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It's been 2 1/2 months. Not sure how it's "suppose" to look. But many other people's FUE I saw on YouTube at the 2 month mark didn't look like mine. I honestly would prefer to see a qualified dermatologist at this point and get his opinion on what has transpired. He may say that it's ok, maybe he will give me antibiotics, or some cream. I've read somewhere that rubbing Vit E oil on it would help with the scarring, so I started doing that. But that's not as good as being evaluated by a dermatologist. It just seems to me that after 2 months time, the skin area should've had plenty enough time to heal back to normal if it was going to. Good advice. I will make an appointment with a dermatologist and get their assessment and recommendations Thank you.

I like this advice. And this is the kind of post I need to see too, to help me with my own ability to cope right now. I have never once been on medication for any psychological condition. Never been clinically depressed. I would deem myself mentally rock solid prior to this FUE HT ! But seriously this FUE HT has brought me to my f*ing knees mentally! I've never experienced anything that has shaken me like this. I'm ashamed to admit but in my darkest hours I've even grappled with ridiculous notions of suicide. I know it's stupid, but I can't help the thoughts that pop into my head. What can say other than that since my HT, I have become depressed. That's just the way it is right now for me. I've never had such a demoralizing blow to my self imaging and right there on my face and forehead for the world to judge me! OMG! My recipient area is badly red purple discolored, scaly, bumpy, and I swear I can't imagine it ever getting to the point that it will be undetectable from the surrounding area of normal skin. It's scarred damaged tissue it would appear to be. I'm struggling to come to terms with this fact. This dreaded red line across my forehead just mocks me every time I glance in a mirror. A daily reminder of this mistake I made. But what can you do really? The only thing I can do is wear a hat to conceal my embarrassment and this also avoids questions and judgement. In addition, try and stay as positive as I can. I've definitely learned that even a mediocre FUE HT is WAY WORSE than just being bald! My advice to anyone seeking a HT is to take more time than I did and consider all the risk carefully. Don't jump into this like I did. I should've just accept my the aging process and balding with dignity,

This has been an emotional and spirited thread. We indeed need MORE patients with the courage to step forward and publicize their results even and especially the bad ones. This thread really speaks to me. I too am currently in the thick of a mild/moderate case of post HT FUE depression. I'm now 2 1/2 months out of my FUE. Thus far I've not experienced a single positive result from my fateful and regretful decision to proceed with the FUE HT. I too was not given a proper evaluation. No exam, no density check, no information about a 'post hair transplant regimen'. Not single discussion about Propecia or potential side effects, I didn't even find out about propecia in detail until AFTER the HT and I looked into on my own. The reality was It was more like, a credit card swipe, a quick signature of a single paper replete with legal mumbo jumbo and fine print, a quick free hand hair line drawn on and then we were under way. I'll be detailing my experience including links to videos and pic at a later date. I really want to want until the results have had more time to mature before I let out the details of my experience. Unfortunately I lack the writing skill to accurately articulate just how much my self image has been damaged or how much dejection I now feel since the HT. But let me say that I am indeed embarrassed about how naive I was and the fact that I allowed this to be done to myself when I was so woefully uninformed. It is my fault, I know that, but the Doctor is also culpable as well. I didn't realize the magnitude of what I was entering into only until after the fact. I was insecure, going through a mid life crisis, and made an impetuous and rash decision to just jump in and 'get my hair back' with this fantastic new innovation known as an FUE. If only I had known then what I know now. It was presented to me as a simple relocation of hairs with an extremely small state of the art 'new' technological breakthrough that allows for very small punches machine and back to work in less than 3 days type of procedure. Looking back, what a load of BS. 3 days back to work my ass! You need weeks off after having this done. It was very uncomfortable and disfiguring. Anymore, I'm not even really concerned about recipient hair growth or future hair loss and this time( I'm not taking Fin/propecia due to concerns over sides). I simply want my freaking recipient area skin to not look like a burn victim.....Scarred, red, discolored, bumpy cobblestone texture, hard cyst, acne, numb, ect..... It's a mess right now! I just want the skin normalize. I have this conspicuous weird looking red line across my forehead demarcating the zone between normal scalp and marred recipient area. It's not cool and I despise that most of all! So far my decision to follow through with the HT has only been a negative presence in my life. I am so self conscious (10x more now than prior to the HT). I won't leave the or go anywhere or do anything if I can't wear a ball cap. I don't want to be seen without a hat. I've cancelled numerous social invitations and engagements since the HT. I'm pretty much a hermit now, a social outcast. The FUE and HT industry as a whole needs to take a good hard look at itself and the way even these 'coalition' or 'recommend' Doctors are conducting their business. Either leaving patients uniformed or worse yet misinformed. It should be the doctors ethical duty to diligently screen and weed out all unsuitable candidates. knowing what I know now, I realize the doctor likely should've stepped in and saved me from myself, I was not a good candidate for this FUE. My density was borderline too low, hair too fine, and I was profoundly misinformed (thanks to the Internet) and undereducated as to the seriousness what I was getting into and exactly how this was about to modify and negatively impact my life I was grossly ill-prepared! So far I stand by my original position since the very first week after my HT, that is that this FUE has been a terrible mistake. One in which I regret and regretted everyday since. Maybe I will grow to tolerate this HT FUE, I doubt I will ever grow to like it, but acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness of myself for what I have done is now my goal. Honestly, as of now on this day, I would give DOUBLE the money if only I could undo everything. To the OP I hope you heal up ok in the long run, and just know that their are others out there who can empathize with what you are going through! Free free to PM me OP if you need to ever just talk or get anything of your chest. I am indeed a sympathetic ear.

