Justjulien

So the quest continued.. i was very fortunate that Dr Feller and Dr Lindsey were making a trip to the UK in late 2015 so they could assess my case post Dr Bhatti. Dr Feller told me that the doner area had been pretty ravaged during Dr Bhatti's procedure so another strip surgery would not be possible for me. I was gutted. However all was not lost Dr Feller suggested his collegue Dr William Lindsey (Dr L) could perform a procedure called MFUE which stands for Modified FUE- where we could harvest anything from 500-800 grafts for transplantation. Having had 2 previous strip surgeries with Dr Feller i can honestly say he is for me an honest, trustworthy and skilled surgeon and i had no hesitations in moving forward with the MFUE with Dr L. Based in Washington - the whole experience was great. Dr L is very passionate and really cares about giving you the best results possible. He does this whilst fully managing your expectations as to what is reasonable/feasible and what is not. Bright,clean functional offices with super friendly staff -Wendy even picked me up the morning of my procedure and dropped me back at the airport for my flight home. Results exceeded expectations i got 838 grafts, and the best news is that i still have some good donor hair that Dr L could harvest with a similar case next year if needed. Also the below pictures show that all the hair up front is likely Dr Feller hair, and the upper sideburn hairs i had placed by Dr Bhatti were in different directions, so he tried to match that pattern. I cannot thank Dr L and his staff enough for all their help and support- ill be back soon i expect but am looking forward to seeing the results! Pics to follow!

Hello- thought it was time to update my treatment post crown work. In Aug 2014 i was travelling through India and heard on the forums of a surgeon called Dr Bhatti who performed FUE. Most of the reviews i had read had been entirely positive and i was interested in having some additional volume added to my crown area so after some consideration and research i plumped to have some FUE to the crown in India with Dr Bhatti. When i arrived and during same day consultation Dr Bhatti asked why no one has addressed my uneven temples and my frontal hairline. I had never really considered these to be "problem" areas, but Dr Bhatti made the recommendation that i had these looked at also. BIG lesson i learnt here is to know what you want before you see any surgeon and stick to that. Dr Bhatti was a nice friendly man but maybe (and only upon reflection, neither had i..)he hadn't considered that by increasing the area for hair to be implanted it would mean the future up- keep would be greater, since we were bringing everything forward, hairline, temples etc. Don't forget i was only really wanting some increased volume in my crown area. Dr Bhatti said the crown was a tricky area as it expands/grows with age (??!!??). Im not sure how true this is but he was the expert so what reason would i have not to believe him. To be honest i was not entirely happy with the results. The angle of the hair in the temples was put in differently as i had serveral placers working on me (this only became evident to me post surgery) and the volume of hair behind the new hairline was patchy, the angle if the hair in the front was put in poorly and flops forward- to be honest a poor job all over. I have some pre-op pictures to share, but when i asked Dr Bhatti for some post op pictures he said the following.. "Dear Mr Julien Munsch, I am very sorry to state that the graft breakdown is not available at present for your case. The file is corrupted and when I have it I shall mail you. I can however mail your pictures if you wish me to" It was at this point i knew i was going to need the help of either Dr Feller or Dr Lindsay in order to review my options and revise if possible.

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Justjulien's Hair Loss Story Well where to begin, I have been slowly receding from the front of my Hairline since the age of around 26 (I am now 38 yrs of age) and have also noticed the gradual thinning of the crown area, every time I'd go for a haircut and you'd get the back view of your hair I'd cringe at the bald spot, and thank the hairdresser profusely just so they would take away the mirror. As we all probably did I tried various lotions creams shampoos and different "styling" to see is I could camouflage the problem, but I was inevitably fighting a loosing battle. I started taking propecia around the age of 27-28 and this definitely helped somewhat in preserving what I had and even encouraging a small amount of regrowth. I think for me this was the 1st important lesson I learned you have to work with what you have and maintain what you can. So I managed this for another 3-4 years whilst in the back of my mind considering some form of Hair Transplant Surgery. I'd heard and seen so many horror stories and bad plugs that I was sceptical that a "natural" look could be archived. Anyway I started to do a ton of research on the Internet prompted largely by the actor James Nesbitt who I thought looked like a new man after his surgeries. During the course of my research two names kept coming up time and again, those of Spex and Dr Alan Feller. I initially made contact with Spex as I am UK based and he spent time listening to my story and concerns and gave me some support and advice on the next steps to take. He put me in touch with Dr Alan Feller of Great Neck York, and I scheduled my 1st surgery in April 2011. Once I had taken the decision I had a few months to get my head around the idea of what I was about to go through and organise myself with everything I needed for the Surgery- Blood work, flights (fly to JFK not Newark as it's much closer) hotel (I recommend Andrews near the surgery you get a good deal if you mention Dr Feller and the staff could not have been nicer) The day of the surgery arrived and I met Dr Feller at his offices around 7.30 am and we talked through what I wanted from the surgery and how he envisaged the day would go. Turns out it's a whole process, so you may need 1, 2 or 3 surgeries depending on your goals, before you achieve your desired result. I have thinning through the front of my hairline and in the crown area, and almost a Mohawk of hair on top. We discussed the options and Dr Feller and the aim of stage 1 was to rebuild my frontal hairline area with around 2500 grafts in a cap like shape and he suggested returning for a second procedure to address the thinning crown once I had seen the results of the 1st procedure. The procedure itself was reasonably painless I was in the chair for around 7 hours with a break for lunch and by the end of the day I had the beginnings of a new hairline and rebuilding the thickness in the top of my head. Dr Feller is extremely professional and talked me through every stage of the process, what to expect immediately after and in the coming months. Also it must be said all of his staff are super friendly as you have team working of your head and grafts throughout the day. Immediately after the procedure I returned to my hotel and spent 48Hrs relaxing before returning home to the UK. During this time I had to be extremely careful not to damage the grafts but you are given fairly explicit aftercare instructions and medication for the pain which helps. The down time afterwards for me was around 2 weeks - you can return to work earlier, but I wanted to wait till my own hair grew back before I returned to work so I looked as natural as possible. In the end I told anyone who asked as it generated quite a bit of interest amongst friends family and colleagues. Its now been 6 months and as the photos show I’ve had a fantastic result, not the hair of a 21year old me, but the hair of the 38yr old me which looks natural and is coming in nicely. I’ve just been in touch with Spex and have made arrangements to have my Crown area addressed in March 2012. Roll on March-best thing I ever did!!