Stig

Outstanding hairline!

Seeing you are a higher NW, definitely go with strip FUT until stripped out and then switch to FUE. H&W are more aggressive with their strips than Konior. They tend to take the strip higher, and go longer, potentially all the way to your forehead to get the max number of grafts. Its a matter of preference whether you can live with the scar so long and on the high side. Seeing you are a higher NW, I think it would be beneficial for you take the more aggressive route. With only FUE, you just wont get the same number of grafts and therefore less coverage than you would going the strip/FUE combo.

I hear you mate, but even if you only get 50% of the success you are hoping for, you still appear to have a good head of lush hair behind it, but this Rahal we are talking about, so it's gonna be closer to 100%. You have already won

Sigh - it's always sad to see a grown intelligent man behave like a child with those insults. Like I said Home, either you can engage in an intelligent debate on this topic, or if you are sick of it, you can leave and stop reading the thread, but I strongly suggest you act your age and do not engage in childish insults.

"demand, order a recommended physician to do things the way YOU think they should be done" - Please can you point out exactly where I have demanded or ordered a recommended physician to do anything? Everything I have said here has been my own opinion, and on numerous occasions I even prefaced my statements with a statement that Dr Feller can do whatever he wants and that I am not trying to dictate what he should and should not do. Perhaps go back and reread what I have actually written. You are entitled to disagree with me, infact I welcome an intelligent debate, but I suspect you are just too clouded by your own anger at anyone who disagrees with your own viewpoint. "but to criticize" - Yes I have and will continue to criticize anything I feel that is wrong and warrants criticism. We both live in the United States of America my friend, and have been blessed with a basic human right called free speech. That's one of the purposes of this wonderful forum. It gives people like you and me the opportunity to voice our opinions in a decent and respectful manner. If you take exception to this, then I suggest you don't bother to continue reading this thread. In fact look at the number of views this thread has generated. I know you don't really believe that folks have no right to criticize, but if you do, then there are plenty of dictatorships around the world that you may feel more comfortable living under that do not tolerate criticism of any kind. Good day sir!

I kinda don't want to know the answer to this question/ There certainly is that crunching sound whenever he makes an incision that sounds like its hitting the skull.

C'mon Win, anyone can tell this is trending towards a killer result. Remember its only at the 4 month mark where most folks exit the Ugly Duckling phase and look like they did pre-surgery. Its only going to get better and better as more hairs grow and mature. You're acting crazy

Have to disagree Home. Although it seems as if Dr Feller is providing a level of supervision, it still seems as if Dr Bloxham is performing most/all of the critical aspects himself. In other words, Dr Feller has delegated these critical aspects of the surgery to an inexperienced doctor still learning whilst providing a level of supervision. Once again, absolutely nothing wrong with this practice, and its definitely a great way for Dr Bloxham to be gaining that experience, but I do think that Dr Feller's recommendation by this site has been undermined, and the description of Dr Feller's profile (which makes no mention of Dr Bloxham at all) is now inaccurate and misleading. Let me explain. When a patient searches this website for a surgeon, and chooses Dr Feller based on the recommendation, that patient is going to walk into the clinic and discover that the surgery is going to be performed by a Feller/Bloxham combination, of which Dr Bloxham is the one that is going to be performing most of it himself. That patient is going to be told that's the only way the clinic operates. As things stand right now, that patient is going to believe that particular practice is the norm and that everything will be fine because of the fact that the clinic is recommended. As I stated, that recommendation was earned by Dr Feller, and Dr Feller alone performing those critical aspects of the surgery, not by the current practice of Dr Bloxham performing the surgery with a degree of supervision. Dr Bloxham may in fact be a great surgeon himself, but he has not yet proven himself, nor has the current combination of Feller/Bloxham. Remember, they have only been practicing together for 6 months, and with procedures taking a full 12 months to adequately assess, it impossible to know how successful/unsuccessful this new practice is. To me, if Dr Feller is no longer performing these surgeries like he was before, the recommendation as it stands right now should be contingent on the new Dr Feller/Bloxham being able to produce consistently high quality results. Regardless of how much trust Dr Feller has in Dr Bloxham, this is a newly qualified inexperienced doctor with only 6 months of experiencing practicing. Not trying to be harsh here, and in practice I would hedge my money that Dr Bloxham is already a great surgeon worthy of his own recommendation, but this has not yet been demonstrated. Just my own opinion. It is also very disappointing that the moderators have not adjusted Dr Feller's profile page to mention the current practice of a Feller/Bloxham combination, quite frankly, its misleading not to.

