Anyone had a hair transplant?

[Barchettaman]

hyphen said:

People who have hair and shave it down look like People who have hair. If you have hair missing then you need to get lucky with a face that suits it, like Jason Statham, and not unlucky like Sajid David.

This was the case for me. I felt I looked like a cueball with a face painted on when I went to a grade 2 all over.

As mentioned above, yeah, I’m pretty pleased with the hairline that the technicians (re-)created when I had mine done.

It’s very much a personal choice. I think it helps me at work and going forward should look good in the roles I want to do. If I wasn’t on stage professionally then I’m certain my priorities would be different.

Any other questions, fire away!

[FlammableTulip]

egor110 said:

I was about to say look at zayn malik , he's had his hair like a grade 1 for years now and pretty sure it hasn't done his dating any harm.

As you go from 30's to 40's to 50's looking trim and fit is far more important than having good hair .

Nothing to do with a being a handsome millionaire world famous pop star with a Norwood 1 hairline who shaves it to a grade 1 sometimes

[egor110]

FlammableTulip said:

egor110 said:

I was about to say look at zayn malik , he's had his hair like a grade 1 for years now and pretty sure it hasn't done his dating any harm.

As you go from 30's to 40's to 50's looking trim and fit is far more important than having good hair .

Nothing to do with a being a handsome millionaire world famous pop star with a Norwood 1 hairline who shaves it to a grade 1 sometimes

Your saying money = attractive

[Chicken_Satay]

Barchettaman said:

Hi, I am no longer on Fin because I ran out and it’s stupidly expensive here in Germany. Still using Minoxidil spray.

Edited by Barchettaman on Tuesday 30th November 12:32

Why are you using Minoxidil? Surely you don't need it now that you've had the transplant?

[thehop]

Has anyone tried PRP treatment? if so what were the results?

[Cupramax]

Chicken_Satay said:

Barchettaman said:

Hi, I am no longer on Fin because I ran out and it’s stupidly expensive here in Germany. Still using Minoxidil spray.

Edited by Barchettaman on Tuesday 30th November 12:32

Why are you using Minoxidil? Surely you don't need it now that you've had the transplant?

You do realise that any hair that was going to fall out, will continue to do so… so you could end up with patches that need additional work at a later date, not from the transplants but existing follicles.

[Chicken_Satay]

Cupramax said:

Chicken_Satay said:

Barchettaman said:

Hi, I am no longer on Fin because I ran out and it’s stupidly expensive here in Germany. Still using Minoxidil spray.

Edited by Barchettaman on Tuesday 30th November 12:32

Why are you using Minoxidil? Surely you don't need it now that you've had the transplant?

You do realise that any hair that was going to fall out, will continue to do so… so you could end up with patches that need additional work at a later date, not from the transplants but existing follicles.

Yes, I know that but Barchettaman looked as if he'd be old enough to have sustained the bulk of the hair loss anyway.

[Barchettaman]

Yeah. Possibly. I’m 49.

If I goes weird and patchy I’ll just get another one.

It’s only got to look good for the next 10 years, really, after that I’ll probably change career and my hairline won’t be as important (probably move into teaching and leave the stage)

[hungry_hog]

I'm pretty much at there point of no return and probably going to go for the skinhead option.

What I find really dodgy about all these 'before/after' pics is the 'before' pics are usually with short hair and the 'after' with longer hair... meaning

- it's not like for like
- is the long hair perhaps hiding scars?

One of the directors at an old workplace had a transplant in Hong Kong - looked really terrible like Mr Burns.. ten strands of hair strewn across his head... didn't help he had a massive Napoleon complex as well.

[hyphen]

hungry_hog said:

What I find really dodgy about all these 'before/after' pics is the 'before' pics are usually with short hair and the 'after' with longer hair...

It's really quite simple. It comes down to:
a) how many donor hairs you have
b) if you can afford to pay a decent surgeon to relocate them
and c) if you are realistic about how much are you can actually cover with your supply, and if you need to focus on a limited area due to this.

If you have tons of donor hair, you can cover a full bald area over 2-3 operations.
If you don't have tons of donor hair but have a decent amount, and only focus on front or crown then you can cover one of them
If you don't have tons of donor hair and 'over harvest', the donor area may end up looking terrible.
If you have tons of donor hair but go cheap or try to take a small amount and cover both front and crown then will look terrible.

The problem is that with most people at an advanced hair loss stage, the best they can do is a high hairline, but some surgeons won't push them to what is realistically possible. You need a strong surgeon who tells these types of people to take it or leave it rather than collect the cash with a signed disclaimer.

The first step is to get a few assessments of the donor hair and find out how many thousand you sensibly have available. And then find £10-30K.

