NHI results from Acell studies

[RichardDawkins]

Oh btw you said "patients will sleep better" according to the comments its the exact opposite

Peter - June 27th, 2011 at 5:33 pm

Dr. Rassman, thanks for reporting your results. I wonder if you can get into a few more specifics, ie. how much growth?

Also, did you contact Dr. Cooley either before your started the trial to see what he was doing right, or since to try to understand why your results were different?

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Neo Nyquist - June 28th, 2011 at 8:32 am

I think that you’re doing something wrong.


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jakki - June 28th, 2011 at 8:48 am

Damn it. I, more than anyone else wish that wasn’t the case.

(Me : What did ou wish? Did you wish that plucked hairs dont grow? but they did Rassman even confirmed it) S this is a nice example how Rassman is manipulating patients, he throws around big words and in one little sentecne he mentioned plucked hairs to work, but everyone overreads it

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Kevin - June 28th, 2011 at 9:31 am

I was hoping that Acell would solve the limited donor hair issue. Now I have to be bald for a while.

(Me: ahem what do you think plucked hairs are? They are infinite or expanded donor good grief)

Sorry but all this stuff is really close to insanity. Do you wanna hear a nice story from 2003? Do you? I found it lately in an old german hair loss board archive and it shows that nothing has changed in Rassmans case. I will post this story for itself

[RichardDawkins]

http://www.alopezie.de/diskussion/tr...posts/977.html Origin Link

I will give a transcript here just for purpose of showing what actually was the case and why white knighting this guy is plain insane

What can i ay about NHI:

1.) NHI is a FUT butcher place and they claimed one year before, that Dr Woods Scarless method (FUE) doesnt work in reality. They bashed Dr Woods and called him a charlatane. (Yes Kiwi this is true they bashed Dr Woods for his FUE and it was hardcore)

2.) Then out of the blue, the NHI preent their own "scarless" method. Hypocritical at best.

3.) NHI developed their "scarless" method fast and under pressure, therefore its not fully functional (which the following points will show)

4.) Because of the incomplete technique, not everyone is suited for this technique. As an Example : Dr Woods and Dr Gho say everyone is a candidate even the hardcore cases, without exceptions. But th NHI needs a biopsy first.

5.) This biopsy costs money, around 300 dollars. Strangely no one in american hair loss forums mentiond that he is a good candidate for NHIs technique. Because almost all people are not suited for this (Just something from me Richard Dawkins : traditional FUE can be done on almost everyone)

6.) You get the 300 dollar refund if you opt for the FUT butchery method. Strange is it?

7.) I have spoken to Rassman a few months ago. They used 18 gauge needles (ca 1,1 mm) while Gho and Woods use needles with diameters of 0,6 to 0,8.

8.) NHI developed this "technique" so fast because they see Woods as another player who wants a slice of the pie. Because they knew that at this time a lot of people on message boards discussed this scarless technique and with it the positive patients results from Woods. So the conclusion is that the NHI didnt develope this technique for the sake of the patient, they developed it out of pure greedyness or money angst.

Fazit: NHI is a joke and i would never go there. Case closed.

This is the transcript. So Rassman and his posse did bash and literally destroy Dr Woods in the early 2000 and backstabbed him and the whole community with their own idea about FUE.

And you Kiwi tell me that i smear Dr Rassman? He did sabotage the whole process of FUE. And everyone is aware of that and has never forgotten about it.

You can say that a rep is destroyed when people who are afraid of scars would rather go to H&W and accept a scar, then get a NHI FUE transplant.

So dont tell me what i have done to make people feel better because i did something, i didnt sabotage FUE and the progress.

Thanks to Rassman this whole FUE process has lost some significant years, and i can alost guanrantee that we would have ore FUE clinics today if this hasnt happened in the past.

Thats history buddy, and Rassmans blog up my ass, even known hater trolls from other boards are not going there because even for their standards there is to much crap been talked about.

Also i dont think that Rassman will perform hair transplants for the next 5 years, thats why he is offering hair tattoos, because its the fastest way to get money before he wont work anymore believe me.

Also one statement which backs my theory up is the pure desperation from NHI as you can see here

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Is it possible for Prince William to have a hair transplant, and reach his father’s level of baldness ? Having a similar pattern of baldness I felt sorry for Prince William during his wedding. I believe his hair loss made him less attractive. In fact, my sister even said that Prince Harry is more attractive now. I can say the credit goes to the fullness of hair. Would a frontal coverage for that type of hair loss would be good in the long run. How would you apply a master plan toward a case like this ?