That is indeed a most recent pic. It is comforting to hear that nothing seems awry with it in your opinion. I'm just kind of in a somewhat depressive, slight obsessive, very reclusive, borderline freak out mode over this HT. I tell myself to chill and relax, but with my type A personality that's not easy to do. Thank you for your reply.

Some great info in this thread. What Joe Rogan said to himself after his HT really resonates with me cause I felt nearly the same way deep down after my HT..........."Christ what the heck did I just do to myself" However, I closely watched the YouTube video of Sam B buzzing then shaving down his head after his FUE, Personally I think that he looks AWESOME buzzed down after the FUE. Much better than before his HT 2 years prior. Yes, if you look at it and scrutinize it you can see he had some work done, but truthfully the FUE gave him that all important frontal hairline back! This makes the buzz down (no guard) cut look so much better. As far as the other imperfections, I think that a little touch up with some SMP and he would be looking sharp. Depending on how my HT progresses or fails to progress, it does give me optimism to know that I may be able to buzz it down or shave it and still have it look semi decent. A little SMP if needed to touch it up and I will be just fine I'm thinking. It's good to know there is at least somewhat of a viable 'out' or exit strategy from this 2000 FUE I had 6 weeks ago should things go wrong with the HT.

This is so true and likely very good advice for me at the moment. I find myself constantly checking the mirror over and over throughout the day. This really has been more mentally taxing than I ever would've thought. The emotional toll and body image issues are really disconcerting to put it mildly. My plan is to give this thing 12-18 months and then decide what to do about it. I hope I can manage 12-18 months? I may need freaking antidepressants before its all over with. Luckily in my line of work wearing a hat is an option. So that at least makes work less awkward. However, now a days I pretty much just work and then hermit myself away from society avoiding as many social encounters as I can. On the plus side I've gotten improved at video games, piano, and guitar,now that I'm officially a pariah and a recluse. Lol.

Me too! I'm over 5 weeks into this thing and I can't leave the house without a hat yet. My recipient area looks HORRIBLE! It's pink/red/purple discoloration, if that wasn't bad enough it also looks like the surface of Mars...it has a bumpy scarred 'cobblestone' texture to it that make this recipient area stick out like a sore thumb. I too have entirely secluded myself form all outside social situations since this mistake of a HT I made. Honestly I'd like to know the best way to undo this FUE and my recipient area scalp back to as normal as possible. It doesn't offer me much promise to hear you are 3 months into your FUE and still having recipient area problems.

