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I have heard this from many patients

A clinic posted two pictures and labeled one as theirs and the other as the competitor. What you are looking at nothing more that two examples of different hair transplant densities. The one on the left had twice the density as the man on the right and probably paid twice the cost. The advertising is clearly misleading and I suspect that it was a set-up because both sides look like different sides of the same patient. The surgeons then would have added more density after the photo on the right was taken so as not to victimize his patient.

There are clear risks here, one technician moves to another patient because the team needs help, instruments are crossed between patients, there is clearly not surgeons for each of these patients. All of this can cause life threatening infections transferred from one patient to another. There is a real question of quality control, who does it. Are all technicians equal (some report that the technicians are hired and join the surgical teams that same week).

This would be outlawed in the US or most major Western countries.

I am in my 40s and have had FUT twice, both times with very high yield and good cosmetic results. I have had a bit over 3,000 total grafts total. My FUT scar in the back of my head also came out well. The scar itself is thin and is pretty hard to detect, even if I cut my hair short. Sometimes I think about having a third FUT. I have a decent amount of donor hair left. How risky is it for me to have a 3rd FUT surgery if the first two went well? Am I risking ruining my good results to date? What are the chances I could get a good FUT scar on the third surgery if the first two went well? Does my chance of a bad FUT scar increase with each subsequent procedure? Should I quit while I am ahead or push for another procedure if I want more hair on top? Thanks for your help, and many thanks for baldingblog. It is very well done and helpful.

3,000 grafts is most likely less than half of your donor supply, assuming that you are a typical Caucasian. I had three strip surgeries myself and have no scar as you don’t with two surgeries. The general rule of thumb for normal healers (not good ones like me) is that the scar risks increase with additional procedures. Considering your history, you might discuss other options with your surgeon such as another strip surgery with a trichophytic closure to minimize the scar. Alternatively, you can have the harvest done with FUE (Follicular Unit Excision) and not worry about a linear scar. The FUE is becoming more and more popular in the past few year and now reflects more than half of all hair transplant harvesting technologies done worldwide.

I’m 23 years old, male. I was concerned about my thinning hair and my forehead is also very high. I was wondering if my forehead could be lowered along with hair transplant in one session and also a general estimate of what it might cost. Could the surgery be financed?

Another concern that I have is whether my transplant area and donor area would be red and swollen for various number of days. How many days are we talking about here? Since I am a college student I am concerned if people will be able to tell I had a hair transplant surgery after I come home from the procedure. Will the transplanted hair and the hair from donor area shed very badly and leave me looking like I have thinner hair than I used to and how much pain should I expect?

Thanks for addressing my concerns.

Thinning hair in a 23 year old man is usually caused by genetic balding. You should see a good doctor to have your hair mapped for miniaturization and have your hair bulk analyzed to be sure that you have genetic balding. If this is the case, then the use of medications like Propecia will be critical to stopping or slowing the balding process from progressing.

The redness after a surgery depends on two factors — the color of your skin (white skin is more likely to turn red), and the general way your body reacts to a wound (scratch your forehead with your fingernail and then wait 5 minutes to see if it turns red). If and when you become a candidate for a hair transplant by presenting with a clear balding pattern, then you can at the time of the transplant, lower your hairline. Costs vary depending upon what has to be done. Financing is available.

Will the use of avodart can damage the making of a child? Can it cause misdevelopment if the semen has traces of dutasteride? I have not found anything on this subject online, except women should not use it themselfs.

Best not to be on the drug when you are trying to get your wife pregnant