chibbler1

Hello it has been 7 years since my last treatment . I know that there have been many advancements and I was wondering if there are any treatments that are minimally invasive that you can leave your hair fairly long that have been introduced recently , if so which doctors ( preferably in the western US ) that are good and can perform these treatments . I'm in So Cal.... thanks in advance for your comments. bill Chibbler1

I dont know if you read my previous post , but I contacted Dr. alexanders office about a 500 graft FUE procedeure and they said he does'nt do many FUE procedures , and that I would be better off going to dr. feller . Remember, in order to have a better chance of resonable growth using FUE it is imperative that the surgeon does it on a frequent basis due to the extreme precision needed for a successful FUE procedure . It seems that the only surgeon in the US that seems to have that much experience is Dr. Feller . If anyone knows of another Dr. that has extensive experience with the FUE (maybe 1 procedure a week or more) please let me know.... chibbler

you are right , it looks like alexander does nice strip work , but I emailed him a couple of weeks ago and asked about a small (500) Fue procedeure and he told me to try dr. feller in NY. Which kind of surprised me but I believe they feel its better to go to someone who has extensive experience with Fue if travel is an option . Bye the way my emails to Dr. Feller about a 4-500 graft FUE for touch up on a rough micrograft procedure (without shaving the recipient area)were not answered. chibbler

Bill , or whomever can answer...... I did some checking on the coalition drs. near me that do FUE , I tried one in LA (I forgot which but he charges $20 per graft....I'm not cheap but at that price I thought I would check around)I then tried Alexander in arizona but he said he doesn't do many FUE's and he suggested Feller in NY - who didn't answer my two emails . I have found out since then that he (Feller) usually shaves the recipient area for procedures over 200 FUE's - I think I will need 400-600 to smooth out the rough spots on my recent mini-grafts (I'm sorry I didn't discover this blog until I was already recovering from the surgery !) Bottom line is I was hoping to have some fairly unnoticeable repair work done - and I think from my research that this is one of the few cases that would be advantageous to have a small FUE session over another strip session. Another thing I have learned from this site is that for FUE sessions only use a doctor that does it with great frequency or the chances of having a poor growth rate increases dramatically. Please correct me if I'm wrong.... To recap.... I want a relatively small FUE session with a doctor that has a lot of experience , does good hairline work , maybe close to LA (but I will travel if it warrants) and wont shave the recipient area . Let me know.... chibbler

I guess you guys must work at home or in a cave - some people like sales people , corporate people , trial attorneys , etc etc. can't do it - period . I'm sorry if I could get a quality transplant with out shaving and have a 92% growth rate compared to a shaved 98% growth rate I would do it ... because I just would be unable to get buzzed . Some of you guys just dont get it ....... chibbler

More_Hair; I was in the same situation as you in may , I would say after two weeks you could lose the hat-if your hair is long enough to cover the donor area (but stay out of the wind). You should be able to get by if your work is done mostly within the hairline . But I would say after 2 1/2 months everyday it gets better and better - I would say in your situation 10 weeks or so after the HT you start looking better than you did before the HT. chibbler

Hello , I remembered in a post that there is a FUE HT facility located in Florida do any of you know what the name is ? I'm in so cal , I tried a couple of the western coalition doctors that were supposed to do FUE but they said they only do a couple a year (bad news - as I gather the only FUE doc's that do well are those that do it with great frequency) they actually turned me down for a small (400-600) graft touch up (to correct the minigrafts I had in may) they said I should go to Feller in NY , but I guess hes too busy . Anyway if there are any other docs that have extensive experience around that you know of please let me know . Thanks..... chibbler

Hello , I remembered in a post that there is a FUE HT facility located in Florida do any of you know what the name is ? I'm in so cal , I tried a couple of the western coalition doctors that were supposed to do FUE but they said they only do a couple a year (bad news - as I gather the only FUE doc's that do well are those that do it with great frequency) they actually turned me down for a small (400-600) graft touch up (to correct the minigrafts I had in may) they said I should go to Feller in NY , but I guess hes too busy . Anyway if there are any other docs that have extensive experience around that you know of please let me know . Thanks..... chibbler

bibarz and the rest of the gang.... I had a ht on may 15th . Two months later it was looking just about the same as before the transplant (I kept my hair a few inches long to cover) , by 10 weeks it started to look a tiny bit more filled in . Three months it was definately starting to fill in , four months I was getting happy because people I met weren't staring at my hairline anymore ( I had a repair/fill in session) now its almost 5 months and I'm not even thinking about my hair much anymore - because I'm out living my life and I'm not preoccupied with my hair anymore.... chibbler

I have done both secret/non-secret ways before , telling nobody , and telling a few people close to me (I've had 4 hts) . I think its best to just tell the girl , without hesitating , just say something like I'll be gone for a week because I'll be recovering from a ht - I'm so excited about having this done - the best doctors are doing unbelievable work now . I hope you like it when its done . This is what I told my girlfriend about 10 years ago when I had a HT . Do you know what happened ? She said Really ? you know I always wanted to have my eye lids done . And she then went and scheduled cosmetic eyelid surgery. I think soooo many people want to have something or another done cosmetically but are so shy that they never go through with it . When you do it openly you will probably help some other people who may really want to do some sort of procedure actually have it done or if not feel that someday they might want a procedure and will feel that its ok when the time comes . Your example will open the door for them , because one of their peers is openly doing it . But the more evasive and secretive you are about it sort of reinforces the notion that there is something weird or unacceptable about it . chibbler

I like the glowing comments , but where are the Updated pictures ? Seeing the day after doesn't really communicate the success of your procedure to the rest of us - its been 9 months - don't be shy .

Hi guys; Just wanted to know which of the coalition doctors , or recommended doctors do FUE , besides dr. Feller ? Preferably , those in the US.

Hi guys; Just wanted to know which of the coalition doctors , or recommended doctors do FUE , besides dr. Feller ? Preferably , those in the US.

I would say its worth a try , but I dont think taking all those medicines would grow much hair - thats not how it works . But they might slow down the rate of loss or stabilize it , my experience is that they really won't regrow cosmetically acceptable hair . But you have little to loose by trying it (except for the possible sexual side effects of the propecia). So give it a try and if it does'nt work maybe consider the HT if you are really motivated. chibbler

you are right , thats what I'm doing - research .I feel I'm already at the point where no matter who I go with I have a very good chance at a quality job .. whereas before I would have most likely got another cheezy job (before I started checking the web). I have a couple of questions - there are two Shapiros (I guess they are related) are they the same as for the quality of work ? I mean I see the two names , the two pictures but in all the comments they dont distinguish between the two and thier skills . Also the websites of the coalition docs dont really say which ones specialize in repair , hairlines and believe that its not a problem to leave the recipient area unshaved . I'm assuming all of the listed doctors can do an ok job but I'd prefer the ones that are known specifically for these items - so please , if you know which ones fit these criteria let me know as I dont see anyway of finding this out without calling all of them.... Another plus would be a doctor that does alot of the work him/herself . My last job was almost entirely performed by an assistant , the doctor was seldom seen during the procedure . No wonder I'm a poster boy for cobblestones..... chibbler