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Is there some way I can upload a video showing my donor area after 7 months? It's super hi res and about 28MB.

Is there some way I can upload a video showing my donor area after 7 months? It's super hi res and about 28MB.

I'm not expecting it to be very dense.... and yes I may eventually do a second pass.

I might do a photo album after 10 months, but I'm not ready for that yet... Really, I'm not looking for a response. I'm just posting these to help people that are considering Dr. Path. I know a few people have been following them.

Five month post op pics have been posted.

Everyone is telling me that I look much better at this point--even kids. The difference from the front is HUGE.

The scar cannot be seen anymore at all. In addition, I have had friends look for differences in the pores in the transplanted area vs. the area immediately adjacent to it and they cannot see a difference. I certainly cannot see a difference, but I cannot (obviously) get as close as they can.

I didn't expect much at 5 months, but frankly if this is what things looked like at 10 months, I would STILL be very pleased with the results!

Fourteen week post op pics have been posted.

So these are just over 3 months... WOW! I couldn't be more pleased. I didn't expect ANYTHING at this point, and well, see for yourselves.

Hair is cut (on the sides) with a #5 guard and the scar is ALMOST invisible!

By the way, if you decide to book a room at Maninarakorn Hotel, DO NOT go directly to the hotel. Book the room at ratestogo.com a couple weeks before you leave. You will get a better rate that way.

Originally posted by Michaellovesnyc:

I have been to Provincetown, nice place, no more "happy people" than anywhere else.

Unlikely, because Provincetown is a gay community at the tip of Cape Cod MASSACHUSETTS...

You've confused it with Providence, the capital of Rhode Island.

Americans and their geography, the stories are so true it hurts...

Yeah it's been two months for me and I got sick of the way my hair locked. I was concerned about cutting it, because you could still see a bit of pink when you hold the hair up. but, I took a chance and cut the entire thing with a number 8 guard.

Well, guess what? It looks better than before.

Maninarakorn Hotel. It's a great hotel in a pretty good location, too. You can walk to the central city AND the night market. I know a good travel agent there that can set you up with some tours as well, if you like. PM me if you want her info...

I'll be posting my 2 month pictures soon, but not much to see yet, really. I'm still happy, yes.

Even if you end up in Bangkok, you should take a trip up to Chiang Mai just for fun while you are in Thailand. There are lots of cool places to explore in Northern Thailand. Use Air Asia to fly between BKK and CNX. It's dirt cheap-- sometimes less than $15 each way.

LOL... dude, you must be kidding me. NO ONE but you is noticing your "hair loss" at this point. Try to remember that. You have a natural man's hairline. You want to look like you are 12 or what?

Wait a few years and see what happens. Seriously, you REALLY shouldn't be worrying!!

Originally posted by nobuzz4me:

I would think that for tedious surgery like HT, a woman may be better in some ways ie: planting grafts, stitches. Do men type faster than women in general? I personaly would want women cutting my grafts for instance because they may be better suited for this close work, Men get impatient (I know I would). I would have no problem going with a trained surgeon like Dr. Keene.

 

You know, for many jobs in Asia, where such discrimination is not an issue, ONLY women can be hired for certain jobs. (Like assembling circuit boards and components.) That is EXACTLY the reasoning they gave when I asked why all of the employees in one plant were female: Women deal better with tedious work and men get impatient.

FYI: Don't attack the messenger. I am just telling you what I was told on a factory tour.

Is there much of a price difference between the two docs?

I know a great cooking school in Chiang Mai, if you want to spend some time learning to make Thai food in between checkups. I also know an AWESOME 4+ star hotel for $28 a night. That's one thing you won't find in BKK.

Yeah, $7k=3300 grafts in Thailand...

I considered that Doc myself, but also could find no information. I know that Dr. P. is the most popular Doc in East Asia, and I assume that that is who your current appointment is with.

The only thing I can say is that Chiang Mai is a great place to spend some time... I'm going back again next summer.

Originally posted by Billonny:

 

 

Again sorry, but not the answer I really wanted to hear. I found it reassuring that the doctor I saw had a value on his time regardless of if I was a potential client and a sale.

 

I may be looking at this the wrong way? Please educate me........

 

I disagree. I look at this more like a LASIK consultation, a free consultation from an attorney, or an estimate for a car repair. There is a certain amount of investment that ANYONE that is selling something should be willing to make as a part of the sales process because a certain percentage of these cases will turn into customers. Doctors should consider these consultations to be a marketing expense.

I was under the impression that it was free in most cases--mine was--but maybe I am wrong.

I'd like to know how long it took for your donor scars to COMPLETELY lose their pink coloring...

I'd love to cut my hair back down to 1/2 inch, but the scar is going to have to be completely flesh colored before I can do that.

I'd like to know how long it took for your donor scars to COMPLETELY lose their pink coloring...

I'd love to cut my hair back down to 1/2 inch, but the scar is going to have to be completely flesh colored before I can do that.

I recommend being careful with Guinness... it will grow hair on anything it touches. This can create problems if you rub it in with your palms...

I am a Patient Advocate/Advisor for the St James's Gate Brewery. I am not a doctor. My views and comments do not necessarily represent the views of the St James's Gate Brewery. I also shamelessly plagiarized the B spot's wording.

Celts are not a race.

They are an Indo-European cultural group.

Therefore he was not technically being racist. In a sense, he was being a "culturist". And yes, that is a word.

"I'm not a racist, only a culturist." - Mark Steyn

There is an excellent surgeon in Thailand, if you can go that far. (See my signature).

This has got to be a joke.

At first I thought I was going to look at the post count and see: Posts: 1.

But no... still, I think it's a joke.

And I'm surprised the language censor option isn't turned on! LOL...

It's funny, I was reading this thread diligently and then I got down to the final strip of photos and... I kkinda lost tracck.. of whatt the thread was... about...

Something about hair... I think...

One issue for me is that I COULD NOT have my head shaved. I speak in public, and I can't go around with my head shaved and a huge frankenstein scar across the back of my head--nor can I wear a cap when speaking.

How long you will need to "wear a hat" after surgery is a question that I always asked. But after surgery I realized that the only truly correct answer is... It depends on you:

1. It depends on how long YOUR individual scar takes to fade and this varies widely from individual to individual.

2. It depends on your individual degree of shock loss. Some people have a lot, some people have none. There is no way to predict this. In fact, some people have shock loss on one surgery and not on the next, so even prior history of shock loss is not helpful.

3. It depends on whether you choose to have your head shaved (or whether you choose a doctor that requires it) and then how long it takes for your hair to grow back to something that you are comfortable with.

4. It depends on your personal interpretation of "bad hair". Some people may happily go around without a hat relatively quickly, while others would be uncomfortable with the same appearance and would choose to wear a hat.

Lost most between 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 weeks. Still have some now at almost 6 weeks.

Well I agree with you both to some degree. Your positions are not mutually exclusive.

B-Spot's statement that "if the surgery was performed under the auspices of Dr. Beehner and his practice, then it is Dr. Beehners responsibility, period" is certainly TRUE.

On the other hand, Mike's statement that "I just didn't think stumper made the circumstances perfectly clear in his initial post" is also TRUE.

I think it should have been made clear that, 1) The surgery was performed by an intern, and 2) that stumper received a substantial discount for agreeing to be a guinea pig of sorts.