Has any body has HT done with DR. Berstien in NY ??

[Danny]

Hi All,

 

I'm thinking of having a HT done with DR Bernstien

at the NY office and wonder if any body has their HT done with him before ??

 

Any information will be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Danny

[Danny]

Hi All,

 

I'm thinking of having a HT done with DR Bernstien

at the NY office and wonder if any body has their HT done with him before ??

 

Any information will be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Danny

[Thinning]

I was also thinking about using him.I am thinking about the Fort Lee office. He was featured on the Discovery Channel. The website is very impressive. Let me know what you here and good luck

[Guest]

guys,i had an ht done by dr. b 6 weeks ago.he

is very skilled and very confident in his approach

to the fut procedure.i had 1300 grafts placed in

the front and at the 6 week point am happy so far.

not because at 6 weeks i have all my hair back,but

because things are much easier than i had thought.

this was my 1st ht and i had alot of anxiety and

worry prior to doing this,and am so relieved that

it is such a simple procedure.there was virtually

no pain,no swelling and everything so far is right

on schedule.at 6 weeks i have shedded 80% of ht

hair and look the same as i did prior to ht,which

is a good thing,some of the ht hairs are still hanging in there growing everyday,but it is a mere

waiting game here on out ,if it bothers you that

much than go for it,it's a piece of cake.i'm more

than happy to answer any questions you may have

good luck>

[Danny]

Hi Figsy,

 

Thanks you so much for the reply. I'm having a consultant with him soon and i'm appreciated if you could answer me the following question .

 

- How many nurses has they assign to work on you ??

 

- How much time did DR. Bernstien spend working on you during the procedure ??

 

 

Thanks,

 

Danny

[Guest]

danny

 

i'll give you a brief overview on what you can

expect as this will answer your questions.when

arriving the day of procedure,a nurse will give

you some pills to relax you,shortly after you

will go into the room of the procedure and the

nurse will begin to give you the injections all

around your head front and back,as this is the

most unpleasant part of the procedure,it is not

that bad so don't have too much anxiety over this.

somewhere in the area of 10 -20 minutes later dr

b will come and go over the ht area with you,and

without me even knowing or feeling he had excised

the donor strip,i remember saying to him are you

going to take out the strip soon,and he replied

its done and your stitched up,funny cause i remember him behind me momentarily yet i felt

nothing,not even a prick.at that time he gives

the strip to the techs to dissect and get the grafts ready for placement,shortly after dr.b

will start to make the recipient sites for the

grafts to be placed.he will do this several times

as obviosly there is a small degree of bleeding

that needs to be blotted and cleaned each time

he makes recipient sites.once he is through making

the sites,the techs will begin graft placing which

is the most time consuming of the procedure.there

were about 5 techs rotating the placement of the

grafts.dr. b does all the cutting and the techs

place all the grafts.the cutting ofcoarse depicts

how the ht will turn out and that is what he does.

as far as seeing alot of him that day,he is usually doing 2 or 3 procedures at once at least

in fort lee he is equipped to do more than one at

once.during my ht,i had 1300 grafts while another

was getting 2600 grafts.but once the cutting is

done it's virtually 4 - 6 hours of placement by

the techs,which is probably more tedious than skill as far as that goes.definately go to a seminar and see actual patients and if possible

i actually saw a procedure taking place which

to me was a tremendous help in relieving my

tension about the procedure,you actually talk to

a patient as the grafts are being placed,amazing

how neat and clean the whole thing is.you can check back with me if you have any other questions

my advice,if it really is starting to get to you to

the point where you can't stand looking at yourself than go for it,it really was much easier

than i had thought and i am eagerly awaiting the

final result.your in good hands,go for it!

[al]

Dear figsy:

 

Could you tell me if Dr B. used microsurgical scalpel to make the incisions or a stick device. And, was he making the incisions very fast or was going at a slow pace.

 

thank you

al

[Guest]

al

 

he uses an instrument the size of an 18-20 gauge

needle and he goes very fast in making them.i

thought he was bionic,he was going so fast,he'll

do this several times,allowing a few minutes

between each round as he makes the recipient sites.they do seem like little slits as they are

being made and you actually hear them being done,kinda like a crunching sound,but it is painless as he does this.

[al]

hey figsy,

 

what you are describing is exactly what I experienced. The "crunching noise". Bionic man is an accurate description. I think that is why the tissue trauma is minimal and the recovery so fast.

 

thanks again

[Danny]

Hi figsy,

 

I will be having HT done with DR Berstien next week and would you to give me some inside info.

 

1. how long it take your donor scar to heal ?

