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Hi Andy, Pat (the publisher of this site) recently visited the Farjo clinic in Manchester. See below for highlights. Farjo Clinic Manchester In short, Pat belives they are doing work on a par with the best clinics in North America and given your location, they are very close I don't think there are any other clinics in the UK performing world class HT's apart from Farjo. Good luck.

hey balody, I understand what you are saying and its really the same argument with stick thin female celebs and the image they portrait to younger girls to diet in extreme. However, i think its the same on both sides of the pond. If you look at the UK, HT's have recently come into the mainstream with guys like Duncan Ballantyne, Shaun Williams, Kieran Bracken. Im sure there are many more but they havent gone public. And don't forget Sean Connery wore a wig throughout his bond days. The fact is that with advancements in Hair Transplantation guys who have done their research and choose the right physician now have a solution so why not go for it. Craven good luck with the HT, Im sure you will soon be a happy man.

Hi Pokerbrat, Proscar can initially cause shedding as weakend hairs are lost in the first few months. This is thought to be a good sign and the hairs should return stronger in the subsequent months. For 90% of people it will stabilize hairloss and a small percentage may see some re-growth. It works better for the crown and back of the head although in some instances it can also help the hairline. You should give it 12 months to determine if it is working for you. Hope that helps.

IH, Big improvement mate, im sure your a happy man. Ive seen your pics on SHLN and suprised the ciggie isnt featuring here Im going to Dr. Feller end of Aug for some FUE and the wait is driving me mental just now. good growing.

Burt, from your pics your donor hair looks really great and dense to me. Bill, is maybe lucky enough to have donor hair like chewbacca Although in fairness it is difficult to guage everything on pics alone. To answer your question, I think you've probably only got c1500 grafts on top just now so the 3000k will be a significant improvement and Dr. Shapiro is one of the best. I'm sure you will be happy with the outcome.

Good thread, I agree that those clinics who can devote time to post do end up having an advantage. They are ultimately more visible to propective patients and would seem to be more accountable for their work by being active online. However, thats not to say other clinics with a lesser presence aren't also doing gold standard HT's. They may just not be geared up to spend time on the forums everyday. Maybe there is a compromise. I have seen on one of the other forums a section where surgeons are invited periodically for a one day open Q&A forum. This would seem ideal for those clinics who simply do not have the time to be online on a daily basis to update us on their work and answer any questions.

B Spot, Ive been away for a few days and this is the first thread ive looked at on my return. I'm extremely saddened by what has happened to this young lad and will help in anyway I can.

Jersey, nice one and look forward to seeing your pics. I am quite excited although also a little nervous as the day fast approaches. Im sure its a familiar feeling for you all.

I think Armani does fantastic work from a technical perspective. No question his hairlines are amazing but many of the Coalition Drs. could produce the same hairlines with 3000 grafts to expend. It does seem he lets himself down with the long term planning aspect that is a must for younger patients. On the bell curve analogy, is he possibly stating 10k being bottom of the curve and 15k the end of the curve, with average being 12.5k. Trying to give him the benefit here otherwise the theory is even more unbelievable!!

Hi B Spot, I fully agree with you. To get remotely close to the 10k - 15k FUE mark the grafts must be outside the safe zone and/or the donor region must be over harvested. The result being transplanted hair is not DHT resistant and will fall out over time and/or a thinned out donor region. I cannot see any other way to get close to these graft counts????

Jersey, I too am going with Dr. Feller. Unfortunately the clinic need the results 14 days before the surgery and am travelling from the UK, arriving only a couple of days before. Otherwise the set up you describe would be the most conveinient way. Good luck with the HT btw

hello all, There's been quite a debate on here and other forums regarding claims of donor reserves of 10k to 15k grafts. This is widely thought to be exaggerated, with conservative reserve estimates placed at c7k to 10k. I've been trying to understand where such numbers might come from and wanted to share a few thoughts. - Okay, so let's say the average head has 100k to 120k HAIRS before the effects of DHT produce MPB. - The average follicular unit contains 2.2 hairs. So a head unaffected by DHT will have 45k to 55k Follicular units available. - Is it fair to say the hairs would be split 40% on top, 40% on back of head and 20% on sides? (Kind of thinking out loud here so please let me know if you disagree with the weighting). - That leaves 60% (on back and sides) available for FUE. 60% X 45K to 55K = 27k to 33k FU's in the available donor for FUE. - I believe the most optimistic opinion is that 33% of donor can be moved via FUE before it becomes thin or moth eaten effect. Which makes 9k to 11k of FUE grafts available. Not quite the 15k that has been mooted but can this be the basis of the thinking behind the inflated FUE reserve? As I said, just thinking out loud at to how this higher number could be substantiated. You may agree or disagree with some of the assumptions and I would be interested to hear your thoughts.....

