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After a few months it is normal to see bumps or pimples where the hair was transplanted because that is the first signs of growth, but at this point you should not have any bumpy area, and the incision marks should not be visible either. The bumps could be due to a larger instrument used by your surgeon, typically a proper size incision should be between 0.8 millimeters to 1.1 millimeters. The hairs growing straight up is due to your surgeon placing them that way, it could have been careless, as the grafts do need to be angled properly to your natural growth pattern. Your photos do show low density, that is something that you could correct with another treatment, which could also hide the unnatural direction of your hair growth. If your scar has lumps or not as thin as it should be, as long as the scar was taken from the appropriate location, the surgeon can remove the old scar and take another donor section and leave you with one pencil thin scar. The lumps could be due to improper cleaning, you may have had crusts develop on your stitches that weren't removed in time, or the stitches may not have been tight enough allowing stretching, or it could be keloids but that would have to be determined in person. If your hair is thin enough than a surgeon can place transplanted hairs in between them, and cause very little to no shocking whatsoever; once again this has to be determined during a consultation, but from the photos I see it looks like you can have another treatment to the temples, corners and hairline. How old are you? How long have you been using finasteride and rogaine? If you are younger than 40 in many cases surgeons would recommend you avoid transplanting to the crown region due to the possibility that you will lose more native hair and do not want to use your donor supply for an area that is not esthetically significant as the hairline, forelock and top of your head. They may still be able to do a small amount to make it look thicker, but usually they do not want to use a significant portion of your donor supply unless they are quite sure your hair loss has stabilized. I hope this has helped you, you can continue looking around this forum for more answers or the individual surgeons websites. I represent Dr. Robert True and Dr. Robert Dorin in New York City all opinions are my own. Visit us at www.TrueDorin.com

Yes the price you were quoted is certainly higher than market value in the U.S. Dr. Feller, Dr. Robert Dorin, Dr. Robert True are in the New York area (if that's the location you were most interested to travel to), all with great reputations. You can look up these doctors personal pages on this site with patient reviews and their credentials. The price in the U.S is typically around $4-$6 per graft for an FUT procedure, and the amount depends on the total amount of grafts you would require, so if it was 1500 grafts than about $6000-$7000 is what you should expect to see.

Any doctor that is recommended on this site as Dr. Farjo is, is a great place to start with your research for hair transplantation. I am unaware of his prices, but a quality hair transplant is worth more than you think. There are many surgeons out there who may charge much less, but the quality of the finished product is not up to par. If you are interested in going abroad many doctors offer online/phone consultations so you do not have to travel across an ocean before being seen and properly diagnosed for hair transplantation by a surgeon. As for the complications that may occur, they are usually uncommon. The procedure is quite easy to go through and the incisions are very superficial, and the chances of getting an infection are quite low, as you will be taking antibiotics. I would recommend staying where you the procedure was performed for 7-10 days if you are worried about something happening, that way your surgeon will be able to help you, but once again the procedure is quite comforable and most post operative issues can be fixed by any doctor.

Several doctors provide smaller FUE procedures, some even only 100 grafts. Dr. True and Dr. Dorin in New York City provide this service. They offer online consultations as well as travel discounts for prospective patients who are coming from abroad.

Welcome to the forum. First I would like to mention that distance should not take part in your decision for a proper natural looking hair transplantation procedure. We know travel can be expensive, but many doctors offer travel discounts for patients who are coming from abroad and could very well cover those expenses. So it is much wiser to do this right the first time, because so many unfortunatley have not gone to the right surgeon. As for your other questions shaving your head down before treatment does not have any negative effect for the surgeon during the procedure in fact it makes it easier for them to see what they have to work with, but it will make your donor scar and stitches noticable, so most recommend keeping your hair at about 1 inch length to cover those stitches. But that decision is entirely yours if you're comfortable with that, then that's just fine. If the number you stated is correct (about 5000 grafts) it can be done in one day depending on your skin elasticity. If your skin does not cooperate then the number may be less and you may have to come in again for further treatment, and in many cases people do need to come in for additional procedures to add density, especially in a Norwood 6. If you wear a hard hat you shouldn't wear one for at least one week as they tend to be heavy and can put pressure on the grafts before they are ready. I wouldn't recommend going back to work especially since you're in construction and I assume your work tends to be very strenous by carrying very heavy materials etc and therefore you should, again take off one week. Same goes for excercize. If you are an overseer, not doing anything physical then you could return to work the following day. The cost for about 5000 grafts would be about 17k to about 20k and many doctors offer financing options and again travel discounts. If you want to keep your head shaved after the procedure keeping it at a level 2 or 3 on a razor would be the right thing to do as your scar could be noticable if it's any shorter. Since you are Norwood 6 the procedure will give you a nice change in your appearance but again you may want to add extra density in the future to make it look better do not expect it to be as thick and lush as if you were 15, it could look better if you grew it out. There is one scar from this procedure you will not have several scars so only expect to have one pencil thin scar. Looking worse after surgery really depends on your donor supply, to see that you have enough to give you the proper look, this would be established in a consultation in office or by an online consultation with photos. If your donor is limited then perhaps you are not a great candidate and wont' be pleased with the results that you will attain, but if your donor supply has enough then it should look great, once again don't expect it to be as thick as a teenagers but a nice change reminding you of the time when you were starting to thin and not have it be too noticable yet.

Taking propecia for hair loss is a personal choice. Just know that it has been around for decades and is considered by most doctors in this field to be the best option for stopping hair loss and is very safe. If you are completely against the idea, that is your right, just know that those side effects are extremely rare and as stated before that they are reversible upon discontinuation. The next best option would be to use rogaine or rogaine foam daily which does not carry the same side effects as propecia, the only thing that may occur is slight irritation to your skin.

Dr. True and Dr. Dorin are also fantastic FUE surgeons, but everyone else mentioned above is also highly recommended.