Afronation

Seems stupid to keep the same hairstyle that led to the problem in the first place

I think it's more like "tenting" than cobblestoning

Looks great! Almost too good. He either responded extremely well to Finasteride (is he taking it?) or is wearing concealer in the area not transplanted. The whole area behind the transplant is denser than pre-op it seems

It's not denser, it's just longer

To say that redness goes away in a matter of a few weeks, across the board, is simply wrong. Redness can take several months to disappear or it can be a matter of a one to two weeks. This is not dependent solely on the skin tone of the patient but also the degree of density that incisions are made. The close the incisions are made the more bruising will occur so if you are pale skinned and had a procedure that involved dense packing then you have the highest change of experiencing a lingering redness for several months. If you have olive or tanned skin, being Mediterranean or SE Asian, or even African, redness will be of little to zero consequence. These are the facts and they should be understood by every patient and should be explained by every clinic. This helps patients to better plan their recovery period and creates less surprises.

Not quite right.

Many with darker skins suffer from what is called Post inflammatory Hyperpigmentation or PIH. Basically, melanin accumulates in the area where the skin is broken and while it generally disappears of its own accord, it can take months.

Simply stunning

Dear Afronation. If you haven't already been privately contacted by Dr. Patrick Mwamba today, please let me know so that I can take care of you. This degree of patient care is not in the character of MyWHTC and Dr. Patrick Mwamba. Dr. Patrick Mwamba has been traveling and away for some time over the last six months.

 

I truly apologize for your inability to successfully get any response from MyWHTC until today. I would appreciate it if you could contact me via PM so that I can follow-up with you and address your every concern. I look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

 

To forum management,

 

I apologize about this occurrence.

Thanks

I've been contacted by Dr. Mwamba and am discussing my options.

Hope you get this sorted. Keep us posted and good luck.

Appreciate the encouragement.

Thanks

I didn't imply that I'd been purposely ignored.

I just said I'd approached both you and Pat and heard absolutely nothing which was, indeed, the case.

It was a factual statement; how you interpret it is entirely up to you.

Anyway, I thank you for contacting Dr. Mwamba and I will await his response.

Afronation,

 

It's interesting how the first sentence in your post claims that you've reached out to both me and Pat and have heard nothing after 3 weeks. I guarantee that I have received nothing from you and when Pat receives something, he typically sends it onto me if he doesn't have the time to handle it himself. Since I haven't received anything from you or Pat I can only assume that whatever you sent got lost in cyberspace or you are lying.

 

How did you try to contact me? And what about Pat? I've provided my email address below...please send me copies of your original attempts to contact me along with dates you tried to reach out.

 

I have never ignored a patient who has reached out to me for help...neither has Pat. And since your post claims that you've been abandoned by Dr. Mwamba, I'm guessing that he too never received anything from you. Dr. Mwamba has a proven history of standing behind his patients and would not ignore anyone who reached out to him (just like I wouldn't and neither would Pat). So the whole basis of your post is clearly misguided at best.

 

All that aside, we have reached out to Dr. Mwamba asking him to review your comments and reply. I also trust that he will do what he can to help you since I'm sure this will be the first time he has been made aware of your concerns.

 

In the event you want to contact me privately, you can always send me a private message or email me at help@hairtransplantnetwork.com.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill

Wow!

It's interesting that the first thing YOU do is insinuate that I'm lying - charming.

Anyway, here's the screen shot from my message outbox complete with the dates on which I sent the correspondence. I won't bother asking you for an apology - it's enough for other forum posters to see how you react to patients. Rather than taking it PERSONALLY and taking an adversarial position straight out of the gate, you should have just asked how I contacted you.

I can provide screenshots of my Yahoo email outbox with emails sent to Dr. Mwamba if you want to call me a liar again.

How much time has passed since your last email to the doctor without contact?

I last tried a few weeks ago. I just don't want feel like I'm harassing the guy

Firstly, I should point out that I approached both Bill and Pat seeking their assistance with this matter but after 3 weeks of waiting, I've heard absolutely NOTHING. Hence, I'm seeking the assistance of other contributors with a problem I'm having with one of the recommended surgeons.

I had surgery with another doctor back in 2012 which didn't yield a good result. I approached Dr. Mwamba after hearing good reports and seeing good results displayed on this forum and others. Of particular interest was his experience with African type hair which I have albeit bot very kinky.

After consultation via Skype, Dr. Mwamba estimated I'd need 1200 grafts to achieve enough coverage so the scalp did not show. We scheduled 3 days of surgery since Dr Mwamba prefers to have a limit of 500 grafts per day with African-type hair and I had surgery with Dr. Patrick Mwamba at MyWHTC Clinic in Brussels, Belgium in April 2014.

I would like to make it clear that Dr. Mwamba was professional and attentive as were his colleagues and at no time during my surgery did I have cause for concern.

After surgery, I agreed to keep the clinic apprised of my progress with regular monthly/bi-monthly updates. At around the 1 year post-op mark, I sent photos which clearly showed that my scalp was still visible in normal daylight. I received a response from Dr.Mwamba in which he clearly stated that "we didn't accomplish a full coverage".

He said he'd be back in touch with follow up comments but, even after 2 or 3 more emails from me, I've heard nothing.

I feel like I've been abandoned by my surgeon because I don't seem to be able to establish contact.

The first three pictures are BEFORE WHTC/Mwamba. The second three are 12 months AFTER WHTC/Mwamba

and, as you can clearly see, the scalp is still clearly visible in what is hardly strong light.

The goal of this post, just in case you're wondering, is to open a dialogue with the surgeon so I can get the result I want.