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Petchski Wow, I didn't know Feriduni had techs doing extractions now as well. I know all these clinics consistenly post top notch results, however I can't help but feel this is a downward trend in the standard of FUE. Hopefully a Dr. could chime in and give his/her opinions on these matters! gillenator I agree gillenator, in my (laymans) opinion the HT surgeon should be the only one performing the extractions and making the recipient incision sites. I wonder if it be helpful to construct a list of all the FUE doctors that have technicians performing the extractions vs. FUE doctors that perform the extractions themselves. Thanks again for your insight!

Thanks for the tips MAGNUMpi! I totally agree, you absolutely need to ask you HT doctor all of these questions, maybe even more so during FUE procedures.

Hey all, I am very interested in having FUE for my next HT. Up until a couple of days ago, I was set on whom I was going to choose to perform my FUE surgery. Fortunately the other day I discovered that the clinic I had in mind to perform my FUE HT has technicians perform all the extractions, not the doctor him/herself. After finding this out and doing some research, I discovered that extractions performed by technicians is not an entirely uncommon practice. Some of the most popular and esteemed FUE clinics recommended on this website do in fact have technicians perform all the extractions. Dr. Erdogan at ASMED, Dr. Lorenzo at Injecto Capilar/Farjo Clinic, and Dr. Hakan Dogany to name a few all have technicians perform the extractions during FUE procedures. Now, I had 1 FUT procedure done about 4 months ago, and technicians were exclusively involved during the implantation process, so I am very cognizant of the importance of technician involvement during both FUT and FUE procedures. And while I admit I’m a layman in regards to the complex medical factors involved in executing a successful hair transplantation, I have a feeling that extracting hair follicles in FUE procedures is not only more complex than implanting them, but it is also more of an area (compared to the implantation process) where damaging hair follicles is much more likely. I was wondering if some senior members or members well versed in the factors involving graft survival rate could comment on the efficacy of extractions performed by technicians during FUE procedures. Is this an ok practice? Is extracting grafts during FUE procedures not a difficult process? Is there no difference in the survival rate of grafts extracted by either HT doctors or technicians? Thanks so much! Disclaimer: all of the above mentioned HT doctors consistently post beautiful and successful HT’s. Because this site recommends each Dr. mentioned above, I am positive they are ethical and honest in their practice of hair transplantation. I didn’t mean to criticize their HT process; it was just something I found confusing and mildly alarming.

Thanks Doc, will do!

Ugh so jealous. I'm at day 40 and my scar is bright red

Thanks for the input everyone. I should have mentioned that I just started taking Fin less than 3 months ago, so I'm absolutely going to give it 16 months to see how it works out.I haven't started taking Minox but I guess I should probably invest into it. I should say that literally every male member of my family has a great head of hair, and I am in fantastic health, so I don't think it's genetically possible for me to ever become fully bald. That being said, I am fully committed to tackling my hair loss, and plan on having multiple procedures over the next 15-20 years. Cheers everyone!

I agree with most of the doctors and seasoned posters on here that it's unwise to address the crown at a young age. For one, the crown eats up a massive amount of hairs, hairs that would otherwise be used to the hairline/ frontal regions. Also, balding patterns of the crown are very unpredictable, so it's possible that one might be left with an island of hair in an otherwise sea of baldness. So lets say I plan on tapping into a significant number of my total donor supply to fill in the hairline, frontal, and mid-scalp region, would it be advisable to use Nape hair for the crown at a younger age? I understand Nape hair will probably fall out as Nape hair isn't totally DHT resistant, but at least it will give me some precious time, time that will allow me to see how how severe my balding pattern will ultimately look like. Or, if Nape hair isn't advisable, what about SMP or BHT to fill in the crown? No one in my entire family is even remotely bald. Both my grandfathers died with a great head of hair, and every male in my family has a fantastic head of hair. Not sure why I lucked out. I attached some pictures so y'all can get a better idea. Thanks so much!

Gillenator, Thanks so much for the info. I'm probably just being paranoid, but I'm like to err on the side of caution. I'll definitely look into buying some aloe vera, thanks for the tip!

