Hi All,

I'm thinking of having a HT done with DR Bernstien
at the NY office and wonder if any body has their HT done with him before ??

Any information will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Danny

I was also thinking about using him.I am thinking about the Fort Lee office. He was featured on the Discovery Channel. The website is very impressive. Let me know what you here and good luck

guys,i had an ht done by dr. b 6 weeks ago.he
is very skilled and very confident in his approach
to the fut procedure.i had 1300 grafts placed in
the front and at the 6 week point am happy so far.
not because at 6 weeks i have all my hair back,but
because things are much easier than i had thought.
this was my 1st ht and i had alot of anxiety and
worry prior to doing this,and am so relieved that
it is such a simple procedure.there was virtually
no pain,no swelling and everything so far is right
on schedule.at 6 weeks i have shedded 80% of ht
hair and look the same as i did prior to ht,which
is a good thing,some of the ht hairs are still hanging in there growing everyday,but it is a mere
waiting game here on out ,if it bothers you that
much than go for it,it's a piece of cake.i'm more
than happy to answer any questions you may have
good luck>

Hi Figsy,

Thanks you so much for the reply. I'm having a consultant with him soon and i'm appreciated if you could answer me the following question .

- How many nurses has they assign to work on you ??

- How much time did DR. Bernstien spend working on you during the procedure ??


Thanks,

Danny

danny

i'll give you a brief overview on what you can
expect as this will answer your questions.when
arriving the day of procedure,a nurse will give
you some pills to relax you,shortly after you
will go into the room of the procedure and the
nurse will begin to give you the injections all
around your head front and back,as this is the
most unpleasant part of the procedure,it is not
that bad so don't have too much anxiety over this.
somewhere in the area of 10 -20 minutes later dr
b will come and go over the ht area with you,and
without me even knowing or feeling he had excised
the donor strip,i remember saying to him are you
going to take out the strip soon,and he replied
its done and your stitched up,funny cause i remember him behind me momentarily yet i felt
nothing,not even a prick.at that time he gives
the strip to the techs to dissect and get the grafts ready for placement,shortly after dr.b
will start to make the recipient sites for the
grafts to be placed.he will do this several times
as obviosly there is a small degree of bleeding
that needs to be blotted and cleaned each time
he makes recipient sites.once he is through making
the sites,the techs will begin graft placing which
is the most time consuming of the procedure.there
were about 5 techs rotating the placement of the
grafts.dr. b does all the cutting and the techs
place all the grafts.the cutting ofcoarse depicts
how the ht will turn out and that is what he does.
as far as seeing alot of him that day,he is usually doing 2 or 3 procedures at once at least
in fort lee he is equipped to do more than one at
once.during my ht,i had 1300 grafts while another
was getting 2600 grafts.but once the cutting is
done it's virtually 4 - 6 hours of placement by
the techs,which is probably more tedious than skill as far as that goes.definately go to a seminar and see actual patients and if possible
i actually saw a procedure taking place which
to me was a tremendous help in relieving my
tension about the procedure,you actually talk to
a patient as the grafts are being placed,amazing
how neat and clean the whole thing is.you can check back with me if you have any other questions
my advice,if it really is starting to get to you to
the point where you can't stand looking at yourself than go for it,it really was much easier
than i had thought and i am eagerly awaiting the
final result.your in good hands,go for it!

Dear figsy:

Could you tell me if Dr B. used microsurgical scalpel to make the incisions or a stick device. And, was he making the incisions very fast or was going at a slow pace.

thank you
al

al

he uses an instrument the size of an 18-20 gauge
needle and he goes very fast in making them.i
thought he was bionic,he was going so fast,he'll
do this several times,allowing a few minutes
between each round as he makes the recipient sites.they do seem like little slits as they are
being made and you actually hear them being done,kinda like a crunching sound,but it is painless as he does this.

hey figsy,

what you are describing is exactly what I experienced. The "crunching noise". Bionic man is an accurate description. I think that is why the tissue trauma is minimal and the recovery so fast.

thanks again

Hi figsy,

I will be having HT done with DR Berstien next week and would you to give me some inside info.

1. how long it take your donor scar to heal ?

2. How long did all the recipient scar fall off

3. Do you have any experience of shock fall out ?

thanks,

Danny

danny,


i'll answer your ?'s in the order you asked them.
1) donor scar will heal as far as it being closed
in about 2 to 3 weeks,however you will have a
small degree of throb or numbness for a couple
of months,i'm at 6 1/2 weeks and i still have a
slight throb in donor area but it is not painful
just annoying.
2)you said recipient scar,i think you meant scabs
in recipient area as there is no scarring in
recipient area.the scabs will take 2 to 3 weeks
to fall off,they say a week but it'longer,not
that it's a big deal,just the truth.the skin in
recipient area heals completely at week 4 or 5
to the point where no-one will know you had ht,
but that will take a month if going into bald
skin without any hair to cover up grafts.
3)as far as shock fallout i have not had any,
but that is something that seems to difer between
individuals,some do some don't. i woulnn't
worry about that too much.
let me know what norwood type you are and how many
grafts you are scheduled for.good luck,you'll do
fine.

