Happy Patients

Great results don't require using all single follicular units. For this fine haired gentleman, we only used 50 single follicular units (SFU's). Please listen to his testimonial.

One Surgery
Donor Size=30 sq. cm, Coverage Area=92 sq. cm.

Density=30/92 which gives 32%
Number of grafts used: 50 single follicular units &

1232 modified follicular units. Total number of grafts=1282

Date of surgery-August 9, 2007 and then eight months after one surgery (Photo taken on April 24, 2008)

Young Patients-#2

Case 2a

29 year old male lost his frontal hair. The coverage area is 64 square centimeters.

Vertex hair is coarse. No sign of miniaturization on his vertex area. Propecia alone will not be able to help to re-grow hair at hairline.

My Recommendation: surgery and Propecia as an option.




Case 2b

A 21 year old man came in with his parents. He was so depressed by his frontal hair loss he had difficulty concentrating on school.

I recommended hair transplant surgery and Propecia was advised.

Coverage area was 60 square centimeters with a 30% increase in density.

When he came back for follow up one year later, his hair had grown back with no further sign of miniaturization.

The whole family is very happy.

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Case 2c

When E.A. flew to Orange County from Wisconsin ten years ago for his hair transplant surgery, he was only 23 years old and very depressed about his hair loss.

I performed surgery and advised him to take Propecia to prevent future hair loss.

He is now 33 years old. I saw him recently and he is much more confident in his personality and appearance.

Please see his 21 day surgery diary at: http://www.hairtransplant.com/month/patient4.htm

Painless Hair Transplantation

We perform the NHT Anesthesia Technique. Ninety-nine percent of our patients consider the hair transplant experience almost as easy as having a hair cut.

The NHT Anesthesia Method is an art of modern anesthesia. Our facility uses minimal dosages of medication, so it is extremely safe. The patient relaxes without being put to sleep, and feels little to no discomfort throughout the entire process.

The two kinds of pain patients face are psychological and physical.

Physical Pain is not the only problem patients face. In many cases, the fear of surgery causes as much distress for the patient. Psychological fear causes patients to tense up or become pale. They start to sweat and their heartbeats slow down significantly, only to jump up with even the slightest touch. Therefore when discussing a painless procedure, we must consider both psychological and physical discomforts.

We use “Twilight Anesthesia” to reduce any psychological discomfort our patients might feel. The anesthesia relaxes our patients enough to remove the discomfort, while allowing them to follow oral commands and respond. Since Twilight Anesthesia is not a general anesthesia, patients are conscious throughout the procedure.

To reduce any physical discomfort, we use the finest needles available. We apply a vibration before the injection, warm up the local anesthesia and use nerve blocks. To further ensure the comfort of the patient, we pre-numb the skin before applying the stimulus anesthesia agent. Tumescent anesthesia is used to make the anesthesia last longer than 10-15 hours. Furthermore, to ensure our patients' comfort after surgery, we provide the latest, best oral pain reliever which can be taken once a day. Patients can now rest comfortably after the operation without disturbance by the suture on the donor site.

See one of our patient's video testimonial about our near painless anesthesia.

The gentleman had one very painful hair transplant experience in another facility. He tried to use a hairpiece because he didn't want to go through another surgery. He didn't like the hairpiece at all. Finally, he found our clinic and had the nearly painless procedure.

A Testimonial Letter

I just received a testimonial letter from one of my patients.

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I was ambivalent toward the hair transplant. For years, I would try to kid myself about baldness, try to be one of those who (apparently) are not bothered by it. At the same time, I took started spending a few minutes a few times a week on the Internet investigating hair transplants. That led me to Dr. Chang and NHT. (I also confirmed on the Internet that there were no complaints about his practice.)

My wife and I visited his office for an initial consultation, and were very impressed. I had seen ads for hair transplantation, and had heard a relative’s accounts about a couple of those clinics, and was expecting to encounter a sales environment. Instead, I found that Dr. Chang has a very gracious, humble manner without any attempt at persuasion. My wife read the diplomas and noticed that Dr. Chang practiced as an anesthesiologist prior to opening his hair transplant clinic. This is impressive, since that specialty is among the most accomplished and responsible in the medical field, and it assures the highest physical comfort level during the transplant procedure. Yet Dr. Chang does not use it as a selling point.

In all, the competent, helpful, and low-key approach of Dr. Chang made it easier for me to finally decide that I wanted to go ahead with the transplantation. At the initial consultation, I had expressed my inclination to tackle the rear area first. Dr. Chang explained why it would be better to take the front first, and ultimately on the day of the surgery I decided that he was right. (After the hair grew in, I realized how right he was.)

The first session consisted of the maximum donor area, 30 cm. That day went smoothly and painlessly, with the entire staff ensuring that I actually enjoyed the experience. The only discomfort was in the days following the surgery, as expected from the website information and literature. Through that period, the office was supportive, although I only needed to wait it out without any particular medical assistance.

We again visited Dr. Chang after the hair grew in. I was very pleased with the front-view result, but I realized from side and rear views that I wanted fuller coverage. He had done a lot with the 30 cm donor area, but I had started out with a lot to cover! Here, again, Dr. Chang did not act like a salesman. In fact, in his polite manner, he stated that my hair looked good, and asked if I was sure I wanted a second session. I appreciated that this gentleman was making it easy for me to make the right decision for myself, not for his business.

At this point, I am looking forward to the second session hair growing in. Having seen the results of the first growth, I know it will be great. It’s been only two weeks since the second session, and the NHT clinic sent me an email just to check in. It was in response to that email that I raised the possibility of writing a testimonial – it was my idea, not theirs! In all, I’m proud to write this, and to encourage you to go to NHT.

R.C.
California

Happy with One Surgery

One of my patients, B.J., just came back for his six month check-up. He expects to complete his hair transplantation in two sessions and is very happy with the result of the first surgery. No one can detect that he had the procedure done.


I performed the procedure for him on April 28, 2006. We delivered 35% density.


Post surgery photos are taken on December 8, 2006.


Please see his before and after surgery photos.







Please see his video testimonial!