UnbaldEagle

Wow, perfect timing, haha. Thanks!!!

Thanks, LondonRamen, good to know Dr. Ferreira might be available in January and that he worked through your thinning hairline and temples. I couldn't find a thread showing your journey with Dr. Ferreira, I'd love to see some pics if you shared them anywhere.

Also, how's your temple points? Couldn't see that from your pictures. If you would lower your hairline a bit more or add extra density to your existing, you'd need some solid temple points too to have a natural look.

I think your case is very similar to mine, I too had a first procedure of 1200 grafts to fill in my temples and hairline a bit and yes, I still had some patchy native hair in those areas prior to the first procedure, however you've got way better coverage now. I think the real challenge is finding a clinic that would be willing to transplant through the thin areas, I'm a bit stuck there too.

I don't think your MPB is particularly aggressive, in fact I'm sure to the layman it doesn't look like you're balding at all. However there's about 2-3 cm that's missing from your original hairline imo, which could be fixed by a small procedure, for sure, however you're only 28 and not on medication, so imagine that the area behind your hair transplant will continue to thin out, how would that look in 5-10-15 years? Dr. Reddy seems like a good choice but forget about Cinik.

So I'm bumping this thread because I need further advice. I'm currently in talks with HDC via Doron Harati, who has been very, very helpful, albeit the clinic is unsure if they are able to transplant through the thin areas without hurting the old grafts. So they asked for more pictures and I await their response. I would be thrilled if they accept me and wouldn't look any further. I'm uploading a few more pictures of better quality, I'm curious what do you guys think. Has anyone had a similar case, where they just needed some density in the thin areas and a clinic accepted to proceed? I would lower my hairline a bit if that's what it takes, I think I have a rather high forehead? The density on top is alright thanks to many years of fin + min, apart from the crown. I'm not too bothered about that though. Also, I just reviewed my shortlist and I realized I never meant Cinik, lol. I confused him with Civas - although I'm fairly uncertain of him too. However, I'm adding Dr. Taleb Barghouthi, Dr. Bruno Pinto and Dr. Arshad to my list.

Thanks for the update, LondonRamen! Good to know travelling wouldn't be an issue. How long did you wait to get to surgery with Dr. Ferreira? I heard his waiting list is really long, you have to book like 4-5 months in advance.

Wow, looks very good already! I'm sure it will be an excellent result.

I've been told once by a rather reputable clinic that they do one "row" of singles, as that should be able to camouflage the multis behind it, granted the transition to doubles, triples, etc. is gradual. Imo it should be more than one "row", especially if not all singles grow back. Your estimate sounds about right.

Anyway, good luck with Anastasakis if you really wanna go with him. Looks promising what you wrote of him.

I know what you mean about Sikos. Actually his was the first clinic I contacted prior to my first HT as he's an IAHRS member and recommended by Spex (I know those shouldn't be deciding factors), but I was eventually put off by those Google reviews and his super long waiting list. Mind you however, those Google reviews were coming from Hungarians, and they are the most hardly pleased and complaining bunch out there (I know, I was born there, lol). Also, his name means "slippery" and he's a slick bald old guy, why should he care about us, right? Okay, putting the joke aside, I've come to believe since that he's really, really good, he delivers natural results. He is very conservative however, if you look at his results he favors the receding, naturally thinning approach, which is not a bad thing though, I think it's actually ethical to look at the big picture and think of these patients as they age. Dr. Ball has the same mindset when it comes to older patients.

I think his most "suspicious" too-good-to-be-true result is this: https://www.hairtransplantation.bg/index.php/en/results/event/results/6050FUEChestGrafts I remember reading somewhere that BHT is very challenging and time consuming, as the level of transection could be much larger and only about 100 follicular units can be extracted in an hour. Also, chest grafts rarely contain more than one hair and are much finer, thinner in diameter. How on earth was he able to extract 3000 FUs in 2 days, was he working overnight or what? Also, body hair being thinner and mostly singular, provides less coverage even if it's a high density transplant. I may be a poor judge of this, but the guy is hairy alright, however not on a chewbacca/wolfman level, so I'm not sure if there were 6000 grafts to be extracted there. If it is true however, he seems to make the most out of BHT too, I've never seen anything like this, not even from Umar.

How come you've narrowed it down to Anastasakis or Saifi? The latter is good alright, but I never heard of Anastasakis. What makes you think he's a top surgeon? Is it the price that deters you from going with the renowned surgeons from the UK, Spain or Belgium, or proximity? If the latter, I think HDC and Dr. Sikos would be better options than both Saifi or Anastasakis.

Not necessarily, although in theory it seems to be a good indicator. Here Dr. Balwi makes several interesting points, takes measurements, speaks of your forehead muscles, etc., like someone who's a pro and actually takes all aspects into consideration. Seems like a good surgeon, right? Nope, he makes the crappiest hairlines, just check out some Youtube vloggers like Matt Dominance or HairWolf who had their HT with Balwi.

Let us know, please. With the Maitland Clinic it takes up to 4 weeks for a video consultation, and possibly more for a subsequent personal consultation with Dr. Ball. No idea how long before surgery, but I'm guessing their waiting list is really long. I'm having my video consultation with David Anderson on the 19th, will let you know how it went if you're interested.

The Maitland Clinic also offers non shaven FUE (I believe the donor area still needs to be fully shaven as opposed to the patchy donor shaving Lupanzula or Mwamba does), however this is limited to smaller cases (I believe up to 1500 grafts). They are arguably the best in the UK, the results are just astonishing.

You're right, I've been far too generous, looks really low after a thorough investigation.

I saw a few negative reviews, but what concerns me more about him is the lack of any outstanding results. I guess I'll look more into him, thanks!

Thanks! AEK maybe? I know he's an IAHRS member, and he's well affordable.

Thanks, Doron! I've just sent an email to your clinic. Also, do you guys do unshaven/partial shaven FUE?

Oh, okay, will do, cheers for that.

That is nowhere near 3000 grafts, more like around 1000-1500. Are you sure the quantity was not expressed in the amount of hairs? Some clinics can be misleading, and it turns out they mean 3000-4000 hairs instead of grafts.

You'll be in good hands at Eugenix. If only they weren't so far away.. But since time is not essential in your case, I guess you're right to wait it out.

I'm having a video consultation with David Anderson from the Maitland Clinic in 2 weeks, however I fear It would take forever to have a HT booked given how reputable the clinic is. If they estimate 1000 grafts would be enough, I'd more than happy to pay £5000 to the Maitland Clinic. I've not contacted any other clinics yet. Who's on your shortlist and when do you expect to have your procedure done?

HDC seems like a good choice, yes. Eugenix on the other hand is in India, and one of my colleagues got stuck there because of Covid-19, so I'd rather not risk it.