Greg_Swanson

3 minutes ago, haircrown123 said:

Get natural hair with an FUE hair transplantation. No pain during or after the treatment so you can return home just after the treatment. FUE hair transplant is one time and life-changing treatment for people suffering from hair loss and baldness problems. Avail advanced FUE Hair Transplant at an affordable cost. 

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

1 hour ago, Win88 said:

Hello everyone,

 

After getting a 2nd HT, I suffered shock loss to my previous HT hairs and its been over 18 months and they are pretty much not going to grow back. 

 

Can anyone recommend a HT doc in the east coast that is GREAT at avoiding shock loss?

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?

13 minutes ago, haircrown123 said:

 Balding people regain their hairline with the help of a hair transplant. Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is the best and effective hair transplant method in which the doctor extracts the follicular units of hair, from the donor area of your head, one by one and implants into the bald area.  FUE method is a minimally invasive, long-term, natural-looking hair restoration treatment with assured results. 
 

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.

9 hours ago, Sean said:

Rapheal, the doc you went with mentioned that his fue matches his fut yield when I was initially considering fut.  So, i got fue as I was assured and here i am years later trying to figure this whole thing out and now amazed at the work your docs do ethically.      

Greg, you may want to think this through and see what procedure is good for you.  You can get FUT now but once you get FUE, then getting FUT later may not be as beneficial.  It will depend on your hair caliber and strength to see if FUE is viable or FUT is.  Best of luck.  

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 

24 minutes ago, Upshall said:

Will need the name of the docs 

Hasson and Wong, and Lupanzala.

17 minutes ago, RecessionProof said:

You might want to start with FUT since a few top doctors have told me that starting with strip is the best way to maximize donor supply. This would especially benefit you since you’re fairly young and might bald significantly later. That said, if you’re sure this will be your only transplant then maybe FUE would be better.

 

I originally wanted FUE but switched for the reason above, and also because the top FUT doctors produce a scar that is extremely hard to see (most can shave down to a 3-5 guard depending on scar physiology).

If you’d like to name your contenders so far, we can help point out how they differ to help you make your final decision. 

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.