1364 Grafts FUE with Dr. Luis Nader Jan 2023

[1028]

Hey all, after a lot of research and time spent lurking these forums I decided to go with a FUE with Dr. Luis Nader in McAllen TX / Reynosa MX. I would say I was probably a Norwood 2.5 and had noticed hair loss since high school/early college, hopped on Finasteride about 6 years ago and Minoxidil 4 years ago which both pretty much stabilized my loss. Tried a variety of other things like Nizoral, microneedling, and essential oils to no real discernible result. I really just wanted to fix my hairline which had already receded before I decided to get on Finasteride and was pretty asymmetrical in its recession.

I'm located in Texas so after reading all the great things about Nader on here, I opted to go with him as I could just drive down the day before and then drive back the day after (versus sitting in a 14 hour flight from Turkey with a swollen head). After filling out the form on his website, his assistant Brenda contacted me within a few days (I was surprised since it seems like many have had a ton of difficulty getting in contact with their clinic in the first place-- not the case for me). I will say the communication was a bit asynchronous and there were a few times where I had to send an email twice, but for the most part it wasn't necessarily hard to get a response from them. I did leave Nader a voicemail one time on the number he has posted to his website which got a pretty quick response.

Once you actually get to the day of the surgery, everything is great. The hotel is included in the cost of the HT, as well as a ride into his clinic in Reynosa from Mr. Santos (he doesn't speak much English-- he was surprised that I lived in Texas and wasn't conversational in Spanish haha). Getting through the border leaving the US is a breeze. After arriving at the clinic, you meet with Nader for about an hour just to talk about everything regarding your hair-- your reason for scheduling the HT, your history with your hair and things you've tried before, your lifestyle, and hair goals for the HT. We worked on designing the hairline, and he does a great job making sure you're happy with it but it's something realistic that's going to look natural. After that was done, they prepped me for surgery, buzzed my head (he actually said we didn't need to at all, but I preferred it), and began the extraction. This was the easiest part; I honestly fell asleep for the majority of it. Then they break for lunch, which is also included, and afterwards begin with the implantation. He has a TV with Netflix set up and hands you the remote, so despite the slight pain of injecting the local anesthesia (and the pain of implantation when it starts to wear off before you ask him to put in more), this time goes by pretty quickly as well. He's there the whole time extracting the grafts and implanting them into the regions behind the new hairline you've designed.

My graft breakdown:

1s: 317

2s: 209

3s: 666

4s: 172

Total: 1364

Cost: $4224 (about $1500 less than he originally quoted me at, but we ended up going with fewer grafts and this takes into account the 10% discount when paying with cash)

Nader commented that I was pretty lucky with my donor hair and I agree-- he was able to grab a lot of juicier grafts to use. Excited to see the final result. I'm now at the two week mark since my HT and was able to get all the scabs off by around day 10 or 11. Now just some redness remains, but the donor area has recovered pretty well already. Preparing mentally for the shed that will occur in a few weeks.

[Mike10]

Looks clean and I like the design. How old are you  now?

[RecedingSebs]

Very similar to mine, I like it 

[A_4_Archan]

Look clean and perfect .u r going to get a good result ..keep updating ..

[1028]

14 hours ago, Mike10 said:

Looks clean and I like the design. How old are you  now?

25

[RaulWill]

On 2/4/2023 at 9:26 AM, 1028 said:

Hey all, after a lot of research and time spent lurking these forums I decided to go with a FUE with Dr. Luis Nader in McAllen TX / Reynosa MX. I would say I was probably a Norwood 2.5 and had noticed hair loss since high school/early college, hopped on Finasteride about 6 years ago and Minoxidil 4 years ago which both pretty much stabilized my loss. Tried a variety of other things like Nizoral, microneedling, and essential oils to no real discernible result. I really just wanted to fix my hairline which had already receded before I decided to get on Finasteride and was pretty asymmetrical in its recession.

I'm located in Texas so after reading all the great things about Nader on here, I opted to go with him as I could just drive down the day before and then drive back the day after (versus sitting in a 14 hour flight from Turkey with a swollen head). After filling out the form on his website, his assistant Brenda contacted me within a few days (I was surprised since it seems like many have had a ton of difficulty getting in contact with their clinic in the first place-- not the case for me). I will say the communication was a bit asynchronous and there were a few times where I had to send an email twice, but for the most part it wasn't necessarily hard to get a response from them. I did leave Nader a voicemail one time on the number he has posted to his website which got a pretty quick response.

