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SteelWorker

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    United States
  • State
    KY

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Receding Hairline (Genetic Baldness)
  • How long have you been losing your hair?
    10 years +
  • Norwood Level if Known
    Norwood VI
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Considering Surgical Hair Restoration
    I'm here for support

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    Yes
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    None

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  1. Dr. Path doesn't shave the recipient areas? I assume no one can tell you had a transplant since he doesn't shave your head prior to the transplant.
  2. Actually the law changed in 2006. It is state dependent, but in most states HIV can be checked for legally without the patients consent. This is due largely to the change in the way we view HIV and it doesn't carry the stigma it used to (except in Canadian hair transplant clinics). Per the CDC: Consent for testing — "According to the CDC 2006 guidelines, a separate written consent for HIV testing should no longer be required in the United States. However, this may not apply in certain states that have legislation that requires written consent, often with required pretest and posttest counseling. Ten states that still require specific written consent include Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. Several other states still have laws requiring counseling (ie, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Montana, Ohio, and West Virginia)." Physicians and techs should use universal precautions on all patients. That means wearing gloves, clean needles, disposing of any needles or materials that have been exposed to bodily fluids in a proper way. No HIV patients should be denied the right to treatment, however the laws in Canada may be different.
  3. Dr. Umar, Jay said he wanted to talk to you the doctor prior to the procedure. He is your patient and is going to pay an astronomical amount for the surgery ($28,000!?!!). Is there anything wrong with a patient wanting to speak with the doctor before the procedure? Although you may have high regard for your office staff and the duties they are delegated, they are NOT doctors or medical staff in any way, shape, or form. There is nothing wrong with a patient who is preparing a surgical procedure to want to talk to the doctor beforehand regarding all the potential risks and benefits of the surgery. You bring up the consent, but a very important part of a consent for any medical procedure is explaining the potential risks and benefits of the procedure and for the patient to have the opportunity to ask the doctor any questions prior to the surgery. Dr. Umar, you appeared to be denying the patient this right. Why do you feel you are above talking to your patients prior to the surgeries for any questions they may have? You are trying to paint Jay as an arrogant doctor but who is really the arrogant one? Also, your office makes a scheduling mistake and to cover it up tell the patient that you had an "emergency"? This is flat out dishonest and well, lying. Why not come clean and tell the patient the truth? Do you have that much disrespect for your patients that you encourage your office to lie to them to cover up a mistake that your office made?
  4. Basing your decision on who to have a transplant with based on price and location are never good. Never let price or location influence who your doctor is. You have to live with the result for the rest of your life.
  5. That is only possible if the other person is your identical twin (genetically identical). Even when people get organ transplants from a relative like a kidney, like it was mentioned they need to be on heavy immunosuppressants the rest of their lives. The problem with immunosuppressants is that they put you at a risk for serious infections, sometimes diabetes, and even cancers because your immune system is lowered. However, I am sure that some people are so desperate for hair that they would be willing to risk the above for more hair.
  6. So this Dr. Loria has threatened violence in so many words should you meet him? The publisher of this site may have to provide the IP address of where these messages are coming from to the police. Keep these messages and press charges. It is easy to trace them to the IP address. Bust his stupid butt. If he is arrested, his medical license will be stripped and you will be saving a lot of future patients misery from having their heads butchered.
  7. There is no way to know for sure. You just have to trust the doc unfortunately. The only real way to know is if you literally sit there and count them one by one as the techs are placing them in your head. Even that is impractical as most of the time you can't really see what the techs are doing when they are working on you. Just blind faith in your doctor.
  8. Blake, Thanks for your response. Yes, it would be interesting to hear from Dr. Griffin why he chose to do the surgery like he did. I know we can assume why he may have did what he did, but it is better to hear it from the source. Thanks for all you do on this forum.
  9. Blake (or another administrator could answer this question), In the patient show by Dr. Griffin it specifically states, " This patient did not have any single (1) hair grafts transplanted." Why in the world would no single hair grafts be placed in and around the hair line? Is there a good explanation for this? Certainly a more natural appearance would include single hair grafts around the hair line. That is the current standard of care when doing transplants for the most natural appearance. Dr. Griffin is chosen to be one of the recommended physicians on your coalition. I had assumed that one of the criteria for selection is to be doing the latest techniques for the most natural result. Not using any single hairs for the hair line does not seem to be up to par for a natural appearance and not up to par for what I thought would have been criteria for inclusion into a recommended coalition doctor. Maybe even Dr. Griffin or someone from his clinic can explain why they don't believe in doing single hair grafts. The accepted belief from other doctors in the coalition is that single hair grafts in the hair line allow for the most natural appearance.
  10. I know that most clinics say that new growth should occur between 3 and 5 months post-op. Has anyone experienced any significant new growth beyond month 5? If you get to month 5, is the growth you see, pretty much all you should expect to have? I know hair may continue to thicken and grow longer past month five, but what about continued new grafts sprouting out?
  11. Bill, It is hard not to have hysteria. We have spent lots of money on these grafts. Most of us pay by the graft. We went through something physically and mentally demanding. Lets face it, we all went in with good expectations. If not, none of us would have had a transplant to begin with. Would it be possible for you or some hair transplant veteran to post growth expectations by month? For example, list what is expected by 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 months. It would help a lot of us that are experiencing a lot of anxiety about this at 3 or 4 months out that aren't seeing much.
  12. I had a surgery nearly 4 months ago and I have seen very little growth so far. Only a handful of grafts. When I contacted the clinic at month 2, I was told wait to month 3 and you will see a significant amount of growth. At month 3, the clinic said wait to month 4 or 5 for good growth. I hope I just don't hear the same story every month about waiting another month to see growth. It seems like the ultimate dangling of the carrot in front of the horse. I too went to a very respected doctor on this board. One of the reasons people don't post disappointing results is a lot of the popular doctors have very strong supporters and followers and if you question your result from them, they somehow attack you and take it personally that you are questioning the doctor they are so proud of. You are made to feel that no way this doctor could have done a poor job and somehow you as the patient are to blame. I have seen it on this and other forums many times.
  13. Steelworker,

