Neil's Photo Biography Neil had a hair transplant, and is now using a multifaceted regimen of proven and unproven treatments to try and increase density.

Believe it or not, unproven treatments have their place. Either in the trash can, or in the hands of a very well educated veteran who has an itching curiosity, and has not seen the desired results on the proven treatments after a year or more of use. Said veteran would need to fully understand the risks involved in using treatments that have limited clinical efficacy. The most prominent risk of course being to the width of his or her wallet, and secondly to the presence of his or her hair. Neil has decided to do a combination regimen of both proven and unproven treatments after a successful hair transplant. Read his Bio below...

Neil's Hair Loss Photo Biography

	Page 1 - Transplant Interview & Pix		Page 2 - FNS, Laser Comb, Minox Pix

NOTE! The regimen described below contains some treatments which do not have evidence supporting their effectiveness for treating hair loss.

HAIR TRANSPLANT REVIEW

HairlossTalk: Could you give us a brief history of your hair loss situation?

	Before Transplant

Neil: I started receding at about age 18, and am now aged 40. Tried minoxidil early on but only on receded areas and didn't stick with it. Didn't understand about shedding in those days. At aged 37 decided to get a Hair Transplant, and went on Propecia. Now have had 4 Hair Transplant's which I am happy with, and don't intend to have anymore. Decided in December to give it one good year to try and fill out diffuse areas around the transplanted grafts, as a final attempt to improve my hairline. I would be happy to keep what I have, but felt I would give it a solid go.

HairlossTalk: What is your purpose in placing this Photo Bio on HairlossTalk.com?

Neil: I'd like to present my before and after photos for the Transplants I had done, and photos displaying my efforts to increase the density of the Transplanted area with the Laser Comb, FNS, and some other proven treatments.

HairlossTalk: Tell us a little about your Hair Transplant experience

Neil: My first transplant was by Dr. Rogers, formerly of Wellesbourne Medical Group, and the second one was by Dr. Goldstein also of Wellesbourne. The last one I felt created a natural looking hairline. The problem with many hairlines is they are too smooth and perfect, hence look unusual. This one is more irregular and more natural, I feel. At the end of the day, results are dependent not only on the surgeon, but by how your body reacts and responds to surgery, and how you treat the grafts and scar post-surgery. Individuals must take a lot of time and properly research Hair Transplants and the right surgery before embarking on this.

HairlossTalk: What do you recommend using to "treat" the grafts the right way? We've heard of GraftCyte by Procyte (makers of Tricomin) but its incredibly expensive...how did you care for your grafts post-surgery?

Neil: What I meant by that comment, was adhering to what the surgeon tells you. Don't pick at the scabs, rub the head, scratch etc. Take at least a week off work after surgery, do no exercise for at least 6 weeks, be careful bending, washing etc. A lot of it is common sense, but I think some people have bad scars because they overdo things too quickly. I only used a mild shampoo, Neutrogena afterwards, but think some surgeons do recommend Copper-based products like GraftCyte.

	After Transplants
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HairlossTalk: What percentage of the hair up front would you say is transplanted? It looks remarkably even as far as density is concerned, throughout the entire top of the head. Almost undetectable as to where the previous hairline was.

Neil: I don't think any of the hair left at the front is original. I started off like Jack Nicholson shape, but what was left at the front would be gone now.

HairlossTalk: How has your transplant positively or adversely affected your life?

Neil: Cant say enough how much more confident I am. Like many hairloss sufferers, no amount of people telling me that hairloss is not a disease, not life threatening made any difference. Psychologically many of us feel the opposite. I am happier, more relaxed, and not depressed anymore. I know it sounds shallow to say that hair can have that effect, but its sadly true.

HairlossTalk: What kind of responses have you had from your coworkers, family, friends in regards to your transplant results?

Neil: I have changed jobs and girlfriends during this time so I have not had any comments. The fact that I have had 4 Hair Transplants with approx 600 grafts at a time, and kept changing my hair style and length seemed to confuse people and they didn't seem to notice the gradual change. The problem I had with the idea of doing mega sessions was that the change would be too sudden. It was my choice not to tell anyone, I preferred it not to be common knowledge.

HairlossTalk: In light of the fact that the actual hair which was transplanted doesn't typically grow thicker or more dense itself, what is your main goal with your regimen? Do you hope to stimulate into growth some of those areas of your scalp which were previously hairless?

Neil: Yes, my goal for this year was to see the best increase in density that I could possibly achieve. I was happy with the final Hair Transplant results, didn't feel I could achieve any more density by having another, so wanted to have 1 whole year with a real crack at seeing if I could achieve greater density naturally. If at the end of this year I have stayed the same, I will still be happy with the results, but feel I have given it the best chance possible.

Continue to Page 2 - Neil's Treatment Regimen