carl kolchak

I have been looking into this as well. I know i won't be satisfied with the number of grafts extracted from the donor region. I'm still waiting for a larger sample of Bht results,before making an assessment of Bht. Would help if a few more doctors gave it a try. cheers

where do you live??? Uh not for personal reasons,just how close are you to a top ht surgeon?? I wouldn't bother dealing with the Penn& Teller Doctor/Nurse team again You need an opinion from a ht surgeon that you would feel worthy of performing an ht on your noggin. He should give you a much more informed assessment.

Wow,that's a closeup.So much so i can't get a feel for your degree of baldness. thinning those grafts seems recommended. Not an expert on that though. Is that picture a 3D photo?If i stare at it from an inch away with unfocused eyes will i see a landscape painting??? you do seem to have good hair characteristics so i think HT could produce some impressive results. Post another pic that would let me see the forest for the trees. just my random thoughts.

Excellent post Dr.Epstein.I think it is only natural for people to underestimate how much hair they will lose in the crown.its rather depressing to contemplate. So most people have no idea how much hair they will lose in the crown until they do. What about Body Hair transplanted into the crown??? this way you can keep the donor area banked for the front

is this a dermatologist with Ht experience??? If not, i'm not sure you will get much in terms of useful that you haven't already read on the various forums. the main characteristic of the drugs you are taking is prevention not regrowth.So although they are not giving you the results you want,i wouldn't throw out the baby with bathwater.That is unless you have ascertained you are still losing hair while taking them. have you looked into fue or Bht??? How bald are you at this time??? How fast are you losing your hair????

Yeah i have corresponded with a number of people with similar gripes about being misled in terms of the results one can expect from 2-3,000 grafts.I'm not sure the term Lowballing would be an accurate description,but more like a lack of communication on just what one can expect from 2-3k grafts.One guy initially thought that most of his grafts had failed to grow,but when he looked closer realised that it was just his expectations were way too high for the number of grafts moved. regards, Carl

Be careful when reading on HLH. The shill volume is cranked to 11 over there. That being said,I really think it comes down to sheer quantity of grafts once you have located a quality ht surgeon.Unfortunately quality Ht surgeons are in very short supply, so that is why sites specialising in ht are so frequented compared to say dentistry sites where there is at least a certain standard of care. So,your interest in Body Hair Transplants is well placed,as i think the more grafts you receive, the better your result will be. I'm still awaiting more developments in the Body Hair trans field myself.I'm concerned about yield and such.But i have come to the realisation that 6,000 or so grafts from my donor area will not give me the look/result i want.Not even close. regards carl

I would agree that one must be careful with dense packing and squandering grafts early in the process.I'm starting to see an attitude amongst patients that they can get dense packing because they believe Fue and Body Hair Trans will cover up any areas they can't cover when they are "stripped out".Seems a bit premature for people to believe that. Otoh,i think the term "appearance of fullness" is ht marketing hype.So I believe one should come to the realization that Ht Density isn't full head of hair density in appearance.Not by a longshot.Your bound to be awfully disappointed with your procedure if that is your expectation.

First the thread is dead,and then you bring it back from the grave. anyway,about the show.it's based on a real life sportswriter named tony kornheiser(sp?)If you see pictures of tony he has very little hair himself which he use to style with a silly combover that he has since abandoned for the most part,not enough hair left. You can see Tony Kornheiser on that Espn show with Tony Wilbon.I can't recall the name of it now,although i have seen it plenty of times. i'm not sure if i mentioned this previously,but Jason was on the Howard Stern show last month to promote his show.He referenced his hair a bit and said he was wearing make-up for character reasons and to reduce the shine coming off his head.Maybe he was joking about the latter.the pictures on that link page are from very recent charity events,did you see the dates???

was the original poster given a wrong quote then??? he did write: 2,500 grafts for $12,500.

