blurrynights

Nobody?

Hey guys, so I had another post on here about experiences with Leonard Hair Transplants (and how I cancelled my procedure with them). I'm from Maine and was asking about recommended surgeons in the Boston/NYC area. I found a few that I'd be willing to set up a consult with, however, for the last year or so I've been seeing a lot of stuff on YouTube about Dr. Diep. At first I just disregarded his videos as bogus because I thought "There's no way these results are real—the density and coverage is just too ideal most of the time." I also never would've considered going to San Francisco for a hair transplant. Now, honestly, I'm starting to change my stance. I have family in the Bay AreaI could stay with, and if I got results anywhere near some of those displayed in videos (with patients comparable to me; I've found quite a few with similar loss patterns at around the same age), I would definitely consider traveling. I followed a few posts on here from users who went to Dr. Diep for FUE and I've gotta say, I'm thoroughly impressed with their experiences. My question stands though: how do the majority of you feel about him? This may be a poor thing to judge him on, but something about the way he repeats the same pitch in every single video while he's showing the before/after seems odd to me, and also the fact that he uploads the same video (or something similar) multiple times? Just strange. But amateurish video crap shouldn't dissuade me. I don't know. I want to believe that he's a hair restoration wizard, I really do. So, what's the consensus?

I just saw a video on YouTube from Dr. Feller indicating that if you're an FUT candidate, he won't do FUE. This is a bummer. I'm not doubting the FUT results, I just do not want a strip of flesh taken from my head.

Hey, everyone. So I'm in a bit of bind. Since last October I've been on the hunt for a surgeon to undergo an FUE surgery to fill in my hairline. I first visited a surgeon in Maine who didn't seem very experienced, so I then went to Leonard Hair in Newton, Mass. I'll admit, during my consultation there I was off-put by their omission of projected grafts, as well as the overall vibe I got from the gentleman who greeted me (before the doc). He was pushing products on me and I felt like I was in an infomercial. I understand that they may make commissions and maybe these gadgets and products actually do help, but it all felt a little snake oil salesman to me. Now, I chose Leonard Hair because in my (admittedly not-so-thorough) research, their clinic was one of the few nearby that offered the ARTAS option. It was probably naive on my part, but that intrigued me. Also, my surgeon was going to be Dr. Lopresti, not Dr. Leonard himself, who I'd heard various complaints about, so I felt a bit more reassured. They also told me they'd be willing to do a "stealth shave" in the back since my hair is long enough. I had a surgery scheduled with Dr. Lopresti for yesterday, which I cancelled a day before due to a last-ditch combing through of reviews/experiences with the clinic; many of which came from this site. The consensus was that Leonard Hair Transplants be avoided, and I had to go with my gut rather than commit $8k+ and be dissatisfied. I'm not sure if most people were referring to Leonard himself, but what's done is done, and again, I had to go with my intuition. So, with my deposit gone and my surgery cancelled, I feel a bit foolish, though I've given myself more time to research and contact various surgeons. I'm hoping to re-try with someone I feel more confident in during the winter break from school in December. I've heard good things about Dr. Feller in the NYC area, and was wondering what everyone thought about him? I know he seems to be more prone to FUT, which I'm absolutely opposed to—may be more effective, but I'm not having a strip scar on my head. Also, I'm okay with traveling, but as the title in my post indicates, the Mass./NYC area would be about as far as I want to go, and given the reputation of both places I would think I'd be able to find someone within those limits. I've included pics of my hairline, and also the crown of my head. The crown seems to be fine for the most part, though slightly thin in certain types of light towards the front—I plan to ask whichever surgeon I meet with next if peppering in some grafts in that area would be okay, given that my hair loss has been a slow-going process (knock on wood). I should mention, too, that I'm not sure how to gauge how many grafts I should expect to fill in (or mostly fill in) the bald areas of my hairline, as well as lower the hairline itself a bit? I wear my hair with longish bangs currently, which I'd like to continue doing, so I don't need perfection since I'm not planning on getting a cropped haircut—long hair works on me and I have a creative job which doesn't call for anything manicured. Apologies if this post seems all over the place, I'm just a little mixed up after having thought I would be well on my way to seeing new hair growth as of today, but now I'm back at square one. Any help would be greatly appreciated!