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Re: Any suggestions in Upstate NY? *DR. BEEHNER*
From: Eddie
Date: 6/16/01
Time: 10:58:16 AM
Remote Name: 138.89.49.227
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I had three folicular hair sessions by Dr. Beehner. He explained the surgery in great detail at his free consultation visit. Also, he did show me many of his patients photos (before & after). I am very pleased with his work. If you are interstead in restoring your hair; I would strongly recommend to visit and to meet with Dr. Beehner. You will not regret it!!
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From: PD
Date: 5/15/01
Time: 1:24:32 PM
Remote Name: 209.105.155.54
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Hello! I am trying to locate a good doctor which might help me do some hair transplants in the Upstate NY area near Rochester, or in the vacinity. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm a mid 20's guy who has been thinning for awhile and has been on Propecia, with little benefit. Just wanting to find out about my options...Thanks!
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From: PD
Date: 5/15/01
Time: 1:24:32 PM
Remote Name: 209.105.155.54
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Hello! I am trying to locate a good doctor which might help me do some hair transplants in the Upstate NY area near Rochester, or in the vacinity. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm a mid 20's guy who has been thinning for awhile and has been on Propecia, with little benefit. Just wanting to find out about my options...Thanks!
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From: John Hamilton
Date: 5/3/01
Time: 3:09:41 PM
Remote Name: 141.155.100.217
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Hi All:
I had my first session with Dr. Beehner in March, so I am still waiting for my hair to "wake up". But I thought I would let all of you know that he is not only a top doctor in the field, but he and his staff are also really nice people! I was very apprehensive about the procedure, but they were all very nice and helped to allay my fears. The medications he uses did not produce any after effects, and I was able to drive home right after the procedure. The office is very pleasant and I remember the classical music was very soothing in the background. I will let you all know when it begins to grow, and how I make out after my next session in August.
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From: John Hamilton
Date: 5/3/01
Time: 3:09:41 PM
Remote Name: 141.155.100.217
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Hi All:
I had my first session with Dr. Beehner in March, so I am still waiting for my hair to "wake up". But I thought I would let all of you know that he is not only a top doctor in the field, but he and his staff are also really nice people! I was very apprehensive about the procedure, but they were all very nice and helped to allay my fears. The medications he uses did not produce any after effects, and I was able to drive home right after the procedure. The office is very pleasant and I remember the classical music was very soothing in the background. I will let you all know when it begins to grow, and how I make out after my next session in August.
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From: steven
Date: 5/1/01
Time: 11:43:56 PM
Remote Name: 24.15.8.156
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Did you have any grafts done by Leavitt taken out by Shapiro...or just more put in?
Did you lower your hairline slightly?
Wondering...as I have old work by Leavitt...hate these damn minis from 1991...would like to have the first two rows taken out and Shapiro lower hairline slightly...
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Great work by Shapiro
From: DB
Date: 4/30/01
Time: 6:08:32 PM
Remote Name: 64.12.101.171
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Hi guys, just wnated to update you on my results from my 2 hair transplant procedures. I had the first one done by Matt Leavitt,the head of MHR in Orlando,Fla and was very disappointed with the results. 13 months ago,I went to Ron Shapiro to fix it and have gotten so many compliments since. I've been to 5 different hairdressers and none of them had a clue I had transplants. Also,I've been to several top plastic surgeons for an unrelated matter and they were also astounded that I had anything done. I really believe if done by a great surgeon like Dr. Shapiro,a hair transplant can be one of the best things someone can ever do for themselves. Good luck with whatever you decide, DB
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Great work by Shapiro
From: DB
Date: 4/30/01
Time: 6:08:32 PM
Remote Name: 64.12.101.171
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Hi guys, just wnated to update you on my results from my 2 hair transplant procedures. I had the first one done by Matt Leavitt,the head of MHR in Orlando,Fla and was very disappointed with the results. 13 months ago,I went to Ron Shapiro to fix it and have gotten so many compliments since. I've been to 5 different hairdressers and none of them had a clue I had transplants. Also,I've been to several top plastic surgeons for an unrelated matter and they were also astounded that I had anything done. I really believe if done by a great surgeon like Dr. Shapiro,a hair transplant can be one of the best things someone can ever do for themselves. Good luck with whatever you decide, DB
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From: Pat - editor and "Recovered Bald Guy"
Date: 5/7/01
Time: 11:49:50 PM
Remote Name: 12.81.192.143
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You bring up an important point. Most of us are familar with the claim that "your newly transplanted hair will last a life time". This claim is based on the proven fact that hair that is relocated from the donor area where the hair is genetically programed to resist balding will retain these characteristics even though now relocated to the top. This is called "donor dominance". To be technical and more accurate the claim should really be that your newly transplanted hair will last as long on top as it would have if left in the back where men typically do not bald. So the claim "will last a life time" while largely true is not absolutely true. So while a person may over a long period of time experience a very modest amount of thinning late in life in the new hair I don't think it is really a problem. My new hair has not thinned one bit in four years and I'm really not worried about it thinning. Perhaps in 20 or 30 years it may thin a bit if my hair in the very lower back of my head does. But I can live with that. Thanks for the great question. Pat
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From: Dave Brown
Date: 4/23/01
Time: 3:44:24 AM
Remote Name: 144.134.72.33
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I'm just wondering what a HT will look like when I am 70. I see a lot of older guys with only a little whisk of hair on their head. Even in the back of the head their hair is so thin that you can see right through to the scalp. I don't think anyone would have enough donor area to cover a whole head.
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From: Dave Brown
Date: 4/23/01
Time: 3:44:24 AM
Remote Name: 144.134.72.33
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I'm just wondering what a HT will look like when I am 70. I see a lot of older guys with only a little whisk of hair on their head. Even in the back of the head their hair is so thin that you can see right through to the scalp. I don't think anyone would have enough donor area to cover a whole head.
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From: Mike Beehner, M.D.
Date: 3/30/01
Time: 8:37:17 PM
Remote Name: 24.169.213.198
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You asked about experience with using Minoxidil (Rogaine) before or after transplants and the possible benefits. Over the past five years I have heard anecdotal reports by other hair surgeons that using topical minoxidil for a month before and after a transplant could be beneficial. The principle benefit that has been described has been that of helping prevent "shocking" to the existing hair in the area being transplanted, especially the hair there that is somewhat "weak" (vellus), and also for those persons who have had a lot of work on their scalp and in whom the blood supply may not be so good. It is thought that it might help "prime" that blood supply and offer additional insurance that the new grafts will take and grow. I use it presently in two situations: First, in all of my women paients I use it for the purpose of preventing shock to the existing hair. Secondly, I use it as I just mentioned, on those persons who have had three or more transplant (or reduction) sessions either somewhere else or by me. One very well-known French doctor has his patients all use it for six weeks before the transplant procedure and he feels it is of benefit. I am not aware, however, of any reports that it allows the transplanted hair to all start right off growing without taking the usual three month "rest". Hope that helps. Mike Beehner, M.D. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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From: t
Date: 3/20/01
Time: 8:29:22 PM
Remote Name: 24.0.104.173
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I had 2000 grafts done 5 days ago. I used Graftcyte until I ran out so started using a small amount of 2% minoxidil sprayed on lightly. I have never had any irritation from 2% and don't have any now. Has anyone tried this and does it sound like a good idea? I am hoping to skip the resting phase of the transplanted follicles which is why I also used massive amounts of minoxidil on the donor site for a month before surgery. Any thoughts, experience, or comments?
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From: t
Date: 3/20/01
Time: 8:29:22 PM
Remote Name: 24.0.104.173
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I had 2000 grafts done 5 days ago. I used Graftcyte until I ran out so started using a small amount of 2% minoxidil sprayed on lightly. I have never had any irritation from 2% and don't have any now. Has anyone tried this and does it sound like a good idea? I am hoping to skip the resting phase of the transplanted follicles which is why I also used massive amounts of minoxidil on the donor site for a month before surgery. Any thoughts, experience, or comments?
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From: Pat
Date: 3/15/01
Time: 4:38:58 PM
Remote Name: 205.142.108.6
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No scarring, pitting, or cobble stoning on the scalp on top - just the way it should be. A month after surgery (once my initial short graft hairs had shed as they normally do) my scalp looked exactly like it did before surgery. Done right, I believe there should be no visible scarring in the recipient area.
Thanks for the insightfull question - Pat
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From: MD
Date: 3/4/01
Time: 4:30:02 PM
Remote Name: 64.252.73.242
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Pat - A follow up question about scarring - Is there any scarring on your scalp that can be seen in "The right light"?
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From: Pat - editor and "Recoved Bald Guy"
Date: 3/4/01
Time: 3:33:50 PM
Remote Name: 196.40.56.242
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Technicaly, you will always have a scar in the donor area. My experience, and I know it is typical of Dr. Shapiro's patients, is that the donor scar has been a non issue. After I healed from my first two surgeries, even my hair stylist could not find the scar when searching for it using a comb. Needless to say it was a totally cosmetic non issue. On my third procedure, however, I got a bit sloppy about when to take out the stickes and left them in about a week too long. In one area the stitches caused some undue scaring that you can now detect in that one little area if you use a comb to find it. The area about an 1/8 inch wide by an inch and 1/2 long. Personally it doesn't concern me. It really is undectable unless you look for it. And who in my life would ever even think or care to try?