Edited by hyphen on Monday 27th December 13:00

[bristolbaron]

Barchettaman said:

Hi, I am no longer on Fin because I ran out and it’s stupidly expensive here in Germany. Still using Minoxidil spray.

Costs: €5.5k, surgery in my home city of Frankfurt, 3600 or 3800 grafts I think.

Downsides: first week is bloody rough, second itchy, then plain sailing. It’ll look red and weird for a few weeks. Sod it.

People will notice; embrace it. Talk about it. If anyone asks I’m open about it, but I’m not going to get a t shirt printed with ‘I’VE HAD A HAIR TRANSPLANT’ on it.

Upsides: on a job in Brussels the costume designer decided my hair was so good, I didn’t have to wear the wig! Haha!

Edited by Barchettaman on Tuesday 30th November 12:32

I’ve read through a lot of the thread with intrigue, impressive results all round. Surprised to read you’re an opera singer not Kenny Rogers double though with those new locks Barchettaman! Looking great!

[Chicken_Satay]

Barchettaman said:

Costs: €5.5k, surgery in my home city of Frankfurt, 3600 or 3800 grafts I think.

Can you tell us which surgery in Frankfurt did you got yours done please and do they have a UK branch?

Finding a good surgery is obviously key and I will do additional research outside of this thread. Compiling a shortlist of recommendations based on the feedback and results in this thread would be helpful. However, having read through it all, I can only identify two results so far:

Leceisterdave - £7,500. Harley Street Hair Clinic. Surgeon - Dr Vida. Grafts - ?
Barchettaman - EUR 5,500. Surgery and Surgeon? 3,800 grafts.

I'd ideally like to get it done in Q1 2022.

[TheGambler]

I’ve been chatting to Ahamed from Harley at healthcare. - hair-transplant-clinics.co.uk they seem to be a bit of a broker for transplants as not all the clinics are under their branding. I’ve been offered 3400 fue for £2.5k. It seems very cheap for the uk. Not sure if it’s just because things are quiet with covid or it’s some amateur at the job, technician rather than Dr.

I’m having a meeting with him before I pass across any money.

Are there any specific questions that I should ask

[Barchettaman]

The doctors at my Frankfurt clinic had very little to do with the actual procedure.
Everything was done by Kurdish technicians (one in the morning, two in the afternoon)
The results are just amazing.

[cayman-black]

The secret is research. If anyone is thinking about this get in touch with Stephen at BHR in Belgium Dr Bisanga.

[lord trumpton]

Someone who's a customer of mine has had scalp micro pigmentation done and it looks fab!

One thing I've since wondered is if a transplant can be carried out on top of the smp ...?

[untakenname]

I've ended up taking finestriside over the past month or so and now after leaving the the shower I'm not getting berated by the gf for leaving hair in the plughole so it seems to be working.
Using Oxford Pharmacy and it works out around 30p per day.

[Carl_Manchester]

TheGambler said:

I’ve been chatting to Ahamed from Harley at healthcare. - hair-transplant-clinics.co.uk they seem to be a bit of a broker for transplants as not all the clinics are under their branding. I’ve been offered 3400 fue for £2.5k. It seems very cheap for the uk. Not sure if it’s just because things are quiet with covid or it’s some amateur at the job, technician rather than Dr.

I’m having a meeting with him before I pass across any money.

Are there any specific questions that I should ask

for a top surgeon in the uk/germany/spain/france that does both the removal and re-insertion, the going rate used to be about 2 euros per hair so for that plus a few addons the number should be around 7000 euros.

those are the key things to ask, location, removal and re-insertion conditions and warranty.

if its in turkey, a nurse does the removals and theres limited warranty and after-care, i would walk.

[hyphen]

lord trumpton said:

Someone who's a customer of mine has had scalp micro pigmentation done and it looks fab!

One thing I've since wondered is if a transplant can be carried out on top of the smp ...?

It's just a tattoo, so imagine yes. As they cut the skin to put in the hair.

But having a transplant and then getting SMP for any bald areas remaining may be the right way around?

[hotchy]

hyphen said:

lord trumpton said:

Someone who's a customer of mine has had scalp micro pigmentation done and it looks fab!

One thing I've since wondered is if a transplant can be carried out on top of the smp ...?

It's just a tattoo, so imagine yes. As they cut the skin to put in the hair.

But having a transplant and then getting SMP for any bald areas remaining may be the right way around?

Iv got smp and it means you get away with less amount of follicles as it kind of stops the shine through. Iv researched into it and personally before I get a transplant ill laser the hairline back slightly as you may see it at the hairline area below the real hair. After that its great.