yes this board is for inquiries and i did take the time to answer your query, replete with an excellent link providing extensive photographic evidence.Now i did offer a few sardonic replies,when for some reason you didn't want to see the evidence before you.I was curious not offended. yes,people are entitled to their opinions.But some opinions have more grounding in facts than others. If someone claims to me that Mini-Me is taller than Shaquille Oneal,i could say that they are entitled to their opinion.I have to admit that a few other descriptions would come to mind,but hey whatever. Now if i'm an optometrist and i ask someone to read the three letters on the eye chart which i Know are JKL,and that person replies that they are CDE,and i tell him no, the letters are JKL, and the patient keeps insisting that they are CDE, then i would start considering whether that person has a visual disorder of some sort. Just for kicks,i sent those pics of jason to 3 other people who cannot find a a hide or hair of ht evidence on Jason. If this makes me a prick,so be it

you mean he had some hair transplanted into his costanza bar but neglected the hairline and the crown??? that would be incredible in and of itself,and there is no visual evidence of it either. this isn't a matter of opinion.what your claiming is the equivalent of stating that Mini-Me is as tall as Shaquille O'Neal. Forget the Opthamologist,I strongly suggest you seek therapy

hey i was just looking farther down that page and surprise surprise;Joanne Worley is still alive. Who knew?!

I'm still utterly fascinated that two people here see Ht work in Jason's current photos. Please tell me more

You need to post some pics before the fellas can give some specific advice. Norwood 2 means different things to different people. try to have pics from different angles especially back,top,sides.the front view(driver licence/ passport style)can be quite misleading. Regards, carl

I wasn't sure from your reply whether you got the first link to work. If so--you do have to give it a moment--and you think he has had work done then you have some sort of visual disorder.

just a bump. could someone kindly reply,and tell me if they can see the first link. this is the first time i have used one of those tinyurl things. thanks

it is a bit too early to worry about the grafts not growing, like the gents above mentioned. I think the bigger concern may be that when they do grow in you might be disappointed with the results if your expectations are too high. I believe this is a quite common yet little discussed psychological facet of hair t's. regards, carl

He hasn't had any work done. hopefully this link works now. JA's current hairstyle Clearly no work.just some scattered remains from his Constanza bar. removed latter link to avoid confusion

I haven't seen him recently,but you are probably looking at the remains of his Costanza bar.(that ridge he had that was like a bridge connecting the two sides". Maybe Bering Strait land bridge would be a more appropriate refernce given its slow descent into the sea of baldness. Anyway,i think its just makeup he uses to reduce the shine coming off of his noggin under the tv lights. I heard him refer to this when interviewed on Howard Stern a month or so ago. He doesn't appear to me as a guy in too much angst over the loss of his hair.

I'm one who thinks the claim that 50% of original density gives the "appearance of fullness" is mostly rubbish.Just compare someone with ht to someone with a full head of hair to see what i mean. Terms like "appearance of fullness" "extensive coverage" are marketing/sales terms that the ht industry uses to advertise and lull in those with visions of restoring a full head of hair. they can't honestly/legally claim to give you back a full head of hair,but they like to use such phrases to lead you into thinking they can. Obviously if you densely pack a small area, this will leave you with less in storage to cover the remaining balding areas.one of the biggest oversights i think prospective patients make is to not fully understand how much hair one can lose in the crown area.rather depressing to consider but one should have a plan for it.

Donald has to be delusional.i mean that's an obvious hair flap on the left front of his noggin.plus who knows what other products go into the architectural stylings that make up his combover hairdo.

looks like a transplant from what i remember. he should try putting a small hair piece in the crown region.would look much better. Although he might be worried that the NY Post will goof on him.

are you using propecia already?? i couldn't quite tell from your post.If not, at least visit a dermatologist,and see if they will prescribe you propecia.If you are in an area with a reputable ht surgeon they can have a close look at your head,and give you a better diagnosis.NO reputable surgeon will consider you a candidate for HT. Once you get the prescription for propecia, instead of taking one pill a day as indicated, take a 1/2 pill every day.There are numerous studies showing that one's benefit from a 0.5 dose per day is pretty near the same as a 1.0 dose per day.i have even seen studies where patients have derived benefit from 0.33 pill per day. As for topicals,stay away from them for now.see how effective the propecia is for at least a year.

post a pic.it will give people a better idea