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Looks good indeed (be very careful for the following 10 days now). Sparky, DHI, at least until November 2012 where I €™ve done my last HT, charges by sessions. They have 3 or 4 different time sessions (one of them called giga and includes two full days, which is the one that probably beatle George done) and they extracts as much grafts as possible during these time-sessions. This favors €œvirgin € donor areas, where a doctor can work easily on the other hand is not very good for someone with €œworked € donor. However, they also include a minimum guaranteed number of grafts-hairs, which offers you when you choose one of their sessions.

As far as grafts or hairs is concerned, you are right that it is easier to understand because that €™s how most of the docs and clinics work. However, counting hairs is a better way for me to judge and HT, for one and only reason. And that is DENSITY €¦ as an example:
one hypothetical HT gave 2000 grafts. Counting down you had 1100x1haired-grafts= 1100 hairs, 550x2haired-grafts=1100 hairs 300X3haired grafts=900 hairs and 50x4 haired grafts=200hairs. TOTAL HAIRS=3300
another hypothetical HT gave 1800 grafts and someone can assume that it was less successful, BUT: it gave 700x1haired grafts=700 hairs, 600X2haired grafts=1200 hairs, 400x3haired grafts=1200 hairs, 50x4 haired grafts=200, 50x5haired grafts=250hairs. TOTAL HAIRS=3550
Thus the second hypothetical HT is more successful even if it includes fewer grafts. In my opinion counting hairs is more appropriate for judging an HT, grafts are easier for the clinics to charge but do not reflect the actual result.
 
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A bit odd that they charge per session, never heard of that, I like to know exactly what I am paying for.

The second HT would be less refined in my opinion.

Agree to disagree on the "hairs vs grafts" issue.
 
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BeatleGeorge1

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Τhey charge by session - small (1000hairs) regular (2000hairs) mega (3000hairs) giga (5000hairs in 2 days)
 
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BeatleGeorge1

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Thanks close, counting hairs is easier for me to understand the number implanted
 
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Sparky

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BeatleGeorge1 wrote:
Τhey charge by session - small (1000hairs) regular (2000hairs) mega (3000hairs) giga (5000hairs in 2 days)
Of course this is the best way to make the most money, counting hairs is the wrong way to do it. ))N_):)
 
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Modenese

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Apart from their bad reputation, misleading information on the website, this is the biggest reason to avoid DHI.

What a horrible way to charge.

For those that wonder why:

A single hair follicle, in it's normal state, can typically have 1, 2, 3 or 4 hairs coming out of it. The spread of hairs per follicle is down to your own physiology.

It just so happens that there is no way whatsoever for clients to count or verify the number of 'hairs' transplanted. You have to trust the clinic.

Their costs are the same, as all hair transplants are about the moving of follicles.

If you take a decent photo, you can make a good go of counting transplants. But hairs? Impossible in my view, and the transplanted hairs are shaved.

So someone with a lot of fours in a 6 hour procedure pays twice as much as someone undergoing a 6 hour procedure with predominantly twos?

Bad, bad. Good for getting patients to part with money.
 
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Dazzster26

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Hi Buddy

Thanks for posting your experience , you got their in the end , I thought you were going to pull out at one stage their , anyway you have had the surgery everything looks good , I wish you all the very best on your road to recovery , great growth to you keep positive and heal well. What matters most is the end result keep the faith

Take Care I Care

Cheers

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Beatlegorge1, I hope you grow well and get a result that makes you smile and is worth it.
 
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BeatleGeorge1

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This is the forth day after the implantation. I shampoo all my head since yesterday. There is no pain but I feel itchy in the donor area in the back of my head. This area (From where the hairs were extracted) is slightly reddish. I will post photos soon.
I have a question: In the instructions manual they mention that I can shampoo all of my head normally, but when I asked they replied 'wash carefully without much pressure and without using your nails'. I hesitate to touch the new hairs though. Yesterday I just let the foam run on my head and then I rinsed with water, not using high pressure. Is this ok? or should I rub a little the recipient area, where the hairs were implanted, to remove the crust? .
 
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Don't rub the recipient area until 7 days post op, then you can massage gently with your fingertips. Don't try to force any scabs off, they will come off with time, just try to put up with the itchiness.
 
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I have a question guys: I had the implantation 2 weeks ago, I am washing my head the last 5 days putting a little pressure on my scalp. 10 days after the transplantation there were no marks on top of my head or in the sides , but the last 5 days a lot of new hairs fall out after washing them. I think that I have lost around 40% of the implanted hairs.When I called the clinic they said that this is normal and that the hairs can fall even after the first wash... but I am a little concerned. The remaining hairs look the same or they have grown just a little. Can you help me with your experience? Is this normal? I am attaching the photos that I promised, just after my bath
 

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I have a question guys: I had the implantation 2 weeks ago, I am washing my head the last 5 days putting a little pressure on my scalp. 10 days after the transplantation there were no marks on top of my head or in the sides , but the last 5 days a lot of new hairs fall out after washing them. I think that I have lost around 40% of the implanted hairs.When I called the clinic they said that this is normal and that the hairs can fall even after the first wash... but I am a little concerned. The remaining hairs look the same or they have grown just a little. Can you help me with your experience? Is this normal? I am attaching the photos that I promised, just after my bath
 

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I have a question guys: I had the implantation 2 weeks ago, I am washing my head the last 5 days putting a little pressure on my scalp. 10 days after the transplantation there were no marks on top of my head or in the sides , but the last 5 days a lot of new hairs fall out after washing them. I think that I have lost around 40% of the implanted hairs.When I called the clinic they said that this is normal and that the hairs can fall even after the first wash... but I am a little concerned. The remaining hairs look the same or they have grown just a little. Can you help me with your experience? Is this normal? I am attaching the photos that I promised, just after my bath
 

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As i wrote you in the Greek forum... all of the above are normal. Furthermore, I can say that you are lucky as the sooner the HT hairs fall, the sooner they will appear again.. So be patient...
 
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