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Thinman, Did you have a lot of dandruff, or did the men in your family have a lot of dandruff when you/they were younger?

Chuckisduck, The bad news would be not educating oneself and not trying to do anything about it after self-education. On another note and without digressing too much from the purpose of this thread, is there any correlation (genetic...of course) between the prevalence of dandruff on the scalp and MPB? I myself had a lot of dandruff when I was younger and was wondering if this could be a link or indication of future MPB from this? If a patient had psoriasis, this should be indicated to the surgeon, who may take special precautions.(I'm not a doctor so I'm not sure...about the precautions.)

Bill Dobbs, If you have had a personal experience with this surgeon, you need to report it on this forum. Otherwise you MUST refrain from personal attacks on members or surgeons.

I've asked that same question, without response. Suffice it to say, 10 to 30% of the transplanted hair will be lost.

yeah...he meant grafts. What Jotronic is trying to say is at 85.31 (FU) per cm2 , this subject had a thick supply of donor follicles in the donor region.

Doesn't Toppik or Dermapatch help during this crucial time?

I understand that there are quality standards for manufacturing in industry and this is embodied by ISO 9000 family of standards. My questions are: 1. What are the quality standards practised by hair transplant clinics and their surgeons in the execution of their practice? 2.Can the following associations/affiliations above be considered as quality standards or enforce quality standards in the practice of hair restoration? ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery)*Academic Conferencing*? ABHRS (American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery)? 3.What quality standards should a patient look for? or How is this standard displayed and conveyed to the patient? 4. Does or should the hair transplant clinic display a certification that it has passed Department of Health standards? 5. What might be the key warning signs that the clinic that you are visiting, is contravening or not adhering to standard health practices? (abscence of kiln for sterilising equipment etc.) * All of this is notwithstanding that you have been educated by the Hair Transplant Network, you know what is the current technology in hair restoration and you know who are the Coalition Doctors.*

Thinman, You should also keep the clinic in DR informed about your progress/concerns also...and relay that information from them back to the forum.

Well Dr. Mejia...if you think you DO have the good genes, you can always check and be certain via the HairDX Genetic test. You can check out this thread, though I am sure you are familiar with the testing. http://hair-restoration-info.c...&r=73710365#73710365 http://www.regrowhair.com/gene...testing-with-hairdx/ http://hairdx.com/

Thank you Dr. Mejia. That was insightful. So since there are multiple variables, is the tension at the wound edges is the main one?

Thanks for the reply Dr. Shapiro. The photographs were particularly good in conveying the point.

A couple of questions: 1. Typically how many sq. inches or sq. cm is usually lost via shock loss around the scar? 2.Has shock loss in the donor area ever been so depletive (destructive) that it could not be hidden by the hair surrounding the scar line?

30 hairs is not a big shed. You just have to ride out sheds. Even 5 times a day = 150 hairs. The average person loses 50 to 150 hairs per day. It happens when you (re)start minox or finasteride, which I think you did when you moved to Foam.

Is shockloss more prevalent around the trichophytic closure or within the recepient area?

Is shockloss more prevalent around the trichophytic closure or within the recepient area?

I am not certain if this question is answered in another thread, but... Is shockloss more prevalent around the trichophytic closure or within the recepient area?

Mr. GQ, This seems to allude to prevailing climatic conditions (though seasonal, in temperate regions), does not apply to persons such as myself along 10 degrees latitude.

Mr GQ, This is a very interesting idea. I was under the impression that the telogen phase of the hair life cycle is independent of any solar/lunar cycle. Would you please elaborate?

It would be interesting to get responses from some of the actual Coalition doctors. It was the original intention of the post, though forum members are welcome to contribute.

Thinman, It might be a good idea to document the timeframe of the hair growth/shedding you experience after your hair transplant together with whatever meds that you are taking. Photo documentation at regular intervals of 3-6-8-12 months would be a good idea too, so that you can objectively discern what is actually happening. At 6 months you should have at least 40% of the illusion of density (if not more. You've come a long way, don't be disheartened.

I would like to find out how many of the Coalition doctors have had hair transplants themselves? How did they find the experience and which hair transplant doctors did they choose? (when they were patients) What would they change if they had to do it over again?

I would like to find out, in the instance where an individual has had a bad transplant: 1.What is the normal route of revising a bad transplant on a patient? 2.Is it possible to remove the non-atrophic hair follicles on the top of the head and re-transplant it to another point on the top of the head? 3.Is such a re-transplantation advisable or economical? 4.Would this be too much trauma for a hair follicle to be removed, and retransplanted again a second time? Thanks.

How long can one go without taking finasteride before the atrophic follicles begin to be negatively affected or begin accelerated miniaturization again?

Thank you all for your comments!

I think I understand what you are talking about. But please post the pics.