 

2. How long did all the recipient scar fall off

 

3. Do you have any experience of shock fall out ?

 

thanks,

 

Danny

[Guest]

danny,

 

 

i'll answer your ?'s in the order you asked them.

1) donor scar will heal as far as it being closed

in about 2 to 3 weeks,however you will have a

small degree of throb or numbness for a couple

of months,i'm at 6 1/2 weeks and i still have a

slight throb in donor area but it is not painful

just annoying.

2)you said recipient scar,i think you meant scabs

in recipient area as there is no scarring in

recipient area.the scabs will take 2 to 3 weeks

to fall off,they say a week but it'longer,not

that it's a big deal,just the truth.the skin in

recipient area heals completely at week 4 or 5

to the point where no-one will know you had ht,

but that will take a month if going into bald

skin without any hair to cover up grafts.

3)as far as shock fallout i have not had any,

but that is something that seems to difer between

individuals,some do some don't. i woulnn't

worry about that too much.

let me know what norwood type you are and how many

grafts you are scheduled for.good luck,you'll do

fine.

[Danny]

Hi Figsy,

 

Once again thanks you for the reply it really make me feel better and prepare me for the procedure.

 

I guess i was in the class of 5/5A in the norwood scal and DR Bernstien recommend that i need 2000 grafts for the 1st procedure . I still have some here left on the front which i could comb back and forth which is probably good use to cover all the redness or scab.

 

By the way please excuse my english cuz this my second language.

 

1. Did Dr. Bernstien cut any here to make the inciesion or he just make his way through it ??

 

2. Do you have to go back to see in the next day after the procedure ??

 

3. what kind closure that he use on you to close the donor area ??

 

4. how log ago that u have your done and how many graft you have ??

 

thanks,

 

danny

[Guest]

danny

[Guest]

danny

 

1)he'll trim the hair with a razor,it's not

noticeable so don't woory.

2)you can and should go for a 1 week checkup

to make sure everything is ok,he'll go over

it with you.

3)he uses absorbable stitches so the dissolve

on their own.

4)it will be 7 weeks tommorrow and i had 1300

grafts done,it's all fine on my end,and i'm

starting to have some hairs grow in already.

[Guest]

I hope y'all don't mind, but as I was reading the trail of messages there was something I wanted to mention.

 

While figsy did not experience any shock loss, he is correct in that it differs between individuals.

 

I had 2800 FU's on Feb 4th. Shock Loss was something I definitely read about on this web site but did not pay enough attention to.

 

I to had some hair on top that I intended on using to comb over any redness/scabs. Alot of this hair was from old PLUGS put in during the 1980's. All of this hair is now gone. I'm 18 days post op. There is nothing to comb anymore. This of course is devastating to me. Not because I never heard about shock loss, but because of how much I experience. I even have alot of shock loss around the donor area.

 

Danny, you may or may not get affected by shock loss, but I saw you mentioned that you had some hair you could use to cover anything. If I were you, just in case, I would be prepared for the possibility of losing some of that hair to shock loss. I hope you don't. Good Luck.

[Danny]

Hi Midnite,

 

Thanks you for the info. i have been using Propecia for a bout two months and i hope it could stop it from shock lost ..

 

Do you know what cause the shock lost ?

 

danny

[Guest]

Hi Danny,

 

I've been using Propecia for over 2 years. Prior to my surgery, I'd say it did a decent job of "additional" hair loss.

 

However, I do not believe that Propecia will prevent Shock Loss. Experiencing shock loss is person dependent. I experienced a temendous amount. Other don't experience any. It just depends.

 

My only reason for adding to this post was to prepare you for "potential" shock loss. It something that can happen with HT's, and it definetly happened to me. As mentioned, I was prepared to used existing hair to comb over the newly transplanted FU's. Unfortunately for me, and this may not happen to you, but these existing hairs are gone due to Shock Loss. It was devastating to me because I did not want anybody to know I had FU's. Using the hair to comb over was my way out. But...can't do it now.

[Danny]

Hi Figsy,

 

I appreciated if you could answer me this question.

 

1. Do you have any cobbleston, bump on the recipient ??

 

2. If not, How many night that u have to sleep at

45 degree angle ??

 

thanks,

 

Danny

[Guest]

Originally posted by Danny:

Hi All,

 

I'm thinking of having a HT done with DR Bernstien

at the NY office and wonder if any body has their HT done with him before ??

