Background.
I'm a 35 year old male. My hair started receding when I was around 23 but it was when I was around 29 my crown started to go so I started shaving it. Unlike many it didn't really bother me, I've a fat head and call pull it off shaved.
In March 2020 I won a few quid on the horses so I went in for a consultation with MHR Clinic in Dublin. I'd didn't shop around and just went in, had the consultation and was quoted €3500 for 3000 "hairs". Being a newbie I didn't know the differences between hairs and grafts. Had the op in June 2020 and straight away as soon as I'd came home I'd realized there wasn't near enough hairs to cover my crown, such to the extent that I started shaving my head 1 month after the operation.
I'd already relayed my concerns to the clinic manager and she just said to give it time, and if it didn't work out we would have another operation and she would give me a reduced rate. I never responded to her again never even went for the 6 or 12 month checkups
I'd didn't want to go abroad for this tbh, can't put a price on being in your own bed after a few days and my worry would be if something went wrong, could I just jump on the next plane? Ireland isn't great for this, there's only really 2 respectable options. Dr Andre Nel from HSW Clinic and Blackrock Clinic. Blackrock are too expensive (€10 a graft) so I went and booked a consultation with Andre Nel in April 2021
It was a 3 month wait for a consultation but I finally met Andre, he's such a professional that I'm surprised he's not more well known. My hairline is fine but my crown is bare. He was straight up with me, my donor area was weak but with a combo of FUT/FUE harvesting and some SMP in 6 months time to add desnity to the crown, hairline and to cover up the FUT down the line I could have a decent set of hair provided I go on Fin and Loniten for 9 months.
Went back in November 2021 and decided to book a op for March 2022 (cancelled to due a stag), May 2022 (cancelled due to me starting a new job and then October. The Op
So went in on Tuesday evening as Dr Nel likes to do his incisions the evening before, was there from 7pm to about 10pm. Was just Andre on his own doing this. He then picked me up from the hotel this morning at 7am and we probably began around 7.30ish. I'm a excessive bleeder and I told this to Andre so I know it made his job hander when doing this extractions. He did the FUT strip first and then the FUE. There was 4 people there in the room altogether but Andre did the majority of the work. It was a long day and finally finished up about 8.30pm.
Below I've a normal picture of me, picture of me shaving directly before the operation and picture directly after the op. I'll share more phots tomorrow when bandages are taken off.