SamJam77

Hey guys! Well it's been a while but seeing as I'm sat in my hotel room awaiting my procedure with Dr Bisanga tomorrow morning () I thought I'd check in!!! Just wanted to say thank you for your invaluable input and advice. You've all given me the strength to go through with this!!! Pics to follow...

Why, thank you Doctor! Yes, my hair is wavy. It's actually far wavier (is that a word??) than it appears in the photos. I pulled it all back and flattened it out to make my hairline look as bad as possible - no sense hiding it when you're on a hair loss forum eh?!?! One thing's for sure though - that wave has helped enormously with the cover up... Hugely appreciate your advice. Many thanks.

I think it was just luck ya know... I happened to be on the phone to MIck re a problem with the Farjo online consultation form (I'd requested somebody there call me back) and an appointment seemingly became available all of a sudden.... Sorry I can't be more help mate! Oh, and thanks re the shortlist. Nice to know I'm on the right track!

Hey guys, So I'm meeting Dr Lorenzo on May 10th! I've had an email back from Spex re Dr Feriduni's treatment plan and I've of course heard back from Gianluca at Dr Erdogan's clinic. Just waiting on Dr Bisanga's response. Wanted to keep you in the loop!

All good Pete. Managed to get hold of Mick in the end. Cheers.

Many thanks for your input Mickey..... Oh, and :D

Hadn't thought about Dr Reddy but will certainly investigate!

Because there are just too many complimentary emails for him to keep up with....??? Hehehe

I haven't, no. How does his work compare with Dr Erdogan in your opinion?

Make that Feriduni.....

Appreciate the input though Tommy! As Since21 said - I'm guessing its best to wait for all the estimates to come in and see if a pattern emerges... As well as Dr Erdogan I'm looking at Dr Ferudini, Dr Basanga and Dr Lorenzo. I've tried filling out the consultation form for Dr Lorenzo on the Farjo website but they seem to be having IT issues. Is there a way of somehow contacting Dr Lorenzo on here by any chance??

I wish Spanker..... Unfortunately (well, at least as far as finasteride is concerned) I live in London, but I can always have a scout around the site for a cheap solution closer to home. When you say 'punch through', do you mean add to the density? Or does punching through mean lowering the hairline a little?

Thanks so much for the input everybody. One thing seems pretty certain so far - I need to get on meds!!! Perhaps the estimate wasn't that far out of sync after all... the clinic concerned is ASMED. Gianluca there came back to me with an estimate of 3000 grafts for frontal and mid scalp (over two days) or 4000 for frontal, mid scalp and vertex (again, over two days). The meds. Would we be talking about finasteride here?

Cheers JohnnyDrama! No, I'm not on any meds. Up to now I've managed to do a pretty good job of disguising the problem but it's recently reached the stage where that tactic just isn't cutting it anymore!!! As for the hairline, I'm pretty happy with it (at it's 'peak' I mean) as it hasn't receded at all. It really is just the filling in of the corners that I'm after. The crown was offered as an option by the surgeon concerned but - either way - your estimate is significantly less than the one I was given. It's such a shame because this particular guy was very much the frontrunner for me and this situation has soured that feeling to a degree....

Hello, I've been looking through this BRILLIANT site for quite a while now but this is my first post.... I've just received an online consultation response from the first of five clinics on my shorlist but it seems the estimated number of grafts required is a little high. As such I thought it could well be worthwhile asking for an opinion on here.... I'm 37, looking to fill in my crown and 'corners' using FUE. Any thoughts?