Hey Gillenator, Just one procedure, that's kind of why I'm worried. The bottom red line is from the staples. Do you think I should contact my Dr.'s office? Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it.

Heres one today with my hair wet.

I'm 18 days pos-op and just had the staples removed a couple days ago. I cant help but notice a white puffy line underneath the actual scar itself. I'm not sure if this is a bad thing because if you look closely, you can actually see hairs growing out of both the scar and the white puffy line. However it definitely looks worse than many of the scars I've seen on this site. Thanks!

Yup, I'm 13 days post op now. You can see the pics in my history. Thanks gillenator!

Thanks Blake!

Ok thanks Dreamermerlin

Is it normal if one side of my head is shedding at a faster rate than the other, or is this uncommon?

Hey everyone, I’m about 11 days Post-op so I figured it was time to upload my photos and detail my experience with Dr. Feller. I first started noticing hair loss, more specifically receding of the temples and temporal peaks, about two years ago. I’ve always had high temples as well as a complete absence of temporal peaks, however I knew I needed to wait until I was at least 25 years old before I opted for a permanent solution. After much research I decided to go with Dr. Feller as he has a massive amount of successful hairline restoration cases. After a positive consultation and much thought, I bit the bullet and scheduled a day for my procedure. During our consultation and on the day of my procedure Dr. Feller and I decided on a conservative hairline/temple/temporal peak restoration for 3 reasons. (1) Age, at 25 years old, despite my recent commitment to finasteride, it’s next to impossible to predict what my balding pattern will look like over the next 20 years. I absolutely have miniaturization in the mid-scalp, frontal, and crown area. As such, it makes sense that, regardless of finasteride, it wont get any better, and I will eventually have to address each area with ample Hair Units. It’s unwise to commit to a very low hairline at such a young age only to be met with future balding and a depleted donor region, which brings me to number 2. (2) Average Donor Supply. Multiple HT doctors informed me that I have average donor supply and average laxity. It’s definitely not poor, however it’s definitely not great. As a result, I need to save my donor supply for when the times comes to address my mid-scalp and crown area. With this procedure, Dr. Feller actually worked up into the mid-scalp area where I currently have the most miniaturization. So In effect this procedure addressed both my hairline/temple region and the miniaturization in my mid-scalp. No doubt I’ll have to come back to the mid-scalp and address it more aggressively, however I think with this procedure and my recent commitment to finasteride, I will have saved myself a good deal of time. Lastly, (3), and more comically, my massive forehead. It’s probably not possible to see from the pics I posted, but I honestly have a caricature-esque large head. I can say with confidence it’s probably much bigger that 99% of the posters on this site. So, if I did opt for a low hairline, because of my historically large forehead it would require far more Hair Units than the average person, thus further depleting my donor supply when I might need it later in life. So yeah, I definitely had a great experience with Dr. Feller. I hardly experienced any pain throughout the entire operation. The only difficult part was sitting in the chair for such a long time. When all was said and done, there was actually a surplus of a couple hundred grafts, so Dr. Feller actually went back and inserted them into the miniaturized regions of my mid-scalp. He was really great with talking me through the whole process as I was understandably nervous. This being my first hair transplant, I honestly had no idea what to expect. The entire time he made sure I was comfortable and had everything I needed in terms of pain suppression. Anyways, time will tell if it’s a successful surgery, however I think it looks pretty good so far. My plan is to now address my mid-scalp and crown region, then, and only if I have enough donor supply, to maybe bring the temple region in a little lower. I’ll def. post updates every month or so. Take care!

Excellent, thanks so much for the info gillenator!

I'm three days post-op and just now starting to scab up. I know scabbing is a common part of the process, however I'm unsure if scabbing around the transplanted hairs in the recipient area will harm the outcome and/or health of said hairs. Should I try to avoid scabbing by misting the recipient area with saline water, as this might ensure a better outcome for future growth, or is scabbing merely a cosmetic nuisance, in that people dislike scabbing because it is makes the recipient area 'ugly' and stand out? Or does scabbing have no impact on the outcome of the procedure, so long as you perform all the post-op instructions ordered by your doctor? Thanks so much, this website was so helpful in picking out a surgeon!

Looks Great!