My hair loss story is just about the same as everybody else's. By the age of 22 I began to realize that my AFRO....and I really had one... was on its way out....and fast. I was living in Connecticut at the time and it seemed the right place to pursue the "hair thing".
So in a panic move in 1980 I had my first HT. These were the Dark Ages of HT and although the surgeon tried really hard to change my mind about the transplant at such an early stage I went ahead anyway. It was a successful HT by "those" standards and for a while it carried me. 28 years later the plugs started showing and I was feeling rather self concious especially when people standing over me asked questions like "why did you let someone use a Black and Decker on your head?" So to come to the end of the story. I have been living in Germany for the last 12 years and logically I looked for a doctor here first. My very detailed research.....and I MEAN DETAILED....brought me to Brussels and Dr. Jean Devroye. My first meeting with him was at his clinic and he explained to me the procedure as well as the results I could expect. He also took me in the next room and I saw first hand that actual planting. It looked really CLEAN and the patient very relaxed was watching a DVD. Bottom line: I made an appointment and on 9 December, 2008 I had my transplant. I was convinced I was at the right place and in the right hands two different times during the operation. The first time was when the skills of Dr and team were really obvious BUT what really did it for me was the degree of passion they showed for their work and ME, the patient. Ray Charles with a scalpel and the two "planters" Marie and Marie-Pierre the perfect harmony.
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before treatment
