Greg_Swanson

That's not true, I know people who have had very sore heads after both surgeries, and FUE can be considerably more expensive.

Hi Win, I'm sorry to hear about your scenario. Did your first surgeon say why they believe your transplanted hairs fell out? I thought they would remain if taken from the safe zone. Did you have a preference for FUT or FUE?

I know what the differences are, but FUE is not the best or the most effective method. Both methods are effective, and most people give FUT a very slight edge in efficacy. My question was regarding graft differentiation

Hi all, What is everyone's opinions on the best hairline design? I've seen some posts saying there didn't like design 'x', as it has too many of a certain graft in it, and so on. Should the very front be mostly singles? Or does it depend on one's hair type? Also, is it true that doing FUE potentially allows for a better "design", as the doctor can cherry pick the grafts so to speak? This didn't make heaps of sense to me, but maybe I am just uninformed. Thanks all.

Hey Sean, that makes a lot of sense. As you said, I've also heard that this is the most logical way to proceed. I will ask the surgeons, but I thinking of using FUT initially, to get the best grafts for the front of my hair, then potentially FUE later on - or maybe even more FUT. The scarring isn;t a concern as I've always liked having long hair, i.e. the shortest it ever gets is a 2, and is quite long on top. Thanks again for the advice everyone.

Some seriously awesome perspectives on here, thanks a lot, everyone. @Raphael84 that's interesting regarding the direction post-FUT, it's something I never considered. I'm thinking of leaning towards FUT, just because my older brother and dad have advanced hair loss - so I need as many grafts as possible down the road. Another thing I'm considering, is whether I preemptively get grafts into my hairline, or wait until that hair fades. This is something I'm sure the surgeon will have a better idea of. Thanks again everyone, really appreciate the input

Hasson and Wong, and Lupanzala. I was thinking the same mate. I will definitely need more, unless for some absurd reason the genes encoding for my recession simply switch off. I've also seen work by Cooley, Konior, and Feller and Bloxham in which their patients had very minimal scarring - which gave me a promising outlook for FUT. Were you happy with your FUT decision? Thanks for the help.

Hey gang, Long, long-time lurker of this forum and many others, but first time poster. I'm about to commit to my first transplant, and have narrowed it down to a couple of docs. A little back-story, I'm 29, living in NZ, and am sitting about a early NW3. Nothing too bad, mostly temple recession and hair line a little higher than it used to be. I wear my hair long, and always have, so scarring isn't really a concern. I'm also aware that I will need a couple more transplants down the road due to my family history. I'm also on finasteride and have been for a few years. All three surgeons have recommended 1800-2000 grafts to restore the front of my melon. Two have suggested FUE, one has suggested FUT - all three are extremely reputable and frequent contributors to this cite. Budget isn't too much of an issue, but I'd still like to save some costs if possible. Prices will range between 10-13k for all of them. Two are FUT specialists, the other is FUE. I'm wondering if anyone else has been in this situation, and what deciding factors helped them come to a final decision? Thanks all.