ht46 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 (edited) I'm 46 years old and live in the Seattle, Washington area. I wanted to stay local for my HT, despite all the justifiably good reviews of Hasson & Wong in Vancouver, BC. Even though there doesn't seem to be a lot of info on any discussion forums about Dr. Goertz, after my initial consultation, I decided to take a chance. Consider me your Guinea Pig. All is good so far, but it's only been 16 days. If anyone is interested, you can follow along with my progress on my blog site. Hair Restoration Site for ht46 Edited December 16, 2010 by ht46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted December 16, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 16, 2010 ht46, Welcome to the community! I no nothing of Dr. Goertz but the work looks very clean and refined. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I look forward to following your progress. Happy Growing! David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RCWest Posted December 16, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 16, 2010 You sure don't look 46! Do you live near the fountain of youth That's a lot of grafts for such a small area. I hope the bloodflow gets reestablished OK. Other than that, it looks like great work. Keep us updated. Finasteride 1.25 mg. daily Avodart 0.5 mg. daily Spironolactone 50 mg twice daily 5 mg. oral Minoxidil twice daily Biotin 1000 mcg daily Multi Vitamin daily Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ht46 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 You sure don't look 46! Do you live near the fountain of youth That's a lot of grafts for such a small area. I hope the bloodflow gets reestablished OK. Other than that, it looks like great work. Keep us updated. Thanks. It's a bigger area than it looks. Grafts fade into existing hairline about 1", which from what I've read is somewhat controversial (and a little scary). That area has always had less density than the rest of my head, but there is very little if any miniaturization in that area, so the follicles should be strong enough to withstand the trauma. So far, no problems so I'll remain confident. My scalp at this point, including the incision, feels almost completely normal, which surprises me. I'll post photos again at the 1 month mark, 12/29. Hair Restoration Site for ht46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RCWest Posted December 16, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 16, 2010 Grafts fade into existing hairline about 1", which from what I've read is somewhat controversial (and a little scary). Hair Restoration Site for ht46 OK, that's better. To me it looked like an area about 1/2-3/4 inch tall. You should be A-OK then! Finasteride 1.25 mg. daily Avodart 0.5 mg. daily Spironolactone 50 mg twice daily 5 mg. oral Minoxidil twice daily Biotin 1000 mcg daily Multi Vitamin daily Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ht46 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 So I've made it to the 1-moth point, and as expected, a lot of the transplanted hairs grew out to 1/4"+, then fell out, so I look pretty much like I did pre-op. But quite a few of the transplants are still present. Overall my scalp feels fine. A little lingering semi-numbness in a small patch in the front forelock area, but it's improving. I can't feel the incision with my fingers anymore. My biggest fear was shock loss to existing healthy hair since the grafts were placed about 1" into the existing hairline, but at 1 month there has fortunately been no problem with that. Most interestingly, there appears to be new hairs pushing through -- or could these be remnants of the transplanted hairs? They seem to be firmly rooted when tugged with tweezers. What do you think? Hair Restoration Site for ht46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ht46 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 I started getting "bumps" like ingrown hairs at 5 weeks. At 6 weeks a few hairs were starting to poke through. The bumps and new sprouts continue here at the 2-month mark. I wasn't expecting to see anything until month 3. Here are closeups of the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RoundHairlineDesires Posted October 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2013 I know this is an old post but I've been looking into Dr. Geortz. Curious to know how things turned out in the long term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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