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Dating Life Has NEVER Been Better
I'll avoid the color-by-numbers technical detailing of my surgery, and make this review a bit more accessible to guys who are concerned about a receding hairline and maximizing their happiness in life, as I was when I found this website one year ago. My surgery with Dr. Mohebi is easily one of the best investments in myself I've ever made, and my dating life has never been better. Here's how it went down.
I researched hair restoration for several years before deciding to move forward with a transplant. After reading hundreds of reviews here on RS, I set up a consultation with Dr. Mohebi. He is friendly, funny, knowledgeable, and immediately puts you at ease. FUE was of course the most expensive option (he recommended 2200 grafts totaling around $17,000... fewer if I didn't want the temples done), but after weighing the pros and cons versus FUT and other options I felt the higher cost was justified (plus I didn't want the FUT strip scar). Dr. Mohebi offered a discounted option if his associate doctor performed the surgery instead of himself, though I ultimately decided I wasn't going compromise the next 10-40 years of my hairline (and theoretical benefits that would come with it) to save a few thousand dollars. You can apply your consultation fee to the cost of the procedure without expiration date, so I waited until I had the money and then scheduled my appointment.
This was my first surgery ever in life, so I was a bit nervous approaching the date. However, I was even more tired of watching my hairline recede further, which made me increasingly self-conscious. I'm 43 and unmarried, and I have no interest in watching my dating life decline as I age. I'd been combing my hair forward for years, but was always extra uptight in windy settings or when swimming. The day of the surgery arrived, I drove myself and left my car in the lot, had a friend pick me up and drive me home after.
The total surgery time was about 9 hours. The medical staff is friendly and plays music or movies while you're getting loopy on whatever they give you. There is some pain at the beginning, mostly when they put numbing needles all around your head. After that it's mostly loud noises and thumping sensations. There are plenty of other procedural reviews on here so I'm not going to outline the full surgery. To the best I could estimate, you get stabbed in the head about 3x the number of grafts (so 6600 for me), because there is the follicle extraction, the hole punch in the donor area, and the replant punch. That's pretty much the whole day, 8 hours of just getting stabbed in the head, no real pain after the first hour, and the numbing needles are tolerable, about the same as the dentist.
Because of whatever medications they give you, there really (surprisingly) is very little pain, even after such an intense procedure. Don't get me wrong, your head is sore as hell, and there is a delicate 7-day period where you have to gently wash your scalp with a special sponge and shampoo, etc. However, holy moly, I was not prepared for the amount of itching. I mean for like 3 months after the surgery I had ungodly amounts of itching in my scalp. Not pain, just itching. Prepare for this, take some ZzzQuil or something to knock yourself out through the night. YOU WILL ITCH LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
Since my head was newly shaved, which I've never done, I bought a few loose caps that I could wear throughout recovery and booked a trip overseas so I could heal and regrow my hair in private.
Fast forward to today, it's been 8 months since my surgery, and I couldn't be happier. It looks perfectly realistic because A) it's my own hair, and B) Dr. Mohebi artistically plants the hair in a natural pattern. I literally don't even think about my hair, kind of like when I was 20 and didn't think about my hair. Even better in fact because now I know if I lose it again, there exists a solution. God bless modern technology.
If you are in your 40s or 50s and dating younger women who have dated men of this age, then listen up: The NUMBER ONE thing women say to me once we get intimate is: "Wow I am so happy you have hair, most men I meet are losing their hair," usually while grabbing my hair or running their fingers through it. They absolutely love it.
