jessie1

Albion, I have been following this thread closely as you are in the same position as me in terms of receiving a poor result. Although I am a newbie on the forus I have received 3 HTs, the most recent was Sept 2010 (10.5 months ago) and the result is poor so I will be embarking on the dissatisfaction route just as you are...... Therefore you are not alone and there are plenty of others in the same position. I have read your blog update and you come across as very fair, balanced in your opinions and very restrained, even though you must be incredibley disappointed. I have studied your pics and I'm struggling to understand where the doc gets 90 per cent yield from..... Its absolutely ridiculous. Respectfully speaking (and honestly), the result is poor. All sorts of issues here with density, coverage, general appearance, subtlety, authenticity....... the list is unfortunately endless and it angers me to think that they washed their hands with you with a 10 per cent refund... shocking. I have a personal issue with the word 'growth' too. That word is used as a 'catch all' and without stating the obvious, there are many other components to receiving a good HT. So basically, as the refund offer is unrealistic, the most attractive option seems to be the reduced 2nd procedure...... Loads of 'buts' of course, not least of all being issues of competence and trust of the Doc. Do you still have faith in the Doctor? Bearing in mind that you have limited donor hair available you need to make sure that you are in the best possible hands the next time around: its as simple as that. I know nothing of your personal circumstances and it is easy to do a shopping list of things here. Perhaps money may be the issue for you. I don't know. It all depends on what your situation is before you decide on your next move, considering all the factors involved. For sure though mate, if I was you, and money is an issue for me having invested in 3 failed ops, I would DEFINITELY put my trust and confidence in the skill of the Doc before anything else.... Especially if it was my last real crack at it.... You have attracted a lot of support on this forum, people with far more knowledge and experience than I. Perhaps even people that have gone along the dissatisfaction route and can give you some real sound advice. I hope people get on board with this one and start bringing some personal experiences and advice to the table. All the best

Albion71, I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience. I have viewed your blog, which is fanastic by the way, albeit for all the wrong reasons. Also, looking at your donor area, there is no reason why we shouldn't be talking about a great result here. I am 10 months post Op and I am also disappointed. I personally don't have any first hand experience of follow up meetings although I am meeting with Spex next week to discuss my situation and hopefully sort something out. I think that it is very reassuring that your flights and accomm are being paid for, I think that this is a step in the right direction. All I would say is don't get fobbed off which I'm sure you won't having read your blog. The old line 'its still early on, you won't see the final result for 18 months- 2 years' doesn't hold any weight in this case. Even if the shafts were to thicken and mature, it still would not address the density issue due to the low yield and space between the grafts. I really hope that it works out for you, on a positive note, having seen your pics I do feel that in the right hands your situation is very recoverable. Good luck mate.

Dr Feller, I appreciate you touching base with me, very reassuring. I will speak with Spex at the 12 month stage and we will see where we are. Thanks, Jessie

Hi Bonkerstonker, Cheers for pointing out that my profile says 100 fue, I will take care of it. ************I actually received 1,000 FUE************** I wanted to link my website with the threads and you have just answered my query for me. Cheers for the advice, appreciate it, Jessie

Hi Everyone, I'm a newbie so bear with me. I have created a website under the name of 'Jessie' but I'm unsure how to link it to my forum posts despite numerous attempts..... These pics are before (taken on the day of the HT by Dr Feller) and 9.5 months stage. Pics taken without flash and under soft lighting and devoid of sunlight. The website shows a few more including immediately post Op. Its early days as I keep mentioning but the progress so far is not where I wanted to be at this stage if I'm honest. The hair line lacks density and I don't think that we transplanted far enough into the temples leaving somewhat of a gap between native and transplanted hair. Also, bear in mind that I also had native hair in my hair line where transplanted and previous transplanted hair. I have also shaved down some of the transplants along the the hair line as they were sporadic and sparse and made the density look even worse. I will grow these in for my next pics (working around days off, people tend to talk to my hair line when these hairs are present). *** in fairness, these were not transplanted by Dr Feller, they were badly positioned grafts from previous HTs*** This is early days and I know that some people are late bloomers, especially if they are contending with scar tissue from previous HTs. I really hope that there is a big improvement though in order to meet my realistic expectations. I still have confidence in Spex and Dr Feller, I have no reason to doubt either of them. As I stated on my website, Dr Feller stands by and supports his patients. I will be touching base with Spex at the 12 month stage for an evaluation and see where we go from there. Comment away........