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14 hours ago, Spanker said:

This is the best advice for you IMO. 

its not too far off from what nadimi had recommended. i'll update once i have my consultation.

11 hours ago, Dazed said:

Obviously you want yours to be kept secret or you wouldn't have asked this question.  I had FUT in 2011 - took off work for 2 weeks, and nobody had any idea I had anything done, and I worked with a lot of women, especially one heavy black lady that notice everything.  I couldn't sneak anything past her, but she didn't notice the hair transplant - that's when I knew I had it made.  You can't hide FUE very well.  I just had FUE and lucky for me I am retired so just wearing a hat hid my ridiculous haircut.  Now 2 months later all is well.  If you can't take a couple weeks off with FUT or FUE the scabs will be a problem.  With FUT let your hair grow.  Nobody knows about either procedure except one buddy of mine whom I told.  The best you can do with FUE is get your head buzzed and let everybody get used to seeing you that way.  You will still have the problem with scabs for up to 2 weeks, and some guys experience redness.

haha yea i definitely do....

here's my thread right here if you want to check it and give your opinion. i can definitely get 2 weeks off from work if need be, and i work in a job where i can wear a hat no problem. but i wanted to hear other people's experiences and if anyone has actually ever gone a year hiding it from others, mainly the general public and friends. loved ones will know of course, i don't mind that.

....have any of you successfully hidden it from others completely? 

40 minutes ago, Panamera13 said:

I don't think you need an HT at all; yes you have some hair loss but not much and looks good. With HT, your appearance won't change much.

i'm weighing options for sure. but i definitely want to restore my hairline within reason at the very least. consultation with nadimi is on the 19th

7 hours ago, VicTNYC said:

Hey man, your hair thus far looks good for your age, although, it looks as if the frontal hairline hairs are miniaturizing, and your mid and crown area seems to be thinning a lot.

Since you’ve mentioned that you’ve been hired by a talent agency, that leads me to believe that your in the entertainment industry....so, if I were in your shoes and in a career where appearance seems to be important and of concern, I would definitely concentrate mainly on the frontal hairline/temples/temple triangle point and get that area taken care of in a first procedure, as well as having some grafts peppered throughout the mid-scalp area (should native hair there thin out in the future).

First impression is always frontal impression and if you’re in the entertainment field they’res always tricks they can use to mostly easily cover bald spots but frontal hair loss not so much without it looking fake, then you could get the bald spot crown area covered in a future procedure down the road if any hair loss progresses, just my opinion, good luck!

thanks. good points you've made. 

from what i understand, it's more potent than finasteride, but there are more side effects

i'm a realist and im not trying to get a juvenile hairline, as i've gotten quite used to my recession, i really don't mind it, but i would like a fully intact hairline and maybe a slight fill on of the temporal points. again, nothing ridiculous.

30 minutes ago, 1978matt said:

I think I'd play it safe in your case and go 1250-1500 in the front and 1000-1250 at the back.  I would not do the full crown as the spot at the back is the least priority.  You could always go back a few years later if there is no change but you're still quite young.

Nadimi with stick and place is the way forward for minimal shock loss.  I had no shock loss at all with Konior using the same method.

I'd say go FUE but for future surgeries you might want to consider switching if things go pear shaped.

thanks for your reply man. yea i'm not sure what i'm going to do honestly. i'm interested to hear nadimi's opinion. i'd like to do the most i can with one surgery, as i believe i'm slightly better off when it comes to native hair than others that i've seen on here (my apologies if i sound conceited, i wasn't trying to come off that way), so i don't foresee myself having another surgery down the road, but never say never. i'm also not trying to get too ahead of myself either.

also, based on the illustrations, im assuming those will be the areas you think will be filled in?

am i being naive to believe that this is a feasible hairline?

oops nvm i just read it

On 11/2/2018 at 1:02 AM, dtreidjr said:

I honestly think that what Dr. Nadimi has her assistants do is the key.  I don't know if others besides her and Dr. Konoir do it or not, but from what I remember when I was awake, they seemed to constantly be spraying my recipient site with saline water.  I've always been a really fast healer compared to others, but not letting the area scab up during the procedure was huge I think for the short term look.  When I went back Friday and Saturday, they sprayed it down for a while.

I honestly bet they had an assistant sit there and spray spots on my head for 20-30 minutes after the procedure was over that day.  I sprayed it 3 or so times a day after I got home and then took 2 showers, soaping up the donor area and just creating a ball of lather and patting that on the recipient area.  Letting it sit for 20 minutes then letting water run out of my hands over my head to wash it off.