I'm 5 weeks postop. 43 years old. NW 3 with a 2000 graft FUE. My recipient area is very pink/red discolored, and has a noticeable 'cobblestone' bumpy scar texture that I hate. It doesn't look like smooth normal skin. The density is not good and hairs are very thin. This whole thing just screams unnatural. Perhaps I'm a slow healer, but this doesn't look like it will ever return to normal IMO. In all honesty rushed into this HT too hastily. I'm chalking it up to a impetuous mid life crisis decision. I'm already having significant buyers remorse only 5 weeks in. But I'm not really wanting to turn this into a 'regretting my HT' thread. Just simply would like to know my options to undo this FUE ......IF within 12-18 months I'm still not happy with it. Right now it's honestly hard to envision my ever becoming satisfied with this. Laser removal? Electrolysis? fraxel Vbeam Laser therapy scalp treatments Other things to smooth out the bumpy scarred recipient area. Another FUE extraction of recipient hairs. TLDR: Regretting my HT only 5 weeks in, what are my options to undo this mistake I made if I continue to remain dissatisfied with the HT?

Whats truly "sad" is that you somehow equate being properly informed of the side effects of a particular medication as 'trying to ruin it for everyone". At this point I'm almost convinced that you must be trolling. I just can't imagine any rational person NOT wanting to be aware of potential side effects of a medication they are considering taking. Any future post from you saying ridiculous things like how I'm 'ruining it for everyone' or 'making it all about myself' will be ignored by me. Good day. ✌️

I'm dying to know how everything turned out for BummedinCA?? Please come back and update.

Wow KO such a hostile tone detected. Not sure exactly what I said in my response to the OP to warrant an attack from you. Perhaps we nearly disagree on Fin? But you unfairly distorted my position in my response. Exactly where did I state or even insinuate it was 'all about me'? Matter a fact I very explicitly stated that each person is free to use their own judgment and make the choice that's right for them. The only thing I would hope for is that one become adequately informed of the risk of Fin prior to taking it. Most of my post is dedicated to exposing the potential side effects and hopefully serving as a launching point for others to do their own investigation into the dangers of Fin. If someone takes Fin and isn't having problems and getting great results, that's super, I am sincerely happy for that person. However, the OP said he was experiencing depression since taking Fin. My response wasn't 'all about me' as you mistakenly gathered from my post.. Quite the contrary., it is about encouraging someone to seek help if needed and prevent depression from destroying a life.

I would prefer "bald and old" to dead! Severe depression and mental confusion/fogginess are well documented side effects of Fin, even suicides have been attributed to this drug. Its serious, potentially life threatening and nothing to be flippant about IMO. If you are experiencing side effects then you should discontinue use of Fin. If you continue to experience depression after discontinuing the drug, seek professional qualified medical help. The bad thing with Fin is that on occasion serious side effects persist LONG after cessation of the drug. The endocrine hormone ecosystem within some peoples bodies can be very fragile, disrupt that balance with Fin, and unfortunately there are those individuals that are unable to recover and irreparable damage is done! This goes by the name of Post Finasteride Syndrome (PFS), a real and potentially devastating consequence of taking Fin. For more info on that check out the help website for PFS sufferers At Propeciahelp.com and read for yourself the heartbreaking stories and accounts from those who have had their otherwise productive lives obliterated by this drug. Also, with Fin if you have to quit the drug for any reason you lose all the hair you would've lost anyway, just as if you never took the drug in the first place. It's a LIFELONG commitment! Additionally, Fin does not work to maintain hair for everyone. It's only effective in hair lose prevention in some individuals. Believe it or not, there are indeed those people who take Fin, develop the side effects and lose hair anyway. How bad that would suck, I can't even imagine. Even at a 5-10% chance (possibly more like 10-20% from some sources) of serious long lasting side effects, it's not worth it for me. Losing hair is undoubtably a traumatic and shattering event in a persons life, no argue with that, but the serious side effects from Fin are worse...... WAY worse. Do you really want to be playing Russian Roulette with the odds when things like permanent impotence, lose of interest in the opposite sex, diminished libido, severe depression, profound mental haziness, and CANCER are at stake?!?!?!? Yes, Fin even carries a rare, but very real risk of life threatening male breast cancer with it. No I'm not a fan of Fin. But each person has to make their own judgements about what risks are acceptable to them. I just think that the many are misinformed and ignorant to the potential severity and permanence of Fin's side effects. To me, the risk outweigh the benefits. But obviously others are free to make that choice for themselves. I also recognize that some fortunate people are able to take Fin without issue, and have amazing nearly miraculous results by using Fin; however, many are not, and there are those reports VERY unlucky people developing seemingly irreversible side effects such as impotence from Fin.

