Martino

I don't mind too much spending most of my savings. I am single so I am not saving for marriage or a house (don't want one) as I live a bit of a nomadic lifestyle. I tend to save 600 dollars per month, but if I wanted to work harder I could save over a thousand.

Because the first picture has bright lights you cant see that I actually have thin blonde hair where the temples recede and also a little more at the centre

Who do you feel is the best hairline surgeon in India for FUE? Dr Bhatti? Dr Dua? Dr Madhu? Dr Soni? I've spoken to Dr Bhatti and Dr Dua and they are both responsive and helpful and offer reasonable prices. They both have available times when I need surgery. I don't know how we choose. Also how many grafts do you think I need? I've had surgeons quote me from 1500 to 2500 grafts. I think I just want a dense nw2, but i'm not sure. I'm on fin and mostly stable, but don't want to blow all my grafts and then need more in 5 years.

Arent there some excellent surgeons out there not recommended because they don't wish to correspond with this forum?

You really don't need a transplant - save your money and enjoy it!

Thanks for that. I am on finasteride. I think it was when I read that someone started to lose after 10 years on fin and that scared me a bit. That I could look good for 10 years and then start losing the hair behind the transplant.

Do you think the first surgeon was a bad surgeon or did you just get unlucky?

I'm currently in the process of getting my first 2200 graft FUE early next year and I'm filled with many conflicting feelings. The more time I have spent on here researching the more I realise that not everyone gets a good results we see on the surgeons websites. Many people need multiple HT's despite only being Norwood 3s. My fears and doubts: 1. The results may be disappointing and I wont get density on my hairline. 2. I damage my donor hair. 3. Choosing the right surgeon (all the surgeons I've spoken to have amhrs certification, so no cowboys, but its still hard to know who to choose). 4. Cost: its using up nearly all my savings (not much anyone can do to reassure me on this - if the success was for certain I wouldn't care) 5. I could continue to bald after my transplant, making my transplanted hair look weird. 6. Looking really bad for four to six months during recovery. 7. Judgement from friends, partner, and workmates if they can tell I've had a HT. Anyone else have similar fears? Anyone else with advice?

This is very interesting. Someone on another thread said those qualifications meant nothing. I researched Dr Amonpattana at Maple Hairclinic and her results looked good and she helpful over messages, but I was informed not to use them because this forum said they were not 'recommended by the forum'. https://www.maplehairclinic.com/copy-of-8 I haven't booked with any surgeon but she is only a 1.5 hour flight from my country so its tempting

A weird thing is the form asked me about my parents - there names, date of birth, town of birth etc. One parent is dead and i'm not in contact with the other - I tempted to guess the town of birth is the same as mine and they probably only check my details. I have to say I've never been asked about my parents for a visa before to any other country. I'm tempted to use an agent to see if they will do it all for me.

Thank you for the tips, although i'm not sure I can pull off that kind of fringe. Its funny you should work for Dr Bhatti because he is the surgeon I am likely to use - we're just in the booking phrase right now. Just to let you guys know - the indian tourist visa is actually the hardest visa form I've ever come across!

Is it impossible to do so? I've booked 3 weeks off work to restore my temple's and reinforce the front a little bit. I've spoken to two surgeons - one said 1500 grafts and the other said 2200 grafts - both said they can do the surgery without shaving. Sadly, the more I research the more I realise that it will be very noticeable. The back of the head isn't a concern with a fue but the front will be red and inflamed for the first 3 or so months. Has anyone had any good excuses for having a red forehead? Perhaps say it is a bad reaction from microneedling or an allergy to something? Its all terribly embarrassing to get a transplant for me and I would like to avoid sharing this personal journey with everyone else.

I really appreciate that link. I live in asia and I think the Indian surgeons are more affordable compared to the Thai surgeons. The Bangkok surgeon I was speaking to offered 1.5 usd per graft (the same as dr Bhatti) so I was unsure who would be best.

Are these qualifications a good indication of competency? ABHRS - AMERICAN BOARD OF HAIRLOSS RESTORATION SURGERY ISHRS - INTERNATION HAIRLOSS RESTORATION SURGERY I've spoken with a surgeon called Dr Amonpattana and I like the look of her work in both videos and in pictures. She is also within my budget and only a 1.5 hour plane journey away. I am just trying to reassure myself about my decision because there aren't too many reviews on these forums about her work (probably because most people fly to Europe for a transplant).

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