Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted September 19 Administrators Share Posted September 19 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Berba11 Posted September 19 Valued Contributor Share Posted September 19 I'm so pleased that this discussion went to talking about FUT after FUE because this is exactly something I've discussed with Dr Sever on a few occasions. When I met him in London and he was inspecting my head he said he could "easily" get a 4,000 graft strip. I was quite surprised because I'd had FUE obviously and then in our discussions since I always bring this up and because he knows I'm interested in this, every time he has an FUT after FUE case he'd mention it to me. For example three weeks before my surgery we jumped on a call and he said they had an Aussie in the day before for FUT after FUE, then again when I was at the clinic they had an FUT after FUE (and he said again he could easily get 4K from a strip out of my donor). He told me they're doing it all the time. I think this is a massively under explored area so I was pleasantly surprised this was covered! I actually discussed this with Dr Ted when I visited his clinic. He does great strip work but was more apprehensive about the feasibility of FUT after FUE. So there's maybe a little bit of a divide in perspectives and/or experience in that area among surgeons and it's a subject that is rarely discussed. I think a lot of patients would hugely benefit from understanding that they may be able to revert to FUT after already having had FUE. Definitely a subject that needs to be broached more I think Melvin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted September 19 Author Administrators Share Posted September 19 Yes, im keen on seeing more cases of FUT after subsequent FUE procedures. I believe we might do another live podcast with Rolandas on his channel. Maybe I can ask Dr. Muresanu to prepare some cases to share. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NARMAK Posted September 19 Senior Member Share Posted September 19 19 minutes ago, Berba11 said: I'm so pleased that this discussion went to talking about FUT after FUE because this is exactly something I've discussed with Dr Sever on a few occasions. When I met him in London and he was inspecting my head he said he could "easily" get a 4,000 graft strip. I was quite surprised because I'd had FUE obviously and then in our discussions since I always bring this up and because he knows I'm interested in this, every time he has an FUT after FUE case he'd mention it to me. For example three weeks before my surgery we jumped on a call and he said they had an Aussie in the day before for FUT after FUE, then again when I was at the clinic they had an FUT after FUE (and he said again he could easily get 4K from a strip out of my donor). He told me they're doing it all the time. I think this is a massively under explored area so I was pleasantly surprised this was covered! I actually discussed this with Dr Ted when I visited his clinic. He does great strip work but was more apprehensive about the feasibility of FUT after FUE. So there's maybe a little bit of a divide in perspectives and/or experience in that area among surgeons and it's a subject that is rarely discussed. I think a lot of patients would hugely benefit from understanding that they may be able to revert to FUT after already having had FUE. Definitely a subject that needs to be broached more I think Melvin. I think if Verteporfin had helped established a much more solid case and maybe it might with more tests ongoing from different places, then FUT scars healing much more better and naturally looking with a minimal scar line would probably make it more appealing. Personally I think FUT has some room to possibly improve and so does FUE even but we are probably based on how long both techniques have been around now near a limit without any additional Innovations on the horizon. Still, 4K grafts for an FUT must probably seem like a helluva lifeline for you to think about should you ever decide you needed it. Follow my first Hair Transplant Journey! Eugenix Hair Sciences | Dr Priyadarshini Das | Full Temple Point Restoration + Hairline | 2010 Grafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Berba11 Posted September 19 Valued Contributor Share Posted September 19 6 minutes ago, NARMAK said: Still, 4K grafts for an FUT must probably seem like a helluva lifeline for you to think about should you ever decide you needed it. Even if 4K turned out to be slightly ambitious, the prospect of being able to get something like 3,000 grafts from the safest part of the donor and still have the option to FUE around it after that is very attractive (particularly since I'm destined to be a NW6 or 7 and have a bit of retrograde alopecia). In terms of the FUT scar, I think nowadays it's a non-issue. It's very easy to put a fairly small number of grafts from either scalp or beard (or elsewhere) into the scar to conceal it (or even SMP potentially). FUE is young-ish still, but large session FUE is still very much wearing nappies. We simply don't have really long term data on how FUE that has severely tested the borders of the safest zones of a donor area holds up. I'd love to see more of an equilibrium between FUE and FUT in the years to come, thought I don't expect this to happen unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Rolandas Posted September 20 Senior Member Share Posted September 20 8 hours ago, Berba11 said: I'm so pleased that this discussion went to talking about FUT after FUE because this is exactly something I've discussed with Dr Sever on a few occasions. When I met him in London and he was inspecting my head he said he could "easily" get a 4,000 graft strip. I was quite surprised because I'd had FUE obviously and then in our discussions since I always bring this up and because he knows I'm interested in this, every time he has an FUT after FUE case he'd mention it to me. For example three weeks before my surgery we jumped on a call and he said they had an Aussie in the day before for FUT after FUE, then again when I was at the clinic they had an FUT after FUE (and he said again he could easily get 4K from a strip out of my donor). He told me they're doing it all the time. I think this is a massively under explored area so I was pleasantly surprised this was covered! I actually discussed this with Dr Ted when I visited his clinic. He does great strip work but was more apprehensive about the feasibility of FUT after FUE. So there's maybe a little bit of a divide in perspectives and/or experience in that area among surgeons and it's a subject that is rarely discussed. I think a lot of patients would hugely benefit from understanding that they may be able to revert to FUT after already having had FUE. Definitely a subject that needs to be broached more I think Melvin. It is underexposed and this is precisely the reason I've raised this question (obviously myself being a perfect subject example). Both Dr. Muresanu are a perfect doctors to ask such questions, not only because they still actually offer both FUT & FUE, but also because they're highly skilled at what they do. In my logic, there's no reason why you wouldn't be able to do FUT after many FUE's. You will only get less grafts/cm2 in strip taken out, but as long as there's enough grafts in donor left in general, it still can make sense. IMO might be a good "last shot" to some people who didn't had favourable results and they've already exhausted their donor supply through FUE. 1st FUE - 28/01/2020 - 3659 grafts - Dr. Bruno Ferreira 2nd FUE - 03/06/2021 - 2881 grafts - Dr. Bruno Ferreira Follow me on YouTube I'm not a medical professional, thus any information given by me is my own observation and should not be treated as professional advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 4chanhrn Posted September 20 Regular Member Share Posted September 20 12 hours ago, Rolandas said: In my logic, there's no reason why you wouldn't be able to do FUT after many FUE's. You will only get less grafts/cm2 in strip taken out, but as long as there's enough grafts in donor left in general, it still can make sense. I think the only issue could be camouflaging the strip scar if you've had too much taken out, but I guess you can BHT into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted Wednesday at 05:49 AM Moderators Share Posted Wednesday at 05:49 AM Dr William Lindsey in Virginia used to do a lot of FUT repairs of bad FUEs that he used to show here and on his YouTube channel. Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a paid forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jetski Posted Friday at 11:24 PM Regular Member Share Posted Friday at 11:24 PM On 9/25/2024 at 3:49 PM, Al - Moderator said: Dr William Lindsey in Virginia used to do a lot of FUT repairs of bad FUEs that he used to show here and on his YouTube channel. Would you consider Dr. Lindsey one of the top experts in FUT repairs? Are there any other doctors you would recommend for this specialty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted 11 hours ago Author Administrators Share Posted 11 hours ago 15 hours ago, jetski said: Would you consider Dr. Lindsey one of the top experts in FUT repairs? Are there any other doctors you would recommend for this specialty? What type of repair? I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jetski Posted 2 hours ago Regular Member Share Posted 2 hours ago 8 hours ago, Melvin- Admin said: What type of repair? FUT scar repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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