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I'll begin this Blog where I feel the Journey more or less itself began--Consultation Day, September 15th, 2009...
After months and months of research, my twin brother, (Gemini1 on these boards), and I decided to have our transplants done at the same time by the same doctor, Dr. Victor Hasson of Hasson and Wong...
After all of our due diligence, reading for months on these forums, watching the many High Def videos on the Hasson and Wong website (the ONLY site we could find with anything LIKE these kind of high-tech/real-results/nothing-held-back videos!), and even meeting with several of their clients in person (for REAL!--I met with FOUR of them myself before my surgery!), we were convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that Hasson and Wong are the best in the world, and we had made the right decision...
If we had any remaining fears at all, they were put to rest the minute we walked in the doors of the Vancouver office... Greeted warmly by Joe and Doug, we were made to feel completely at ease right away... They took care of us from minute ONE like we were family, and the entire staff--from the Doctor to the technicians to the receptionists, were constantly checking in to make sure we were comfortable, well attended and had everything we needed.
We talked for awhile with Joe and Doug, and asked a ton of questions, each of which they fully answered. They then took our "before"/pre-op photos (some posted below) and video, all the while doing whatever they could to provide an atmosphere where we felt comfortable, supported and safe...
Likewise, our pre-op interview/consultation with Dr. Hasson was comfortable, informative, and reassuring... Dr. H is a warm, affable, incredibly intelligent guy, with a sharp wit, and a surprisingly disarming sense of humor... More than this, though, the guy simply knows his stuff better than anyone I've ever heard talk on the subject... He took the time to answer all of our questions, and not just on a surface level, but deeply and to our satisfaction... We never felt rushed or hurried. Also, Dr. H took the time to go very in-depth with what to expect, both during the procedure and afterwards, what they would be doing, and WHY, and step-by-step, how they would be taking care of us every step of the way...
Both Gemini1 and myself walked out of our Consultation excited and confident that we were in the best hands on the planet for our procedure...!
9/16/09 - Surgery Day...
Well, today was the Big Day...
I was "second up" today with Doctor Hasson, which meant I got to watch the first phases of my brother, Gemini1's surgery--from creating the hairline, to anesthetizing the scalp, I got to see what I was in for... Again, Dr. Hasson took every effort to make Gemini1 comfortable and cared for at all times... They got Gemini1 going and off to a good start, and then after a couple of hours or so, it was my turn...
Dr. Hasson took his time working in tandem with me to create a hairline I was satisfied with, and that would also match my brother's as closely as possible...While there was of course some discomfort at times during the course of the procedure, there was never a moment when they allowed us at any time to be in any pain at all, and what discomfort was there was not nearly as bad as I had feared in my weaker moments... Perhaps the worst part of the procedure was the initial pricks of the anesthesia-needle--again, unpleasant, but completely bearable...
The process did take the better part of the entire day, and my unusually thick and tight scalp yielded considerably fewer grafts than hoped for (and than a "normal" scalp probably would), but this was expected as Gemini1 had the same condition, and Dr. Hasson, with his expertise, maximized the grafts we did harvest to the fullest extent possible, and created what we hope (and fully expect!) to be a much fuller, denser, natural hairline than could have been achieved at the hands of any other surgeon anywhere...
I anxiously await the results...!
After months and months of research, my twin brother, (Gemini1 on these boards), and I decided to have our transplants done at the same time by the same doctor, Dr. Victor Hasson of Hasson and Wong...
After all of our due diligence, reading for months on these forums, watching the many High Def videos on the Hasson and Wong website (the ONLY site we could find with anything LIKE these kind of high-tech/real-results/nothing-held-back videos!), and even meeting with several of their clients in person (for REAL!--I met with FOUR of them myself before my surgery!), we were convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that Hasson and Wong are the best in the world, and we had made the right decision...
If we had any remaining fears at all, they were put to rest the minute we walked in the doors of the Vancouver office... Greeted warmly by Joe and Doug, we were made to feel completely at ease right away... They took care of us from minute ONE like we were family, and the entire staff--from the Doctor to the technicians to the receptionists, were constantly checking in to make sure we were comfortable, well attended and had everything we needed.
We talked for awhile with Joe and Doug, and asked a ton of questions, each of which they fully answered. They then took our "before"/pre-op photos (some posted below) and video, all the while doing whatever they could to provide an atmosphere where we felt comfortable, supported and safe...
Likewise, our pre-op interview/consultation with Dr. Hasson was comfortable, informative, and reassuring... Dr. H is a warm, affable, incredibly intelligent guy, with a sharp wit, and a surprisingly disarming sense of humor... More than this, though, the guy simply knows his stuff better than anyone I've ever heard talk on the subject... He took the time to answer all of our questions, and not just on a surface level, but deeply and to our satisfaction... We never felt rushed or hurried. Also, Dr. H took the time to go very in-depth with what to expect, both during the procedure and afterwards, what they would be doing, and WHY, and step-by-step, how they would be taking care of us every step of the way...
Both Gemini1 and myself walked out of our Consultation excited and confident that we were in the best hands on the planet for our procedure...!
9/16/09 - Surgery Day...
Well, today was the Big Day...
I was "second up" today with Doctor Hasson, which meant I got to watch the first phases of my brother, Gemini1's surgery--from creating the hairline, to anesthetizing the scalp, I got to see what I was in for... Again, Dr. Hasson took every effort to make Gemini1 comfortable and cared for at all times... They got Gemini1 going and off to a good start, and then after a couple of hours or so, it was my turn...
Dr. Hasson took his time working in tandem with me to create a hairline I was satisfied with, and that would also match my brother's as closely as possible...While there was of course some discomfort at times during the course of the procedure, there was never a moment when they allowed us at any time to be in any pain at all, and what discomfort was there was not nearly as bad as I had feared in my weaker moments... Perhaps the worst part of the procedure was the initial pricks of the anesthesia-needle--again, unpleasant, but completely bearable...
The process did take the better part of the entire day, and my unusually thick and tight scalp yielded considerably fewer grafts than hoped for (and than a "normal" scalp probably would), but this was expected as Gemini1 had the same condition, and Dr. Hasson, with his expertise, maximized the grafts we did harvest to the fullest extent possible, and created what we hope (and fully expect!) to be a much fuller, denser, natural hairline than could have been achieved at the hands of any other surgeon anywhere...
I anxiously await the results...!