SmokinJoe

I was just checking to see if a link I had posted a while back was still here and I came across your post regarding Dr. Charles. I had HT done (hairline)on June 28, 2001 by Dr Charles and the results still amaze me. It doesn't matter if I comb it straight back or part it on the side, it looks great. The first hair that grew in was frizzy so about six months ago I shaved it with a number 2 to get rid of the split ends. Even with it that short the donar 'scar' was totally undetectable and the hairline looked awesome. Now it is grown back healhtier than ever with no frizz. For those of you with curly hair (like me) don't worry. Before my HT I was a little concerned that the hairs might curl every which way, but they don't. In fact I used to have cow licks on both sides of my head - not anymore- just a perfect wave of (transplanted) hair. I hope everyone has as good an experience as I have and congrats to all who have done it especially those who have had older jobs repaired.

You are correct Rey, to me it is a non-issue. I suppose if I were to shave my head to the bare skin it would probably be noticable, but why would anyone spend thousands of dollars on transplants only to shave their head?

Sorry, link no longer available. [This message was edited by SmokinJoe on November 20, 2002 at 10:43 PM.]

Sorry, link no longer available. [This message was edited by SmokinJoe on November 20, 2002 at 10:43 PM.]

I want to share an e-mail I recently sent to Pat as follows: Joe S <joe@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Pat, I appreciate your staying in contact with me, and I apologize for not writing you sooner. After receiving your first email, I contacted Matt at Dr. Shapiro's office. He told me about Dr. Charles in Boca Raton FL. and suggested that Dr. Charles was one of his favorite hairline restoration surgeons. After talking to Dr. Charles, we both decided that my best option was to have 1200 grafts done for $4800. On June 28, 2001 I flew to Florida where Dr. Charles performed the surgery. He and his entire staff were very nice, and made me feel very comfortable. The surgery went well, hardly any bleeding, and no pain. Because I still had a good patch of hair in the front middle, the transplants were virtually undectable, so I didn't wear a hat. I was so impressed with the new little hairs that I was showing everyone. People who had warned me about "plugs" could not believe how natural it looked, but I knew (from your web site) how natural a great transplant can look. Of course a month later when many of the new hairs (and a few existing hairs) fell out, I got a little bummed out, but I had been warned to expect that, and sure enough a few months later they started growing back. It has now been just over six months and so far everything has met or exceeded my high expectations. There are new hairs still sprouting, and the others are getting thicker. Although I expect it to get thicker yet, I would still be happy even if it were to not improve any more. Dr. Charles did an excellent job of re-creating the hairline, and the scar in the back was undectable by my barber two weeks ago. The real test though, is watching peoples eyes when talking to them. People no longer glance up at my forehead - success!! I have not used rogaine or propecia because I wanted to see the results of just the transplant. On the one year anniversary I intend to take hi-res pictures and mail them on cd to Dr. Charles and then start on propecia. I really want to thank you for creating and maintaining your web site and for following up on people's inquiries. I would highly recommend hairtransplantnetwork.com and Dr. Charles to anybody considering a hair transplant. Please keep up the good work. Joe S San Juan Capistrano. CA

I want to share an e-mail I recently sent to Pat as follows: Joe S <joe@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Pat, I appreciate your staying in contact with me, and I apologize for not writing you sooner. After receiving your first email, I contacted Matt at Dr. Shapiro's office. He told me about Dr. Charles in Boca Raton FL. and suggested that Dr. Charles was one of his favorite hairline restoration surgeons. After talking to Dr. Charles, we both decided that my best option was to have 1200 grafts done for $4800. On June 28, 2001 I flew to Florida where Dr. Charles performed the surgery. He and his entire staff were very nice, and made me feel very comfortable. The surgery went well, hardly any bleeding, and no pain. Because I still had a good patch of hair in the front middle, the transplants were virtually undectable, so I didn't wear a hat. I was so impressed with the new little hairs that I was showing everyone. People who had warned me about "plugs" could not believe how natural it looked, but I knew (from your web site) how natural a great transplant can look. Of course a month later when many of the new hairs (and a few existing hairs) fell out, I got a little bummed out, but I had been warned to expect that, and sure enough a few months later they started growing back. It has now been just over six months and so far everything has met or exceeded my high expectations. There are new hairs still sprouting, and the others are getting thicker. Although I expect it to get thicker yet, I would still be happy even if it were to not improve any more. Dr. Charles did an excellent job of re-creating the hairline, and the scar in the back was undectable by my barber two weeks ago. The real test though, is watching peoples eyes when talking to them. People no longer glance up at my forehead - success!! I have not used rogaine or propecia because I wanted to see the results of just the transplant. On the one year anniversary I intend to take hi-res pictures and mail them on cd to Dr. Charles and then start on propecia. I really want to thank you for creating and maintaining your web site and for following up on people's inquiries. I would highly recommend hairtransplantnetwork.com and Dr. Charles to anybody considering a hair transplant. Please keep up the good work. Joe S San Juan Capistrano. CA