I am confused

Hair Transplant
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» The negative to FIT/FUE is shaving the head and cost. You no longer need to
» shave any part of your head and cost is about to become a non-factor. Our
» newest technology is going to change those variables for good.

Dr. Woods can you talk more about this? Thanks.

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whoa, I have to read this several times to understand what you are saying. I think you are comparing how many hairs each FIT or STRIP graft can yield on average. But that’s not what I was getting at. Let me think it over some more and get back to you on this, haha :slight_smile:

» Ok, you are going to work me a little tonight.
»
» Let’s look at the strip ear to ear. Suppose you are going ear to ear.
» The average is 30 cm. the average width you can remove safely is about
» 1.2 cm. The average follicular density is about 80 FU per 1.2 sq cm.
» Therefore, the average number of intact FU you will extract is 2400 or 80
» times 30. You get all the fish in that barrel. Some have 2 hairs, some
» one hair, some three hairs, some four hair, some five hair and a few have
» 6 hairs. With FIT you can expand your horizons and get all three or four
» hair grafts. The average strip yieldS about 2 hairs per graft. Our
» average FIT graft has 2.7 hair. You can do the math, but I’ll take FIT
» day in and day out… You also see a lower average transaction rate with
» FIT

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» There is nothing
» worse to a man with hair loss than having someone else recognize that
» they’ve had a hair transplant. Bald is a much better option.

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» The negative to FIT/FUE is shaving the head and cost. You no longer need to
» shave any part of your head and cost is about to become a non-factor. Our
» newest technology is going to change those variables for good

Maybe this is a little premature, but your description above sounds like it could potentially be the missing link. :smiley:

If you bring down the cost, pencil me in for a full hairline restoration. How long do you estimate it will take before you work out the details with your new technology and offer it to the public? :slight_smile:

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» » The negative to FIT/FUE is shaving the head and cost. You no longer need
» to
» » shave any part of your head and cost is about to become a non-factor.
» Our
» » newest technology is going to change those variables for good
»
» Maybe this is a little premature, but your description above sounds like
» it could potentially be the missing link. :smiley:
»
» If you bring down the cost, pencil me in for a full hairline restoration.
» How long do you estimate it will take before you work out the details with
» your new technology and offer it to the public? :slight_smile:

Also, Dr. Cole, you have to work fast to bring this new technology to the market. The guys in the HM forum are already chanting 3 years to Hair Multiplication. There isn’t that much time to make a profit in the hair transplant business.

All joking aside, what you said sounds very exciting. I can’t wait to see what this new technology does.

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» hello dr.cole ,
» those are very informative posts .
» you mentioned above that “Our newest technology is going to change those
» variables for good” - when will this particular technology be available to
» patients , and what does it pertain to - tools / techniques?
» i was about to book a procedure with you , but after reading the above
» posts i now feel that maybe i should wait a while ?

More info pleaszzzz

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» » hello dr.cole ,
» » those are very informative posts .
» » you mentioned above that “Our newest technology is going to change
» those
» » variables for good” - when will this particular technology be available
» to
» » patients , and what does it pertain to - tools / techniques?
» » i was about to book a procedure with you , but after reading the above
» » posts i now feel that maybe i should wait a while ?
»
» More info pleaszzzz

Yes come on Dr Cole,if you are going to talk the talk,at least put us in the picture - what is your newest technology?

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» » There is nothing
» » worse to a man with hair loss than having someone else recognize that
» » they’ve had a hair transplant. Bald is a much better option.

Yes this is very true.I do business with a major company.The Boss there as an island of hair at the front of his head,he regrets it,BIG TIME!

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» » » hello dr.cole ,
» » » those are very informative posts .
» » » you mentioned above that “Our newest technology is going to change
» » those
» » » variables for good” - when will this particular technology be
» available
» » to
» » » patients , and what does it pertain to - tools / techniques?
» » » i was about to book a procedure with you , but after reading the
» above
» » » posts i now feel that maybe i should wait a while ?
» »
» » More info pleaszzzz
»
» Yes come on Dr Cole,if you are going to talk the talk,at least
» put us in the picture - what is your newest technology?

Yes please. This will affect my decision whether to wait for Hair Multiplication or not.

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» Also, Dr. Cole, you have to work fast to bring this new technology to the
» market. The guys in the HM forum are already chanting 3 years to Hair
» Multiplication. There isn’t that much time to make a profit in the hair
» transplant business.
»
» All joking aside, what you said sounds very exciting. I can’t wait to see
» what this new technology does.

I realize you are just joking, but I thought I would say this anyways. Even if HM were released in 3 years, there’s a good chance you will need hairline work from a seasoned pro like Cole to supplement the work. I’m guessing first generation HM will not be all that exciting. Some patients will respond well to the treatment, but the rest of us are going to need a Dr. Cole hairline to compliment the additional volume provided by HM. Strip HT will go the way of the dinosaur, but FUE could be with us for many more years. IMO, the future of hair restoration is in increasingly less invasive procedures that provide increasingly better results. :slight_smile:

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dr.cole ,
i’ll ask the question again -
you mentioned above that “Our newest technology is going to change those variables for good” - when will this particular technology be available to patients , and what does it pertain to - tools / techniques?

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» dr.cole ,
» i’ll ask the question again -
» you mentioned above that “Our newest technology is going to change those
» variables for good” - when will this particular technology be available to
» patients , and what does it pertain to - tools / techniques?

Please start a new thread for this. Thank you.

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» I did not realize there were many negative comments on this thread. I
» responded to the initial commentary only without reading the rest.
» Having said this, I hope that Dr. Bisanga is not unfairly judged. I know
» him well. We traveled extensively together for several years. We ate
» together, slept in the same hotel together, ate together, and worked
» together for years. He was always one of my top surgery techs and at the
» top of my peeking order during his tenure with me. I never hesitated to
» give him a responsibility or to entrust him with an important action. He
» never let me down.
»
» Anyone who ventures out on their own will make a mistake from time to
» time. They say that only a fool makes the same mistake over and over and
» expects someone to say it was a good idea. I’ve said for years that the
» reason people come to me is that I made mistakes but always learned from
» them so that I don’t make them twice. I came into hair transplant surgery
» 17 years ago when plugs were the norm. I knew immediately that they look
» horrible so I modified my technique immediately with fortunate great
» sucess. I don’t know the details here on these cases, but I remain
» confident that if any mistakes were made, Dr. Bisanga has learned from
» them and he will not make it twice. He is a capable and caring physician,
» whom I recommend and respect with the utmost of confidence for strip
» surgery.

Most people will definitely say that strip has a better yeild but i think strip and FUE arent much different in terms of that area.