Sly Bald Guys Forum
New Member Section => Introductions => Topic started by: pb on February 16, 2008, 05:28:56 PM
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I found my own picture on this site in the "7 reasons not to get a hair transplant" joke >:(. Readers should know that the scar shown in that picture was around 10 days post-op just after the sutures had been removed and my picture deliberately used on this forum to give the wrong impression about modern hair transplant surgery. And nobody has "plugs" these days :/O I see why the forum is "sly" bald guys now.
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Soooo, if you're happy with your surgery, why are you hang'in out on a bald-guy forum??
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Soooo, if you're happy with your surgery, why are you hang'in out on a bald-guy forum??
Good Question.... 5t*mp
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IMHO, there's nothing in the picture that could possibly identify it as you or anyone else. How did you ever possibly find it anyhow? And it must have been floating around the internet before it was placed in that blog, so what difference does it make anyhow?
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The picture is hot linked to the forum where I posted it; that's how I found it. My complaint is that the picture of a fresh scar was used to lead people to believe that that's how a strip scar looks forever. There is hardly any sign of the scar now.
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Ok, so if it is a hotlink, then it wasn't truly stolen or used without permission because the location of the picture is on your website ... It was more like pointing at it and then commenting on it. It's called free speech. If you don't want people pointing at your picture and commenting, why did you put it on the Internet? I suppose you could print a retraction over there on the hairlosshelp website ..
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I found my own picture on this site in the "7 reasons not to get a hair transplant" joke >:(. Readers should know that the scar shown in that picture was around 10 days post-op just after the sutures had been removed and my picture deliberately used on this forum to give the wrong impression about modern hair transplant surgery. And nobody has "plugs" these days :/O I see why the forum is "sly" bald guys now.
Um, I think the point was not to let someone slice up your scalp that badly in the first place. Whether or not the scar is permanent is irrelevant. You have not been adversely affected in any way by the use of that photo. Get over it.
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I found my own picture on this site in the "7 reasons not to get a hair transplant" joke >:(. Readers should know that the scar shown in that picture was around 10 days post-op just after the sutures had been removed and my picture deliberately used on this forum to give the wrong impression about modern hair transplant surgery. And nobody has "plugs" these days :/O I see why the forum is "sly" bald guys now.
Um, I think the point was not to let someone slice up your scalp that badly in the first place. Whether or not the scar is permanent is irrelevant. You have not been adversely affected in any way by the use of that photo. Get over it.
I second that. Build a bridge and get over it mate. Go pander your butchering technique somewhere else
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I agree with the other SLY brothers.... and we're all very comfortable with ourselves and our baldness. No need for surgery..........
Again, you put that photo in the public domain so you only have yourself to blame.
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If you're so proud of the results you got, why don't you post a pic and let us see you now???
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Gotta say, I'm just not a big fan of having unnecessary surgery, no matter what the reason. And I'm with SlyinKC...let's see a pic of the scar now. If you're happy with the results you got, more power to ya. For those of us in this forum with MPB (and not all of us have it, by the way), we've found a much cheaper, safer, and emotionally satisfying solution.
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Agree with everyone here, afterall we are a group of realists. Don't post on the Internet what you don' t want others to see. If you are happy with your results then let it go...
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Damn did I miss something here? If someone post a pic on a public forum or site on the internet then why the hell are you b i t c h in... sorry folks for the use of language. Sounds to me you have more issues than hairloss or hair gain ...which ever you wanna call it. This is a site for bald guys. Like someone else said....why are you here if you are so happy with your surgery....that would be like me hanging out in a forum for rogaine.....wont find me there....cause nothing there would be of any interest to me. So for future knowledge......Dont post pics on any web site that you dont want anyone to see....because they will find you. They will find you and cut all your hair off.....and ...and....and.....Oh why am I wasting my time on such a useless arguement. Just go home would ya...
Timmayyyyyyyyyyyy!
