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Bromin I cannot use any hairs from the donor area on the back of my head as I need that hair there to cover the scars. Donor hairs do not grow back once harvested.

All this was done in the USA by doctors at the time that were promoted as being some of the best at the time. In hindsight these doctors were not the best nor were they ethical. You see this is something that most simply refuse to understand. Many of the doctors today are no different having very poor ethics, limited skill, and just being in it to make as much money as possible. It is only sometime in the future when looking back that most will be able to see this is true. As for now the few patients that do speak up just appear to be disgruntled as opposed to beacons of light warning of the rocks ahead which is too bad.

I am amazed when I hear of those traveling long distances to come to the USA to have HT surgery because they believe that is where the best in the world are located. That in my opinion is a complete crock of sh*t. I love my country but it has become completely corrupted with greed. What they are good at is marketing and making you believe.

We have a culture of greed here and the ht industry in not immune to it. Anyone considering a hair transplant should in my opinion only consider FUE in small sessions using a hand punch in the .75mm - .85mm range and no larger. If you read this and you decide to take another road than I wish you luck but you also need to bear some of the responsibility for making that decision. I unfortunately did not have access to independent information in the past.

[Bromin]

Wow, so the donor area has been permanently damaged, thus no new hair grows from it anymore? That's quite frightening.

Did you get procedures done in the US that caused this?

Also, wouldn't the hair that you still have left over be still eligible for donor grafts? Or is it because you are not willing to risk losing hair in those areas? Do hairs that become donors not grow back?

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Hi Bromin no problem explaining. My donor area has pretty much been decimated other than a very small area on the sides of my head and this is why I need to rely on body and beard hair. This is what happens when doctors hide information that is critical in the decision making process for the patient. They routinely hide this information because they know very well that the patient might not get into the chair. I’m all for patient responsibility but that doesn’t apply when dealing with the majority of clinics out there that are not completely truthful. BHR is one of the few clinics that is extremely skilled and I don't say that lightly, but most important they have ethics something you simply can't find much in this business.

All one needs to look at forums to get just a peek of what goes on in this industry and this is only what is being revealed. Doctors suing patients that comment on their own results, clinics attacking posters, forums banning posters for being a little too truthful, posts routinely deleted, shills attacking posters in hopes of driving them off the forums, patient advocates that are doing what is in their best interests. What you don’t see would probably make you sick to your stomach.

I am no longer obsessed with my hair and I can be quite satisfied with the improvement up until this point. But I am obsessed with what I see many of these clinics and doctors’ doing so although it does take up a small part of my time and I am not compensated in any way I will keep posting. Hopefully there will be others that do the same and the industry will be cleansed of the greedy scumbags that don’t have the patient’s best interest in mind and who don’t mind destroying the life of another if it’s going to give them a fat wallet.

[Bromin]

Wow, your story is so amazing I find it hard to believe! And I had no idea a concealer would give you that perfect look. I wonder how many people actually use a concealer now....

I just had one question. Why are you using body hair when you still have hair in other areas that are immune to DHT? And apologies if you already referenced it before.

Also your results are amazing! and thank you for the informative updates!

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2nd procedure 10 months

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2nd procedure 9 month update

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This young 23 year old has slight recession in the temple area and has received a few comments from a family member. Is he a candidate for a procedure?



This young man is me 25 years ago and it is quite obvious that I in fact do not need a hair transplant procedure. What I needed was someone who was human enough to say to themselves, the small amount of money I am going to make from this young man that amounts to less than $1000 is really not worth ruining his life. He should have said “listen kid you have a full head of hair you do not want to do this and here is why.”

Unfortunately I learned a very hard lesson as Carlos Puig led me to believe he was just going to move a few hairs to the temple area. In my mind I imagined it was something akin to plucking. Instead he proceeded to core out my skull with a drill and implant approximately 40 giant 4mm plugs into my slightly thinning hairline. Of course out of desperation I did my best to try and fix the damage only to find out that I was only digging a deeper hole. Robert Michael Elliott and his partner Thomas proceeded to only do further damage while using the janitor to place my grafts and glue them in place. Dominic Brandy was hardly my savior and I guess I should count my blessings that I didn’t die on the table. Did I deserve any of this, if you knew me the answer would definitely be no. But many who have had the same experience can say the same.