Stop the "poison" .... I mean Fin immediately!

+Sam23 I like the way you have outlined and articulated our options. I wish I would've gone through that process before leaping head first into this god awful HT. I've been researching my options too. Since it's becoming increasingly apparent that I'm likely going to remain dissatisfied and regretful of this HT FUE. It's only getting worse, not better. I too am starting to consider options like shaving down, and laser hair removal of the transplanted FUE hairs. So far everything about this HT screams unnatural. My hair line is unfamiliar and too low. The grafted hairs are VERY thin, and the one that left have a 'pluggy' look, the recipient area is very discolored (pinkish/purple'ish) , also the skin or scalp of the recipient area has a very bumpy 'cobblestone' texture......all of this very noticeable and very unattractive and creates massive insecurity issues with my self confidence. At this point I just want off the 'hair' ride. I seriously would pay double the price if only I could have this HT undone and go back to the way I looked before this HT. Ironically I use to look at people with full heads of hair and think to myself how lucky they are, NOW .......after this poor HT decision I made, I frequently find myself staring enviously at people who made the decision to embrace and accept their baldness with dignity. They chose to keep the natural balding pattern and just go with a close cut. That my friend, is what I wish everyday I would've done!! In a year or 2 once this FUE has fully ran its course, and done all its going to. I'm going to look into just removing the FUE grafts however possible, whether by laser or have them extract the grafts like they did from the donor area but maybe this time just discarding them? Not sure if that would be an option? Not sure what I'm going to have to do, but something will need to be done to return me to my pre-HT self as best as possible. I only had 2000 grafts so hopefully my donor area won't appear too scarred or thin after I buzz down my hair. I only pray that my FUE scalp recipient area heals up enough that the bumpy texture and pink discoloration is minimal, so when I laser out or otherwise remove those FUE grafts the skin won't be too scarred and noticeable? I may need some type of therapy or antidepressant medication before this is over. Such a mistake. Ugh. Just wish I could forgive myself and move on. But that's easier said than done for me. Sam23 thank you agiain for sharing your story, it ALWAYS helps to know that there are others out there who can relate to what you are going through. Good luck stay in touch with me and let me know how things are going and how things are turning out for you. Best of luck to you my friend.

I regret the hell out mine. I would pay DOUBLE the price if I ONLY could undo the colossal mistake I made in getting a hair transplant!!!! JUST TRUST ME.... Don't do it and you will thank me later. Do what I WISH I would've done, just embrace and accept your natural aging process and poise with dignity. Having a HT was THE SINGLE most regretful decision and arguably the worst mistake I've ever made. Please learn from my mistake. Do not risk disfiguring yourself.