Once you actually get to the day of the surgery, everything is great. The hotel is included in the cost of the HT, as well as a ride into his clinic in Reynosa from Mr. Santos (he doesn't speak much English-- he was surprised that I lived in Texas and wasn't conversational in Spanish haha). Getting through the border leaving the US is a breeze. After arriving at the clinic, you meet with Nader for about an hour just to talk about everything regarding your hair-- your reason for scheduling the HT, your history with your hair and things you've tried before, your lifestyle, and hair goals for the HT. We worked on designing the hairline, and he does a great job making sure you're happy with it but it's something realistic that's going to look natural. After that was done, they prepped me for surgery, buzzed my head (he actually said we didn't need to at all, but I preferred it), and began the extraction. This was the easiest part; I honestly fell asleep for the majority of it. Then they break for lunch, which is also included, and afterwards begin with the implantation. He has a TV with Netflix set up and hands you the remote, so despite the slight pain of injecting the local anesthesia (and the pain of implantation when it starts to wear off before you ask him to put in more), this time goes by pretty quickly as well. He's there the whole time extracting the grafts and implanting them into the regions behind the new hairline you've designed.

My graft breakdown:

1s: 317

2s: 209

3s: 666

4s: 172

Total: 1364

Cost: $4224 (about $1500 less than he originally quoted me at, but we ended up going with fewer grafts and this takes into account the 10% discount when paying with cash)

Nader commented that I was pretty lucky with my donor hair and I agree-- he was able to grab a lot of juicier grafts to use. Excited to see the final result. I'm now at the two week mark since my HT and was able to get all the scabs off by around day 10 or 11. Now just some redness remains, but the donor area has recovered pretty well already. Preparing mentally for the shed that will occur in a few weeks.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I am also thinking about it and that is why I want to know more about it. I am also saving my money for it. I am glad I found your post. When I was searching for it online, I also found https://casinosters.com/all-british-casino/ website where I found those sites through which I can make money while staying at home only.

Thanks for sharing it with us. :)

[Hangman]

Looks great. Dr Nader is very impressive. Looking forward to following.

[Spring15]

Should turn out well. 10% cash discount is your cut for the tax evasion 😄 kidding. Good luck amigo 

[airporteffect]

This should be great. Following along.

[1028]

(Nearly) 2-month update: The ugly duckling phase is definitely in full swing now-- I've shed a decent amount of the transplanted hairs and now I think the disparity between the slow growth of the ones that remain and my previously-existing hairs makes this more noticeable. There's also some lingering redness and a few pimples, which I've been using hydrocortisone 1% and/or aloe vera to address. I also recently (carefully) got a fade on the sides and back, so you can see how the donor region is holding up (pretty well I think; the lighting and angle make it look worse than it is). The last photo is in more normal lighting.

[A_4_Archan]

Yeh you are right into tht ugly ducking phase so keep calm and after a month or so you will start seeing hairs sprouting out....you habe chosen a good doctor and u will get a positive outcome ...Happy Growing and keep updating ...

[SoonToBeThomasShelby]

When did your shedding start?

[1028]

9 minutes ago, SoonToBeThomasShelby said:

When did your shedding start?

Looking back at my pictures, I'd say about four or five weeks in is when the shedding started. I'm still seeing some hairs fall out now, but it's all part of the process.

[1028]

3 month update: redness is gone from the transplanted area, and I’m starting to see regrowth there over the last week or two. I think applying aloe vera and hydrocortisone helped a lot with reducing inflammation. Not fully dense in the transplanted region of course but a lot of new hairs sprouting. 

[Melvin- Admin]

Everything is looking right on track 👍🏼

[1028]

4 month update: the transplanted hair has been growing in pretty well lately. It’s definitely shorter than my other hairs since it took some time to recover whereas they immediately started regrowing, but it’s thickening up and the hairline looks a lot better throughout the day. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get super high quality pics with my front camera but hopefully you can see the hairline design a bit better now that it’s long enough for me to style/pull away with a comb. 

Looking at my last update makes me realize how much fuller it is now haha— it’s hard to tell day-to-day. 

[Ralph kaka]

It’s looking like it’s coming along nicely. Congrats!

[Melvin- Admin]

Wow it’s looking good already.

[1028]

A little late but here’s my 5 month update. Hair is continuing to grow out as expected, not much to say really. My transplanted hairs are shorter than my preexisting hairs, so I may have to get a haircut at some point to compensate for this so the length is more uniform. 

[GoliGoliGoli]

This looks like an extremely natural and good result especially for only 5 months. You're a quick grower. Mind posting some pictures outside in sunlight?

This may be shaping up to be one of the top results of the year. Not as dramatic or challenging a case as guys who guy huge numbers of grafts, but the density and naturalness is really perfectly achieved. 

Edited July 2, 2023 by GoliGoliGoli

[1028]

Thanks for the response— sorry that I took a minute to get back with an update! Here’s what it looks like at a little over 6 months, both inside and in sunlight. Nothing much to update beyond the pictures. Haven’t trimmed my hair at all in about 2.5 months. 

[1028]

7 month update, not sure if there’s much point in continuing these as it seems like I’ve pretty much gotten near to what will be the final density. Overall very happy with my results from Dr. Nader! Planning on continuing to grow my hair out now that the hairline is solid enough. 

[Happyhead]

Looks amazing! Undetectable procedure. Congratulations