Hello, I was wondering who some good/great doctors for fue are. I have done a lot of research online, but peoples opinions are often more helpful. Price and geographic location are not issues, I just want a quality procedure. Also, please take this opportunity to voice negative opinions about doctors and their FUE procedures...Thank You

I have had personal experience with Dr Feller who i now showcase for in the u.k. I can't speak highly enough of him - he gave me my life back!

my pictures

If you're going to consider FUE, I'd say to give Dr. Feller a ring. He'll give it to you straight regarding FUE and it's merits.

specs...i dont now if you examined it (because its in a difficult place to examine), but what is the scarring like in the donor area, or in other words, how much do the holes from the punch shrink during the healing process.

Indeed its a hard place to examine oneself but I have had 10's of guys closely examine my donor region as well as my recipient region and they have all commended me on how great it looks - it is impossible to see any scaring.

These pics are not of me but of another Feller patient.

Wow...Dr Feller did a great job...I expected at least some scarring, but you have healed great...the higher price is definately worth it

Spex....how much time between the before/after pics you posted?

Hey guys, i was wondering that with the new tricho technique for closing the donor area, is there really an overwhelming argument in favor of spending 3 or 4 times more money to go for FUE as opposed to strip? I would love some input from guys who have seen some results from both.

Thanks

Paris,
One has nothing to do with the other. Tricho is not the panacea it is being made out to be. Yes, it is an improvement, but it is not scarless surgery. Tricho will minimize a scar's appearance IF, and only IF the scar is about 1-3mm. If the scar stretches beyond this, then tricho is uselss. That said, tricho should be performed on ALL strip patients to improve the chance of an undetectable scar.
If you need more than 400 or so grafts, then you should go for a strip and not FUE.
Dr Feller

Paris,

This question has been debated over and over. I believe this is one of those things that purely comes down to personal preference.

IMO.....Trichophytic closure, while not scarless in most cases, makes the donor scar very difficult to detect in most HT cases. From what I've seen (and experienced so far since it was used during my 2nd HT), the results are very, very good. I expect to be able to confidently clip down to #2 guard (maybe #1) without detection. I think I could right now but I'm trying to let the hair grow a little after a recent HT. There have been a few results posted with Tricho where the scar was undetectable while combing through hair.

As for cost/benefit analysis of FUE/STRIP.........again, IMO, STRIP is the hands-down winner. I'm sure there are differing opinions on this and, to a degree, it depends on your prospective. I was a NW 4 (maybe 5) before my first and second HT's. FUE would have cost me a fortune if I would have attempted to restore my hair in that fashion. For a person who is NW1 or NW2, has the excess $$, and still has the idea they want to shave down after HT, maybe they opt for FUE?? Mind you I don't understand the whole concept of having a HT to then shave down

The results depicted above for FUE are good, however if you look closely you can see little white dots where the grafts were extracted. I suppose, like STRIP scars, some will be better and some worse.

While it seems great strides are being taken to increase the graft survival percentage's for FUE........I'd still vote for STRIP as the most effective form of surgical hair restoration when it comes to cost and overall benefit.

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Spex....how much time between the before/after pics you posted?

I believe a couple of months - i remember reading. I know it was relatively soon after.

Here are a couple of others i found: approx 2 weeks post op after FUE with Dr Feller.




"Hairroot" 1233 grfts in one day session




Hope these help!
Spex

Dr. Feller,
Thanks for clearing that up. In a way, that was the point i was trying to make. for larger sessions, even FUE will leave scars enough so that one won't be able to shave, so that defeats the purpose completely. As far as the healing time for strip and FUE, i have heard latter heals somewhat faster. That would be one case in favor of FUE in my view, if the healing was significantly faster.

Thanks