Yes, and the Cleveland Browns are going to take on the Detroit Lions in next year's Super Bowl!

Thanks Joe, So just to clarify, even though they were in constant communication, Dr Feller was absent more than he was present in the room during the surgery when Dr Bloxham was cutting the strip and making the incisions?

Hi Joe, thanks for posting. Doesn't sound like a combo of Feller & Bloxham to me. Joe, what exactly was the level of Dr Feller's involvement? Was he present throughout the incision making process or did he maybe check-in once or twice? From what you posted, sounds as if Dr Bloxham performed all the critical aspects of the surgery himself, is that a true assessment, or was Dr Feller supervising?

Congrats Dutchie - who are you going with, Hasson or Wong? Sounds like a great plan. Keep us posted and post pics

I wouldn't call $9 reasonable when two of the top FUE clinics in the world Dr Feriduni (Belgium) and Dr Erdogan (Turkey) charge around 2.5 to 3 Euros per graft. 3 Euros is $3.2. It blows my mind why patients would ever agree to pay $9 for FUE when the likes of Feriduni and Erdogan charge the rates they do. I would hope that for $9 a graft the surgeon is the one doing the extractions, incisions and graft placements.

Mate - good on you for getting the procedure, but I have to agree with everyone here that you probably don't need a procedure and are taking a slight risk by doing it. However, chances are the procedure will be a success and you achieve your goals. Seeing that Dr Feriduni has a year long waitlist, you could probably make a fortune by selling your place in line to another patient.

Bummer Dr Konior has such a long waitlist. It must be hard waiting 8 months just for the surgery where you then have to wait another 8 or more months to see the final result. Very frustrating

Outstanding work, so who exactly cut the strip for this procedure - do we credit Dr Feller or Dr Bloxham? I like the hairline as well.

Mate, the two sentences above contradict each other. If you want to do it right, then you should absolutely be prepared to travel across the country or even across the world. It's a huge mistake to let travel drive your decision. Rather pick the best surgeon for you without any regard to location, and then if you have to travel across the globe, then you suck it it up and travel. If you are looking to have crown work done, then the best surgeon for that is Dr Wong in Vancuaver, but if you are going to write him off because he is too far across country then I can't help you. I would rather cut off my balls before I go to Bosley for a procedure. Good luck!

Did Dr Jones ever refund your deposit?

None of the above, it just makes the procedure much more difficult for the surgeon during the incisions as well for the techs during graft placements. It will also slow down the procedure as well which means that the grafts are out of body for longer. I would guess it could also impact the precision at which the incisions are made. Shaving the recepient just makes life easier for everyone and increases the probability of success.

Did HE give you the contact details of the patients? If so, highly unlike he would put you in contact with a patient not satisfied eh? It really means nothing. Even the worst surgeons in the world have some satisfied patients. Okay, maybe not that butcher from Colorado.

Hans, Sometimes I feel that this site is so slow that by the time the page loads, the Springboks will have appointed a new coach by then

There are some good docs in California, but there are even better ones out of state. If you must stay on the west coast, then Dr Gabel in Portland Oregan and Hasson in Vancuover are your best options. I would seriously start with the list provided by mav and add Erdogan in Turkey to that list. Starting with Dr Ron Shapiro is excellent advice. I 100% support the advice to cancel your appointment asap. You can thank us later and buy us all the 1st couple of rounds of drinks a year or so from now

I wouldn't go with Doganay, the quality of his results went down. Erdogan is the best on your list, and does very nice hairlines. You can't go wrong with him

Perhaps you should follow your own advice as above?

HairJo, I am not asking you to answer the questions directed to Dr Feller. I am asking you to answer the specific questions I asked you. You made some very strong accusations against me, one being that I make stuff up coupled with misdirection's and omissions. I am asking you sir to please substantiate exactly what those are or to then kindly retract those comments ... and no, Dr Feller has not answered all the questions, specifically the exact level of supervision he provides Dr Bloxham during the critical aspects of the surgery. Seeing that you yourself cannot answer questions or substantiate your own points, perhaps you should not have jumped directly into the middle trying to defend the Dr.