Fivehead89

Update day 4 post op Bit of swelling round my eyes but nothing too serious. Spraying every 30 mins and got a good sea air walk in today.

Hi Paddy he used a special neddle. A hand punch that he had made. He inserts it between existing hairs using microscopic glasses it means he doesn’t damage exsisting hairs and to prevent bursting too many blood vessels. Also means he has complete control of depth and angle. Doing this the night before reduces the chances of shock loss and means he scalp is nice and settled for the insertions on day 2. I don’t remember the size. Everything was done by hand. Hand made v machine made always much better. Dr Andre done it all himself the night before. Only 1 other technician in New York does this. In my opinion I think it has made the post op healing better. If am buying any item that involves skill and craft that cost money I would be looking for a craftsman with hand to eye skills way before machine made. Pennys make great value clothes but you can only wear them twice and then they get dumped! In the theratre he had 5 technicans he led the transplant - framing the hairline himself and checking in on the other techs implanting. He was guiding them on graph placements with 1s 2s and 3s The hand punch he used was 0.9mm. He had about 6 on the go at a time with a tech inserting which graft he wanted next. mostly he led the job with the filling in the gaps left to 2 technicians and then one other was setting the graphs up and handing them to the implanters as they called for what number of graft they wanted. It was very much a team effort which speeded up the process. Again I was bleeding more than average so made their life’s a little harder and probably added about 1.5 hour to the process.

Update Dr Andre done the incisions on the evening before the surgery. I liked this idea. He explained that doing all in 1 day can cause alot of trauma to the scalp area. This made sense. He measured and drawed up a hair line that we were both happy with and shaved my head. He numbed up the recipient area ( which by the way was not very sore at all as he used the vibration technique that distracted me from any pain) he spent around 3 hours placing the holes for implanting the grafts the following day. I was bleeding more than average Dr Andre said. I did consume alcohol 6 days before the surgery and he thinks this was the factor as it thinned the blood. It probably made it a bit harder to see what he was doing because he had to keep clearing the area. Mixed messages and feelings on alcohol consumption prior to surgery some say 48 hours is fine other day 2 weeks before is needed. I think the week before should be fine but it’s hard to really know. When I shave the back of my neck and behind my ears with a razor I bleed really badly too so maybe just my skin type. Here is day 3 photos from implantation Let me know what you guys think no pain no itching no bleeding please note i have just washed my whole head. Had the donor covered in vasiline each night to keep the donor area moist and prevent too much scabbing (see bottom picture) I have been spraying using a mixture of salt water and bepathen every 30 mins. Which I got 2 full spray bottles of Dr Andre. I have been given meds to take - •antibiotics to prevent infection •steroids to prevent swelling i will begin regane foam and special shampoo in the next few weeks.

No paddy I don’t know

Hi guys got 2515 graphs about 759 in 1s 1189 in 2s 567 in 3s It was 50% cheaper than blackrock.

HI Guys So a bit the bullet and went in for my first FUE experience. I could not find a lot of info on here in Ireland so I decided to give a full account of my experience. I spoke with 3 different surgeons before I came to the conclusion that Dr Andre was my best option. Dr Feriduni - PROS - One of the best in Europe- great gallery of work on here. Very skilled surgeon. Highly recommended . CONS - Hard to get a space, Expensive, Had to travel. Alyesbury Hair Clinic - Bit of a joke, very strange experience on first visit. Told me I would not need meds etc post, Too cheap to be true. Hair Restoration Blackrock - PROS- A lovely clean and modern surgery, Lovely staff, seems all very professional CONS - VERY EXPENSIVE, a very vague pricing structure ( SMALL, MED, LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE) I wanted to know the basic graft count I needed but they would not really confirm it. They said on first consult I needed a medium and would not have to shave 2 weeks later on second pre surgery consult they said I needed a large and had to shave. As far as I can tell a Medium is 1000 - 1200 grafts for €9000 and a large is 1500 -1700 grafts for €14000...Big difference. Big prices Dr Andre Nel PROS - I liked Andre. He did not seem like he was a salesman of FUE. He made me know the facts and sort of scared me in the sense of how big a decision it was and how important the aftercare included the right meds were. He is a no Bull S*** kind of guy. He has had FUE himself by DR FERIDUNI in Belgium. He has also trained under him and a few others. He has a fab team that made me feel relaxed and we had a good laugh during the session. CONS The only con was the surgery is above a womens beauty clinic so you enter through their entrance. The toilet / changing room could do with a little facelift. tonight is my first night post op just back in hotel... Will have more updated photos once I get from Dr Nel

Cheers buddy I meant hairs don't know why I typed graphs Have you had work done with these Drs? Ciaran

Hi guys Went for consult €50 today in Ailsbury Clinic. Any feedback from FUE done here? My experience was ok. The receptionist was very informative and helpful. The consultant a bit more stand off ish with the answers to my questions. When I told her I have been consulting with Dr Feriduni in Belgium she told me she never heard of him and she said she knew all the top surgeons for FUE in Europe. I found this strange as I believed he would be known in the profession as a top surgeon right? She said I did not need to shave my head as the area they are working on has no surrounding hairs and shock loss would not happen. I need around 2500 Hairs and they are a responsibly priced €5000. No Propecia Dr Feriduni coming in at €13.5k shaved head. Daily Propecia Big difference here Anyone advise?

Hi guys Getting prices of 10.500€ minimum for 2000 graphs. ( dr Feriduni) just looking advice on costs. I don't mind paying a little more but I see surgeons in instanbul for 3k same procedure and it's a big difference in price. Please advice. Ciaran

Hi guys I am a first timer on the thread although I have been following for months. I am currently looking at booking for May 4th with Dr feriduni. 2000 - 2800 graphs. Just looking for advice. I am borrowing to pay and it's the largest amount of money I have spent on anything in one go. €10600 - €15800. I am 37 years old. Based in Dublin Ireland. Am stage 3 on baldness scale. I am not taking any medication to assist. *** Getting married in December so looking for some form of hairline by then. Thanks in advance Ciaran