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Curious25 - I had the first procedure in Selston near Nottingham. Dr Reddy did odd weekends there, this was separate to his primary place of work at the Harley Street Clinic, so in essence they were completely separate clinics. I said to the Harley Street Clinic representative over the phone that I’d had a procedure done with Dr Reddy 2 years ago at a different clinic and they said I’d need another consultation. Perhaps if I’d have insisted they send a message to Dr Reddy directly it may have been different. With regards to differences and techniques. Dr Arshad used a motorised punch, Dr Reddy primarily used a manual punch, now and then he switched to a motorised one. Dr Arshad had a big high powered microscope in the corner with a dedicated individual checking all the grafts. You are also fussed over a bit more at the hair dr clinic, in a good way. They also give you a bag to take home and in that is all the medication you need, even down to the paracetamol, ibuprofen and the shampoo. Furthermore you are provided with a little chart to complete, see pic below. Just loads of little things impressed me. Nice attention to detail.

A few reasons really why I chose Dr Arshad this time round. I hadn’t seen many Dr Reddy results recently. He is now based only in London, which is quite a distance from me. It was ages to get an appointment with him even for an initial consultation which would be £200. I was seeing quite a lot of good work on other forums from Dr Arshad. It was closer to where I live and I was able to get a free consultation (within a few weeks). Mainly though it was following the consultation with the manager and Dr Arshad himself, I felt that this was the right clinic to proceed with.

Hey all, Just a quick update from my surgery with Dr Arshad at the Hair Dr clinic in Dewsbury. Dr Arshad examined my donor area and commented how good it was. We spoke in detail regarding the hairline for quite a while, Dr Arshad thought about 750 grafts in total would achieve what I wanted. The price was £4 per graft due to the surgery taking place in an area where I had previously had FUE. I ended up having 1117 grafts, as quite a few of my grafts, despite looking like singles were actually doubles when viewed under the microscope. This was no problem due to my extensive donor area. I was not charged for these extra grafts, they were used on the left side of the hairline, and in the mid scalp areas where I was beginning to thin. The plan was to put some grafts in there anyway. I guess this shows the importance of using a proper microscope to check the grafts. I was looked after really well on the day from start to finish. They were happy to let me take photos throughout if I wanted but to be honest I couldn’t be bothered. Someone from the clinic telephoned me today (day after surgery) to check if everything was ok, which was nice. They also have a WhatsApp chat that someone mans 24/7, another nice touch. I’m someone that works in healthcare as a nurse and has quite high standards. I found that Dr Arshad and his team were excellent throughout. Any questions feel free to ask. Photo taken this evening after removal of bandage.

Hey, Yeh, I still expect the hairline to be asymmetrical, just not as asymmetrical, if that makes sense. I style one side up and the other down to even it out a bit. Don’t get me wrong, the hairline now is pretty good, but I’ve seen people post pictures of a ‘second pass’ in their hairlines and it has really improved it. I just feel that some more density would really complete mine. I’ll be sure to post some pictures soon. With relation to medication Ive used propecia for years, I continue to take 1mg per day. I also use regaine foam 5% once a day at night.

Hey all, This will be my second FUE procedure, having previously had just over 1000 hairline grafts with Dr Reddy in 2018. I’m wanting to increase the density of my hairline, particularly throughout the right side, with a small increase in density in the left temple area. As the right side of my hairline is less dense it gives the impression of being higher up my forehead compared to the left side. I did research on various forums and liked what I saw from Dr Arshad and his team. I had a free video consultation with the clinic manager and then Dr Arshad himself. I will be posting pictures and updates to the thread following surgery and at various points throughout the following year.

Don’t want it lowering at all. It looks very natural and have only had positive comments regarding how natural it looks. It seems to be continuing to thicken a bit which is great. Final thoughts are that it was definitely worth having it done and if needed, I would go back to Dr Reddy for further work in future. I hope this has been of help to others considering their own hair transplant.

Be good to get some feedback on the result from people 👍

Of course you always want more hair but yeh I’m pleased. The hairline has softened a bit. Yes I’m still on the same regimen.

Result at basically a year (3 days off)

Thanks. Still got a few little bumps coming up so hopefully a few more hairs and then some thickening over the following months up to a year. Will probably wait until 10 months before I’ll update again.

Update at just over 7 months

Some more pics taken by the clinic. Before and after. I’ll post a 6 month update in a couple of weeks.

Hey Deano, The experience was fine, pretty much as expected. Dr Reddy was present for the majority of the operation as far as I am aware. At times when the techs were doing their bit he would be sat observing. Other times he did pop out of the room, but I was felt reassured that I was the only patient having the surgery. This was another reason I opted for Dr Reddy and surgery in the UK.

At the 4 month mark. Forgot to mention my regime of regaine foam (5%) once a day at night. Can’t stand to put it on in the day as it makes my hair look and feel awful. Also use Propecia 1mg once daily.