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Advocate/Educator of Hairloss... Hairtech by hairtech on 16 Nov, 2007 14:52
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Hi, I am a consumer advocate/educator for hairloss. I have an internet radio show Sundays at 8PM EST. We have different guests from different hair transplant clinics come to answer questions concerning procedures, medications, and whatever comes up.
We try to steer patients in the right direction and to educate those as much as possible so that the potential for disfigurement and/or unnatural results are low. Personally, having been a technician in several clinics across the world, I like the bald look, however, it is relative to those who are having hairloss. Anyway, check it out if you ever have a chance. The show has an active chat feature AND folks can call in during broadcast so folks can ask questions. Thank you... BTW, I am not trying to sell anything, just trying to educate the public.
http://www.hairlossadvances.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=2
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#1 by Marz on 16 Nov, 2007 15:33
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Why would I want to wreck my beautiful bald head?
Silly rabbit, tricks are for kids. -
#2 by D.A.L.U.I. on 16 Nov, 2007 15:41
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Question for Hairtech, taking at face value you're not here to sell, and admit you like the look--are you Sly or on the fence? Of course on this site you can be honest.
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#3 by hairtech on 16 Nov, 2007 15:49
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Marz,
I agree... That is why I joined this site... bald is beautiful. But there are folks that jump into wrecking their heads so fast... So I try to prevent the wrecking!
saint,
What do ya mean? Refrase...
Maybe I don't understand the terminology of this site. School me...
wait I think I just got it... I shaved my head... I do it all the time. -
#4 by schro on 16 Nov, 2007 15:51
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Hi, I am a patient advocate for hairloss. I have an internet radio show Sundays at 8PM EST. We have different guests from different hair transplant clinics come to answer questions concerning procedures, medications, and whatever comes up.
We try to steer patients in the right direction
... BTW, I am not trying to sell anything, just trying to educate the public.
WHAT A LOAD OF sh*t!!!
Here at SBG, we're promoting a healthy sense of self-esteem and attitude. By calling people "patients" tells me you're selling.
C'Mon, it takes a lot of nerve to come on here with that stuff. At least be honest about it!!!
Not selling? GET REAL!!!
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#5 by hairtech on 16 Nov, 2007 15:53
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I am being honest dude. I say "patients" because in my world... which deals with hair transplants... that is how I phrase it... No offense to anyone. I pretty much help so many guys that have been butchered and intend on swaying folks from being butchered... so that is my deal... straight forward...
In fact I got sued by a doctor because I told the truth about his clinic and he freakon sued me. I have been posting on several sites within the hair transplant industry for about 5 years... and it is a shady place man...
So I ran across this site and was like cool... a different set of folks that have accepted the MPB and shave. I would rather folks go that route and/wait for better technologies but hey... here we are.
BTW your avatar looks like where I gre up... gulf coast of MS. -
#6 by Marz on 16 Nov, 2007 15:58
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Marz,
I agree... That is why I joined this site... bald is beautiful. But there are folks that jump into wrecking their heads so fast... So I try to prevent the wrecking!
So basically you promote hair transplant surgery, so tell me how that is not wrecking a persons head? Scars, pain, temporary fix to a permanent condition, expense, risk of infection , etc. etc.
It is people like you that want to promote a negative association with baldness as it is "Good for Business".
Does the word nemesis mean anything to you?
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#7 by hairtech on 16 Nov, 2007 16:01
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No read my words man... I would rather folks not go down that road but people DO go down that road... so I try to educate them before they go down that road. I think that if folks made peace with accepting hairloss... and just shaved then 10 years from now they may better off... So no I don't exactly promote hair transplants per say.
Not that easy to say... just don't do it. The world is not black and white... folks that are young and starting out in the beginning of hairloss sometimes don't understand what you already understand... So that is why I came here for... for you guys to help me help a different sub-set of folks... -
#8 by Tyler on 16 Nov, 2007 16:14
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No read my words man... I would rather folks not go down that road but people DO go down that road... so I try to educate them before they go down that road. I think that if folks made peace with accepting hairloss... and just shaved then 10 years from now they may better off... So no I don't exactly promote hair transplants per say.
Cool. There's an easy way to do that. Send everyone you encounter to SlyBaldGuys.com. We'll help them realize the truth. And the truth will set them free.Not that easy to say... just don't do it. The world is not black and white... folks that are young and starting out in the beginning of hairloss sometimes don't understand what you already understand... So that is why I came here for... for you guys to help me help a different sub-set of folks...
It's easy to say if you back them up with the facts of why hair transplants and drugs like Rogaine and Propecia are damaging to the body and mind.
I'm having trouble believing that you really try to sway guys from getting hair transplants or using drugs since you have posted a link to site is riddled with advertisements for those products.
Sure, I see some posts up on that site about how people have gotten mistreated within the hairloss industry, but I also see a lot of discussion about how people still want the procedures and drugs from "reputable people."
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#9 by Marz on 16 Nov, 2007 16:14
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No read my words man... I would rather folks not go down that road but people DO go down that road... so I try to educate them before they go down that road. I think that if folks made peace with accepting hairloss... and just shaved then 10 years from now they may better off... So no I don't exactly promote hair transplants per say.
Not that easy to say... just don't do it. The world is not black and white... folks that are young and starting out in the beginning of hairloss sometimes don't understand what you already understand... So that is why I came here for... for you guys to help me help a different sub-set of folks...
The point is that you say you are a "patient advocate" once you put "patient" in your moniker you have crossed the line to acceptance of such surgery, easing the process that is (in my opinion) a surgical farce.
Why not advocate the social acceptance of MPB?
