Clinic wants an extra chunk for PRP on top of the FUE. Genuine thing or just an upsell? started by pete_h74, Jun 28, 2026
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pete_h74 Jul 15, 2026
Forum
The comparing-notes end of the site: readers weighing up techniques and quotes, readers a week out and paranoid about every pillow, readers a year out reporting back. Treat it all as one person's account, not a plan. Sixty quiet days and a thread closes for good.
Choosing a technique
FUE, DHI, FUT: competing quotes and how people actually decided. Norwood 5 here. One clinic says 4,500 grafts in a single session, another says stage it. How many grafts do I actually need? started by pete_h74, Apr 14, 2026
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pete_h74 Jun 10, 2026
I'm 26 and losing it fast. Every clinic says I'm a great candidate, my dermatologist says wait two years. Who's right? started by kabir_s, May 19, 2026
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norwood3ben May 25, 2026
Paying for 4,000 grafts. How would I ever actually know if they only put 3,000 in? started by SteveW1978, Mar 2, 2026
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SteveW1978 Mar 11, 2026
One consult says 3,100 grafts FUE, the other says 2,600 DHI. A month on and I still can't pick started by SteveW1978, Jan 11, 2026
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SteveW1978 Mar 1, 2026
Two consultations in and I still haven't spoken to a surgeon, only coordinators. Is that normal now? started by LiamOD, Feb 8, 2026
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norwood3ben Feb 20, 2026
The first two weeks
Sleeping upright, the donor area, and graft paranoia by night. Week 3 and I've got little pimples popping up all over the recipient area. Is this infected?? started by LiamOD, Jun 15, 2026
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LiamOD Jul 8, 2026
Day 10 and the back of my head is numb, tight and weirdly not mine. How long does the donor feel like this? started by hatman_rich, Jun 2, 2026
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SteveW1978 Jun 26, 2026
Day 11 post transplant and climbing the walls. When can you actually sweat again, and when is a cap safe? started by hatman_rich, May 12, 2026
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hatman_rich Jun 21, 2026
Woke up on night 4 face down in the pillow. Have I just undone 2,800 grafts? started by hatman_rich, May 6, 2026
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hatman_rich Jun 19, 2026
Day 9 and half the scabs have gone but the rest are welded on. Do I keep soaking them or leave them alone? started by pete_h74, Apr 8, 2026
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pete_h74 Apr 14, 2026
Day 3 and my forehead has ballooned and one eye is nearly swollen shut. Is this normal or has something gone wrong? started by kabir_s, Feb 25, 2026
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SteveW1978 Mar 4, 2026