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Incredible change Matt. You should be Dr K's showcase patient.

Awesome work doc.

This is an area I am a bit wary of too. I think the success rate is lower than what the surgeons claim.

First of all congratulations Joe on your new position representing Dr Rahal. I was incredibly shocked to hear the news as to me Joe was “Hasson & Wong”. He was the face of the company and a prized asset that made a major contribution to help the clinic reach the heights and stature it holds today of being a world leading clinic. Dr Rahal is very fortunate to have him on board as he recognises his reputation and expertise that would ultimately allow him to work for any clinic of his choice. I did expect him to become a target with certain comments by a subset of people as soon as the news broke and I wasn’t proved wrong. Fue has been around approximately 12 years. On the other hand FUT has been around a lot, lot longer. It has taken a considerable amount of time for strip surgery to reach the level of high standard it has today. If you extrapolated the same time frame of FUT for FUE, it was inevitable that as the surgeons whom chose to purse Fue earlier on became more adept and experienced at this more technical procedure, it would evolve to the level of FUT which it most definitely has and if not already in some people eyes surpassed. I was not around on here in the early to mid 2000's, but I am guessing there would have been people forming the same arguments early on that it should replace strip altogether. The trouble is back then there was no proof in the pudding. It is a lot easier to market and manipulate by misleading people about the scarring aspect but it has taken nearly this long for the larger size sessions to become not only consistent of a good standard but to match the level of consistency and the absolute level of result obtained through gold standard strip. I in the past did not feel they did. This forum itself was labelled a “strip forum” for a while. I never held that belief. Fue had not evolved to the point where it could be put on the same platform and they probably held back which I believe was the right decision but I think now it can and should be. It should not be relegated to small procedures. Now it is unquestionable that a small group of surgeons in recent times are now matching strip in some aspects that were labelled as a flaw of the procedure in the past. The trouble is and still is that in general, you are likely to get a better result through strip as there are so few surgeons around that currently have the experience and ability to match it. Those that have are regularly mentioned and I am sure they are reaping the rewards with ever increasing waiting lists for their services. The industry is going in the direction I thought it would towards Fue with strip becoming less prominent. I do not feel it should become obsolete because every patient is unique in their requirements, there is no one size fits all and they both have their positives and negatives. In another five years time, the procedure again will be taken to the next level and who knows what the future holds. If hair multiplication came about, traditional Fue itself will be relegated itself. J

Looks really good GRIGRIMAN and a huge difference. The compliments must feel good. Money well spent?

I have to agree with Mickey85 on this one. The presentation by the large majority of clinics is not good enough in my opinion. It can be misleading, inaccurate and there is absolutely no excuse for not doing it.

Nice work Garageland.

Really impressive Northernsplap head and more to come!!

Just watched it Spanker. I have a lot of respect for James Nesbitt doing that and cannot praise him enough. It would be nice if all of Hollywood were as open as that about their hair loss as he is. I have never really looked closely into his transformation but from looking at it briefly it looks very good work. I know he used the clinic in Ireland Blackrock which the coalition looked into a while back. From memory, the main issue was the sky high pricing for FUT.

Life looks awesome Othersyde ... and your hair does too :cool:

Who did you decide to go with Rocksteady in the end?

Unfortunately Rocksteady, some people will dismiss a surgeon altogether if he does not do large fue, have an aggressive approach to restoration or both of them combined. It is nonsense.

All of the Doctors mentioned are great surgeons and recommended by the Network. Regarding Dr Bernstein - he is a great surgeon. He does not have a forum following because he is ultra conservative with his approach to hair restoration. There is nothing wrong with that at all although an ultra conservative will never give WOW results that are sometimes seen in my opinion. It couldn't possibly as hair restoration is the "illusion of density" nearly all of the time. But you only have to look at his pedigree to realise he has been one of the key surgeons that has helped the industry propel forward in a positive way to the position it is in today.

Having just read this thread, I don't think the patient should have had the surgery and I also don't think the surgeon should have performed it either.

Mickey, I get what you are saying and I agree with the idea in theory but you cannot generalise with one result. There maybe sufficient hairs when a strips taken for it to be a non-issue and equally there may not be and you are correct. I don't know as I am not a surgeon of how people's proportions of hairs they take from the back differ from person to person. You need to have met loads of patients really in person to make a proper comparison.

great post Looking good at 5 months.

Awesome Garageland. You might have started a new trend - I like how they are presented.

Looks spot on for 2 weeks Shacked. Looking forward to your progress.

You have done a lot of research Stinger and he is a top surgeon. Keep us posted.

I agree that using FUE you can choose the exact amount of grafts you would like and the type of grafts used. However, I would say from the amount of before and afters I have seen, I could not distinguish between the two and I have probably seen the best hairlines online with FUT. The problem with FUE is I don't think there are enough surgeons out there who are really good with FUE. There are a small group and their names get mentioned frequently. That said, I have not met loads and loads of patients in person to compare them side by side as although photos and videos are good, it is not as accurate as seeing someone up close. Gillenator will have a better idea than I have as to what looks most natural in person meeting lots of patients.

I agree with you in theory about this but in practice I disagree.

I think Koray Erdogan.

Dr Cooley is definitely one that springs to mind. Dr Panine is another.

Fully agree Mickey.

The documentation really is impressive Joe. It really should become compulsory for all clinics and there is no excuse not to do it. Excellent result.