Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 I'm a new member that went through this forum about 10 months ago or so when I started really noticing hair loss. I quickly decided to get an HT before doing too much research, then, afterward, read up on some of the comments about certain clinics. I'll post who the clinic was in a bit, but I'd appreciate some feedback on the pics. I'm pretty pleased with the results, particularly when I look at the then-and-now pics, but would like some opinions. (Not sure how to post multiple pics so I may have to do a few threads...) Thanks - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Here's week 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Here's week 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Here's today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted August 29, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Roots.. you already said it was Bosley in another thread. Haha. Let's see the results bro. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted August 29, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Well done. You were one of the fortunate ones! Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Sorry lol...slowly but surely. - One more from today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Thanks bro - I feel like one - especially after reading all of the negative pub. Could have been that particular Doctor, or nurses, but think it was well worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted August 29, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 It seems like you have great hair characteristics for a HT. Thick and curly. That certainly helps. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 True - they said upfront that was the case, but I figured they could be telling me what I wanted to hear. I was terrified afterward; the shock loss was horrible and I thought I was doomed. Paid a lot (think it was like 10K for 2500 grafts or so), but - at least as of now - I think it was well worth it. And by the way, I don't consider myself weak by any means, but I thought it hurt like hell, contrary to what others have said. Maybe it's just me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member phxind Posted August 29, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Roots, great result. I think you were fortunate to get a good doctor. People just beat Bosley to death blindly out here but there are a few good docs in Bosley as well. Is Bosley really that cheap? I thought they charged way more than that? ------------------------------------------------------------ My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Severn Posted August 29, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 You say the shockloss was horrible. Was it in the donor or recipient area? Or both? My Hair Loss Web Site - Dr. Ron Shapiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thanatopsis_awry Posted August 29, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Def glad you're satisfied, and you look you have a nice, full head of hair! Do you have any pre-ops, though? I ask because the earliest I see is a "2wk" post-op shot, and since you said you had such horrible shockloss it's tough to get a gauge on where you were at before the 2500 grafts. And then your 12wk/3month shot it looks like you have a ton more hair. ----------- *A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics* 1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash. Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician. Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Surprisingly, I did not have a lot of pics from the 6-month period of rapid hair-loss leading to the time I rushed to get a HT out of desperation. Prior to the 6 months leading up, I did not notice any real concerning loss. Here's a pic from right after the HT to help slightly gauge the shock-loss during the following couple of months. I noticed also that in the week 12 pic that I had grown a lot more hair. I wonder if I mis-dated that pic, but not positive. My HT was Nov. 29 or so, 2008. I'll attach another pic from today right out of the shower, towel-dried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted August 29, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 Here's today right out of the shower, towel dried. Doesn't seem too bad for Nov '08 - ~Sep '09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Arrie Posted August 31, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2009 Roots, Congrats on the procedure i hope u r happy as ever. Bosley is a crapshoot but I guess u got one of the good ones. You have to be the worst person at taking photos I think I have ever seen...LOL You only live once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sparky Posted August 31, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2009 your very lucky as far as I can see, Bosley? ffs they are terrible lol. Pics of hairline would help, to make an opinion. My Hairloss Website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member spin266 Posted August 31, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2009 great ht. i also am an extremely satisfied bosley patient.ther are afew of us out here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sparky Posted August 31, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2009 My point exactly, there are a few of you ou there. Only a few. My Hairloss Website http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Severn Posted August 31, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2009 Well it only took them about 20 years, but I'm glad to see they finally got a patient not wanting to sue them! You could probably make a fortune as a paid showcase patient for them since you are probably the only one. My Hair Loss Web Site - Dr. Ron Shapiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted September 1, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 1, 2009 I'm definitely not a photographer Apparently a lot of people are unhappy with Bosley, so I guess I got lucky. One thing's for sure, had I read the opinions on here prior to going to Bosley, I never would have went to them (although who knows what the outcome elsewhere would have been). It's tough enough going through this with some type of success; I can't imagine having a procedure and being worse off than beforehand. What a scary reality for some people to be in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thanatopsis_awry Posted September 1, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2009 Ya, it's sickening *just* how many go through the procedure to not only end up *worse* off, but one in the same have their precious donor ravaged to hinder their ability to even correct the problem. ----------- *A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics* 1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash. Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician. Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Severn Posted September 1, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2009 yea roots, you got very lucky. I had a few scalp reductions done by them 14 years ago. Didn't have really any internet information to speak of so I went in blind. They did a pretty good butchering job but luckily it was all in the crown and can be covered up. I came very close to suing them. As I read more in the following years, it turns out they had been sued _A LOT_ and even had charges filed against them by the Los Angeles DA for false advertising. They are about as shady as they come but they get by on a pure blitskreg of infomercials on late night TV. My Hair Loss Web Site - Dr. Ron Shapiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member roots Posted September 1, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 1, 2009 I read that as well...after I had the procedure. It was definitely pretty stupid to run out and get something so dramatic done on a relative whim, but I guess such are the results of the extreme desperation most of us feel when first starting to lose our hair. It was a scary period afterward when the shock loss was occurring - after which I had read all of the negative press online. Not a good spot to be in. Definitely do your research, and don't take a gamble on 'possibly' getting a good doctor. It could end up being at Bosley, although judging by many in this forum, I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Atomic Posted September 1, 2009 Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2009 No really decent pics before or after to base an opinion on this good or bad. But i guess if roots is happy...that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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