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    strip scar 18 months

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    I've been asked before on this forum what my strip scar (Dr Pathomvanich, 18 months, 3900 grafts, tricophytic closure) looks like when I shaved my hair down. I'd replied that I wasn't interested in shaving my hair down anyway, but today I overconfidentally had a number 3 shave (was getting a bit warm in England this week) and the results are attached. No one (barber, work colleagues) mentioned anything, except my wife, who burst out laughing when she saw it saying it was obvious. These are the best pictures I could manage, my summary is that if you know (as most people on this board do) what to look for then yes it is fairly obvious, and maybe it will take a week or so to be less obvious. I'm just posting my results for interest, I'm not complaining at all, strip was a perfectly reasonable option for me. I dont' believe there is any scar stretching but there seems to be some redness there. I've also previously said that going for a "marine hard nut" type haircut is not normally the best choice for transplanted patients. But hopefully these photos contribute a little to the results on view out there to enable future patients to make educated decisions.
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    To answer your question directly - No, not at all. Can't feel it, or detect it, and even my wife can barely find it without a really really close look.
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    Hey there Buddy Just wanted to say I'm thinking of you, however you judge your results at the moment you should know you took control of your situation and still made the best decision you could at the time. I know you don't want to hear this, but the obvious suggestion still has to be fin, even a half dose. Also, as many, I literally didn't see much growth until 7.5 months, and improved upto 12 months, so it is not impossible you'll get a bit more progress. Hang in there.
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    Bear in mind that there is no FDA approved treatment that was originally designed to treat hairloss, as far as I know, fin, minox, dutas (maybe in future), (acell?) were all developed to treat prostate or heart conditions. It was just that hair growth was observed as a side effect! So there is no evidence that an approved non surgical treatment is anywhere close. I would say at least another 20 years. The big advances in medicine have mostly been innovative surgery rather than drug based. How little we really know about the human body!
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    I'm finding it difficult to form an opinion on this, because I think you have a pretty good head of hair but (like me) a fairly prominent forehead. I would suggest sticking to one medication for another few months, it is pretty clear that your hairline won't improve but you may thicken up further at the top/crown. You are a good age for a transplant, and a doctor renowned for great hairline work might be able to give you a really nice result, but bear in mind that transplanted hairs are going to look coarser / more wirey than your existing 'soft' transition zone. Definitely try to meet some past patients to have a closer look, I imagine doctors will be advising you to fill in the sides / temples to complete a new hairline but I understand this is a very tricky area to get right.
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    On the DHI UK website, they post a link to their "Care Quality Certficate", which is a UK government approval that has to be given as a result of a new law introduced in October 2010: Essential standards of quality and safety I don't have any first hand knowledge of DHI, but I've been pretty shocked reading these posts and amazed by the untruthful advertising they are getting away with. I find it hard to believe that a Care Quality Certificate has been issued in any context to a clinic that is using a 'secret' medical technique of which no details have been published or peer reviewed. If there are disatisfied DHI UK patients out there (can't speak for other countries laws) then it maybe worth approaching the Care Quality Commission with the details.
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    I appreciate OP was also talking about pain in the days after the surgery - Apart from a wisdom tooth, I'd never had any sort of operation before, so I was a bit concerned that when the anaesthetic wore off in the hours after the operation that it would be painful - and I was given some codeine to take away with me. And I literally had no pain at all - of course if I touched the scar I felt that, but other than that - nothing. I didn't go poking around the grafts, but I stayed in Bangkok for ten days (with a hat on) and had one of the best holidays ever. As I say, Dr Path seems to take enormous care with the anaesthetic, I understand it can be very worrying having surgery but it seems a shame if people are put off HTs when there maybe some doctors out there who really can help you and have a method of minimising pain.
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    On a technical point to the DHI rep,"slander" legally refers to the spoken word, I think you are looking for the term "libel" which refers to the written word. In my experience the courts so not react well to litigants who use the wrong terminology. If you require any more legal advice I will have to charge for it. My independent assessment is that your case is pretty weak however.
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    Honestly this wasn't my experience with Dr Path. The pain management was superb all the way through, sorry not sure whether vicodin was used or not but the whole anaesthetic bit was carried out with millimeter precision in specific points of the head. I felt a little pain with the strip removal but nothing else. I slept like a baby first night, propped up on pillows but with a flight neck roll as well to keep pressure off scar. Dr Path wants you to keep the headband on 3 days, so I didn't notice any swelling at all either. I ate a normal meal in the hotel in the evening and got on with sightseeing the following day. Also - not making this up - there was a continuous massage all the way through the procedure, which wasn't really necessary for me, but nice anyway. My advice is if the OP puts you off having an HT, investigate whether some doctors are better than others with pain management. Maybe we could have a survey on these boards just to collect data on this specific point.
