Need major help and advice regarding clinic in England!!!

[H8bald]

Hi all, please help I need lots of advice on which clinic to choose for my first ever ht and if anyone has had any experiences with these clinics or can offer an opinion on them or any others would be a great help! I am 32 and have lost all confidence from hairloss which started in my early 20s. I'm fed up of crying myself to sleep and It's a daily battle to pick myself up and even bother to get up each morning feeling like s***t all day. Anyway I've been to a few clinics and each have a different view/plan on what to offer me. First i went to Farjo clinic who said I have a 62 year old hairline and they could offer me one fut for the crown for 8 grand but to concentrate on keeping my hair I have with medication as I will lose all of it in time. I don't want any medication for risk of the side effects as I don't have a good physical tolerance for any medication and just know I would get the side effects. Second was a company called fue hair transplant clinics .co.uk (as seen on channel 4 apparently) and I had a great consultation with them however they said I could have 2 futs for 8 grand and have to hair places on the crown and frontal area. They said by opening the scar I could get up to 4 futs? Lastly was Vinci who offered my 1 fut for the crown and 1 fue for the front for 10 grand. My worries are that why are there such different opinions from each company? Who should I believe and who's plan sounds best and most realistic and achieveable? I can't find many reviews of Vinci or this fue clinic but they both seem legit! Farjo is obviously well known but they worried me with their insistence on medication and advice that all my hair will fall out leaving patches of transplanted hair! Please does anyone have any opinions on these clinics or has anyone been to them? Also what is the risk of having a ht and not taking the medication? I'm also looking at the crown clinic and regen but again have no idea if they are reputable companies? Are there any others in England I should consider? Totally confused and frustrated here!!

[H8bald]

I also don't understand if my hair is going to fall out further down the back of the crown how are the clinic going to know what is the healthy strip area and what is the area that will fall out in time and surely if the loss is going to go further down over time then will that not mean once extracted they will fall out the top of my head in time once transplanted anyway?

[home1212]

I also don't understand if my hair is going to fall out further down the back of the crown how are the clinic going to know what is the healthy strip area and what is the area that will fall out in time and surely if the loss is going to go further down over time then will that not mean once extracted they will fall out the top of my head in time once transplanted anyway?

 

there is an area called the "safe zone" from which the doctors will excise the strip, this is the back part of the head which even if you progressed to a NW6, would still have hair on it because those hairs are not affected by DHT. Think of men with a horseshoe pattern of hair loss - and the strip being taken in that zone where hair exists.

[H8bald]

Thanks a lot for your reply! What if I went to a stage 7? Does it get any Lower then 7? Would I still always have a safe zone? Also could I have that fut safe zone put in the crown and fue for the front and top? I've used hair fibres for years so my expectations are that I will have enough hairs implanted that never fall out and have enough for the fibres to cling on forever for use in the future. I'd go for a beard and chest hair transplant too if it gave the same Forever result. I can't fly so are there any surgeons recommended in Europe better then England? I'm hearing abroad have the best results?

[home1212]

You need to have a doctor evaluate your case to determine the probability of your future hair loss. Your expectations need to be realistic - you will likely not get full coverage in 1 FUE surgery given your current hair loss stage. I would think the initial restoration would be only to your hairline and frontal zone behind that - no midscalp or crown.

[Spring15]

Considered a hair piece? The best ones looks quite realistic, search M2GO hair on youtube.

[H8bald]

You need to have a doctor evaluate your case to determine the probability of your future hair loss. Your expectations need to be realistic - you will likely not get full coverage in 1 FUE surgery given your current hair loss stage. I would think the initial restoration would be only to your hairline and frontal zone behind that - no midscalp or crown.

 

Farjo I think said my hair loss would go to a stage 7 down low and the other two clinics said it maybe would. Fue clinic said I'd have to fut surgeries one for the crown and one for the front and Vinci said the same but an fue for the front and fut for the back. Would the clinics all do the front first? And why the differing advice from each clinic? This is what I don't trust! Someone has recommended other surgeons in Europe as better then in England?

[Shera]

Farjo I think said my hair loss would go to a stage 7 down low and the other two clinics said it maybe would. Fue clinic said I'd have to fut surgeries one for the crown and one for the front and Vinci said the same but an fue for the front and fut for the back. Would the clinics all do the front first? And why the differing advice from each clinic? This is what I don't trust! Someone has recommended other surgeons in Europe as better then in England?

