Originalwit

Goodluck--I wish the best for you. OriginalWit

I thought this would be an interesting question for everyone who has had a hair transplant several years ago. Regardless of how long it has been--5 or even 10 or more years ago--please post your experience with the growth of the transplant in and of itself, apart from the fact that they may have been plugs, mini or micro grafts. Post only about the growth and health of the transplanted hairs. Did the transplanted hair stand the test of time, regardless of how it related to your non-transplanted hair? We read a lot of success stories here about results from day one to one or two years and nothing about stories concerning long term healthy growth of transplanted hair. Please share OriginalWit

I thought this would be an interesting question for everyone who has had a hair transplant several years ago. Regardless of how long it has been--5 or even 10 or more years ago--please post your experience with the growth of the transplant in and of itself, apart from the fact that they may have been plugs, mini or micro grafts. Post only about the growth and health of the transplanted hairs. Did the transplanted hair stand the test of time, regardless of how it related to your non-transplanted hair? We read a lot of success stories here about results from day one to one or two years and nothing about stories concerning long term healthy growth of transplanted hair. Please share OriginalWit

I agree--subjectivity and emotion have their place, but it also opens the door to a high degree of inaccuracy. That's why I say post proof too -- letting others decide how it applies to their own subjective opinion. Also, I am not referring to the subjective reason people use to get a HT, everyone has different reasons. I am referring to the ability to gain as much accurate and objective information about a HT as reasonably possible. OriginalWit

Patients do have all the power right now. First--and the most important--we have the power of choice, of saying no to hair transplants. Without customers, businesses close doors. Second, we have the power of litigation. Third, we have the power of analytical thought, research, and knowledge. So--Arfy--what power do you think we lack? I am simply saying this: If we are going to post our experiences here, lets post some evidence. I say blue; what do you see: Dark blue? Light Blue? Royal blue? Navy Blue? See my point? Remove as much subjectivity and emotion out of the equation as we can. Let the jury of people who come in here decide. One mans garbage is another mans gold. Yes, it's difficult, I know. I do agree that all stories need to be told--but responsibly told, not with some empty, emotional, generalizing rant; Wouldn't you agree? Yes, doctors do have a responsibility to raise the bar and I think we see plenty of evidence on this post about top doctors who continuously demonstrate good protocol and ethics, who continually stay on top of the curve for improvement. Do I think this board is the silver bullet that is going to change the hair transplant world? No-not entirely, but it is a major component, considering the increasing percentage of people using the Internet to research before buying. Concerning my HT, this board certainly cost two, well marketed hair mills business. The most compelling influence for me, was Jotronic and Futzy's webpage--along with other before and after photos on other sites--great documentation. Yes, there was a lot of subjectivity concerning their own perception of results, but there was also a high degree of objectivity for me to view, allowing me to arrive at my own conclusions. Arfy, I certainly agree with a lot of your post. I, however, just feel we need to be responsible if our motivation is indeed to help our fellow Norwoods to make a sound decision. I was just tired of reading Mahair's maligning posts with no real proof of what he is talking about. OriginalWit

Personally, I am tired of reading your generalized, negative posts. You are creating unsupported fear and apprehension for new readers looking for objective, decision making information. Too, you are doing this without supporting any of your maligning remarks: Post your photos of this alleged hack procedure that has caused you all of this depressing trauma. Your experience is only subjective and anecdotal without objective supporting evidence and a significant pool of similar examples from others. Regulations? Give us an outline of what you're talking about--explaining also how we address the issues of patient subjectivity, expectations and vanity vs. reality concerning aesthetic surgery. I am neither invalidating your situation, nor denying that there exist questionable ethics and protocol in some areas concerning hair transplants. I am saying to present clear, objective evidence and suggestions: Without it, your story is nothing more than a demagogic, emotional rant. f we post objectively here, the market will run substandard, unethical people out of business. The good news for all of you new readers concerning hair transplants is this: Regardless of Mahair's post, there are great hair transplants being done by great doctors--do your research. OriginalWit