For example, I'm 37, a NW 6-7 and I don't feel comfortable taking drugs to maintain what's left and/or stop any possible future hairloss. Initially I thought, as most do, that it would be foolish to proceed with any HT plans due to the possibility of losing more and running out of donor hair.

But now, with FUE and especially BHT-FUE, am I wrong to believe that it's possible?

After a good 4000-8000 FUs via strip (hairline towards crown, WITHOUT skimping on density!!), FUE from scalp would add more towards the back (and cover the scar) and BHT-FUE could take care of the crown and any future loss down the road, if any?

Comments please? Does this make any sense? Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
CanEHdian

No.

FUE doesn't stop hairloss or eliminate the problem of limited donor hair. Instead of the strip method, FUE is the removal on individual folicular units. This means you can still lose hair and eventually you'll run out of donor hair. It's just a different method of moving the hair around.

I think canEHdian means something else, he is talking about the donor-supply as i dont think he is so ignorant to think FUE will stop your hairloss, but you are right on the part that it doesnt solve the donor-supply. It does add a lot to the total donor!!! Some say the average with Strip is 6000 grafts and the average with strip + FUE is 9000 grafts. I even believe it is more but as you can see, it is a big improvement on the total yield.

Imagine you are a NW6, this means you have lost about half of your hair. A full head of hair has about 100000 hairs so about 50000 grafts. This means that you have lost about 25000 grafts and have the same amount still out there.

Strip: 6000 grafts -- 25000 grafts: 24%
Strip + FUE: 9000 grafts -- 25000 grafts: 36%

With strip you can have about 24% of the normal density and with strip and FUE combined you can have about 36% of the normal density.

Add BHT to it and you even get a higher percentage depending on how many grafts you can extract.

If you get a conservative hairline, you can also add a few percentiles because a conservative hairline isnt equal to a full head of hair.


IMO a NW6 is the highest u can go to still be able to make something out of it, as in to still get a good head of hair. A NW7 is really a big problem, you will have about 15000 grafts left and 35000 lost. Also with a NW7 you wont be able to harvest the numbers mentioned above, so you will end up with some sprinkles on top which IMO arent worth the $$$ you pay for it.

Pictures of my hairloss can be found here:

http://www.geocities.com/belgiumdude2004/

...wow, you totally misunderstood my post. But thanks for the review on FUE and hairloss. ;-)

What I was getting at is this: FUE adds the possibility of providing more donor hair to the equasion (sides on scalp and body hair) and therefore, can it be the answer to previous donor area limitations... and for some who can not take drugs (i.e. finasteride) to stop the hairloss, hence making HT too risky.

So basically, can FUE open the door to HT for guys like me? Is BHT all that some are saying it is or is it limited due to visible scars on the body? Does body hair REALLY look natural on the head when mixed in with scalp hair? Etc...

CanEHdian

Thanks, glad to see that I wasn't expressing myself THAT badly!

Very good info...

What is your take on BHT?

I think BHT is good for making midscalp and crown more dense, but in no way should be used in the hairline or the frontal part, but it can sure make a difference in density in the parts behind it. If you have chesthair like a bear, you might end up with a full head of hair
I would like to see some results though, the statements that it takes the characteristics of your head-hair needs to be shown before i will believe it, but if you have long chesthair, it might do good things for your scalp.
Maybe you could calculte how many hairs grow on your chest per square inch or so, then calculate the entire area that grows hair and you can get an idea how many grafts you can harvest. You might want to leave 50% of your chesthair where it is to cover up any possible scarring that you might get with the FUE but with the new fine needles, that wont be that big of an issue.

Pictures of my hairloss can be found here:

http://www.geocities.com/belgiumdude2004/

I don't think I'd ever want pubes on my head lol.