An an important message for me as my response to what is now a repair patient that thinks he has it all figured out but doesn't understand the high level of sociopathic behavior of a good percentage of the HT industry. It is also presented to clear up a few misunderstandings of why in fact I post and it fits in with the subject matter presented in this thread.
Mike please let me correct you. I have never been bitter about the procedures I have had in the past out of ignorance. Blamed mostly myself for just not having enough knowledge and not understanding people, marketing, etc. I certainly do not come on to these forums and go on and on about Dr so and so. That would just be a waste of time in my opinion. I have pointed out when some of those same doctors have become President of some of these hair loss organizations as it is then when it all starts to appear so absurd.
So let me be clear here. My postings have nothing to do with some type of self bitterness. What they have to do with is watching a very high percentage of people working in an industry that thinks its okay to not be fully truthful with young men and put them in harm's way for their own monetary gain. To expect any real man to sit by and let it continue without saying anything doesn't work for me. The fact is I'm not here to win friends and the fact is many of the patient's are whiny little boys that are certainly not going to come back to help others and that is why so many of those that are dishonest in the industry keep winning.
On the same token I often do not feel sorry for many of the young guys that refuse to follow the advice of those who have been around and fall into the trap of some hot shot marketer. The fact is the information is all out there if one takes the time to look, slow down and start using your brain as opposed to falling into the trap of being driven by emotion. Some simply will not listen so of course it becomes their problem.
Your hair is not that bad as Calvin has stated and can certainly be fixed. What I don't understand is with all the information out there what does a patient have going through their mind when a doctor draws a temple point on his head like the one you have. No balding man can possibly have enough donor to keep the rest of the work going to match that point.................it's not possible unless of course you are not balding. But I also understand most fall into the trap of not speaking up when in the presence of a doctor because of the authority conditioning that has gone on in their life. My suggestion for others and this includes outside the ht world is to question that authority most especially when a medical procedure is involved. If you are afraid to voice your own opinion and concerns you are in a very weak position and anyone can do anything they want both good and bad.
You now think you have it all figured out.......................I can tell you that you don't and you should stop doing anything for at least a couple of years. Just read, research, meet and speak with patients and those that work in the industry. People that don't know much about a subject but think they do rarely listen to those that tell them they don't know enough so they keep making the same mistakes and usually end up learning the hard way. You have the advantage many in the past did not...........access to so many that know so much more then you.
Please do not compare what I do to what you are doing. What you are doing is what hundreds of other guys have done. They have procedures without having enough information and then come back in bitterness. The big difference is 30 years ago we didn't have access to the information you in fact do if you and others would just take the time to slow down..............SLOW DOWN..............gather and process.
You think you know something but I am telling you that you don't. These guys are smarter then you and you are desperate. That is the weakest position to be in and then to add that you think you know something spells.........DISASTER................
Learn the procedure inside out and upside down. What is possible what is not. What is in you best long term interest what is not. Which doctors have sued their own patients or threatened to sue their own patients? Which reps have attacked their own patients? Which doctor/reps have actually lied on these forums as all one needs to do is go back in history say 10 years or so, look at what they wrote and read what they are writing or saying today? Which reps have actually had procedures then disappeared never to show their face again? Which outspoken prospective patients simply disappeared after massive disaster? Do you know any of this......................chances are you do not. My response here is for those that read and listen and not necessarily for you unless you are willing to do the same.
I wish you luck but a true friend and someone that's trying to help you would tell you that you don't know jackshit buddy. Don't mistake.........sit down.............shut up.............and listen with bitterness..............it's just my style of getting a message out when I feel strongly about it regardless of the issue.
