Decided! Dr Yaman, 4,400 grafts (head/beard) 13th September

[DavidJ]

First - A big thank you to all the members here for the great advise and information. 

I am still super nervous about my decision but feel it is the best fit for me and my budget. 

 

I was looking at a lesser package with Euginex, but even that is still more expensive than Dr Yaman, and you don't get a "named Doctor"  

I am going with the manual extraction method (which is more costly, but I think seems better and more risk averse) 

 

Now the questions;

• is there anything I need to do to prepare for this? 
• Special diet 
• Medication/vitamins ? 
• Give up my once a week cigar habit ? 

I want to make sure I give my growers all the help they can get.

I have stared taking Biotin this week, and have been taking zinc for a few years now (along with oral Fin and minox) 

thanks again everyone !

 

[Gatsby]

Medication? I would start with finasteride and minoxidil. I would also pass on your weekly cigar if you can for a month or so. All the best.

[A_4_Archan]

@DavidJ

No special care ..good that you are already on oral finasteride and minoxidil which you help you with this...not a special diet but good healthy diet is always good for your hairs as well as general health and if you can quit smoking even once than it will be good for your hairs as well as your health overall...beat of luck with your surgery..

[DavidJ]

@Gatsby Thanks Mate! Ill save the stogie for "month 2"

@A_4_Archan Apricate the advise! I was told to stop the oral Minoxidil 2 weeks prior to procedure. but start again 1 week after. 

The Min really helped my hair line after i started taking it.  

[A_4_Archan]

@DavidJ

Yeh doctors advice to stop minoxidil few days prior to surgery and you can start it again in few days post op....

[Jackdaniels]

Stop minoxidil one week before and begin again 10 days after the procedure. 
You should also take finasteride and vitamins for hairs ( biotin etc )

[DavidJ]

@Jackdaniels thanks for clarifying. I will stop this week. 

 

 

 

 

[DavidJ]

SO I am really starting to get nervous now - 

• Have I made the right choice
• is the recovery going to be a hassle 
• what post/after care do I need to look out for   

I keep second gusessing myself 

 

[DavidJ]

I figured I would post some images to show what I am working with at the moment. I continue to be told my doner is good by a number of Doctors that I have consulted with (all overseas) (Yaman, Gur, Eugenix, Taleb) 

• All Doctor's have advised the same estimates for grafts 
• Estimate 4,400-4,500 
• Will cover the front and Mid section and maybe touch the crown if anything is left over.  

 

 

[DavidJ]

Any thoughts on how best to use my ~4,000 grafts ? 

would it be a fools mission to try and lower my hair line ?

 

[Gatsby]

I would go for a conservative hairline. If a year after your surgery your surgeon deems that you have surplus grafts left in the bank then consider the hairline. If you go to Eugenix they will be the best at utilizing beard grafts which will help give you with more density in the mid scalp region. All the best!

[A_4_Archan]

@DavidJ

If i were you,i would go with conservative hairline and save grafts for the rest of the scalp...

 

[DavidJ]

Hi @Melvin- Admin These are my pictures - I dont know how to move them to my other thread where you requested to see them.

 

 

[Al - Moderator]

Your donor does not look that great to me and you have a lot of area to cover. You need to go with a high hairline and see how many grafts you can get, how much coverage you get with those grafts, and how your donor looks afterwards. At that point you can then decide if you are able to go a little lower or not on the hairline on the next transplant.