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Howdy I had my hair transplant last April,I have to have a small op in April and have to have a general anesthetic The doc want me to come off rogaine and proscar 2 weeks before will this effect my progress ?or make a diference

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Ok folks Happy new yr to everyone I am now 9 months post op When I was 18 I started to worry about my hairline receding ,at this stage it was not but was always a fanatic about my hair falling out. In 2003 at the age of 24 I start to use rogaine extra strenght twice a day, my hairline by this stage was definitely starting to recede and I was worrying about going bald... In 2007 I went to a very good doctor,Dr Maurice collins in Blackrock clinic in Ireland,he took photos and said I was not ready for a transplant as I wanted my hairline lowered and he prescribed Proscar which I have been on ever since I returnd to Dr ,Collins every 6 months and on the 3rd visit and after I eXplained to him that I understood that if we did the transplant now we would prob only have enough hair for two more transplants as at this stage my hair was thick at the back and only receding in the front so the concern was doing the transplant now having plenty of hair at the front and a few yr later losing the back and the front being thicker than the back,I told him the rogaine hopefully will prevent this but we never know at this stage I would have been 7 yrs on rogaine and 3 yrs on proscar I was quoted 11euro per graft and we would do 15oo total would be 16500 euro(he has since come down to 10 euro and if you can afford it he is one of the best I have seen) This was little out of my price budget At this stage I started to google hairtransplant doctors and the best reviews in my opinion were Dr Alan Feller I rang and spoke to Marcia and they put me onto Spex I was quoted for 1500 grafts 8500 dollars approx 6000 euro I was given all the info on the surgery and the only thing I had to to before hand was send photos ,blood work and deposit,the photos were first and I explained what and where was the problem Once we agreed I booked my flight and hotel from Dublin- New York in April 2009 and we stay in the Waldorf Astoria total for flight and hotel 900 euro (procedure and flight and 5 star hotel for 6 nights 6900 euro) The morning of the operation I was a little nervous and took xanax (I checked with the doc ) Once I got there only Dr Alan was there and I waited in the waiting room and watched as each memember of staff arrivd and they all seemed really friendly and all had good working relationship. I was called into Dr Feller office and he put me at ease straight away,we went throught everything and he agree the hairline had receded and he said 1500 should do it(he ended doing 2000 at no extra cost) I was brought into have the doner area numbed and the injection were nothing more than a slight sting but nothing like some people have described here. once this was numb the doner area was taken,you imagine what they are doing but really no pain and then he joined the area up with staples then we went onto the hailine and this was numbed,, again a sting but thats it..this is were he get serious,no talking as he put the holes were the hair will go..this takes a couple of hr all while he does this there are about 6 other people sorting out the doner hair seperating them etc(so 7 people are working so far,this is when you realise where your 6000 euro is going and god is it worth it) once the holes are done we stop for lunch and they bring me in my order which they took earlier then the 2 techincians come in and get to placing the hair in the holes the doc made This took another few hrs but this goes by quick listening to the banter and stories of the staff (I was very happy when on 2 diffrent occasions they commented how tightly packed the hairs will be) once this was finish they told me the aftercare and what to expect when I looked in the mirror I was delighted with my new hairline and dreaded the next 2 weeks when I knew it would fall out only to regrow 3 month later,but for the next 2 weeks I enjoyed a great hairline I was put into a taxi and arrived back in the hotel and was on a complete buzz,my head was a little tight but no pain really once you take the medication I went out that evening and chilled no pain just a high that I had the procedure over with my 2 friends that were with me were amazed with the new hairline and said they never realise how far back it was until they seen it now lower with the new hair that night I slept upright with a lot of pillow to keep the fluid going down,the only shock was how swollen my forhead was the next few days and you could see it working its way down onto my nose,mouth but I had sunglasses on and a loose headscraf(say I looked a right sight lol)the swelling only lasted about three day and I enjoyed Manhattan like I always did the staple wer a little sore to sleep on I flew home 6 days later and eevrything went much better than I planned 10 days after the op My niece who is a nurse started to take the staples out,this was painful worse than the injection taking donor area etc so she took every second one and got some numbing cream and put this on 2 day later to remove the rest The next few months were a downer but I expected this as all the hair fell out in the transplanted area(which I expected)and I actually looked worse than before . for 3 month I wore a headband/hat to keep the area coverd and came up with a great story of what happened its now months later and I am delighted with the results,in my opinion its one of the best I have ever seen,NO ONE ever noticed I have a few photos to put up too hope this helped anyone thinking of having it done and my story didnt put you to sleep I would recommend it to anyone Hapyy 2010 Peace...

howdy folks Had 2500 (strip)with dr Feller in April and it went perfect,only thing I hated was wearing a hat/hairband for 3 months after would like next year when the final result is in to have more put in hairline with FUE .. what would recover visually be after this as I dont think something can fall on my head twice in the one year lol... does hair where it is planted have to be shaven? does it as red after.. if ya could fill us in on how it looked in the following weeks would be great..!

