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My 1st FUT was on April 2014 with Dr Konior, so almost 7 years since then. Here's where my 1st FUT journey is documented at Dr Konior had done a good job with my 1st FUT that I never really had any concerns going again for another FUT if need vs FUE. I've also heard that going FUT before FUE can maximize the grafts that can be taken out, so I started looking for my options. No prizes for guessing who my 1st choice was ( sorry, it wasn't Dr Ron as mentioned in my title ) but Dr Konior. I reached out to him and found out that his prices have skyrocketed. Almost 2.5x than before. And a muc -
Looking forward to see the pics. Are you on any meds? Did Dr. Shapiro use the same strip from the first procedure? How many grafts do you have remaining? You seem to have thick donor hair which should give you some excellent coverage. -
I've been doing a lot of research and have had various email/text consultations. My top choices so far are between Bisanga, Gabel, H&W, Ferreira or Shapiro. They all have great work, price and location are somewhat non factors (they all kinda even out). What would be best deciding factor on who to go with? I'll most likely need 2 FUE surgeries to hit roughly 6k grafts and get full coverage. For the initial one, they've all recommended around 3500-4k grafts where they will reconstruct my hairline and midscalp. H&W were comfortable going to 5k if possible. I'm leaning towards Bisang -
Journey & Decision After thorough research, I decided to pull the trigger and get a HT at Shapiro Medical Group with Ron Shapiro and Dr. Josephitis/Dr. Joe. SMG spent many hours over the phone with me and answered all my questions. I emailed Ron Shapiro directly and Matt Zupan (Patient Educator), and they always addressed all of my concerns/follow-ups. Matt called me very frequently to check up on me and has pretty much become a friend at this point. The front office staff, Matt Zupan (Patient Educator), and everyone involved wanted to make sure that I had the best care. -
I was supposed to have a procedure at H&W but it didnt happen because of the coronavirus. I want to have it as soon as possible because I wont be able to have one until next year (work obligations). So now im thinking of booking a procedure with Shapiro or Konior. The "downside" of Konior for me is that I cant see any review on him except this forum, so I wonder why? And the "downside" of Shapiro is that I cant find any recent results of FUE from him and I dont know much about him (my own dermatologist said he's one of best in the world). I would like to hear your opinions, thank
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I like Dr. BF, but he’s not in the same league as the doctors you’ve mentioned. Gabel, H&W, Shapiro, Bisanga have double the amount of experience and track record. -
95% of the clinics in the world don’t place grafts. You cannot expect a surgeon to do the entire surgery, that is why he has technicians to assist in less crucial parts of surgery, and yes placing grafts is less crucial. A well trained technician should have no problem. Hasson and Wong techs place grafts, Cooley, techs place grafts, Bloxham techs place grafts, Shapiro techs place grafts,Wesley techs place grafts, Mohebi techs place grafts, Gabel assists in placing grafts, but still has help from techs should I go on? The whole graft placement is a non-issue that was raised because J
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FUT suggestions
home1212 replied to fito88's topic in Hair Transplant Experiences and Surgeon Reviews
Drs. Feller & Bloxham do excellent and consistent dense pack FUT work always with an eye toward future loss and to maximize donor supply Hasson & Wong, Shapiro, Cooley, Konior (long wait list), Gabel, Arocha - others I consider top notch -
If you’re in the Houston area then definitely reach out to Arocha and do a consult with him. I am biased because I had my procedure with him and it turned out great! As soon as I’m able I’ll be going back for seconds. There are plenty of docs in the U.S. to consult with and I agree to never let geography (or cost) hold you back. If you meet with Arocha but you don’t quite get on you’ve got Konior, Nadimi, Shapiro, Cooley, Feller, Bloxham, Gabel; just to name a few. Like you have read before: It’s dependent on your needs and who/what you’re comfortable with. BUT, again, if you’re -
Love this forum - been so helpful for me. Now I need some wisdom and advice: I keep watching the Canada border news and it’s not looking positive for the near term. I have a date with Hasson that keeps getting pushed due to border closure. Now I’m waffling if I should just commit to Hasson for whenever that will be, or if going to another top surgeon would still yield similar results. My goal is a one-and-done FUT session. Hasson quoted me 4,500 grafts. I’m NW 4V and need some dense grafts in frontal third. He also wants to fill in the temples. Gabel isn’t far away fro -
Hi All, I first need to thank this forum and the members. I cannot overstate the impact of this forum throughout my journey. After thoroughly researching this forum and having several phone consultations, I figured out that Shapiro medical group is the right option for me. Given the extensiveness of the surgery I needed (photos are attached), I decided to go with Dr. Shapiro. My surgery was on June 19th (three days ago), and currently I am super pleased with the experience. The surgery itself went very smoothly and I didn't feel even a little pain (that could be because Dr. Paul has an exper -
I'm 16 hours removed from surgery with Dr. Ron Shapiro. Apologies in advance if this is scattered, the drugs are still treating me nicely Posted 2 pictures. Please be gentle, as I'm still beat up and my head looks kind of messy. I'm feeling surprisingly well. I woke up this more with some tenderness but no legitimate pain and no bleeding. Of course, this could change. I'll plan to share progress and pictures regularly for anyone that's interested. 9/28: Pre Op Consult: Traveled from New York to Minneapolis on Monday and went directly to Dr. Ron's office for a consultatio -
@anotherhairlosssufferer I'll check my math again. If I am wrong, I'll correct it. EDIT: To be clear, graft survival and transection loss are two different things. Dr. Diep does two things well: Hairlines placement Produces excellent yield (graft survival) Believe it or not, even I was slapped around for giving that praise for Dr. Diep. But just take a look at the donors of Dr. Diep FUE patients. Then take a look a FUE patients of other doctors of similar graft amounts. You'll notice the difference by eye test. If you saw this thread before it was taken down, you'd h -
Not to be be rude, but Diep's donor site always look terrible. My FUE punches were already closing after one day and on the 4th day, you could barely even tell they were present. 4 days for you is a much different story than my own experience. But results talk, and Diep achieves high/mass volume. Even Dr. Shapiro said Diep is capable of high density transplants. Ethics are a different story though with Diep though based on my own experience... That is partly why I went to SMG as they were more honest with me.
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So after lurking around this forum for a while I had decided to dive in head first (pun intended) and go ahead with the transplant. If you'd like to ask me any specific questions I'd be happy to answer. I'll just say that the HT itself was relatively painless and aside from some acceptable uncomfortableness and tenderness in the first 3 weeks the entire process was relatively as smooth as one would expect. I've been taking Finasteride for 2 and half months prior to surgery and I'm using Minoxidil once daily starting 2 weeks after surgery, per Shapiro's instructions. I was a NW 3/4 wi -
Hello everyone! I have scheduled an FUT with H&W, but curious what the forums think of Dr. Shapiro? I am not seeing any recent results on these forums and I curious about his work. Can anyone recommend Shapiro? Does he do good work? Thoughts/comments/concerns?
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@jimcraig152 In my opinion for either FUE or strip the best in North America for repairs are konior,gabel,H&W & Shapiro. For strip only add cooley and bloxham to that list. I went to konior. -
Konoir and his disciples all win the FUE Donor "Like a Virgin" Award: Gabel & Nadimi. Nadimi's hair lines appear as if she apprenticed with Mother Nature instead of Konoir. She is one of the few surgeons that does both the excisions and grafting. Although, she might be on the conservative side and I am thinking that is because she does 100% of the work and might not take big jobs? I am a big fan of Dr. Hasson's work, and I am going to stoned as i say this, not so much of Dr. Wong's work. But it is too much of a hassle to go to Canada now anyway. Read @hybonix's thread. He was in your same
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FUT suggestions
aaron1234 replied to fito88's topic in Hair Transplant Experiences and Surgeon Reviews
Look into Dr. Ron Shapiro in Minneapolis and Dr. Konior in Chicago. Two of the best in the biz. -
Here is an objective take: Dr. Diep has poor donor management technique. He uses 1mm punches, which is no longer considered best practice by any top clinic in the world. With advancements in technique and surgical expertise, 0.8mm punches provide adequate clearance of the follicle in the vast majority of patients, which minimizes donor harm and scarring. Diep universally uses 1mm punches on all his patients. By his own words, specifically in Baldlivesmatter's post, he says he intentionally harvests one side of the donor area before going to the other side. Look at every single FUE ca- 279 replies
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I just started to read about these two. How would one even decide which one to go with? Seems Shapiro maybe better choice ?
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Roughly the same as he stated here. Also, Shapiro posts that for each FUE unit, it is $7 on his website.
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So happy for you, @hybonix! What a great write-up, this forum owes you! 👏 You did it right by going to SMG/Dr. Shapiro for your first procedure, something I wish I did. Rest well these next few nights, propping your head up with pillows. I never sleep well after a transplant, I just wake up every hour or so and saline spray the recipient region. It looks like you are fortunate enough to have held on to your crown somewhat so stay on Fin if you can. I know you just started it, so you might even see a boost in your crown in a year as well which would be icing on the cake. Keep in mind
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Awesome write up and it’s great to see a patient documented case from Dr. Shapiro. Work looks excellent. Good luck with everything and keep us updated!
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Sometimes we forget that hair loss is a medical condition. A patient seeking surgical hair restoration is in need of medical care. Never should a patient feel like they are being put on an assembly line. Brings a tear to my eye to hear how well you were taken care. This should be the standard, not a serendipitous discovery by hair loss sufferers. Kudos to SMG and their staff. Well done 🙌. Been awaiting your results from your procedure and it is plain to see, you made an excellent choice. The frontal grafts are randomly placed. The hairline has the necessary micro irregularities and no tri