Thank you for sharing your story. It's a story I can very much relate with and empathize with. I feel the same way. I had SO much a similar experience as you, that as I'm reading your post I found myself nodding my head in agreement frequently. They definitely didn't give me an accurate description of what the reality of the HT FUE was. They told and sold me things like, it's just a simple procedure, we just simply use very small punches to relocate some hair to the frontal balding areas, it's so simple you could even go back to work the next day! What a giant crock of BS! I nearly got reprimanded at work for having to call in sick, because NO FREAKING WAY I could've gone back to work. I looked like an alien straight out of Star Trek with my head and face swollen so badly my eyes were nearly swollen completely shut. It was misery. This was my first clue and indication that I might be in trouble and they were obviously not totally honest and up front with me about the realistic expectations following the FUE. My recipient area is still a ugly very noticeable reddish purple discoloration. Also you can see the recipient area has a bumpy, not smooth, scared acne look to it. its been just over a month since the FUE and I sure hope the recipient area heals better than this cause it looks AWFUL right now. It's embarrassingly bad at the moment. I also share your feeling and sentiment about Fin, that is I've already boogered and messed up one part of my body,now I'm VERY extra cautious and hesitant to incur any more risk and risk something like permanent impotence, further exacerbation of depression, now. I already feel a little burned after this HT, I just can't bring myself to risk messing myself up anymore. Essentially compounding one problem by adding risk of more serious problems. What was advertised to me as a simple easy 'procedure' has turned out to be THE MOST monumental decision I've ever made. I foolishly rushed into this HT, and as a result I'm suffering some. Suffering from body image issues and now I'm WAY MORE self conscious and embarrassed of my hair after the HT than I was before. Its as if having a failed HT or a mediocre and 'noticeable' HT carries more embarrassment and stigma than just accepting your baldness with dignity. I'll have to wait at least a year before adjudicating my final judgement. But right now, today, it feels like I've made a huge mistake. It does help me to come to these forums and find others who have similar issues. Helps me to type, talk about it, get it off my chest. I need to work on forgiving myself for this mistake I made, it's a difficult thing for someone with my personality to do. I'm having trouble with this forgiveness of my mistake. Every time I walk past a mirror I become angry with myself all over again. That process repeats many many times a day.

I agree with this. I'm 43, had a HT FUE to patch up the frontal areas of my male pattern baldness. I'm now using Ketoconazale shampoo and Rogaine to help slow native hair loss. I wouldn't take Fin. One could argue that if I wasn't going to take to Fin then I shouldn't have had the HT. That's a valid argument and one which the HT surgeon should've taken more time to explain that with me. But what's done is done. Looking back I was grossly uninformed and jumped into this HT too quick. So if anyone says, don't have a HT unless you are willing to take Fin, that's something that individual needs to decide BEFORE having a HT. My surgeon should've had these discussions with me prior to doing this HT. instead I feel in my case, most things were downplayed as 'no big deal'. Which is not the case at all. Having a HT is a much bigger deal than I was lead to believe. I was naive, I was an easy mark. I just wanted to patch up some of the hair loss and get a little youth back. Did I make a mistake. Maybe? Time will have to pass before I can judge that. But I do feel the surgeon was more interested in just doing the surgery, collecting his money, rather than taking time with me to make sure I was good candidate and addressing all the future implications of a HT that I'm now finding out AFTER THE FACT. But you can only blame someone else so much, i do have to blame myself for my impetuous mid-life crisis decision. However also I do feel more should've been done to save me from myself and my naiveness, instead I feel I was not given full disclosure to what I was entering into. Don't make my same mistake. I have A LOT to say about this, but I am pressed for time at the moment so I can't say everything I would like on this topic. Bottom line is I'll hopefully get some good years from the HT FUE, but as native hair loss progress which, even if you take Fin its NO GUARANTEE that you won't continue to lose hair. There are those that take Fin, develop severe long lasting side effects AND continue to lose hair.in my particularl case I will have to address this HT down the road at some point I'm sure. Nothing I can do now, but wait and hope. So far I'm only a month out of my HT and not very pleased, but from what I read I'm still very much in thick of the ugly duckling phase. I wear hats EVERYWHERE now. I'm more self conscious now than before the HT. do I regret the HT, at this time, yes I do. But I may grow to like it in time. Idk.