     

    Welcome to our new Hair Restoration Social Community and enhanced discussion forum! Please, feel free to customize your profile by sharing your story, creating blogs, sharing your treatment regimen, presenting your hair restoration photos, and uploading videos. You can also join groups and interact with other members via public chat and instant message those you add to your friends.

     

    Feel free to ask questions and interact with our members on our new and improved hair loss discussion forum.

     

    If there's anything I can do to help or make things easier for you, don't hesitate to send me a private message or post on my wall!

     

    Good luck,

     

    Blake (Future_HT_Doc) Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant of the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the new Hair Restoration Social Network and Discussion Forum

  14. I recently found your web site! It is thankfully helpful knowing others out there have gone through similar experiences. I received a session of greater than 4000 graphs about 3.5 months ago. I have noticed very little growth so far. The grafts originally got a good deal of coverage all the way from my front to the top of the crown. The grafts originally looked so good and I was so enthusiastic about it. Then all of a sudden, that huge shed occurred. Then I looked awful. I looked worse than I ever did before the transplant. After the shed, it exposed huge bald areas because I was shaved down prior to surgery. I have noticed maybe a few hairs here and there sprouting through the skin, but nowhere near the 4000 grafts I had originally gotten. I would say only 10-20 % of the grafts have started to grow. Is this normal for 3.5 months? Should more be sprouting out already? I have this huge fear that hundreds (if not thousands!) of grafts I got are going to end up not growing. I know it is only 3.5 months, but when should I really start worrying? Do some people take longer for them to start growing after they are all shed? I was hoping at 3.5 months I would be seeing some significant growth. Is it normal for some of the grafts to take longer than others to start coming through? This whole thing is starting to get me down. I check the mirror multiple times a day and it is driving me crazy. When did most people start seeing growth where they could really tell a difference? Sorry for all the questions, but this has started to get frustrating and I never thought it would be this hard afterwards. I did go to a doc that is recommended on your site, so I don't necessarily think it was anything the doc did. Thanks in advance for any advice you may have! Looking forward to hearing from people who have been through this before!
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