» I thought Gho had come up with something NEW on his procedure - if it is
» still the same old stuff then maybe it is not exciting as I thought because
» I think it is accepted by most that the Syrup result was terrible and we
» have had very little in the way of positive feedback for Gho over the
» years. Even Hairsite cannot vouch for donor regeneration.
Come on. Now you are just being difficult for the sake of being difficult. Syrup has pretty much stated that the entire game is rigged and doesn’t have anything good to say about any of it. After 20 HT procedures, I can’t blame him a bit. He’s pretty much seen it all and been ran through the entire wringer and lived to tell about it. He understands all too well the end game of this industry is whether or not you have enough donor grafts to cosmetically fix anything that might occur along the way. And that is what I’m here to discuss.
The fact is HT, is an inconsistent technique, and every surgeon has had his nightmare case. IMO, Syrup’s result from Gho looked horrific. However, I’ve seen similar horrifying one-off results from several “world-class” HT surgeons. This is especially true when developing new skills in an emerging technique. One surgeon whose work is frequently posted in the HT section and is highly admired had the worst BHT outcome I’ve ever seen. It was early in his adopting the technique, and he tried to plant the grafts too close. It caused some kind of permanent shockloss, which was highly unfortunate, but that’s the danger of getting the newer techniques we should all keep in mind. It’s best to let them mature a while before rushing out to get them. This particular surgeon learned the hard way not to practice extreme dense-packing, because what works on most patients is not necessarily safe for all patients.
What I took away from Syrup’s case, from my memory of a long time ago, is that Gho offered a second procedure to fix the problem for free, but Syrup wanted $ compensation. I don’t know of a single clinic that will monetarily compensate a patent who is unhappy with his results. Most clinics out there will rarely even offer a free procedure. If I were Gho, I would have offered to fix it for free (which is what he offered), and so would you.
The second thing I took away was that I was shocked that either Gho or Syrup believed the few hundred grafts Syrup agreed to have moved were going to make much of a difference. I put this foul 100% on Gho. Managing patient expectations is one of the most important aspects of HT surgery. Patients should not be expected to foresee what the outcome is going to be. They need to be educated what the outcome will be so they can make an informed decision when choosing to spend a significant amount of money.
My observation from those days was that Gho didn’t appear to fully understand his patients’ desires for extreme density. He was focused too hard on getting the extracted hair to grow in both the donor and recipient. While 2 grafts for 1 is an amazing accomplishment, one should never lose sight of the end goal, which is to give patients the appearance of never having suffered hairloss in the first place.
After seeing Gerard Joling, I believe Gho fully understands this. Joling has an extremely dense HT, which was something Gho stated in the past was unnecessary. Apparently, these days, he believes otherwise.
And about this being “the same old technique”, it is not the same old technique. It offers way more consistent donor regrowth, way more FU’s moved per day, and way denser recipient placement. This is a potential cure. IMO, to get there though, it needs to proliferate through other clinics in order to realize its full potential. No one person can best develop in a vacuum free of others ideas and revelations, no matter how smart he might be.
I’m not here saying good things about Gho’s research because I want to see his clinics fill up. I’m here because I want other clinics to understand the importance of this development and to lend a hand in further developing this technique to the point where baldness is a choice. I want it to proliferate through other clinics so it becomes as fully understood and disclosed as possible. I do this for selfish reasons. I want to choose whether to be bald or not, and I want to see others benefit from having the same choice. I want as many advancements in this technique to take place as possible, so that the price comes down and the results go up.
