Regular Member Foreigner Posted August 19, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 19, 2003 more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Senior Member NW Posted August 19, 2003 Senior Member Share Posted August 19, 2003 Wow ! Amazing what framing your face with hair can achieve ! Looks very good, especially for 4 months. NW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Foreigner Posted August 19, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 19, 2003 That was a fast response!!! Thank you...I'm very very happy! Look at my before pictures and you'll understand... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member uncjim Posted August 20, 2003 Senior Member Share Posted August 20, 2003 Foreigner, You appear to have great hair that affords you alot of coverage. At only 4 months, you have real cosmetic value. You should be very encouraged. I'm real curious about the crown area. I look foreward to the viewing when you're ready. Jim "Temples 'n Crowns Forever" Uncjim's Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PD Posted August 20, 2003 Senior Member Share Posted August 20, 2003 Foreigner, You look wonderful.. it was wise to have chosen a bit higher hairline.. how many grafts and was it only in the "frontal scalp" or "mid scalp" too ?? Good Luck ! Disclaimer: I am not a qualified medical professional nor do i work for any doctor, hence these are my personal and honest views. Hopefully I will benefit someone as I had benefitted from this awesome forum. My HT blog - 2600 - Dr. Feller: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/PD/blog/68/ photo album: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/PD/albums/135 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Smoothy Posted August 21, 2003 Senior Member Share Posted August 21, 2003 I've been involved in HT for over a decade and seen many different procedures including scalp reductions and NONE have every turned out good-- some OK but none good. I'm impressed with your results because you got more reduction from one surgery than most do and your scar is healing great--most have wide noticable scars-- yours looks pretty good. The only thing I noticed was the scar proceeded down the back middle than most but your FU HT took care of that. However, looking at your photos, I might debate over the quality of your donor hair (your scalp reduction will give you less area to cover with FU) but you look like you have a great donor area over the "sides"? A couple of "angluar strip exections" would yield thousands of FU--- looking at your pics? Yes your mid back is a little limited so if you have future HT for fill in of the top and the hairline, I dont think your have a problem with your "side" donor areas. Good luck and Your the only execption I've seen over all these years with reductions-- CONGRATS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocor1 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I have to agree with Smoothy: I am a HUGE skeptic on scalp reductions because I've seen a lot of damned awful ones. But for you, man, it worked. You look MUCH better. Congratulations. The ends justify the means. And joto is right too, at 4 months, the party is just starting for you. You'll see increased growth and hair density for many more months to come. Kewl. Congrats again and happy regrowth. vocor1 Knowledge is Power If the worst question is the one never asked, then the worst answer is the one never shared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I have been following your case with interest and am glad to see such positive results. Clearly the message we should be taking from your photos is that there is NO ONE RIGHT WAY to address hair loss. Each individual is different, and customizing the treatment plan will likely yield the best results. As someone who had a scalp reduction in the late 80's, I am relatively fortunate that I, too, have a very thin scar from the procedure. However, the extent of my subsequent hair loss makes even my thin scar impossible to conceal. Also, I would argue that I had stretchback anyway, so it was all for naught. I join the others here who are confident in your continued improvement over the next several months, and again, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Foreigner Posted January 16, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2004 Here is a 9 month picture update from me. I'll try to post more pictures soon. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairBeThere Posted January 17, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted January 17, 2004 Absolutely amazing!! You must be walking on cloud nine. Congrats man. Looks outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Foreigner Posted January 18, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2004 Here are back and side shots of the 9 month. Thanks for all the good words. Yes dr. Epstein is great. He did an outstanding job and I'm very happy with the results as you can see from the pictures. Good luck to all of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Foreigner Posted January 18, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2004 Last side view... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member baldcasanova Posted August 14, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted August 14, 2004 Great photos foreigner. Thanks for posting. ____________________________ 630 FUT - 8/27/03 2200 FUT - 5/20/05 2000 FUT - 12/15/07 "i haven't been this bald since.... well... since I was born!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HairBoy Posted August 15, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted August 15, 2004 I wonder if Foreigner even stops by this board anymore. I've read that after people are finished with their HTs, they stop coming because being bald isn't something they think about anymore. That is one hell of a transformation. Looking at his first before pictures, his hair didn't look that dense to me. But damn, it grows out good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Robert_ Posted August 15, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted August 15, 2004 Hairboy, It happens quite a lot. It seems that most people move on with their lives. It is very difficult to not to be extremely happy for them, though. I do wish that some would stop by and post "finished" results like Foreigner did. It gives everyone else inspiration! -Robert ------------------------------ Check out the results of my surgical hair restoration performed by Dr. Jerry Cooley by visiting my Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Smoothy Posted August 18, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted August 18, 2004 Scalp reductions in general, should be avoided except in certain cases. In this case, it looks like the patient had dense donor in back and on the side and probably good laxity. His result are one of the best I've seen with a scalp reduction. I'm wondering if the "balloon" technique is still used? That is when a balloon of saline is placed under the bald scalp that is to be reduced, then the balloon is slowly filled up and stretches the skin/bald area over a span of 3-4 weeks. Then the patient on the day of surgery has the ballon removed, thus allowing for a better scalp reduction. This was common in the 1980's when scalp reductions were more common, but I wonder if they still use this technique? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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