bandanaman_no_more Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I am in Dallas, TX. I consulted with Lam, Arocha, Lee at Restore, and McGrath. I chose McGrath because he was president of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, and he's been around a long time. I went in for 2500 and told him to take what he could for front and mid. His tech got 3000. The whole procedure was easy, only issue is I have a herniated disk in my neck and even through the drugs after 5 hours I was pretty uncomfortable. Had I mentioned it they probably could have made some mods to the chair. Whole thing lasted from 8am to 4pm. Cost was ~$15k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairwolf Posted May 1 Senior Member Share Posted May 1 Good to see a report from this Dr, who has been heavily promoted by a prominent YouTuber. Works looks good, but some before pics would be good to get a better idea here. You mentioned they could only get 3000 from your donor? Was that due to donor capacity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandanaman_no_more Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, bandanaman_no_more said: I am in Dallas, TX. I consulted with Lam, Arocha, Lee at Restore, and McGrath. I chose McGrath because he was president of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, and he's been around a long time. I went in for 2500 and told him to take what he could for front and mid. His tech got 3000. The whole procedure was easy, only issue is I have a herniated disk in my neck and even through the drugs after 5 hours I was pretty uncomfortable. Had I mentioned it they probably could have made some mods to the chair. Whole thing lasted from 8am to 4pm. Cost was ~$15k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandanaman_no_more Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, Hairwolf said: Good to see a report from this Dr, who has been heavily promoted by a prominent YouTuber. Works looks good, but some before pics would be good to get a better idea here. You mentioned they could only get 3000 from your donor? Was that due to donor capacity? You really don't want to go for more than ~3000 in a first FUE procedure with 3 techs and 1 lead harvester. Much more than that and you start running into possibility of over harvest on untested patient (my first proc) and grafts too long out of body. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted May 1 Moderators Share Posted May 1 Hi @bandanaman_no_more. Welcome to the forums. Thank you for posting your photos. Do you plan on going back for a 2nd session next year to fill in the crown if this one grows in well? Please keep us updated over the coming months with your progress. Good luck with the growth. 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...
bandanaman_no_more Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 9 hours ago, Al - Moderator said: Hi @bandanaman_no_more. Welcome to the forums. Thank you for posting your photos. Do you plan on going back for a 2nd session next year to fill in the crown if this one grows in well? Please keep us updated over the coming months with your progress. Good luck with the growth. Yes, that is the plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hairwolf Posted May 2 Senior Member Share Posted May 2 On 5/1/2024 at 3:39 PM, bandanaman_no_more said: You really don't want to go for more than ~3000 in a first FUE procedure with 3 techs and 1 lead harvester. Much more than that and you start running into possibility of over harvest on untested patient (my first proc) and grafts too long out of body. That’s a fair point. The conservative route is wise. Happy growing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Apk0214 Posted May 2 Regular Member Share Posted May 2 Work looks good! I have a similar hair pattern and my doctor also recommended a conservative approach of 2500 - 3000 to restore the hairline to frame the face. Depending on results I may go back for the crown. Happy growing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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