30 years on….

[ghostdog]

Looking for some thoughts:

I had a transplant in 1993 at age 25.

yes it was too young and foolish to do.

it was what was called mini-grafts at a long defunct clinic in nyc.

the work was ok… bad by today’s standards but not a mess.

through rogain and propecia and then duteresride I managed to keep up the fight for a long time.

 

but now I’m 55, native hair has thinned around the minigrafts and I need to add enough density to look natural.

My constraints are to be US based only.

i would prefer FUE.

it seems this web site is very heavily slanted to mostly overseas doctors.

i am looking for an fue in the us for about  2000 grafts to give me enough density to look normal but thinning.

i had a consultation with Bernstein before he retired and he pushed fut too hard.

i really want fue and my donor is fine to support that 

I spoke with rahal and hasson and they both seem good but i leaving the USA not a real option.

Konior is awesome but I can’t go 30k for a procedure… 15 to 20 k is my limit.

 

Long post but looking for USA based fue for 15 to 20k that has better then fair chance to succeed for around 2000 ish grafts based on input from rahal Bernstein and H&w.

 

your input with these constraints is greatly appreciated.

[FinallyHT]

You should meet with a doctor in person first. And pick the doctor you feel the most comfortable with, whom you have done due diligence on, and can show you photos of patients similar to your case.   Never, never, never pick a doctor based on price, location or convenience.  Some of the best doctors are outside the USA. 

  

 

[mr_peanutbutter]

what about canada? you have good options with h&w, rahal etc

 

in usa you have bloxham, mohebi, haber, dorin etc

Edited May 6 by mr_peanutbutter

[ghostdog]

Thank you.

traveling out of the USA is not really an option.

i have consulted with handw and rahal remotely for info but can not go there.

bloxham does not want to do fue i spoke with him

I will check out haber and dorin thanks.

[mr_peanutbutter]

38 minutes ago, ghostdog said:

Thank you.

traveling out of the USA is not really an option.

i have consulted with handw and rahal remotely for info but can not go there.

bloxham does not want to do fue i spoke with him

I will check out haber and dorin thanks.

@gillenator

[Melvin- Admin]

I would start by consulting with some of the surgeons recommended by our forum.

https://hairtransplantnetwork.com/best-hair-transplant-surgeons

[Al - Moderator]

Is there a reason you don't want to do FUT? You already have an FUT scar. If you did another FUT they would extract additional grafts along the same scar line assuming the FUT strip was taken in a proper location the first time. You would end up with only one scar in the same location.

I will also assume you are in the NY area since your HT was done in 1995. Traveling far for a HT wasn't really a thing then. Besides Dr Bloxham there is Dr Carlos Wesley on 70th street in Manhattan or Dr Robert Dorin in Garden City NY.

 

[Al - Moderator]

What would be great is if you could post a picture from the mid to late 90s after the HT and a picture now, so we can compare how well (or not) the hair transplant held up. The long term results are something a lot of people are interested in seeing.

 

[ghostdog]

I will go dig up some 1990s photos and some recent to show how it’s held up.

the work was ok for that era … but needs a lot more density now.

 

to Melvin… the number of USA based doctors recommended here is limited that’s why the post.

i have met with a few but some are so crazy expensive it’s not realistic.

i have a budget of up to 20k and that’s a stretch.

thanks again ill try to post the roaring 1990s photos tomorrow 

[Berba11]

10 hours ago, ghostdog said:

I will go dig up some 1990s photos and some recent to show how it’s held up.

the work was ok for that era … but needs a lot more density now.

 

to Melvin… the number of USA based doctors recommended here is limited that’s why the post.

i have met with a few but some are so crazy expensive it’s not realistic.

i have a budget of up to 20k and that’s a stretch.

thanks again ill try to post the roaring 1990s photos tomorrow 

It would be great to see some photos!

Can I ask why you're limited to staying in the US for surgery?