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    Default Irish Dr Feller Patient

    Just before I turned 42 I had about 2,300 grafts on top of my
    head. These were inserted August 27th by Dr Feller. Thats where
    I am today, my hairloss history probably starts about 25 years ago in
    school. I remember guys at school noticing my hair was fine and that
    my scalp was visible when my hair was wet. It’s not quite that it
    bothered me greatly, more that I was aware of it, what I did know was that if I could keep my hair; I would do what I could to do so. My hair was
    always brushed backwards and stood up so it gave me a little extra
    height, at best I am 5 foot 7 inches tall.
    Around the age of 30 I noticed the hairloss starting. When my first son was born, and there were pictures taken of me looking down at the new arrival, a visible line accross the top of the skull was appearing. This was not really noticable to me most of the time as the hair as the front of the
    hairline was thick enough to hide it. Fast forward a few years, the
    hair is slowly getting thinner, we are lucky enough to have two sons
    now. My wife decides a family of four is nice round number and there will be no more additions. Propecia ( I'd think carefully before taking this product, consult your doctor) is available, not a threat to my wife or future kids so I start taking it and it works...for the time being...there is a slight development
    of moobs which is one of the potential side effects.
    Around 2010 I have not lost much more hair, but it is still fine on the top. In the summer I go to a clinic in Dublin where the Irish actor James Nesbitt had his done. They tell I need 2500 grafts. High definition pictures shock me about how much hair I have lost. However the cost would be €25,000 and I
    ultimately decide its not worth it and would put too much pressure on
    our families finances. It was also not that easy or not easy enough to
    find examples of the clinics work. In spring 2011 I did contact Spex
    but did not really pursue looking into a transplant, to be honest I
    was probably confused and did not know what I wanted.
    My mind was made up however as that summer my hairloss suddenly increased, not sure if this was related to switching to a generic version of propecia that was cheaper and sourced from Spain. It was time to change what I was doing or get the buzz cut. There was a gap appearing in the hairline above both eyes. I dont like this new look and now it is bothering me.
    I contacted Spex again last sping. He advises such products as Rogaine foam 5%, Saw Palmetto and Nizoral shampoo. I started using these and recovered some of the hair I had lost.
    Spex sends pictures of me to Dr Feller who suggests about 2300
    grafts. The cost is much more afforadable, about $10,500. Luckily a
    work savings scheme matures and I have funds for the $2,500 deposit
    that are not needed for family matters. Within a couple of weeks of making
    contact with Spex again and after checking out Dr Feller's work, that
    March I book a date with Feller Medical for August 27th and book
    flights that same week.
    I have found Spex an amazing help. At times I was surpised that he was
    so patient and so helpfull in answering all my emails and questions,
    never making you feel like you were asking stupid questions and
    probably responding to questions he had answered thousands of times.
    If I am honest I went with Dr Feller, not so much because of all the
    positive things on the web about his work but because it occured to me
    that Spex, given his growing profile, would only align himself to one of the
    very best surgeons.
    Fast forward to August 27th. I stayed in the Adria Hotel the night
    before and am booked in for the night after the procedure. I went for a less expensive hotel and treated myself to hiring a Chevy Camaro ( what midlife crisis?) hire car .
    The Adria is fine, a little small, the room was clean, had good wifi
    and a lot of movie channels. Breakfast does not start till 7 so I
    missed this as I did not want to be late for Dr Feller. There are however many restaurants very close and a Dunkin Donuts and Burger King / Wendys accross the road.
    Dr Feller himself exceeded the tales of making you feel at ease and
    being very witty. He made me feel like I had known him for years and
    we chatted for about 15 mins about his hobby of flying. He is a very
    likeable person and just enspires confidence. After 5 mins in his
    company I was sure that I had made a very good choice and was in good
    hands. He told me has been doing this for 15 years and I was really
    surprised by how personable he was.
    I guess the procedure started about 9am. Dr Feller talks you through
    each part. He gave me some meds to relax me and started with shots to
    numb the donor area, the first few shots I could feel a bit, slightly
    more so when he worked on the left, however, as the area became numb I
    would feel less of the shots. He told me some guys dont like the shots
    but said I did pretty good, in general I dont llike needles but knew
    it had to done so didnt mind them too much. After a while I feel
    shivery and cold, the doc tells me why this is but now I forget what
    he said, they give me a blanket. What I didnt mention to him was I
    seemed to find it a little harder to hear. Soon, while I was aware he was
    soon taking a donor strip I couldnt feel anything. The top of my head
    was buzz cut and then shaved. Then there were shots into the
    transplant area. Again I could feel the first few but they were ok.
    What happened next I didnt expect...I started falling asleep. He
    encouraged me to sleep saying 80% of guys do for a while. I'd guess I
    slept for most of the time while he worked on the area to receive the
    grafts as his team prepared them. I woke up when he was finished
    and his team then took over and started implanting the grafts. There
    were two teams of 3 ladies. 1 on either side and 1 at the back keeping
    the transplant area wet. The girls work in silence and seem very
    focussed, I cant feel a thing up top but am aware of where they are
    working.During the procedure Dr Feller shows what is happening to
    someone who I assume is having a consultation, I dont see his face. I
    did however get to meet a nice English guy who had 2 transplants
    already, he tells he had lost all his hair on top, what he has now
    looks really good.I did regret not getting a coffee before we started
    as I feel I need one and my neck is kinda killing me...this happens to me when I change cars e.g. getting a hire car on hols, and I should have remembered this.
    Its all finished about 2-3pm. They gave me lunch ( you order this
    around noon from a deli menu ) and a coffee which I was really glad
    to get. One of Dr Feller's ladies explains to me what to do for the
    next few days, washing the donor area as normal but only using a cup
    on the new hairs for 2-3 days, very important to keep clean but dont
    touch at all. Then Dr Feller tells me is very happy with how things
    went, shows me pics of my new hair and answers any questions I have.
    While I feel good for some reason I'm a little out of it. I could
    drive back to New Jersey in the mid life crisis mobile where I am staying with relatives but am glad I am just going back to the hotel in a taxi with a larger baseball cap that the doc gave me. I brought one but its not large enough. The head feels numb but not sore at all. To be extra cautious I sleep in a chair that night.
    If you remember I said the Adria is small, not fancy, but now I am glad of its good wifi and close proximity to food outlets and Dunkin Donuts which I walked over to, I guess I'm back in
    the hotel about 4.30. I didnt sleep really well but it was ok, could
    be the chair, the doc gave me painkillers in case I need them but I
    only take one the next day. There is no pain, more an awareness of the
    65 staples in the donor area. The second night I wake up as I feel the
    top of my head touch a pillow, it felt like there are very strong
    stalks in my head, luckily no grafts are lost. Over 3 days, this is
    the only time the grafts touch anything. The HT was done a Monday, I
    get home to Ireland Saturday.
    While you probably need 3 weeks off work if you dont want people to know you had a HT, I only took a week as I didnt want to impact our family summer hols. Before I go back to work to work I get my remaining hair cut down more, I have prepositioned a hairdresser who has had guys with HT's before and we have a plan for the next few months, the hair on the sides growing much quicker so we need to keep these trim. Tuesday I go back to work, my boss is very supportive. Up to now I had only told my wife and him about the HT. He has no problem with me wearing a baseball cap but points out it might look odd with a suit and tie. As it happens we are too busy at work for me to worry about what people think so as I think I need to I explain to people that I had a HT. I feel I need to do this due to the visible
    line at the donor area, the top of the head now just looks like a buzz cut.
    My wife took out the staples after 12 days, these were a bit itchy. The redness and flakyness in the new area went in the second week. The grafts awere still there at 3 weeks but growing really slowly, if at all. The new hairs will probably fall away as happens in 80-90% of cases, that should start in week +4.
    For the first few weeks I was kinda concious of the donor area strip. My wife and I did a test on Toppik fibres and these do conceal the gap nicely, I am however giving it 3 weeks before I use these fully as I want the donor area to remain clean and heal properly. There are 1 or 2 itchy spots where the staples were and if my head touches the car headrest the donor area is noticeably numb. All par for the course from what I read on the web. So far so good. I will post time and again with pics so you can see how it grows. It may take a while for it to grow but again that's to be expected. I guess you need to patient....my sons don't really like the buzz cut look... I'm stuck with it for a while though
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    Default Irish Dr Feller Patient 2 months out

