Laurie H

@roch88 Dr Raghu Reddy - Restore Hair Clinics Harley Street in London

I’m not sure on the exact amount of grafts but I believe it was in the region of 3000. I also couldn’t tell you the distribution of grafts between the front and crown. I was concerned after surgery that not enough grafts were placed in the crown region. I believe this was partly due to avoiding damaging the native hair but did feel there were still gaps. However, it has got a lot denser in the last couple of months than I expect. Today marks 7 months post surgery so hopeful it will continue to thicken up.

Been meaning to post an update following my 2 day procedure with Dr Reddy for some time. My procedure was on the 19th/20th September 2023. I had a follow up consultation on the 5th of April and Dr Reddy was pleased with the progress so far. He advised I’m around 60/70% there and can expect to see some more growth and thickening of the new hair in the coming months. First few photos are of course pre surgery and also a few immediate post surgery.

Hi David, Apologies for the late response, I’ll be coming up to the 5 month stage on 19th of this month. Dr Reddy and his team were great and professional throughout although, I can’t say my experience was pleasant. I expected the procedure to be fairly pain free after the initial injections however that’s was far from the reality. I seemed to metabolize the local anesthetic very quickly and as result found much of the procedure extremely uncomfortable. Dr Reddy and his team did all they could to reduce the discomfort I was experiencing, I believe they even used 3 different types of anesthetic as well as a number if pain killers but it was as still very painful. I like to think I’ve got a high pain threshold and I didn’t have any concerns going into the procedure but it was a tough couple of days, to say I was glad when it was all over is an understatement. Again I want to reiterate I believe I feel this was just down to me not being that receptive to the local anesthetic. My only slight concern at this stage is what I feel was perhaps a lack of grafts that were placed in the crown region, however it’s early days and I’m hoping for everything to start thickening up in the coming months. I’ll do a separate post tomorrow to try and document my journey so far. I’ve been meaning to do it but I’ve just been super busy.

I did have a consultation with Dr Mittal’s consultant who advised they would just look to fill in the temple recession and not my crown which is why I decided against moving forward with Dr Mittal. I also understand he’s fairly new to the scene and although his results look impressive on his instagram I think I would rather hedge my bets with someone that has more experience under their belt. I also had a consultation with Dr Bicer but ultimately decided I didn’t want travel abroad and would rather remain in the U.K. I didn’t think Dr Miln operated in London? I don’t believe the surgeon the did Wayne Rooney’s is there anymore it was of course a number of years ago.

I have decided to book in with Dr Reddy for the 2 day option. It’s put my mind at rest as I couldn’t settle with my original decision and just didn’t feel comfortable moving forward with the HS Hair Clinic. I do believe they’re a reputable clinic and have been around for a long time however, the fact that Dr Reddy is prepared to restore my crown region and other clinics wouldn’t has played major part in me changing my mind. Ideally if I can possibly avoid having to have surgery again down the line it makes sense to get it all done in one session whilst continuing to take finasteride. My surgery is booked for the 19th/20th of September so I will try and document my journey.

Dr Reddy gave me two options. 1 day - 1500 grafts £7000 2 days - up to 3000 grafts £12500

Hi, no particular reason but I’ve done extensive research over the last few years and had various consultations and always landed back at making a decision between the two clinics I’ve mentioned above. I know someone who attended the Harley street hair clinic and had their procedure carried out by Dr Vida and his results were impressive. The video below show their result.

This was Dr Vida who went for a more rounded design. I think Dr Reddy often curves it back a bit as it get to the back of the temple. Dr Reddy’s design when he drew it in on didn’t look as desirable however, when you see Dr Reddy’s results after they always look so natural which does make me question just having it rounded like in the pictures above is the right way to go or not.

They have a number of patients videos on YouTube if you look the clinic up. Option 1 - 1500 grafts was £7k option 2 which was over 2 days and up to 3000 grafts was £12500 Images below is the proposed new hair line from Harley Steer Hair Clinic

Hi, Sorry to jump on this thread but seemed relevant for me. I’ve seen a number of surgeons for consultations in the UK including Dr Reddy. I’ve ended up booking with Dr Greg Vida from the Harley Street Hair Clinic and wondered if anyone could share their experiences. I had three consultations there in total, one was back in 2019 when I was told I was too young at the age of 26. I’ve then had another two in the last 6 months. The last one being April of this year when I made the decision to go ahead and book. I understand this clinic has been around a long time but I can’t help but find it a little confusing why I cannot find any feedback of the clinic or Dr Vida on this forum. I also found my consultation with Dr Reddy confusing as the initial conversation was around filling in the frontal temple recession up to 1800 grafts. However my girlfriend attended the consultation and mentioned lowering my hairline slightly this then lead to Dr Reddy discussing a 2 day surgery where he would also fill in some of the gaps in my crown region. when receiving my consultation I was given two options for either a 1 day or two day procedure which really confused me. The reason being is that every other consultation I’ve been to has refused to go into my crown region due to the amount of native hair and advising it could damaging the existing hairs. although I’m booked in at the HS Hair Clinic in September I’m still feeling very confused as to weather or not I’ve made the right decision and would be grateful for any advice/experiences anyone can share.