(I was not able to upload the pics in earlier post so posting it again).

Finally I have had my HT last month with Dr Bisanga. Initially I was interested in FUE but later on doctor’s advise I agreed on FUT/Strip.

I am really thankful to this site which helped me to choose a good doctor. I shortlisted couple of doctors initially and later decided to go ahead with Dr. Bisanga (BHR clinic).

I am 26 year old. The total transplanted follicular unit count was 3387 (1 hair: 580, 2 hair: 1458, 3 hair: 770, 4 hair: 579). My experience with BHR was quite ok , even I would say it was good. The staff was no doubt very friendly.

On the day, the procedure started early in the morning and I was given local anaesthesia, which was little bit painful. Later, the doctor took out the strip and made the punches. After lunch, technician started placing the grafts and the procedure completed in late night. During the procedure I felt absence of the doctor but might be I was under anaesthesia and not able to know that even though he was not continuously present there but was monitoring. The procedure was little bit tiring and at the end I was getting out of patience. The procedure was little bit painful (but that was expected), but the doctor ensured that the pain is avoidable as much a possible.

I can still feel numbness in my donor area. I think my donor area will take some more time to heal completely. Donor area need more care in strip procedure compared to FUE. I had faced problem while sleeping because I had to sleep on my sutures (no other option) . But, I feel tough time is gone and its time to wait and watch.

I am not sure about the shock loss but since my HT I can see lot of hair fall even in donor area but hopefully it is for short duration. I have started rogain and fanst few days back.

Many Many thanks to you all especially Falc,Pat, thanatopsis_awry, Arrie, etc.

I am uploading my pics and will appreciate your reviews and comments.

Im a big fan of Bisanga .
I like the work and you got a healthy number of 3s and 4s.
Those could of been split up to give you numbers close to 5000 but they were used appropriately and will give you really nice density

exchange,

Congratulations on your recent hair transplant and thanks for posting your surgical photos. Everything looks nice and clean.

I look forward to following your progress and seeing how your results grow out.

Best wishes,

Bill (Falc)

i agree with pgp. i see very impressive results from bisanga from FUE or strip, i think its gonna look great

Good luck. from the little I have seen of Dr Bisanga its always very impressive work.
Can I ask why he advised against FUE?

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Originally posted by charlie_08:
Good luck. from the little I have seen of Dr Bisanga its always very impressive work.
Can I ask why he advised against FUE?

Hi Charlie,
Thanks.
You must be knowing that Dr, bisanga do both FUE and FUT frequently and frankly when I started thinking about HT I never thought that I would go for strip. In my case Dr's argument was that I have already lost high number of hairs in early age and there is high probability that I will be needed more HTs in future. He suggested that with combination of strip & FUE HTs more grafts can be extracted than to only FUE procedure. So if needed in future I would go with FUE. This will help me to optimum utilization of my available donor grafts.

exchange- you made a good decision going with strip especially with the size session you needed. The recipient looks super clean and the area was densely packed which will look great!!

We have seen some great work from Dr. B and your case is no exception. The placement looks good and you will have a nice defined hairline that will frame your face really nicely.

Enjoy the doldrums, they are not fun...but you will get through it like the rest of us have! If you need any support just continue to update us and we will answer you.

Happy Healing!!

exchange do you live in belgium or did you fly over there from U.S?

exchange, congrats. it looks real good.
Can someone tell me what causes these white dots in the transplanted area immdtly post op (as in the pictures posted). I don't see it in every clinic's post op photos, just some. Is it cos of too much water on the scabs?

BTW it was picture #20 that threw me off

Thanks a lot guys...

I will post my 5 weeks post op pics in next couple of days. Most of my trasplanted hairs are still growing and have not fallen off. Healing is going well and hope soon I will able to start sports.

Pmill, I am located in Scandinavia region.

Dakota3, No issue...thanks for the review.

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Originally posted by phxind:
exchange, congrats. it looks real good.
Can someone tell me what causes these white dots in the transplanted area immdtly post op (as in the pictures posted). I don't see it in every clinic's post op photos, just some. Is it cos of too much water on the scabs?

phxind,
The white dots are very top layer of skin that is removed with the FU, it is this that forms the crust over the first two weeks and then falls off. Maybe because during the procedure it was sprayed a great deal and i also sprayed after it kept the hydrated more and so more visible until the skin dries and forms the crust.

be carefull with bisanga, I had a 2500 fue transplant 6months ago and he "forgot" to put some grafts on my head. as a result I have a bald area just behind the transplanted area.
I am new in this forum , I donno how to add pictures, let me know if you want to see his scaring job!

luca, contact the moderator, 'Falceros'... one of his posts can be found in this thread above.. he can help you with posting pics...

and to answer you, YES we are VERY interested in seeing your pics

how do you know that Bisanga "forgot", or didnt place grafts there... perhaps he did and they have not grown...

do you recal incisions being made in the bald area you are talking about?

we need some pics bro. thanks

Hi Swagger,
no incisions have been done by Bisanga in that area. have a look at this picture I took the day after the surgery. the back hair in that picture are a bit "long" and they cover the bald area. but if you zoom a bit you can see the pink scalp.
I exposed immediately my concern to the doctor, he replied me to be patient.(and trust me with the anesthesia in your blood you don’t feel so willing to complain .-))
then one month ago I sent him updated pictures, he was able to tell me to let my hair grow in order to cover the "holes". I think you can agree with me that If I have to let hair grow to comb my hair over the bald spot I could have done it before, and I would never have undertaken this surgery and saved 9.500€
cheers
(just to be clear, we planned for 2600 hair and more if necessary, Bisanga even put less grafts that what forecasted. Thus I infer that for him this was the hair grafts needed to reach an optimal result...)

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a new picture taken 2 days ago with my cell phone...
not so good quality but can still see what Bisanga has (not) been able to do!

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Luca,

I think you should start your own thread instead of posting your photos on the one that exchange started. That being said, I can see why you would be dissatisfied. At first glance I thought maybe you had just lost the hair behind your hairline, but the immediate post op pics clearly show that you were thin back there prior to surgery. Was any reason given for why Dr. Bisanga chose not to go back far enough to cover that area?

yes TC you are probably right but I’ve never written in a blog before.
Basically his answer is that we planned a number of grafts not adequate for covering the complete area...
during the consultation he suggested me to put 2500 to 3000 grafts, (obviously the only difference would have been the front line, more or less conservative) I choose 2600 grafts. Moreover we agreed on the fact that in case an higher number of grafts is needed for having the best result possible, the doctor can decide to ask for my approval, or even put it for free. (I can show you the email if you like)! Finally he put even less grafts: just 2536.
the doctor (actually his assistant) answers to my complain letters with very long emails explaining in details the FUE tecnique etc etc...but nothing concrete.

and that’s all guys.

do you think I can undertake any legal action against his claims considering he is in Belgium and I am abroad?
thanks
Luca

you really gotta start yourown thread here man... im glad you posted pics tho.. that gap is down right ridiculous, i agree...

PM falc if you need help starting a thread or posting more pics... start your own thread and ask away TELL US THE WHOLE STORY IN YOUR THREAD.. more pics would be a plus tho, like from before your HT, if you have them

Luca, so why didnt he filled with tranplanted hair till it blends with your native hair?

He left you that gap because you choose only 2600 grafts so he couldnt fill all the area?