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06-20-2007, 05:03 PM
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I'm 9 weeks out from my HT w/ Dr. Epstein and I'm definitely seeing some growth. I've noticed that the one hair grafts in the front seem to be coming out quicker than the 2-3 hair grafts. Please keep us posted on your progress. -Sin 
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06-20-2007, 05:05 PM
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06-20-2007, 05:33 PM
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I posted some updated pictures 9-weeks post HT w/ Dr. Epstein.
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06-20-2007, 07:52 PM
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Hey Gents.......
I have still retained about 15% of the transplanted hairs and they are growing normally. Did any of you notice the same thing? Also how long would you wait before you get the next transplant? Epstein says he can do it in as little as 5 months but so many other doctors say to wait 8 months to a year....Any thoughts?
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06-20-2007, 08:25 PM
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It is fairly common for a small percentage of the transplanted hairs to grow from the start and never shed. I had some do that also. You could still experience some post op shedding though.
I would trust what Dr. Epstein says. If you are not going into the same area, you can do a follow-up transplant fairly quickly.
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06-23-2007, 12:22 PM
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To some, my effusive praise of Dr. Epstein may seem inflated and excessive. However, Dr. Epstein provided me with hope, improved possibilities, and more importantly, positive results, at a time when despair, false promises, and terrible outcomes were all I had known and experienced from my (6) prior HTs with a local, well-credentialed, highly-regarded, board-certified facial plastic surgeon in my area. Unfortunately, HTs were not a specialty of his practice, and having had some other very successful work done by this surgeon in other areas, I just assumed the same great results from my HTs with him. Undoubtedly, in hindsight, and with the wisdom of my current knowledge and experience with Dr. Epstein, I forever realize the naive error of my ways and the grave mistake I made in having HTs done with a surgeon who had so few representative pictures and patients available to affirm his expertise in this area. So, in my stupidity, I continued my HTs with this surgeon for (6) straight summers. And year-by-year the donor area grew more scarred and barren of native hair. What's more, I really wasn't that satisfied with the overall results of these many HTs either. My hair loss problem has always been one of diffuse thinning instead of actual balding, but the lack of evident density after so many procedures was truly disheartening. And by now, I had grown extremely self-conscious of a donor area that looked far worse than I ever anticipated. So, it was with great anxiety, fear, and desperation that I finally awoke to the need of finding a HT surgeon who could make better use of my fast-depleting donor hair and would be able to perform some kind of miracle that would somehow return my extensively scarred donor area back to a reasonable state of normalcy. I didn't care how far I had to travel to find my savior. Enter Miami's Dr. Jeffrey Epstein. After many months of research, reading, chats, discussions, and consultations, I decided he alone was best qualified to achieve what I desired to accomplish. And this time I chose a winner. After (3) procedures and approximately 2,000+ grafts with Dr. Jeff, the reparative work on my original donor site scarring has vastly improved the appearance of this area, and the level of density Dr. Epstein has currently achieved in improving my diffuse thinning has been a major upgrade. And in the months ahead, I shall eagerly await the further anticipated results of the third procedure I had with Dr. Epstein this past May 29th. After so many wasted procedures, I realize I am undoubtedly approaching the limits of improvement with what remains of my donor supply. However, in Dr. Epstein's hands, I remain very confident as to what can still be accomplished with the skill and expertise of his most capable medical artistry.
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