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The patient in question would have had a consultation in person before surgery like any patient coming from overseas, remember photos can only tell so much, and would have been told that after being able to assess his donor/ laxity in person that H&W would have been able to go for more than the original estimate of 4-4500 if it was felt that it was needed for his own situation and the patient also was happy with this.

Thanks very much guys for your warm welcome, hair me out yeah the Morrissey thing was a bit of a joke cause i used to have a quiff a bit like the man himself.I also saw him a couple of years ago he is a legend!!

Oh dear, this just goes to show how carefully you have to research these things in the UK.Campbell have you posted any online pictures of your situ for the forum to see? Before you consider booking with any surgeon i would strongly recommend seeing some of their patients in the flesh first.

Hi guys and gals for those that don't know me i would like to introduce myself i have recently become the UK consultant for Hasson And Wong.I had surgery with them in June 2006 for 4850 grafts.....the results well they speak for themselves.

In a nutshell i had three disasterous surgeries in the UK Dr May in 1996 for roughly 450 grafts, and then twice in 97 and 98 with the notorious Dr Norton for a similar amount i was left with three separate scars alot of my donor wasted i was given mini grafts of 3-5 hairs mainly along my hairline which were pluggy, unnatural and pitted, i was also left with nerve damage after Dr Norton managed to connect my artery to my vain leaving a golf ball size lump on the site of the scar which i had to go back and deal with, after these experiences i gave up on my hairloss and my own appearance and confidence suffered and i became quite introvert.

It wasn't until 2006 eight years later that i started to look again for remedies (all my existing hair had fallen out and i was left with just the ugly plugs as i had not taken any measures to stop my hair from falling out).After alot of research and heartache i booked my 4th procedure with Hasson and Wong in Vancouver....skip all the way to now, 3 and a half years later my life has turned totally for the better so much as that i had almost totally stopped posting on these sites, i had moved on with my life and no longer worry about my hair.Of course for the first year i needed sites like this as a crutch and posted my results on a monthly basis.

I hope i can be of some help to guys who were in my position find a way of putting their hairloss issues behind them like i did.

If i can be of any help please don't hesitate to ask.

David

Congrats Facelessman, great blog and pics btw, 3100 was a great number for your second session tips you over the 7k which i am sure will look fantastic when it is grown out.

Looks like people ought to get the correct information before jumping to wrong conclusions.Dr Rahal has produced some quality work time and time again, this imo was a dissapointing result but the fact that Dr Rahal is putting it right with 1500 grafts goes a long way to say what decent person he is.

All the best with it azza.

I hate to tell you this great guy but you have been fleeced you probably never got the 900 you paid for and they just don't have the ability to do dense packing.Push then for a partial refund if you are not happy and they admit it is not good enough....just don't go under the knife with that clown May again.

I had my first ht back in 96 with him when i was 23 and had little hairloss, he gave me a wide scar, pitting, a pluggy hairline that would ultimately be too low for my nw pattern, in the words of Richie the guy is a fuc**ng d*ck.Personality of a fish aswell.

Consult with Farjo in person and send some pics to H&W, Feller, Shapiro etc for an online consult, and meet up with Spex.Good luck.If i can help anymore let me know.

I too was butchered by these bastards twice, all my pics are on my blog.The good news is there is hope of getting it fixed like i did, happy to help if i can

Lets all meet up at Atlantis 2000 won't it be strange when we're all fully grown....

Sorry just got back from the pub....song is Pulp year 2000 before you think i have gone mad.

FBI guy sounds great can i be buddy 47?

Crown i think you are mad, you are going to all that effort, lying to all the people you know and care about you and for what, fess up to your girlfriend at least, you live with her for heavens sake why are you so worried about telling her.

Do you think she is going to dump you because you are getting a ht? No she is more than likely to dump you when you cover is finally blown and you she realises how well and easily you have been lying to her all this time.

Sorry but i think you are crazy to lie to those that are so close to you, fair enough hide it from friends and work colleagues, you might find that your other half will be of great support to you over the next few months.

Dewayne, yes i think having had all those mini grafts affected the speed at which the new grafts came through, how much i don't know.

The first 4 months were really difficult for me, as for the looking 50 well i felt nearly that old...but now i feel and look my age in fact i met up with 2 girls i used to date recently and they said i had improved with age....i'm 35 btw.

Bill, thanks for the mail and everyone else for their positive comments.

Joe i will make it back to Vancouver one day i'm considering a tour of the US and Canada next year and will have an extended stay near Hasson and Wong so you can check out the chops over a beer or two.

