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Yep, great summation, Melvin. We get so hung up on our looks but every day with our loved ones is a gift.

Agreed 100%. Definitely true and absolutely shocking. His family posted about his death on his Instagram account. He was in his 40s and seemed super healthy.

I received surgery from him, but my opinion is moot because shockingly, I learned from a friend today that he passed away 3/28/22. You're wise you consult with Cooley. He is very detail oriented, and I'll either go to him or Eugenix for my second procedure.

It looks like they did absolutely amazing work. I'm blown away they were able to get 4,000 grafts. I was planning on going to Feller to get my revision surgery, but now thinking I may do Eugenix as well. You said Dr. Sethi doesn't do a lot of surgeries. Can you just sign up and wait like 2 years until he becomes available lol.

Hi @HairNTear – I'm about 6 months out from an FUE surgery and am seeing a lot of similarities to your before photos. If you don't mind my asking, what was the cost for the procedure? I have a feeling, depending on how I fill out the next 6 months or so, I may be following in your footsteps.

Yeah, I think you guys talked me out of it lol. I'm probably going to elect to only have the surgeon do the punches. The scarring could cause problems for later, and I know I'll have to come back. And every graft counts. Thanks again!!

Thank you folks! Great, thoughtful input. @transplantedphil Great points. 200 grafts are still grafts, and I'm already anticipating a second procedure in 1-2 years for the crown. Scarring, looking to the future and needing probably 2 more procedures long term, would present problems. @Curious25 and @gillenator – I am risk averse myself, to a fault. I feel apprehension about the whole procedure, whether the new doc is involved or not. (Was reading about the frequency of lidocaine toxicity in HTs earlier, which – while it seems rare – still freaks me out.) Which is why I posted on here. Wanted to get outside perspective since my anxiety about the whole procedure is so unreasonable lol. @Gatsby – I feel the same way, like it'd be kinda nice to help a new doc, but also ultimately I don't care lolol. I'm the one who needs to be happy with the results at the end of the day. @Concord75 – 15% off the entire procedure, which makes it feel like a liability to me lol.

@transplantedphil That seemed like the bigger risk to me than losing a few grafts. But with such a small number of punches, I'm not sure how much of a concern this is. Probably enough to do some damage. @Curious25 Thank you for your response! I don't want to out the clinic on here since they're offering to give me a break, but it's a 15% difference in cost. It's already more affordable than some others. I'm not talking bottom of the basement prices, but it's not Alvi Armani. Price was somewhat of a consideration, but this surgeon's results posted by users on here have been stellar and everyone sings his praises.

Hey guys! Quick question for you lovely folks. I'm talking to a well respected surgeon about an FUE procedure to rebuild my frontal hairline (3500 grafts). I tried to get a break on the pricing, and the doctor offered a substantial discount if a new doctor punched up to 200 of my 3500 grafts (under his supervision). I realize the younger doctor's punches could suffer a lower survival rate than the experienced surgeon, but she will not be making any of the recipient sites or placing any of them (technicians are placing). She is a dermatologist who is seeking to get into FUE. Her dermatology patients love her, and she has punched with this doctor before. I am told by the clinic that she is proficient at punching. It SOUNDS low risk and potentially worth saving a couple of bucks, but I wanted to run it by my friends here. What are your thoughts? Hope you are all staying safe and healthy.

Man, I hope so! I'm having a phone consult with another doc today and trying to arrange an in-person consult here in LA. Like someone else said earlier in this thread, that will give me the best idea of the state of my donor region. One doctor's office I've been emailing back and forth with (and am most likely to use) floated the idea of mixing beard hair in to cover more ground in the first procedure. But I believe this presents implications for how long you can grow your hair and styling and stuff, depending on how the job is done.

Correction: Split into FOUR, not two lol

That sounds like a really good conservative plan to me. Easing in nice and easy so you're comfortable and can keep tabs on the sides.

My thought was that being on Proscar split into two, it's roughly 1.25 mg. Seems like even on an every 2-3 day dosing schedule that Proscar would produce more sides than Propecia, assuming both were created equal?

@Blower I think I would be hard pressed to find data backing this up. It seemed to be the consensus combing through posts on here over the weekend, as well as some doctor's comments on YouTube. I had the same thought tho, that Marck makes both Propecia and Proscar. Maybe they are produced in different facilities? I don't know.

One doctor recommended I use Proscar and split the capsules into 4. Apparently Proscar has the least sides, followed by Propecia, and generic finasteride is the worst – based on what I've read over the last week. I'm also seeing some doctors recommend taking 1 mg every 2-3 days as opposed to 1 mg daily. Topical finasteride sounds kind of appealing but doesn't seem as well researched.