Bill - Seemiller

Sloppos, I can understand your frustration and confusion in trying to find a list of excellent surgeons that include all the information you were looking for. And while our community doesn’t typically list of the costs under each surgeon we recommend, we do prescreen surgeons based on high standards and recommend those who have proven to do top-notch work with excellent results. In fact, if you go to our parents website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com, It provides extensive information about hair loss and hair transplant surgery with links to surgeons that have been approved for recommendation by this community in order by name and by location. You can also search for a doctor based on criteria using the search function on the website. For the record, cost is not omitted because we are afraid to discuss it, it’s just that cost is variable and often changes. It’s hard to list a surgeons prices when they change regularly and have so many different variants causing a price change. For instance, the cost of hair transplant depends on the type of donor harvesting technique, and the price for draft or number of grafts, the number of grafts required, whether or not shaving his shows it or not depending on the technique (for instance there is shaved donor FUE and non-shaved and both are accompanied by different costs), etc. moreover, surgeons are often providing various discounts at different times of the year and all them change their pricing frequently. However, our list of recommended surgeons have been prescreened and approved by this community. Patient members of this for way in with their opinion and input before we approve any new doctors. We also send newsletters out to our subscribers and reach out to our current recommended physicians asking for input on any new prospective recommended surgeons. Now, while our list of recommended doctors do meet our high standards and have been approved for recommendation by this community, our list is not necessarily an exclusive list of all the best surgeons in the world. For one reason or another, surgeons may not be recommended. Either they don’t meet our high standards, we don’t know about them or they haven’t been through our rigorous prescreening process in order for us to have enough faith and evidence that they warrant recommendation. Some may choose not to undergo our prescreened game process and become recommended because they don’t want to pay the nominal monthly sponsorship fee to support our patient base community. We operate a lot like an Ivy League university who admits only the brightest students but students who our accepted must enroll by paying tuition. Students to choose not to pay tuition may still be very intelligent but will not attend the university. On the other hand, many students willing to pay tuition who do not meet the University standards will not be approved and also will not be able to attend. I hope this helps understand that there are organizations like ours to do work hard making a credible list excellent surgeons whose profiles contain a multitude of information including information about their technique, experienced, skill, specialties, patient photos, reviews, testimonials, videos, interviews, articles/blogs they’ve written. Best wishes, Bill

Darkandcumbrian, Thanks for updating us with your three-month photos. As you have already been told and reassured, everything looks very normal and good at this stage of your hair transplant. At three months, most people look very similar to how they did before surgery and then start to see some minor signs of growth starting within that next month. By month five, there’s typically a lot of sprouting and you will begin to see differences between your before pictures and current pictures. And then every month after, you will likely see progressive changes and improvements through one year or even more. You selected an excellent hair surgeon, so now the rest is just about waiting and enjoying your new hair Best wishes, Bill

Sali, You should get email notifications if they are turned on. They are turned on by default. However, our system only sends a couple emails for the first couple of replies and not every reply so it doesn’t bombard you with a hundred emails for example. Send, if you visit the forum again and you are logged in of course, you will then get another couple email notifications when people reply. So as long as you are visiting forum when you get replies, you should continue getting emails pretty much every time somebody replies but not always. Our new Forum community which we are almost complete with, will send email notifications every time there is a reply so that should be more like what you are used to. Best wishes, Bill

I have not had a chance to read every reply on this thread, but I do agree with what many have said so far. While not familiar with this surgeon, I agree that it appears that he did a great job with the limited amount of donor hair he could use and on such a large balding area. As others have suggested, the hair loss you are experiencing at 27 years old would be labeled severe / advanced. Given that hair transplant surgery is about supply versus demand, I trust your doctor made you aware that your demand for hair (the bald or balding area that’s receiving the transplanted hairs - referred to as the recipient area) is much greater than your overall supply (hair on the sides and back of your scalp referred to as the donor area). Thus, as result, you will never be able to achieve a full looking head of hair from front to back. This is why the doctor clearly focused on the frontal region in which, a natural, age-appropriate hairline that will frame the face was created with as much hair as possible put behind it until the donor hair ran out. Subsequent hair transplant procedures will enable your doctor to add more hair behind the hairline and mid region but will likely never get to the crown. But, this and a few subsequent hair transplant procedures could give you a very natural and age-appropriate head of hair even though it may not be as thick or as covering as you would like it to be. As long as your doctor explained all of this to you, and your expectations of this and other procedures should be realistic. Just understand, that you will never be able to achieve a full walking head of hair that covers all areas of baldness. We do hope that you continue to update us with regular/monthly photos so we can follow your progress to see how everything grows in and looks over the next year. Best wishes and happy growing, Bill

