Mind Blowing Results - World Class Team

I’m writing this review because I have absolutely amazing hair restoration results and I want others to know you can actually do something about hair loss if YOU choose to. Let’s be clear - it’s 2023 - the procedures and techniques are dialed-in by a select group of professionals that have mastered both the art and science of a hair transplant. It works and looks incredible if you go to the RIGHT team.

In reflecting on my own story of hair loss and how I went about addressing it, I think one of my biggest take-aways is that everyone should be more open about this subject. Hair loss affects over 70% of the male population but NO ONE talks about it…and since no one talks about it, no one knows anything and people are scared or embarrassed regarding their situation. Most hair-loss guys just resign themselves to fate (I almost did that)...some guys shave their heads completely and then they're bald and that’s it. With that said, it’s really very unfortunate because if given a choice, I’d bet 99% of people would choose to have & keep their hair versus slowly losing it to an odd balding pattern or being forced into a total shave. Seriously. And that’s my point, YOU can choose to do something about it and you can have and keep your hair.

Hair loss became noticeable to me in my mid-to-late thirties. I started seeing more on the pillow when I got up in the morning and over time it was just obvious that there was less and less on top. I was annoyed by it. My kids sometimes made fun of me (as they should have) and my head looked lame. Had to live with it. Of course my wife was sweet about the situation but she also was like “I really miss the great hair you had - can’t lie.” In looking back, it’s probably like most things: you don’t realize how great something is until you lose it. I was losing my hair and it became more apparent to me how great hair is once mine started to fade out.

With that said, I decided to do something about it. There were two drivers to this: Myself and my wife. For myself, I just wanted a very binary outcome: Great hair again or shave it all off. I hated being in the middle of no-man’s land. On my wife’s side I could tell she was super hopeful that I would take it upon myself to explore what was possible and give it a shot. Those two dynamics pushed me to get going.

My first piece of advice is do your research. You want to go to a team that has a great reputation and the most experience (# of times they’ve done the procedure) to give you the highest probability of success. In doing research I found a ton of doctors who were cosmetic surgeons who also offered hair transplants. It’s like it was added as one of the services they offer. And I think that’s one of the things to look for: is it one of the many procedures they offer, or is it a doctor who only treats hair loss and has a practice dedicated to hair transplant surgery? I think it’s important to go to a dedicated expert, not a doctor who does all sorts of things and has added hair transplant as one of the many cosmetic surgeries on his or her website. That’s the first thing to look out for. Secondly, you don’t assume unnecessary risk by cutting corners to go to some random hair-guy advertising on a billboard that’s trying to sell you hard on his “ultra-low” price. You go to the people that are respected, honest, and have deep experience. Anderson Center for Hair is in this class. They know exactly what they are doing. That’s why I went to them. After a ton of research online I kept on seeing one practice name over and over on local and national websites that recommended the best in the business: Anderson Center for Hair.

Let's get this out of the way early too: Your procedure is an investment. You have to look at it that way. It requires some upfront resources and it requires maintenance (ie - following instructions post procedure and thereafter like using a laser cap daily to continue stimulating hair growth, taking a hair vitamin, PRP treatments, etc). None of this is hard. It's a petty effort in exchange for having some great flow again.

Secondly, recognize and accept the fact that after you have your consultation and decide to go through with a procedure - you’re having an actual surgical procedure. That means that once it's over, your head will have to recover and it takes some time. As with any recovery, it's always best to have someone around to help out with everything from picking up things from the store to reminding you to take your antibiotics everyday. It requires a little bit of down time, about a week but you can still do work on a computer, jump on conference calls (likely without video), watch TV - anything low key and indoors. You just block the time, go through it, and before you know it, it’s over. You don’t have to make a big deal about it, over-dramatize the experience for yourself or others - it’s a same-day procedure and then 10 or so days of taking care of yourself. This is not hard stuff.

I think if you can get your head around the following three big ideas, the rest is just details.

