I am 24 years old from England and underwent a 2,968 FUE op with Dr Feriduni on the 20th and 21st October. This is only the secnd day post of so obviously nothing to report but I thought I would post the before and immediately post op photos.

Breakdown of FU:

422 Singles
1680 doubles
866 trebles

Donor density was 108 FU/CM2. Dr Feriduni estimates that I have around 2000-3000 left for future FUE should it be required. Average transplanted density of 50cm/2 although this varies in places.

I would like to say thankyou to all the staff at the clinic who were absalutely brilliant for putting up with me for two days.

Day before
I had a consultation the day before (Wednesday 19th). The Dr answered all the question I asked him and we went through an inital design of the hairline to see what I wanted and his initial thoughts. We were not very far off to begin with. It was decided that the hairline would not lowered but I would have some of the temples filled in to make the hairline look smoother.

1st Day

I arrived into the clinic at about 8.10 and greeted by the Dr. I was taken to my room for the day where I was provided with medical clothes to wear for the day. One changed I was led into the Dr's office at around 8.15am to confirm I was happy with hairline and that I had not changed my mind. Lines were drawn over my hrad to mark out the areas to be operated on.
Two medical assistants greeted me asking if I was nervous and I was very nervous!I was taken to have my hair shaved and wash. Afterwards I was guided to the operating chair to have the antibiotics and anaesthetics taken. I am not afraid of needles but these injections really stung, the painful part of the surgery. I had to lie on my front for around 3-4 hours for the extraction which was 0.95m punch. I cant remember the axact time because I fell asleep.

Was the extractions were taken I was guided to my room to have some lunchI felt quite dizzy due to the injections and being on my front for such a long time. It is quite frustrating because I am certainly not used to staying in the same place for long period.

After lunch I was guided back to the operating chair and the doctor begain making the incisions which took up to 2 hours. The medical assistant then started the placements. The Dr frequently came by to check everything was ok.

At around 5.30 pm I was done for the day and happy to be out of the chair ready for a hair wash. The nurse talked me through it all to make sure I was fine with it. Aferwards I changed back into normal clothes, the Dr checked me out then a taxi took me to my hotel.

Day 2

Day 2 would not be quite as long since most of the grafts has been removed the previous day. I met the Dr at 8.15am who asked if everything was ok. The only problem I had was sleeping due to having to sleep on my back with a neck pillow. I usueally sleep face down so It was not the best night sleep.

I changed in my room for the day and was taken to have my hair washed. Afterwards I was taken the chair for the injections before the extractions started. This lasted around 2 hours and I chatted to the doctor for a while.
The follicles were all examined under microscope as soon as groups of them were extracted. Incisions were them made to create my hairline followed by the placements.

The operation was done my 1:30pm. I had a post op hairline followed my some lunch. The Dr came by to check it all looked ok and told me to call him should I have any further questions or concerns.

The following day I returned for a hair wash before making the journey back to the UK.

Overall I am very pleased with the dedication of all the staff their and I look forward to some growth in the next couple of months.

Please note that note that the majority of the photos are the ones I got the Dr to take on my Iphone so are not the best quality. The three post op photos with the bandage are take by the clinic. I will post the pre op clinic ones once I receive them.

Unfortunately the donor area photos are not great quality. I need to invest in an HD camera! All donor area photos are one day post op.

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2968 FUE Dr Feriduni 20/21 October 2011
My HT story: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.co...-feriduni.html

Looks very good.

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2 poor unsatisfactory hair transplants performed in the UK.

Based on vast research and meeting patients, I travelled to see Dr Feller in New York to get repaired.

Out of curiosity, what did the doctor say about the wrinkles in your head? This condition is called CVG, or Cutis Verticus Gyrata.

I have it as well. I will be following your case, I see there were not many grafts placed in this area but I am interested to see if the yield is the same.

Are you taking anyFin or using minox?

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2110 FUT grafts by DR. Raymond Konior on July 30th, 2012

Best HT advice I have ever heard: "Find a doctor that you need more than they need you." Author Unknown

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Although I knew about the wrinkles on my head since i started losing my hair I had no idea what it was. Dr Farjo highlighted the condition when I had a consultation with him 18 months ago and said it was nothing to worry about.
Dr Feriduni said this makes me an ideal patient for Strip but he would not perform it on me due to my family history of hairloss and my age.

Yes I am on both minox and finasteride.

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2968 FUE Dr Feriduni 20/21 October 2011
My HT story: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.co...-feriduni.html

It is sucky to have and I beleive is the reason I am so compulsive about my hair. I would love to kick the shaved heas look but is with this it is just not possible.

Ours are very similar. Yours might be a tiny bit more severe that mine on the left side.

I have also had Dr. Shapiro inquire about this with other doctors and he said that he felt it would yield the same.

I have even thought about having surgery to see if I could get then removed or made smaller by "filleting" the tissue out below the dermis, but I have not followed through.

I am in email communication with 4 others that have this condition and it will be quite exciting to follow your thread. I hope you keep us updated.

By the way, having this conditino is also the reason I will chose strip.

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2110 FUT grafts by DR. Raymond Konior on July 30th, 2012

Best HT advice I have ever heard: "Find a doctor that you need more than they need you." Author Unknown

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Its never bothered me at all since I first noticed it. It has been noticable to me since having my cut very short for the first time around 19.

I agree that it would be easier to have a shaved look without it but I like hair too much to shave it regardless of the wrinkles!

If I was 10 years older then I may have ventured down the strip path but with family history and my age it is just too much of a risk for me.

I will certainly keep this threat updated.

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2968 FUE Dr Feriduni 20/21 October 2011
My HT story: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.co...-feriduni.html

Great results. Did the doctors say anything about you getting HT while still quite young?

MPB,

Congratulations! Dr. Feriduni's FUE work always impresses me. I hope you'll continue to keep us updated. Good luck!

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Ziggy,

Myself and the Dr went through my family history of baldness along with my goals/ expectations to ensure they are realistic. Due to my age FUE was the only option really because there is always the risk that the balding will progress therefore the possiblilty of further hairloss.

As long as I was well aware of what I was getting myself into and that I knew about the risks the Dr did not have much concern with me getting an HT at my age. He said the important thing is that I am on fin and minox.

He did mention a fair few times about young patients always wanting to lower their hairlines way to much so I made sure with my hairline it was achievable at a decent density and that he had no objections to it.

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2968 FUE Dr Feriduni 20/21 October 2011
My HT story: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.co...-feriduni.html

14 day post op
All scabs are off and there are no visible signs of surgery. None of the transplanted hairs have yet to shed.

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2968 FUE Dr Feriduni 20/21 October 2011
My HT story: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.co...-feriduni.html