I wasn't aware of that. That's another negative for them then. The outside characteristics of their hair are perfect for getting good coverage, and with the dark skin there's zero contrast. From what I've seen Asians have excellent transplant results.
Dr Zarev Vacuum Assisted Tecnique For Graft Extraction
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No lol.. this isn’t some simple thing that he’s going to casually issue a “how to” manual on. He’s said on Instagram that it’s going to require serious training.
Because donor management and planning for future loss is critical. If my final pattern is projected to be a NW6 then I want to go with the doctor that I believe will give me the best result long-term, period.
Not to mention his skill and in-depth planning and quantitative analysis
I did see several impressive cases where the donor was not super thick nor dense. He can’t work miracles of course but I have yet to see another doctor publish results that are on his level. I do also think there’s something to be said for his AVA method. Produces minimal trauma, patients have very little bleeding after the extraction and don’t even have to wear a bandage. Makes for a super clean job and minimal scarring.I think Zarev is a good doctor too, but you sound like a bit of a fanboy. If I didn't know any better I would think you worked for him. As it is I think you've just bought into his marketing too much. If you spent as much time researching one of the other top surgeons you'd probably come away equally impressed. Anyways I think you can't go wrong choosing Zarev, and I look forward to seeing your results.
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Haha I sure am a fanboy and I would hope anyone would feel that way about the doctor they choose to go with, especially if they’re allowing themselves to pick anyone in the world! I’ve patiently waited over 5 years to book a transplant until I was 100% sure it was the right decision. I stand by my statements and I do think he’s the best, especially with large sessions. I will admit, I’ve seen more slightly more flattering hairlines specifically from Rahal but overall for my situation, Zarev is a no brainer for me. To say that I work for him is laughable lololll.. the dude gets so many emails and requests he can’t keep up at all. He doesn’t need little minions to go convince random people on one forum that he’s a good dude. I honestly think he could raise his prices without batting an eyelash, given the demand. I enjoy sharing my experience because I’m hyped myself.
Anyway I appreciate your comments and hope that your situation turns out good as well.
Yes but the less the skin to hair contrast the better the visual outcome more easily. Dr. Nudson and Vikram (forget how to spell his last name) on YouTube made a video on this.
This is exactly what I was saying, yes.
I’m still just a little ignorant about what he’s doing that is so revolutionary here that would require such specialized training. Smaller size extractions, vacuum assisted device, using all of potential donor area. Any good doctor could learn that if he or she wanted to.
I'm aware that some transplant doctors say that, and indeed the contrast does make a difference if the coverage is poor. My point is that if the coverage is good then contrast doesn't matter, and it's easier to get good coverage with dark or red hair than blonde hair. If the coverage isn't good then it's going to look terrible regardless. There's a reason every surgeon on youtube only shows off the results of dark haired patients, because dark hair is the only way you're getting a spectacular result. This doctor mentions the contrast as the reason why blondes can sometimes get results as good as those with dark hair, and this is true. However, your best case results will always be with dark hair.
I'm not saying you can't get decent results for your hair with Zarev, just don't expect it to look like the patients he shows off. Tons of blonde men get hair transplants, but nobody shows off those results.
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Can you send two photos, one of men with brown hair the other of blonde hair?
You keep referring to “blonde hair” like the video above but to me that just looks like very thin brown hair. True blonde hair is like hannah montana blonde, no? I only ask because the number of follicles is vastly different therefore the required amount for “coverage” vastly changes. Ive uploaded a pic of a clear blonde and a brown, wouldn’t u say the dudes hair in the video above more closely resembles the brown haired girl?
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Most results I've seen from people with naturally blonde hair do not really achieve the quality that I would personally find acceptable from getting work done on myself. You can generally see right through the hair at a reasonably close distance and like @pegasus2 said, the density requirements are much higher then someone with naturally dark hair.
You can however get great results from having dark hair and bleaching your hair afterwards. Machine Gun Kelly is the textbook case of this. His hair has the thicker density of naturally darker hair but when he bleaches it the result is much better because the contrast is great. I have a feeling if his hair was darker now he wouldn't be able to pull off these types of hairstyles because the density vs contrast would be more apparent.
The issue isn't the color of the hair itself, it's the natural characteristics of each hair type.
You can however get great results from having dark hair and bleaching your hair afterwards. Machine Gun Kelly is the textbook case of this. His hair has the thicker density of naturally darker hair but when he bleaches it the result is much better because the contrast is great. I have a feeling if his hair was darker now he wouldn't be able to pull off these types of hairstyles because the density vs contrast would be more apparent.
The issue isn't the color of the hair itself, it's the natural characteristics of each hair type.
It's totally see through, and that's what's considered a good result. I's not something I'd be happy with at all. Frankly I'd rather just shave it. Having dark hair and bleaching it is the best way to give the illusion of full coverage.
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Yeah but he is a musician and actor.
I can't have an IT job and bleach my hair, people will think I'm stupid.
What do you suggest for me then?
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Is there a more natural way to dye transplanted hair without making it so obvious? Machine Gun Kelly's bleach job is terrible.
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The point is to distingush between blonde and brown hair. I am not questioning your statistics, I just find it strange how that guy got labeled as “blonde” where it isnt true blonde. More closey brown. Ive seen blonde hair men and it doesnt look like my hair color. I’m not insulted, just confused whats brown or blonde and by the sound of it light brown is blonde to you.
@trialAcc labeled MGK as having “dark hair” his natural color is clearly dirty blonde/brown. Not true blonde like the bleached version. If the difference was so close that it didn’t matter, he wouldn’t label him as having “dark hair”. Of course his usage of “dark” is relative to blonde hair but the difference does matter as from your statistics thats a whole 40,000 hairs of average density to account for thickness.
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Do you have any advice for regularly bleaching hair. I could definitely benefit from this but dying it myself is super annoying.
Sure? Just go a lighter shade of whatever your natural hair color is.
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Will it really be worth it though? Do you have any examples?
I don't know what your hair looks like or what you're trying to achieve. The better hair transplants have less hair/scalp contrast. If you have high contrast (ie you're white with black hair) and want to have a bit more illusion of density then you might benefit from taking the black hair to a slightly lighter brown.
If it doesn't work or isn't worth it, it's temporary.