Atticus

Oh boy!!!! So this gossip at work come to me and says "I noticed the new guy has black paint on his scalp". I tried to veer her off of that by saying "It probably just looks like that because he has such dark hair. She wasn't buying it. Damn!!!!! It has been so crazy busy at work, I have not had any time to interact with the new guy, we have been really short handed lately. Arrgh!!!!!!

It looks like his pluggy hairline was built up, but he lost hair behind it. So he is basically bald up top and in the crown area. He plasters it down straight back to cover up that area, in other words he grows long and slicks it straight back. So he has two issues, the pluggy hairline, and balding behind it. Damn, I imagine he has to really worry about a strong wind blowing his hairaway from his bald spots. I feel for the dude. I have noticed he tries to keep people at a distance.

Yeah, I hear you about the temptation. It kills me because I know it can be repaired, my instinct is to help people. Atticus

He he he!!!!!!! Atticus

Hi RCWest, Nobody at my work knows about my HT. I work in an office with a few/enough caddy people that I never felt like mentioning it at work. I have a lot of friends at work, but I have learned not to share to much personal stuff at work over the years. I am lucky though. I have never had anyone cast lingering looks at my hairline, and my own family has not been able to detect anything. Yeah, sometimes it kills me because I would like to share my knowledge with people, but I am afraid they will get offended or angry, so like most, I keep silent. A while back another guy went out for exactly ten days. He had a strip surgery. He came back to work WAY to soon. He had scabbing on his grafts so it almost looked like they were popping out of his skin, and I could see his strip scar. Needless to say, that got all over the office, and people were looking up at his head although they did not say anything. I acted like I did not notice anything. Work can be like grade school sometimes. HAve a good one everyone! Atticus

You never know. For now, I am just looking at him directly in the eyes like you guys said. Being a member here has made me very sensitive to such issues. See you guys! Atticus :cool: P.S. One of the girls at work noticed/said something about the gunk in his hair. I suspect the new guy went to heavy on some concelear, or something. I told the girl "Oh, it's probably just hair gel or something" and I changed the subject very quickly.

Thanks for the insight. Because of this forum, I have developed an eagle eye for such things. I will try to focuse on his "third eye". I would feel really bad if he felt I noticed something, it is hard enough being the new guy. Atticus :cool:

I don't know if anyone here has had this happen. A new guy started work this morning, and his hairline is right at my eye level. It is really apparent he had a pluggy HT. I am afraid of letting my eyesight linger too long by mistake. I don't want to make him feel self conscious, or let on that I notice anything. Have any of you dealt with this? Atticus

Looking good man!!!!!!!! Atticus

Yeah, it looks like you got some shock loss or something. It seems kind of odd for such a small job. It should recover and you be fine. I had 500 FUE grafts with no shock loss, but I am a fast healer and have great skin characteristics. My donor area healed up literally overnight! You should be fine. Don't worry. Atticus

Dr. Umar - Redondo Beach, CA

What he said! Atticus

I agree with your quote sean:

Email doctor Umar directly and explain your dilemma. He might be able to work something out. I don't think any ht doc out there has more video and still pic evidence of results than he does. I do know he is in HIGH demand for a reason. Good luck, Atticus

As a plus, you have some thick long back hair if you ever need some BHT as filler in the future. Atticus

Hi mediaface, Yes, I believe he does use the lateral slit method, but you should ask him to make sure. In my case, the slits for the implanted grafts matched the existing hair angles perfectly. If you have any concerns, shoot him an email. He is very good at answering questions or concerns. Have a good one! Atticus

Hi Pace, Yes, I have had FUE with Dr. Umar. So as far as FUE healing, I can only speak in terms of this doctor. Since Dr. Umar uses special custom made small caliber extraction tools, the extraction holes in the donor area healed/closed up the night I had my surgery. I had very little scabbing, and everything in that area looked flawless within three days. As far as the recipient area. You will have some pinkness and scabbing in that area. The goal is to have the scabbing come off gradually within 10 days so the new grafts can breathe properly. You will be given instructions on how to wash and care for your hair during this period. The first three days, you just pour lukewarm water over your hair with a little baby shampoo. Later, as the grafts become affixed, you work up to the point where you want to wash your hair in the shower and gently rub off the scabbing without using your fingernails. since you have straight hair, I would grow it out longer to disguise the recipient area and you should be fine. As far as the donor area, the doc will only shave a section for extractions, then your could comb your longer hair over the area. I would say would be fine to return to work within two weeks, maybe sooner. Your type of hair should be good for covering up the HT work while it heals and grows. Let me know if you have any more questions. Atticus

Thanks!!! Atticus:)

Dr. Umar is an excellent FUE doctor. Proven documented results via stills and video. Atticus

I don't think any legitimate doc would cop to such a thing. Patient privacy rights must be respected. If you are an actor, I would be leery of docs your agent recommends to you. More often than not, they don't have the slightest idea of what constitutes a good HT doc. Do your own research. Speak to a doc face to face, then decide. I have a friend who is Martial Arts actor. His ageny sent him to guy that left him "doll head" plugs. I could clearly see them when working out with him. Atticus

What he said. You couldn't be in better hands. Atticus

Akuma, can you post some pix of your eyebrows? I am thinking of having my eyebrows beefed up a little. Thanks, Atticus

Check in to Dr. Umar in Redondo Beach, CA.Top doc. Great proven results, lots of documentation. Atticus

I used to have some posted here, but I not sure what happened to them. Do a google search of the derm hair clinic in redondo beach (I don't think we are allowed to post links here). When the home page comes up, click on patient photos. My hairline/tmeple points job is on page 4, 2nd picture from the bottom. I mentioned my dislike of my old dracula hairline. Five years out it looks even better. Atticus

Dr. Umar in Redondo Beach. He is the top doc in this field, as far as I am concerned. I had a small hairline/temple points job to minize a "dracula" hairline that seemed to age me by ten year. The results were excellent. A good doc and a good artist. I had my HT at 40. Atticus