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» 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.
I, for one, cannot be happier for you. I think that the transformation is incredible, and that your situation was one of the more challenging repair cases I've ever seen, to say nothing of being one of the most successful. I thought it also good to hear that your appearance was not "career limiting", it showed alot of good energy and positive thinking on your part.
You deserve this success after all youve been through. Legal action against Fleming Meyers may not have been successful anyway and its likely it could of only cost you more money, which would have led to even further financial sacrifice.
Congrats on your new look, fantastic work Dr. Umar.
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http://wyliesroadtorecovery.blogspot.com/
Complete thread:
- BHT repair with 10, 309 grafts (2105 beard; 8204 body)-6months
- Dr Umar, 25.04.2008, 19:34
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- 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
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- Sofarsogood, 26.04.2008, 11:23
- The surgery
- 69sting, 27.04.2008, 05:01
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- bryan2, 27.04.2008, 05:40
- The surgery - 69sting, 27.04.2008, 07:24
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- Sofarsogood, 27.04.2008, 16:55
- The surgery
- 69sting, 27.04.2008, 20:44
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- Wylie, 28.04.2008, 00:05
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- 69sting, 28.04.2008, 13:40
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- Mr. Frodo, 29.04.2008, 10:33
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- 69sting, 30.04.2008, 09:44
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- Mr. Frodo, 29.04.2008, 10:33
- Incredible - coolguy, 28.04.2008, 15:15
- Incredible
- 69sting, 28.04.2008, 13:40
- Incredible
- checkingin, 28.04.2008, 08:15
- The surgery
- 69sting, 27.04.2008, 20:44
- The surgery
- bryan2, 27.04.2008, 05:40
- The surgery
- 69sting, 27.04.2008, 05:01
- The surgery
- Sofarsogood, 26.04.2008, 11:23
- The surgery
- scarred5, 26.04.2008, 02:21
- The surgery
- Hooray for Hair, 26.04.2008, 01:26
- The surgery
- HMorHT, 25.04.2008, 22:41
- 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
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- 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