I literally got my sideburns and around the back just trimmed up for a nice line and the girl said she couldn't tell.  She started to touch my temple and I quickly yelled no, lol.  She looked stunned and I laughed.  Said I just got a transplant 7 days ago and I don't want her to touch that.  She started staring and was like "No Way".  Once she looked real close, she could tell something was different but wouldn't have known if I hadn't said anything.  And that was just because there was a little crust and redness.

If anyone is considering this and reading my post, I would highly recommend Dr. Nadimi.  Her and her staff were more than accommodating.  Honestly, this whole thing has been so much easier than I thought it was going to be.  

following this. i have a consultation with dr nadimi on the 19th. how much did this run you btw if you dont mind my asking

2 minutes ago, hairlossPA said:

i’m interested to hear how you decided on H&W. i’m assuming you’re going FUE? I have nothing against H&W FUE results, just curious because they’re more known for FUT

H&W was one of the first clinics i stumbled upon. you know how it goes, start doing research on something that interests you and down the rabbithole you go. i haven't decided which route i'm going yet tbh. i'm back and forth. if i could still buzz it down to a 2 on the back and sides with an FUT scar, then that would be the way to go IMO, as i've read conflicting stories that FUE on the first go around depletes and destroys the donor site, should i need another procedure. would need more info to back that claim obv, but just like everything else, there's 2 schools of thought on the subject.

thank you. Dr. Nadimi specified 1500-2000 for high density frontal hairline restoration, and then about 1500 for the crown. i'm not sure how much further my hair loss will continue tbh. Mike from Hasson and Wong said its hard to tell what i am on the norwood scale, but it's on the low side i believe. But a 3000-3500 graft procedure i can live with ideally. I'm not sure how that will translate to reality tho.

Hello all,

Been a lurker to not just this forum, but a few others (including reddit) and decided to join this one and create a post.  So a little about me (please bare with me lol). 

I'm 33 now, Back when I was about 23, I believe, the girl who used to cut my hair pointed out that I had a thin spot on my crown.  The reason she pointed it out, besides the fact that she was a family friend, is that she always knew me to have very thick, very coarse hair.  I still sorta do.  I hopped on rogaine not too far after that, and then upped the ante by going on finasteride, or propecia (it's now generic finasteride that i'm taking currently), when I noticed that my hairline was beginning to weaken, which was around 26-27.  Was only on it for maybe 3 years, when I got off of it (was expensive before i found out i could get generic for a fraction of the cost).  All in all, I've been back on it for well over a year now.  Despite my proactivity in my fight back for hairloss, I'm slowly losing the battle and am looking to buy time.

I've been exploring and researching hair transplants for a few years now.  Prob since 2015.  I've seen some absolute works of art, I've also seen the absolute worst surgeries imaginable, but what my research has concluded is that this is something you absolutely MUST do your homework on, and that you really only want the best in the field to do the work.  It wasn't until recently that I decided to take it a step further and get consultations, and I've limited it to just right now.  Hasson and Wong, and Chicago Hair Institute. 

I've had 2 online consults with hasson and wong, with a guy named mike over a span of 2 years, the last one being last week. Been interested in Dr. Hasson for as long as I"ve been doing research. Both consults, not much has changed in the recommendation of 3000 grafts to fill in hairline and crown, but I never pulled the trigger because well, i never thought it would get worse over the long term and my loss has pretty much been stable (and yknow, MONEY).  But as of recently, i was picked up by reputable talent agency on the east coast, and given the unfortunate circumstances of vanity and the nature of the industry, i've been extremely critical of my friends on the top of my head.

After doing more research, and discovering the talents of Dr. Konior, (as well as the lack of availability from what I've seen in these forums), I decided to send in my photos to the Chicago Hair institute.  There was a page on the site that was for out of town patients, and they care about discreetness and a timeline as to when i could wear a hat and go home, and that spoke volumes to me as I'd really like to be as discreet as humanly possible.  I was contacted by Dr. Nadimi, who gave me essentially the same graft estimate that H&W gave me, and I'll be booking a facetime consultation with her coming up.

I'll show photos of my situation as well, but I'm curious as to anyone's dealings with Dr. Nadimi.  From what I've experienced and understand so far, is that she's worked under and been trained by Konior, and that she's all business. And that her quality of work is good, but there's not much info on her results, in the regard that there are volumes on Koniors work.  Right now, she's the front runner given her locale (my uncle lives 8 miles from the clinic, so i can ask to stay with him), and that she also emailed me directly.  That truly impressed me TBH. Konior is booked over a year out, and i want to get this done sooner rather than later. Any and all info would be great!