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Did your perception of yourself improve? How long had you been unhappy with the state of your hair?
Did you try any other hair-loss treatments before your surgery?
I’ve always been quite a confident person, but yes, my self perception improved when my hair began to grow again.
Since my late 20s, so for a little over 20 years.
Yes, I tried Propecia and Rogaine. I still use Propecia, although I can’t attest to either’s efficacy.
Another thing the doctor will tell you is that it takes 4 to 9 months before you begin to see any hair growth, depending on various factors. As stated upthread, I had my latest procedure in November. I began to notice new hair growth in late April. So you shouldn’t expect anything for months after the procedure. In fact, any noticeable hair connected to follicles in the implant sites after the procedure will initially fall out. It does grow back.
Is there a chance that you’ll go bald again (ie the transplanted hair quits growing)?
Nope. According to my doctor, my transplanted hair, which was taken from an area of my head that is typically not affected by hair loss, will continue to grow until I kick.
Did you consider non-surgical options? Or were you advised that surgery was the way to go?
A slightly personal one: any regrets, either financial or otherwise?
I considered Hair Club For Men, if you’ve ever heard of it. But the care, fittings, and the maintenance I would have had to go through turned me right off. I also would have been self conscious every time I left my house. And it wouldn’t have been my own, growing hair.
Please don’t hesitate to ask any relavent personal questions.
The only regret I have is going back to Bosley for my second procedure. There are other hair restoration clinics that have a much better track record, better results, newer procedures, and technicians who are veritable artists, such as Sword Clinic in Torrence, California, to name just one.
I don’t have any regrets about the cost. I wanted my hair back and was willing to pay whatever it cost to achieve that end.
I just thought of another benefit of the surgical procedure. Because it takes months for your hair to begin growing in, then another number of months until the new hair reaches its maximum rate of growth, the change in your appearance is so gradual that your work colleagues may not notice you’ve had anything done.
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Do you notice if your donor sites seem thin or patchy, or does everything seem normal?
Is it common for a second procedure to be required? A friend’s son has just had a transplant - he’s 29 and I wondered (but didn’t ask, of course) if it was going to last the distance for him. It cost him $AU18,000 and I don’t think it’s crossed his mind he may need to fork out this sum again.
I know the price was worth it for you, but do you feel there was a huge mark up? Was the procedure complicated or inherently costly enough to warrant the price, or do you think they can charge whatever they want because the problem can seem desperate for many clients?
Mr. Vice President, shouldn’t you be presiding over the Senate, or campaigning, or something…?
From my discussions with a few transplant patients, yes, I believe it is quite common to have a second procedure. Of course this depends on the severity and speed of hair loss. Some may not need more than one but, for me, a second procedure was absolutely necessary.
It’s possible, I guess. Other hair restoration outfits do charge less than Bosley, and some report better results. Had I done better research prior to my second procedure, I more than likely would not have chosen Bosley again.
As far as complication of the procedure itself, although my experience is limited to Bosley, I believe the process would generally be the same wherever one chooses to have it done. It seems pretty straightforward to me: Extract hair from donor site, sew up donor site, implant extracted hair at location of hair loss. I think the main differentiating factors between hair restoration facilities would be the experience, expertise, and artistry of the technicians they employ.
Being under the knife for over eight hours was a bit much, but I don’t know if it would have taken less time had I gone somewhere else.
Please correct me if I’ve misunderstood, but I believe you meant the implant sites, not the donor site.
The hair at the implant sites is still growing in and remains a little thin, though less so than last month. As I mentioned upthread, I began to notice the new hair growth late April. When it first began, it was very fine and not at all the texture of my non-implant hair. Over the next month or so, the rate of growth began to increase very slightly, but noticeably. Currently, it seems to be growing at a slightly slower rate than in areas where I’ve had no hair loss. The doctor said this is normal and that my rate of growth will continue to increase until it ‘catches up’ with my other growth.
As far as coverage, it seems to be quite uniform. There is no patchiness that I can detect.
All that stated, my post-op review is scheduled for the 20th of this month, at which point I’ll have a proper assessment of the results of my procedure.
Umm… something… I guess. 