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Thanks for the reply. I've reached out a few times through email and phone and haven't been able to get a response. I'm sure he's very busy but would be good to at least connect with him to figure out what his thoughts and timeline looks like

@Melvin- Admin Hi Melvin, thanks for all that you do with this site. I've been trying to reach Dr Nader for a consultation since September. I sent in a consultation through HRN on 11/14/23 but wanted to see if you had any suggestions for getting a hold of him. My apologies if this is the incorrect format for this. I tried to send you a message but the site won't let me send any.

@greenlatern2020 has it right. While the angles are disappointing, the bigger concern is the unnatural hairline shape. It's straight across and doesn't round out at all. I'm currently assessing options to have it repaired and so far most doctors I've spoke with agree that adding a zig zagging design, rounding out the temples, and potentially adding a subtle widows peak should help a lot.

It's difficult to tell from the photos but the hair grows up and to the right. When my hair is styled you can't really tell but when my hair is unstyled it looks odd. This is especially frustrating to me since I'm unhappy with the hairline as I can't style my hair forward to cover it up. All of my grafts grew in really well and I have nice density but if you do decide to go with that group, I would make sure to have a very specific plan for the following: Hairline design - make sure you have him draw it out with zig zags and other irregularities - otherwise you'll end up with a very straight hairline Similarly, he likes to give a very straight line, so if you want a M shape or any kind of conservative hairline, you'll have to push for it Also, make sure he rounds out your temples in the design I'm not sure if this is common or not, but they also made the first few "rows" of hairs very dense compared to the rest of my hair. Again, it's not noticeable when styled but when wet or pushed forward, you can see a dark line in those first few rows compared to the density in the rest of my hair Donor area - while mine isn't as bad as others, he definitely pulled more from one side of my head than the other. I would be sure to ask him to spread it out as much as possible The last thing that I'll mention is that I went back for a consult to see how they would propose fixing my concerns. The Dr seemed open to fixing it and drew a potential hairline on me. However, when I left, they wanted me to book right then but I asked to see examples of hairlines that they've built that looked more like what I was requesting before booking. They never sent me any, even after following up, so not sure if they have any experience doing any hairlines other than what you see on every patient coming out of there

That would be great, I'd really like to see your results so far.

Any updates on this or from anyone else that has had a recent experience with Dr Alexander?

Thank you for the advice and recommendations on surgeons. That's a good point about Mohebi and meeting in person. If I preferred to stay local, would you recommend Mohebi or another California doctor? It seems like Mohebi's name comes up fairly often when I'm looking at recommended surgeons. Thank you! It's definitely a frustrating situation where many people are telling me to just be happy with my result but when you're the one looking at it, it's not quite the same. I thought I was alone on my disappointment with the straight hairline and follicle direction as many people seem to be very happy with their hairlines at HMR. Would you be comfortable sharing Dr Nader's feedback on correcting your hairline?

haha thank you. It's definitely good work, but it's more noticeable how straight it is when zoomed out. I know that some people like this look but for me, it's very unnatural. Hoping I can get it looking more natural with a second, smaller procedure. Not any good ones that I can find right now. I was probably a norwood 2-3. My recession wasn't that bad and I was originally planning on just having the recession filled in to make it closer to a slight norwood 1 but the doctor kept urging me to go lower. This is actually quite a bit higher than the original hairline that he drew.

Hey everyone, I wanted to reach out and share my experience and results from HMR in Tijuana with Dr Jorge Cortez. I'm hoping to get some advice as well. For background, I've had a receded hairline since college but it was never bad enough that I thought much about it until the last couple of years. I worked from home through the peaks of COVID and when things started to get back to normal, I saw some pictures of myself and how much my hair had receded during those two years and wanted to find a fix. After seeing patient results on here and reddit, I landed on Dr Cortez at HMR based on the results I saw and the cost ($2.30/graft). I live in California, so it was also pretty convenient. Overall, the experience was good and the grafts have grown in great. The staff is very friendly and the procedure itself went very smoothly. They've consistently followed up and have been easy to communicate with throughout the process. In hindsight, my only complaint is that I wish that I would have spent more time with the Dr on confirming that the hairline was exactly what I wanted. I know that many people here may think that I'm obsessing about it or that I should just be happy with the results, but the hairline is very straight and appears unnatural. Another concern, similar to experience @Greenlantern2020 had, my hair can now only be styled to the right. I can live with this, but it's something that I wish I would have known to discuss with the Dr ahead of time. I had a virtual consult with the office today to discuss my concerns and they seemed very amenable to working with me to get my desired result. Their suggestion is to add another ~300 grafts to the hairline to create a slight widow's peak and a more zig-zaggy hairline to provide a more natural appearance. They also suggested working to round the corners out more but did not suggest removing any grafts. I'm also planning to meet with them in person soon, to get a better idea of their suggestions. Lastly, I'm also planning to have some virtual consultations with other US based physicians such as Dr Pak, Dr Mohebi, and Dr Nadimi. The only downside is that they each charge $200 so I may just pick 1-2 max. I'd love to hear the forum's thoughts or suggestions. To be clear, I'm planning on doing something to fix this - just not sure my exact game plan yet. For those considering HMR - this seems to be a clinic that does great work but be very prepared with a game plan for your hairline and styling. Otherwise, I've noticed that many of their designs seem to be similar to mine. Post Op, Immediately after Scab Removal Post Op Donor Area 3 Months Post Op - Ugly ducking phase ~7 months out ~9.5 months out