Slickers

I feel you man. Had the same dilemma. I'm booked with Pekiner for next March. And was genuinely considering HLC, their work is superb too. As it turns out next March is a pretty good time for me to take my work sabbatical so sticking with that. Genuinely dont think you can go wrong either way though. Best of luck!

You're in for a very exciting 4/5 months. It's already taking shape and has the outline of an incredible result

This is gonna look amazing. Really starting to take shape already

Massive improvement already

Looking right on track. You're on the last turn, heading for the exit out of the doldrums

Looks great buddy. I still give it 10/10 The shorter style def suits you and good to see you still rockin the beard!

Just posted some 6 month pics in a new thread... Slickers - 6 months - Dr Rahal 3,800 FUT

Hey all, I thought I would post a fresh thread for my somewhat overdue update! I hit 6 months yesterday and all I can say is the last 3 months have been a lot of fun after what seemed like an eternity in the doldrums. I've been seeing big improvements each month which is what every HT patient hopes for on the journey I guess and now looking back at my before pics I really can't believe how bad my hair was! It's easy to forget. In terms of how I feel about things, I think the pictures speak for themselves. I'm absolutely over the moon at where I am at just 6 months. I don't expect much more improvement from here and quite frankly it's exceeded my expectations even now. Anything more is a bonus. I've not chimed in as often as I used to, for several reasons. Taking time out from thinking about hair and enjoying not having to is the main reason. But another is the way the forum was being subjected to endless partisan FUE/ FUT debates that seemed to dominate every thread which just got wearisome. I'll save my thoughts on that for another day but overwhelming this forum has been an amazing educational resource and emotional crutch, and for that I had to come back and update. I'll post a separate thread on this also but a quick word about Dr Rahal. Quite simply he is the real deal. I've stayed in touch with all three guys I met in the guest house and all are really pleased / over the moon with their results (one of the guys posts on here) which I suppose is the best kind of endorsement there is. He is truly deserving of his world class reputation and I can't thank the guy enough. I felt at the time his work was impeccable, it was just a question of it growing in and boy did it do that. Cheers Dr R! Ps. Link to other thread and pics below. I will get around to putting them in a website at some point. Pps. Yes I need a new dressing gown Before, Post Op to 3 month Pics

You've had a lot of good advice on here. Get out and enjoy your life. If the pictures you've posted are truly representative of how your hair looks, you have a nice head of hair. At the end of the day only you know how you really feel but as others have commented I don't equate your comments with the pictures you've posted. Either way I hope you can find a way to not let it affect you so badly.

Seriously, this isn't true is it? People do not just approach total strangers on the tube and ask them highly personal questions. I travel on the tube everyday and I've seen all manner of people and many weird and wonderful things and the reaction from commuters is the same, they don't bat an eyelid. You expect us to believe that, not once but twice, total strangers have found your hairline so compellingly unusual that they have ignored all social boundaries and come up to you just to ask about your hairline? LMAO. You could have two heads on the tube and no one would stop to ask. I'm sorry but I think you might be embellishing for effect here.

Mate great to see you updating. That's a LOT peeking through at this stage! Great to get such early growth. Big 3 months coming up

Johnny, whilst I can't agree with you in hoping for a chelski win, I hope the day goes great for you. No doubts at all that it will. I met with Stingray, a two times Bisanga patient (I think he posted on here a few years back) for a few beers and his hair in person looked awesome. He was a very happy camper and I'm sure you will be too. A big thumbs up for the recommendation but like others have always considered him that anyway.

Thanks mike. I really appreciate your comments pal. This has without doubt been a tough few months and just hoping things get better from here on. I have yet to get any significant growth but there's def been some, just of little cosmetic value as yet but where I should be I should be at this stage I guess. Your positivity on the forum is refreshing and a real help to many. Looking forward to you 10 month update already!

How many people post asking for feedback unsure of their own progress? Looking at themselves everyday in the mirror unable to see the gradual change. Do I underestimate the importance of the patient actually feeling like they've had growth and it's made a difference, no. That's why we undergo the procedure in the first place, obviously. But often because it is so gradual especially when it's a small procedure, the patient can lose track of the progress they've made. That's why they reach out to posters for their opinions. The OP has shared the photos himself. Presumably therefore he's happy that they're representative of how things look, wouldnt you agree?. So over to us for our opinions and short of counting hairs OVERALL it LOOKS like a significant cosmetic improvement notwithstanding I can see some areas of concern that the OP mentions. That said much of the grafts were placed around a forelock so a pic showing one side close up is really difficult to judge the overall result. Let's just agree to disagree shall we.

Of course but I don't believe that the 6 months photos are bad, or deceptive or poor. They're not the exact same angle, lighting but that doesnt make them poor. They clearly show what his hair looks like now vs what it used to look like and in my opinion it's a significant cosmetic improvement. The OP actually said that family and friends have noticed 0% improvement and I think we all know how much that can be taken with a pinch of salt. How many guys who have undergone massive transformations haven then commented on how close friends and family didnt even realise. Sure in this instance the OP has sought their opinion but the gradual process over 6 months on such a small session with a guy that already had some hair to begin with doesn't add much to the final evaluation IMO. I agree in the close up there does appear to be spareness insofar as there isn't a wall of hair. Overall though I fail to see how you've come to the opinion that it's '30% yield and that's generous' (before you edited). I don't see 450 grafts turning someone from 'quite obviously balding' to 'nice head of hair' as others on here have commented.