| My 38 Year Journey
from Connecticut to Vancouver |
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| ABOUT ME |
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I'm 55
years old and have been losing my hair since the age of ninteen.
From 1979 to 1989, I've had a combination of plugs and micro/mini
grafts totaling about 700. During that time, I also received 2 scalp
reductions. Trust me, it's been a long road. |
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| MY TREATMENT |
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On
November 19, 2002, I received 2484 FUs from Doctor Jerry Wong of Hasson &
Wong.
I'm also beginning Proscar.
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| MY PICTURES |
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| 1965 |
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I had planned to use this as my "AFTER" picture,
but decided that the "Black & White" film might give it
away.
Yeah, those were the days. I had all the hair a
young man could ever want. |
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| Ten Years Later |
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I agree, it appears as if I had some rough years
after high school.
It's funny though, I can still
remember my anxiety over the wind that day. It's as if the
person snapping the picture wasn't supposed to notice my hair
loss. |
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| Fast Foreward 28 Years |
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Pre Hasson & Wong:
On the
left is my "World View". For those in my inner circle, I was
looked upon as a great artist with a can of hairspray.
On the right, is a "Transplant World View".
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| Left (part) side |
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Notice the obvious transplanted appearance of my
hairline along with the scarring.
Believe it or not,
this was "State of the Art" many years ago. |
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| Right Side |
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This side was really more "pluggy" than this
picture illustrates.
What I would like to point to
here is the errant plug, about 2 inches below the hairline. It
would be, along with one other, removed and
relocated. |
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| View From the Top |
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This pretty much speaks for itself as far as
what I attempted to "comb over".
The line in the
center is made up of micro/mini grafts that covered over the
scar from my last scalp reduction. |
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| November 18, 2002 |
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Here I am, flanked by Futzyhead and Jotronic in
Mike's Seattle office, the night before my
surgery. |
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| Closeup by Jotronic |
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This digital image more accurately depicts my
hair color and hairline.
For anyone in a quandary
about the value of hairspray, I hope that this resolves your
questions. |
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| Back Home 2 Days Post Op |
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It felt good to be home. Sure, I'm tired, but
awfully happy.
After 2484 magnificently placed FUs, I
look foreward to having my hair back. The following were
snapped by my daughter (she's a trooper for the
cause). |
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| Left (part) Side |
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My hairline was lowered significantly.
Also, please notice here, and in the subsequent
picture, the perfectly angled "Elvis Temples", courtesy of Dr.
Wong. |
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| Right Side |
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You can clearly see the 2 dots between the
hairline and temple. These are the sutured areas where the
errant old style plugs were. |
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| Wowee!! |
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You know what they say about "Beauty Being in
the Eye of the Beholder". Well, this is my Mona Lisa.
In truth, in spite of my appearance here, there was
virtually no discomfort. |
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| Left (part) Side-11 Days Post
Op |
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This, and the following image, represent the
extent of the healing over a 9 day period.
The donor
staples had been removed the previous day, all 58 of
them. |
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| Right Side |
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Notice if you will, that the sutures where those
pesky plugs were, is gone.
Having lived with those
plugs for 23 years, it's like having a neighbor with a barking
dog finally move. |
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| Final Viewing Before the
Growing |
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There was a lot of area covered, as I have a
head measuring Extra Large. Also, being fair skinned, I had
more than average post op redness.
"The
Journey" Continues |
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