snakeoil

Please keep us updated on your progress. I'm considering doing the same thing. Who was your Dr.? Snake

Take some time to think this whole thing through my friend. You may be headed down a road that has no exit. I have had multiple transplant procedures over the past 25 years and if I could do it over again...I WOULDN'T! At the very least, get on Propecia and Rogain to buy some time. Then do your research, including having consultations with "A" team doctors listed on this site. THERE IS NO TESTING THE WATERS TO SEE IF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IS RIGHT FOR YOU!!! Once you have a strip procedure done, you're pretty much committed to hair transplants for as long as your baldness progresses which is the rest of your life. There is no going back, as you will always have a scar across the back of your head and a patch of transplanted hair on the front of your head. Now this may be okay if your baldness does not progress. Use your father's pattern of baldness as how your hair line will look in the future. You're making a life changing decision don't take it lightly.

Scooter...Thanks for your reply. It was actually your "repair" success story that gave me hope and got me going on my own "repair" journey. WOW! Is all I can say about your results. You must feel like a new person. I asked Dr. Feller about removing the old plugs and repositioning them as Dr. McClellan did for you. Feller was against doing this for two reasons. 1. Survivability of the grafts taken from the old plugs and 2. Creation of more scar tissue from the old plug sites...meaning less blood flow in scar tissue and less chance of FUT survival in the old plug sites. Therefore he recommended dense packing inbetween and in front of the old plugs. Perhaps others could comment on the different approaches between Dr. McClellan and Dr. Feller. I have to say your results look fantastic!!!

Bill...I stand corrected. Thanks for pointing that out about Dr. Siporin. My education continues...

hairthere...Dr. Feller is at the top of my list so far. Funny thing you should mention Dr. Gabel, as Dr. Feller recommended him along with Dr. Shapiro and Hasson & Wong if I didn't want to travel to NY. I thought Dr. Feller was super cool. He's definitely passionate about his work .

Thanks for the recommendation on Dr. Siporin. I think it makes sense to at least have a consultation with a local coalition doctor.

Thanks for the input and doctor recommendations. That's a great question that I will add to my "question arsenal". Have you consulted with Dr. Gabel? Dr. Feller actually recommended Dr. Gabel if I wanted to find a doc. "closer to home". I thought that was pretty cool of Dr. Feller.

As a businessman, she definitely needs more training. Afterall, she is the first impression for Dr. Shapiro and his office. A good impression was not left with me. I felt like she had something more urgent that she needed to get back to and I was just another "tire kicker" taking up her precious time.

Just to clarify, Dr. Feller did NOT charge for the consultation. It was Dr. Epstein that had a consult fee. Good point about viewing other doctors suggestions against Dr. Feller's. Epstein and Feller had two completely different plans of attack in my case.

In retrospect, I wouldn't pay for a consultation again. Consultation fee = Scratch doctor off the list.It was expensive enough just getting there, renting a car and paying for tolls and parking. NYC is expensive! In fairness, the consult fee would be applied to the price of the procedure.

No worries...Thanks for the info. on the passport procedure. You never know how long things can take when dealing with government entities. But 2-3 weeks is certainly acceptable. Looks like I'll be applying for a new passport on Monday.

Yes my hair line is pluggy from the original plugs that I had when I was 23 (now 47). It's been so long ago that I can barely remember the procedure, but I do remember the Doc using something resembling a Dremel tool to drill out the grafts. Un-friggen-believable. Anyway, Dr. Sword softened the pluggieness of the hairline somewhat, but he didn't put in enough grafts in front of the plugs to add significant camo. Sword also took out the plug scar holes in the donor area when he pulled the strip. According to Dr. Feller, Sword's work and even the plugs were okay (angled properly) but just outdated technology. Dr. Feller suggested dense packing where Dr. Sword had tried previously to hide the plugs. I asked why he didn't want to take out the plugs and redistribute them. He said that it is difficult for grafts to grow when placed in scar tissue. He also suggested filling in the temples and approximated 2000 grafts. I've been using Rogain and Propecia for 10 months now. Don't know if it's working, but I plan on staying with the routine.

Yes?????

How long did it take to get a passport?? Which Doc is better between Hasson and Wong for repair? Or are they both A++ doctors??

No. The receptionist said that he was "in the office" on the day that we set-up for the consult.