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Thanks guys, I was just tired of waxing and tweezing.

Is it possible to permanetly remove my unibrow with FUE?

Hey bibarz, check your private message.

Everything sounds normal, grafts will shed on their own, you'll look much worse than you did before the procedure for the next few months, but it'll be worth it. As for the scar, time will take care of everything, I don't know of any creams to help out, but just wait and everything will heal properly.

Diffuse thinning is tough, I was a diffuse thinner as well, when I had my first procedure, I lost a lot of my original hair where the transplants went, so I had to go back for more coverage. Back then I wasn't on propecia, I was on propecia 8 months prior to my second procedure and even though I still had some shock loss, I am hoping that they were stronger and will grow back this time.

My first procedure was done without the tricho and the scar was pink for about 8 months, but no one noticed even with a #3 buzz, but it's only three weeks from my second procedure, this time with tricho, and I can barley see any red or pink, just a very fine indent.

I think that if you have the money for it, go ahead and ask for more grafts, chances are you're gonna go back anyways.

My first procedure, I had a transplant down in Florida, and the doctor set me up with a local doctor to remove the sutures. My second procedure was done with staples and I removed the staples myself, took a while, but I got them all, about 65 staples. The doctor gave me a stapler remover tool from 3M and I used the elastic bandage they put on my head to pull up the hair from the back so I could see the donor area, of course you'll need two mirrors, your bathroom mirror and a handheld one, or you could just have someone help you. If you do it yourself, just make sure to soak your head in warm water for five minute, have some guaze pads or towels ready for some blood and some alcohol for disinfecting things. There were 3-4 tough ones, but I got them all, and most didn't hurt at all. I'm sure H&W should give you a stapler remover.

The first night you are expected to bleed, that's why I had a bandadge wrapped around my head to collect any blood from my donor, I got some blood onto the pillow too. After taking off the bandadge the next morning, I put a towel onto the pillow and still got some blood spots for the next 2-3 nights on the towel.

At around 5 days when you start showering, you should try to work aways some of the scabbing from your donor by firmly but gently rubbing your donor. After the staples or sutures are out, you can start scratching them away.

True, everyone is different, I didn't notice any of the transplanted grafts growing until the sixth month. I had some growth at around three months, but Dr. Charles told me it is most likely just my original hair that got shocked, but is now growing back.

Never had a problem before, people just look at me differently now that I actually have a hairline, but they don't say anything, it looks and feels real, because it is real, not the same density, but no one will ever wonder if it's a transplant, not even the scar is noticable.

I heard that the crown takes longer, so just wait, also with only 2500 grafts, that's not a lot and they might have put more grafts into the front and less into the crown, not sure though.

I don't know how it is with doctors in Australia, but in North America, the only doctor I know of that charges a fee for a consultation is Dr. Cole in Georgia, everyone else has a free consultation wheater on-line or in person.

At only 20, you should wait at least 3-4 more years for a transplant, of course meds should always be your first plan of attack. If you must have a transplant to satisfy yourself now, I would suggest 3,000 grafts for the frontal half. With your hairloss, even if you get a 5,000 graft procedure done now, you'll still need more in the future.

Thanks Bill. I have another question now, I had a procedure done on Wednesday, 8-15-07, Friday night I used the saltwater on my head with a spray and everything felt fine. Now it's Saturday evening and I just washed my head by using a cup to pour warm water on my head and gently patting baby shampoo on the grafts, after the wash, I saw about 20-30 white things on my scalp, they look like the grafts and it seems that they are popping out, I found one graft with the white stuff that had completely come out, most don't have hairs on them. Is this normal or do I need to stop washing for a while? I have read that if any lost graft fell out, there would be blood, but I didn't have nay blood, if this happened at the 6-7 day mark, I wouldn't be worried, but it's only been 3 days. Anyone please.

I was just wondering if a homemade saltwater solution with bottled water and table would be beneficial or dangerous to my newly placed grafts?

I was just wondering if a homemade saltwater solution with bottled water and table would be beneficial or dangerous to my newly placed grafts?

Non surgical?

This reminds me a of post I read earlier in another thread about doctors lying.

Six weeks is good, Hairbank's post is a good guideline for answering your questions. I think the biggest thing is if you had your head shaved or not. I didn't have my head shaved for my first procedure and I was fine after my five days. But everyone is different.

I have read many articles about hairloss on wiki and found that stuff pretty useful, but it isn't always accurate info so anyone reading it should not take it as research done by doctors or scientists, that goes for all articles for that entire site.

I think all doctors lie a little, remember this is still a business and they would do what ever to get a patient. A lot of it can just be the doctor using his judgement and opinions to try and educate patients, but it might not always be right.

I am pretty sure that doctors reccommend certain products for a reason, such as Propecia, many of the clinics I have visited have klenex boxes with Propecia logos on it, it's pretty obvious they're being sponsored to endorse and praise these products. But for a product like Propecia, that actually might work, it's no big deal, but for some other kind of wonder drugs and combs, I would do my own hardcore research.

From my experience, whenever I shave my head, I notice that most of my hair grows back a lot thinner than before and that's if they grow back at all. The thing about shaving your head if you suffer from baldness is that your hairs are already weak, so if you shave it off, it might not grow back at all, that's why I stopped shaving my head. Shaving doesn't cause baldness, but it does make it harder for you to regrow your hair, at least that's what I have experienced.

NW7 is tough, I am about at that level with diffuse thinning. I would reccomend getting on some finesteride first. If you do get a transplant, take care of the front first, you'll be amazed at how well you look overall with a hairline to frame your face. After that you can work your way to the back. Just understand that you'll have a higher hairline, bigger forehead, and your density would not be too great, especially in the crown, but it should be better than nothing.

Price is different for every clinic but $3-4/graft should be what you will be paying. You shouldn't have to pay more than $4/graft when all is done, including travel reimbursment and other things, other wise you will just be overpaying.

I believe the reason Dr. Arvind Postwal and Dr Damkerng Pathomvanich charge the prices they do is because of location, the countries they operate out of have a lower living expense so they can charge less, also exchange rates play a big factor.

I really don't see HT prices going down anytime soon, most doctors I have been researching have actually raised their prices over the past five years. If I were you, I would do a lot of research and pic a few to consult with and ask if they could lower their prices to meet your budget.

I agree that you shouldn't look for the cheapest clinics, but you should also not have to be overcharged, as I believe some well-known clinics do. Just because some doctors charge a lot doesn't mean they are the best in the world or even good doctors, and just because some doctors charge less than others, it doesn't mean they aren't well qualified doctors. Just do research and trust yourself and your doctor.

I know there have already been posts about this doctor, but I want Pat to chime in on this guy since not a lot of people are familiar with him. Also, I think Christian has had a procedure with him and he seems to have a few recent posts, just wondering if he could tell us more about his experience.

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I know there have already been posts about this doctor, but I want Pat to chime in on this guy since not a lot of people are familiar with him. Also, I think Christian has had a procedure with him and he seems to have a few recent posts, just wondering if he could tell us more about his experience.

Thanks

Good luck, Dr. Rahal is a very good doctor and I am sure you will be happy. I am looking to have a procedure with him soon, I was also quoted 3,000 grafts for the front to add onto my 2,000 I had 18 months ago from Dr. Charles. Best of luck and looking forward to your pictures.

Also, did you have to get a passport to go to Canada?