Over The Moon With My Result. 9.5 Months Post Op. Dr Feller

[dex89]

Dam your hair came out good! Are you getting more attention from ladies now that your hair looks amazing?

[Folly]

@folly. Thanks mate. What's happening with you these days? I ain't been online much lately. You decided to get FUT after your old FUE not growing as you wanted? Also what happened with your finestride situation?

Hey Spreadlocks. Not been on the forums much either nowadays, as my hair is doing quite well. Although i was unlucky with propecia (side-effects that is), i've been very lucky with minoxidil. Made my hair much thicker over the past 9 months or so. I'll need my hairline done at some point with a HT, but i'm not doing anything for now. I'm never seem to have any luck with cosmetic procedures. I'm always in that 1-10% where something goes wrong. My finasteride sides are gone i would say. Lucky me !!

How's your scar. You couldn't even see it at 1 month post op from what i remember. Still the same ? Your hair looks incredible by the way.

[UK_]

Hair came out good but you were a NW 2.5 to begin with? Obviously this will be a good result with 2000+ grafts on a NW2, achieving that result with a NW34567 is a whole different ball park.

[spreadlocks]

Dam your hair came out good! Are you getting more attention from ladies now that your hair looks amazing?

Mate I've always been a chick magnet. Haha. Joking. Nah, in all honesty I have had more attention but I don't think it is due to looking better. I think it's due to feeling more confident and getting more involved. My friends more than anything keep commenting on how I have been getting hit on a lot lately when we are out. As said though I have a GF. Actually though while it's an opportunity to show off I got asked out 3 times on Saturday night. Not bad considering I'm over 30 Mostly I think having better hair has made me want to look better overall. I have probably started dressing a bit better, working out a little more etc. It's all part and parcel I guess.

@Folly. Mate, I am really really happy to hear your sides from the finestride have gone. That is good news. And the fact that the minoxidil is working is even better. I'm ecstatic for you pal. If you eventually do get the hairline done I would happily recommend Dr Feller. All through this full experience I have had doubts (As you would know more than anyone). Now I know it was a good decision and it's a good feeling. Best of luck when you do decide to do that mate.

@UK. That's a fair point mate. I just think that I have seen countless results from NW2s who have had bad, less dense, unnatural transplants. I guess the point of my post is to hopefully show that mine came out looking natural. That is to serve 2 purposes. 1) To show guys on the forum that it's possible to have a decent looking transplant if you plan correctly and select the right surgeon and procedure. 2) To give some recognition to Dr Feller as a thank you for really improving my life.

[JJacobs152]

@yeahyeahyeah. I started propecia about 3 years ago. Luckily I had no side effects and it stabalised all loss. I actually now get proscar and cut it into 5 equal parts as it is cheaper.

Thanks for replying to all our questions. Can be frustrating when people post pics of their procedures, and when you try to get info, they completely forget about their post.

I wanted to ask about your years on propecia? If it stabilized the hair loss, what made you opt to get a HT? I'm assuming it brought back probably most of the miniaturized hairs, but not completely?

[JJacobs152]

I just NOW saw your before pics. It seems as if your hair loss isn't all that bad compared to others. Then again, it could've been the propecia which led to having that style of pre-op pictures.

[spreadlocks]

I just kept the hair long to conceal the hair loss. It wasn't the worst ever but I had plenty of hair loss in the front.

As for the propecia. I started it a couple of years before those pre ops were taken. I lost hair in my late 20s. I then started propecia and it completely stabilised my hair loss. No regrowth but for 2 years it was stabilised. I wanted to get a HT to restore my hairline as I was sick of hiding my bald spots and having to have my hair that long. Plus my hair looked wrecked from all the hairspray and stuff. Like wire. I was researching HT's for a few years beforehand but after 2 years on the meds and my loss being stabilised I felt comfortable getting the HT. `feel free to fire any questions at me.

[JJacobs152]

I just kept the hair long to conceal the hair loss. It wasn't the worst ever but I had plenty of hair loss in the front.

