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He was thinning on top. Not nearly as bald as I was at class 6. His concern and questioning seemed genuine.

I'm not sure at this moment about posting photos. I'd like to think that one over a bit.

Thanks for writing. To the best of my knowledge, the scar is not visible. Unless of course, the hair is manipulated and spread by fingers.

Yes, I still have enough donor hair for one more session. Also, the doctor who performed the surgery is recommended highly by this site. Still wondering if there's no reason to panic over one astute observer?

Thanks for responding. After reviewing my post, I feel that's it's necessary to include that I was a Norwood 6 before the surgery, dark brown hair, with average density.

I've been coasting along the Happy Hair Highway for roughly three years now. Happily enjoying evey minute of my new look, I rarely think about the cul-de-sac look that had bothered me for so many years. Woman 20 years younger flirt with me, and even though I maintain a committed relationship, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the attention. My hairloss, though still in the crown area, has begun to fade into a distant memory. No longer do eyes wander to the vast terrain of my bald forehead. Covered with approximately 5,000 follicular units by a superb physician, I was confident that my new look was virtually undetectable. Then one day, I stopped for gas and while paying the clerk, he asked, while glancing at the top of my head. "Do you mind if I ask you a question." My heart sank a bit. "Shoot," I said. Now I won't bore you with the details, but basically he complimented the work, asked how much, and whether it hurt. I politely answered his questions, and even recommended my physician, but would not discuss price. Somehow, the price question always bothers me, even from family members. Now, I'm wondering how community members feel about my encounter. Should I have felt let down by the detection? Perhaps my transplant is not as good as I had thought itwas? Could it simply be a matter of the detector being highly informed or on high alert as he looked out for good and bad transplants? Is it reasonable to believe that no one will ever detect your transplant? Do hair transplant recipients or those researching the possibilities of hair transplants, have a better eye for detection? I'm curious of your views, if anyone cares to comment. Thanks in advance...

Dr. Bernstein did an excellent job on the Oprah Show and his patient looked great. What turned me off is that Oprah had the audacity to rub the good Dr's head to call attention to his baldness. I thought it was rude and disrespectful and a display of arrogance on her part. If someone had done that to her, I'm quite sure she would have gone through the roof. To his credit, Dr. Bernstein handled the incident graciously. Does anyone else share my sentiment on this?

If you aren't sure about Law, you might want to look into Bernstein of NY/Jersey. He does great work!

In my opinion, Bernstein is most likely to be the best in the New York and Jersey area and is one of the best in the entire field--bar none. I'm speaking from experience, and even though one poster criticized me and Figsy for not posting photos, I feel compelled to share my success story to help those in need of finding an excellent doctor from the tri-state area. I'm roughly 6 1/2 months post-op and growth is starting to really take off and I couldn't be more satisfied. If anyone from this area is interested in learning more about my experiences with Bernstein, I would be happy to help you. Of course, you would need to leave your e-mail address. Best wishes and happy New Year!!

For me, I must admit that there were days that the work environment produced anxiety. And even though the cats out of the bag, I still feel some anxiety to this day, but it's not as intense as it was. What would I say? How would I respond? And would I respond differently to diffent types of people (the nice people vs. the wise asses). Basically, I decided to take the honesty route for both types. But I put pre-determined limits on my responses and reserved different answers for each group. For example, for the bald, good guy who genuinely wished for advice and guidance, I was generally forthcoming and accessible. Why not help a follically challenged comrade?, I thought. For the wise-ass types, I became generally inaccessible and aloof (fortunately there were less of these types than I had expected). I chose to respond in a friendly manner that I would be willing to divulge my secrets if he would be willing to donate $50. to the charity I support. Interestingly, it ended the conversation instantly and effectively. If you like this approach and choose to use it, it helps to smile. It drives the wise-ass nuts! One of the trends I noticed in all people is that they all seemed to ask a series of questions which ended with the final question, "how much did it cost?" It almost seems like they are setting you up and softening you up with a series of questions that leads to this one question...and this question is really the only one they care to have the answer for from the outset. Make sense to anyone? The money question continues to bother me and I tend not to answer it. First I don't think it's anyone's business. And secondly, I think that in every case the questioner is being a little sneaky in that it's really all they want to know and if they could find how much you spend, bingo, the judgement is made. How badly this must be bothering cul-de-sac and how vain cul-de-sac must be, that he's willing to spend x dollars to satisfy his vanity. When I refused to divulge the answer to costs, some people got annoyed. Too bad! One week I even kept a utility bill in my wallet. When this wise- ass asked, how much?, I sprung my bill on him. Pay this bill and I tell you how much I paid. His chin dropped, and he stopped the inquiry/inquistion immediately. And another helpful reponse was this. The prober asked, "What happened to you?" I looked down at my hands and up at the sky, and told the questioner, "I don't know what happened...I went outside last night during a full-moon, and oh_____, look at me now!" This always brought on a laugh. Or, I ask the prober,"have you heard of Harry Potter?" They respond, "well, of course." My comeback, "Well, I'm Hairy Potter." Another laugh, and end of discussion. I sincerely hope that my posting can be helpful to some of you out there in some way. All the best, and Happy holidays.

Just curious...does Bernstein provide an explanation or tell you that this is a problem that will resolve itself with time? How uncomfortable is it? Does your tight scalp interrupt or adversely affect your daily routine? I sincerely hope you reach a satisfactory and pleasant outcome. All the best.