I was recently in New York and Dr Feller kindly took some updated pics for me - Here they are below:

900+ FUE session a few years back


Pre






Post op updates

It looks a little thin . Maybe you should go see Armani . He could put 3500 fue in your hairline to soften in it up

I thought that too - but maybe 4500 just to bulk it up and lower hairline a tiny bit

Spex,
You boys in the UK really produce some great results. As aggressive and controversial Dr. Feller is when it comes him posting on this forum, I don't care what anyone says he is one of the best in the world. Great results once again. Same old story once again, but with just a different person each time..... wait a minute thats the point Don't stop whatever you guys are doing....

Spex quick question, what does Dr. Feller estimate on his strip/ fue yield is? Thanks it looks like this guy got a great yield from his fue session...

Yeah then after only 2000 of those grafts grow you can fly out to Cali and have Dr BHT extract 1000 ball hairs and create a widows peak.
It will only cost between 40 -50 grand for both procedures combined.
Arrie thats Spex

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You boys in the UK really produce some great results. As aggressive and controversial Dr. Feller is when it comes him posting on this forum, I don't care what anyone says he is one of the best in the world. Great results once again. Same old story once again, but with just a different person each time..... wait a minute thats the point Don't stop whatever you guys are doing....

The guy above is me Arrie.

Appreciate the words - Try not mistake aggression for passion - If only more Dr's were more interactive and passionate on the forums,sharing information and opinion - the public would be a GREAT deal more educated on the subject of HT.

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Yeah then after only 2000 of those grafts grow you can fly out to Cali and have Dr BHT extract 1000 ball hairs and create a widows peak.
It will only cost between 40 -50 grand for both procedures combined.

PGP -

You have just given a whole new world of hope to many - It could be called the Back,Crack and Sack EXTRACTION - BCSE - Sign me up I will pay - cheap at half the price

Ouch!

Spex,

Your FUE looks great!
I guess only one doctor can do FUE? Lol.

Your case is exactly why IMO strip's day has come and gone.

Why would anyone want scars on their head when they could get a result like yours with FUE?

The yield looks fine to me.

How much does Dr. Feller charge for FUE?
IMO, he should abandon strip for the good of the patient (except maybe in rare cases).

No brainer and the right thing to do, IMO ("do no harm" and all that).

I'll bet you are thrilled to have gone with FUE.

And you should be.

Congrats.

P.S. Please Grow Please, why so rude? My BHT repair of 1000 leg grafts were $5.00 per graft (allowing full face pictures and video to be used.) Priceless. Where are you coming from with such juvenile comments? The good doc in Cali has repaired guys that had nowhere to turn. Did you even have an HT yourself? I don't see any pictures or links to your case in your sig.

sofarsogood, i had 2 strip surgeries and am fine with both the scars. i got an ht so that i wouldn't have to shave my head anymore. and, btw, even when i was buzzing down to a #3 guard the scar was undetectable. bottom line: if i could get a larger number of grafts with a higher yield via strip at a fraction of the cost of fue, then that's what i'm gonna go for.

and that doesn't mean i think fue is pointless. i would definitely turn to it for smaller sessions (temples/fill-ins) or when my strip donor is tapped out.

Hi Hairthere,

FYI, I had 16 strip surgeries throughout the 1990s and was mostly very happy until the scars stretched and I lost some more hair. If you or I recede to a NW7, we are in deep doo doo.

If your scar(s) stretch, buzzing to #3 or less might be problematic.

One or two clinics offer FUE (with good results) at near strip prices these days.

Are you telling me that if you could get your same result with FUE for the same price (or a little more) you would want to strip again just to save a buck?

IMO, that day is here.

All things being equal, who would want to go through with strip surgery if FUE could do the job for a comparable price?

That's all I'm saying.

I'm very happy you are happy with your result.

Hoping our happiness lasts for the next 10-20 years and beyond.

Ciao.

Spex,
Great hair my friend. You're an inspiration and an asset to the HT community. Dr.Feller's fortunate to have you on board.
UNC

Sofarsogood, Thanks for the kudos.

Uncjim - You are ever the gent my man - Hope you are well!

lol @ strip's day has come and gone; hilarity only surpassed by PGP's incisive banter!

Sofar, you seem oblivious -- willfully or otherwise -- to the "de facto" (I'm antsy with anticipation to see otherwise) fact that FUE (generally) has inferior yield to strip, particularly on an *ascending scale* as the number of grafts increases in a given session, making FUE all the more unseemly for anyone with advanced baldness. This is a position held by Dr. Feller as far as I know, which makes your remark about him "having it both ways" all the more puzzling....

"All things being equal, who would want to go through with strip surgery if FUE could do the job for a comparable price?...That's all I'm saying"

Once again, I'm not sure if this naievety speaking, or if you are on a passive-aggressive campaign to scare people away from any number of the longstanding, venerable HT-clinics that exist. Of course, nobody could disagree with your question, but it is a loaded one, and the key phrase that you yourself even posited is: "All things being equal..."

All things are not equal, unfortunately.

Spex -- send me some of your locks plz so I can place them on my Hair of Glory Mantle!

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Spex -- send me some of your locks plz so I can place them on my Hair of Glory Mantle!

In the post mate

Ahem, I meant *actual* snippets of your locks, to be sent to my personal, home address......

Not that I actually have a Hair of Glory Mantle (yet), but ya have to start somewhere.

I have done that mate - you have a beautiful curl in the post (mail) to you as we speak

thanatopsis_awry,

IMO, your post would be more accurate in 2005.

Since then, FUE has been demonstrated to provide excellent yield in the right hands.
Spex is the perfect example from this doctor.

There are larger cases out there too.

Remember, strip surgery can fail as well.
No clinic is perfect.
We've seen that documented many, many times on the forums.

As a matter of fact, if strip surgeries didn't sometimes fail, these forums would serve no purpose except to promote the HT status quo, IMO.

Things are getting very close to "equal" between strip and FUE and are getting better all the time, IMO. : )

I'd sacrifice some yield to avoid the scar(s).
Who wouldn't?

Ciao.

16 strip surgeries---wow, i understand where you're coming from then. however, i also would expect that my trichlosure scar would hold up, especially since it is pencil thin.

regarding saving a few bucks: i had 3200 grafts planted. at today's fue prices that's just not affordable or reasonable for me. i am EXTREMELY happy with the decision I made: these strip scars have allowed me to look like I did when i was in my 20s.

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One or two clinics offer FUE (with good results) at near strip prices.

Really? which ones? And do they perform megasessions? if so i'd like to see proof of this as it has not surfaced on these forums yet...

Hi, hairthere,

Can we openly discuss prices here?
That can get touchy on other forums. Lol.

Just for the record, contact Dr. Umar about his FUE prices.

I paid $5.00 per graft (with permission to use full face pix/video).
I believe he charges $6.00 (no face pix/video) and $7.00 normally.
Repair patients and mega-sessions may be priced differently.
(Not telling anyone where to go, just answering the question put to me.)

There are a few other clinics offering competitive FUE prices as well.

FYI, "pencil thin" trichlosure scars can stretch over time too.

However, I woundn't wish this on anyone and truly am happy that you are happy.

Enjoy that hair!

Ciao.