hello all, There's been quite a debate on here and other forums regarding claims of donor reserves of 10k to 15k grafts. This is widely thought to be exaggerated, with conservative reserve estimates placed at c7k to 10k. I've been trying to understand where such numbers might come from and wanted to share a few thoughts. - Okay, so let's say the average head has 100k to 120k HAIRS before the effects of DHT produce MPB. - The average follicular unit contains 2.2 hairs. So a head unaffected by DHT will have 45k to 55k Follicular units available. - Is it fair to say the hairs would be split 40% on top, 40% on back of head and 20% on sides? (Kind of thinking out loud here so please let me know if you disagree with the weighting). - That leaves 60% (on back and sides) available for FUE. 60% X 45K to 55K = 27k to 33k FU's in the available donor for FUE. - I believe the most optimistic opinion is that 33% of donor can be moved via FUE before it becomes thin or moth eaten effect. Which makes 9k to 11k of FUE grafts available. Not quite the 15k that has been mooted but can this be the basis of the thinking behind the inflated FUE reserve? As I said, just thinking out loud at to how this higher number could be substantiated. You may agree or disagree with some of the assumptions and I would be interested to hear your thoughts.....

Jolly, Jagdish, Hairme07 recently had c3500 FUE with Dr. Armani. The pics look good and are in this section of you want to have a look. I believe it is $7.50 per graft if the FUE extraction is done by one of Armani's Drs. or $14 per graft if Dr. Armani does the extractions himself. Big bucks but if you are a movie star then its like piss in the pool!!

Thanks Tom, NN, LL for your comments. I've looked into other clinics but I can't find one locally that does HIV & HEP tests. So looks like ive no choice but to visit the GP!! Bill, interesting that certain clinics dont require the testing whilst others do. I guess its just down to the individual clinic's policy and their opinion of risks involved. I would think in this day and age it would be prudent to have HIV & HEP tests for all HT's for the safety of both the staff and the client. Be interesting to hear Joes take on it.

I would have thought all clinics would require blood tests before the procedure. As Bill said, it is probably for the safety of the Dr. and staff. Thanks for you feeback, looks like my best bet is to brave it at the GP's.

Hello guys, Was just wondering where you had your bloods done before an HT procedure. I'm slightly uncomfortable going to my GP and explaining why I need them done. I dont think he is up to speed with modern HT methods and results and it would likely prompt a lot of questions and advice from him which id rather avoid!! I'd be interested to hear where you guys went, particularly the UK contingent and any inspirational reasons/tales for needing the tests if you were not comfortable saying it was for an HT. Cheers

Hello guys, Was just wondering where you had your bloods done before an HT procedure. I'm slightly uncomfortable going to my GP and explaining why I need them done. I dont think he is up to speed with modern HT methods and results and it would likely prompt a lot of questions and advice from him which id rather avoid!! I'd be interested to hear where you guys went, particularly the UK contingent and any inspirational reasons/tales for needing the tests if you were not comfortable saying it was for an HT. Cheers

I think Bill ment $2.50 per additional graft All great advice tho.

Hi Eagle, In general it is better to hold off getting an HT for as long as you can. It gives time for your natural balding pattern to show its hand and allow a good HT doctor to assess what your future loss is likely to be. It also allows you to get on meds for a few yrs to see if they help and gives you additional time to educate yourself and make an informed decision. Certainly any HT in younger patients needs to be conservative to ensure donor supply is able to meet demand for recipient grafts over the LONG term. This is why its paramount to ensure you chose an ethical Dr. to help meet your long term wellbeing. There does seems to be many young patients getting HT's these days which is fine so long as in the hands of an ethical Dr. and so long as expectations are realistic. As wanthairs said, contact some of the Coalition Surgeons from this site and arrange either an in person or online consult and they will be honest with their assessment of whether you are a candidate at this stage. Good luck.

hey Ang, Can you post a link plz? Is this a plug for your music or are you genuinely after some advice on hairloss? If the latter can you provide some further info so some of the guys can chime in and help you out. Are you male or female, your age, degree of hairloss & family history of hairloss, are you on any hairloss medication. If you can answer the above you will get some great advice from the more experienced posters. The good thing is there are many options available these days to combat hairloss. However, the best approach can only be determined by getting some further background info on YOUR particular circumstances. All the best.

Anyone know what size punch Dr. Armani uses?

Guys, just did the maths and this is only ~$8 per graft And I wish I lived in the US as a BMW 6 series is > ??50k in UK!!! You guys have the best HT surgeons and cheap cars lol.

Hi Restoria, Shedding with propecia for the first few months is normal. It is actually supposed to be a good sign that the propecia is working. After 6mths to 12 months these hairs will regrow stronger and hopefully thicken. Although stabilisation is probably the main benefit from propecia. Unless the side effects are bad you should stick with propecia for 12 mths and evaluate the progress/benefit then. Make sure you take some baseline pics now and every 3mths for comparison. May also be an idea to add rogain foam/minox to your regime to encourage regrowth.