AlG83

Hi, I had an FUE HT for 4500 grafts in October and it’s been 5 months now. I have been following this forum for a while and I’m now sharing my story because I feel hopeless and out of options. I have been living with anxiety and depression for the past few months. I rarely go outside unless I have to and I can’t sleep at night. This experience ruined my life..what’s worst than being bald? Well, having a bad hair transplant and not being able to shave your head or grow it. I will not be naming the clinic because the goal of this post is to get an honest opinion on my situation and advice how to proceed forward. Right after the surgery ended, I realized I’m in BIG BIG TROUBLE looking at how the recipient area was transplanted.The plan of the surgery was to transplant all of the 4500 grafts in the frontal hairlines and middle of scalp to get a good density. After the hair transplant was done, I was surprised that the grafts were spread over the whole bald area including the crown ( even I know that grafts are valuable and should not be wasted on the crown first). The crown was even transplanted at a higher density than middle of scalp. Please see first and last pictures. Second, they COMPLETELY DESTROYED my donor area. The back of my head was not evenly harvested and looks so patchy with scars everywhere. In the first few months I was living with hope that it is shock loss and it will improve but I’m at month 5 and it has not improved much.They also over harvested my donor area by going outside the safe zone. Not only this thins out my crown, but also the grafts taken have a high risk of falling out in the future since they are not DHT resistant. The reason why this hurts is because these errors can’t be corrected. Until this day I can’t understand how any clinic can make such a mistake. Every time I look at my donor area, I hate myself and get depressed for choosing this clinic. Please see picture2 and let me know what your think. As well, In the first few months I was living with hope and waiting for the hair to grow but my issues just continued to pile up and I could not catch a break. The more my hair grew, it did so at every direction and in the wrong angles with so many multiples in the hairline. This just destroyed me because I went to this clinic after asking them if they use microscopes and they confirmed. Plus, the doctor opened the channels himself. After I brought these issues up with the clinic, I was told that everything looks fine in there end, that I’m just being paranoid and I should wait 12 months for the final results. Also, I was told that the reason I’m being so anxious is because I did not prepare myself mentally to have a hair transplant and I should seek help. Well, I’m a logical guy and I analyze things for living and I also understand that I’m only month 5 and it’s part of the waiting game. But, I really feel that all of the issues I brought up are valid and they won’t correct themselves in a year. Please let me know what you think. Now to the options part. I’m not interested in SMP so that leaves with two options: 1- seek a reputable doctor with a good track record with repair surgeries and hope I have enough donor and beard hair to fix this mess. But, I could not tolerate medications so what if I continue to lose my hair. 2- give up on the recipient area and restock the donor area with both donor and beard hair to allow me to go back to shave my head ( I understand that I will still have some scars but I’m willing to live with small amount of scars) I have already reached out to Dr Mwamba, Dr Bisanga, Dr pekiner and HLC since they all specialize in donor restocking. if I go with option 1, I will have to wait at least a year to see how things develops up top, but option 2 can be done anytime now. Please let me know what you think or any other option you would recommend. lastly, I would like to hear from anyone on this forum who has had a bad hair transplant and how were they able to cope with it. Being in such situation is extremely overwhelming and I don’t wish it on anyone. thanks,