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No, I don't think anyone ASIDE of me can tell works has been done. I do have a grip that my hair is too fine, I think thats because too much nape hair was used. However, out of a 10. I would give it a solid 8.5. Im happy, I like my hairline, if I can maintain the rest of my hair with propecia (so far so good) i;ll be a happy camper.. Umar is the man

err good point, How do you add more than one pic to a post? I have tons of pics on my laptop and can do a bunch of progress pics on this post. heres one two weeks in, you can tell the transplanted areas..

Hey guys, thought id post a quick picture. Hair styled with some product, decent lighting, no concealer of any kind. Been taking propecia for about 1 1/2 years and had a procedure done for 1000 FUE about a year ago with Umar. Its great so far, I hope it gets even thicker!

Hey guys, not sure how many of you remember me. I started posting here about this time last year, like alot of you, I was depressed, freaking out and just hated the thought of losing my hair. My case wasn't bad however, I had frontal temple recession mainly on the left side. But it was starting to become appearent, this added to the fact I already had a high hairline made matters worse. I was 24 at the time and was finishing up University. I stopped enjoying things, everything that I was passionate about in life just became afterthought, to someone without hairloss this probably seems pretty extreme, however, if you are reading this then you are on this forum for a reason and im sure you can relate. I started Propecia in the summer of 2008 and took it religiously everyday, (still do). I believe it has curved my hairloss and has slowed it down to a snails pace, but my temple seemed like it was too far gone to bring back. I couldn't style my hair the way I wanted to so I made the brave decision to get a Hair Transplant. I spent hours upon hours on the internet, shutting my social life. I researched every website, every blog and finally came upon this site. I figured my budget was around $8000, and I really wanted the FUE procedure because the lack of a scar in the back. During my research the names of the best surgeons came up, Feller, etc etc., Umar's name came up in a few posts and there were mixed feelings about him, most of the things I could find were about BHT's and cases where ppl had previous procedures that didn't go quite as well, he did a bang up job fixing up people up, but I didn't see many cases on virgin scalps. ABEDOGG had his surgery done with him about 2-3 months prior to mine, and his blog helped ALOT, it seemed like he had a great experience and his results were coming in fast. I was apprehensive on pulling the trigger, knew that if I didn't get a transplant I was gonna sulk around and feel shitty, I realized the risks of getting the procedure at an early age. Future recession, etc. etc. but I knew that this had to be done. Anyways, I booked a procedure in mid-april with Dr. Umar, it was to be a 1000 FUE procedure that would take the whole day. I flew down to L.A, scared shitless, it really felt surreal, in my head it was like "am I really getting an hair transplant?!" but it was too late now, the taxi ride to the hotel was the most daunting, I almost felt like telling him to turn around and take me to the airport. But the deposit had already been paid so I had to go thru with it... Umar's office is located in a really ritzy area down in Redondo Beach, the weather was great and my first day there I decided to explore and walked around the beach area, had dinner at a restaurant (alone :-/). I decided to get bed at a decent time because I had to be at Umar's office by 7am. The big day came and I woke up, grabbed my back pack and it was about a 10 minute walk to the actual office, I stopped by the local starbucks and got some coffee/breakfast. Needless to say I was still freaking out. Umar's office was small, and the receptionist greeted me and handed me some paperwork I had to fill out, the Man himself had not arrived yet. I filled it out and was taken into the back waiting room, I waited for about what felt like hours! but only 10 mins had passed before Umar arrived. I shook his hand and we discussed what needed to be done, he told me that he would do a 1000FUE procedure using "Mostly" nape and neck hair to make the hairline look natural, he said I had thick hair that would help my cause in getting my hairline how I wanted to be. The procedure itself was a blur, the only part I remember it the needles to numb me going into the back of my neck and behind my ear area. Not gonna lie, the friggin HURT! the rest of the procedure I was in and out of consciousness, the only time I had to get back up was to have lunch. The first 4 hours was extracting the hair, which was all done by umar, the placement into the forehead was handled by his two assistants but Umar came in and checked up on me every 30 mins. 8 Hours later the task was finished, The front of my head looked like something out of a horror movie but I liked the placement of the grafts and was excited for the outcome. Umar gave me the bag full of goodies and a bandana for the flight home. I went back to the hotel room, exhausted, ordered some italian food and hit the hay. The next morning I was a bit nervous for my flight back home, I didn't wanna tie the bandana too tightly in fear of knocking some of the grafts out. But it wasn't so bad, no one really paid much attention to me, and the TSA Officers didn't seem to care about it much either. I went thru security just fine and before I knew it, I landed back home. The hardest part was over. Im going to skip down a few months, the results have been what I expected. I love my new hairline, it filled in nicely and I look like a NW1 again. Umar did one hell of a job, and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a GREAT FUE procedure. He really is very talented, and it shows, the man knows what he is doing. So he definitely gets my endorsement. That isn't to say there weren;t some negatives, my biggest gripe was AFTER the procedure, I had some questions, and I emailed Umar and his office at least 4-5 times over a 2 week period with no reply, I even called and his staff said that he would get back to me, also to no avail. Its like he dissapeared after the procedure, this at the time, really freaked me out because I thought I got screwed somehow. Im glad to say I was wrong, but I want to keep this post as honest as possible . The only other thing about the results themselves I could say is that I wish he had used a little less of the nape hair and more actual hair from the back of the head to give a weee bit more of the thickness I desired. Somtimes I like to spike my hair up, and theres a small part which seems a bit more see-thru than the rest. However, this is nit picking, but like I said, im being honest. Final thought: The Transplant was great, my hair looks great. Propecia is working great, and I don't nearly attention to my hair like I used to. Because it looks great. Life is great. ps- I would love to post pictures, however I started my new career last summer and it forbids me from doing so. I know that pics are what everyone wants to see, and for that I apologize, there are some posted somewhere on here from early on the procedure but I cannot post any new ones on a public forum. Email me and I might be able to work something out if you REALLY want to see them. Thanks guys. And Thank you Dr. Umar.

