Need Repair work

[RCB]

I had a bad transplant in 89 by bosley in Dallas. I was 20 yrs old at the time. Thank goodness at the time I had it done, my hairloss wasnt as bad as I had percieved it, or they could have butchered me even worse.

 

I have lived my life under a hat ever since. I have a very pluggy hair line in my temple areas, the hair is of a diff texture and dont blend well at all, on top of being pluggy. It doesnt go all the way across the front of my head, just the temple areas. This has effected me tremendously. I need to have it fixed, but I am having a hard time bringing myself to trust anyone else for the fear of further damage.

 

I dont have a strip scar in the back of my head, they took the donor hair out in plugs that are scattred across the back of my head.

 

I am conflicted on wether or not to remove the plugs( those areas are ridged up by the way), and just go bald. Or have a transplant to hide the plugs. I had an in person consult with Cole, he told me if he removed the plugs the ridging would likley go away. He said that I may have a little scarring but it likely wouldnt be to bad. They emailed me some pics of people that had done the same thing. The pics didnt look bad, but who knows.

 

My current hair line has moved back behind the plugged area and is becoming very noticable. I have to do something. Cole quated my 20 grand to fix it and go Bald. He said it would be cheaper to hide it.

 

Just looking for some input and opinions from those you that have walked in these shoes.

 

I intend to talk to somemore docs, but want to get something done this fall/winter. I have been putting this off to long.

[the B spot]

RCB--unless I get some clear pics of your situation, it will be difficult to respond to your situation directly.

 

If you would like an opinion from Dr. Ron Shapiro please send your pics to me at jason@shapiromedical.com

 

It will be best if you get several opinions/options before committing to any surgery.

 

Take Care,

Jason

[RCB]

Originally posted by the B spot:

RCB--unless I get some clear pics of your situation, it will be difficult to respond to your situation directly.

 

If you would like an opinion from Dr. Ron Shapiro please send your pics to me at jason@shapiromedical.com

 

It will be best if you get several opinions/options before committing to any surgery.

 

Take Care,

Jason

 

I will try to get some new pics and send them to you. I would like to get a consult with Dr. Shapiro. I need more opinions.

[ccexxp1]

I had a similar problem, transplants in 1991-2 with micro plugs and then my natural hair fell out, leaving me with just plugs. Dr. Bernstein in NYC removed most if not all of the plugs in 07-08 and will soon be doing another transplant. It was expensive, but worth every penny, everyone says it looks much more natural. I can't wait for the next step, I'm really happy so far. Feel free to PM me if you would like more information from me.

[uncjim]

RCB,

I had plug surgeries from 1979 to 1989 with the pluginess, ridging and open donor scaring that goes along with it. Back in 2002, I had my first of three repair surgeries with Dr. Wong of Hasson and Wong. Today, the old work is completely camouflaged and I couldn't be happier. My Weblog (below) gives a pretty good account of my history. All the Best.

UNC