In my long experience both with hair loss and on this community, I can say that results and side effects from Propecia does and will vary. My case, Propecia really did nothing. I thought for some time it may have helped to maintain the hair just above the occipital ridge in the back and below the crown and possibly some nominal natural hair throughout the top of the scalp. That said, I decided, for personal reasons to come off of Propecia probably four or five years ago and have not lost any additional hair that I thought Propecia was saving. Propecia did not give me any side effects and it did not re-grow any hair. Whether or not it maintained any hair for awhile, is questionable. It seems like it probably didn’t do anything for me given that stopping Propecia did not affect any natural hair I have left. That said, my experience is unlike many. It appears that the majority of people that I have spoken with have experienced either some minor growth from Propecia or it had help them maintain their existing natural hair while they went on ahead for hair transplant surgery to regrow hair in bald or balding areas. A magnificent few have reported significant hair regrowth such as photos presented on the previous page where the before and after photos are so distinct that it looks like the person had undergone hair transplant surgery. Another unfortunate few had experienced side effects so great that even stopping Propecia did not make them go away, which is why the condition known as post finasteride syndrome (PFS) now exists. This simply refers to those people who have experienced sexual side effects from the medication and continues having them even after she sing or use of Propecia. The above description basically shows the three significant points on the bell curve You have the far extreme to the left at the bottom (Extreme side effects), you have the normal point up at the very top in the middle (those with nominal regrowth and mainenance of existing hair) and you have the far extreme on the right at the bottom (those with magnificent hair regrowth results). Everyone else falls somewhere in between. If you understand the bell curve, the reason why the normal point is at the top, it’s because the majority of people fall in that range and as you move to the left or the right of the bell curve, fewer and fewer people fall in that range. So I know I’ve seen a lot of people debate whether or not Propecia is affective or produces horrible side effects, etc. The truth is, it varies from person to person based on the bell curve that I described above. What works for one person doesn’t necessarily work for another. What produces side effects for one doesn’t necessarily produce side effects for another. Best wishes, Bill

Buzzbee, Thanks for keeping this topic up to date with regular photos showcasing your hair transplant progress. As others have already stated and suggested, everything looks like it should for only four months after the procedure. I’m glad you have been receiving support and help from our community as your hair transplant experience progresses and comes to fruition. Of course, you have a lot of growth and sickening to come before anyone can refer to your case as a hair transplant result. Please continue sharing your photos, asking questions and participating on this and other topics as you progress and we will be here alongside of you the whole way. Best wishes, Bill

Blue60, At day 10 after a hair transplant, it’s not abnormal to see what appears to be dandruff. From anything to dry skin on scalp which is what dandruff is to the shedding of the transplanted hair that typically occurs 2 to 6 weeks after hair transplant surgery, there’s a lot going on the first month after the procedure. So don’t be concerned, not only what you are experiencing won’t affect the procedure, it’s perfectly normal. Best wishes, Bill

Jammerz, Seems like your post is riddled with medical questions that are best suited for a doctor. That said, if Propecia is worsening or causing gyno, I personally would probably stop taking Propecia after speaking to doctor immediately. As for tamoxifen, i’m not familiar with it however, if a reported side effects is hair loss, then it can potentially affect your hair transplant. Not because of the surgery, but because it could potentially affect any hair since hair loss maybe a reported side effect. So the first thing I would do is check with your doctor on all of these things. Then, I will see if the medication you are considering taking has a reported potential side effect of hair loss. If it doesn’t, I don’t see why it would affect your hair transplant. If it does, in most cases, even if you do experience that side effect of hair loss, stopping the medication will likely restore any lost hair. However, personally, I would be nervous about taking any medication that potentially causes hair loss. Best wishes, Bill

Jimmy and all, Reality is, everybody is different. Someone with a small degree of hair loss like Jimmy may be very unhappy and affected by it on a daily basis while somebody with more hair loss may not even care. As for me, I had extensively more hair loss then Jimmy by the time I had my first hair transplant however, when I was younger and started noticing a small bald spot appearing in the crown, I became very insecure about it. Now given that my age at the time was close to 21 and I only had a small degree of loss in the crown, I was not really a good candidate for a hair transplant at that time anyway. However, in Jimmy‘s case, with hairline recession, he was certainly a better candidate than I was with a small ball spot in the crown. Long story short, Jimmy‘s hair before surgery may not have looked bad at all to many of us, but to him, it was a major insecurity. So he went to one of the best doctors and underwent hair restoration surgery and feels a lot better about himself now. Dr. Hasson is not the kind of doctor to just do a procedure on somebody without discussing the potential of future hair loss and the possible need for additional work as he ages. Thus, as long as Jimmy is aware that he may need additional work down the line and has been advised that hair loss medication such as Propecia and Rogaine may be helpful in maintaining existing hair, there’s nothing wrong with what he did… In fact, he’s very happy and we should be happy for him. Best wishes, Bill