The best..

try to grow it to a half inch to a inch to cover the scar for the first while..

if you want to email me I will go through exactly what I had done...

James you seem to have 2 threads going I left answer on your other one below!

I know I went on a bit about prices as money SHOULD NOT be a factor when choosing a doctor but once you find a good doctor and he is more reasonable priced then money should comes into it!

Howdy James I have done all my research on Ireland transplant the only one that is good is Dr Maurice Collins in blackrock clinic all others are a no no please only problem with Dr Collins is the price..he was charging 11 euro per graft but think is reduced to 9 euro per graft I went to Dr Feller in New York and he is one of the best and I went in April ,He did 2000 grafts whick would have cost 18000 euro with Dr Collins but got the same job with Dr Feller for 8500 dollars approx 6000 and 1000 for flight and 7 nights in Waldorf Astoris and 1000 to spent totally 8000 euro compared with 18000 In Ireland I liked the fact I was away for a week too as it gave me time to chill in the hotel I am not 4 month post op and am delighted so far and cannot recomment Dr Feller enough I am in the middle of doing a profile with photos! keep me updated mate just make sure you are taking your rogaine and proscar

Dr Feller is the best in my opinion I am delighted!

My dad also has a full head of hair until he dies at 73 except for the front receding at the temples....

Randy, I would say I was the same maybe slightly finer around the front but I am 31 yrs.... So far the results 3 months on are going to plan... get on the rogaine and proscar A.S.A.P!

dude are you using my photos lol? my hairline was exactly like yours and i went on rogaine in 2003 and proscar for the past 3 yrs, the loss has stop everywhere for the moment and I went to Dr Feller who did over 2000 grafts in my hairline and 3 months on my hairline is filling in nicely and early as well as most people see no hair growth til after the 3 month mark so looking forward to the continuous growth I would say go on rogaine and proscar and see a doctor about your hairline as using these 2 products wil slow/stop the loss but they rarely work to restore the hairline... working on my blog with photos as I write this.. good luck!

OK so its 3 months now since my HT with Dr ,Feller and I am amazed with how much growth I have and am wondering if I have a lot now will more be on its way..... I have photos all the way but everytime I try to put them up it wont work... I am delighted so far with the results would you recommend me to shave it to a blade 4 or will the donor area be visible... I had over 2000 grafts done in hairline!

OK so its 3 months now since my HT with Dr ,Feller and I am amazed with how much growth I have and am wondering if I have a lot now will more be on its way..... I have photos all the way but everytime I try to put them up it wont work... I am delighted so far with the results would you recommend me to shave it to a blade 4 or will the donor area be visible... I had over 2000 grafts done in hairline!

I had mine with Dr Feller early April swear to god it is not as bad as you think.. try to relax and enjoy listening to the banter of the nurses etc,passes time quickly.. Good luck!

Are people not doing their research as the main thing after a HT is tha it takes up to 18 months for the final result.. I am only nearly 3 months also and understand that we cannot judge the final result yet I have been onto Dr Feller ,Spex and Marcia with questions regarding pre and post surgery and always got a quick response..

Ok so I am now 2 months post op with doc Feller and this morning the start of the new hair has started to grow ... after 2000 in my hairline I am hoping for good results! Hair greed here I come!

Ok so I am now 2 months post op with doc Feller and this morning the start of the new hair has started to grow ... after 2000 in my hairline I am hoping for good results! Hair greed here I come!

Flight to new york wih aer lingus are cheap the dollar is good now and also pick a nice hotel to chill in afterwards we got flight and waldorf astoria for 700 euro and surgery for over 2000 grafts 8500 dollars approx 6000 euro compared to Dr, Collins who waned 16500 for 1500 grafts (he was 11 euro each but since recession had dropped to 9 euro,still costing 13500) So I would advise Dr Feller and hen chill in a really nice hotel after Price drop once September comes for flights and hotel good luck

cheers everyone

Its over a month since my surgery how long should I wait until I can get a suntan, as redness hopefully will look less with a tan