Hair Loss Help Forums - My reversal with Dr Bisanga BHR clinic Hair transplant reversals are indeed possible. Here is the photos of someone who has had one done. Also things like electrolysis and laser hair removal can assist in returning oneself back to a more 'natural' hair loss pattern should one desire that in the future. It's not always perfect, pitting and pigmentation problems seem like they could cause issues with that. But it's still better than PFS, permanent impotence from Fin. I refuse to take Fin. That's my choice. Anyone else that chooses to and has no side effects that's great for them. But I personally would MUCH rather look into either adjusting a hair transplant or even reversing a hair transplant a decade or more down the road if needed; rather than take a chance at the irreversible sexual side effects, depression, mental fog ect associated with Post Finasteride Syndrome or PFS (fin/ propecia.) I would be self conscious, but ultimately, I can live with an awkward hair transplant, however, not so sure I'd want to live (or if I would ever forgive myself) if I was essentially chemically castrated forever flaccid by Fin. Those risk are unacceptable to me. Don't take my word for it. Go to Propeciahelp.com and read for yourself.

Do NOT take fin! I don't care what anyone tells you here on the forums. That drugs has the potential to utterly destroy your life. Here is what I'm doing. I'm 43. NW 3 Just had a 2000 FUE One month ago. I'm going to use Rogaine foam, Ketoconazole shampoo, biotin supplement.s and let the chips (hairs) fall were they may. Hopefully I can Squeeze as much life as I can out of my hair. If /when the native hair thins too much and the HT starts looking bad, I'm simply going to have ONE more procedure to reverse the FUE. Looking this time to the FUE recipient hairs and relocate them back into the donor areas from which they came. the I'm DONE with hair. I'm out of the 'hair' game after that. In my opinion I will have done everything within a reasonable acceptable limits of what I'm willing to undertake to preserve and maintain hair. I'm hoping to get maybe 10-15 years out of my FUE HT, before things start looking 'awkward', then I have to look into getting the reversal. But definitely, Propecia/ fin can give you LIFELONG IRREVERSIBLE IMPOTENCE!! Is freaking hair worth rolling the dice on that shit!!!! Not in my book it's not. Not to mention Fin can cause mental confusion and every carries with it a risk of male Breast CANCER!! The side effects are report in around 2-10%. Some people that were very unlucky with Fin and got severe irreparable side effects have even been driven into profound crippling depressions, resulting in career loss, divorce, and even SUICIDE!! It destroyed there otherwise productive and happy life. A s little as one single dose has been report to cause PFS!! So don't even try for ANY period of time. Not even once. Hair loss sucks! I know! I've lost a good deal of mine. Buts be VERY cautious what risk you enter into on your quest for hair.