I'm now looking forward to a life that will be enjoyable well into old age by simply staying in shape and keeping a relatively youthful appearance, certainly younger than my peers. Women don't want to date men who look like they are falling apart or aging badly, despite whatever popular culture or television will try to convince you. Looks matter, especially in the social media era. For me, dating has never been better, not at 16, not at 25, not at 35. I am truly enjoying my life like never before, and Dr. Mohebi's incredible work is a huge part of that. I can't recommend him highly enough, and I would most certainly go back for a return visit if I ever wanted more work done. A++
I researched hair restoration for several years before deciding to move forward with a transplant. After reading hundreds of reviews here on RS, I set up a consultation with Dr. Mohebi. He is friendly, funny, knowledgeable, and immediately puts you at ease. FUE was of course the most expensive option (he recommended 2200 grafts totaling around $17,000... fewer if I didn't want the temples done), but after weighing the pros and cons versus FUT and other options I felt the higher cost was justified (plus I didn't want the FUT strip scar). Dr. Mohebi offered a discounted option if his associate doctor performed the surgery instead of himself, though I ultimately decided I wasn't going compromise the next 10-40 years of my hairline (and theoretical benefits that would come with it) to save a few thousand dollars. You can apply your consultation fee to the cost of the procedure without expiration date, so I waited until I had the money and then scheduled my appointment.
This was my first surgery ever in life, so I was a bit nervous approaching the date. However, I was even more tired of watching my hairline recede further, which made me increasingly self-conscious. I'm 43 and unmarried, and I have no interest in watching my dating life decline as I age. I'd been combing my hair forward for years, but was always extra uptight in windy settings or when swimming. The day of the surgery arrived, I drove myself and left my car in the lot, had a friend pick me up and drive me home after.
The total surgery time was about 9 hours. The medical staff is friendly and plays music or movies while you're getting loopy on whatever they give you. There is some pain at the beginning, mostly when they put numbing needles all around your head. After that it's mostly loud noises and thumping sensations. There are plenty of other procedural reviews on here so I'm not going to outline the full surgery. To the best I could estimate, you get stabbed in the head about 3x the number of grafts (so 6600 for me), because there is the follicle extraction, the hole punch in the donor area, and the replant punch. That's pretty much the whole day, 8 hours of just getting stabbed in the head, no real pain after the first hour, and the numbing needles are tolerable, about the same as the dentist.
Because of whatever medications they give you, there really (surprisingly) is very little pain, even after such an intense procedure. Don't get me wrong, your head is sore as hell, and there is a delicate 7-day period where you have to gently wash your scalp with a special sponge and shampoo, etc. However, holy moly, I was not prepared for the amount of itching. I mean for like 3 months after the surgery I had ungodly amounts of itching in my scalp. Not pain, just itching. Prepare for this, take some ZzzQuil or something to knock yourself out through the night. YOU WILL ITCH LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
Since my head was newly shaved, which I've never done, I bought a few loose caps that I could wear throughout recovery and booked a trip overseas so I could heal and regrow my hair in private.
Fast forward to today, it's been 8 months since my surgery, and I couldn't be happier. It looks perfectly realistic because A) it's my own hair, and B) Dr. Mohebi artistically plants the hair in a natural pattern. I literally don't even think about my hair, kind of like when I was 20 and didn't think about my hair. Even better in fact because now I know if I lose it again, there exists a solution. God bless modern technology.
If you are in your 40s or 50s and dating younger women who have dated men of this age, then listen up: The NUMBER ONE thing women say to me once we get intimate is: "Wow I am so happy you have hair, most men I meet are losing their hair," usually while grabbing my hair or running their fingers through it. They absolutely love it.
I'm now looking forward to a life that will be enjoyable well into old age by simply staying in shape and keeping a relatively youthful appearance, certainly younger than my peers. Women don't want to date men who look like they are falling apart or aging badly, despite whatever popular culture or television will try to convince you. Looks matter, especially in the social media era. For me, dating has never been better, not at 16, not at 25, not at 35. I am truly enjoying my life like never before, and Dr. Mohebi's incredible work is a huge part of that. I can't recommend him highly enough, and I would most certainly go back for a return visit if I ever wanted more work done. A++
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Board Certified Hair Restoration Surgeon
9735 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California