I am going to see Dr.Wong&Jotronic&Milena Lardi in Milan!

[azazelgs]

Hey guys ,

 

After talking with Joe couple of minutes ago it became official, I am going to have a consultation with Dr.Wong in Beauty Medical Clinic in Milan at 17th and 18th november!!

 

I am so so so excited and nervous about this. First of all , I couldn't miss this chance that Joe and Dr. Wong are coming that near and since I am a big SMP researcher , I was planning a visit to Milan just to see Milena's works . So it is more than two birds with one stone for me:)

 

I know I shouldn't get nervous because I am not going to have smp or a ht there, but I am really scared that if Dr. Wong tells me that I am not a good candidate for ht. For the last one year, I am really leaning towards fue but this is a opportunity that I will regret missing it ; having a consult with one of the best ht doctors no matter what his technique is.

 

Also, we talked with Joe via forum threads , pm , online consultation etc.. many times. When I started researching about ht, he and his story inspired me and always gave me hope that I can find peace with my hairloss. He never tried to "sell" me anything , all the time he was honest and guided me excellently through my research. So meeting him in person will be great and my biggest expectation is that I could convince him to have a couple of beer with me, just to chat about anything but hairloss:)

 

So , my journey begins in 16th of november, don't worry guys I will update hopefully with pictures, wish me luck!

[chrisdav]

Hope it goes well.

 

Let us know how you get on.

[Raphael84]

Brilliant! Great news for you and a big first step! Best of luck, I'm sure the consult will go well! I'm planning to visit Milena in February so you shall have to keep me posted on how everything is there!

[azazelgs]

Thanks guys !

 

Spex, I'd definately want to thank you more than everyone because if I haven't talked with you maybe million times aobut SMP, I would have never found the courage to go and see it in person . You always informed me as soon as I reached to you , I may be one of the reasons that you quit representing Beauty Medical but I owe you big big one , I know that.

[TommyLucchese]

This is a great move for you.

 

I was also very nervous before meeting Dr. Feller in person for a consultation, I too was scared that I wouldn't be a good candidate. It's great to have all your fears and questions answered.

 

Good luck, and Milan - not a bad place to go eh?

[Bill - Seemiller]

Azazelgs,

 

Kudos for exploring all your options thoroughly before making a decision and for journeying to Milan to consult a number of specialists, including Coalition member Dr. Wong and the online celebrity JoTronic :-).

 

I look foward to hearing about your journey and what you've learned from your visit.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill

[azazelgs]

Thanks Bill, yes meeting Joe, Dr. Wong and Milena would be great , I'll definately post my experience.

 

Tommy, I travel to Milan 4-5 times a year for business (fashion:)) so it won't be touristic i guess.

[fitnessjunkie]

All the best Azazelgs!

 

Are you able to ask Milena how much time must pass between having a HT and SMP procedure? And which one is recommended to be done first?

 

Thanks!

[azazelgs]

fitness,

 

Sure i will ask her , also anyone who wants to ask anything about it just tell me

[Jotronic]

Azazelgs,

 

Thank you for your comments. I look forward to finally meeting you;)

[azazelgs]

So I went, I saw and I conquered! Here's my journey;

 

I went to Beauty Medical on Saturday afternoon after a very long friday night at Milan, believe me guys partying in Milan is great:) So my consultation with Dr. Wong was actually on sunday but i asked Joe if I could also come on saturday to see and talk with Milena about smp and he said no problem .

 

After finding the place, I remember myself at the door feeling nervous. "What if Dr.Wong says I'm not a candidate?" "What if i don't like the smp ?" .Then I said to myself "this is why you are in Milan now. They both are the best of what they are doing , just knock the door you idiot!". So I went in.

 

I saw Joe upstairs working on something on computer. I introduced myself and he said "finally, nice to meet you buddy!". He is such a great guy to talk to. By the way , his ht, like everyone who met him says it is much better than in pictures. I mean noone even a ht researcher guy can say he had something done. He quickly started looking at my head, density , laxity etc.. After a minute (it felt like an hour to me for sure) he said "you have plenty of hair buddy, I don't think you need a ht right now if you use your hair that short". I was like "you sure ?" and Dr. Wong came right away to examine my situation

 

The guys who haven't met Dr.Wong probably imagine him as quiet, calm guy ,you know what you are right! He came in and Joe introduced us and he instantly started examining my head. He said "if you want a ht, 3000 grafts would probably work for you". I was really excited that moment and asked him "So I am a candidate? No donor thinning? " He said " No, your donor is above average between 80-85 f/cm2 and laxity is also above average ".

