Looking for my Second FUE

[majearh99]

Deciding on my second 

I am 38 and UK based, looking to schedule my second Hair Transplant. I had my first FUE transplant in the Summer of 2020 from the UK, which was 1400 Grafts.  

I have been on the HT journey since 2017. I’ve been applying (once a day) Rogaine foam almost daily.  Also taking Fin (1mg) for the last few years. Not very regular with fin it’s like on/off. 

I have been looking for a second FUE for the last few months. I am getting different opinions from different clinics and this rings a bell. For the first two, I visited the clinic in person and met the doctor. 

1. Fargo: I have been to my previous clinic/doctor, who suggested adding 1000 to 1200 grafts to the top left to cover the area. They suggested that I don’t have a strong donor and may lose more hair on both sides of my scalp in the next few years. Their cost is approx £6k for the procedure. 
2. DHI-Global - I  also visited a different clinic in London that specialises in DHI and they suggested 3000 hairs (e.g. 1500 grafts) to the top and middle part of the scalp. Ignore the Crown for now. 
3. HairDr, suggested 2000 grafts at the top/front and 1500 for the crown area. It was a virtual call with the Patient coordinator and I did not meet with the Doc. 

 

I have attached pictures for current state. 

 

This is just before my first FUE. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following are the latest pictures, after almost 3 years for the procedure. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 28, 2023 by majearh99

[JohnCasper]

Based on your pictures, 1,400 grafts is a very small number to make a significant difference.  I'm not sure your donor areas can yield enough to make a big difference but consultations will determine that.  Looks like you do have good beard donor possibilities.  You're balding is worse than mine was and I got over 7,000 grafts moved in two separate procedures and I had great donor potential.  Good luck and keep us posted. 

[majearh99]

26 minutes ago, JohnCasper said:

Based on your pictures, 1,400 grafts is a very small number to make a significant difference.  I'm not sure your donor areas can yield enough to make a big difference but consultations will determine that.  Looks like you do have good beard donor possibilities.  You're balding is worse than mine was and I got over 7,000 grafts moved in two separate procedures and I had great donor potential.  Good luck and keep us posted. 

Thanks for your reply. 

1400 was not enough but that was all I had in the first procedure, hence looking again. I'm getting a different answers from different doctors. 

7k grafts seems a lot. I am not considering a beard as of now, this might be my last option when I exhausted the donor area. 

 

[JohnCasper]

Best of luck to you.  Keep us posted.