Why allow someone to believe the myth of "Hair Restoration" and giving false hope? The solution is not what doctors are good or what procedure is better, it is the mental stigma that makes people do this...
Dont get me wrong, I would love to respect you but it sounds like you just help the knife slide in easier, not prevent it from sliding in at all.
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#10 by hairtech on 16 Nov, 2007 16:26
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You know? You guys are right... The word patient is acceptance of surgery... I never looked at it that way. I will remove it.
Tyler,
The site that you saw is riddled with advertisement because that entire site involves hair transplantation... however, the guy who owns the site gets sponsorship from some of those banners. I don't get paid by anyone for my part of that site which is the radio show part.
I am glad to come here and be criticized by you all, because it give light to my own cause. I hate the hair transplant industry. I have seen it work... and I have seen the horrific dark side of the industry where I derived my own personal beliefs that are this... Positive outcomes pail in comparison to the negative outcomes. Like I said, one doctor whom I worked for has me in freakon federal court for exposing his crap. So I know you guys don't want to accept me yet. I can tell you my experiences on the other side of the tracks and you guys can maybe help me make others understand what you guys do! I am being entirely honest. I did not know how to approach this site but to just jump in and get my head kicked in. -
#11 by Cam on 16 Nov, 2007 18:24
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Hi, I am a consumer advocate/educator for hairloss. I have an internet radio show Sundays at 8PM EST. We have different guests from different hair transplant clinics come to answer questions concerning procedures, medications, and whatever comes up.
We try to steer patients in the right direction and to educate those as much as possible so that the potential for disfigurement and/or unnatural results are low. Personally, having been a technician in several clinics across the world, I like the bald look, however, it is relative to those who are having hairloss. Anyway, check it out if you ever have a chance. The show has an active chat feature AND folks can call in during broadcast so folks can ask questions. Thank you... BTW, I am not trying to sell anything, just trying to educate the public.
http://www.hairlossadvances.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=2
Um.. if you're so against the hair transplant industry, then why do you have a radio show helping it? I mean, you say you're trying to "steer people in the right direction," but the way I see it, your just part of the industry. Why do you care so much if people get transplants? We're are ANTI transplants here, and try to give people the self-worth they should have without having to go through some bullsh*t surgery. I, for one, find it VERY hard to believe that you're against the industry when you came here trying to promote it first thing. -
#12 by BaldRob on 16 Nov, 2007 19:08
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I'm actually a little miffed right now... and actually it's not at hairtech, it's at the rest of you for basically attacking this guy.
One thing we have always said here is that we are very tolerant... everyone is welcome. Doesn't matter who they are, what they look like, race, sexual orientation, color, religion, etc!!
I understand the why, and while I don't agree with transplants or trying to hide baldness, everyone here is entitled to their opinions and such. Did we kick schro out when he started growing his hair back to appease his wife? What about our other BBC members that no longer shave their heads? What about all our fence sitters? Should we attack them for not shaving their heads? f**k no! Everyone that has posted and attacked hairtech should be ashamed of yourselves!
While yes, we promote shaving heads for many reasons, there are those balding men in the world that will never even consider shaving and will always go with transplants or drugs or rugs. As a balding man that chooses to shave my head, I understand where other men would not want to do this. Shouldn't they have someone to at least help educate them on the do's and don'ts of the alternatives to shaving?
Now, that being said...
Hairtech, you say you're bald and you shave your head... post a picture! And, since you have an internet radio show talking about hairloss and treatments and such... maybe you should have Tyler on one day to promote the glory of being bald!
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#13 by hairtech on 16 Nov, 2007 19:16
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Look how can I bring you guys to the forefront on the sites that I post on if you don'r accept me for who I am. I am really just trying to show folks that there are options besides hair transplants. Man I see why you guys are so hard nosed. It is a very complicated thing in my world. If I just renounce everything then I lose my foot in the door and then the HT cycle continues. Man I hate the industry... I have seen the worst of the worst.
Consider this: You got a guy that had surgery in the 80's and 90's... before the internet... before this freakon site came around... he got into something he regrets... he is all scarred up... what do I do, leave that guy hanging because he CAN'T shave his head because of embarrassement? What do I do with that guy... We talk about it on the radio. We call out the doctors and clinics that F**ked him up. I get threatened all the time by doctors. So I just happened upon you guys and had an idea... Again I ask you guys to help me help others so they will try to build their self-esteem and self-worth and if they see that there is a group out their like them, then maybe they will put down the knife.
Again, it is a very complicated world in HT. Guys are freakon looking for a quick fix, medications, and especially what doctor can fix them. I HATE THE FACT THAT SO MANY LOSER PHYSICIANS PROFIT OFF OF THESE GUYS. Do you get what I am saying? I want to sort of open a discussion door with you guys and I open to you and maybe I will learn from you guys and slowly guide the newbies into your direction. -
#14 by hairtech on 16 Nov, 2007 19:27
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What a great idea and that would be so awesome man Tyler on the show!
Now as far as my shaved head... I do shave my head. And what I am about to say will piss people even more off. I am not balding. I never said that I was. I am a popular poster in hairloss forums, but I myself do not have MPB. I worked in the industry long enough to realize that something was not right. Most all of the veteran posters over on the other sites know this... sometimes get my head kicked in over it, but most know the that I have it out for the industry and so they stand behind me.
This summer I started shaving because a guy that started losing his hair, was really troubled mentally(depressed)... a poster. He did not want to go to surgery... He posted a picture and I swear his head looks like mine. So I told him... look you sort of look like me... and look man if I shave my head, will you look at my picture and just consider shaving it? So I did and I posted my picture. Ok... I will post it here and find the link to the thread where we went back and forth.