Hello Everyone,
I decided to right this post to share my experience with Dr. Luis Nader in Reynosa Mexico to give back to this community that helped me find Dr. Nader and people’s results that gave me the confidence to go through with this operation.
I am 30 years old and I live in Los Angeles. My hair has been thinning for probably about 5 years and my hairline has been receding. Both sides of the family almost everyone is bald therefore my fate was pretty much decided.
I was using Rogaine on and off for years without any noticeable results but it’s hard to tell. First of all I was inconsistent in the use which doesn’t help and also since hair loss comes in waves I wasn’t sure if it was doing anything. I tried Propecia consistently for a month and I started to have low energy, clouded mind and honestly a little depression. So I quit. Never tried dudasteride but if you have negative side effects from finasteride, dudasteride will kick your ass.
Right before the pandemic hit other that my noticeably receding hairline it was the first time that I could see my scalp through my hair. Then a rollercoaster started, I wasn’t sure what to do. Cover it up, buzz it, shave it and get SMP, have a hair transplant? I buzzed down to a 2 then an 1, I even shaved once but I wasn’t really into it. The buzz wasn’t bad but eventually when all the hair was gone I would have to shave so I figured I should get ahead of it.
For me the clear option was the hair transplant. I had asked a couple of doctors in Chicago when I lived there but since I also have alopecia areata they said that I was not a good candidate.
Then through this forum I found Nader. I reached out and Brenda got back to me and I shared some pictures and mentioned my alopecia areata and then I got a reply from Nader himself asking a bunch of questions about my alopecia if it’s active and how long I had it (since I was 10 years old btw) and he appeared to be hesitant. The reason is that the trauma to the skin may cause the alopecia to flair up. I argued back that if I don’t do anything I would be bald anyways. Therefore we scheduled the procedure for 2 days on the 3rd and 4th of December.
I arrived on the 2nd of December and checked in at the Wyndham. On the 3rd Aaron came to pick me up (I guess Santos is not around anymore). We went to the doctors office in Reynosa and I sat with the doctor and we decided that we should not push my skin and agreed on 2500 grafts. Ended up doing 2621. We spent a few hours talking about hair loss, our life, his business, this forum and a million other things. He is a great guy that answered every question happily and made me feel very comfortable in his hands.
The final count was
325 Single hair grafts
1148 2 hair grafts
996 3 hair grafts
152 4 hair grafts
Hopefully since I had a lot of 2-3 hair grafts it’s gonna give me some good coverage.
Nader usually maxes out at 3000 grafts a day but since we had scheduled 2 days and he wanted to monitor my skin due to the alopecia we split it in 2 days about half and half. We did the crown and zone 2 first on day 1 and zone 1/hairline the 2nd day.
I can get into more details about the procedure but it’s very similar to what other have described in this forum. They set you down first and start the extraction then you get lunch (I did tacos on the first day and Caesar Salad with chicken on the 2nd day) then they did the implantation). A little pain but I would just say when it was hurting and Nader would give me more topical anesthesia and then I would not feel anything).
My procedure finished 6 hours ago and now I am still at the Wyndham and I am flying back to LA tomorrow to hide in my room for a week. Haha
Let me know what you guys think and I will keep posting progress pics.
Reach out if you have any questions.
Cheers
