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Dr. Bruno Ferreira - 3611 grafts - 28th & 29th of January 2020

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Johnalen

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Incredible compose up. Impressive normal hair per FU. I see forward to taking after your advance and wish you the exceptionally best!
 
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Rolandas

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What's up guys, I'm a bit late with my update, but here we are.


Month 10


I've put together this short video with a recap of my journey so far and how I felt along the way. Of course at the end usual close-ups.
Overall It's still thickening up. It feels much thicker than it was a few months ago!


Currently talking to Dr. Ferreira in booking my 2nd surgery. So far closest day is end of May 2021, so either will get on cancellation list, or wait until then
:D
Also once I will figure out plan for 2nd surgery, will make sure to update this thread!

 
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Ronaldo18

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What's up guys, I'm a bit late with my update, but here we are.


Month 10


I've put together this short video with a recap of my journey so far and how I felt along the way. Of course at the end usual close-ups.
Overall It's still thickening up. It feels much thicker than it was a few months ago!


Currently talking to Dr. Ferreira in booking my 2nd surgery. So far closest day is end of May 2021, so either will get on cancellation list, or wait until then
:D
Also once I will figure out plan for 2nd surgery, will make sure to update this thread!

Hi Rolanas as I read somewhere you mention dr Lorenzo is a world class doctor,did you not see him because of budget and dis dr ferreira do an equally good job as he would have done? How highly do you recommend anyone to him after seeing your journey?
how has the company treated you after the procedure too?
 
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Rolandas

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Hi Rolanas as I read somewhere you mention dr Lorenzo is a world class doctor,did you not see him because of budget and dis dr ferreira do an equally good job as he would have done? How highly do you recommend anyone to him after seeing your journey?
how has the company treated you after the procedure too?
Dr. Lorenzo has a lot of proof that he is one of the best, but he was out of my budget.
Of course now I think Dr. Ferreira is on the same level and that's why i'm going back to him for my 2nd surgery.
To be honest I've been in touch with Dr. Ferreira only at 5 month mark during my recovery (and a few emails in the first 2-3 weeks). It's not like he will email you for updates regularly.
 
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Rolandas

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Month 11


Hey guys, 11 already! Geez time flies!

In short I've seen more improvement right now comparing to month 9. It's funny how so many people are under impression that month 6-7 is their final result and they swear by it. I still keep seeing more and more improvement as I'm documenting it in good consistent conditions
;)

Booked my 2nd surgery for 3rd & 4th of June 2021 (damn he got busy!). Hoping to get it sooner through cancellation list haha.
Still waiting for more info from Dr. Ferreira on 2nd surgical plan, so as soon as I've got it, will update you guys!

Happy New Year!

 
Bigmac

Bigmac

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Looking good Rolandas and best of luck with your second surgery on your crown. Say hello to the doc from me.
 
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Rolandas

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Looking good Rolandas and best of luck with your second surgery on your crown. Say hello to the doc from me.
Appreciate that Bigmac! It's been a great journey and somewhat fast! Can't believe it's been 11 months since my surgery!
Shall I call you Bigmac when talking to Dr. Ferreira? :D
 
Bigmac

Bigmac

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Yes time goes by really quick. Having your crown done should give you the appearance of a full of of hair.
Just say Brian from HLE to the doc. We have met and hung out quite a few times at various conferences.
 
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Rolandas

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11.5 Months

Sup guys, here's 11.5 month update where I discuss:

- Nice little video from outside. Styled my hair in 10 min (wash, blow dry, product). Close ups under direct sun
- Importance of hair caliber in Hair Transplants
- Close-ups
- Discussing my HT overall, pro's & con's

 
Bigmac

Bigmac

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Looking good Rolandas. The comb through shows how natural your hairline is without it being dense packed. Reminds me of my own hairline.
In 10 - 12 years time you can do a video like mine showing how a HT can last.
I did have some beard grafts added to my crown for more density.

 
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Rolandas

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Looking good Rolandas. The comb through shows how natural your hairline is without it being dense packed. Reminds me of my own hairline.
In 10 - 12 years time you can do a video like mine showing how a HT can last.
I did have some beard grafts added to my crown for more density.

