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  1. Thanks Bill! Correction: I was charged $100 for the consultation with Walter Unger. peace
  2. Hi Guys, Dr Cotterill was also involved with the mess that is my head, although I cannot account for his actual work. He was part of Unger Associates (as in Walter Unger) at the time. I already had had a few sessions with Dr Unger, but I couldn't see Unger again soon enough, so they booked me with Dr Cotterill. I flew out to Canada to see him. I believe that was the last HT I had. I'd have to check my checkbook for the date, maybe 1996. I can't lay blame on him, because he was following Unger's planning. But I do remember staff doing most of the work. That was the case with Unger Associates in general; techs did all of the work. Robin Unger was one of them at the time. I guess she was studying medicine then. Does anybody know if any Doctors do all or most of the work? peace
  3. Thanks HK500! I remember paying Walter Unger $300 just for the consultation. Paying that made me feel more compeled at the time to let him do the repair work. Consultations should be free. peace
  4. Hey Pat, Thanks for the welcome. I'm only reconsidering it now after having found this forum. I'll only do free consultations at this point. Do you know of any top notch docs that do free consultations? I was inspired to take off my system after visiting the baldrus website, thinking maybe a good plastic surgeon could do something for me. I haven't even begun to do any kind of research yet. These posts have been the extent of it. peace.
  5. I believe she's the daughter of Walter Unger. She helped her father when I had my sessions with Walter Unger. I wouldn't recommend her. peace
  6. Hey HairBrain, Yeah, I chose the name. It's after the first "Doctor" to butcher my scalp, Gary Hitzig of the former Long Island Medical Associates. Are you familiar with him? As to why I'm angry, I guess it's with myself for making the decision to first have a HT in 1991 at the age of 21, when my hair was only beginning recede a little at the temples. I had such a fear of balding. I'm also angry with Hitzig for even taking me as a patient. I should have been turned away, but of course he wanted my money. Then I'm angry for thinking Walter Unger could fix Hitzig's bad start; All he did was make it worse. Now I'm left all kinds of large criss-crossing scars in the back of my head and... I don't even want to describe the rest of my head. Maybe one day I'll be bold enough to upload some pics of it. Maybe then some of the knowledgeable gentlemen on this forum could make some suggestions. At this point I'm open to them. I just took off my system today, that's been covering up the debacle that is my head. I'd didn't realize how long it's actually been---7 years! I actually still had hair on my crown in 2000 when I first put it on. Anyway, gotta run. Wife's home. later.
  7. Hey Peter, I'm new to this forum and this is my first post. I discovered this forum only today. From the posts I've read, it's nice to see that there is such a support system in place for someone comtemplating a HT. I only wish I had such support when I had my first HT in 1991. If you're intent with having a HT, then the people in this forum really seem to be ones that can offer great advice. That said, I'd like to offer mine. DON'T DO IT. I saw you're pictures, and you look fine. If I were you, I would buzz it down shorter or shave it off all together. As it is now, however, it is fine. I'm just making some haircut solutions you might try to help you look your best. Just like a clean shaven face can look more youthful, so can a clean shaven face. Go natural. This is who you are and the head of hair you were meant to have. Learn to love it. Spend some money on some counseling if that helps, because it's usually not the hair that's the problem, it's one's self-esteem. Guys speak of feeling more confident with more hair all the time. Why not get to the root of not feeling confident enough with the head of hair you have instead of having a someone cut into your scalp and start rearranging where your hair grows. One thing is for sure with HTs, there's no going back. Right now your head and scalp are in their original naturally smooth condition. Once that surgeon starts cutting, that head and scalp are gone forever. Everyone will tell you that there are risks with surgeries: infection, etc. But the one risk you should really think about is what if you are not happy with the results. As I said before, there is no going back. If you felt bad about your hair before a transplant, the feeling is a milllion times worse after having a "bad" transplant. When I say "bad", I mean results with which you are not happy. Just think about it more. Try the baldrus website for inspiration. I don't have much more time to write this post, but I would like to share with you, briefly, my experience in the hair "game." I've spent about $25,000 total on a couple a bad transplant sessions and trying to correct those bad sessions. Then, after giving up hope on the hair restoration field, I started being a Hair Club member. I've been a member since 2002 and am now going to quit. It's just too much work trying to trick everyone into thinking I have a full head of hair. But believe me, I've been very good at it. I'm one of those Hair Club clients that get shown to potential new clients, because my hair looks so good. But this is just after I've been serviced, mind you, and I have a transplanted hairline that adds to the natural effect. I have more to say on hair systems for anyone interested, but now I have to go. Good Luck, Peter and all who read this post.
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