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I am a 37 year old male who has been experiencing...
I am a 37 year old male who has been experiencing hair loss around the age of 32. I was blessed with a thick head of dark spikey hair that I really enjoyed. I am in good health and eat clean. Over the last five years my hair had continued to shed and thin. At the time of my procedure I was a Norwood Class III (3). I started taking propecia / finasteride two years ago and while I did have some continued shedding for the first year it came to a halt the second year. I had been lurking on hair loss / hair restoration sites for several years - researching, learning and deciding what would be the best fit for me and my situation. I had even considered getting fitted for and wearing a custom hair system for the front due to my expectations in regards to density - ultimately it wasn't the right fit for me and my lifestyle.
Two and a half years ago I started meeting with hair restoration surgeons to explore my options and evaluate their approach and abilities. I travel extensively for work and have had the ability to visit several of the top hair restoration doctors in the U.S. and Canada. After my "doctor discovery" period I can share with you that there are some very impressive HT doctors in North America. I ultimately decided that the right fit for me was Dr. Gabel and his practice Gabel Hair Restoration. I believe any of the doctor's I met with would have been very capable. Ultimately I choose Dr. Gable for several reasons that mattered to me:
1) His expertise and verified documented results: Dr. Gabel knows the science and art of Hair Transplants. He is a thought leader and expert in the field. I visited him 3-4 times over a two year period while evaluating and each time we had in-depth conversations about the techniques, medical advances, pro's, con's and expectations for me and my ideal results. He was always sincere, spent significant time with me and answered all of my questions. He was a great guide throughout the process - he knew I had seen and was evaluating other doctors and wanted me to do what was best for my situation.
2) He and his team were the right personality fit for me and my needs. Dr. Gabel is a great dude. He is optimistic and funny and the type of person that gets along with anyone. There are so many unknowns throughout this process that TRUST is critical. The marketing in the HT industry is done very well by most practitioners and we know it thus many of us have a high level of skepticism. Trust is critical. I would advise everyone that is considering this procedure to meet interview their Dr's several times. In doing so, you will be able to gain an understanding of if they are a good fit for you and your expectations.
3) His team has deep experience and were very kind, funny, helpful and professional. This is very important in my opinion. The Dr. is a large part of the process but after he does the extractions (which in a FUE is a lot of hard work on their your part and your part as a patient) the Dr's team takes the hairs and preps them for transplant. ALOT can go wrong from extraction to transplant if you don't have a professional, focused team of CAREER professionals. I believe one of his team had 17 years of experience and the others were between 5 years and 8 years (Added note Dr. Gabel extracted and placed many of the hairs - this is VERY RARE from my research. I appreciated his focus throughout the process.
I will write more about the procedure experience later, but please take a look and let me know what you think or if you have questions I am happy to share my opinion. I am currently 6 weeks post-op.
Today - Most is gone now unfortunately but if it grows back and looks like week 21 days It would blow away my expectations.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Two and a half years ago I started meeting with hair restoration surgeons to explore my options and evaluate their approach and abilities. I travel extensively for work and have had the ability to visit several of the top hair restoration doctors in the U.S. and Canada. After my "doctor discovery" period I can share with you that there are some very impressive HT doctors in North America. I ultimately decided that the right fit for me was Dr. Gabel and his practice Gabel Hair Restoration. I believe any of the doctor's I met with would have been very capable. Ultimately I choose Dr. Gable for several reasons that mattered to me:
1) His expertise and verified documented results: Dr. Gabel knows the science and art of Hair Transplants. He is a thought leader and expert in the field. I visited him 3-4 times over a two year period while evaluating and each time we had in-depth conversations about the techniques, medical advances, pro's, con's and expectations for me and my ideal results. He was always sincere, spent significant time with me and answered all of my questions. He was a great guide throughout the process - he knew I had seen and was evaluating other doctors and wanted me to do what was best for my situation.
2) He and his team were the right personality fit for me and my needs. Dr. Gabel is a great dude. He is optimistic and funny and the type of person that gets along with anyone. There are so many unknowns throughout this process that TRUST is critical. The marketing in the HT industry is done very well by most practitioners and we know it thus many of us have a high level of skepticism. Trust is critical. I would advise everyone that is considering this procedure to meet interview their Dr's several times. In doing so, you will be able to gain an understanding of if they are a good fit for you and your expectations.
3) His team has deep experience and were very kind, funny, helpful and professional. This is very important in my opinion. The Dr. is a large part of the process but after he does the extractions (which in a FUE is a lot of hard work on their your part and your part as a patient) the Dr's team takes the hairs and preps them for transplant. ALOT can go wrong from extraction to transplant if you don't have a professional, focused team of CAREER professionals. I believe one of his team had 17 years of experience and the others were between 5 years and 8 years (Added note Dr. Gabel extracted and placed many of the hairs - this is VERY RARE from my research. I appreciated his focus throughout the process.
I will write more about the procedure experience later, but please take a look and let me know what you think or if you have questions I am happy to share my opinion. I am currently 6 weeks post-op.
Today - Most is gone now unfortunately but if it grows back and looks like week 21 days It would blow away my expectations.
Please let me know your thoughts.
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Board Certified Hair Restoration Surgeon
12115 SW 70th Ave., Portland, Oregon
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