blow more money just yet. Maybe I'll get in there at the 2 year point, or 1 and half year point. We'll see.



It would be nice if it became cheaper, but Gho must be compensated for his research, rent must be paid, taxes, secretaries, tools created, web designers, utilities at all locations, other fees, and technicians deserve to be fairly compensated. In the end, it can only be so cheap.


anybody interested in HST, whom has a job and decent credit, I suggest you look into cosmetic surgery loans... currently you can get an interest rate close to 1% or less, if you pay it back in 24-36 months. That's $295usd a month for two years... well worth an HST.

I just got a job offer that pays quite well which will allow me to have the necessary funds for a 2,400 graft procedure with Dr. Gho in about half a years time. I'm currently somewhere in between a NW2 and NW3 and unsure if I need that many grafts done in one shot. The other benefit is that I can opt for much less grafts and get the funds much quicker and get back to enjoying my looks and self esteem SIGNIFICANTLY faster. I think 1,200-1,400 grafts would be enough to cover my temples and lower the hairline a little bit. If I were to go past 1,400 grafts the remaining 1,000 would most likely be used to cover the crown where its thinned out.

I've measured my hairline and its about 27-28cm long. I'd like to lower my hairline by about 1cm and fill the temples. Since Gho's first procedure can only do about 30-35 grafts per square centimetre, 28cm/2 would require between 840-980 grafts and use the remaining 400-600 grafts for the temples.

I may opt for the first quick procedure first and find myself actually happy with my appearance in a VERY long time. I might even be happy enough to have my picture taken with friends...

[didi]

'hairline and its about 27-28cm long'


thats sounds like a very long hairline, do you have big head or 28 cm is average length....

[hellouser]

'hairline and its about 27-28cm long'


thats sounds like a very long hairline, do you have big head or 28 cm is average length....

Well, take a piece of string and start from the left side of your head below one temple and go across the hairline all the way to the end on the other side. You have to take into account that a hairline when receded isnt straight across and curves into the 'M' pattern which gives extra length. I'm also starting and ending below the temples, measuring the ENTIRE length, not just from above the temple as a worst case scenario.

In any case, I'm optimistic about 2013 being a year of great change for me.

[FearTheLoss]

I know this is a dumb question, but I am new to the forum...what essentially is HST? Why is it the future of hair transplants?

[didi]

Can HST in its current form and shape ever become new gold standard and replace fue/fut?

[Jasari]

The Hasci site has been recently updated to include Indonesian as a language option; I'd be interested to see their prices if in fact they are open this year.

[534623]

The Hasci site has been recently updated to include Indonesian as a language option; I'd be interested to see their prices if in fact they are open this year.

http://indonesia.hasci.com/id/

Scroll down - and you'll know everything.

[Gandolf]

Can HST in its current form and shape ever become new gold standard and replace fue/fut?

If the claims being made about the yields and the donor regeneration can be proven, then I'd say yes. Although I don't know if Dr. Gho and his team are skilled enough in graft placement, I think that is something that will have to improve for this procedure to be taken seriously.

[534623]

Although I don't know if Dr. Gho and his team are skilled enough in graft placement, I think that is something that will have to improve for this procedure to be taken seriously.

What do you know about "graft placement" - to take you seriously?

[Gandolf]

What do you know about "graft placement" - to take you seriously?

No one has to take me seriously bro, but it's pretty simple to look at the B&A pics on Gho's website and see that there are HT clinics such as Dr. Rahal and H&W who routinely post results that blow Gho's ouf of the water.

[hellouser]

No one has to take me seriously bro, but it's pretty simple to look at the B&A pics on Gho's website and see that there are HT clinics such as Dr. Rahal and H&W who routinely post results that blow Gho's ouf of the water.

You need to take into consideration that Dr. Rahal packs a lot more grafts per square centimetre than Gho, as his is about 30-35 grafts per sq. centimetre.

[didi]

You need to take into consideration that Dr. Rahal packs a lot more grafts per square centimetre than Gho, as his is about 30-35 grafts per sq. centimetre.

Why does hasci says that: its easier for them to extract multiple hair graft than single hair graft..


BTW , there are 2 different prices for indonesian clinic, if you want indoneasian team to do the job its about 20% cheaper than if done by dutch team

[534623]

No one has to take me seriously bro, but it's pretty simple to look at the B&A pics on Gho's website and see that there are HT clinics such as Dr. Rahal and H&W who routinely post results that blow Gho's ouf of the water.

Maybe they are forced to do this – contrary to Dr. Gho?

Otherwise, others -like Dr. Gho- would immediately blow them out of the water - and not just step by step. For example, I KNOW what just a simple, small documentation of Dr. Gho’s work can cause in his clinics; just something like this, has more impact than thousands of super-duper before/after photos on a website. pffffft – and now guess what would happen, if TV stations and/or media in general would do something like this worldwide and at the same time.

Another example:

http://www.thebaldtruth.com/articles/hair-transplant-docs-%E2%80%9Cclone%E2%80%9D-hair-%E2%80%93-is-matristem%C2%AE-the-next-great-hair-restoration-breakthrough/

As far as I remember it right, Spencer Kobren reported thereafter, that he received thousands of emails from hair loss sufferers from all over the world - just due to such a small (related) ACell/hair plucking report within a rather isolated (by the rest of the world) hair loss community. Furthermore, concerning “AutoCloning” vs “Hair StemCells Transplantation” - by authorities and medical journals DOCUMENTED history, is simply documented HISTORY …

[hellouser]

Seeing how Gho is booked for quite a while, there really isnt that great of an urge to further the long wait for new patients. Any further marketing and he'd be jeopardizing his clinics by overloading them for years, not months. You don't want to tell potential patients the waiting list is years long. Its a one man operation, basically, I dont know of any partners/investors Gho has, so I would imagine its not exactly easy to open up more clinics and overlook all of them WHILE performing the procedures as well. That's a lot of work he has on his plate.

[Gandolf]

You need to take into consideration that Dr. Rahal packs a lot more grafts per square centimetre than Gho, as his is about 30-35 grafts per sq. centimetre.

I have taken that into consideration, and it's one of the main reasons I arrived at the conclusions that I did (i.e. HST has potential but maybe Gho is good at innovating new surgical techniques but isn't the greatest at actually performing the procedures based on his underwhelming results).