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Very talented doctor, Fantastic! 

That bump just caused extra blood flow to the area, so hair will grow faster -)

Your donor was great , i am surprised that some doctor in NY told you its thinning, i now question if that doctor is experienced & what does he consider good hair texture?  

Finasteride has some effect on GABA receptors in brain. Which is related to mood. Some people are more prone to that than others, it is important for anyone experiencing any adverse effects to consult with their physician. Also, power of suggestion,  that is,   placebo effect, also plays a factor. There is certainly truth in old saying, 'as you think, so shall you become'. Anyway, taking any medication is a persinal decision & all pros & cons must be considered.

From my research topical fin or dut is good for recepient area but since it's not possible to use it on sides and back (due to overdose & expense), that donor area will not receive the benefit as oral version. Some doctors believe donor area can thin over time from Dht too. It is more concerning for very large FUE cases , since they take it from wide areas & sometimes very close to none safe zone.

Amazing! FUE has really evolved with what can be achieved (with the right doctor of course). It is very labor intensive, i can see why some doctors don't get involved &  push FUT. To be honest, if FUT was the only option i would not get HT for myself. 

5 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

This picture looks completely different from the first picture you posted. Had you shared this photo, I wouldn’t have said anything. 

@BeHappy did illustrate an issue earlier that your hair naturally changes many different directions. Based on the above picture, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. 

Yes i agree, the 2nd picture tells very different story. In any case , as long as it heals well & grafts survive, it can be touched up. Graft survival is the most important. Keep us updated and don't feel too stressed as stress will cause hair loss.

3 minutes ago, the496rocket said:

update, i reached out to Konior in chicago recently and sent him photos and he said that he doesnt think I would be happy with my results because of my donor density. Did not offer an in person evaluation. I think if I could get that done somewhere, it would at least give me 100% closure so I am not constantly thinking "what if it could work" and I could move on with my life and wear a system.   If I dont, I will never stop wondering. 

Yes, that is a good plan. From your earlier post you mentiones eugenix quoted 4k grafts.  in person hair analys will definetly help. Just make sure it is very ethical doctor with proper assessment of donor area.

6 minutes ago, Curious25 said:

Very valid concern to have when narrowing down clinics. 
 

I am not insinuating in any way, that this is the case with Eugenix -

however,

those of us who have been around the circuit for a few years will be able to recall numerous clinics that were ‘trending’ in the communities, a combination of some great results and a heavy marketing focus, inevitably leads to an in surge of patients, and unless you adopt the Konior pricing structure, or the Couto style mammoth wait time, volume of surgeries increase, and unfortunately there tends to be a subsequent correlation of poor results that follow. 
 

Be a good question to ask when consulting. 

Absolutely! There is zero room for mistakes in HT. At first i was mad at some surgens who had few months wait just for consult, and another 8 months to book HT, but now i see why. 

48 minutes ago, jbond007 said:

 

I'll share the name at this point because the clinic has repeatedly said that the angles are okay. I got my procedure done from Eugenix, specifically from Dr Arika Bansal. I took the package where she does crucial extraction, 100% of slit making and design of hairline and also the hairline implantation. 

I've been in touch with Dr Arika for couple days and yesterday she assured me for the second time that the angles are ok (after I sent images post using hair trimmer at number 1).  I was asked to not stress about this, and that lot of their patients have had a similar looking head 14 days post op and eventually everything turns out fine. I asked her to share pictures of such patients (with faces blurred ofcourse)  and what their outcome was like, but haven't received anything yet after 12+ hours. 

On my first call with Dr Arika about this issue couple days ago, I told her 10+ people on this forum told me that angles are incorrect, including @Melvin- Moderator (since I had specifically mentioned even the mod of the forum, who got his last procedure done from you, said it appears that angles were poorly placed). She asked me for my username and actually went through the entire thread. She asked me to not worry about forum folks and what they say. She mentioned some other patients of hers also received very negative comments about temple peak construction before on this forum but everything turned out fine. So I shouldn't worry too much about what people say on here. 

Tagging folks who were interested in knowing the clinic name - @JC71 @SadMan2021 @SD1984 @JoeMan @NARMAK @LaserCaps @Fue3361 @Melvin- Moderator

Given that the doctor and clinic is HIGHLY recommended on this forum, I'm curious to hear what folks think my next step should be. Now that you all know the name of the clinic, do you still think I should run for the hills? Should I still get a second consult? Or should I sit tight and see what happens in 6 months from now?