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Well crap I couldnt even find that topic....so it must have gotten yanked off and thrown in the "Discarded Hair" pile.....oh well.....boo hoo
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man i found the photo and it does show his face also. it truly is bloody and he will have a permanent scar from ear to ear . it runs all the way up to his ears. the sad part is he will have to get more scars as his hair recedes .
he is locked into a permanent financial burden to have hair while we all just worry how to smooooth the old dome to get the best shave.if you look up hair transplants even they say that a hair transplant is just a illusion of hair as they cannot recreate the density of a full head of hair it is impossible as there is not enough donor. to me this means that it is so thin that in brite lite or if it gets wet its gone and even under normal circumstances its see thrue.
so really it is fitting to use the photo to not get a hair transplant to end up with ear to ear scars a life time of financial burden to end up with a illusion of a head of hair that is see thrue and wont look real. yeah they aint plugs but they are scars and i dont think anybody looking at that photo is going to say WOW HAVE THEY COME A LONG WAY WITH HAIR TRANSPLANTS I THINK ILL GET ME ONE. give me a break.......
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First off, you could have avoided all this by just contacting me through the contact form or by sending me a PM. Second of all, the picture that I posted is of a guy wearing glasses and when I found your profiel (http://www.hairlosshelp.com/websites/gallerycompare.cfm?action=tb&username=PB) on HairLossHelp.com it didn't show any pictures of you with glasses. So, is that really you? If so, just send me a PM letting me know that is really you and show me proof and I will gladly take it down.
I do thank you for taking the time to let me know about this as I did get to find even more information in your profile that justifies why NOT ONE MAN should ever get a hair transplant.
By the way, my post was not a fucking joke. Men should not get a hair transplant and I feel sorry that you felt it was something you needed to do in order to live a "full life." sh*t, you even posted a topic at another forum (http://stophairlossnow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=1828) about people getting butchered by doctors doing hair transplants.
I look forward to your PM.
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PB, from looking at your pics, you could have saved yourself an awful lot of money and certainly a great amount of time by simply shaving your hair slick bald. I hope everything that you went through with your new "hair" has improved your life.
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does anyone have the link to the original picture? Just curious; not thinking about the surgery !
John
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Someone wanted a picture (this is before and one year later):
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hairlosshelp.com%2Fwebsites%2FPB%2FPB_29_m.JPG&hash=a764c625a51a0e36c0029206cf16ea9a6799520d)
And here is a close up of my transplanted hairline - no "plugs"
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hairlosshelp.com%2Fwebsites%2FPB%2FPB_26.jpg&hash=12455c9e6048cf63e62ccfc9ec67c82395e8ca8f)
Not everybody has the facial features for a shaved head - and I'm one of them, I look more like a cancer patient with a shaved head.
You're right, I did post the picture myself - no big deal.
I lost most of my hair in my 20's and now I'm almost 50 and haven't lost much hair during the last 20 years so I don't expect to suddenly lose more hair and require patching up. I have had a second HT since that picture, but just to add a bit more density to my hairline and crown.
The topic about the butcherings on stophairlossnow is to do with the UK clinics, where they are still using 80's techniques. The US is a better place for a transplant.
I have eye glasses on in some of the pictures and took them off for some of the others.
But if you'd like to see some real HT butcherings, here's a site that might interest you (note that this guy had his first butchering in 1982 and these are not modern HTs):
http://www.angelfire.com/indie/hairtransplant/punch.html (http://www.angelfire.com/indie/hairtransplant/punch.html)
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pb....well...it seems that the new HT that U R receiving seem 2 satisify U and that U R liking your new HT. just curious...how much money did U spend? & how long will it take 4 U 2 get another HT? anyways...glad 2 know that U r satisfied with your new look. however... i feel that U woulda liked your head slick & smoooooth if U gave it a chance. anyways...take care & hope U stick around become an active member. O0
WARHAWK O0
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Warhawk, thanks for the welcome!
My first (2005) HT cost $9750, second one (2007) wasn't as expensive as it was a smaller procedure.
I tried shaving my head, but the shape of my head doesn't suit it - too large forehead, dumbo ears, eye glasses... I don't have that manly thick beard growth bald guys usually have either; which helps with the bald look (I do have beard growth but it's not the thick tough guy stubble type).
