NewGuy77

I'm sorry, but even as a big proponent of FUE, I can tell you it is NOT painless. Is it substantially less painful than a traditional strip procedure? Definitely. But even still you are getting stuck with anestethia needles quite often, and extraction needles, site creation tools, and tweezers the entire time. It's not exactly pleasant. But in my opinion, if you go to a top-notch FUE surgeon, the results are totally worth the bother.

Wow. It's official. No one can post any testimony on this forum anymore without Understand issuing some sort of ultra-biased rebuttal. Understand, my friend, to tell a 51yo who had an overly positive experience that he probably should have shaved his head instead is just plain asinine. I'm surprised you didn't call him out for being a patient rep who is deviously trying to spread false hope to the masses, especially since he even named his physician and had good things to say about him.

Look, we get it, you had such an overwhelmingly traumatic experience that it left you both mentally and physically scarred. That is truly a sad thing, and I wouldn't wish that upon anyone. As a result, you've made it your personal mission to warn people of the dangers posed by the mostly fraudulent hair transplant industry. That is a noble cause, truly it is. But you have to understand that by taking such a steeply biased and aggressive stance against anyone who posts anything objective, reasonable, or positive, you are only hurting your cause. People tend to believe objective, reasonable testimony, not irrational ranting. Example: "With the exception of a few extra weeds on their heads, hair transplant patients do not look too much different after their surgeries than they did before." Although in every single one of my posts I am very quick to call the industry out for largely being full of scam artists, no one is buying that hair transplants are incapable of making you look any different. Incredibly bad hair transplants, maybe, but you have yet to ever admit there is such a thing as a good hair transplant with good results. That, my friend, is the epitome of being overly biased and unreasonable... and why your testimony on this forum has become droning and tiresome.

Hair transplantation is not a viable solution for someone as bald as he is. Until someone provides some major breakthroughs in gene therapy, it's currently impossible to create a full head of hair from practically nothing. If you don't still have at least 60% of a full head of healthy, thick hair that is not likely to fall out, there is no way you can hope to effectively cover your bald/thinning areas. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply looking to take your money. If you've already lost half your hair, you're much better off just shaving your head and going with the bald look.

I know nothing about docs in NYC, but one of the best places for info about quality hair transplant surgeons is in forums (similar to this one, but where the whole site is dedicated to hair loss topics). Google "hair transplant forums" and you'll find several. Avoid the ones that are sponsored or operated by a particular clinic or doctor. Look for the ones that are independently run, and have areas dedicated to testimonials (many even have before/after pics).

Hey John. I did look at your photo, but without a very similar 'before' photo I don't really have enough info to provide an opinion on your transplanted growth. However what I can say is that because your thinning is spread out over such a large area, you would likely need more like 6000-8000 grafts to achieve fullness in all of your thinning areas. I'm obviously not a doctor, but I'm basing that opinion on firsthand experience and the results I've gotten with ~4000 grafts. 2000 grafts is very noticeable in a confined area, such as the crown. But when you spread the same number of grafts out over a large area like yours, the effect is going to be far less noticeable.

All of that said however, at the 8 month mark you should at least be seeing half of your grafts growing in. If looking at your hair, and perhaps comparing before/after photos, you do not feel like you are seeing 1000+ new hairs growing in, then you have every right to complain to Bosley. I'm not sure how far it will get you, but I'm sure the other viewers here would like to know what happens.