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Yes and again it just fuels peoples conceptions that hair transplants are bit of a joke.How awesome would it be to do a documentary on one of the top clinics featuring paitents results etc and there journeys. I guess you pay for what you get. Thannk goodness for this website and for people like Spex and Jontronic!!!

Currently watching a programme on cosmetic surgery on channel 4 named bums, boobs and Botox. There are 2 guys having consultations for HT in a clinic in England. Having researched and gone through a transplant myself i cant help but thinking these guys are ill informed one of them asked the surgeon if the before and after photos he was being shown were done by him ( not the type of question you would ask your surgeon with a highly regarded reputation Hasson Wong , Feller etc etc. Not wanting to diss the UK but just think they appear behind the game thats all!! It is an absolute must to have been on this forum for 1 year plus doing your research etc before jumping in.

Hey Dutch Hope your well. Yeh growing good here. I think photos only tell part of the story as in reality the hair looks better in the flesh especially when its complimented with your sense of style etc. Have you got a date yet for yours?

hey thanks for comment only thing i have been using is finstarisde for 2 years plus dont want to mess around with minox or concealers my main aim was to have hasstle free hair.

Hey Guys Updated my blog with 4 months post op pics. Please take a look and as always feedback is appreciated. Thanks :-)

If the illusion of density is only created through growing your hair to have length does this mean that after if you chose to have a buzz cut does this mean that you HT would be see through??

Yes i look forward to meeting you guys. Sometimes a little reassurance does the job, i guess when you see some of your hair growing in and there are still patches with nothing it seems alarming, but this experience is no ordinary experience!!

Hey thanks for your reply. Yeh i hope this is the case. No i haven't been using any rogaine don't really want to start using that as from what i know you have to pretty much use it continuously and i really just want to be able to wash my hair and not have to worry about concealers , rogaine etc etc. 4505 grafts into my hair will hopefully provide enough coverage!! The shock loss is improving as the weeks go by.Hope your healing well.

Hey guys 3 months post op today. Things are going good but have a small concern regarding a small part of my hairline let me know what you guys think as feedback is greatly appreciated

Thanks guys

Hi Wanted to ask when is it ok to blow dry your hair after HT?? I am almost 3 months post op and want to experiment with sammy fat hair thickening cream and apparently after you apply it to freshly washed hair it's reccomended to blow dry it in for best results.

Hey Guys Thanks to kind member on this forum i uploaded more post op shots .

Hey guys have updated my blog ( 2 months 16 days post op) It would not allow me to upload more than 2 pictures for some reason so will have to email moderators. Things look to have omproved alot from 1 month post op feed back is appreciated guys as its a lonely journey so its always good to hear what you guys think etc will try sort out more pics..

Hey, I didnt know this which is quite good news for me as my grafts were mostly 1s & 2s with only few hundred as 3 or 4s i think cos my hair on top was really thin i ddint excpect Dr Hasson to tell me that my donor hair was above average, and when i see other peoples profiles who have alot of 3s and 4s i kinda thought this meant they had thicker hair

Perhaps i never explained clearly regarding the above. So i had 4505 grafts extracted breakdown of which were: Singles : 1747 Doubles: 2525 3/4: 232 So a total of 4505 grafts removed. Dr Hasson made 3700 incisions and used some made some of my singles into doubles which will add to density. To be honest i dont know why this was done this way as it wasnt something that was discussed prior to HT. From my memory i remeber Dr Hasson telling me that the had counted more grafts than excpected but it was too late to alter hairline design and going further back wasnt discussed at that time i wasnt really 100% with it and my way if thinking is Dr knows best. Not sure why they couldnt have went a bit further back ( as i still have diffuse thinning towards crown which was untouched perhaps Joe could comment on this. I havent come across any cases like this??

I understand that people watching will be given a false Sence of security regarding outcomes of HT's however when I first thought about my HT before I knew any information I too thought i would spend a few thousand pounds have a full head of hair overnight etc, as we all know research is the key so anyone watching the Jason gardener story will hopefully google his doctor and eventually discover this forum just as all of us on here found this forum by researching and then this way they can find out all the facts. Also alot of people still wear concealer after an HT and Jason did say he was going for second pass it is television after all and almost all television personalities do not divuldge their tricks of looking good. Also there are pictures online from his post op where you can get a better idea of what his result are like. . If anyone was to see 1 advert and go ahead with an Ht based on this without proper research then this would spell disaster depending on the doctor so after his apperance on tv i am sure it will spurn people on to research. Surely his coming out over his HT is a step in the right direction. I knew that when i wore concealer i was in no way comfortable telling anyone about it not even my partner.

Yes guess it is a question of trust. I counted on the clicker provided by Dr Hasson 37 x 100 = 3700. I was a bit confused afterwards as there were 4505 grafts extracted. I was told that alot of my 1 hair grafts were doubled up and used as 2's anyone else had this technique?? dont think i have came across it before??

Yes agreed regarding the concealer aspect of this is misleading to those not in the know however it is a step in the right direction as the majority of men not in the know perhaps think that all the laser combs and miraculous lotions and potions that are advertised in the uk press which can also be costly were there only options so at least it puts HT's out there. Also his transplant was being promoted at costing $35,000 so if men watching it are prepared to spend that amount then when they do there research they will find out more facts etc.

yes agreed that it did look kinda chalky with dark concealer, however it was great exposure for uk TV to actually have a real life transplant patient witch told it how it was instead of all the misinformed rubbish that journalist write etc etc

lol... yeh it was very interesting to hear and see. I think its the first time on uk t.v that there has ween a well informed topic on HT

Do you have any other pictures which document your progress???

Congratulations it looks really fantastic very happy for you!! I am almost 2 months post op and am BORED BORED BORED of waiting :rolleyes:

Read an article where Jason Gardener ( uk tv presenter) discusses his transplant. It states he had 3501 grafts via strip in july last year and that he didn't see his growth until january of this year. It looks pretty good on him. His doctor was Dr Craig Ziering at Ziering Medical never heard of this doc?? Jason will be discussing his transplant on uk tv show "this morning" tomorrow morning.

Look forward to seeing them.

Do you have any pics?