Thread: memoirs of a young HT

qwerty12, I dont think you have ever seen a hair transplant up close in person. What I'm trying to explain is pictures on websites arent truthful. I could take pictures of my hair that'll make it look outstanding. No one ever notices my HT, I think I was asked once if i had plugs. Its when youre up close in the mirror in a well lit bathroom is whn you can tell. You can see there is a difference in texture with the transplanted hair....

Originally posted by: gibson1983 Either way, my HT was way too much in the hairline. Sounds like a DR who can't be named work although I never heard of bad strip scars from him. 1. Worked on a 22 year old, no ethics.............Check 2. Front loaded the hairline ......................Check 3. Consultant (maybe sha....) told him what he wanted to hear............check 4. 4 years ago wasn't practicing FUE.....................check 5....

i just turned 17, and so depressed with my hair loss im concidering it. Dont like the thought of putting shit on my head TWICE a day for THE REST OF MY LIFE either?? any help? suggestions?

Transplanted hair can have different characteristics depending on the case. But some of the difference is just the difference between thick hair shafts in the donor area versus thinner hair shafts in the MPB-ing area. A lot of times the "softness" that you can feel in the thinning area is because of the thinning itself. Also, if the doc pulls FUE grafts from areas of the scalp outside the thickest donor area, then the hairlines can...

And I didnt even have a bad HT, it was by one of the markets best regarded doctors. The hairs also grows in stubburn directions, like they stick right up. Sorry to hear of your experience, but the fact is your doctor could not have been that good. The angle and direction of the hair growth is very controllable. It all depends on the angle the incision was made at where the graft was placed into, and which way the tech placed the graft into...

Originally posted by: avalanche33 You mentioned you only had 1200 grafts, which seems like a small amount...where did you have them placed (just the front)? And what was the extent of your hair loss at the time? sorry for the late reply but i had it placed at the hairline, not too tightly packed but not too spread out. my doctor was not armani but is definitely a highly regarded doctor on this site. again, the work was great and for a while,...