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I know nothing of him but here's his site: http://www.fisherhaircenter.com/

Its an actor wearing a piece.

Nizoral is pretty effective in stopping scaling, use it a few times weekly and your itching is likely to stop along with visible scales. Mild dandruff may continue but it will more powdery than flakey and not itch.

No, you're right to throw caution to the wind, it is an expensive and huge cosmetic commitment and must be approached with realism. And often the draw backs are downplayed on this site, too many behave as if only places like Bosley are capable of screwing up or scarring you.

Be patient and picky, I understand you wanting bang for your buck, perfectly reasonable and the Australian dollar probably matches up favorably against the Brazilian Reias and i expect there is probably near parity between the Canadian and Australian dollar, likewise American surgeries will be more expensive because of the exchange rate that places the American currency as a stronger one, same too if you sought EU doctors. Dr.T is recommended by a lot of sites but that doesn't mean hes for you personally, only you can decide. Check out a site called IAHRS, many of the doctors on here are on there as well and you can research them from a consumer advocacy perspective, chances are if a doctor is on here and there, but especially there then they have a good track record of patient satisfaction.

I've never met a patient of Dr. Barrera but i know he is very pricey. That and the fact there are less expensive and just as good if not better options in state and out would be reason enough to research further in my opinion.

His consultant Leo will likely let you see his personal restoration photos but brazilian law will keep him from letting you see any more of his patients. Leo is like a class 5 bald class so if you were looking for a less aggressive pattern and how he dealt with it I'm afraid beyond what you find on this site Dr.T remains a bit veiled in available photo evidence of his work.

There are lots of doctors in Texas who are full time hair transplant surgeons, its the primary function of their practice, always seek them before a general plastic surgeon who does tummy tucks one day and strip surgery the next as the exclusively hair oriented physician will be more experienced. Depending where you live I am not uncomfortable having you consult with the following three Texas doctors as i think they are ethical and all share the same board certifications and consumer advocacy vetting by IAHRS, a consumer watchdog organization that is very particular, some doctors that are on this forum aren't even in it and this forum is particular as well. In Houston Dr. Berardo Arocha has an MHR fellowship background and a private practice in River Oaks and Dallas. He's definitely the most expensive quality physician in Texas but the other two are not inferior to him. Your other options are to drive to Austin to meet Dr. Dan McGrath who is a hair transplant patient himself , he too was a surgeon at MHR in San Francisco and Newport Beach for many years, he is more conservative in his graft estimates than Arocha and a dollar less per graft. If you chose to go to San Antonio you'll find Dr.Limmer who is by far the most tenured hair restoration surgeon in the state, at least that hasn't garnered a bad reputation, he's conservative in his approach but very experienced and a slightly less than even McGrath. So depending what you need it may be more budget conscious to go to Austin or San Antonio, I recommend you consult with all three, i have, still haven't made up my mind but those are the best three options in the state.

Well its obvious that Dr.D has to keep follicles from freezing and must thaw out the donor area prior to surgery. Arguably the graft survival time outside the body is greater But the clinic is under constant duress from polar bear attacks thus plummeting the customer service rating.

LOL at terms lost in translation, we are divided by a common language. Smoking probably isn't the healthiest thing for blood circulation, I can't say it is hurting your hair but I know it isn't helping it.

I want to see loads of pictures in my baldness class, I want to see a best case scenario and a worst case scenario, I want to see how his megasessions turn out. I want to see how he handles those in my age range, there aren't any 25 year olds in his porfolio on this site. I want to see it, if i don't see it i am not going to blindly pay to fly to Brazil and have someone cut a chunk out of my head without any clear expectation of what to expect when he's done. Not trying to be disagreeable, I'm just very thorough and picky, one scalp and if i can help it one procedure to hold me off from more until my youth is passed.

Sorry to here of this friend, personally i think Dr.Armani is a bit ethically questionable as he is willing to dense pack absurd numbers which runs the risk of scarring and prayerfully it is not the case in your instance, I sincerely mean that. Be patient but document your progress, if the unsavory bumps persist you might want to report Dr.Armani to the California or Canadian Medical Review Boards, they don't take malpractice with surgery lightly and will investigate your claims.

That's an interesting comment that runs some what antithetically to historical perception of balding men, typically they are deemed wiser since the condition is associated with age and experience. I must concede that on some men a slight recession is cosmetically appealing and actually looks rather dignified and distinguished, even on a younger age bracket, assuming the man as a whle is full of character and charm, our hairlines can take on personalities and I think that's due to self and not the hair. We cripple ourselves when it is the hair that dictates personality.

