Bosley and MHR - for or against or ANY options

[Jotronic]

Aha, I knew I'd eventually find it. Jersey had asked for a list of definitions for commonly used terms and phrases on the forums. Here's the copy/paste of my efforts.

 

#1 cut, #2 cut etc.

 

This refers to the length of hair after a buzz cut with clippers.

"?? #0 (no attachment) - 1/100 inch,

"?? #1 - 1/8 inch

"?? #2 - 1/4 inch

"?? #3 - 3/8 inch

"?? #4 - 1/2 inch

"?? #5 and #6 - special tapering attachments

"?? #7 - 7/8 inch

"?? #8 - 1 inch

 

Body Hair Transplant (BHT): This refers to transplanting body hair (legs, chest, back, etc.) to the recipient scalp in hopes of growth. Currently, this practice is extremely limited and should only be used as a very last resort.

 

Coalition Doctors: List of hair transplant surgeons that meet pre-determined criteria relating to quality of work and overall value to the patient.

 

Concealers: Products that when applied to hair or scalp give the impression of more hair than is actually present. These include, but are not limited to, Toppik, Couvre, Dermatch and others. The limitations of such products is basically water of some sort (rain, swimming, sweat) which can cause at least one of the products to "run" or smear.

 

Dense Packing: Variable according to each clinic's abilities but generally is considered to be the ability to place follicular units at greater than 40 grafts per cm2 into bald or balding scalp.

 

DHT: Dihydrotestosterone. The by-product when alpha 5 reductase enzymes (type I and type II) interact with testosterone. This is the cause for general male pattern baldness. DHT is also the culprit responsible for benign prostate hyperplasia (enlarged prostate).

 

Diffuse thinner: Thinning of hair in a region of scalp that is more dispersed with less of a demarcation between thinning and non-thinning hair.

 

Finasteride: Active ingredient in Proscar and Propecia.

 

Proscar: Originally came on the market in 1992 to treat symptomatic BPH, (enlarged Prostate), and to improve urinary flow and symptoms associated with the condition, Proscar has been prescribed to more than 1.2 million men in over 100 countries.

 

Propecia: Propecia was first given FDA approval in the United States in 1997 and is a 1mg version of Proscar. The only difference is the dosage and the name.

 

Dutasteride: Dutasteride is a newer drug intended for the same purpose as Proscar. Being a completely different medication Dutasteride targets both enzymes that convert testosterone in DHT whereas Finasteride targets only one. Currently having been available for four years there are no long term studies to show potential for side effects. Dutasteride is also known by it's market name of Avodart.

 

FU: Follicular Unit. The natural grouping of hair in the scalp with one to five hairs.

 

FUE vs. Strip: FUE is the process in which a tiny punch, usually .7mm to 1.2mm, is used to harvest individual follicular units for transplantation into the scalp. Contrary to initial reports it does leave scarring that can prevent head shaving, which was the main selling point.

 

FUT: Follicular Unit Transplantation. This is the general vernacular referring to strip transplantation.

 

Graft: Reference for dissected hair bearing tissue being transplanted. The general nature of the term refers to only the context of the discussion that it is in as grafts can be used to describe plugs, mini-micros, or follicular units.

 

H&W: Hasson & Wong. Hair transplant clinic started by Dr. Victor Hasson & Jerry Wong in 1997 in Vancouver, BC Canada with satellite consultation offices in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Originators of the Lateral Slit Technique.

 

IMHO: In My Humble Opinion

 

IMO: In My Opinion

 

Megasession: Dependent upon which clinic you speak to but generally above 3000 grafts transplanted in a single session.

 

MPB: Male Pattern Baldness

 

 

Norwood (NW) scale: This is a hair loss classification scale introduced by Dr. O'tar Norwood in 1975 and is the standard by which all doctors measure and classify hair loss in men.

 

 

Rogaine/Minoxinal: First came on the market with FDA approval in 1988 with a 2% stength of Minoxidil,(active ingredient) by prescriptoin only. 5% was approved by the FDA in 1996 for over the counter, non prescription use. While many men and women use this medication it is described as being cause for conditions such as red scalp, inflammation of the scalp, itchiness and flakiness not to mention inconvenient as it must be applied twice daily with a greasy after effect on the hair. Currenlty, there is a foam version that is similar to hair mouse with mixed reviews.

 

Shockloss: Defined as loss of hair subsequent to a hair transplant procedure. This can be permanent, caused from damage to surrounding hair due to intrusive hair transplant surgery and/or techniques. It can also be temporary as a result of an interruption if blood flow to the follicles.

 

Ultra Refined HT: Hair transplant performed with microscopes to dissect excess tissue away from separated follicular units and implanted with the smallest incision possible for the resulting "grafts".

 

Widows peak: Obvious "point" of hair growth usually centered in the frontal hairline. Commonly referred to as a triangle of hair or point of hair that stands out from the frontal hairline.

[smarius]

Thanks much Jotronic!

 

Good stuff - i've had several questions before about short hand items that had to be cleared by another post :-} and i'm sure i would have continued to have some since i'm very new around here :-}

 

Thanks again - good info

[Bill - Seemiller]

Joe,

 

You could have asked me where it was...I have documented and saved the links to many useful threads .

 

And if anyone wants to see Joe's original thread, it can be found here:

 

http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/346...931027503#8931027503

 

Bill

[the B spot]

Joe, your wrong as usual

 

[Aquarius]

JOTRONIC-

Good piece of work Sir.

[smarius]

hey guys

i've been doing a lot of chewing on the info that i've received so far and i've been talking with my fiancee about things.

 

One quick question:

Dr. Haber in Ohio seems to have this new technique that he introduced in 2005 "Donor Spreader" - making the Donor Harvesting Transection Free.

 

You can read about it on his website

 

http://www.regrowhair.com/hair-restoration-physicians/v...n-ohio-dr-bob-haber/

 

I guess i'm wondering if this is a technique that more than just his practice uses, and also some details as to what this technique involves.

 

I seem to find some information on this on the website and some here and there in the interviews, but not enough to make me completely understand what it's about. I understand it deals with scar reduction and the minimizing of the damage done to adjacent hair folicles when the donor strip is removed.

 

Is that a good summary of the technique or are there other details that i should be aware of.

 

I gotta tell you - i'm kind of excited about the prospect of having my hairline back.

 

Thanks much guys!

[smarius]

i'm just curious can anyone shed some light on this ... these webites that i seem to browse around on

 

http://www.hairlosshelp.com

http://www.hair-restoration-info.com

http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com

 

Are these affiliated in any way - it seems like info from one would be present on others as well. Any idea as to how these came about and why there are 3 of them?

 

Just wondering

[Aquarius]

No; Those are sales sites. You are in the right place. Noone here would ever encourage surgery. Also Bill gave you reems of info. Did you read it?

[smarius]

... sales sites ...

 

What do you mean sales sites, it seems to me that the same surgeons present on those sites are the ones being discussed on these forums. Not to mention that through this very forum if you click the "find a surgeon" link in the header you can get to the other 2 sites listed.

 

Yes - i did read the info that Bill sent me. Very good stuff and i'm in touch with him on other things also.

 

Thanks much

[Bill - Seemiller]

smarius,

 

You are correct...they are not sales sites, it is a link from one of our sites presenting information about the clinic based on Pat's research. Though I don't have direct familiarity with this clinic, I do stand behind the coalition doctors since they meet certain criteria of higher standards.

 

I've posted additional thoughts on your other thread as well. Cheers.

 

Bill