Mahair

Lal,Do Not go anywhere until you spend 6 months here. 6 months is what it takes to make an INFORMED decision. I was masacred by MHR and it took me a year to figure out why and how bad. I am glad you found this forum. When you are done with your research thank Pat for saving your life.

I truly hate doctors that initiate women into h/ts for typical female hairloss. Now that you have been initiated you must only go with the best.This forum will prove to be a valuable resource to you.God Bless.

You can give it a try.It might look better shaved down.As far as the bumps MHR uses mini-grafts which can be irregular,you could try dermabrasion to improve this. Also you only got 1000 so the scar might not be too bad in back.I hope you will have some resolution to this.

It depends who you go to.If you go to a top notch surgeon using state of the art tech,a few weeks or maybe a bit more. If you go to MHR a 5 gallon bucket with eye slots should suffice indefinately.

I have recently spoken to a highly regarded doctor on this issue. It is a hoax. His concern is that soon there will be clinics luring in people and selling them this B.S..The Australian FDA approved it? As being effective or not being dangerous?

Did they touch on why can't I get my patients to go for their sixth surgery or how to turn a no into a yes this year? To not allow Pat to be there reaks of secrecy and underhandedness.Patients need to know what they have up their sleeves to protect themselves.We are who they are SELLING to.Maybe they feel we are better kept in the dark and write checks to them in blind faith. Sorry to say most have abused that priveledge to a tragic degree.Why don't we boycott hair transplants for a month or two in protest of them not allowing an advocate into the meeting.

They need to update their assessment of the *surgery*. Of course they have some guy smiling next to a girl.They do reveal the horseshoe approach to transplants though.Real informative

Originally posted by Gorpy:

Ha, that's funny. I'm definitely looking forward to my new "hair style". Just to have hair in my hairline to comb would be nice.

 

I'll keep everyone up to date with my progress.

I don't think you will be dissapointed if that is your goal.Good luck

I am going to donate my scalp to science to show how much destruction can be done by an unethical slob of a "doctor" (Wild Bill Magdalin) Maybe I will confront his family to show them his handywork, the computer makes for a small world. Anyway hair can only be donated from an identical twin to the other.

No doubt Dr. Keene is one of the top docs. Conversley if you are having ANY doubts or nervousness cancel.One thing I learned the hard way is trust your instincts. If you are not 110% good to go ,bail out.

The ABHRS is not a ligitamate board of medicine.It is not recognized by the AMA. It was created after the FTC was about to do an audit. There is no disipline administered nor do they sanction doctors.It involves a written test and several doctors claim to be board certified when they become members.Its function has thus far been to mislead the public and allow non-certified doctors to claim *Board Certified* when they are not.

This one was deserved. Some others were bought. I had my disfiguring surgery the year Leavitt *won* his and announced it daily. Dr. Shapiro should have been honored years ago. Not only for his outstanding work but his intergrity.

Robert- I am making suggestions to provide proper patient education possible. Right now we are trying to incorporate an educational video that shows the strip exision. I am trying to work this forum into it as an educational tool.As stated before alot of prospects don't know it exists and go to the horses moulth, or in my case the horses a$$ to fill in the gaps of their research.

I have had three laserings on my forhead to remove mini-plugs. Each time the hairs are smaller but you can see the graft/plug. I had no redness so far. You must be careful who is doing it just like a h/t or you may have problems as hairworthy stated. I should not have given you off hand medical advice.I just want you to know that 500 can be reversed if you are unhappy.One thing I will say is that if you are unhappy don't build on them to make it look better.I know someone who did that. Six surgeries later,each one bigger than the last until he ran out of donor hair just behind his ear (halfway point).

I am trying to incorporate the use of this forum into a bill. I only found it 4 days after I was badly butchered by MHR.It took me 3 of those days to find it.Although I was not into computers at the time, it was more for the kids and e-bay, I only found h/t propoganda up to that point.If I had been able to ask questions instead of believing what a doctor had told me I would never have done it at the n/w 2 stage I was at the time.I also think alot of people do cursory research and expect the doctor to fill in the gaps instead of twist it to their advantage. I asked tons of great questions ,inluding microscopes,I was lied to on every one of them and subsequently permenently disabled. I wonder how many people this forum has saved and get a chill at how many have missed it. I am still trying to find the 16 year old girl "Dr." Magdalin did and pray for her on occasion and of course that he recieve a similar fate.One thing I would recommend that Pat also do in his screening is to assure that the doctors are educating the patient properly. As Dr. Shapiro states the work could be great ,but if it is not what the patient expected they will be unhappy. This is more important than technique.

Some guys don't change with the times. Just market differently.

Is that all they are charging these days for a lifetime of misery?

Does this mean they lied to me? I did'nt even get the camera to show off my results with. Now I really feel bad.

It will eventually stop and should grow back.The first months are when its at its worst It will get better.Try not to panic. And don't hesitate to call Tessler with your/his problem.

Didn't he properly explain shockloss and accelerated hairloss to you? You might want to try Rogaine for a while.Maybe that might help.

No, Unethical physicians play fast and loose with terminology. May even show you a microscope. But a micro-mini graft is usually cut in the back by a McDonalds type character with funny glasses an some cheap backlighting.Concerned with quiting time not your head. Keep up with your research.

SorleyBoy, Thanks I'll change that.

incubus99, I am truly sorry you have been harmed. As Pat said this forum can be a great resource for improving your situation and offer advise and support.You are not alone . I am also part of a proactive support group who can give you some additional support and encouragement. E-mail me if you like at Mahair1@verizon.net for more info .Stay Strong

harleygirl, I checked out their website.They are not leaders in the field. Its marketing.Laser hair transplantation is not better and has several drawbacks.Keller is not board certified in any disipline and merely completed a fellowship at ILHT. You keep asking about him. Did he tell you everything you wanted to hear or something? You will have to travel to get the best doctor in this field.Being as your a female why don't you call Dr. Sharon Keene and ask her some questions.I have heard many female disasters don't become a newly rising statistic.

People that have lasic surgery or breast implants are protected to some degree. They are given information booklets given the consent form in advance and in some cases required to watch an educational video. Those specialties are regulated. Hair transplants are not. The mistake was not yours it was the doctors . Filling temples is taboo.On a 21 year old with early hairloss it is highly unethical.One the bright side you may be able to reverse the doctors mistake and poor judgement with a series of laserings and some micro-dermabrasion. Who was the doctor/clinic that put the first cut on you?