Answer from NHI (they are serious)

""Based on pictures alone, Prince William would likely be a great candidate for a hair transplant. We have treated many men with even more hair loss than he shows.

Here’s an open letter to the royal:

Dear Prince William,

It would be an honor if you would consider having NHI establish a Master Plan for your hair loss. If a hair transplant surgery could meet your goals, please consider us when choosing your doctors.

Thank you and best regards! "

Are you kidding me, this is desperation at its finest.

[Follicle Death Row]

Well Rassman isn't on the IAHRS. Must be a reason for that. Anyone know more about that? Btw what Richard Dawkins said about Rassman slating Dr. Woods and FUE is true.

Wait for further word from Dr. Cooley and Dr. Bernstein on the possibilities from Acell before we can definitively say it's a go.

[UK_]

Yeah most people know how he initially slated the woods technique just like he's slated almost every other novel method that's arisen over the past years -

[RichardDawkins]

You see Kiwi your White Knighting wont work. Even if i have to risk to be banned here i stay with what i say

"He did sabotage FUE onl because he is a greedy asshat who doesnt care about his patients"

He did slander Woods in real harsh words and he had such a hostile agenda that people from today would just say "What the **** this is insane"

You wanna know why Rassmann is not doing more plucking? Its simply because of his ego and therefore he is sabotaging again.

Someone who offers Hair tattoos as a solution, and sabotaged FUE in the past and plucking or hair multiplication today cant be taken seriously.

And kiwi you wont find a single board where people would defend Dr Rassmann, they all know what he did and how he treats patients. Its just unethical to sabotage minimal invasive techniques only because you are greedy.

If your biographie consists of stuff like this :

"When Dr. Rassman entered the transplant field, a well known hair transplant surgeon welcomed him with the following greeting:

"This is a wonderful business and the money is good, just don't make waves and you will succeed and make a very comfortable living."

Dr. Rassman clearly did not follow his advice."

You failed your profession, nobody cares if you plant a tree a few years before, all that matters are satisfied patients.

This whole paragraph from his homepage is just a big bitch slap owards everyone from patient to FUE doc.

"The FOX™ procedure, where individual follicular units are extracted directly from the donor area without a traditional linear incision, was published by us in the journal Dermatologic Surgery in 2002 in the paper titled Follicular Unit Extraction: Minimally invasive surgery for hair transplantation. The procedure has been adapted by some doctors yet resisted by many. The controversy of this procedure was reinforced at the 2003 ISHRS meeting in New York (our annual convention for hair doctors), where many doctors from around the world openly discussed their experience and frustration with this exacting procedure. The difficulty in performing the procedure (which is tedious and stressful for both doctor and staff) was battered about by most physicians in a series of 'talks' on the subject after Dr. Rassman presented his paper. One attempt at a clinical demonstration of the procedure was scheduled at a local New York hair restoration facility, however, the surgeon that was scheduled to perform the procedure mysteriously left town the morning of the surgery. Many of the attendees left wondering if this was 'telling' of an unpredictable surgery. "

Sorry but i disagree this wasnt slating it was pure sabotage and disrespectful behavior towards patients

[Kiwi]

Too much noise man.

I just don't think personally abusing people is ok. If what you say about Rassman is true then you don't need to lower yourself to his standards - heck I get your point in one paragraph, I don't need 50 + of them, I honestly don't have the time to read it all.

Man I'm just a hurting young 30/yo dude that wishes there was a cure. If you launched a scathing campaign tomorrow against the people that tried to sue histogen i'd have your back covered mate. Same with the people at the Propecia company that havent bothered to improve the side effects of which I'm personally a sufferer of. I don't know if you realize how much this sucks for me - your other post on possible cures was like a ray of shining hope.

I'm in the same freaking boat here guys. I would be totally pissed if you left this forum or got banned because you're obviously knowledgeable and passionate. I'm willing to take the good stuff and leave the rest - just please stop making it so hard for me to filter :P

Peace bro. Also for the record I won't be reading any more of this - its not helpful for me. In fact its stressful reading which might be bad for my hair loss - sigh...

[UK_]

@KIWI - I hear you too - we're all in this together - debates here are nothing personal.

Does anyone think there might be risks with scalp pigmentation?

I mean earlier this year it was found that deactivated stem cells remain in the scalp, I wonder if scalp pigmentation may serve to destroy much of those existing stem cells.

I wonder if Rassman has ever actually considered this.