Actually according to Dr. Ferreira I had up to 55 grafts/cm2 in the hairline, so it's somewhat dense packing :D But my hair is so thin it's crazy...
Btw this looks good! I'd love to have your genetics haha
 
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Rolandas

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Looking good Rolandas. The comb through shows how natural your hairline is without it being dense packed. Reminds me of my own hairline.
In ten 10 - 12 years time you can do a video like mine showing how a HT can last.
I did have some beard grafts added to my crown for more density.

Btw are you able to change 10.5 months to 11.5 months please? Seems like I did a typo. Can't find edit button! :D
 
Bigmac

Bigmac

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Actually according to Dr. Ferreira I had up to 55 grafts/cm2 in the hairline, so it's somewhat dense packing :D But my hair is so thin it's crazy...
Btw this looks good! I'd love to have your genetics haha

55 is a little over the average but not too dense. It's worked well for you. My hairline density was planted around 40 grafts/cm2.
 
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Rolandas

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55 is a little over the average but not too dense. It's worked well for you. My hairline density was planted around 40 grafts/cm2.
Indeed, in the past dense hairline was considered 40-45 grafts/cm2, so that's why I'm saying some might consider it dense packing :D
Nevertheless I'm planning to get some more density in there on my 2nd HT.
 
Bigmac

Bigmac

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I personally would leave it as is. It looks good and natural. You may need those extra grafts in the future. Possible future loss is the reason I never lowered my hairline even though I could do with it lower due to my high forehead.
 
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Rolandas

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I personally would leave it as is. It looks good and natural. You may need those extra grafts in the future. Possible future loss is the reason I never lowered my hairline even though I could do with it lower due to my high forehead.
Well, according to Dr. Lupanzula, Dr. Bisanga & Dr. Ferreira I had around 22,000-25,000 grafts in my overall donor, so 10k could be safely used. Given I took just 3659 so far, extra 400-500 grafts wouldn't be big of a difference :)
 
Bigmac

Bigmac

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Really that many? Did they examine you in person? You must have very good donor.
 
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Rolandas

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Really that many? Did they examine you in person? You must have very good donor.
Indeed all checked under magnification.
Dr. Ferreira's estimation total donor area of 285cm2 and 80-90 grafts/cm2. 285*80=22,800 & 285*90=25,650.
During my surgery I've asked Dr. Ferreira how many grafts I've got in total for HT to what he said "Mhm.. About 10,000".



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Bigmac

Bigmac

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That's a large donor area. 285cm2 would be approximately 10cm high with a width of nearly 29cm long stretching from ear to ear finishing just before your temples. Assuming you have 25,000 FU in your donor this will mean an average of 88 FUs/cm2.
The safer donor area is more commonly between approximately 160-200cm2. Many clinics now move out of the standard safer zone taking grafts higher and lower to obtain the numbers. This is ok as long as the patient knows those grafts have a higher risk of miniaturisation.
Another reason is to make the donor area homogeneous and blend the transition from donor to native hair to avoid the oblong shaped thinned out appearance in one's donor.
Do you know if Dr Ferreira practices the dissection technique for partial harvesting of family groupings that leaves behind a fraction of a follicular unit? Similar to what Dr Lorenzo does.
 
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Rolandas

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That's a large donor area. 285cm2 would be approximately 10cm high with a width of nearly 29cm long stretching from ear to ear finishing just before your temples. Assuming you have 25,000 FU in your donor this will mean an average of 88 FUs/cm2.
The safer donor area is more commonly between approximately 160-200cm2. Many clinics now move out of the standard safer zone taking grafts higher and lower to obtain the numbers. This is ok as long as the patient knows those grafts have a higher risk of miniaturisation.
Another reason is to make the donor area homogeneous and blend the transition from donor to native hair to avoid the oblong shaped thinned out appearance in one's donor.
Do you know if Dr Ferreira practices the dissection technique for partial harvesting of family groupings that leaves behind a fraction of a follicular unit? Similar to what Dr Lorenzo does.
Indeed I agree with you. Donor area is really wide. It's within NW6 zone, but not in NW7, although it doesn't look like I will get to NW7, so perhaps that's the reason for this.
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Re: partial extractions - no idea. Never heard about it too. Interesting!
 
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