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Bill, I noticed that you did not include Dr. True in your list of recommnded surgeons but you did have a procedure done by him in the past. Were you dissatisfied with the results w/ Dr. True? Thanks.

NickD, Yes, I had a conversation w/ Dr. Bernstein @ my 1 year mark. It was very disappointing as he classified as an "outlyer" and atypical of what one should expect. As you say, things like this apparently can happen but it is no less comforting when it is you that it happens to...

Growingagain, Congrats on your steps so far. I agree that Dr. Bernstein is a no pressure and honest surgeon. That is one of the reasons I went to him in the 1st place. Unfortunately in my case, I have not had good results at all (1900 grafts over 16 months ago). My shock fallout was far more than whatever growth I experieced so I have notieceably less hair now than b4 the surgery. Certainly not what I anticipated. Hopefully you will have a better result - good luck!

Can I please ask anyone who has had surgeries with any of these docs to weigh in with their opinions (either positive or negative). Your input is very much appreciated! Dr. Bernstein Dr. True Dr. Keller

Can I please ask anyone who has had surgeries with any of these docs to weigh in with their opinions (either positive or negative). Your input is very much appreciated! Dr. Bernstein Dr. True Dr. Keller

Yes, Dr. did take before pics of me prior to surgery. His point of view is that I lost more native hair than grew from the surgery thus the net loss. But how do I know this is true - how does one know if the grafts actually survived and grew. All I know is that I have sunstantially less hair after the procedure. Dr. B's view is to wait for a period of time and then do a 2nd mega procedure to give me the improvement I am looking for. But based on the results of my 1st procedure, I am naturally apprehensive - hoefully you can see why. If I had confidence that a 2nd procedure would result in improvement I would feel better (thought this would be the case from my 1st surgery) but after what I have gone through, who is to say that it would not make matters even worse???

All, Here is a pic taken on 7/7/07. My feeling is I have far less hair now then prior to surgery. I do not have any digital pics beforehand (mistake on my part). I can only say that I am deeply disappointed with the outcome. I do belive my expectations were very realistic going into the surgery. Bottom line is I anticipated improvement in my look and not a step backward.

All, I took some digital pics today of my hair situtaion but each pic seems to be more than the 350K allowed on this site so it is not allowing me to post. If someone can help me with this probelm I would be glad to attempt to post. Thanks!

Folica, Thanks for the background on Pat - that is very helpful...

Folks, I don't want to slam Dr. B as I belive he is a good doctor based on reported experiences from many other patients he has worked on. I can only say that in my particular situation and for whatever reason, I was deeply disappointed with the outcome in that I am worse off now than b4 the procedure. I will post some after pics shortly, but unfortunately I don't have any digital pics beforehand for comparison purposes. I can only tell you that I have less fair now than b4 the procedure (I'm sure Dr. B would agree). By the way, a post today by wanthairs suggests that Pat look into this. Since I am new to this forum, pls. advise who Pat is. Thanks.

Haven't discussed this with him - frankly I am more focused on "fixing" my hair problem but I am not sure how to be honest...

Yes, I do have b4 and after pics but I am not sure I feel comfortable posting on the web. My doctor (Bernstein) also has these in his files. I have been on meds for several years (Propecia since 2000) and have recently upped the dosage (from 1 mg to 2.5 mg) based on suggestion from Dr. B. Not expecting any help from the increased dosage as Propecia never did much for me in my humble opinion.

Thanks for info on this site - very informative. I had my initial HT about 16 months ago and am very unhappy with the outcome. 1900 FUT grafts were transplanted and the result is that I have noticeably less hair now than b4 surgery. Went to a very reputable doc in NJ and his explanation was the infamous shock fallout. He claims that the grafts survived but I ended up losing more native hair than was transplanted. Is this possible? I am just very skeptical that many of the grafts survived although he tells me that there is almost a 0% chance that grafts don't survive IF DONE PROPERLY. I was aware that I would likely lose some native hair but I had over 4000 hairs transplanted so it just doesn't add up. How can one ever know for sure if the grafts survived. Just seems like I lost much hair from the fallout without any new harirs to compensate. Was expecting one step backward and then two seps forward over the course of the year following surgery - instead it feels (and looks)like 3 steps backwards! People that knew I had the surgery have asked me "What happened?" I am very upset because now I don't know what to do. Can't imagine going thru this ordeal again with another HT given my experience but don't want to accept this as my fate either!Feel like I am in the middle of a bad dream and can't wake up!

Thanks for info on this site - very informative. I had my initial HT about 16 months ago and am very unhappy with the outcome. 1900 FUT grafts were transplanted and the result is that I have less hair now than b4 surgery. Went to a very reputable doc in NJ and his explanation was the infamous shock fallout. He claims that the grafts survived but I ended up losing more native hair than was transplanted. Is this possible? I am just very skeptical that many of the grafts survived although he tells me that there is almost a 0% chance that grafts don't survive IF DONE PROPERLY. I was aware that I would likely lose some native hair but I had over 4000 hairs transplanted so it just doesn't add up. I am very upset becuase now I don't know what to do. Feel like I am in the middle of a bad dream and can't wake up!