Thehamman Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Hello All, I'm a 24yo male with hair with tight coils. I've been researching surgeons for a hair transplant for 2 1/2 years now. I started fin and minox and have had great results. However, it did not result in any growth. They really just halted my hairloss. I would say i am a Norwood3 right now.. Ive been quoted for approximately 2,000 hair grafts for approx. $9 a graft (seemed pretty steep to me) by doctor linkov located in New York and another doctor on the west coast where I am. I really do not want to leave the US for the procedure and am willing to pay a little more if necessary. My budget is no more than $12-$15000 at the max. For anything international I would have to buy two flights for my wife and I, a hotel, child care and we are both in Grad school which makes it hard to plan months in advance to coordinate everything. Best case scenario for me would be someone located in Southern California, however I would be willing to go anywhere on the west coast. I've look into Dr. Mohebi, Dr. Dauer, and Dr.Behnam, all located in Southern California. I've read good thing about Mohebi but people were saying he is at $12 per graft which is way out of my budget (Even the $9 a graft was a stretch for me). I havent seen any independent reviews of Dauer or Behnam to make me comfortable with picking them. Now that Dieps work has fell off a cliff , I'm having a hard time picking any doctor on the west coast. So if anyone has any suggestions to look into that would be greats. Located in the US and best case scenario on the west coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted August 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted August 13, 2023 If you were to consider travelling to another country then you would get some much better options. For example Dr Bisanga, Dr Feriduni, Dr Lupanzula and @DrTBarghouthi most of us would have said Dr Mwamba too, however there has been quite a few recent cases which are not so good, for varied reasons. Spend time researching and seeing who actually is capable and consistent in putting out good Afrocentric results, preferably patient posted journeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted August 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted August 13, 2023 Additionally Fin/Minox is doing its job if you have now stabilised you’re loss 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Emiry Posted August 13, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2023 I would recommend Dr Pekiner! He’s extremely ethical and good person so if he can’t do it then he will say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted August 13, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted August 13, 2023 @Thehamman Am sorry to say but your approach towards finding a good surgeon is wrong...never search for a doctor based on convenience of location factor ....this is a lifetime procedure and can't be undone and your donor is finite too plus afro hair is tough... You are just 24 years old so you need a surgeon who can plan a future proof surgery as there is a high chance you will need a surgery or two in future as hairloss is tough to control for long.. You just started medication and imho you should give it full 12 months before you plan for a surgery...you should give more time to medication and see how it goes and than reassess your situation and plan accordingly...i know this is a boring advice but believe me this would help you.... And yeh you don't need to take your wife/family with you when you go abroad for a surgery...people can easily travel alone for this thing and you don't need any helping hand so don't worry abt that.i hope this helps you...best of luck .. Check Out My Hair Transplant Journey --> My Thread 3611 FUE Grafts With Dr Kongkiat Laorwong | Norwood 5 | 2nd May 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shifty Posted August 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted August 13, 2023 Look into hair systems. Undetectable with hair like yours. Link to what I did to grow my hair back without a transplant. 2 year update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HappyMan2021 Posted August 13, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted August 13, 2023 5 hours ago, BRITA-XL said: most of us would have said Dr Mwamba too, however there has been quite a few recent cases which are not so good, for varied reasons Agree OP should steer clear of Mwamba. The lack of growth is troubling and unfortunately the significant number of recent cases with lack of growth indicates a pattern.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thehamman Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 6 hours ago, BRITA-XL said: If you were to consider travelling to another country then you would get some much better options. For example Dr Bisanga, Dr Feriduni, Dr Lupanzula and @DrTBarghouthi most of us would have said Dr Mwamba too, however there has been quite a few recent cases which are not so good, for varied reasons. Spend time researching and seeing who actually is capable and consistent in putting out good Afrocentric results, preferably patient posted journeys. Thank you, I will look into some of the doctors you listed. It seems like international might be the best option for me, which means I have a tough decision to make. Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thehamman Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 hour ago, HappyMan2021 said: Agree OP should steer clear of Mwamba. The lack of growth is troubling and unfortunately the significant number of recent cases with lack of growth indicates a pattern.... Yeah I've seen some concerning posts about Mwamba. He would've been my top choice because he does have an office in Georgia which would have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thehamman Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 2 hours ago, A_4_Archan said: @Thehamman Am sorry to say but your approach towards finding a good surgeon is wrong...never search for a doctor based on convenience of location factor ....this is a lifetime procedure and can't be undone and your donor is finite too plus afro hair is tough... You are just 24 years old so you need a surgeon who can plan a future proof surgery as there is a high chance you will need a surgery or two in future as hairloss is tough to control for long.. You just started medication and imho you should give it full 12 months before you plan for a surgery...you should give more time to medication and see how it goes and than reassess your situation and plan accordingly...i know this is a boring advice but believe me this would help you.... And yeh you don't need to take your wife/family with you when you go abroad for a surgery...people can easily travel alone for this thing and you don't need any helping hand so don't worry abt that.i hope this helps you...best of luck .. Thank you for the advice. International just seems like such a hassle but it might be a sacrifice I have to make. Do you know how many days I should stay after surgery before catching a flight back? Bisanga is a 13-16 hour flight for me, which I can imagine is too uncomfortable of a flight soon after the procedure. As for the fin and Minox, is it normal to see more growth after 6 months? Because at this point it's just halted, but no new growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thehamman Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Emiry said: I would recommend Dr Pekiner! He’s extremely ethical and good person so if he can’t do it then he will say so. I'm having a hard time finding some before and after for him, can you send me the link if you get the chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted August 14, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted August 14, 2023 @Thehamman Yeh its worth to have some inconvenience for our own betterment..you can easily fly back after 2 days or if you wish you can stary for 4-5 days...good that your hairloss is halted ....when someone can halt the hairloss progression its half the battle won...yeh you can see growth after 6 months...it takes more than an year to see the full potential of medication Check Out My Hair Transplant Journey --> My Thread 3611 FUE Grafts With Dr Kongkiat Laorwong | Norwood 5 | 2nd May 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ajamilo Posted August 14, 2023 Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2023 13 hours ago, Thehamman said: I'm having a hard time finding some before and after for him, can you send me the link if you get the chance? He doesn’t do Afro hairs so try to find another doctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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