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dabra, personally I'd go with another strip,because you already have a scar,but I don't know how many grafts you need with your new procedure and whether your laxity allows that? I think if you already have a scar,it makes more sense to go for another strip and "max out" strips,and leave FUE for future when you cannot have anymore strips taken. I think in your case it might be a good idea to consult with some doctors who do both FUE and Strip and see what they suggest..

Spanker,I think you mixed up what I said with with what dabra (OP) said? are you referring to him or me?

I don't know the position of your scars,but I have 2 scars from 2 procedures.(they are so close together and I didn't even know that there are two! I always thought the first one was removed in my second procedure until I was told there are 2 in my recent consultation). my first scar is from 10 years ago and second one is from 5 years ago. for my 3rd surgery I'm going for another strip,and the surgeon says he will create a 3rd scar (to maximise the number of grafts possible) and then will do a scar correction next year so that I will have only one scar.

very good result.. I think he had some previous transplant on hairline/frontal region.

impressive result. I wonder why this patient keeps using medication,he looked norwood 7 even before the first procedure.

Dr.Lorenzo is the FUE god. definitely yes.

with 2000 Euros you can only get maximum of 1000 grafts.(in Turkey) avoid unknown clinics even if they offered you free procedure. do more research.there are too many awful clinics around.

I've seen many pictures of his work and they were all amazing. it's great that he uses manual FUE,I believe manual FUE is the right way to do FUE. also he is in Turkey so his rates are much cheaper than European / American clinics.. (Turkish currency has low value compared to European/American currencies therefore cost of everything will be much lower when American/European currencies are used)

I think I started a thread about that a while ago.. Yes,I did it for 6 months,but didn't notice any improvement. I was expecting decrease of libido but to my surprise,there was no negative sexual side effect,in fact I noticed increase of libido. my Avodart was genuine.I decided to stop taking them after 6 months because I didn't see any improvements,and I was concerned about it's safety and felt uncomfortable each time I took those large yellow pills..and because it's an expensive medication.

Thanks haishopeing.yeah he's a great guy and a great surgeon.and it's true,stopping smoking is always the best regardless of ht,but definitelly very hard and it's understandable that you are struggling.I wouldn't worry about 2-3 cigarettes a day at all. but I'm done with smoking myself.

I don't think 1-5 cigarettes a day would affect growth (or blood supply) at all. I don't smoke anymore but I know how hard it would be to suddenly quit smoking around the HT time,I did quit smoking before my first HT and until 6 months after that because that surgeon was so against it (result was poor).on my second HT,I smoked normally because this surgeon said it was fine..3-4 a day and it didn't effect my HT at all..infact I remember the very first thing I did after I got back home from clinic was smoking a cigarrette,it was so necessary I've seen different surgeons having different opinions but most believe moderate smoking is fine.even those who are against it,usually say "it's better" not to smoke.meaning there is no evidence.

Exactly,but i guess it's too late now.

definitely wait at least 6 months before getting worry..most people I've seen (including my own 2 procedures) will have near zero growth before 6 months..it really just starts to get noticeable at 6 months..

stunning result. this is an example of what hair transplants should be like. Lorenzo's skill in FUE is unique.I've seen hundreds or FUE results over years here and in every other forum,and have to say his results are far superior to ANY other top FUE surgeon.I have no doubt he is the best FUE surgeon in the world.

I hope he goes back to Spain,much more reasonable rates there compared to the UK.wouldn't mind travelling from UK to Spain.I hope what you heard is true.

Hariri those were his Spanish rates,now that he has moved to the UK his rates are different (more expensive) : first 1000 grafts : 6 Pounds each from 2000 upwards : 4 Pounds each so 5,250 grafts will now cost around 23,000 Pounds / 35,000 US Dollars :eek:

these video responses are such a great idea. and useful for everyone.

it's true. he used to be an excellent FUT surgeon and had some of the best HT results I've ever seen,but apparently he decided to go FUE only and started franchising his name opening clinics everywhere and produced some very poor results that are impossible to correct due over harvesting FUE grafts,etc. he's known to be unethical in his FUE approach. but his hairline designs (FUT) were the BEST.and most natural ones. it's interesting because Rahal is also famous for his hairline designs and he used to work with Armani for some time before he started his own clinic.

I'm booked with Feriduni.

1-Rahal 2-Feriduni

your scar looks a bit stretched,but it's not fully healed and takes at least a year to fully heal and for redness to fade.it's best if you give it more time. also with a strip ht,number 2 cut is not a good idea and I think any scar will become apparent.with fut you need to keep your hair a little longer regardless of width of the scar.

Propecia (Finasteride 1 MG) patent is now expired,so different brands of 1 MG Finastreide tablets will be available for really cheap prices everywhere.(they shouldn't be more expensive than aspirin or vitamin c). many people aren't aware of this and still pay the silly prices for brand Propecia.

no, some people seem to misread that price quote.. it's 6 Pounds for the first 1000 grafts,after that it's 4 Pounds per graft..so 2000 grafts will cost 10,000 pounds. still much more expensive than other top European FUE surgeons,and much more expensive than his prices in Spain.

yes 6 pound per graft is VERY expensive.as much of a fan of his work I am,I wouldn't pay that much.specially since the rates were much lower is Spain.. a 3500 grafts procedure used to cost around 13,300 Euros (around 11,200 Pounds / 17,000 US Dollars) it will now cost 16,000 Pounds (around 19,000 Euros / 24,500 US Dollars)

I'll be honest,if I hear techs will be doing the incisions and extracting grafts I will walk away from that clinic. you are paying for the skills and expertise of an individual.therefore that doctor SHOULD do the incisions and extract the grafts.otherwise you are just paying for some technicians doing the job under "franchise" name of the doctor,much better if you go to the cheaper clinics were techs do all the job at least you wont waste you money on a name. but properly trained and experienced techs placing the grafts under doctor supervision is acceptable and it's the norm for both FUT and FUE.although there are some famous FUE surgeons that do the incision,extraction and placing the grafts themselves (Lorenzo),and he has the best FUE results.also DeReyes (and his Wife).