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2100 FUE Grafts with Dr. Edward Ball - The Maitland Clinic - Portsmouth

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Finally did it

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My story.

I noticed that my hair was thinning out on top, in my early 40`s, it happened quite rapidly which came as a shock. Whilst there is baldness in my family I`d always had thick wavy hair, it looked like I was going to avoid balding gene. Unfortunately I succumbed to it.

I went down the usual route trying laser therapy and every natural remedy out there. Needless to say none of them worked until I tried Proscar, I suffered some mild side effects for 3 weeks until my body adjusted, then I was fine. Been using Proscar (now Finasteride) for 2 years, my hair loss has stabilized with some improvement.

2014 I researched online into Hair Transplant procedures. I decided against the strip method as it seemed to be very intrusive, plus if I did continue to lose more hair down the line I ran the risk of a strip scar on show, so I decided to go for FUE.

I went for several consultations. Looked into Turkey and India which were very appealing due to the cost savings, however I narrowed it down to two doctors in the UK. Unfortunately a month before my surgery date I was made redundant, this put a spanner in the works as I`d recently taken out a new home mortgage. Long story short, I had to cancel my surgery as I needed to money to pay the bills. I found employment 6 months later, a good job with good pay. Took a while to get back to my feet but I got there.

Early 2016 I decided its time to start the ball rolling again. I got in touch with the two clinics, both were very professional and helpful. I was told the doctor who I consulted with had left and set up his own clinic in Portsmouth, I couldn't believe my luck as I live 3 miles away. I looked online and found The Maitland Clinic, gave them a call and got a consultation appointment 3 weeks later.

Appointment day arrived. I went there with butterflies in my stomach, the excitement at the prospect of having my hair restored was a great feeling. Arrived at the clinic, after a short wait Dr. Ball came and greeted me, we then went to his consultation room where he checked my hair and explained everything in precise detail. I`d already made my mind up I was going to book, his professionalism reaffirmed I was in good hands.

Surgery day arrived end of March. Again I was very excited arriving at the clinic, this time my wife accompanied me for some moral support. Dr. Ball greeted the both of us, then we had a pre op consultation to go over everything. I received 2100 fue grafts in what I can only describe as a walk in the park, there was a little discomfort having the anaesthetic, once it kicked in I never felt a thing. By 5pm the surgery was complete, Dr. Ball went over the post op instructions, then took me back to my wife. My wife couldn`t believe how good it looked, she looked good too, apparently there is a beauty treatment place nearby so she treated herself to a makeover.

It`s now 4 weeks after my surgery, everything has healed except it`s still reddish in the transplanted area. This I know may take some time to fade with my pale skin type. I`m very happy how everything went, everyone at the clinic were first class. Now I just have to wait for things to happen.

I`d recommend to anybody out there with hair loss to at least consult with The Maitland Clinic, you won`t be disappointed.






 
bullitnut

bullitnut

4 awesome repairs with SMG
Hi Finally did it, welcome to the forum pal, you chose a great clinic, Dr Ball and Janna are both fantastic with years of experience between them.
I know the Maitland clinic is a relatively new venture but Janna and Dr Ball have impeccable track records and i'm sure your going to have a superb result.
Thanks for sharing your experience on here with us;)
Take it easy BN
 
garageland

garageland

Valued member
Glad everything worked out well for you in the end and thanks for posting your story, do you have any photos that you can post of the work?

I have been very impressed with the quality of work I have seen of Dr Ball and look forward to following your progress.
 
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Bigmac

Bigmac

Administrator
Staff member
Good to hear you had a good experience, it would be great to see some pictures.
Heal and grow well.
 
Nervousnelly

Nervousnelly

The Coolest Member
Keep us posted on the results but you have made a great choice. Glad you spent some time researching.
 
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