I think everybody should try shaving their head before getting a transplant - if it suits you and you feel good about yourself with a shaved head, that's great, no point in going through surgery and paying thousands of dollars for it.
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Its all a vanity.....all vanity. No way in hell i would spend close to $10,000 on a hair transplant...not to mention the money you lost from having time off from work. I will pass, sorry but I just dont feel sorry for anyone who bust in here like he did and jump all someone for using a picture of a HT Gone Wild. Maybe you should go see Jerry Springer.
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Its all a vanity.....all vanity. No way in hell i would spend close to $10,000 on a hair transplant...not to mention the money you lost from having time off from work. I will pass, sorry but I just dont feel sorry for anyone who bust in here like he did and jump all someone for using a picture of a HT Gone Wild. Maybe you should go see Jerry Springer.
Most things we do for our appearance is for vanity, Timmay! Yes, that includes going with the sly look. Personally, I never considered a hair transplant, for many reasons. One of them is cost, another is a guarantee that I would not find relief from the sebhorreic dermititis. Another would be perceived reactions from others that knew me as a guy suffering male pattern baldness. To have a horseshoe of hair one day and then have a full head of hair the next would seem odd. Then again, that's just me.
PB, I hope you're happy with your decision.
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Warhawk, thanks for the welcome!
My first (2005) HT cost $9750, second one (2007) wasn't as expensive as it was a smaller procedure.
Too rich for my blood!
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Its all a vanity.....all vanity. No way in hell i would spend close to $10,000 on a hair transplant...not to mention the money you lost from having time off from work. I will pass, sorry but I just dont feel sorry for anyone who bust in here like he did and jump all someone for using a picture of a HT Gone Wild. Maybe you should go see Jerry Springer.
Well obviously I'm not going to be very popular on a sly bald guy site having had a HT. And I already admitted I was wrong to complain about my picture being used seeing as I posted it myself.
Anyway, I'm from Europe and with the current exchange rate, $10.000 is peanuts.
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does anyone have the link to the original picture? Just curious; not thinking about the surgery !
John
Here's a link John: http://www.slybaldguys.com/serendipity/archives/138-7-reasons-why-you-should-never-get-a-hair-transplant.html (http://www.slybaldguys.com/serendipity/archives/138-7-reasons-why-you-should-never-get-a-hair-transplant.html)
The picture was around 10 days post op just after removing the sutures. The scar is nothing like that now.
And I PMd Tyler so say that he can keep my picture there if he wants - I admit I was wrong to make a fuss about it.
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pb that punch graft site you posted is absurd. it made me sick to my stomach. i understand that's not how they do it nowadays (hopefully) but either way the process is pretty barbaric. if dropping 10k every time you feel a bit insecure about yourself is your solution, then more power to ya. you certainly aren't alone, as the HT business appears to be thriving.
silicone breasts, surgically altered noses, injecting toxins into our face, punching hairs into our heads, sucking fat out of our bodies --- what's wrong w/ people?? these aren't people, these are bio-engineered robot sheep that are following what fat rich white guys tell them is "beauty"
i'll tell you what beauty is... beauty is making the best of what life gave you. beauty is confidence in yourself.. beauty is you accepting who you are and being a great person because of it...
my 2cents
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also remember pb spent 10,000 dollars on his first surgery and from his pics he is only receeding at the temples. and even at only receeding he had to go for a second round. just think if you were loosing your hair worse what it would cost you. not to mention how many times you would have to get more scars. also the fact that most men dont stop loosing their hair as they age... but it is great that pb is being very cool and not trying to push hairtransplants. and this would be a great reference for anybody on the fence thinking about hair surgery and living with a slick bald head. even pb said to give the shaved look a try and that is coming from a guy who is happy with his hairtransplants.
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i'll tell you what beauty is... beauty is making the best of what life gave you. beauty is confidence in yourself.. beauty is you accepting who you are and being a great person because of it...
my 2cents
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I give you major kudos for this statement. You look like a young guy from your photo and you've already figured out what many people NEVER get in their whole life times.
