GC83UK After 5th HST

[gc83uk]

Another update of where i'm currently up to. 3 weeks ago I had 1200 grafts @ Hasci, bringing my total number of grafts to approx 6100.

In my 5th HST, the grafts we're mainly placed in the frontal areas, either side of the forelock and also around the circumference of the initial balding area to bring an improved contrast and also slightly over the HST1 and HST2 areas. I've not had anything put in the middle back area, (most sparse area) since my 3rd HST, in fact that is the only time I have had any grafts placed there. So if I was to go again then it would be for the grafts to be placed bang in the center.

It's also worth noting that the original balding area was approx 100cm2. However around 1000 grafts have been placed outside that original area in the frontal areas as explained above. So roughly speaking the area is now about 130cm2.

Latest pictures after HST 5 and some experimental photos in different light

[hellouser]

Another update of where i'm currently up to. 3 weeks ago I had 1200 grafts @ Hasci, bringing my total number of grafts to approx 6100.

In my 5th HST, the grafts we're mainly placed in the frontal areas, either side of the forelock and also around the circumference of the initial balding area to bring an improved contrast and also slightly over the HST1 and HST2 areas. I've not had anything put in the middle back area, (most sparse area) since my 3rd HST, in fact that is the only time I have had any grafts placed there. So if I was to go again then it would be for the grafts to be placed bang in the center.

It's also worth noting that the original balding area was approx 100cm2. However around 1000 grafts have been placed outside that original area in the frontal areas as explained above. So roughly speaking the area is now about 130cm2.

Latest pictures after HST 5 and some experimental photos in different light

Thats it? 100cm/2?

If you were to fill that with 40 grafts per cm/2, you'd only need 4,000 grafts which is easily doable even for FUE or FUT. Even at 130cm/2 you only require 5,200 grafts. At that amount though, you're basically at an FUE with the % of failed grafts (about 15% of grafts fail, afaik).

[cocacola]

When we look at those pictures, do we assume hst 5 has fallen out as you had it recently or it didnt yet?

[gc83uk]

When we look at those pictures, do we assume hst 5 has fallen out as you had it recently or it didnt yet?

Yes I would think some of it has fallen, how much I don't know! I had it done 3 weeks ago.

[Arashi]

Hey Gaz ! Thanks for the update. Any chance you could shoot a couple of pics tomorrow in daylight, without any flash ? Thanks !

[caddarik79]

Hey Gaz ! Thanks for the update. Any chance you could shoot a couple of pics tomorrow in daylight, without any flash ? Thanks !

it looks very decent, and your donor will be judgeable in a couple of months, but already looking OK.

Did they tell you if you have reached a ceiling? or if you could still safely go for another one or two HST?

[gc83uk]

Thats it? 100cm/2?

If you were to fill that with 40 grafts per cm/2, you'd only need 4,000 grafts which is easily doable even for FUE or FUT. Even at 130cm/2 you only require 5,200 grafts. At that amount though, you're basically at an FUE with the % of failed grafts (about 15% of grafts fail, afaik).

100cm2 is approx (nice round figure), but I would say the slick area wasn't any greater than 120cm2, that I think I can be sure of. So if we forget about 1000 grafts which have gone outside that area, then that leaves 5000 grafts which have gone into the slick area. So that would be equal to around 40 grafts per cm/2 as you alluded to.

Are you saying I should have gone for FUE/FUT?