Dr. Glenn Charles

Proper SMP should not penetrate deep enough to harm the hair follicles. Make sure you only use an experienced SMP technician.

Melvin I agree with these 3 really important questions patients should ask the doctor before having a hair transplant procedure with him or her. There are a few more questions of equal importance. One being what portion of the procedure does the doctor perform versus the technicians. Especially when it comes to the FUE procedure.

Are you using it in the morning or in the evening?

Can you show before photos of the crown? It is possible that the original hair you had in the crown area prior to your procedure has fallen out and that what you have now is mainly transplanted hairs. The crown often takes two procedures to give appearance of better density because the hairs are place in a spiral pattern versus hairs placed in the frontal area are all placed in the same direction.

I do not think micro-needling would penetrate the skin deep enough to cause harm to the follicles. We often perform PRP or Exosome treatments post operatively and use micro needling  during that procedure and have no problems. You are over two months post-op . Should be good to go.

Pictured here is a 65 year old male patient who came in seeking an increase in density to the hairline and vertex. As he had no desire to keep his hair short in the future or shave his head for the procedure, together we decided an FUT procedure made the most sense for him. We successfully transplanted 2464 grafts into the frontal and vertex regions as seen here before and 10 months post operatively.

Great write up of your surgical experience. I wish more patients would take the kind of time you have to try and help some other potential patients. I know most patients use the forums to read tons of reviews and view hundreds of before and after photos. Unfortunately, most of these patients will not give back any of the time (pay it forward) to post about their surgical experience like you have. Good luck. It looks like a very nice job was done.

Dr's Hasson and Wong are two of the best in the field. I have been to their clinic and seen their results. You can't go wrong either way. 

The doctors you have mentioned all do very high quality work and you will likely get a similar result form either clinic.

Sounds like you had a good experience. Dr. Gabel does great work. I'm confident you will get a great result.

It looks like some of those grafts did not have intact follicles to begin with. If they are falling out like that without any bleeding there is a good chance the where not inserted into the recipient site correctly. However, in reality if a person/Dr was not there to see directly what happened in the surgery and immediately post operatively then we can only speculate.

I cannot answer your specific questions about Dr. Rahal's clinic. However a patient who initially makes a post shortly after having the procedure and then not following up later is very common. In fact, I think it happens more often when a person is pleased with the results and just moves on with his/her life and kind of forgets about it. When patients are displeased they usually do not forget and want to tell others about their dissatisfaction.

It is really not fair for the doctor to guarantee hair growth because there are so many things that could happen once the patient leaves the clinic that could effect the results. I do think that if there is an area that does not come in as well as the other areas then the doctor correcting that is the right thing to do. Some important questions to ask are:

1) How long has the doctor been performing HT surgery

2) How long has the clinic been open

3) How many cases has the doctor performed  ( FUT and FUE)

4) How many patients/ surgeries per day are performed

5) How long have the surgical technicians worked with the doctor?

6) Ask to see before and after photos of both recipient and donor areas

7) Research on line and see what previous patients are saying about the doctor and clinic

You want to avoid products that have alcohol in them. The gels are generally less harsh. Be careful with brushing or combing with product in the  hair as it can be pulled out easier than when hair is without product.

Can you post a few photos so we can see the recession in the temporal area you are talking about. Then recommendations could be made.

Interesting video. lol

All cases should be important to the doctor. No matter what size the case is. Yes more money is made with larger cases but that should not deter the doctor from helping patients who only require smaller cases. They can be just as rewarding when the patient s is very pleased with the outcome.

They are both excellent hair restoration surgeons. I do not think you can go wrong either way. Maybe if you asked them they would tell you that one is a bit stronger in one facet of hair transplantation than the other and visa versa. However, I have been to their clinic, seen their results and both are quite impressive.

I have never seen any studies showing an increase of hair growth from Botox. However at 3 months post-op I see no problems having Botox injections to the face.

Some patients are not good candidates for FUE and a more more comprehensive clinic will offer both to be able to help a wider variety of patients. Most clinics that know a potential patient is not a great candidate for FUE but would be for FUT will still not refer patient to a clinic that offers FUT. I am not sure what kind of candidate you are for either procedure. You should be able to get your deposit back.

There is a good chance if you discontinue the Finasteride you will experience some hair loss/ shedding. I have not seen any great data that shows the effectiveness of oral Minoxidil.I think you mean 5 mg per day not 5g?

 I do not see the prices here in the US ever matching some of the European countries. I know that there costs especially what they pay the surgical technicians is nowhere near what we pay. If it is only low cost you are looking for you can find some really inexpensive clinics here in the states that offer that. However, be careful you might get what you pay for.

I recommend Dr. Dauer because I have observed his surgery and seen his patient results. I do admit that I have not had the chance to do the same with Drs Gabel and Mohebi .

Dr. Dauer is your man. Does great no shave FUE and performs all the Harvesting himself. Super nice guy and very meticulous. 

I generally tell my patients they can start using the LLLT devices 5-7 post-op. I have heard of some docs recommending use as early as 3 days post-op.