Remaining Anonymous and Staying Private

[Melvin- Admin]

Dear Community,

While I personally don’t care if someone knows I’ve had a hair transplant, it’s understandable some of you may want to keep that private.

I strongly suggest creating a unique username that isn’t distinguishable or verifiable, do not divulge any personal information. This includes using the same screen name across multiple sites online, or using a unique nickname as your username. 

Remember it is your responsibility to protect your privacy and anonymity. Anything you post here will be indexed on Google. Therefore, someone googling your username could find your posts. Hopefully, we can move past feeling embarrassed about restoring your hair. We’re not committing any crimes or doing anything shameful. 

[Mr. Thompson]

Completely agree. We are not doing anything shameful but I think it is each one´s decision to show up with their real name or just an invented nickname. Thanks for the tips

 

[NARMAK]

Personally i understand the desire to keep your privacy and agree that if you wish to stay anonymous, then a unique username to the site and blurred face/cropped would be the way to go. 

I personally am okay with sharing my pictures with face cropped to help people get a realistic idea of progress and so on, but i have no desire to really show off anymore. Not because i necessarily have anything to hide, but because i don't need anonymous people identifying me either. 

If there's somebody in a specific context, i don't mind sharing my HT story and details, but most folks i think just want to get on with their lives anonymously and enjoy the results. 

[gillenator]

I could not agree more that most individuals who are satisfied with their results simply want to move on with their lives and we never hear from them again.

[mavigo]

I personally get excited when others can't tell that I've had something done. To me it's one of those few things where the less recognition you get, the better.

[gillenator]

It’s the best compliment that can be made.

[Dillpickle123]

Very true, a unique User name is a must if you want to be anonymous and if your a low NW ppl won’t be able to tell you got work done ✅ 

[mister_25]

I even made a new email LOL. just incase one of my mates or something put my email on "haveibeenpwned.com" or something like that if my mates got curious.

[gillenator]

We can always create a new username and identity online but what about social media especially Facebook, MySpace, and the others where new photos are continually downloaded…and most of us who sustained surgical hair restoration were in a NW class 3 or higher.

[honey21790]

what about people who post their photos and after that feels unconfortable and want to  delete  these photos which is not an option what can they do

[Gatsby]

3 hours ago, gillenator said:

We can always create a new username and identity online but what about social media especially Facebook, MySpace, and the others where new photos are continually downloaded…and most of us who sustained surgical hair restoration were in a NW class 3 or higher.

Or Norwood 7? 😳😉

[gillenator]

Exactly brother and the more extensive our hairloss class becomes, the more obvious it is when we have considerable hair restoration surgery…so for me, I just had no other choice but to be transparent about having a ton of work done…but here’s the bottom line, having surgery is about a decision we each make for ourselves and simply just wanting a visual improvement with our hair…so, I don’t care if other people know, I do care about my own satisfaction…and helping other individuals who are also experiencing hair loss.

[Adamadwaga]

On 12/12/2022 at 12:51 AM, Melvin- Moderator said:

Dear Community,

While I personally don’t care if someone knows I’ve had a hair transplant, it’s understandable some of you may want to keep that private.

I strongly suggest creating a unique username that isn’t distinguishable or verifiable, do not divulge any personal information. This includes using the same screen name across multiple sites online, or using a unique nickname as your username. 

Remember it is your responsibility to protect your privacy and anonymity. Anything you post here will be indexed on Google. Therefore, someone googling your username could find your posts. Hopefully, we can move past feeling embarrassed about restoring your hair. We’re not committing any crimes or doing anything shameful. 

Melvin,

I can not send you private message. Wanted to apologize. I’m going think about identifying myself. I’m a senior  independent hair technician. Linda is actually one of the people that trained me. She pioneered lateral slit technique. If I can message you privately I can explain in better detail. Good post by the way. Your topics and content are great. 

[gillenator]

There are a small number of well known/established/reputable surgeons who were more known for their top quality FUT work that was being performed several decades ago…they were the surgeons who developed the lateral slit technique to utilize acutely sized coronal recipient incisions thereby accommodating high levels of dense-packing giving birth to the mega-session approach that allowed much larger procedures into upper level numbers well over 3,000 per session…this was before FUE ever hit North America.

[LouMarry]

Thank you! Helpful

[gillenator]

I should have clarified that FUE in “North America” was initially Canada followed by the U.S.

[jjsrader]

Who in Canada did FUE before Dr. C*le and Dr. Feller?  I forgot.

Edited May 8 by jjsrader

[gillenator]

It was Dr. Jones in Toronto and I believe he was the first surgeon in North America to perform FUE…Dr. Feller subsequently fulfilled an apprenticeship under Dr. Jones….Dr. C*le “observed” FUE under the so-called “grandfather of FUE” who’s clinic is based in Australia…In my honest opinion I personally believe that more surgeons would have been willing to apprentice under the surgeon in Australia however I heard he wanted an advance upfront fee of $100,000 paid in full…I was told that a number of times and I was VP of Operations of Dr. C*les clinic including international management of the Cypress clinic…Dr. C*le subsequently decided to market his own variation of FUE as an attempt to set himself apart from other FUE practitioners worldwide, especially in America…but let’s face it, FUE and the other marketed labels are simply “isolated extraction techniques or methods” of harvesting hair for the purpose of transplantation…finally, what many people are not aware of is that Dr. Paul Rose of Tampa made significant clinical contributions in FUE instrumentation and was the surgeon who developed and refined many of the punches incorporating “dermal depth analysis” to greatly minimize transection rates of FUE…Dr. Rose also worked at Dr. C*les clinic when I worked there and he did outstanding work…keep in mind that 99.99% of HT procedures at that time were still FUHT as FUE was in its infancy in America.🇺🇸 

[Gatsby]

I’ve had consultations with Dr Woods previously and he was not only very secretive about FUE but also ridiculously expensive. Dr Woods promised that Dr Cole could see his method. Dr Cole flew to Sydney and over lunch Dr Woods told him that he had changed his mind! 

[gillenator]

WOW!!!…you know, this is a huge part of why I have so much respect for the great Gatsby!…an honest man and every word you said brother was truthful…I thought that we were not allowed to mention Dr. Wds name in this community…he is indeed the grandfather of FUE worldwide….several decades ago he told me that his fees for FUE surgery were that high because he does 100% of the procedure himself including all placement of grafts…he said he rarely does more than approximately 300 grafts per day because of how labor intensive the procedure is….I wonder if Dr. Wds concluded that his proprietary information was at risk?…it must have been a quick lunch!

[jjsrader]

Dr. Wds and his sister in the early 00's - those were the days.  I remember the 100K  mafia-esque #  Wds spit out on his keyboard for all of us to read.  Probably after a 'party favors' bender.  Then, to have C*le come over - they probably were ready to have an ol'-time  wild wild west shootout after lunch!!   Ahahaha (ironic post for the no sense of humor people in this thread).

It was great theatre back then!!! 

Disclaimer: Yuuuuuge C*le fan here & yes I have met & consulted with the man. 

Edited May 8 by jjsrader

[gillenator]

Ohhhhhhh yes, it’s amazing how all of this rises to the top even after 20 years!