Thanks for the excellent question - Pat
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Date: 3/3/01
Time: 4:44:18 PM
Remote Name: 207.223.177.227
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Hey Pat-
Do you have any scaring in your donor area? do you have a picture of donor area
Thanks
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Date: 3/3/01
Time: 4:44:18 PM
Remote Name: 207.223.177.227
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Hey Pat-
Do you have any scaring in your donor area? do you have a picture of donor area
Thanks
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From: doug h
Date: 5/16/01
Time: 10:16:12 PM
Remote Name: 4.40.61.107
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Update: I had a second session by Dr. Hasson in Vancouver, B.C. today. It was much less painful than at Bosley's Seattle office. Also, Hasson obtained approx. 1500 grafts from an incision that was only 8" by 3/8", versus 1600 from two 7" by 3/8" incisions at Bosley. Hasson transplants the exact number of follicular units obtained from the donor site and charges for whatever they obtain, less or more than original estimate. Bosley's method is to charge you ahead of time for the estimated number and somehow make it come out exactly; they did not tell me how, even though I asked. Since it is impossible to guess exactly, I am convinced that if they obtain more grafts than expected, they throw them out. Maybe they put two singles into one site to avoid waste, but they probably would have told me that. If they don't have enough grafts, maybe they split the follicular units (containing 2,3 or 4 hairs) into singles in order to fill the extra holes? If so, thay are not always using follicular units as they claim. I am convinced that much of my donor hair, which is of course limited, was tragically wasted. Since they would not tell ME how they handle any discrepancies in numbers, YOU should get that question answered IF for some reason you choose Bosley. I won't go back.
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From: doug h
Date: 5/16/01
Time: 10:16:12 PM
Remote Name: 4.40.61.107
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Update: I had a second session by Dr. Hasson in Vancouver, B.C. today. It was much less painful than at Bosley's Seattle office. Also, Hasson obtained approx. 1500 grafts from an incision that was only 8" by 3/8", versus 1600 from two 7" by 3/8" incisions at Bosley. Hasson transplants the exact number of follicular units obtained from the donor site and charges for whatever they obtain, less or more than original estimate. Bosley's method is to charge you ahead of time for the estimated number and somehow make it come out exactly; they did not tell me how, even though I asked. Since it is impossible to guess exactly, I am convinced that if they obtain more grafts than expected, they throw them out. Maybe they put two singles into one site to avoid waste, but they probably would have told me that. If they don't have enough grafts, maybe they split the follicular units (containing 2,3 or 4 hairs) into singles in order to fill the extra holes? If so, thay are not always using follicular units as they claim. I am convinced that much of my donor hair, which is of course limited, was tragically wasted. Since they would not tell ME how they handle any discrepancies in numbers, YOU should get that question answered IF for some reason you choose Bosley. I won't go back.
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Satisfied Customer
From: Bruce
Date: 2/12/01
Time: 4:55:58 PM
Remote Name: 152.163.197.193
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I have had two procedures performed by the Sharpiro Group. The first procedure by Dr. Shapiro and the second by Dr. Rose. My foremost concern was if the results would look natural. I am pleased to say that I am very happy with the naturalness of the results.
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Satisfied Customer
From: Bruce
Date: 2/12/01
Time: 4:55:58 PM
Remote Name: 152.163.197.193
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I have had two procedures performed by the Sharpiro Group. The first procedure by Dr. Shapiro and the second by Dr. Rose. My foremost concern was if the results would look natural. I am pleased to say that I am very happy with the naturalness of the results.
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From: Pat - editor and "Recovered Bald Guy"
Date: 2/11/01
Time: 11:58:05 PM
Remote Name: 12.72.156.206
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Rod, Congradulations on jumping in. Glad to hear you got it done right with Hasson & Wong. Have fun watching those sprouts coming in this Spring.
An Excellent Result
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From: J.A. from N.Y.
Date: 5/21/01
Time: 11:54:30 AM
Remote Name: 64.63.70.139
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I live in NYC and wanted to add my doctor's name to the field of top hair transplant surgeons. His name is Dr. True of the Elliott & True Medical Group. My results are excellent and people don't believe me when I tell them I'm transplanted. I had seen many of his patients prior to scheduling, which made my decision an easy one to make.