So last post I made was actually for 5 months, I had my procedure done on april 20th. The pics are somewhere on this forum, you can do a search and find them if you'd like. I dont have much time to go into detail, like I stated before I will wait 9 months before I do a full comprehensive review of my hair transplant. But here is a pic, my hair after its been dryed, after a shower. Its not the greatest pic, I know. I will try and take some pics of my hair when its wet in a few months. Thanks, PM me any questions

Here is todays picture. Also I wanted to re-state this. At this point I am NOT REVIEWING my experience with Dr. Umar, like ive said all along, the final result will ultimately dictate what I think. There are some great positives and some negatives so far..I will do a full report in another 6 months or so.

Hey guys, I don't know how many people here remember my case, so I will repost some old pics and a recent one I just took today. Mind you this is from a computer webcam, indoor light. So its not the best quality, I don't have a great deal of time these days so I can't take detailed pics, but I will around the 8-9 month mark. My hairs a bit longer, and im ecstatic so far with the result. Once again, its only been 5 months, I hope everything fills in. You can still see the "see throughness" in the frontal hairline, but with my natural hair coming from behind, the untrained eye can't really tell. First pic is from a couple of months back. About 1 1/2 months pre-op.

Here is my right side, I feel like there might be some minor shockloss above the temple area...but nothing too serious. Also note, this side had a bit more grafts put in it since it was always uneven.

Another

Thought I would post up my one month pics...I should just make a blog..anyways here they are: I am wearing a bit of toppik in these, in attempts to cover up the redness. Donor area's have almost healed up 100%, I would say I have lost about 60%-70% of the grafts due to shedding..some are continuing to hold on however. Thanks

I haven't used minox anywhere...., it gives me weird side effects. I tried it once many months ago...before my transplant and it gave me a weird reaction. Rapid heartbeat, needless to say that was enough for mr to stop. I have been using propecia and niz religiously for 10 months.... I have minor shockloss behind my right temple but nothing to be too worried about, my donor area has almost healed up 100%....no shockloss that I can see. Minor red dots on the right side by I suspect they will be gone within the next few weeks... I hope I'm not doing any harm by NOT using minox...

Hey Abe, did Dr. Umar recommend using minox on the recipient area? He did for me, but I haven't done it, I don't want to start minox and have to rely on it forever...besides its a pain applying it. I hope it won't affect my growth in the long run..

Awesome man....looking great.

I buzzed down to a #1, 10 days after my transplant. The donor area is still healing, You can see the white little dots, and some are still a bit red...., Im hoping they will clear up, and seem to be getting better day by day. So I think within a couple of months you can go down to a #2 at the very least and not have to worry!

Awesome dude, great to see. Exciting for me. Usually people that start sprouting really early end up with great results. Are some of the hairs growing in white? or does it just seem like it because of the lighting?