Harry, As I was reading your post, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why you think you had folliculitis as none of the products you mentioned should cause something like that. However, then you mentioned you had hair transplant surgery or at least you mentioned you were afraid that the folliculitis may impact the surgery. So I assume that means you had already undergone a hair transplant right? If so, how long ago? People who undergo hair transplant surgery sometimes can get folliculitis as new hairs are trying to sprout underneath the scalp. It’s also possible that the concealer that you are using may be caking itself to the scalp a bit in which case, it may be making it more difficult for the scalp to breathe and thus, for new hair to grow. In my opinion, I would speak to your hair transplant surgeon immediately to see what he or she says about potentially treating it. I would also post photos here so we can see it and we can give you some suggestions. Best wishes, Bill

CSHI, Because you have posted on another unrelated forum topic, I've taken the liberty of moving your post and any replies directly to you to it's own topic. Thus, please post any additional remarks, photos, etc. on this topic instead of the topic regarding Dr. Hasson, which was the original topic you piggybacked on. Thanks and best wishes, Bill

Blue60, When I first read this topic, I first read legends initial response and was worried I was going to read something atrocious about grafts being plucked out or damaged, etc. whoever, then I read your topic about sweating and I was wondering why legend responded in such a way that would have potential he created so much panic if you believed him. I’m glad to see, that he responded quickly letting you know that he was just kidding… But, I don’t like to think that you may have been read for a little while because you got completely incorrect information…although, meant as a joke - it may have still caused unnecessary panic. That said, as others have already stated, sweating is normal so you shouldn’t have anything to worry about. Best wishes, Bill

Pete, Thanks for posting. The surgical work looks good as does his progress for only four months. I do hope that you follow up with his results when they grow in. I often see surgeons post these types of photo albums and then never get back to updating them. While surgical photos are often interest to people when evaluating a result, without seeing the results afterwards, postoperative pictures aren’t overly relevant. Best wishes, Bill

Minicooper, As others have already stated, posting photos would help us gain an understanding of just how low the hairline is and whether or not your concerns are more in your head or realistic. After surgery, it’s difficult to get a real feel for how the hairline will look and even if it looks lower to you now, it may actually be just right by the time everything grows in and matures. As for what to do, since you already just had surgery, there’s really nothing you can do until it grows in. If you decide after your hair transplant rose in that the hairline is too low, then, you can always have some of the hairs removed to raise your hairline. But there’s nothing that you’re going to want to do before it grows in… Trying to remove the grafts themselves before the hairs shed and new hair grows in would be a bad idea. So, I suggest posting a few photos of your scalp before surgery and immediately after surgery so we can see what it looks like. Bill

WHTC, Thanks for your response however, I was hoping for a slightly more detailed response from a Clinic representative. Perhaps you can ask Dr. Mwamba to provide his opinion about whether or not using PRP as a storage solution is any more effective than the standard saline solution. For instants, we already know that it is natural, but it doesn’t necessarily mean there are additional benefits to using this over another holding solution. Best wishes, Bill

Mike, Long time no see and welcome back :-). Personally, I’m not so sure I would call PRP during a follicular unit transplantation procedure a “treatment“. Basically, they are using PRP as a holding solution for the grants between parking and planting as opposed to the standard saline solution or something else. So the question is, is PRP more effective as a holding solution than standard saline solution? I personally haven’t seen any real evidence that it is or isn’t. Because growth rate in the hands of the best hair transplant surgeons was already very high as long as grafts were not placed outside of the body for too long. Perhaps PRP enables surgeons to keep here in the solution longer without damage occurring, but I’m not sure how true that is or under what conditions this has been tested. In my opinion, PRP will not form a hair transplant but I haven’t seen any real evidence suggesting that it will do anything additional or special for it. It would be interesting to hear what some of our recommended hair transplant physicians have to say about this. Best wishes, Bill

WSH, Well the product definitely sounds fancy but, based on your description of it, it appears to be a supplement with green tea leaves amongst other things. Nothing about it really sounds like it does anything to regulate androgen receptor transcription. And even if it does, it doesn’t seem like it does anything to reverse the process of pattern baldness. Of course, it’s true that every individual is different however, I suspect that since this particular product pathway is not more popular because there isn’t a substantial number of people benefiting from it. Thanks for sharing your experience. Bill