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    I'm sure all of us feel for your situation, but surely the idea of this forum is that we all honestly report our experiences so that we can form a scientific concensus that can answer some of your questions above. So I don't understand your reluctance to report your concerns, photos, who the surgeon was etc. for your last procedure. It is absolutely fine to come on this thread and layout your good Armani experience, but you also have the power to help this community out, please use it by starting a new thread etc.?
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    Obviously you need to talk this through with your surgeon of choice. But I'm wondering if you would consider taking finasteride for a shorter period - say 6 to 12 months either side of your HT? I don't know for a fact, but I would have thought this would help the shock loss side of things although do nothing long term. I would look at it as an extension of the many wonderful drugs (codeine, valium, ?tramasi etc) you are going to have to take during the procedure anyway... I'm trying to give you some perspective on this but I suspect your mind is made up.
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    Well I took 2 weeks off, imho my head didn't look presentable for 2 months, the office where I work is a bit of a shambles anyway so I ended up wearing a rather fetching Lacoste baseball cap for that period. Sure a couple of people asked why, i just bluffed it out. I do a fair bit of travel anyway - and I wasn't bothered about customers noticing, just something to talk about if they did. Though I had a much bigger op than you are considering. HOWEVER do not let short term (even 6 months) considerations put you off. In a year's time you'll laugh about all this, and be in a happy place knowing you've taken control of something that is bugging you.
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    Great journal and pictures, brings back good memories for me from last October. Lovely place, staff wonderful (and easy on the eye). Looks like you are a quick healer and I'm sure your results will be great.
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    Don't laugh, but you can experiment beforehand with either ladies concealer - comes in a small tube and is pricey - 10 bucks for almost nothing lol - or I found the 'men pen' quite good, has a website that enables you to match your skin tone. BUT 14 days absolute minimum to stand any chance of being undetected and only then because it is such a small procedure you are having. Growing your existing hair forwards sounds good if possible, but I don't reckon most guys considering a transplant would have enough strong front growth to manage this.
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    Definitely easy to get ripped off as you say. I think I used a company called "onlinefx". or similar who offer a much better rate. They are UK based but I think they will be able to handle a US bank account. I'd suggest getting three quotes from similar online currency exchange companies. Also do a proper search on the best quote and make sure the company is legitimate, trading a while, and speak to them on the phone as well.
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    Thanks for the photos. I'm not convinced you have a realistic idea about this procedure to be honest. Inititially you mention upto 2000 grafts at 2.75 each, but if you take a look at my profile / site you'll see I was in a similar situation (maybe even slightly more hair) and I required 3900 grafts to get good frontal coverage, crown not touched. As has been said, at least 4 to 5 dollars sounds more realistic so that comfortably triples your budget. As you read through this site, balding blog etc. You'll start to get a much better idea of what a big deal in time and resource an HT is (anywhere from 5 to 10 hours surgery), and how skilled the surgeon has to be to perform it well. Is it worth the money, even if it is on credit? Hell yes for a good one. Total life long nightmare for a bad one.
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    Hello Anthony, please be aware that hair transplant surgery is very difficult to do well, and internet forums are full of genuine stories from patients who have had devastating results (scars,little or no growth, pluggy appearance etc). You sound like you both want to pursue surgery urgently, which scares me. Please at least ask the salesman to put you in touch with some London based patients of Dr Ziering who can show you their results. If the salesman can't do this then maybe get in touch with Spex on this board who does meet people in London and helps out many people in your situation.
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    No flaming from me! Your story sounds completely credible and thanks for posting, please stay on these boards and keep us updated. (Seeing as you are an Aussie, yesterday us Poms were just making the next 2 tests a bit more exciting... - Rest of the World this is about cricket please don't worry about it - )
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    Looks great, congratulations, please keep posting your results!
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    Sorry should explain reading above post - Minoxidil is (brandname) Regaine and Finasteride is (brandname) Propecia Tarepanda is recommending the same thing I am
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    Please please please focus on the only 2 medically approved treatments for hair loss - finasteride and minoxidil. He is very young for a hair transplant. As I understand it Dr Ziering does not perform operations in London so your son is likely to only meet up with a salesman here. If you want the reassurance of a 'big name' then Boots the chemist do a hair loss programme with the same treatment options, and they are probably not on commission. Otherwise you can save a ton of cash and buy generic finasteride and minoxidil online. Also does he eat sensibly? Force him to take a multivitamin / multimineral a day as hair loss could even be down to a deficiency in his diet. Try this for a year before even considering booking any surgery and spend the rest of the time on this website reasearching the best surgeons (who are not necessarily the most expensive).
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    Here we go again..... (from reading this lady's previous husband and dad testimonials - different username though....) There must be some of Mr L.Shapiro's 10,998 other patients willing to post some results on here?
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