I wish I could go back in time and never get hair transplants, but since that's not a viable option, I'm looking to getting my plugs removed. I'm sick, tired, and depressed about covering my bad transplants up with a hairpiece. At this point in my life, I can accept a bald head.

My question is, how do I go about getting my transplants removed? I live in Brooklyn, NY, but would travel and pay whatever it takes to make my head look decent...without much scarring, etc.

If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Since you live in NY, I would start your journey by booking a consult with the following doctors:

Feller
True
Bernstein
Dorin

They all operate in NY city (Feller just outside), ask them for their advice on what to do. All except Bernstein will provide a free consult......

I have seen them all pull off some impressive repair work.....esp Bernstein but he is really expensive but is totally worth it for repairs in my opinion (normal ht, not even freaking close in my view, he charges double)

Rival718 its going to depend on what type of transplants you had and how many there are. If you are not interested in repair work, Ive read about some guys getting the older plugs and minigrafts punched out and sutured, but Im not sure about how much scarring there will be. There is also laser hair removal, which sounds like the best option to me. Best to call some of the top docs on here to get an opinion. Here is a recent topic discussing this.

REMOVING 1 SIDE OF A PREVIOUS TRANSPLANTED HAIRLINE TO BE MADE LEVEL?

Thank you so much for your advice.

Thanks, Shamrock!

It also depends on where the punch grafts and mini grafts are on your head, at the hairline or further back.If they are further back from the hairline location, some docs may decide to transplant FUG around them and not remove the plugs at all. Of course, only a qualified HT doc will be able to answer this for you in person.

As the other posters have said, your best bet is to go speak with a highly qualified and recommended HT doc. Since you are in NY, consider starting there. Much luck to ya.

Hi there,
There are some great surgeons in and around NY so if you take your time and research now you have found the forums you will be able to make an informed decision. If you have any pics that would help us give you our opinion however the only opinion that matters is that of a Doc and the one who you feel can help you.

Grafts can be removed but all depends on your goal.There are many ways to skin a cat as the saying goes so have a clear /ideal goal in mind when meeting with a few docs in person and hopefully through discussion and explainantion you can obtain your goal.

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Thanks for those pics Spex. What kind of scarring (if any) will this guy expect to have in the areas below the current hairline?

This guy wont get any visible scarring, they looks like very clean extractions.

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I say he will get visible scarring.