BlueSteel

where do you live? There are great surgeons in every part of the world.... (mostly) but those two don't strike a bell as having a great online track record. It could be a gamble.

btw I don't care either way... I prepared for 3 months of looking bad. the only area I have seen a decent amount of shedding is the left temple (both temples were done higher density)

your opinion is appreciated! I had 3224 grafts with Feriduni on July 5th, about 4 weeks ago. I have heard people being both "late shedders" meaning they shed at the 5 or 6 week point and others being "graft growers" meaning they have no shedding phase and are the "lucky 2-3%" that start growing from the placed grafts. Unfortunately there aren't any threads with pics to document this. Thus I wanted to upload mine. Here is my full thread & story Lets take a poll, just for kicks! 1. "late shedder" 2. "graft grower"

Wow, only 5 to 10% of the grafts have shed at maximum... post op month #1.... a significant portion look like they are growing. As odd as this sounds I kinda want them to fall out so that I can "know they are cycling". Some look "lifeless" many look "growing" but its tough to distinguish trees in a forest. What are your guys thoughts? Am I one of the lucky 2-3% who retain most of their grafts or just a "late shedder"

because he wants to see it in real life. for anyone that has had a HT they know that they have the "illusion of coverage" which is really an odd thing because you have full caliber hair (non thinning) that is just lower in density on your head. This leads to an appearance that is very different than someone who is naturally balding. This is why people refer to HTs as giving them "see through" hair. This is particularly the case for a NW5 or 6 in their midscalp and crown because of donor depletion issues and low density transplants. Most HTs do NOT look good under a heavy spotlight, sunlight, or fluorescent light, but under warm incadescent lighting that most people use in homes, restaurants, and lounges they look great. Meeting in a coffee shop will give a favorable impression most likely because they aren't really that well lit.

google "mr 4000 alexander" and you will see one opinion of Dr. Alexander. I am not out here to be negative about Dr. Alexander by the way; I just felt uncomfortable with him and his plan. Everyone is different though, we are here just to share opinions and stories.

There is no evidence that lasercap works. I wish it did, I would wear it everyday I think that there are several doctors that are "go to" and they are in the coalition recommended list (surgeons like Rahal H&W Lindsey etc) heres my story.... I haven't been through as much as you my friend. I sincerely hope you find a good surgeon. There was a recent case from Umar that is beautiful. Check it out here

I think he was just trying to imply that you have to be weary of posters with just two or three posts who rave about a clinic/doctor but the poster hasn't shown any photos or discussed their experience. Its easy to gain credibility here, just post your pics and tell your story... write a few comments for others and the community is going to be receptive and interested in your story.

FUE is all that umar focuses on, I bet he did about 2,000 a day and did it in 5 straight days. the cost is going to be $8 per graft * 10,000 grafts ---> thats $80,000 dollars, also he likely got a discount for showing his face and being in the video. While that price range seems very expensive, remember its about the cost of a loaded E550 Mercedes. Many people have worked hard all their life and hairloss has always bothered them, they have equity on their 800k home or savings etc and will gladly pay for results rather than buying a brand new car or saving up more for retirement. there is nothing fishy about the procedure.

your donor is limited.... always chose the best surgeon for you, never let travel be a limitation. I am from Arizona (phoenix) and flew all the way to Belgium to see Dr. Feriduni.

i think the cool thing about this is that most guys with nw6 hairloss have considerable body hair. they probably never considered that an asset until now! this is such a beautiful result.

sorry to digress, but i am just curious future... where are you in your training to be a doc?

I agree with 1 and 2, but most people are comfortable if their face is blotted out. Also here on the forums the nice thing is that many ppl will come and complain about their bad results from a doc, or post great results with pix as proof that a doc is legitimate. It is the community that makes this place powerful, not the doctors representatives. I know that many people on the forums like Dr. Alexander, but personally I was a little surprised by his recommendations and wasn't comfortable with him. He told me "laser cap" would be my best choice. I wasn't in agreement then or after doing research, but who knows maybe it works. I just felt weird around him, especially because he told me people with arab hair had xyz qualities. I just didn't know what to say it got weird and silent because I'm not arab, my ethnicity is southern Indian. There were other things in the interaction that just were weird, like the fact that he started talking about the price of the laser cap and how he'd get me a good deal on it (??). I left feeling awkward because I wanted to like him... I really did, I live in Phoenix about 3 minutes from his office. I hope that at some point you talk to Dr. Umar and find out what sort of repair cases he has done that are similar to yours. The guy has some pretty crazy results for repair patients.

Congrats, but you know what they say... pics, or it didn't happen

this is a very odd and disturbing story