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Hey all. Like the title says, I had a transplant at 21 in 2012. It was a strip procedure done by Dr. Brett Bolton. It produced 850 grafts, about 450 of those which are multiple follicular units.
Let's get right into it. I started noticing my hair loss when I was about 19. At 20 I started reading forums and decided to get touch with a transplant doctor because I was feeling really depressed and wanted to know that there was hope for hair in the future. I was told by a patient advisor that I have an above average donor and that Dr. Bolton produces some of the best one procedure results in the world. I'd have a scar the width of a pencil mark. I was particularly attracted to his "Where density matters" into in his videos.
So in 2012 after many conversations with a patient advisor, I went through with it. 2 years later the results aren't completely natural and the scar is not exactly pencil thin - although it is not centimeters wide like I have seen online. I regret ever getting it done and wish I just buzzed down. Every morning I feel anxiety over the 20 minutes I spend daily on styling my hair.
Over the last couple of months I've decided to contact top hair transplant doctors to look at options over removing my grafts and fue'ing into my scar. I'm really hoping that I can maybe go down to a #2, 3, or 4 haircut to ease this stress..
Here are the summaries of the email conversations and one phone call I've had so far:
May 2014 - Emailed Dr. Umar my pictures and ask for his advice. He said he could place 650 hair and or beard grafts in my scar. I asked him if I'd ever be able to buzz my hair and he urged me to meet in person to answer my questions better.
June 2014 - Got in touch with Dr. Cole through his website and have been talking to a patient advisor of mine. She says Dr. Cole recommends 300-500 grafts into the scar and that he could remove the grafts. In a separate email she advised me that the removal of my grafts is a separate surgery that would cost roughly twenty times the grafts into my scar. I'm currently waiting for him to look at my chart further.
July 2014 - I got in touch with Dr. Epstein through his site. A patient advisor emailed me back originally and I sent him some pics. Dr. Epstein emailed me back directly saying he could remove up to 600 grafts, put them mostly back into my scar, and I would see a 50-70% improvement in the scar. The cost for removal is expensive for me because I don't have much money, but much less than Dr. Cole. Dr. Epstein strongly recommended his employee(?) Dr. Bared to me if I'm concerned about cost as his rate is more competitive but he still does top work.
I'll include a couple pics. Expect many more detailed ones this weekend. I could really use anyone's advice..
Let's get right into it. I started noticing my hair loss when I was about 19. At 20 I started reading forums and decided to get touch with a transplant doctor because I was feeling really depressed and wanted to know that there was hope for hair in the future. I was told by a patient advisor that I have an above average donor and that Dr. Bolton produces some of the best one procedure results in the world. I'd have a scar the width of a pencil mark. I was particularly attracted to his "Where density matters" into in his videos.
So in 2012 after many conversations with a patient advisor, I went through with it. 2 years later the results aren't completely natural and the scar is not exactly pencil thin - although it is not centimeters wide like I have seen online. I regret ever getting it done and wish I just buzzed down. Every morning I feel anxiety over the 20 minutes I spend daily on styling my hair.
Over the last couple of months I've decided to contact top hair transplant doctors to look at options over removing my grafts and fue'ing into my scar. I'm really hoping that I can maybe go down to a #2, 3, or 4 haircut to ease this stress..
Here are the summaries of the email conversations and one phone call I've had so far:
May 2014 - Emailed Dr. Umar my pictures and ask for his advice. He said he could place 650 hair and or beard grafts in my scar. I asked him if I'd ever be able to buzz my hair and he urged me to meet in person to answer my questions better.
June 2014 - Got in touch with Dr. Cole through his website and have been talking to a patient advisor of mine. She says Dr. Cole recommends 300-500 grafts into the scar and that he could remove the grafts. In a separate email she advised me that the removal of my grafts is a separate surgery that would cost roughly twenty times the grafts into my scar. I'm currently waiting for him to look at my chart further.
July 2014 - I got in touch with Dr. Epstein through his site. A patient advisor emailed me back originally and I sent him some pics. Dr. Epstein emailed me back directly saying he could remove up to 600 grafts, put them mostly back into my scar, and I would see a 50-70% improvement in the scar. The cost for removal is expensive for me because I don't have much money, but much less than Dr. Cole. Dr. Epstein strongly recommended his employee(?) Dr. Bared to me if I'm concerned about cost as his rate is more competitive but he still does top work.
I'll include a couple pics. Expect many more detailed ones this weekend. I could really use anyone's advice..
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