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posted by ipod, 30.04.2008, 21:28

» For some reason the patient is having trouble registering an account in the
» forum. I am trying to resolve this for him at the moment.
»
» For the time being, I am copying below an email that he sent to Dr. Umar
» over the weekend.
»
»
» “Dr. Umar, because I am not yet a member of hairsite.com, I give you
» permission to post the following information with my photos to provide
» helpful context.
»
» I am a 54-year old physician who, similar to many young individuals, began
» to experience crown and frontal hair loss in my 20's (1981). At that time,
» I underwent the generic 2 scalp reductions and HT to the frontal area from
» the well-known Los Angeles "mill", without regard to future balding. As
» with most poorly planned hair transplants, my baldness progressed shortly
» thereafter and I had frontal grafts that were too "pluggy", an unnatural
» frontal hairline, hair placed in the wrong direction, scarring in the
» recipient area, donor scarring, and a depleted donor supply.
»
» Because my hair was long and curly, I was able to somewhat minimize the
» oddness of these results. However with further balding, things looked
» weird.
»
» As a result, during some free time, I underwent a flap procedure from a
» well-established Los Angeles surgeon in 1995. This procedure should never
» have been done given my low donor hair supply and compromised donor
» circulation, and I had necrosis (death of the tissue) at the distal ends of
» both flaps. I did not pursue legal action (which I cold have) but focused
» my efforts on taking time away from work and undergoing significant repair
» (scalp expansion) with a highly reputable and kind surgeon in the Bay Area.
»
»
» Fast forward to this year. Because of free time between career changes and
» financial security, I was intrigued by the possibility of body hair
» transplants, although initially a little hesitant and unsure of what the
» probability of “technical success” would be for me. I spoke with several
» patients who had successful outcomes with Dr. Umar and decided to “go for
» it” with the proviso that I was truly seeking improvement and not
» perfection (and with the view that things could not be made worse).
»
» My results, as you can see, could not have been more spectacular. I had no
» shedding, almost immediate 100% growth in the frontal and mid-scalp areas,
» and current growth now occurring in the crown. Although my prior odd
» appearance was not career-limiting, I feel like a new person. I can not say
» how this procedure would work on others, as it is in its infancy and data
» on many individuals have not yet been published. But, as a patient and a
» physician, I felt like I did my due diligence by approaching a terrific and
» committed physician (Dr. Umar).
»
» Because of time constraints, I also chose not to undergo a “test area”
» (which Dr. Umar recommended) but to have it all done at the same time. For
» people with need of extensive work from bad hair procedures and no scalp
» donor supply(and the time and financial resources to do so), body hair
» transplant offers great hope in the hands of skilled, ethical, and
» committed physicians like Dr. Umar.
»
» I am also hopeful that physicians who have not had success with this
» procedure (and readily announce their dissatisfaction with BHT on the web)
» can collaborate to quantify their experiences and better understand why
» results may vary with different physicians. "
»
» End quote.

Kudos to Umar for recommending a test, body hiar s unpredictable, you were literally rolling the dice doing that many grafts all in one shot. You should be very thankful that it turned out so well for you.

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Complete thread:

BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - Dr Umar, 25.04.2008, 19:34
- side-by-side photos - HairSite, 25.04.2008, 22:09
- The surgery - Dr Umar, 25.04.2008, 22:15
  - The surgery - HMorHT, 25.04.2008, 22:41
    - The surgery - Hooray for Hair, 26.04.2008, 01:26
      - The surgery - scarred5, 26.04.2008, 02:21
        The surgery - Sofarsogood, 26.04.2008, 11:23
        The surgery - 69sting, 27.04.2008, 05:01
        The surgery - bryan2, 27.04.2008, 05:40
        The surgery - 69sting, 27.04.2008, 07:24
        The surgery - Sofarsogood, 27.04.2008, 16:55
        The surgery - 69sting, 27.04.2008, 20:44
        The surgery - Sofarsogood, 27.04.2008, 21:49
        The surgery - Wylie, 28.04.2008, 00:05
        Incredible - checkingin, 28.04.2008, 08:15
        Incredible - 69sting, 28.04.2008, 13:40
        Incredible - Mr. Frodo, 29.04.2008, 10:33
        Incredible - 69sting, 30.04.2008, 09:44
        Incredible - canadadry, 30.04.2008, 11:26
        Incredible - coolguy, 28.04.2008, 15:15
- BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - coolguy, 26.04.2008, 13:37
  - BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - dochollywood, 26.04.2008, 15:18
  - BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - Dr Umar, 29.04.2008, 02:50
- BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - Keepitshorter, 26.04.2008, 15:28
- BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - The Rooster, 27.04.2008, 07:37
  - BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - topcat611, 28.04.2008, 19:36
  - BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - stitchmeup, 29.04.2008, 15:50
    - BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - bugler, 29.04.2008, 16:38
    - BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - The Rooster, 05.05.2008, 21:43
- patient testimonial - HairSite, 29.04.2008, 00:41
  - patient testimonial - Heliboy, 29.04.2008, 01:11
  - patient testimonial - Steve78, 29.04.2008, 12:05
  - patient testimonial - ipod, 30.04.2008, 21:28
  - patient testimonial - johnp, 01.05.2008, 15:06
  - patient testimonial - Wylie, 05.05.2008, 22:12
- BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months - therapy, 01.05.2008, 17:31
- video - HairSite, 07.05.2008, 23:01

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