i think alot of the stigma comes from two sources, one being the vanity of non hairloss sufferers and two the poor quality of most hairloss remedies such as comb overs, toupees, wigs and plugs. It is especially psychologically impactful on a young man, particularly those 30 to 18 as it effects their appearance more dramatically than other age groups and gives them the stigma of "premature aging" although it is an asinine comment because hairloss is not age specific and can effect anyone and any time with a genetic predisposition to it. Unfortunately youth is known for its vanity and so youthful men afflicted by the "premature aging: stigma are particularly subconscious and feel socially wounded whether true or not. Personally I have never condescended to follicularly vulnerable men, probably because the genitc predisposition was in my family and I knew what goes around comes around, yet as much as I am not judgmental of hair loss in others i am uncomfortable having to deal with it personally, its a personal dilemma for every man. Some men press on hardly deterred my it and accept it and adapt with it gracefully, others understandably find it unacceptable and look for ways of mitigating the damage. The expense of cosmetically catalytic procedures such as hair transplants and good systems often keep budget minded men, particularly young ones, from investing or investigating into seriously pursuing one. Ultimately hairloss is a draw back cosmetically that all men deal with differently but ti is a health concern to all because of scalp vulnerability to sun damage and it is an expensive one to remedy in an aesthetic sense. So it possesses few pluses beyond hair cut expenses.

Some people heal differently and see grafts stay and growth immediately, but its exceptional and not normal, consider yourself exceptional and hopefully it is a sign that the whole procedure will share that distinction as a face framing restoration.

I've consulted now with 9 doctors. Dr. Arocha 2500 Dr. Puig 1400-1600 Dr. McGrath 1500-1700 Dr. McClellan 1500-1600 Dr. Limmer 1500 Dr. Tykocinski 2500-3000 (via pictures) Dr. Epstein 1800 (via pictures) Dr. Keene 1500-1800 (via pictures) Dr. Rahal 3000 (via pictures) Six of these doctors are on this very forum and a seventh (McGrath) along with those six is certified by every reputable board and consumer group monitoring the industry today. Four of those seven doctors are recommending less than 2000 grafts, the other three are recommending way more aggressive approaches. What's a man to do?

My only qualm with researching Dr. t is the scarcity of patient photos. There are some on this site but unfortunately you can't request to see more because of brazilian law, that's a point of hesitation for me. I don't doubt he's good but i want to see a plethora of pictures.

Not necessarily, sometimes less is more, if the doc was at least 35cm2 to 45cm2 it will be aesthetically passable and since he has dark skin, dark thick hair and a wave he will get better coverage than a fair skinned, fine haired candidate with the same pattern of loss. If this doctor knows the tricks of graft positioning and depending how much hair was harvested in the grafts, 1800 can do every bit the cosmetic job 3,000 grafts can if done properly and without graft dissection. Often the 3,000 graft cases use a lot of one hair grafts or load cm2 up with more hairs than required for an aesthetic difference, meaning you really don;t discern much better cosmetic gain from packing over 40cm2 to 50cm2, it can be wasteful in some instances to do more. Now he'll have plenty of donor which he'll definitely need if he refuses to do finasteride. He realistically has 6 to 7,ooo grafts in his donor and without medication protecting his crown and top if he had used half of his donor on one third of his scalp he would be doomed to live with a bald crown at the least.

Isn't Armani the man that uses nothing but FUE and encourages everyone to dense pack absurd numbers of graphs? It sounds as if FUE may have damaged your donor area, I've heard of it doing as much, even in the hands of men so well versed at it as Dr.Cole. I'm not a medical mind so i don't want to needlessly alarm you but it sounds like you need to keep an eye on it, you may not be able to wear your hair that short anymore.

You are correct to note megasessions and density are separate issues but when dense packing someone with mild to moderate hairloss they do seem to become twin concerns because typically dense packing calls upon a megasession which will require a third if not half of a patient's donor supply which is what 2500 grafts represent on me since I'm estimated to have a donor area that can yield 6000 to 7000. So one must weigh carefully from many different voices what is safe and reasonable to do at one time. That doesn't discredit the value of megasessions and dense packing, but it does caution that they aren't infallible and risk free methods.

It would appear the some doctors are simply ultra protective of grafts and donor supply and do not want anything left to chance as dense packing over 50cm2 can cause. It also seems that for many 40cm2 will be dense enough for a satisfying illusion so they don't want to waste further donor hair piling on to little cosmetic effect. i'm still weighing the two camps but i certainly see and appreciate Dr. McGrath and Dr. Limmer's concerns. What it really seems to boil down to on an unspoken level is patience, megasessions provide a little bit of an instant gratification allure and the more conservative density procedures make you wait a little longer to see a result, of course some people can be satisfied by a less than 2000 graft job and some may require another 1000 to 1500 a year later, where its argued that scalp elascticity returns and a competent doctor can return to the donor sight and reopen in without cutting a new scar into the back of your head. It certainly is seductive to dense pack but the question is whether or not less is more in this instance, the jury is still out in my opinion, thus i am still weighing the pros and cons of the dense packing argument before any one touches my head with a scalpel.

So Dr. McGrath and Dr. Limmer are somewhat vindicated by this study. Both men are recommended by the ISHRS as well.

Where's the resize function on this, i only have cropping ability on the tool bar.

Who performed your surgery? Contact them and ask.

I've tried to upload photos and it says mine are to big, how do I downsize the KB to format the forum?