1) Hair loss is real but you can do something about it
2) Choose a top hair restoration team to pretty much guarantee success
3) Accept that you're having a near-painless minor surgical procedure that requires a short recovery period

I’ve now had two hair restoration procedures at the Anderson Center for Hair. My first procedure was pretty straight forward: Take a linear strip of hair off the back and side of the head and relocate those healthy hair follicles to the top.

This is pretty much what the procedure day is like at the Anderson Center for Hair:

Show up, sign in at the front desk, get your lunch order placed (you’re at the clinic all day so they provide a catered lunch) and then head back to the room so they can begin prep.
Dr. Anderson comes in to review the procedure with you, he’ll confirm the plan with everyone involved (each head and hairline is unique) and then you’ll go take a few pre-procedure hair pictures.
After that, the team will wash your hair, the nurse will ask what type of scenery you want on the flatscreen, you lean back, take a few meds that put you “out” and that’s it.
While you’re pretty much “asleep” - Dr. Anderson and a full team of professionals are in full-on work mode to extract hairs from the donor area, prepare them, and then get them placed in the areas where you need them. This is the magic.
By the time the meds wear off, you wake up to have the team asking how you feel as they wrap up final hair placements and any light clean up. As with any situation where you take some stronger meds - you’ll feel a little groggy but you’ll get a glass of water and you’re alert enough to answer questions, communicate and come back to the real world.
With a linear procedure, the incision area is stitched up and you have a bandage wrapped around your head to manage any minor areas of bleeding. That’s it. Someone has to drive you home because of the sedation, and then you just take it easy at home and follow the post-procedure instructions. Before you know it, you’re sitting at the dinner table deciding which game you’re going to fall asleep watching in your recliner. It’s really a very manageable day.

With that said, I’d like to emphasize one point: From the time you walk into the clinic to the time you leave, Dr. Anderson’s team is helping every step along the way. They fully understand that it’s a “BIG” day for each patient that chooses to restore their hair. Everyone knows it's a serious investment and more importantly that it's really personal for you. When you combine their genuine support with their established processes and expertise - the outcome is a proper and meaningful patient experience.

As far as pain goes, I’ve done this twice and I didn’t notice any on the day of the procedure. Again, medication is provided so that the entire experience is smooth and comfortable. A couple days after there’s a little tenderness from the donor / incision area but it's fine. For your first 3 nights after the procedure you need to sleep in a recliner with your head up. They provide a neck pillow and some Ambien to assist in making it easy, and this helps protect the transplanted hairs when you’re sleeping.
Day 4 and 5, you experience some swelling in the forehead and upper face. It looks a bit funny and it’s just the body’s normal reaction to the procedure. Wear sunglasses and a hat and no one will notice if you have to go out and about. For 10 days after the procedure you’ll be washing your head using baby shampoo and a cup to avoid a shower head beating down on your scalp. It’s a bit of a process to be gentle using the shampoo and rinsing with cups of water but again, this is not hard or complicated in exchange for some great hair flow in the future.

After day 14 when the sutures have come out, it's all about being back in your normal life routine and letting time go by so you can see the results. Growing transplanted hair is kind of like farming: It takes months for the first shoots to start coming up but once they arrive, they are solid, there to stay, and it’s awesome. You’re back!

I chose to go for a second procedure because my first was so epic that I wanted to double down on hair density. People that know me actually think my hair and hairline look better than what I had in my 20s and I had a lot back then. When going in for my second procedure (3 years after the first one), the Anderson team could barely find the scar from the first procedure. It’s that minimal. I mean, in all the haircuts I’ve had in the 3 years between the first and second procedure not one single hair stylist noticed the scar even once. Dr. Anderson and his team did a phenomenal job every step of the way. They take pride in what they do.

I’ll end this by stating that if you’re reading this, it must mean you're in your research and discovery process. That’s great! What you need to know is exactly what I wrote at the start: You can do something about hair loss (you can get your hair back) if YOU choose to act and do something about it. The path to great flow is out there - you just have to commit and do it…and remember it really is like farming, the sooner you get those healthy hair follicles planted on top of your head, the sooner you’ll have the hair you (and others) love.