Hi guys thanks for the comments, the wave is something i have always had, when i was younger it used to more of a curl.

Spex yes it was a long time ago would be great to meet up for a beer sometime

I have just updated my blog to include my 1 year and 2 year update.

For those that don't know me i had 3 poor surgeries in the mid/late nineties in the UK totalling somewhere around 1000 mini grafts.

These looked ok untill all my native hair fell out and i was left looking like a freak.

In 2006 i travelled to Hasson And Wong where i got 4850 grafts over my entire top of my head.

I have been delighted with the results that have literally changed my life so much for the better, the pics speak for themselves.

I intend on going back to h&w sometime to have my old scars revised and maybe a few grafts into the crown.

I have just updated my blog to include my 1 year and 2 year update.

For those that don't know me i had 3 poor surgeries in the mid/late nineties in the UK totalling somewhere around 1000 mini grafts.

These looked ok untill all my native hair fell out and i was left looking like a freak.

In 2006 i travelled to Hasson And Wong where i got 4850 grafts over my entire top of my head.

I have been delighted with the results that have literally changed my life so much for the better, the pics speak for themselves.

I intend on going back to h&w sometime to have my old scars revised and maybe a few grafts into the crown.

Thanks Richie, i haven't been able to update my blog on here cause i changed my email address and forgot my password, but on hlh i have shown my 2 year update.

If Bill would be able to change my email address and kindly sort out this for me i would be happy to update my blog on here.

Hi Spex, thanks for making me the top of your list, i never knew you cared

To the opening poster who made the statement 'you can get a good h/t in the uk' please back up a statement like this with the facts.

I have been on forums for over 3 years now and i have only seen a handfull (which surely means five or less)of people who have been pleased with their hts that have been done in the UK.

This is why i didn't even consider the farjo clinic, so where are all these happy customers? It is not good enough to say they don't want to post their results.

Nobody at h&w forced me to post my photos but i followed the whole thing through from 1 month pics right up to now at 2 years....why because i wanted the document the whole procedure for myself as well as helping other people in my situation (butchered 3 times in the UK)form an honest opinion of my ht with h&w.

Until i see further improvement and a wealth of Farjo and Rogers patients posting good results i can only advise people to travel if they want a good h/t.

Yes without a doubt, his hair looks so much better in season 2 than it did it season 1.

Great actor and fantastic series aswell.

Excellent pics and result faceless or not so faceless anymore!

All the best for your upcoming procedure

Richie, thanks for the honest pics a big improvement already.I am quite amazed how well you have responded to meds are you on propecia or avodart?

My Norton scar is well below the hump....hence it has given me the right hump.They obviously haven't read any manuals on hair transplants.

Hi Bill, i think i am out of donor, the only work i think i will do is scar revision or some fue into existing scars.The few grafts this may yield i would put into my hairline.

Navraj, nice to meet you aswell, good luck with whatever you decide, all the best to you.

Hi Bill, thanks for the interest i have updated my site with some old 8 month pics, my current pics can be seen at the jolly boys outing.

I will do another full update when i reach my 1 year milestone.

Good growth to you my friend

Thanks Kazoo, it was nice to meet you aswell good luck with whatever you decide, all the pics of the day are up on the photo album section.

Ok guys, we had our regular get together yesterday in London thats Spassky, Malster and myself, we were joined by two thoroughly nice newbies during the course of the day, unfortunately some people couldn't make it down at the last minute.

Had a great time again seeing the guys we started at 3pm for a good few beers and then had a chinese meal and onto a bar crawl and finished up around 9pm.

Progress reports on Malster is that he is growing his hair soo long he looks like Kevin Keegan did when he played for Liverpool in the 80's, hair looks great and has thickened up a lot, Spassky's hair also looks great especially as he has got it quite short at present.

Below are the pics, its a shame to block out the faces as we are such good looking guys!!!!

Ok guys, we had our regular get together yesterday in London thats Spassky, Malster and myself, we were joined by two thoroughly nice newbies during the course of the day, unfortunately some people couldn't make it down at the last minute.

Had a great time again seeing the guys we started at 3pm for a good few beers and then had a chinese meal and onto a bar crawl and finished up around 9pm.

Progress reports on Malster is that he is growing his hair soo long he looks like Kevin Keegan did when he played for Liverpool in the 80's, hair looks great and has thickened up a lot, Spassky's hair also looks great especially as he has got it quite short at present.

Below are the pics, its a shame to block out the faces as we are such good looking guys!!!!