bayscholar

Looking good Joe

Dr.Rahal is top-notch do your research and you will see for your self.

Looks really good HB 7.5k you are going to have some wonderful results if your first round with master wong was any indication of the future....love the work he did in the crown area. GoodGrowth and thanks for always have pics for us to view.

top 5 1) Hasson 2) Rahal 3) Shapiro 4) Feller 5) Wong

As you have similar loss in the front as I had pre hasson...the best thing I found was to pick them with twezers sucks for 30min but is a better option then shaving as it keeps those hairs away longer and they come back thinner (I wouldn't laser personally). Your shock loss looks to be coming back soon you will realize the good side of ht when you hit a few more months from now...good luck and good growth. Bayscholar July192007 Dr.Hasson 4724 grafts

Moving to the east coast very likely for me around the time I have free for a HT. Focus this round - hairline and crown ( I feel Dr.Hasson is better at the crown swirl -Dr.Rahal the Hairline-IMO) so I compromised knowing I did not want round three for a while after round 2... I choose hairline over the crown as the major point of emphasis knowing what I wanted to see in the mirror I went with Dr.Rahal. With that said I will be going for both, my hope is that Dr.Rahal can harvest around 2-3k going for 1-2k crown and 1-1.5k in the hairline (his feathering approach to hairlines was the clincher). With that said I feel I made a very good choice going with Dr.Hasson in round 1 and would recommend him to my close friends and forum members alike.

hey pr, I am going to re-launch my blog after round-2 w/Dr.Rahal. I just wanted a break to enjoy where I am for six or eight months. In that time Bill went from 1.5k post to 4k...was I in a coma?...congrats Bill on the asst moderator position. Also Dr.Rose and Dr.E are two of the best and they are in FL.

Slow and steady does win the race, I am adding dr.True to my short list after seeing your results & Mrjb seems to really like his results also...who's the first pic of gallery...your dad? Seriously looking ten years younger G8 you must be ecstatic - the hairline looks very nice...if you desire you have some serious reserves to dense the forest up. Cheers Baycholar

Hey EmuSteve, You are being wise visiting, yes its expensive I remember the same dilemma...ramen for a month and visit Dr.Hasson, or eat well and roll the dice? I am glad I did make the visit; it helped re-assure me I was making the right decision. Remember HT's have a long road to success the excitement you have leading to a procedure helps push you through the doldrums, it's tuff but the reward is large. As for the sub graft endless debate, it has some merit... but in the end you will debate numbers in a HT forum.... you will wear your results on your head... I choose Dr.Hasson for the latter. I still believe...if you put a gun to my head and said you have one shot at a HT... who you going to take?...Dr.Hasson....he is like a German train...never late....never early...never fails. Others can say what they want, not a person I know thinks I had a HT (luckily I began to shave my head six months before so people would get used to the look after my HT)...funny people tell me now I look better with hair. Virgin scalp + Dr.Hasson = Wow. Ok, make Doug show you around Vancouver if you have time, he is very nice and knows great place to eat and party....and more importantly is a hot chick magnet so if you get him to show you around you will run into some cuties...and that's never a bad thing. Have fun Vancouver is a great.

Mrjb glad you liked Revita its top notch, I only use Rev & Niz-1% as my shampoo's nothing else (I do use conditioner after washing even some times w/revita). Every now and again the scientist in me convinces my self to add extra pure emu in both niz and revita... but I find that takes away from the amazing lather that revita has stock. So my next bottle I will use w/only the emu added from the factory. Anyway I thought you would like it more then nizoral. Cheers Bay

If I were you I would visit Dr.Woods (HT doc and a good one) he is located in Australia and could advise you on all listed. By the way Rogaine is the name of a minox solution. Hope that helps

glad you liked it jobi alawys nice to get someone elses breakdown...I buy mine from dermstore @ amazon.

I think your work looks very clean + very good, like many other I have some reservations about Dr.Armani...talented as the best, but ethical as the worst-IMO....My recent research has lead me to the conclusion that Dr.Armani learned his Fue technique from another doctor who is notorious for Fue mega sessions (2k range) maybe four/five years ago. So when you mention he has invented a extraction tool that no one else is using, giving him a distinct advantage....I would respond.... 1st you would have to know a considerable amount about the inner workings of punch instruments...for if you don't how hard is it for me to tell you I have a magic tool that is .75mm and has zero transection and yields full growth....words yes...fact not so much. Cheers your work looks great and like P40 said you don't look to be in that bad a shape IMO plus you are on a steady Rx so I think you took and educated gamble that will work for your case...good growth in the coming months. For those that want to know if Dr.A ever does advanced NW cases search his site and take a look at some of the other version...Persian translated, Arabic....you will see some guys that were nw6 and the outcome of a dense front and bald back is clear as day note almost all are strip work but that will change in a few years pic wise. At the end of the day HT are a decisions one make to improve their physical appearance, some may want to front load even in advanced Nw cases to avoid the diffuse look so the argument will go both ways about planning... till cloning or something new breaks through, again in regards to aesthetically pleasing results Dr.Armani is one of the best HT doctors in the world hands down. My current Top5 (Rahal, Hasson, Shapiro, Armani, Epstein)

