Dr Frankestein

[britboy]

What can I say. at 32 years old I considered hair transplants. A foolish decision on reflection. I had consultations with a Dr May from UK, who at the time discussed slit grafts. After several consultations and being ignorant of the world of Hair surgery and naive, I had a hair transplant proceedure...dissaster followed.

It was in Harley Street London. I took a train to Harley Street and entered the clinic. I was given I think morphene at the time, but I'm not 100%, however, slits grafts were to be done. I had 300/500 slit grafts as I knew not how much area this would cover. The proceedure was generally painless, no major discomfort, during proceedures.

After the proceedure, my head was bandaged and I was sent home. At the time I was still medicated and took the train home some 100miles. I did not know it at the time but was not really in any fit state to be by myself and was never given any advice as to the fact that someone should have been with me. I was high on the drug. I had a reaction to it I guess.

I got home and that evening ended up in argument with my very gentle wife and threw some furniture out of the window. Next day, I wondered WTF I had done. Not good for domestic life and not good for my proceedure and after care.

However, this is the beginning of the absolute dissaster of a SLIT graft hair proceedure. The usual recovery time took place for hair to regrow. Donor area was satisfactory without major problems. All the donor plugs had been compressed into the slit grafts. thus when regrowing the hair was squeezed together as it grew...covering almost no thinning area. Just dark patches of 2,3, hair etc...awful.

A Slit graft is a simple scalple incision and the plug, 1,2,3 hair would be compressed into the slit. Obviously now on reflection, a Round hole cannot fit into a square hole or a SLIT for that matter into a round hole, and corruption takes place.

I ended up with 80% of the SLIT grafts requiring corrective Surgery.

I went to USA for the music business as I was an entertainer and discovered Lathams Hair clinic after some research. I had further discussions with Steve Latham in Huntsville, Alabama, to discuss the corrective surgery and further work.

After consideration, I thought well I might aswell try it, considering the damage had already been done by Dr Franekstein (Sorry Dr May from UK).

The first surgery with Lathams was to correct the damage. It worked very well. Dr Schory was the surgeon. I had more proceedures after this and considering it was some 15 years or so ago, the work whcih was performed has been to my expectations and I am extremely happy with the proceedures. I need more work now and shall investigate once again with Lathams. Once you have found a good clinic, why change? I live in UK but it is more than worth the effort to travel to USA. A holiday and cosmetic work all in one. Why not?

I must say, I, along with Dr Schory discussed and designed a lower front hair line that to this day is very excellent. I am considering using some finer hairs to make the visual aspect a little more gentle. Dr Schory will give sound advice to anyone I'm sure who is considering proceedures. But as I said 15 years ago and the job was super. I am very happy with lathams and intend to use them again. Im now 51.

Edited September 22, 2010 by britboy

[britboy]

You can see the pic attached for front line, I had some work done on the crown and one or two maybe correective slits left, we never worried about that then, but generally I will have more on Crown and will send foto. I was more concerned with front line but will concentrate on crown now and maybe top of head. (I'm thinning all over, but I have longer hair and it workds well brushed over the forehead so the front line is clearly shown, then a little hair spray and its all not so bad. I may go for shorter hair later but not just now.

Edited September 22, 2010 by britboy