 

Hi H8bald,

 

If you are willing to use your beard hair from the shadow area under your chin and your chest hair then this could be used alongside your scalp grafts to help create density.

 

IMO from the photos you have provided you could get maybe 2000-2500 from your scalp donor and a further 1000 grafts from your beard and chest.

 

This could be used to provide coverage all over but you will need another surgery 6-12 months down the line of approximately half the first to increase density all over.

 

This should give you the illusion off a full set of hair. There is also the option of using SMP to further enhance your look.

 

I know you have stated you wish not to travel abroad which means you will not go to India, but all the same please feel free to contact me to discuss your hairloss, your options, or your current state of mind.

[H8bald]

Hi H8bald,

 

If you are willing to use your beard hair from the shadow area under your chin and your chest hair then this could be used alongside your scalp grafts to help create density.

 

IMO from the photos you have provided you could get maybe 2000-2500 from your scalp donor and a further 1000 grafts from your beard and chest.

 

This could be used to provide coverage all over but you will need another surgery 6-12 months down the line of approximately half the first to increase density all over.

 

This should give you the illusion off a full set of hair. There is also the option of using SMP to further enhance your look.

 

I know you have stated you wish not to travel abroad which means you will not go to India, but all the same please feel free to contact me to discuss your hairloss, your options, or your current state of mind.

 

Many thanks for your reply. I have looked at Belgium surgeons as I could get the train there and apparently there are top surgeons there also? How much would an fut along with fue to give full coverage or an fut along with fue cost? I have used hair fibres for 7 years and they worked great till recently due to the amount of loss so in my

Mind I am looking for enough coverage to cover all over and enough coverage for the fibres to work again as due to donor area and funds I don't think I'd get thick density all over coverage!?

[HairsGone]

You should go FUT to maximise your lifetime grafts. I would definitely try Finasteride to try and stabilize your hair loss and prevent you from ongoing hair loss.

 

Of the clinics you have mentioned Farjo is the most well known and respectable. Others in the UK I would consult with are Mr Ball from Maitland clinic and then Bisanga and Feriduni in Belgium.

[Djlazerblue]

looking at your hair and your age I'd say your deffinatly heading for a full Norwood 7

 

If that be the case the your donor could become rather weak and unpredictable over the years, your results could be quite sparse and leave you disappointed.

 

Bare in mind a full Norwood 7 does not have enough grafts to cover the top of the head normally they would op for frontal coverage and leave the crown (as that's what you see when looking in the mirror)

 

You need to be on some kind of prevention before jumping into any surgery but if your feel that's not for you then FUT would be your only option to begin with

 

SPEX has given you the best advice and I 100% agree with him

[KO]

I would not go FUT given that you are unwilling to take finasteride and you keep your hair short as you should. Hair loss can be unpredictable so I won't attempt to predict the pattern. I would say do 2000-2300 FUE to rebuild the hairline and see how it develops, you can then add grafts to midscalp/crown etc. For clinics, the most reputable FUE clinics are outside the UK in mainland Europe...so look there.

[H8bald]

looking at your hair and your age I'd say your deffinatly heading for a full Norwood 7

 

If that be the case the your donor could become rather weak and unpredictable over the years, your results could be quite sparse and leave you disappointed.

 

Bare in mind a full Norwood 7 does not have enough grafts to cover the top of the head normally they would op for frontal coverage and leave the crown (as that's what you see when looking in the mirror)

 

You need to be on some kind of prevention before jumping into any surgery but if your feel that's not for you then FUT would be your only option to begin with

 

SPEX has given you the best advice and I 100% agree with him

 

 

Would you not go fut for the crown and fue for the front and mid all in one go?

I use fibres and have done for 7 years so as long as there is decent coverage and enough hairs for the fibres to work would this not provide a decent outcome?

[bullitnut]

Stay clear of the clinic called FUE Clinics in the UK..... Farjo, Vinci and Dr Ball( Maitland clinic) are who i would get advise from regarding your current situation.

[PJFS]

To be honest and this is my humble opinion, I wouldn't waste your money on a HT, because I think you've got a good shaped face/head for going completely shaven. I'd give it a go and believe you will be pleasantly surprised by the reactions you will get!!

 

My best mate did it years ago and has had more women than you can shake a stick at (you may be happily married) he's never looked back!!

 

Good look with whatever decision you make.