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Alright Garageland!! Yes, I will be up for the meet in London!! Are you going to post a thread closer to the time with details on where to meet, etc ? Have you accommodation in mind where everyone stays or will I need to book somewhere ? cheers johnno

ok, thanks both for your help!!

Hi Garageland, it's johno here!! I don't know if you can remember me but I had a surgery with the Norton Clinic in December. You said that you were having an outing in London with previous hair transplant patients from the UK, I was wondering if you have any idea if it is still going ahead and more details about the day and time ? If you haven't got the details could you be so kind to send them to my e-mail address ? Cheers Johnno

Hi Garageland, it's johno here!! I don't know if you can remember me but I had a surgery with the Norton Clinic in December. You said that you were having an outing in London with previous hair transplant patients from the UK, I was wondering if you have any idea if it is still going ahead and more details about the day and time ? If you haven't got the details could you be so kind to send them to my e-mail address ? Cheers Johnno

Hi, it's johnno here!! You lot should think yourselves lucky as I have had 1500 grafts transplanted from 2 surgeries and have a 9cm hairline to put up with for another 2 years. I guess it suits me but I don't like it and will get it lowered in 2 years time, if I got enough donor hair ? I could thicken up the centre and crown then brush it forward!! How many grafts would it take to lower the hairline by 2cm ? johnno

Hi, i am 8 weeks post op from my HT and have little black spots and new hairs sprouting from the recipient area!! When would it be possible for me to buzz my hair to a number 2 all over ? Bearing in mind the hair trimmer tends to pull at the hairs

Hi, i am 8 weeks post op from my HT and have little black spots and new hairs sprouting from the recipient area!! When would it be possible for me to buzz my hair to a number 2 all over ? Bearing in mind the hair trimmer tends to pull at the hairs

Garageland, Thanks for the offer, i would like to meet up!! Could you notify me 2 or 3 weeks beforehand ? As you know from my posts i am going for a HT next year, which will be undertaken by Dr Hasson. Would it be ok for me to ask questions on Norton, Dr Hasson and have a close look at your hair ? Also would you look at my hair transplant, donor scar and tell me how many grafts that despicable outfit transplanted and give me some advice on how to improve my donor scar and old pluggy HT? Cheers Johnno

I am waiting a year as Bill gave me some good advice a while back and told me it is best to wait a 12 month before having another HT. Thanks matey. To be honest I have been looking at the work performed by all three surgeons mentioned, and the hairlines of Dr Hasson and Dr Wong appeal most!! Don't get me wrong Dr Feller is good but i have a personal preference with Dr Hasson and Dr Wong!! I am washing my recipient area properly now and gently massaging those scabs, which are now falling out at an alarming rate all attached to hairs. There is no blood at all when washing the area but i am left with lots of white scabs, a few brown ones and redness in the recipient area. Are all of these normal ? If so, i must of been too cautious when washing my hair, as i used to wash the sides and back of my head and just place shampoo on the recipient area and then rinse off!! The donor area was clear within 3 weeks, scabs and all!!

thanks no buzz, very reasurring post that knowing my HT can be improved and a new hairline formed!! Thanks mate, that has really cheered me up, you sure know your stuff!! I have a few surgeons in mind: Dr Feller, Dr Hasson and Dr Wong!! You got any preferences? I will wait a year until i get another HT though! People shouldn't feel sorry for me, as i can go on for further surgery and as you have pointed out my HT ain't that bad and can be improved upon vastly with a good surgeon!! Actually some of what you just posted was going through my mind; I feel sorry for others who have been botched beyond repair, lost all of their donor hair and got nothing to show for it but an empty bank account!! I also feel sorry for those i saw coming out of the Norton Clinic with a big smile on their face who are oblivious to the incompetence of the clinic. Their lack of knowledge means they get ripped off each and every time they return to the Norton Clinic, maybe disfigured and lose valuable donor hair. How the hell Norton have performed 10,000 HT and still manage to run an incompetent HT surgery beats me!! Yes, my hairline is quite high. It was placed by the Norton Clinic on my first HT consisting of 500 grafts 6 years ago, i had another 950 grafts transplanted on 20 dec 06 as seen in the picture posted of which i was told 2000 would be transplanted!!

i don't mind being ripped off, i just put it down to experience. I am just glad that i found out in time, the job wasn't botched and i didn't waste too much donor hair, now that would of peeved me off!! At least i will be in safe hands when my next HT is undertaken, all thanks to this forum and its members!!

