Borromeo1517

Hi, everyone, So far I have had two hair transplants. The first was an FUT by Dr. Robert Leonard in October 2013 (unknown number of grafts, since he does not reveal the number ). The second transplant was an FUE in October 2014 (graft number 1,100). I am really disappointed with the results thus far; and neither doctor who worked on me is recommended on this site. (I have learned my lesson.) I have attached photographs of my hairline (my primary concern) and hair. (The hair loss has mostly been at the hairline and a little further back, as you can see more clearly in my "after shower" photo.) I reached out to Dr. Rahal, who feels a third transplant is necessary, and felt that was so based on looking at my results eight months post surgery 2. (The nine month mark for surgery 2 is right around the corner in early July.) Dr. Rahal recommends 2,000 grafts, which would be done with FUT since I cannot afford an FUE. Any thoughts? I just do not want to rush into anything anymore since I have been let down more than once now. I am also scared about depleting my donor area. Dr. Rahal may be able to see me in August. The problem is I may have to come up with a final decision on that within the next few hours; I do not have time to think about it since it is so close to now. I also have a consultation scheduled with Dr. True next month. Any thoughts on him? Thanks, everyone.

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Hi, everyone. I had an FUE hair transplant of 1,100 grafts in early October 2014. Periodically, since the procedure, I have experienced tender, sore, spots in the areas where the grafts were transplanted. Seven months later, I am still experiencing them. They feel sort of like ingrown hairs (especially one that I have today), but without large pimples and whiteheads. These spots are sensitive for a few days, and then the soreness goes away. In your opinion, what might this mean? Is this a good sign, that hair is growing? Is it a sign of possible problems in the scalp? In my opinion, my second procedure in October (my first was in October 2013) has been coming in slowly; although I have to confess that I still had a lot of hair toward the front, and the results may not be as obvious as they would have been had I been completely bald. Any insight would be appreciated! Thank you!

Hi, everyone. Thanks for reading. Here is my situation regarding my first and second hair transplants to take care of my receding hairline. In 2013, I went to go see Dr. Leonard in Newton, Massachusetts, who got me on Propecia in March 2013. He charged me $6,200 for an FUT procedure in October 2013 that did not accomplish much at all. He also never revealed to me how many grafts he was going to transplant. He had a poor beside manner too, in my opinion. I always felt like he was in a rush to get me out of his office whenever I would go in to see him - and that was after driving for nearly an hour to get to his office in Newton Centre. During my procedure, he even raised his voice at me over something. I think he overcharges for mediocre-at-best work. In August 2014, realizing that the first hair transplant was not going to take care of my hairline, I went to see another doctor, also in Massachusetts. (I'll call him "Dr. DiS" for now.) He believed he could fill in the rest of the thin areas Leonard did not address with an FUE procedure (called the "IGT") of 1,100 grafts. Dr. DiS and his very pleasant staff did the procedure in early October 2014. It was a superior experience compared to Leonard's office. I felt like I was actually part of the decision-making process there, and they even showed me how many of my follicles contained like three and four hairs in them. They treated me very well during the surgery. The price for the surgery was much more reasonable. Because I took a spot they needed to fill quickly, I only paid approximately $4,300. But that was seven months ago. At present, there is not much growth. I started to see scattered hairs around the hairline and temples sprout last month and maybe in late March, but nothing else. There is no cosmetic change, even at this point. I look very much like how I did when I first went to see DiS. I called his office to express my concern, and I was told by him and his consultant that I should not be too concerned, that the full results would not appear until twelve to eighteen months. I found this very unsettling as it seems to me that I should at least see some sort of cosmetic change by now. Attached is a photograph of my hairline taken in December 2014, shortly after surgery two. The confusion and trauma I have been going through with hair loss affects all aspects of my life. Have any of you ever stopped "feeling like yourself"? That's where I am. Hair loss haunts me all day long. I am plagued with anxiety and depression. I am becoming concerned that I have blown all sorts of money that could have been better spent elsewhere. Any thoughts? Might the delay in this second procedure be that some second procedures simply take longer to grow?