Sooty86

Hi All - well the big milestone came for me on Wednesday 24th just gone. Based on where the hairline was drawn and the wider area to cover / fortify, there was a slight upward revision to the number of grafts required - 3,400 rather than 3,000. The day itself was long - arrived at 7am though didn't leave until just gone midnight. In common with other posters - I found the only painful bits to be the initial needles to numb the area. The planting took around 12 hours - I'd say the most labour-intensive element of the whole procedure. I asked Dr Hasson what my donor hair looked like - he said the donor hair itself is of good quality and estimated the number of grafts at 7,000. Although I'm not planning on having further surgery, I thought it was useful to know in case. In terms of medications - I've actually got Proscar (Finasteride 5mg) - which I'm to take a quarter of a tablet a day (so a 1.25mg daily dose), plus oral minoxidil. I was almost expecting topical Minoxidil (i.e. Rogaine), so this came as a surprise, though I believe this may have greater efficacy across the whole scalp. I'll be looking to start the meds later this week - just deferring for a few days, as I'm intending to measure my DHT levels as they are now, to establish a baseline going forward. The one thing I did notice was the swelling - it got that bad, I struggled to see at certain points. Unfortunately not the ideal time to experience it when flying Vancouver - Sydney, but times like these require sacrifices to be made I guess!

Hi all - first time poster here - I'm currently due to have a FUE procedure with Dr Hasson at H&W next month, so thought I'd document my experience here, in case it is of benefit to others. Very briefly - I noticed some slight thinning in my crown around my early 30s. I've always had a naturally high hairline, hence I didn't really notice any noticeable recession in my hairline until over the last year or two. It was at this point that I looked into getting a hair transplant. Initially I was intending to have the procedure done locally (in Australia / NSW), though after reading some of the postings here, I reconsidered and chose to go with Dr Hasson in Vancouver. I've been advised by H&W that the approximate number of grafts will be around 3,000, though I suspect the actual amount may be under or over depending on where exactly the hairline gets rebuilt. My hair currently is (I suspect) a NW3, progressing to a NW3 Vertex. H&W have advised it is likely too soon for surgical work to be done in the crown, instead suggesting medication for that area. I've never used any medication to date, so the photos attached are the natural trajectory of hair loss (the men on my mother's side of the family have a healthy head of hair, whereas my Dad is around a NW5 at 65. In terms of medication - I'm still undecided on this. My initial thoughts were to try and ascertain the minimal amount needed to restore and maintain my hair, perhaps by starting with minoxidil only, and then if this doesn't sufficiently regrow / restore my hair, to add in topical finasteride as a possible alternative to oral finasteride as a "Plan B".