Bill, I did have mini/micrografts. I wash my hair everyday and put it under the shower then gently massage the scabs!! I was also told by the clinic to spray the recipient area with boiling water that has cooled to dissolve the scabs. I sprayed the area at least 4 times a day for a duration of 4 weeks that has now turned into once a day!!Why is it so bad for the scabs to be around after 5 weeks? There are a very small amount of brown scabs in the recipient area of which some are attached to hairs and only a minimal amount attached to the scalp. Most of the scabs are white and attached to the hairs. Some of the hairs that fall with the white scabs have bulbs whilst others don't. Is this normal ? The photo posted on here is about 2 weeks post op!! Cheers Gorpy, I won't go to those incompetent arse's again. I just hope they only took 1000 grafts and not 2000 from the donor area of which 1000 may of been binned ? Your guess on my graft count sounds plausible when taking the following into consideration: 3 hour HT process, a 15cm donor scar and shite coverage. I made a lucky escape there, i found out just in time thanks to this forum and its members. It is just a good job i got an adequate amount of donor hair left, which should see me through 2 hair transplants that will be undertaken by a top class HT doctor!! The HT I had wasn't botched, the scar is linear and the hairs are nicely placed. I'll just have to wait and see how it turns out and keep in touch with this forum and acquire some advice along the way!! I reckon the c.... ripped me off!!

yes, Norton. I had surgery on 20th December 2006 and the infamous sales person claimed the surgeon would transplant about 2000 grafts around 4000 hairs ? The saleperson had a quiet word with the surgeon before the HT and after taking ??2500 off me. I don't know how the hell they managed to transplant that many grafts in 3 hours ? There were 3 members of staff dissecting hairs and 2 members including surgeon transplanting hairs ! It seems to me as they if they are still up to their old tricks. Take a look at my pic and guesstimate on how many grafts were tranplanted 'cause i reckon between 1000 and 1500. Please give ur comments on my graft count as it would help me greatly !! I forgot to mention, it is nearly 5 weeks since i had the surgery and i still got scabs on my recipient area !! many thanks to all johnno

i haven't come across any evidence to back the validity of the product!!

Alpharegul 60 Capsules price ??24.95

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No need to resort to painful transplants or dangerous drugs to hide thinning hair. Scientific research has shown the enzyme 5-alphareductase plays a key role in most cases of hair loss. Deleted for obvious reasons; ....is an innovative plant-based product, which can help regulate this enzyme as studies on 40 volunteers demonstrated, with 89% showing significant reduction in hair loss. Safe and effective for use by both men and women, targeting both androgenic hair loss (that affects 50% of men over 50) and hair thinning ??“ commonly experienced by women. ....helps prevent possible deficiencies in vitamins and trace minerals essential to hair vitality. Contains all natural ingredients like: pumpkin and borage seed extracts (for essential fatty acids and phytosterols), stinging nettle root for lignans, beeswax (a natural thickener) and Vitamin E ??“ a natural antioxidant and hormone balancer. Yet another hair loss product as advertised on the net. I had to laugh when i saw it as i am one of those who has resorted to a painful hair transplant and dangerous drug/drugs. Any comments? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Targets both: "?? Androgenic hair loss. "?? And hair thinning. Also helps prevent: "?? Possible deficiencies in vitamins and trace minerals essential to hair vitality.

Cheers Bill, the post you referred to did make sense, i just wanted clarification that the shedding i am going through is normal. Cheers Gorpy for the info!!

alright Bill. Very nicely detailed explanation. You put that when hairs fall out they have bulbs attached, i have noticed that when my hairs shed no bulbs are attached is this normal ?

thanks guys. I just can't seem to find pictures of joetronic on this site!!

I was wondering whether to have the front 2/3 of my head transplanted and the crown area left bald. This would give me the Monk look for sure and i was wondering if the ladies would find it attractive and the fellers look favourably upon such an eloquent style?

I was wondering whether to have the front 2/3 of my head transplanted and the crown area left bald. This would give me the Monk look for sure and i was wondering if the ladies would find it attractive and the fellers look favourably upon such an eloquent style?

Thanks Bill!! Yes, i should not keep obsessing about it cause there really is nothing i can do but just wait!! I will wait a year until i get another HT and have it undertaken with a coalition Doctor for sure !! I must say i really do like the results of Dr Hasson, Dr Feller, Dr Wong and Dr Shapiro respectively

no worries Bill. The dreaded Norton Clinic dealt with my HT who have a poor record in survival of hair grafts amongst other things i dare to mention !! I probably had 3500 grafts cut out of the donor area, 2500 transplanted, 1000 dumped and 1000 damaged if their reputation is anything to go by, and that is if i am lucky!

Sorry guys for the not so clear explanation; i was a little tired. i have read that a hairs survival rate can be vastly reduced or even die when: 1) A certain type of anesthetic is used on the donor area; and/or 2) Hair follicles get damaged when not dissected under a microscope Once these damaged hair follicles are transplanted into the recipient area, how long is it before they fall out; normal shedding, straight away or? Will these damaged hairs fall out with the follicle attached or detached, and will they atually grow before falling out ? The hairs in my recipient area with scabs and some without do not seem to be growing much and are nowhere as near as long as Bill's hairs at 1 month post HT. This gives me cause for concern and makes me think that some of my hair follicles in the recipient area may of got damaged in the HT process, hence the question on damaged hair follicles?