Definitely read this gentlemens opinion on HT first: This was copied from another post on another thread about buyers remorse and hair transplant regrets. It's worth reading: "This topic really speaks to me having gone through a similar process. I'm not bald by any means yet but I have entered into an accelerated stage of hair loss recently. Even prior to my current dilemma I've had a lot of time to reflect and think about hair, HTs and why I had this done to myself. I can't really blame the OP for being angry with himself, although I now understand that everyone makes mistakes and you shouldn't beat yourself up over it. Still it is a decision that I've struggled with every day since my fateful decision. My story begins at a diffuse NW2-2a and foolishly rushing into an HT. My goals were far too lofty and I was in over my head. Looking back, my doctor surely knew my state of mind and didn't protect me from myself. While you can only blame someone else so much I find that part the most despicable. I researched and made my decision within a month. That was my huge mistake. With all the hindsight I have now, here's an exhaustive list of things I wish I had done: - initial HT consultation with at least 2 coalition doctors - try the big 3 meds first for at least 6 months; pay attention to side effects - continue researching HT procedures, techniques, results and doctors for 12-18 months - understand location and cost should not be constraints - measure donor & recipient density/hair bulk, loss pattern - consult with dermatologist for any possible reactions - understand the procedure end to end including surgical process, expectations, common side effects in the skin, healing and care - consult with psychologist (no joke) to understand if I would be able to handle the change - consult with coalition HT doctor again and draft a master plan - see a HT result in person, performed by different doctors; all pictures can lie; lighting and angles deceive - Look for pictures and posts of good AND bad HTs - Know your options for HT repair - shave head and keep it that way for at least 1-2 months, see if you like it - read bald guys forums for support and tips to maintain a buzzed dome - After 12-18 months, if ready, try HT and be as conservative as possible I actually had a pretty good head of hair when I started (still decent) but here's my story - I had an uneven hairline with a raised side only which was really the only concern. I didn't really know I was balding in a diffuse pattern. I had the FUE HT without being on meds and had shockloss. Went on fin and it helped keep the crown full, side effects faded in a few months but the hairline continued to shed. Flaky scalp ensued (and persists to this day). 1 year post-op I tried kirkland minox 5% and used it for 2 years, things seemed to be on the up and up, however it is likely that I just slowly thinned uniformly to match the hairline and having a short buzz on the sides helped create an illusion of fullness. My loss has picked up in the last 8 months and I don't think I'm going to make it out of this year without the HT standing out on its own. It has only been 3.5 years since the HT but that time has been littered with obsessiveness, self consciousness, spectrophobia, anxiety and most of all - regret and disappointment. In that entire time I've only had a fleeting 6-8 months where I felt 'normal'. Being super picky about hair, I honestly feel that HTs are probably not truly viable for many if not most candidates in terms of being natural looking. This is just my own opinion but I personally wouldn't recommend a HT at all save for a few situations: - no balding; filling in temples or rough patch - older (40ish); family history of loss is documented; hair loss has been stable for a long time - fantastic responder to meds in addition to strong characteristics from point 2 and a master plan good psych health and with money to spare Even happy patients with sparsely laid HTs are probably just fooling themselves about their hair. I understand that the last statement in particular sounds really jaded and that's because I am, even with a good and relatively even amount of hair on my head. I would say I'm fairly lucky as I've shaved down to a 0 in the donor and didn't mind the FUE pock marks too much. It is almost invisible at a 1 guard. Still I'm a concerned about my recipient zone due to scaly, flaky skin, and larger follicles in the grafts but I think it should be manageable if I buzz down with some laser treatment and electrolysis to get rid of the hairs; possibly fraxel or vbeam to smooth the skin. This is going to take time, money and head/heartache. While I know there is more to life than hair, I'm having a lot of trouble looking past it as it has been a strong defining characteristic for so long. My vanity led to my undoing and in the end I've learned that I had my priorities in the wrong places. I hope the OP is doing well and keeping his spirits up. I mostly just wanted to say that I understand what you are going through and I hope you end up luckier than me - stable and with a good result. If anything at least you can grow facial hair unlike me, hah! The industry definitely needs to be more honest and upfront about the process and results. I hope this post finds people debating on getting a HT and at least have them reconsider once more. I'm not saying there can't be good results and I'm not saying that every doctor is crooked, but I think the realities of HTs are not exactly what the photos would have you believe. Be cautious - I wouldn't wish my worst enemy to go through what I did"

I had a 2000 graft FUE and not a day goes by that I don't increasingly regret having this HT. It was an impetuous foolish 'mid-life' crisis mistake. I'm so angry and disappointment with myself for going through with it and having myself disfigured with a HT. I should have just accepted the natural aging process with dignity. Now I look like a freak, I'm 10 times more self conscious of my appearance than I ever was prior to the HT. having to explain your strange hairline and haircut appearance to people is embarrassing. If I could undo this and go back to my NW 2-3 I would. This is worse. WAY worse. Learn from my mistake. I'm borderline depressed and reclusive now, on most nights voluntarily opting for solitary confinement rather than having to go out into the world and face people.