My FUE With Dr Rahal - Month 4

[JDW]

Great result, congrats! Apologies if it has been mentioned on here but have the meds stopped any future loss so far? If so, what are you on?
Thanks

[topcat]

Yo Matt how's things going. Have not heard from you in quite some time. You must be vacationing is some exotic paradise.............lol.............good for you.

Look forward to seeing your progress...........will you be updating soon?

[Balding Bad]

Also just a follow up, did they have to shave or trim down the donor area prior to extraction? It appears that you keep you hair relatively short as is (based on your pre-op photos). I'm just wondering for my own reference, as I'm seriously considering the operation myself. Also, how long did the entire procedure take? And was it noticeable that you had an operation done? Any insight you could provide would be extremely beneficial!

Once again, congrats on your amazing progress. I'm seriously happy for you!

[Balding Bad]

Wow, thanks for posting Matt and congratulations on a successful transplant! These photos are very encouraging since I'm contemplating an FUE operation as well, but was hesitant since the general consensus seems to be that FUT is more effective.

Just out of curiosity, how long did your procedure take and was it one operation or multiple? Also, how was your recovery period, how long did it take and did you experience any significant shock loss?

[Dan26]

Wow man looks even better now!

[agenteye]

Welcome back Matt!!

Matt, I am turning 26 this year and I've stabilized my hairloss on meds and I'm starting to consider seeing Dr. Rahal for a procedure. Ideally I'd like to do FUE but I wanted to ask and hopefully you could give me an honest opinion, do you think the yield Rahal and other surgeons get doing FUT is better than FUE or at this point is it just preference mostly?

I've heard from various people that you get a better yield from FUT but I'd rather not have such an invasive procedure.

KeepHoping-

It all totally depends on the amount of work you're getting done and the surgeon you're going to. I personally had a strip procedure with Dr. Rahal, and the results far exceeded my expectations. I also needed an extensive amount of grafts for good coverage though (almost 4800), so it was important to me to be able to do a big procedure all at once, and to get a great yield. I also wear my hair longer, so the scar was never going to be an issue for me.

I think whatever route you decide on, Dr. Rahal is excellent at FUE and FUT, and will produce a phenomenal result for you either way. It really depends on your goals with how short you want to cut your hair in the future, etc. But even a Rahal scar is barely noticeable at lower lengths.....I cut my hair to a 2 guard, and can barely find the scar. I plan on updating my results this evening so you can see where I am at currently; 8 months post-op from my strip procedure. I'm sure Matt will chime in with more info/advice though about his recommendations on FUE!


Matt,

You already know how I feel, but your hair turned out amazing! Really great to have you back in the forums as well, glad your life is returning to normal a bit!! You must be thrilled with the result, as it looks like it's already a 12-month result! Woot!

[chrisdav]

Impressive Mattj.

Well done and more to come.

[mattj]

I'm at 6 months now and will be having photos taken later this week.

Until then, as it's been a while, I thought I'd share a couple of snapshots I took the other day.





In the UK it's been hot and dry for well over a month - that is until recent days. I'd forgotten what rain was like and I'd also forgotten how I used to fear it for how bad my hair looked when wet. It would really expose my hairline recession. Now it's no problem at all, and in fact I like having wet hair.

[chrisdav]

Looking awesome for 4 months.

[Delphi]

Big difference. You look great!

[baldymcgee]

What is that, like 25 square cm? So a placement of about 100 fu / sq-cm?

That's really impressive.

[Granastasis]

Really nice Matt!

[KeepHoping]

Matt, I am turning 26 this year and I've stabilized my hairloss on meds and I'm starting to consider seeing Dr. Rahal for a procedure. Ideally I'd like to do FUE but I wanted to ask and hopefully you could give me an honest opinion, do you think the yield Rahal and other surgeons get doing FUT is better than FUE or at this point is it just preference mostly?

I've heard from various people that you get a better yield from FUT but I'd rather not have such an invasive procedure.

[drybone]

Wow, that looks great. Good job.

[chrisis]

Looks like we're both ahead of schedule Matt. At this rate I can't see it taking a year for me to be at "full result". I bought a big bottle of Toppik assuming my hair would be thin for quite awhile, but I shouldn't have bothered because I don't think I'll use much of it!

What do you think about your own full result time-scale?