 

Any information will be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Danny

[Guest]

hey danny,

 

1)i don't have the cobblestoning bumps,which are

very unsightly and are deep ridges and groves

that you see in those dredded repair photos.you

will get tiny pin like indents that the grafts

are placed in they are so tiny and probably

dissappear eventually,i am 2 months post op on

friday,so what i am telling you is from my account

and from my experience,everyone is different.i

see you were also concerned about the shock loss.

i did not have any,and as a matter of fact people

have said my hair looks thicker since the ht.but

you hear of guys like midnight who are having

lots of trouble,again we're all different.my theory,and again this is my theory ,no evidence

on this whatsoever is if you are an excellent

healer,meaning when you get a cut,scratch,

abrasion,pulled muscle etc.and recover exceptionally fast,clean and well,you'll recover

quicker and with less post op issues than someone

who takes a long time to heal up and is frail.this

only makes sense with the ht procedure,heck you're

getting cut in lots of places and also i feel this

could be said for shock loss as well,a healthier

person may keep more hair cause they are not as

sensitive to the trauma.again just my silly theory

that could probably easily be debunked.

2)about the 45 degree angle,for me it was about

3 days,i actually slept on the couch 3 nights

cause i didn't want my girlfriend bothering me

or viceversa.the first few days is a little tough

don't let anyone convince you otherwise,but it's

not as bad as you may imagine.in the end i at

least hope it was worth it,keep in mind i'm only

2 months post op,so i don't really have too much

to show for yet.i will keep ya all posted.

let me know when your appointment with dr.b is

for the ht.

[Guest]

danny,

 

on feb21st you said you were seeing dr. b

next week,if so let us know how it went.give

us some feedback on your experience.

[Danny]

Hi Figsy,

 

I have had HT done by DR Bernstien last week and it went very well. I experience so little of swelling. Like you said i have slept in the 45 degrees position for 3 days.

 

So far i have lost four grafts, i don't know what i do wrong.. in the direction they said that i must clean the transplant area twice per days and what about after the three days should i only clean 1 or still applie twice per day ??

 

What concern me the most is that i probably patting on the tranplant area little hard or little bit faster that why i have lost those four grafts.. i hope i did not damage any other grafts .

 

Could you please tell me how you take care your transplant area ??

 

Is it possible that i patting and rolling to hard that have cause other grafts from not fully sit then it won't grow ??

 

Is your HT hair starting to shed yet ??

 

When do you stop using Bacitracin Ointment on the donor area ?

 

Thanks,

 

danny

[Guest]

danny,

 

 

i'm glad to hear it went well.wish you would

have spoken sooner,but glad it went well.as

far as the showering,i was very nervous about

loosing grafts so when showering i held my hands

in front of the shower nozzle and let the water

trickle down on my head.be very very gentle the

first few days as it takes a week before they

are cemented in.i was so nervous about loosing

grafts the 1st few days i only showered 1 time

a day cause i did not want to lose even 1.i think

i only lost 1,but who can be sure.lightly just

touch the ht area and don't let the water directly

hit your head unless you are past the first week

then you can be more agressive showering.do not

press your fingernails or fingers tips when

shampooing for a month,be gentle and smart when

in the shower.no rubbing the recipient area for

a month,the donor area you can gently rub and

should be somewhat agressive.use the bacitracin

on scar for at least 2 weeks.if you are loosing

grafts it's cause you being too rough,relax

and be gentle the 1st month.yes all my hairs fell

out after 4 to 6 weeks,and now i'm 2months 1 week

post op and some hairs are starting to regrow,

nothing major just say 50 to 100 grafts starting

to show as black dots and actually a few hairs

never fell and just kept growing like weeds.keep

us posted ,but remember to be gentle,you spent

a ton of money on the ht,you want all you paid

for,so be gentle.how many grafts did you get,

how long were u there,how many others was dr. b

doing that day.give us all some details on your

experience if you can. congrats & good healing.

[Guest]

Another idea about showering. I think it is important to start using fingertips gently to work the crusts off the head after 10 days or so. I think the goal should be to have all crusts off by 14 days or so. Which is when most sutures or staples come off. Soaking the recipient area with a damp wash-cloth 1/2 hour before shower and then stand under shower for 10 to 15 minutes. This loosens up crusts before you shampooing.

 

Just a thought

 

 

Ron

[Danny]

Hi

 

Thanks all for the reply. I was schedule for 2000 grafts but since my donor density was below average 1.7 then i only get 1615 grafts instead. Dr B working on two peoples that day which other person i believe smaller case then me. they start working on me from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM i was there the whole day.

 

My healing process went very well but what really get me the most is that i have lost four grafts and i don't know if i have damage any other grafts as well. By patting little bit harder on the transplant area do you think it might cause the follicle to rise about the skin surface and cause it not to regrow ???

 

thanks,

 

danny