Bravo to you-
Mike
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Hey PB-
Good for you for admitting your mistake. I commend you for that. And I couldn't care less if you spent YOUR money on an HT. It's your money. But please realize that this Forum is all about feeling good about yourself as you are. It's about positive attitudes about us as the individuals we are. We celebrate our baldness and most if not all of love it.
That all being said....... WELCOME! I hope you find useful information here.
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Hey PB... welcome aboard. I think you'll find this site does have a lot to offer and I hope you stick around and contribute. O:O
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PB, thanks for being so candid about your procedure and providing us some education about past procedures versus modern day procedures. I know that every guy must make the decision that is going to help them have the most confidence going forward and if you tried head shaving and it didn't provide you the confidence that you needed, then I can't fault you in trying another route such as a hair transplant. I'm just glad that you're happy with the results as I've heard way more horror stories than I have heard happy stories.
Also, thank you for letting me keep your picture up.
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Thanks for the friendly welcome (https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pb-hair.co.uk%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Femoticons%2Frespect.gif&hash=acf1f07514e5d0f33734b7fa63643b3138d63c62)
A HT definitely isn't for everybody - you see many young guys getting their hairlines restored back to how it was at age 15 and these guys are going to be in trouble later on when their donor hair runs out and they are left with a horse shoe rim of hair and a bit of a hairline. I'm happy with my HT - due to my age and the fact that my hair loss wasn't as severe as some guys', I'm not likely to rapidly lose more hair and I've also had a " mature" hairline design and the whole frontal region filled in, so that I won't look totally ridiculous if I do eventually lose the hair behind my transplant. Some guys do naturally keep some hair at the front even though their crown becomes completely bald.
The simplest and easiest way to deal with hair loss is to shave it off like you guys have done, but unfortunately the sly bald look wasn't for me. I'm glad you can feel good about yourselves naturally, without surgery (https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pb-hair.co.uk%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Femoticons%2Frespect.gif&hash=acf1f07514e5d0f33734b7fa63643b3138d63c62)
I run my own small hair loss web site and every now and again some guy comes on for advice about getting a HT so that he can shave his head afterwards :o Not completely bald, they want to have stubble. I have advised these guys not to get a HT because buzzed down transplanted hair doesn't look natural, it only looks natural when at a certain length. In the future, I will send these guys over to this site O0
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I find it interesting that the main reason for not going sly is because of the head shape.
Seems like there is some acceptance of who and what you are that needs to be looked at. Good luck with whatever you do, seems like it might be a long struggle.
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<<<buzzed down transplanted hair doesn't look natural, it only looks natural when at a certain length.>>>
This is a great point that I imagine a lotta guys don't realize.
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I should apologize for my "outburst" it really didnt pertain to me so I should have just overlooked this post. But I do apologize...I will keep my mouth shut if it doesnt have anything to do with me.
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<<<buzzed down transplanted hair doesn't look natural, it only looks natural when at a certain length.>>>
This is a great point that I imagine a lotta guys don't realize.
Here is a picture of a guy with only transplanted hair on top of his head and his transplanted hair buzzed down:
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv652%2FMonkeydub%2FImg0395-edit.jpg&hash=04325ab9e7f1cbf75b61b4306df3eaa6e6229aad)
Because the donor hairs are usually much thicker than the hairs at the front (they are taken from the back of your head) and transplanted hair over a large area like this, there isn't enough density for hair this short and the hairs are too thick. If he grew it out, it would look natural and give the illusion of a full head of hair.
I will be shaving my head this summer, so I may call back in to show pictures of how my hair looks at this length and also show my scar. I may be getting some hairs put into my scar at the back where it has stretched slightly. The scar isn't visible at the sides.
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No matter how you slice it, or sugar coat it, to me transplants are ridiculous. If you're going to go to that length for vanity, you need to take a good look at yourself. It's a superficial fix. The confidence you need should come from the inside, not from row upon row of doll like hair. :/O
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*Slowly backs out of thread and closes door*
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Been there; done that. Do appreciate the info. Keep me informed. I had mine reversed and am always happy to pass onto people, who ask, or I run into, the latest technology on reversing or making transplants look better after the fact.
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Transplants are silly. I'd never do it... If I wanted hair on my head, I'd grow it lol.