 

After the examination we talked with Joe and Dr. Wong about proscar use and Dr. Wong said if I don't have any side effects, don't ever quit. I said i don't but all the men in my family are nw5-6. He smiled and said " But they didn't have proscar". Joe told me about how important is to maintain and stabilize your hairloss. I got my lesson:)

 

Afterwards, we went downstairs with Joe to talk with Milena about smp. Believe me guys, Milena is not only a sweet lady , she is damn beautiful:) I asked her about smp a lot and Joe translated them in English , oh I'm sorry Joe's phone translated . After couple of minutes I asked if I can see someone with the result , Joe told me that Milena's brother Alessandro has a patient inside having the procedure and we can go and check out. I was like so excited and went into the room.

 

Here it is, a guy having a smp in front of me. I can't tell how nervous I was. The guy who was having the procedure was Italian living in Barcelona and came there by his car (3000 km's ) just to have the procedure. By the way, he was such a good guy to let us watch him having smp.

 

After he is done , I saw his head nearly from all angles and all lighing conditions. I have seen the HIS clinic's results in person and I was not impressed at that time. But this Milena does is something different. The guy who had the smp at that time has his sides long, but smp does not look weird or odd. The guys who are researching about smp know that other clinics are very strict about shaving your head with zero blade everyday , but when I talked with Milena , she said " Our smp looks best between 0.1 and 0.5 mm".

She looked at my head and said I can use my hair like that with smp , then I told him this is my 1 week long hair and I didn't shave just because Dr. Wong consult and shaving it 0.1 mm. She smiled and said " then your's will be perfect." .

 

We talked on about smp with Joe and many other things such as FUE, his transplant, how he met Milena etc. I know this may be written over and over but I have to say this; I spend with him more than an hour and after examining my head, he never said a world about ht unless I ask him. He never tried to sell or push me toward ht. He was true and honest about everything he said. I even said to him I was planning on fue and he said "yes, if you want to keep using your hair like that, you should definately get fue , and by the way go to Dr. ....." He also recommended me some doctors! I mean no one would do that.

 

So , I promised that I'll ask Milena about SMP so here are the answers.

 

1-How does the 3-d effect works?

 

I really didn't ask Milena about this but after I saw it in person, it works! . I mean it is something way much different than other smp procedures.

 

2- Does Minoxidil accelarates the fading out of pigmentation?

 

Yes. She said minoxidil contains alcohol so this speeds up the fading process.

 

3- Can they apply more broken hairlines?

 

She said yes and showed some pictures clients who had a broken hairline approach, they looked great.

 

4-Does smp damages the native hair ?

 

No, it is not. Joe told me that needle is not going too deep to damage a follicle.

 

5-How does the ink stand up to harsh lighting?

 

This is aaron1234 question and from what I saw, it looks great. I mean don't forget that it is not real hair so it is nearly invisible in harsh lightings but it does not look weird or bad at all.

 

6-Color tones?

 

She uses different tones for different hair colors. When I told her that other clinics use only black and they insist that when hair gets grey it doesn't look different, she just laughed and said "impossible".

 

7-Are they going to use permanent ink or ink that lasts more than 2 years?

 

She told me that in permanent ink , the dots that are applied are going to get bigger after a while because ink gets dissolved. So she does not want to use a permanent ink . I asked her about an ink that will last more than 2 years, she said the dissolving starts nearly after two years so the ink they use is perfect for their practise.

 

 

What do I think about smp ?

 

I have been researching about smp for 2 years now and after I saw HIS results last year, I was very disappointed about this. But this is totally different. This is excellent. In my opinion difference comes from the approach of the work ; Other clinics approach it to have the exactly same dot as on your sides and try it to look perfect when you shave your head every single day, so making a "skinhead" look . But Milena's techniques basicly offers this ; I am not trying to match with existing hair, I am using your scalp as a canvas that will look like you have hair and it doesn't look weird between 0.1 and 0.5 mm. At 0.5 mm , if you are full nw 6, you will look like a diffuse thinner but not odd. So this is an excellent choice for the one who use their hair short.

 

 

 

So , sorry for the long post . But I am so glad that I went to Milan and see it in person. Meeting with Milena, Joe and Dr. Wong has been an great for me. I want to thank them all and made me hopeful again about my hair restoration.

[chrisdav]

Great read and very well documented azazelgs.

 

I don't think you could have been any more detailed, which is nice to hear.

[Mickey85]

Nice and informative write up!