This specific post is not meant to gain sympathy only to point out that those who believe the industry has gotten better are sorely mistaken. I have watched it closely for 25 years. Some of the techniques have advanced but the industry is filled with what can only be described as psychopaths. Take the time if you can and view the websites of each of the doctors I have listed. It’s amazing to watch as they carry on like everything is normal and they have not done harm to so many. Same as many doctors today that are touted as top in the field, be very careful of what you believe. Unless you have personally spoken to dozens and dozens of patients and those that work in this industry you don’t know jack shit.

I have been attacked in the past and I take that very personal. Just like hundreds of other repair patients I am a real person with real experiences that had to learn the hard way. If I can save one person from being taken advantage of and making a bad decision than that fulfills me. Nothing disgusts me more than those that present themselves as advocates but their true motives are just the opposite. Sometimes my postings may come off as being rude but if it takes being rude to help someone from making a mistake then so be it. I certainly wish I had someone to slap me upside my head at the age of 23. And let me be quite honest here. I would never in my life enter a contest for one pro bono HT procedure if in fact I didn’t believe that the doctor after all my research and all the people I had spoken to was the absolute best in the world and anybody that thinks different is out of their mind. I saw the pro bono offer as the kick in the ass that I needed to lose my fear of traveling half way around the world and get back into the chair after so many years and bad experiences and nothing more.

Of course I still wonder on occasion what possessed a doctor to disfigure me at such a young age when it was quite evident I had absolutely no idea of what was about to happen. I’m sure there are also those out there that would view it as the patient’s fault. To that I would say speak to few 23 year olds and you will soon realize just how naïve they are and how easily they can be taken advantage of. Making a few dollars off of them is like taking candy away from a baby.

I am a firm believer in what goes around comes around. The people in this industry that are still destroying lives for a few dollars can only attract like minded individuals into their own lives. Maybe in time it will all even out.

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Thanks Spex, at this point my hair has become very easy to style using a concealer. I also look forward to continued improvement.

[Spex]

Great stuff - Man your in some shape - fair play!

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2nd procedure 8 month update

[ejj]

looks great , zero extraction marks , hair looks stronger than before , this approach is defo working out for you tc

all the best
ejj

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The following pictures represent the pictures I always wanted to see when researching. Going back 7 years ago or so I would always ask those that had bht performed if they had any pictures with the donor area tanned. That for me personally was the golden standard when judging if any white dotting would be evident. I was very well aware of punch sizes at the time but knowing that a small punch was going to be used was simply not enough.

The following pictures show my skin at 7 days post op and at 19 months post op after approximately 215 chest hair extractions. I have been working outside fairly often this summer and I also just enjoy spending leisure time in the sun. My skin is more than several shades darker and I can honestly say I have no visible scarring. I can only speak for myself and my own experience. It is important for others to make their own decisions after they thoroughly research the procedure.

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7 month update 2nd procedure

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Here are some pictures of my beard donor areas just after the procedure and as it looks today. My skin has gotten much darker from working outside in the sunshine but it’s hard to tell from the close up photo. I have found no visible evidence of the extractions being made except for the missing hair which was taken from a relatively small area due to my beard not being as strong. Approximately 500 beard fue over 2 sessions. I will post pictures of the chest extractions in a few weeks, which give a better idea of the change in skin color from being in the sun with the same result of no visible evidence of extractions being made.

[clee984]

Amen brother. I'm glad that everything is going well for you. I saw a guy about a week ago, a total norwood 7, who had the most savagely shredded donor area I have ever seen. It looked like it had been through a threshing machine, or chewed on by a shark. And I just felt so sorry for the guy, coz what can he do about it now? Painfully little. It does make you wonder how some people, trusted professionals treating vulnerable people, sleep at night. Makes me so grateful to be around when there's the internet and forums like this one.