Ventuoguy

There has been a variety of opinion regarding the price that Dr. Feller charges for FUE. Some people think his prices are too high and some feel that you are paying for his "skill." Actually, when you go to a doctor who has a good reputation, that you get for free. Physicians rise to their own level of competency in their chosen medical specialty not because of how much money they charge or get paid, it's because of internal factors and motivations. I should know, since I am one of them! The remuneration may be reward that behavior,and foster it's continuation, but the motivation is from within. If you watch some videos of some of the coalition members you see a common thread-that hair transplantation they view as a challenge and immensely satisfying for them from a professional perspective. You would get the same effort (one would certainly hope!) if market forces drove his prices lower. Speaking of market forces, Dr. Feller charges that amount because he feels it's a 'fair' price. How does he determine it's fair? Well he does that by looking at his expenses, knowing he must pay them (Long Island is NOT inexpensive) and he needs enough money to bring home to accomodate the lifestyle he desires. Pure and simple. He may charge it, and if he has enough satisfied clientele, word of mouth, advertising, etc, to bring in enough new business then he will continue to charge that rate. One might suggest that if he were to 'drop' his fees let's say 20 percent, and he may get 50 percent more business and bring in more money overall, but that depends on whether he seeks more patients. It depends on the busy-ness of his current schedule and his own personal work ethic! Lastly, you can't look at a piece of steak in a steakhouse and say "wow they are charging me $35 for this steak and I saw the same piece of meat for $10 at the supermarket!" You have to add in all the other expenses before you can determine a 'fair' price to charge. It's distinctly unfair to begrudge a professional their fee when you have the perfect right, opportunity, and prerogative to seek cosmetic procedures anywhere you please.

I've been reading many forums as I am making my hair transplant decision. I have only noticed one post on one forum in one patient where it was mentioned that the patient's 'scalp geometry' allowed great coverage with a small amount of grafts. I got to thinking-how come no one mentions this factor? We've heard about donor density as an individual factor as well as physical factors of the donor area such as elasticity, but how about the recipient zone geometry? For instance, if you have a 'blockhead', someone with a big flat vertical forehead and a large head, and compare them with a 'conehead' there should be difference in the number of grafts needed to cover the entire head. The conehead has a sloping forehead (therefore less linear space across the forehead for the hairline) and a smaller amount of cm2 for the top and crown area. I'd be interested to hear from someone experienced in the community if this makes a significant difference in the number of grafts needed. If it does, by how much? 10-20%?

Regarding Propecia and hair transplants-it seems like everyone is giving advice for propecia with claims that it prevents shockloss-either temporary or permanent? Is there any real medical literature regarding this? Seems like all the reports are antecdotal. With regards to Freakin's unfortunate situation, it appears to me that the central forelock region which has been lost seems that it was an 'island' of hair having grafts placed all around it. Could it have been a bloodflow issue perhaps? Also, if you look at freakin's last posted photo, the hairline itself below the forelock region has been affected-the density is not what one would expect. One last factor is the style-almost parted in the middle which is the most severe way to style a HT. Perhaps combing forward or parting on the side temporarily would help the appearance until a definitive solution is accomplished.

I think your photos look good. Just my untrained eye. You seem very young also. Best to get on medications and see if that helps. I'd wait it out longer because you will see this transplant mature more fully and also have a chance to see what 'nature' deals you. If you are on your way to developing deep 'widows peaks' down the road in ten years, you definitely will want to conserve your donor hair for down the road. Just my opinion.

I'm not sure. I think that you might 'get what you pay for.' Since temples apparently are harder to do-probably even harder then the hairline because of the unusual angles, you want to go to a surgeon who has alot of experience. Another surgeon might have a go at it but since it's such a critical area and so highly visible.. you want to do it right! Also do check out Dr. Lam. He has alot of videos and also discusses his ideas about temple point restoration as well. That it's critical to restore the temples to avoid the 'lid' effect.

No Doubt- Hasson and Wong! There are many examples on this site of their work, including temporal point restoration. Another surgeon who I have looked at is Dr. Samuel Lam, in Dallas, Texas. He also does fine temple work. Good luck!

Hello all! I have been lurking in this forum for the last few months. I am pretty much decided that I am going to have a HT within the next year. Obviously alot of planning to do. I have narrowed the choice down to a few of the premier doctors listed on this site. I am anxious to post pictures of my hair loss 'situation' once I receive my tripod in the mail from Amazon. I actually am having trouble matching my hairloss severity/pattern against the Norwood 'cartoons' and need some help. A few questions if you don't mind: 1)What is the best way to prevent strip scar stretching? It seems the best way is to simply leave the staples in as long as possible?? I have seen posters that mention staples being in for 3-4 weeks. As a matter of fact, Bill the moderator states Dr. Hasson wants him to leave staples in for 4 weeks. Why doesn't everyone do that? Is it a simple matter of discomfort? Is there any downside to that? Why are so many folks taking staples out after 10 days then developing scar stretching? 2) How long before donor/recipient site sensory abnormalities (numbness/itching/pain) resolves? In an uncomplicated HT, how long before normal sensation returns? Does anyone have persistant and or permanent sensory alteration? Thanks in advance for replies. I am planning on receiving the tripod and experimenting with techniques to get the shots perfect. I want to have an excellent documentation of my HT progress. I feel that's the best I can do to 'repay' the posters who have helped me (and others) so much with their generosity. Peace

Hello all! I have been lurking in this forum for the last few months. I am pretty much decided that I am going to have a HT within the next year. Obviously alot of planning to do. I have narrowed the choice down to a few of the premier doctors listed on this site. I am anxious to post pictures of my hair loss 'situation' once I receive my tripod in the mail from Amazon. I actually am having trouble matching my hairloss severity/pattern against the Norwood 'cartoons' and need some help. A few questions if you don't mind: 1)What is the best way to prevent strip scar stretching? It seems the best way is to simply leave the staples in as long as possible?? I have seen posters that mention staples being in for 3-4 weeks. As a matter of fact, Bill the moderator states Dr. Hasson wants him to leave staples in for 4 weeks. Why doesn't everyone do that? Is it a simple matter of discomfort? Is there any downside to that? Why are so many folks taking staples out after 10 days then developing scar stretching? 2) How long before donor/recipient site sensory abnormalities (numbness/itching/pain) resolves? In an uncomplicated HT, how long before normal sensation returns? Does anyone have persistant and or permanent sensory alteration? Thanks in advance for replies. I am planning on receiving the tripod and experimenting with techniques to get the shots perfect. I want to have an excellent documentation of my HT progress. I feel that's the best I can do to 'repay' the posters who have helped me (and others) so much with their generosity. Peace