Hi everyone....Mike here! Long time observer in these forums, but new here to write in myself! Nice to meet everyone!! I'm looking forward to making some new friends from this forum. Thanks for listening....and thanks for anyone who is willing to provide suggestions and feedback!!
A little about myself:
I am 31 years old.....32 in December......and I have been balding now for nearly 8 years. I unfortunately am one of "those people" who is taking this reality REALLY bad. In fact, I am devastated by it! I have struggled with things all my life....including being severely overweight throughout my teenage years. I graduated high school weighing 302 lbs. I spent the first two years of College learning how to exercise and eat properly. I lost 155 of those pounds (over the course of 2 years) and then started lifting weights. I now weigh 170 lbs and am very fit and muscular (and in the best shape of my life). I would be thrilled with this normally.....however.....now I am obsessed with my hair loss. It is amazing how much more traumatic being bald is to me, than being overweight ever was.
Anyhow. I have decided to take the plunge and get HT surgery! I have had several consultations, and have spent HUNDREDS of hours online educating myself about the procedure, the process, my various options available to me.....and more importantly....the surgeons that are available to transform my baldness into something truly amazing!! (I hope).
I have taken a list of about 8 surgeons when I first started researching....down to 2. It has taken me months to slowly narrow this list one by one. I simply can not decide between Dr. Hasson or Dr. Rahal??!!!! I know this is most definitely NOT the first time people have had this dilemma, and it certainly won't be the last. I live in the United States.....and was most recently considering Dr. Shapiro....but it doesn't seem he typically gets the same large sessions in FUT that Hasson and Rahal consistently do. Price also seems a bit higher with Shapiro.
(Please read my reply below to continue my story- When I try to post the whole thing in 1 thread, it keeps giving me an error message. Must be trying to save all of you from having to read an overly long post.....sorry in advance!!)
A little about myself:
I am 31 years old.....32 in December......and I have been balding now for nearly 8 years. I unfortunately am one of "those people" who is taking this reality REALLY bad. In fact, I am devastated by it! I have struggled with things all my life....including being severely overweight throughout my teenage years. I graduated high school weighing 302 lbs. I spent the first two years of College learning how to exercise and eat properly. I lost 155 of those pounds (over the course of 2 years) and then started lifting weights. I now weigh 170 lbs and am very fit and muscular (and in the best shape of my life). I would be thrilled with this normally.....however.....now I am obsessed with my hair loss. It is amazing how much more traumatic being bald is to me, than being overweight ever was.
Anyhow. I have decided to take the plunge and get HT surgery! I have had several consultations, and have spent HUNDREDS of hours online educating myself about the procedure, the process, my various options available to me.....and more importantly....the surgeons that are available to transform my baldness into something truly amazing!! (I hope).
I have taken a list of about 8 surgeons when I first started researching....down to 2. It has taken me months to slowly narrow this list one by one. I simply can not decide between Dr. Hasson or Dr. Rahal??!!!! I know this is most definitely NOT the first time people have had this dilemma, and it certainly won't be the last. I live in the United States.....and was most recently considering Dr. Shapiro....but it doesn't seem he typically gets the same large sessions in FUT that Hasson and Rahal consistently do. Price also seems a bit higher with Shapiro.
(Please read my reply below to continue my story- When I try to post the whole thing in 1 thread, it keeps giving me an error message. Must be trying to save all of you from having to read an overly long post.....sorry in advance!!)
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