Hey Jobi, I think you will like the shampoo ( I tried niz+emu on monday and it was very good combo) but I plan to use in conjunction with Revita as my only two shampoos. Interested in your feedback Bay

I am from the BArea...sorry brother no top notch clinics...two good ones but far from great. Southern Cali has a couple very good clinics...still not great though. hope that helps

Hey Guys, Just wanted to drop a line; I have scheduled my second procedure with Dr.H.Rahal for the beginning of 2008. Hairline/Crown work, hopefully this will put my hair greed to rest for a while. I am likely moving to the east coast around then so Ottawa is going to be closer for me... much like Vancouver was for HT1 w/Dr.Hasson. Just to answer the obvious....I am very happy with the work I received from H&W clinic, they have a special place in my heart for the time, care, and support they offered me and all their patients...As I often mention and will always believe- Dr.Hasson is top notch- if strip is your choice he is clearly one of the best- if not the best overall doctor (IMO). With that said I am extremely excited about round-2 with Dr.H.Rahal, we are going strip (aprx-1cm-1.5 width) + that strip will be analyzed and recorded for future fue work....I thought it was very cool speaking with Dr.Rahal that they keep detailed info of my strip (i.e. images - angle of hair growing through the skin) so they would have a major leg up for Fue harvesting (knowing how the hair grows through my scalp - side and back). Any way will keep you guys posted; naturally I am excited to see how it goes. Wish me luck, Bay

Hey Guys, Just wanted to drop a line; I have scheduled my second procedure with Dr.H.Rahal for the beginning of 2008. Hairline/Crown work, hopefully this will put my hair greed to rest for a while. I am likely moving to the east coast around then so Ottawa is going to be closer for me... much like Vancouver was for HT1 w/Dr.Hasson. Just to answer the obvious....I am very happy with the work I received from H&W clinic, they have a special place in my heart for the time, care, and support they offered me and all their patients...As I often mention and will always believe- Dr.Hasson is top notch- if strip is your choice he is clearly one of the best- if not the best overall doctor (IMO). With that said I am extremely excited about round-2 with Dr.H.Rahal, we are going strip (aprx-1cm-1.5 width) + that strip will be analyzed and recorded for future fue work....I thought it was very cool speaking with Dr.Rahal that they keep detailed info of my strip (i.e. images - angle of hair growing through the skin) so they would have a major leg up for Fue harvesting (knowing how the hair grows through my scalp - side and back). Any way will keep you guys posted; naturally I am excited to see how it goes. Wish me luck, Bay

HBank, Sorry to hear that brother, alot of hairloss suffers will lose a valuable resource I knew. Hopefully "MWong" can turn you into a chea-pet after this round . Just wanted to say you were 5months post op HT2 when I went in for HT1 so your post helped me. Bayscholar

Gorpy - your hairline looks extremely natural I like the look very nice work by dr.keene...more growth to come only getting to 5m right?

Hard to answer with out seeing pics. Personally I think your growth rates will be best if you do not go back to the same area...nothing grows grafts like virgin scalp.

Hi Angel, It sounds as though you have Ludwig-type-diffuse thinning; a real challenge to improve w/ht alone. I may recommend an alternative approach for special occasion/going out - etc...Toppik -no it no the a life saver on its own..but seems to work best on diffuse hairloss suffers....and may be a alternative that works for looks and budget...shoot its 6bucks for the small size so what do you really have to lose. Good luck and stay up, Jamie lee Curtis is hot.

thx Jobi I will add the more I use Revita the more I like it. Next week Emu-Nizoral (Niz is MUCH more harsh then Revita/ so we will see if emu+niz is better ...or if it even works).

Finnari, no that sucks. The most disorganized office I have every dealt w/would be a doctor in Atl. HW on the other hand called me once politely letting me know my ccard got declined, they were very accommodating and friendly through out the payment process.

Great pics Bill...I too wondered if you used a tripod or if you just had a clone take the pics...any ways your crown keeps getting better slow but steady....the crown tends to full up around 18m but hairbank would know best. lookin good Bill + more to come.