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“Hair Transplant Nightmare”
Spent: $40,000 in Cleveland, Ohio / Alpharetta, GA
Please don't get this procedure done it has permanently scared HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of patients in the last 40 years and ruined so many lives. Don't believe clinics that tell you "that was the old plug transplants but now there are new and improved procedures"
- You will be left with an ear to ear linear scar on the back of your head ( from a strip procedure), where the hair grafts are taken from, and redness and bumps where the grafts are placed on top of your head.
- If you get the newer FUE procedure you will have little white scars all over the donor area and little red bumps where the grafts were placed. I have had both types of procedures done. It will never look 100% natural.
- Don't believe the pictures they show you, these pictures are taken in a controlled environment under certain lighting with hair combed a particular way. Unfortunately we don't live our lives in a controlled environment and wind, rain, strong indoor lighting, and the sun will show that you had a transplant no matter how good the Dr. is.
I had my work done with one of the top Doctors in the country. It can and has ruined too many lives. I am in the process of getting all the transplanted hair lasered out after suffering for almost 10 years now and spending over $40,000. I am also having the fraxel restore done to smooth out the area.
I once thought losing my hair was a big deal now I envy bald people with a normal scar free shaved head. It was by far and away the worst mistake of my life, don't be the next victim. Just do a google search on "bad hair transplants" and remember these are from old AND new transplant procedures being done today, even though the doctors will try and convince you otherwise. It will look unnatural and leave you permanently scarred for life.
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okay..so it sounds like your top notch surgeon (I guess not the well known dr) didnt plan properly with the limited donor supply. Part of the hair trans[plant process is to realize what you can and cannot cover with your limited donor..you should never be in a position where you are "outa hair" and need more. the truth is..if it was so bad the industry itself regardless of advertising would implode as it ran out of customers. But it hasnt, and people do go back for more surgeries. Granted any surgery isnt going to be perfect ect. but seems to me common sense would dictate if it was so horrible eventually no one would be going. your story should be giventhe credence it deserves..just as the good stories do. Sorry to hear your situation but please keep it in perspective too...there are many people without arms, legs, eyes, dying of cancer ect who would switch lives with you! uh, no...just beucase I dont share your opinion doesnt mean I work in the industry.
For what it's worth, regardless of search results in Google or Yahoo, there is considerable demand for hair replacement.
We did a National survey with Harris Interactive. If money was no issue, 20% of men (and 5% of women) would get hair transplants.
Clearly not lost on anyone in this discussion, hair replacement is a major procedure that requires extensive research. So, I encourage more of you who've undergone it to share it anonymously.
Here is the form for briefly describing the pros and cons: hair replacement review form
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Tom, Founder of RealSelf
Would you be willing to post a review? This unhappy hair transplant review just arrived
I am buyingn the 5mg, which cost me about EUR10 per month, and then cut them in four with the Swiss Steel pill cutter. I admit, one day it might be a little more than 1mg, and next day a little less. But it seems to work perfectly, and for EUR 2,50 per MONTH .......
7760anon - my only concern is the recent study about Finasteride.
From Drug Watch:
According to results from a recent analysis published in the Archives of Dermatology, popular baldness drug finasteride (Propecia) may cause some patients to experience erectile dysfunction.
The analysis examined results from 12 studies that included 3,927 men. Results found that although most men experienced an increase in hair count while taking the medication, approximately one in 80 men experienced erectile dysfunction.
According to study author Dr. Jose Manuel Mella, the side effect isn't likely to deter men from taking the drug.
"It seems that most men taking this drug really prefer to have hair," Dr. Mella said.
Dr. Mella and his team note that the data collected from the studies is of "moderate quality." He explains that the results may have been impacted by outside factors, but adds that the data is reliable overall.
Numerous other medication MAY influence the need for sex.