PacMan426 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hello everyone! First time poster, long time lurker. I'll try to keep this as short as possible. First a little background info ... I first started to notice my hair thinning in my early twenties. I naturally began to panic and I, like an idiot, jumped the gun and booked a procedure with Bosley. Needless to say, the whole Bosley experience was horrible and the results weren't up to par with what I was expecting. I think I had around 1200 grafts done at the time. Shame on me, I should have done research, but hey - I was like 20 years old at the time and I, like many others were sold on the Bosley BS ... Moving forward Well, it's now 10 years later and after much research, I decided to have another procedure done. I went with Dr.Feller and I must say, the experience between Bosley and Dr.Fellers' office was night and day. Dr.Feller is a stand up guy with some good bedside humor. He and his staff made me feel at ease from the second I walked into the clinic. I had 2148 grafts placed along the frontal 1/3 of my head. It has now been 4 days post op, hardly any swelling or pain. I have attached some pre-op as well as post op photos. I plan to update my progress on a monthly basis. Hopefully all works out and thank you guys for reading. P.S. - I'm not much of a writer lol. My apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JayWalker Posted April 13, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted April 13, 2014 Any chance of bigger pictures? http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/journal.asp?CopyID=10024&WebID=2832 October 2011 - 1647 FUT - Dr Dorin January 2014 - 1580 FUT - Dr Dorin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted April 14, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted April 14, 2014 Pac, Congratulations! Dr. Feller is excellent, and I'm sure your results will be great. Also, let me know if you would like assistance adding some larger images. "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacMan426 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Pac, Congratulations! Dr. Feller is excellent, and I'm sure your results will be great. Also, let me know if you would like assistance adding some larger images. Thanks Future_HT_Doc! I have my fingers crossed and hope that all turns out well! Also, I would definitely appreciate it if you could help me add some larger images. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted April 14, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted April 14, 2014 Do you have the individual images saved on your computer? "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacMan426 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Do you have the individual images saved on your computer? I do! Let's try this again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted April 14, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted April 14, 2014 Perfect! Looks great. "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted April 14, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'm sure you're gonna be very happy. I too had an amazing experience with Dr. Feller and now 1 year and 9 months later I'm delighted. Good luck with the growing! 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacMan426 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thanks guys! I appreciate the kind words/encouragement! I know it's going to be a long journey, but I'm sure it will be worth it in the end. I'm still a bit concerned about how I'm going to conceal the transplant. I've always had long hair and assume that I'm going to have to just buzz it all off after I get my staples removed. God, I haven't had a buzz cut since I was like 8 years old! This is going to suck! :mad: Lol - Tommy - How many grafts were implanted for your surgery with Dr. Feller? Also, when did you first start to see growth? I know it's going to take at least 4-6 months (HOPEFULLY) to see growth, but I'm just curious as to how your growth phase went. Do you have any pics? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member irishsailor Posted April 14, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted April 14, 2014 Congrats on yr ht with dr feller. He's an excellent surgeon . As well as going with a great surgeon you also look to have great dinar hair. Fingers crossed you get the results you want Hair Transplant Dr Feller Oct 2011 Hair Transplant Dr Lorenzo June 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacMan426 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Congrats on yr ht with dr feller. He's an excellent surgeon . As well as going with a great surgeon you also look to have great dinar hair. Fingers crossed you get the results you want Thanks irishsailor! Fingers are crossed bro! During my initial consultation (online), Dr. Feller had said that I may need 2000-25000 grafts, which is exactly what I had expected. Upon arrival and after inspection of my donor area, he had stated that I may need approximately 2500-2750 grafts, which I was totally fine with. Thing is, after Dr. Feller had harvested the strip, he noticed that there was a lot of seperation between the grafts. Although there was a lot of seperation between the grafts, the majority of the grafts harvested contained 3-4 hairs. Which is why Dr. Feller was able to provide enough density with fewer grafts. He seemed to be pretty excited about my case. Hopefully he will chime in soon. All the best guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted April 15, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted April 15, 2014 Thanks guys! I appreciate the kind words/encouragement! I know it's going to be a long journey, but I'm sure it will be worth it in the end. I'm still a bit concerned about how I'm going to conceal the transplant. I've always had long hair and assume that I'm going to have to just buzz it all off after I get my staples removed. God, I haven't had a buzz cut since I was like 8 years old! This is going to suck! :mad: Lol - Tommy - How many grafts were implanted for your surgery with Dr. Feller? Also, when did you first start to see growth? I know it's going to take at least 4-6 months (HOPEFULLY) to see growth, but I'm just curious as to how your growth phase went. Do you have any pics? Thanks in advance! I had around 2000 grafts, possibly a bit more, my recession was a lot 'deeper' on the left side which Dr. Feller filled in so it may be more than the 2000 I paid for. It's hard to forget it, but I'd definitely advise not reading into where you are until 1 year - 18 months. At month 6 my hair wasn't too great, at month 10 I even thought that it was an improvement but not the result I hoped for..........but the whole time I reserved judgement. Then even between 17 months and 18 months I saw signfiicant improvement. It's a long process so try not to read too much into what you see for now, you'll get there in the end 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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