Does she operate on only 1 patient a day if you select highest package? I wanted to book with this clinic too but got a bit worried she might operate on several a day since they got so popular in such short time span. 

Very nice result! And he did not even harvest from beard grafts? How does he do it, i wish he would share his knowledge with other doctors . Some top doctors do share methods with each other, Dr Vories trained with Lorenzo from what i researched, Erdogan has FUE conferences too.

4 hours ago, bald-and-bearded said:

Hi @taza

I have heard at least one well-known clinic (can't remember which) recommend pausing it before the surgery and their logic was this: if you stop taking it for long enough, the truly stable donor hair would remain unaffected and the rest would start to miniaturise. That way during extraction they know which ones are the safest to take. I have no idea if stopping just one week ahead of the surgery would serve this purpose though.

Just ask them if you are in doubt.

Yes  . I heard that too, i believe they recommend stopping fin 1 month pre op.

From what i read, in some cases FUT can have permanant numbness/nerve damage where strip was taken. One of the reasons why i opted against it, even with NW6.  With FUE few months numbness should resolve.

I think hair fibers are much better in your case than HT. You still have plenty of native hair. Grow it longer. Postpone getting HT as much as possible (till fibers no longer work).

Results like these are unfurtently  more reality than we wish to imagine. There really is no room for mistakes in HT as we can see. This forum is great help & as HTs becomimg more popular so will the honest results from patients. What hit me hard is someome made good point here a while ago, a good food for thought, he said why don't all  even most reputable doctors show most of their results on their sites? for exp, most clinincs operate at minimum 1 patient a day, thats 5 a week, in 1 yr thats a min of 250 patients. But if you even look at very top clinics own sites, the most is 70 -150 pictures in their entire portfolio for 20+ yrs they are in business? Very rarely they add new ones.  So the question is this really a lottery? What is the probabilty of home run?

Agree!

Sorry to see such happen. It seems it's a lottery with results. The other  day someome else posted sub par 8 month result from reputable doc. Good doctors can have bad days & bad doctors can have good days. As we sometimes see even hair mills hit  homeruns once in a while. Don't blame yourself much, you did the best with research you could.

I had a consult with Bernstein back when my hairloss started in 2009, he was very ethical & said medical treatment is all i needed back then, did not push me to surgery.  He has very good experince analyzing hair type, donor miniturization. If you are in NYC probably best place for in person consult is him,  for true hair loss analysis. He is very conservatuve though, will not see many agressive 5k graft 1 sessions.

Looks like very poor graft survival rate, were his techs doing most work?

Well, as you know hair loss is progressive, if you use grafts unwisely you will not have enough when it gets worse with aging. Thus, It is best to use fibers, medical treatment, till the wheels fall off-)) and only then plan HT. 

11 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

It's much better to stick with fibers for now, and then down the line get a hair transplant.

Agree. I am in early 40s. And only now booked for HT, used hair fibers for years till they no longer worked. 

Donor area looks super strong. Would not be surprised if top doctors will quote at least 4k grafts from it & rest 1-2k from beard. I think full coverage is really possible.

43 minutes ago, Gokuhairline said:

name the doctor....for your own safety......specially if its a dr. in Turkey help us help you. good luck

2 hours ago, SD1984 said:

I would rather not say at this moment but in time I will definitely be making my own thread going over what the entire process was like. 

 

No doubts on the doctor at all, but that said part of my anxiety is definitely me feeling that I may have booked Eugenix if I could do it all over again. This is considering just how successful they appear to be in treating more difficult cases and/or higher norwoods, etc. The clinic I chose has been very well spoken about on these forums and elsewhere. 

I think Eugenix require one to take finaseteride or they would not perform HT, seen that under their youtube comments several times when someone asked. 

I know the feeling. My surgery is also booked few months from now, early summer. I just try to think positive, sometimes you just have to trust the universe, if you did proper research on doctor, just let the rest work out itself. I too consulted with a doc in Ny, but decided against FUT.  I strongly believe FUE came a long way even for high Norwoods & feel peaceful with my decision. But if you still worry, perhaps you have doubts on set doctor?

Hello , new member here.  I am planning to have a hair transplant in Summer.  After I buzzed my hair shorter I noticed few small red cherry angiomas on scalp, about 4 of them. They don't itch or hurt, and not really big in size.  Would that cause a problem?