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one of the best results and transformations that I've seen on here .. really outstanding - congrats.

you're already looking better than your pre-op status and things will only get better from here ... enjoy!

Bill, I had never seen any of those tutorials and interactive calculators! very cool...

has any rep from the clinic responded to this thread? what is their side of the story? what are they offering as a solution? we all know that HT surgery is not an exact science, if anything its simply "illusion" of creating density in the best surgeon's hands ... we don't end up with more hair but just the distribution of existing hair from the safe zones .. not all cases are the same nor can they be 100% success stories

ontop - hair greed is very real!! I sometimes catch myself not being satified with my current situation, but then I look back at before HT pics and that puts it all back in perspective and grounds me again! thanks for reminding us and me of this .

nice improvement on your most recent update...

how much density is appropriate for a frontal hairline? naturally, a hairline appears feathered and somewhat scattered, anything other than that starts looking like a doll's head, I've seen people who put too much emphasis in the hair-line alone and it appears "odd" and "unnatural" looking, particularly when behind the hairline there may be less density - you've just posted one picture and from that alone your hairline looks "spectacular" and you have a great head of hair, you probably have unrealistic expectations because you're somewhat of a perfectionist, me included, but I say don't even worry about your hairline, concentrate on maintaining what you have and improving upon that .. best wishes

You had all the factors going for you, great density and hair charateristics, you chose a top surgeon and got an awesome result .. what a difference, congrats.

Dr. Feller, I agree that a big motivation for those that choose FUE over strip is the fear factor and not having a large piece of skin removed from the back of their head. But isn't the flip side of that being able to heal much quicker from an FUE procedure than from strip? I've had both procedures, and from my experience, FUE was a breeze compared to when I had strip. Isn't that another significant benefit of FUE?

before pics would definitely be needed to make a comparison, but based on the photos you posted, you clearly got coverage, you just didn't get good density to match the rest of the great head of hair that you have ... surprising for a H&W result. If it were me, I would definitely get another opinion from a veteran doctor, Rahal, Konior, etc. or maybe more than just another opinion. See what they have to say is the best route to attack your situation. Sorry to hear of your frustrating experience, but don't loose hope, you should be fine in the right hands.. best of luck to you.

you will see a noticeable difference in month 4 .. it only gets better from here..

really outstanding result .. congrats!

I had my FUE procedure with Dr. Rahal nearly 10 months ago now, and just met him in NYC for a follow up consult. I am so happy that I went with Dr. Rahal and his clinic. Like I told him, I only wish I had my procedure years earlier.

great result thus far, I looked at the immediate post op pics and I love the doctor's selective distribution of the grafts to give you the coverage you have - amazing and congrats!

beautiful work and nice progress!

FUE procedures cost more universally compared to FUT because they are more time-consuming - simple economics - harvesting a strip and then having techs cutting the strip into follicular units as opposed to harvesting single, double, triple follicles one at a time -

Joe is exactly right. The only reason I had to have a corrective procedure recently was because I was naive and uninformed and chose to have a small HT procedure in my early to mid twenties. In my opinion, a reputable doctor today would have sent me away, but unfortunately, I went ahead with the procedure and decades later regretted it as I began to loose alot more hair - basically bald up top except for the plugs at my hairline. So for years I wore my hair in all sorts of creative styles to hide the plugs up front, using hairspray, gels, etc. It was a nightmare! Until I finally had enough grief and chose to have a corrective FUE procedure with Dr. Rahal. Of course, I wasnt going for or expecting a full, thick head of hair, in fact my crown is still very thin - but that doesn't bother me. I was just going for "normal" again. To avoid those odd looks people give you when you first meet and their eyes roll up to your hairline - frightening. In fact, as Joe said, if I could take it all back again, I would have shaved my head in my late 20's or early 30's and forgot about hair altogether. But because I basically "scarred" myself, I had to do a followup procedure with modern techniques to give me some sanity. The necessary 2nd procedure essentially made me forget about my hair again and allowed me focus on the things that make me happy. Good advice Joe, thanks again.

wonderful result thus far!

bottom line, after knowing all the pros and cons of both operative methods - it is and always should be a PATIENT'S DECISION - one of the biggest pros of FUE not mentioned in Feller's video, besides the absence of a large linear scar is certainly the quicker healing time .. I don't think anyone could argue with that - I chose Dr. Rahal just because he gave me the option of FUT or FUE .. it was my choice and I believe it always should be a patient decision once you're completely informed

Dr. Feller has always been one of my favorite HT docs .. always at the top of the list for reasons shown in this video , his knowledge and transparency to better inform patients and other docs in the HT community - thanks Dr. Feller!

I had the same type of shock loss from my FUE procedure, it all seemed to fill in evenly around the 4-5th month mark - hang in there man .. looking good

I live in NJ too and wanted FUE also, consulted with Feller as he's close to me, but he pushed FUT for me only, from what I understand he does FUE but only as a supplement to larger FUE procedures, don't know if he's changed that now, finally after a long search I went with Dr. Rahal in Ottawa. He completely made it my choice, FUT or FUE, of course I went FUE and I'm happy with what he did based on what he had to work with. A big change for me. Of course there was travel costs to Canada which he gives a travel discount. It was only a 1-2 hour flight and I had Marriott hotel points so that cost me nothing...

I'm using Regenpure DR and NR - which touts similar "regrowth" claims - not sure if true or not but ingredients are excellent and my hair and scalp are at the healthiest state I can remember.

very happy to see you finally got some positive results

nice looking result ..