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Maybe Im too young or "hip" but Im surprised I see so many parted hairstyles. In my opinion, this only adds years to someones look. To me, if is very unflattering in todays world. I understand this may be a bit off the subject of the work itself, but it is relevant in me deciding to have another procedure. If Im left with the only option to have this hairstyle I will just shave my head. I would never feel comfortable with this "all too common post-operative" hairstyle. A "Caesar" haircut would take years off someones age, provide great coverage for the temple area, and stop the receding hair look that a part-style shows so much. I would like to see some forums of recommended hairstyles for men after their HT surgery. This is not intended as any criticism on Dr. Bernstein. He is a skilled Doctor. I agree with SHADOW. I think Dr. Bernstein provided great results with 1210 grafts, but is there a reason that more were not used? Patient choice? Tight scalp? Poor donor hair?

Once the redness goes away and if he cuts the sides a bit shorter to blend it will look great. He will have a great hairline and a very popular buzzed cut if he keeps it that way. A buzzed cut with a great hairline looks as good as a full head of hair. The "illusion" is there that he has all of his hair. I think more FUE should be considered by patients that cant achieve as much density as desired with a STRIP procedure and keeping longer hair to cover a scar. By keeping a buzz cut like this, the "bald" look is GONE! I would like to see more results of patients that try this.

Personally, I would start taking a medication for a whole year, see if there are any results that would reduce the number of grafts needed, then have a procedure. If you are intent on FUE then do that first, followed by considering a BHT in a few years if you want more density, then another FUE some years later if more native hair is lost and you want more density. Im no doctor, just my opinions on your situation. Good luck with whatever you decide.

No more comments for me, we will have to agree to disagree on some points.

Traction Alopecia is always unfortunate as I think that means it was preventable.

If you plan to have more crown work done in the future, I would say go for the 500 grafts now. See what coverage it provides and then use that to plan the next session. If you do not think you will have a second surgery done, then I would say do not do the 500. I wish we had pictures of you to see your current state, but 500 grafts in the crown is not much at all for many patients. Look at my photos. Im going to need 2,000 or so to be happy with the results. That is hoping that the future does not result in more native hair loss.

I would suggest that you consider a Doctor that is very open with showing lots and lots of clear, close before, and after photos, INCLUDING immediate post-op and strip areas, or FUE areas, and a doc that will put you in touch with several former patients that can send photos. Also consider asking to see VIDEO results of work. Pictures can be more deceiving than a quality video showing all angles of the head and running a comb through hair to see what it really looks like. The more open a doctor is to showing their work, the more my confidence builds in them. Hasson and Wong is a good example of quality photos in my opinion.

Im curious about using body hair to fill in "see through" areas after our regular donor hair has been used up. It would seem that those shorter body hairs could prevent the "see through" look that is all too common. Is that a realistic possibility? I`m sure there are many posts on this I haven`t found, but Im also talking specifically to JUSTMIKE as it sounds like he doesn`t have much natural donor hair left. Have you considered this as a possibility for crown work?

I agree with DISphair. Shadow, Are you suggesting that it is naive for a 28 year old to believe his hair is more important when he is out in the clubs, or bars, or hanging around with similar aged guys that probably have not experienced as much hair loss as he has, than when he is 45 or 55 and many other men in his peer group his age are experiencing hair loss? I would compare that to a 28 year old that has the facial features of a 55 year old and you say it is of no more importance to have the facial features of a 55 year old at 28 years than at 55 years old. Bottom line is hair is more important when we are younger because it helps us to physically fit in with our peers, has more of an impact on self confidence, when we are older, more men have "caught up" with our hair loss, more women expect it and accept it. I think a 55year old is much more willing to accept hair loss than a 28 year old. Yes, it will likely bother him at 28, as it did, and he had work done, and it will bother him at 35, and he may have more work done, and at 55 it may bother him, and he may have work done, and with science it is very possible cloning will be a possibility. Yes, predicting the future is difficult, but I would wager that this guy is having a much happier life now and isn`t that what all these cancer survivors teach us........"Enjoy your life now, while you can" That is not to suggest that we should completely ignore the future, but should we let an unknown future prevent us from enjoying life now? I am relating this to my current decision to spend $9,000 on a second surgery. My reluctance is that this is my savings, but after reading what I have been preaching, I think Im going to do it and take that chance that I will be broke for a while and hope I did not need that money. Im 34, single, I hang out in the Hollywood clubs, and meet women, and try to enjoy life. I prefer the way I look with more hair, lots of people like my shaved head, but I want to feel good about longer hair...or maybe I shouldnt do it because of what it may look like when Im 55. Get real, I guess I should not have had all those great one night stands, and rode my motorcycle 155mph down the highway, or bought that Mustang, or whatever else I did that could have changed the unknown future for the worse. I see we disagree on this and that is ok,

Whoah! Thats all I can say

Im not so sure if he was a lousy candidate. He was 27, had extensive thinning that would almost surely progress. In three years time we have a 30 year old guy that Im almost sure has a better self image of himself as a result of this. More hair when we are younger seems to be more important than when we are older. If he is single and dating, Im sure he has more confidence now than if he had done nothing. Now we can see the future of a 35-38 year old guy that seems, in these pictures, to have more than enough donor hair for more large procedures if he chooses. He was 27 and kept up on the inevitable. It does not look like he had a large graft count in a small front area, expecting much hairloss behind it. It looks like he had grafts placed all over the top. Perhaps Im wrong about the way the grafts were placed. My bottom line.....A 27 year old was given much more self confidence by having more hair during his "younger years" AND he should be able to have several more procedures as the years go on if he chooses.

I would like to especially thank you for the method used to post the photos and the way the photos were taken. I would like to see more doctors use this format as a way to display patient results. It is a clear, objective way to see the patients progress. The results for the number of grafts are excellent as well.

Always remember, a truthful HT doctor will tell you he is reproducing the ILLUSION of a full head of hair. I think all too many patients miss this important point, or do not really understand what it means. There are some exceptions however, when a patient has minimal loss and maximum number of grafts that can be placed.

I am really coming to understand that a succesful hair transplant is purely based off of personal perception. I see all too many photos where the patient says they are happy with the results that I would not have been if it were my head. For what we are paying for these procedures, I want better results, or a lower price. One or the other. Is that really too much to ask? It seems that many places are charging as much as they think the "average" person can afford, and providing results that the "average" person will be happy with. Hair transplantation is extremly costly compared to many other cosmetic procedures that are even more invasive. Hair transplants, do however, tend to take plus or minus eight hours to complete a procedure. It is a time consuming procedure. Of course these opinions are just my own. I have seen excellent results, and poor results. Im basically just venting on this blog because I am having a hard time deciding on a doctor and if I will be believe the results were worth the cost. If I had unlimited funds, I would be at the "guys in Vancouver". Maybe that is how I should look at it. Wait until I can pay cash to them. It might be possible in another 8 months to do that. My God, $18,000!!!!!! cash paid for more hair! I would feel sick if the results were not FANTASTIC!!!!!! Really, I would expect a whole lot for $18,000!!!!! I think I should expect a whole lot for that amount of money. I want "life changing" results for $18,000. I hope some readers can give me their opinions...

This makes me feel like 2500 will make a big improvement for me