I have had 6 hair transplant
surgeries to date totalling approximately
8000 grafts. I will detail here the individual
surgeries including when they were undertaken
and the amount of grafts transplanted in
each session.
I decided to look into the possibility
of a hair transplant at the end on 2005.
I spent approximately 6 months researching
prior to having my first surgery in the
summer 2006. I was a norwood 5 progressing
to 6 but as I wore my hair extremely short
I decided to have FUE surgery.
This was an unusual decision for someone
with my extreme loss, but I knew that I
had a better than average donor area and
was aware that I could have multiple surgeries.
I did not really appreciate at the time
the intricacies of hair transplantation
and was in some ways ignorant of some of
the issues surrounding it. It was very daunting
at the beginning to know the various techniques
available and the associated advantages.
After 5 surgeries and 3 years of being a
patient I have gained a lot of knowledge
and have experience of being in the chair,
so I feel that I am aptly informed to be
able to assist and advise potential hair
transplant candidates.
I will seek to document each surgery more
fully with accompanying photographs, but
in short the surgeries are as below:-
Surgery 1. 2580 FUE July 2006 Clinic in
Europe
Surgery 2. 2100 FUE February 2007 BHR Clinic
Surgery 3. 1100 FUE October 2007 BHR Clinic
Surgery 4. 900 FUE/BHFUE September 2008
BHR Clinic
Surgery 5. 600 FUE/BHFUE May 2009 BHR Clinic
Surgery 6. 640 FUE/BHFUE February 2010
My future surgery. At
present I am fortunate enough that after
my last surgery [February 2010] grows, I
would have had coverage in most of the head.
I will need a final surgery to close the
lower part of the crown where I am thinning
but not bald at present, and to close my
temples. Unfortunately my hairline was done
at my first procedure with another clinic
and they left the temple area open. Although
this might be a minor detail to the untrained
eye, for me it is something that I will
get addressed on the next surgery. I will
be reliant on body hair for the crown closure
but am fortunate enough to have an ample
supply of beard, body hair, and to have
a doctor skilled and experienced in harvesting
from these parts of the body.
I am now looking forward to the growth
of my last surgery and then later on in
the year having what could be my last surgery!
The journey that started 4 years ago is
coming to completion. I can honestly say
that I never expected to get the coverage
that I have got and do consider myself extremely
fortunate to be able to get coverage using
FUE only.
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