I dont think I'll be able to look at myself after getting a FUE hair transplant, how long does it last?

It will take one week and you should see a drastic improvement after the surgery. You may see redness but more than likely it will be fine.

If you believe FUE looks bad then don't go through with the surgery.  Discuss your concerns with your doctor.

Dear joseanc03,
Thank you for posting this question. As there’s no picture provided, we’re left to imagine what you’re talking about. I’m not really sure what you’re talking about with words like “awful” and “bad”....after our patients are finished and they see the work performed they use words like “amazing” and “beautiful.”
 Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a procedure performed by doctors of highly varying backgrounds, and the overwhelming majority are in fact not surgeons and have not undergone any sort of accredited training program in surgery at all. So when you have non-surgeons performing a surgery for which there are relatively no set standards, and which is performed in a private clinic, you’re going to have a very wide variety of results and outcomes, and appearances immediately after surgery. It’s important to choose a surgeon who performs FUE, but IN ADDITION ALSO OFFERS FUT strip surgery. If they only offer one or the other, it’s a huge red flag, as neither is good for everyone, and both are mainstays in my field of medicine. To offer one and not the other indicates an issue with the clinic and an adherence to one technique. Usually lack of experience on the part of the surgeon and/or his team is the reason.
 I hope this information is useful to you.
Kind Regards,
Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS