Icecreamman

Thanx NHP and Spex!

Hey all, I'm having a 1300 graft procedure done on Wednesday with dr feller. I was away for the past couple of days and was told that I'd receive a package/letter with prescriptions and pre op instructions. I returned home last night and no package or letter to be found. I called and emailed clinic but no response I'm assuming because of the weekend. My question is does anybody know what I should be doing as far as exercises for scalp? I know to avoid alcohol, protein shake, is there anything else to avoid? Thanx in advance!

I am debating between fue and fut and I would like to know from anyone in the community how bad the pain of the sutures are? How long until you could resume working out? (I play a lot of basketball) How long until you could sleep normally? Also, this might be a stupid question but if it's only 1300-1500 grafts needed, would the scar/sutures be less painful than a 2000 plus graft session or does it not matter? Im also going to go with dr feller. Any advice and experiences are greatly appreciated. Happy holidays!

Thanx Sean. I seem to have a good amount of hair in the back or donor region, and I've been on propecia for five years now so my crown area is pretty stable. Really I'm only losing up front, the rest of my head is fine...or at least it seems for now. Family history on both of my parents side does not have much thinning at all for grandfathers and uncles, however my dad has lost a considerable amount of hair, his father passed with a full head of hair and his brother has a full head of hair. Go figure! Thanx once again.

Photos uploaded, lemme know what you guys think. Thanx once again.

Capelli11, Thanx for the advice I will try to post some pics shortly but my iPad won't let me...checked out your progress seems like its ping well, congrats! For whatever reason the thought/idea having staples in my head freaks me out (I know, I'm totally neurotic) which is why I'm leaning towards fue. Another question I have that maybe you or someone out there can answer is would the sutures/scar be smaller because I only need 1200-1500 grafts? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Thanx newhairolease for your reply. So one month is all its gonna be of looking like a freak? And approximately what length does my hair have to be in order to fully cover a scar? Sorry to ask these questions I'm just trying to figure all this out. Also, how bad was pain for you with a strip surgery? Was it hard to sleep at night?

I just had a consultation with dr feller and I have some questions if anyone can answer them. I am 34 and my hairloss is not terrible but certainly not ideal. Dr feller recommended 1200-1500 grafts to restore my hairline. He said I am a candidate for fue but recommended strip. I have been leaning towards fue because I am not a fan of having a linear scar in the back of my head. However, I have always worn my hair on the long side so eventually covering the scar with long hair is fine. And I understand that I would probably get a better result with strip. My question/problem is withinn the first 4-5 months or so. I figured with fue I would shave my head a week or two after the surgery and walk around with a cap for a month or so until redness subsides and let the hair grow in evenly. With strip, it seems like I would have to leave my hair long in order to cover the scar. I guess my question is wont it look rather odd to have longer hair to cover up the scar while shorter smaller transplanted hair grows in? My main concern is detection from friends and colleagues and I feel that fue would be less detectable. Am I wrong? Am I over thinking this? Sorry to be vague or ambiguous, but I want to make the best decision possible. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanx