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[C2]

Fairly new to the board and wanted to say hello. I've done a fair amount of research here recently which led me to scheduling a proceedure with Dr. Feller. I'm a vet, in that I've had two HT's and SR's back in the early 90's. I'm 37 now with further hair loss and I'm left with a pluggy look and running out of hair to conceal it, so I decided it was time to do something about it. Visited several docs in the NYC area and really liked Dr. True and Dr. Feller. Both straight shooters. In the end I chose Feller because everything that he said made sense to me and he seemed to have more experience with my kind of situation/repair. Fortunately, my current grafts are fine, but the entire area around them (hairline and about two inches back) needs to be filled in. 1200-1500 grafts will do the trick, leaving me with a great hairline, slowly thinning back to the crown.

 

Also, been on Propecia since it was available to the public and the results are very good - I've got maybe 25% full density in the crown, whereas I'd be completely shiney up there otherwise. Just started Nizoral and I'm thinking about giving Folligard a try, but the results from it seem iffy based on my reading.

 

So, thanks to the contributors on this board. It's been very helpful.

[C2]

Fairly new to the board and wanted to say hello. I've done a fair amount of research here recently which led me to scheduling a proceedure with Dr. Feller. I'm a vet, in that I've had two HT's and SR's back in the early 90's. I'm 37 now with further hair loss and I'm left with a pluggy look and running out of hair to conceal it, so I decided it was time to do something about it. Visited several docs in the NYC area and really liked Dr. True and Dr. Feller. Both straight shooters. In the end I chose Feller because everything that he said made sense to me and he seemed to have more experience with my kind of situation/repair. Fortunately, my current grafts are fine, but the entire area around them (hairline and about two inches back) needs to be filled in. 1200-1500 grafts will do the trick, leaving me with a great hairline, slowly thinning back to the crown.

 

Also, been on Propecia since it was available to the public and the results are very good - I've got maybe 25% full density in the crown, whereas I'd be completely shiney up there otherwise. Just started Nizoral and I'm thinking about giving Folligard a try, but the results from it seem iffy based on my reading.

 

So, thanks to the contributors on this board. It's been very helpful.

[pc]

welcome to club!

 

looking forward to seeing those pics too

[Big1]

Hey now! Nice to have a new head.

[paris_caine]

C2,

from what i hear, you are in very good hands. Dr. Feller is one of the top surgeons. He doesnt employ any salespeople. does all the consults and other correspondence himself.

you mentiones 1500 grafts. FUE or Strip?

Speaking of propecia, someone had told me Dr. feller was not big on prescribing propecia to his patients. Now, this was a few months ago, so i dont know if anything has changed. when you do your consult with him, ask him of his opinion if you can.

 

best of luck

 

Paris.

[Robert_]

C2,

 

First of all, welcome to the forums. Always great to have new members.

 

Second, ditch the Folliguard. This and Avacor are nothing more than the newest in hair loss scams.

 

Good to hear that you are getting great results from the Propecia. Nizoral 2% is definitely a great supplement to your regimen also.

 

Lastly, your choice of physician, Dr. Feller is truly top-flight. I have every bit of confidence that you are in great hands.

 

In my opinion, Dr. True does comparably excellent work, but you have to make the decision that is right for you.

 

At any rate: again, welcome to the forums and best of luck to you.

 

-Robert

[C2]

Thanks all. Paris - I'll be doing a strip. Dr. Feller knew that I was on Propecia and did not mention nor suggest that I stop taking it. Actually, one of the things that swayed me toward him and away from my other top picks was his assertion that, based on his experience, any grafts placed on my crown would likely lead to shock loss of my Propecia-generated hair, which is slightly more fine than the rest of my hair. I was planning to do some grafts in the crown to help further cover the scar from my SR's. They are not that noticeable, so it's really not a big deal. Back to your question - I'll definetely speak with him on his thoughts about Propecia. Also, another thing that swayed me towards him was the one-on-one attention with no salesperson. Not that I had any bad experiences with any salespeople throughout my research, I just thought that it was a nice touch, spoke a lot about him as a professional, and is how I would run such a business.

 

Robert - thanks for the heads-up on Folligard, but I mis-wrote - I meant Folligen. Also, I'm using the Nizoral 1%, as based on my reading its efficacy for improving hair diameter is almost identical to that of the 2% solution. I'll give it a try for 6 months and see where I stand. After that I'm seriously considering the Laser Comb. Just don't want to try too many things at once so that I can hopefully figure out exactly which treatments work for me and which don't. Of course, this precludes any advantages of products working better when taken together, but I'll stick to the Propecia throughout, as I know my results from that.

[damo]

Hi there C2 i just had a 1300 graft procedure performed 8 months ago on my frontal to mid region.I hope all goes well for you have alook at my pictures and this is hopefully what you can exspect at 8 months.

 

Damien

 

www.inperth.com.au/users/damo/

[C2]

Damien - wow, great work. This is really helpful, as we appear to have very similar loss patterns. Really appreciate this post and congrats on your new "do"

[C2]

Well, I had my proceedure with Dr. Feller today and it went incredibly well. I ended up with just over 1200 grafts via a strip. I'll have numerous pics to post over the next few days. My proceedure was for the repair of some old and very pluggy work. Dr. Feller densly packed the entire hairline extending back about about 1 1/2 inches with one and two hair graphs. The day went really smooth and I'm feeling great - just 7 hours afters surgery. To Dr. Feller and staff - thanks for a great experience.

 

Again, pics to follow over the next few days.

[Telephone Man]

C2

 

Welcome sounds like you really are a veteran with SR's and 2 previous HT's. It would be of great benefit if you could post pics of your present state and afters along with the history dates, docs etc from your other procedures.

 

Dr. Feller is certainly among the top HT specialists with a lot of experience, good luck with your next procedure.

TMAN

[C2]

Originally posted by Telephone Man:

C2

 

Welcome sounds like you really are a veteran with SR's and 2 previous HT's. It would be of great benefit if you could post pics of your present state and afters along with the history dates, docs etc from your other procedures.

 

Dr. Feller is certainly among the top HT specialists with a lot of experience, good luck with your next procedure.

TMAN

 

T-Man - My previous two procedures in 93/94 with the Elliott Thomas Medical Group. After the procedures I was pretty disappointed and could see that further such procedures were not was I was looking for. However, the plugs were essentially a sign of the times, as were the SR's. In meeting with docs leading up to my decision to go with Dr. Feller all stated that the work done before was pretty good (again, for the times), and Dr. Feller was really impressed with the quality of my scalp reductions. My biggest disappointment with the ET Group was that I felt misled about the what I could expect.

 

Anyhow, it's all water under the bridge. Dr. Feller did an outstanding job and I still have not used even half of my donor hair, so plenty to work with going forward. I've tried to post pics in another thread, but having trouble getting multiple pics in one post. Any tips would be appreciated.

[Nashville Kat]

C2

Try going to new at the top of the page the photo album then follow directions. I found it pretty easy.

Looking forward to the pics.

Nashville

[Robert_]

C2,

 

You can use the Photo Album feature to post multiple pictures in a thread. Simply look under the "New" button at the top of the screen for "Photo Album." Write your intro just like a normal post. Then follow the instructions to upload your pics from you pc. If you have any more questions, feel free to Private Message me.

 

-Robert