Hi Figsy,

Once again thanks you for the reply it really make me feel better and prepare me for the procedure.

I guess i was in the class of 5/5A in the norwood scal and DR Bernstien recommend that i need 2000 grafts for the 1st procedure . I still have some here left on the front which i could comb back and forth which is probably good use to cover all the redness or scab.

By the way please excuse my english cuz this my second language.

1. Did Dr. Bernstien cut any here to make the inciesion or he just make his way through it ??

2. Do you have to go back to see in the next day after the procedure ??

3. what kind closure that he use on you to close the donor area ??

4. how log ago that u have your done and how many graft you have ??

thanks,

danny

danny

danny

1)he'll trim the hair with a razor,it's not
noticeable so don't woory.
2)you can and should go for a 1 week checkup
to make sure everything is ok,he'll go over
it with you.
3)he uses absorbable stitches so the dissolve
on their own.
4)it will be 7 weeks tommorrow and i had 1300
grafts done,it's all fine on my end,and i'm
starting to have some hairs grow in already.

I hope y'all don't mind, but as I was reading the trail of messages there was something I wanted to mention.

While figsy did not experience any shock loss, he is correct in that it differs between individuals.

I had 2800 FU's on Feb 4th. Shock Loss was something I definitely read about on this web site but did not pay enough attention to.

I to had some hair on top that I intended on using to comb over any redness/scabs. Alot of this hair was from old PLUGS put in during the 1980's. All of this hair is now gone. I'm 18 days post op. There is nothing to comb anymore. This of course is devastating to me. Not because I never heard about shock loss, but because of how much I experience. I even have alot of shock loss around the donor area.

Danny, you may or may not get affected by shock loss, but I saw you mentioned that you had some hair you could use to cover anything. If I were you, just in case, I would be prepared for the possibility of losing some of that hair to shock loss. I hope you don't. Good Luck.

Hi Midnite,

Thanks you for the info. i have been using Propecia for a bout two months and i hope it could stop it from shock lost ..

Do you know what cause the shock lost ?

danny

Hi Danny,

I've been using Propecia for over 2 years. Prior to my surgery, I'd say it did a decent job of "additional" hair loss.

However, I do not believe that Propecia will prevent Shock Loss. Experiencing shock loss is person dependent. I experienced a temendous amount. Other don't experience any. It just depends.

My only reason for adding to this post was to prepare you for "potential" shock loss. It something that can happen with HT's, and it definetly happened to me. As mentioned, I was prepared to used existing hair to comb over the newly transplanted FU's. Unfortunately for me, and this may not happen to you, but these existing hairs are gone due to Shock Loss. It was devastating to me because I did not want anybody to know I had FU's. Using the hair to comb over was my way out. But...can't do it now.

Hi Figsy,

I appreciated if you could answer me this question.

1. Do you have any cobbleston, bump on the recipient ??

2. If not, How many night that u have to sleep at
45 degree angle ??

thanks,

Danny

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Danny:
Hi All,

I'm thinking of having a HT done with DR Bernstien
at the NY office and wonder if any body has their HT done with him before ??

Any information will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Danny

hey danny,

1)i don't have the cobblestoning bumps,which are
very unsightly and are deep ridges and groves
that you see in those dredded repair photos.you
will get tiny pin like indents that the grafts
are placed in they are so tiny and probably
dissappear eventually,i am 2 months post op on
friday,so what i am telling you is from my account
and from my experience,everyone is different.i
see you were also concerned about the shock loss.
i did not have any,and as a matter of fact people
have said my hair looks thicker since the ht.but
you hear of guys like midnight who are having
lots of trouble,again we're all different.my theory,and again this is my theory ,no evidence
on this whatsoever is if you are an excellent
healer,meaning when you get a cut,scratch,
abrasion,pulled muscle etc.and recover exceptionally fast,clean and well,you'll recover
quicker and with less post op issues than someone
who takes a long time to heal up and is frail.this
only makes sense with the ht procedure,heck you're
getting cut in lots of places and also i feel this
could be said for shock loss as well,a healthier
person may keep more hair cause they are not as
sensitive to the trauma.again just my silly theory
that could probably easily be debunked.
2)about the 45 degree angle,for me it was about
3 days,i actually slept on the couch 3 nights
cause i didn't want my girlfriend bothering me
or viceversa.the first few days is a little tough
don't let anyone convince you otherwise,but it's
not as bad as you may imagine.in the end i at
least hope it was worth it,keep in mind i'm only
2 months post op,so i don't really have too much
to show for yet.i will keep ya all posted.
let me know when your appointment with dr.b is
for the ht.

danny,

on feb21st you said you were seeing dr. b
next week,if so let us know how it went.give
us some feedback on your experience.