    I am now about 9 weeks out. The line at the back blended in nicely after 3-4 weeks. After about 4 weeks the new grafts started to fall away. What I have now is worse that the pre op photos show. This is a combination of shockloss to what hair was there and the grafts not starting to establish themselves yet, this should happen in a few weeks.
    Being honest I am very concious of this current look. I disguise it with Toppik while at work which really works very well, the fibres statically attach themselves to what hair is there and I took care to match the colour as close as I could. I wear a baseball cap when off, even at home. The photos show the donor strip after 2.5 weeks, the transplant area after 4 weeks and the last two how it looks now. Its just a waiting game and takes time. I understand around some guys get depressed as the new hair has gone...for a while...while you may like I did had a nice buzz cut for a while. Hopefully it will look much fuller next month.
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    Looking good! Thanks for the detailed account and I look forward to seeing your progress.

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    Welcome aboard the hair train Grow well mate and keep us well informed with updates.
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    I am not a doctor or medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions expressed are my own unless stated otherwise. Always consult with your own family doctor prior to embarking on any form of hair loss treatment or surgery.

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    Default 3 Months out

    Its now 3 months post op. I can see some good progress up there in the last two weeks. What I am not sure of is this the grafts growing or some of the hair lost to shockloss recovering. Hopefully come Christmas there will be enough thickness for me to style the hair like I used to. There is a reasonable amount of hair there now, it is however very thin and wispy so that in brightly lit areas, the scalp is still very visible and has a sheen to it.
    For work I still use Topik which works a treat as I don't like the current look and being honest while I did'nt mind telling people I had a transplant, I don't want them to think it did'nt work. Based on current growth,hopefully another 4 weeks and I wont need it. Pictures below- worst one was taken two weeks ago-rest taken yesterday-obviously the best one has Topik in it. In Dark light it looks pretty thick. So, getting there now overall I think...as ever it takes time
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    Default Good progress

    Its about 3 months and 2 weeks out now. The hair is steadily improving and seems to do so almost every day. It looks better than it is as its still fine and is thicker on the right for some reason. There is not much volume yet but that will come and we are really on the way now. Don't need the Toppik anymore.
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    Seem to be doing well , all the best

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    Looks good - early days - be patient
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    Default 4 months out

    4 months out and more good progress. The hair is now thick enough for me to style it like I used to. I have achieved the look I wanted but Spex tells me it will get even better and has hardly started to grow. Its not now as thin in the middle as the second pic shows.
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    Well done so far - 4 months is literally the start !! Grow well!

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