As for the propecia. I started it a couple of years before those pre ops were taken. I lost hair in my late 20s. I then started propecia and it completely stabilised my hair loss. No regrowth but for 2 years it was stabilised. I wanted to get a HT to restore my hairline as I was sick of hiding my bald spots and having to have my hair that long. Plus my hair looked wrecked from all the hairspray and stuff. Like wire. I was researching HT's for a few years beforehand but after 2 years on the meds and my loss being stabilised I felt comfortable getting the HT. `feel free to fire any questions at me.

Nice. You and I are kind of in the same boat. I'm 27 about to start fin next week while using minox and niz2%. I hope that fin can stabilize and help with a bit of the regrowth. maybe even push hair transplant as a 30th birthday gift to myself or so.

would ideally like to push it off as much as possible. i think getting a HT in your late-late 20s (x>28) should be the earliest a person should get a HT, and that's under extreme circumstances.

[spreadlocks]

Nice. You and I are kind of in the same boat. I'm 27 about to start fin next week while using minox and niz2%. I hope that fin can stabilize and help with a bit of the regrowth. maybe even push hair transplant as a 30th birthday gift to myself or so.

would ideally like to push it off as much as possible. i think getting a HT in your late-late 20s (x>28) should be the earliest a person should get a HT, and that's under extreme circumstances.

Mate. That's when it all happened for me. I recon I lost hair from like 26 or 27 through to 30 at a fairly slow rate. i cut my hair a bit shorter around then. Maybe 29 and noticed it was think as hell. At that point I got on the finestride which as mentioned completely stabilised things. I kept my hair longer in that time and mastered the combover to hide the bad spots. Then I had the HT at 32.
You got any pics of your hair so I can determine the amount of loss? Is it similar to my pre ops?

[spreadlocks]

Actually I just saw your thread from last November. Has it got worse/better/similar??

[JJacobs152]

Mate. That's when it all happened for me. I recon I lost hair from like 26 or 27 through to 30 at a fairly slow rate. i cut my hair a bit shorter around then. Maybe 29 and noticed it was think as hell. At that point I got on the finestride which as mentioned completely stabilised things. I kept my hair longer in that time and mastered the combover to hide the bad spots. Then I had the HT at 32.
You got any pics of your hair so I can determine the amount of loss? Is it similar to my pre ops?

lol @ similar to your pre-ops? I would be a very happy man if my hair was at your pre-op stage.

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=9987

[spreadlocks]

lol @ similar to your pre-ops? I would be a very happy man if my hair was at your pre-op stage.

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=9987

Fair enough man. I tell you 2 things though mate.
1. I looked at your first thread from last year and it looks like you have had some regrowth (maybe your hair is just longer). If not, you at least look like you have stabalised the situation and have stopped any further loss.
2. The hair you do have looks like it has good characteristics. Thick hairs etc. Similar to mine actually.

I have seen good results from people with worse situations than you. It will just probably require a lot of grafts or a couple of sessions. Are you considering hts? You had and consultations?

[JJacobs152]

Thanks for the compliments. I think a bit of it has to do with my hair being longer and not taking consistent pictures to differentiate times of growth. Kind of hard to keep track.

Yeah, I've spoken to Bosley, when I first started doing research and even before registering on this messageboard. Then i went to Dr. Griffin in Atlanta, GA. That wasn't so bad. Studying for my grad school exam, the exam is on December 30th. It's just extremely psychologically damaging. I hate waking up and seeing my scalp slowly thin away. I hate it so much, that it's starting to interfere with my studying. I'm constantly on this forum or other forums looking for treatments, latest developments, etc etc.

[spreadlocks]

Yeah. I think get your studies out of the way as when you booking treatment it does take over a lot of your thinking. Use the meds to stabilize in the meantime. If you do get a ht though most important thing is be really really really sure you choose the best doc. Do not let cost, location or ease be a factor. Go to the absolute best based on your reasearch. There are 2 guys at my gym who have had substandard ht's and they look HORRIFIC. Glaringly obviously a bad hair transplant. Retardedly bad. Please do not let that be you mate.

[Spex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qsVmiPE_4

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