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HarryLemon

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  • Birthday 04/08/1971

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  1. Well thanks, dandare75! I had 2,350-odd grafts the first round, and pretty much bang-on 2,000 for the second. Why the need for two surgeries? Why the need for ONE surgery!? In an elective-surgical arena, it's really all about what makes YOU feel satisfied/happy to begin with, wouldn't you say? I, like maybe most men who find themselves going bald, could have either gotten used to - or even embraced - what was happening. But I didn't - I fricking HATED it, and no matter which of the dwindling styling choices I made, it just wasn't going to work for ME. Not when the options that presented themselves as available alternatives today, thank GOD - presented themselves! If your question refers to why I had two surgeries instead of one mega-MEGA-surgery, the answer is simple. Have you seen the size of my head in the old pictures I've posted? My scalp elasticity, while average, says nothing for the sheer acreage of recipient area I needed to have filled, even for a slightly recessed hairline. If 4,350 grafts was what was needed on a head my size to get the look I have now, I'd've needed Droopy the Dog on the back of my head to cover it without getting scar stretch! As it is, my scar is - literally - almost imperceptably thin. My wife can't even find most of it anymore, and REALLY has to dig around just to find a sliver of it. My friend from the UK says the same thing, as does my mother. It's THANKS to my having two surgeries, instead of one, that this is still the case. I needed almost a full year inbetween sessions for my scalp to re-adjust to the first procedure, and give me the best chance of avoiding any stretch from the second one. This is common for MOST patients. If this is, indeed, the meaning of your question, I'm sad to see this basic point has apparently not made itself evidently clear as a basic reality in this community by now. There will always be 'pissing contests' between doc's to show how many grafts can be done in one session, etc. The fact of the matter is that such numbers say nothing for the individual circumstances involved which are the only things that can ALLOW for such massive extractions to begin with (assuming the doc is on the side of the patient in giving them the best chance towards avoiding scar stretch from the outset). You have GOT to have a very loose scalp to accomodate such numbers in one sitting! Hope this helps, HarryLemon
  2. Hey all! Check out my 6 month and 9 month post op pics from my 2nd op with Shapiro (over in the picture posting section): http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums?a=albumtopic&s=5696015661&topic_oid=469109403 Ola! HarryLemon
  3. Hey all! Check out my 6 month and 9 month post op pics from my 2nd op with Shapiro (over in the picture posting section): http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums?a=albumtopic&s=5696015661&topic_oid=469109403 Ola! HarryLemon
  4. That's cool... I'll give it a couple days then, and see if things change (I know how fraught with minor issues such implementations can be at first). If nothing changes I'll just post them afresh. Good to hear from you Uncjim! Best as Ever, HarryLemon
  5. Hi guys & gals! I know it's been a while, but I'm back to post some pics of me now that I'm 6.5 months post op from my second HT with Dr. Shapiro, and I couldn't help but notice how things had changed! Where's all the pictures from my old posts, and for that matter, where ARE my old posts? When I do a search for anything with my name as the author under Advanced Search, it comes up with zilch! I just wanted to link my new post to my old pics for the full picture... Thanks, HarryLemon
  6. Hi guys & gals! I know it's been a while, but I'm back to post some pics of me now that I'm 6.5 months post op from my second HT with Dr. Shapiro, and I couldn't help but notice how things had changed! Where's all the pictures from my old posts, and for that matter, where ARE my old posts? When I do a search for anything with my name as the author under Advanced Search, it comes up with zilch! I just wanted to link my new post to my old pics for the full picture... Thanks, HarryLemon
  7. That was a nightmare narrowly averted. I thank my lucky stars I hightailed it out of that man's hands, and (thanks to this site) into Dr Shapiro's. Sincerely, HarryLemon
  8. Pic, what did you do in "John Q."? You said you worked on that film? That's totally cool! Regards, HarryLemon
  9. Regarding density, Matt Zupan, from Shapiro Medical Group, has just released some new material as a guideline on the subject, on their website. If you go to http://www.shapiromedical.com/smg/consult.htm and log in with username: "grow", and password: "hair" (w/out the quotes) you'll see the documents in question. While those of you who've had the pamphlet mailed to them from the Shaprio clinic will recognize these documents from that book, there are two new ones that've been added called "Understanding Density" and "Determining Number of Follicular Units", which are new. Thought they might help you, Son of a Plug, in gaining a more informed understanding on the subject. Hope this helps... Regards, HarryLemon
  10. Yeah, I saw that tonight show episode with Nic Cage, and I totally agree - it was pretty painful to watch, actually. Very evident and pluggy. Makes me wince just thinking about it...
  11. It's Mr BIGGLESWORTH, isn't it? "Come, Mr Bigglesworth!" Surely... Man - what an ugly cat. HarryLemon
  12. They come packed in sealed foil strips, and look just like any other prescription medication you'd buy at your local pharmacy. Mine say they expire in June 2004 (manufactured August 2002). I recieved them around 5 months ago, so they'll definately still be good well before they run out. They do take a couple weeks longer to get to you, but they are the real deal. I recommend checking out the links on the Home page of that site, and reading up on Dr Reddys - huge, multinational corporation with a base in GA, US. Hope this helps... Regards, HarryLemon
  13. Hey, as I offered before, you're still welcome to see my results in person if you want, being in the same city and all! Just let me know... Regards, HarryLemon
  14. I like them, I think they're pretty good. I mean, it's nothing new for us folks, but for people educating themselves about it, yeah - I think they're good! HarryLemon
  15. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THIS??? I'd been using Propecia for 3 years myself, and I switched to the generic Proscar from http://www.generics-online-pharmacy.com/ProductList.htm over 5 months ago. I have not had any loss in the hairs which I regained since starting Propecia (very much like Vocor1's regrowth), to the contrary, I am now taking a quarter of a pill every OTHER day now and am still doing just as well. My recouped hairs would've taken leave a while ago now if it wasn't good stuff. The company, Dr Reddys, is floated on the stock market and a plethora of info on them is there if you will but read it. Delivery takes a couple weeks longer than delivery in the US, but it arrives just fine, and the drug itself is exactly the same as Proscar. Turn your nose up to it if you want, but you asked for the cheapest solutions and all I've done here is give you the best that I've found. I had years of Propecia behind me so I knew very well what would start happening if it turned out to be bogus or even inferior. Armed with this, what the hell was, literally, a couple bucks gonna hurt with TRYING it. I know I have not been disappointed with it, for it really is the real deal, but I'm not gonna sit here and try to sell it to you for chrissakes. Make your own decision! Regards, HarryLemon
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