Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted August 6, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) 45 yo WM ... stage 4.5-5 (what I thought, but 5-5.5 what the Dr thought) male pattern baldness ... was considering an FUE procedure So I called Dr Wesley's office - not even a meeting until mid-Sept. I saw Dr Stoller (it was a 2 week wait), but kind of on the fence with the experience. Did some digging on Dr Wolfeld and found out he worked for/with Dr Bernstein for a while and, even though wasn't reviewed anywhere, should have the skills necessary. NYC doctors in general, seem to be conservative on number of grafts done in 1 session (not sure if it's because having large assistant teams is more expensive than say in Turkey?). He recommended ~ 2200 grafts to tightly pack hairline and mid-scalp leaving fewer for the crown. Even though my crown is thinning, when it's fully grown out it's not totally bald. The extraction was done robotically with 0.9 punch (but implant-site incisions manually). I've done some digging and there seem to be 4 lines of thought out there: 1. FUT only (Bloxham and Feller) 2. FUT or Manual FUE only (Wesley) 3. Robotic FUE done by true specialists (like Bernstein and Wolfeld) 4. Robotic FUE done by unqualified users (which is what pros are warning against) Having read Bernstein and Wolfeld papers are decided to trust his approach. Voila, just had 2200 done FUE with his team. Some of his staff (which was amazing) also came from Dr Bernstein practice. All-in-all the experience was very good (I am only 1 day post op, so will post an update on the results in the future) P.S. My only concern (for now) is that the drew (and implanted) the hairline almost an inch above where I still have a bunch of my hair. It may not be a problem given that my hair is very straight and grows forward, so the implanted follicles will mix in with the natural hair ... (I hope) Edited August 6, 2021 by nyc_wm45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted August 6, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted August 6, 2021 Thanks for posting your review. Do you have any pre transplant pics ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted August 6, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 6, 2021 16 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said: Thanks for posting your review. Do you have any pre transplant pics ? attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted August 27, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 27, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted August 28, 2021 Administrators Share Posted August 28, 2021 I haven’t heard of this doc, but if he was trained by Bernstein I’m sure he’s been trained well, whats the name of his clinic? I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2021 https://www.wolfeldhair.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2021 2 Month update, the ugly duckling period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ML488 Posted October 30, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted October 30, 2021 Price? Also do you remember what his consultation cost was? I remember this doc well from Bernstein's YouTube videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted January 3, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 10/29/2021 at 8:18 PM, ML488 said: Price? Also do you remember what his consultation cost was? I remember this doc well from Bernstein's YouTube videos 15k for 2200 grafts ... 200 consult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ML488 Posted January 5, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 5, 2022 And how is it going now 5 months post op? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 5, 2022 Administrators Share Posted January 5, 2022 Would love to see an update. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted January 5, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) @nyc_wm45Yes please do give us a update. Have you been taking pics every month ? 🙏 Edited January 5, 2022 by JC71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, JC71 said: @nyc_wm45Yes please do give us a update. Have you been taking pics every month ? 🙏 Today is 5 months on the dot. But I feel there is a lot more growth to come - I can feel a lot of little hairs sprouting underneath. Will post more pics in a month. Back looks normal. Feeling in the scalp (both donor and tgt areas) is back 100%. Edited January 5, 2022 by nyc_wm45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted January 5, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 5, 2022 Thanks 🙏 Yes 5 months is very early days. Those stubbly hairs will soon kick in even more 👍🏽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Barnan12550 Posted March 7, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2022 I’m just about to make my appointment this week for my procedure. Can you post your current hair photos? Looking at FUT with up to 2600 graphs hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Barnan12550 Posted March 7, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 8/6/2021 at 1:37 PM, nyc_wm45 said: 45 yo WM ... stage 4.5-5 (what I thought, but 5-5.5 what the Dr thought) male pattern baldness ... was considering an FUE procedure So I called Dr Wesley's office - not even a meeting until mid-Sept. I saw Dr Stoller (it was a 2 week wait), but kind of on the fence with the experience. Did some digging on Dr Wolfeld and found out he worked for/with Dr Bernstein for a while and, even though wasn't reviewed anywhere, should have the skills necessary. NYC doctors in general, seem to be conservative on number of grafts done in 1 session (not sure if it's because having large assistant teams is more expensive than say in Turkey?). He recommended ~ 2200 grafts to tightly pack hairline and mid-scalp leaving fewer for the crown. Even though my crown is thinning, when it's fully grown out it's not totally bald. The extraction was done robotically with 0.9 punch (but implant-site incisions manually). I've done some digging and there seem to be 4 lines of thought out there: 1. FUT only (Bloxham and Feller) 2. FUT or Manual FUE only (Wesley) 3. Robotic FUE done by true specialists (like Bernstein and Wolfeld) 4. Robotic FUE done by unqualified users (which is what pros are warning against) Having read Bernstein and Wolfeld papers are decided to trust his approach. Voila, just had 2200 done FUE with his team. Some of his staff (which was amazing) also came from Dr Bernstein practice. All-in-all the experience was very good (I am only 1 day post op, so will post an update on the results in the future) P.S. My only concern (for now) is that the drew (and implanted) the hairline almost an inch above where I still have a bunch of my hair. It may not be a problem given that my hair is very straight and grows forward, so the implanted follicles will mix in with the natural hair ... (I hope) The bottom picture was your head before the procedure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gokuhairline Posted March 7, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 7, 2022 nyc ht is just bat shit insane....i'll pay $3,000 for a 1BR but not 15K for a HT lmao. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member civic Posted March 8, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted March 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, Gokuhairline said: nyc ht is just bat shit insane....i'll pay $3,000 for a 1BR but not 15K for a HT lmao. Top Nyc docs prefer small graft work, it's their niche, mostly to frame hairline on much older people who are happy with few hairs that can be transplanted. I respect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 11, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted April 11, 2022 Can we have a update please 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted April 23, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 23, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted April 23, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 23, 2022 1 minute ago, nyc_wm45 said: it's not what it was 20 years ago but with 2200 grafts, I didn't expect it to be ... I think it's a good result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted April 24, 2022 Moderators Share Posted April 24, 2022 For only 2200 grafts it looks great compared to what it was. You had just about no hair at all there before. If you are able to get one more session to add a bit of density and maybe move back further into the crown if you need to then you should be looking stellar. 2 Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Barnan12550 Posted April 24, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted April 24, 2022 I am almost 2 weeks post op from 2200 with Dr. Wolfled. I am so happy with him, he and his staff were so nice and amazing. I CANNOT wait for my hair to start growing! Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nyc_wm45 Posted April 25, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 8:42 AM, Barnan12550 said: I am almost 2 weeks post op from 2200 with Dr. Wolfled. I am so happy with him, he and his staff were so nice and amazing. I CANNOT wait for my hair to start growing! Lol Just remember - it take a while ... I am 7 months post, and still have little stubby hairs underneath the longer hair ... when they say it takes a year to see the full results, they aren't misleading ... even at 6 months it's not nearly the full growth you should be expecting. Good luck! It'll be great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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