I see that there has also been some controversy on this topic, which given Jimmy’s level of hair loss, I can understand a little. That said, One thing that has always made this community better than the others ( in addition to it being more popular) was the supportive nature of its members. While we always ask members to be truthful and honest, being respectful is something this forum community prides itself on as opposed to others where I’ve seen pages and pages of trash talk before a moderator even gets involved...if ever. I see there has already been an apology on this topic which I agree was a class move. But I also see a few other posts that continue to be antagonizing. Please remember that we are all in the same boat and through our hair loss and hair restoration endeavors, we are bonded as a community of people with a similar interest and gold. That doesn’t mean we all will agree, but we should certainly be respectful toward one another and not make comments that are going to be blatantly Offensive. So please don’t post any more negative comments… Let’s be respectful in our comments and encourage and thank Jimmy for sharing his experience. Best wishes, Bill

Jimmy, I like this topic because it’s very unique… You decided to create a poll instead of just sharing your experience. As a two-time Dr. Hasson patient (four time hair transplant patient overall), I am very happy with my results. In fact, after wearing my hair very short for the last 10 years or so, I actually started to grow my hair out a bit just for fun. I will likely be posting pictures in a few months which will also show people that there are no limits as to how you can grow and style your hair with the right hair transplant from the right hair surgeon. I see that you have been added to the ranks of many satisfied Dr. Hasson patients. In my opinion, he has always been one of the best and still is today. I appreciate you sharing your experience and photos and I am ecstatic for you that you are happy with your new head of hair. Please feel free to continue posting, sharing your experience and helping others who are seeking advice and excellent doctors. Best wishes, Bill

Richard, I agree that Matt's response was less than cordial. In fact, many new members aren't that familiar with the format of discussion forums so when I see this, I always try to educate people rather than make a sarcastic comment. That said, we certainly want to help you find a hair restoration physician in California. However, when asking a question that's unrelated to the topic you are responding to, it's bet to start your own topic. To do that, go to the main forum www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve, click on a forum category, then click "New Thread". Once you do that, you can ask any question you wish and then people who respond to it should make sure to keep their responses related to your question or post. In the meantime, I highly recommend you click here to see the hair transplant surgeons we recommend in California. Best wishes, Bill

Cheven, As others have already said, I'm disappointed that your results did not turn out the way they should have. Dr. Yaman however, is a stand-up physician and does stand behind his patients. It sounds like you've already spoken to him and he's made an offer to help you. But from the sounds of it, you are not overly happy with what he proposed. Have you explained that? I will be sending an email to Dr. Yaman to let him know about this post and your experience, encouraging him to address your concerns. Please be sure to provide him with whatever he needs (permission and/or your name privately) so that he can share his side of the story. Best wishes, Bill

Dr. Umar, Sorry, another question. If I'm correct, the UGraft, is a rotating powered device that makes both the incision and extracts the graft. But when it extracts the graft and comes out, it seems to be spinning/rotating and takes a long time. How do we know damage isn't being done to the follicle while it's coming out of the device? And it also seems to be a rather slow and tedious process compared to manual FUE or other devices where forceps are used to remove the follicle. I'd like to hear more about how this works and why you feel it's more intelligent and superior to other devices. Thanks, Bill

P.S. The UGraft has been around for awhile. Have there been improvements made to the device? If so, what are they?

Dr. Umar and Abbie, Demonstrations are great, but this community is highly educated (at least most of us are) and would like to hear a detailed description of what makes this tool so unique and intelligent over the others. Thanks and best wishes, Bill

Harry, Unless I'm missing something, I'm a little confused. There are 2 photos you've posted that make it look like you have almost a full head of hair with only a little crown thinning while the others make it look like you've lost a lot more hair. Which one is you? Or are the pictures with a lot more hair you from a long time ago? At 35 years old, your hair loss may have stabilized but it's also possible that you'll lose the rest of your natural hair in the surrounding areas. I know that's what happened to me but I was only 27 when I had my first hair transplant. If you are not afraid of a linear scar that will likely be well concealed even when wearing your hair short, I suggest going with "FUT/FUSS" (Follicular unit Transplantation/Follicular Unit Strip Surgery). FUT/FUE (Follicular Unit Transplantation/Follicular Unit Excision - formerly Extraction) will likely take longer for you to get the head of hair you wish and will still create scarring (though a different kind). In my opinion, consult with a few leading hair restoration physicians that are recommended by this community (see the drop down box on the right hand side) and see what they have to say. Best wishes, Bill