Started thinning when I was about 38. Always said, if I ever had to do any kind of comb over I would just buzz it short and keep it short. In 2000, I got laid off after 18 years with a major bank. By then, I was starting to really show signs of losing hair. So, after being laid off and receiving a severance package I felt it would be a great time to buzz my head. It's been about 5 years now and I have grown used to having a real close buzzed hair cut.

One thing that really bothered me though was the way I looked (or my head) in pictures. I thought I looked Ok with my buzzed head, but when someone took pictures and I saw them, I hated how I looked without hair. So, then it happened.. I suddenly got divorced after being married for 22 years. I did try a few dating sites for which my main photo I had a hat on. I had great success with e-mails and first time dinners, but when it came down to meeting and I not having hair, I could tell having no hair made a big difference.

I'll be honest, it didn't matter to all the women, but with a lot of them it did. I also noticed going for job interviews in Sales, I felt and noticed not having hair made a difference as well. So, here I am trying start a new chapter in my life. This new life was sure a lot different than it was way back then. I started to think, now it's time to do something for me. Something that would not only make me feel better physically, emotionally, but do something to for just me after all these years.

I remember gas prices were going up and I was already thinking of purchasing a new vehicle. I thought, now that I'm single I could go for that fancy nice expensive car, but would probably just get rid of it in 5 years or less. So, why not just spend some of that on me. Spend the money on a hair transplant that would last me a lifetime, not for just for 5 years or so. So, I compromised and bought a new car, nothing fancy and went ahead and got a transplant. Besides, in a year or so, I can go ahead and buy that new convertable so my new hair can flap away in the wind.

I visited 3 hair transplant clinics, Bosley, another doctor listed here from the site and of course Dr. Sharon Keene in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Keene was my last and third consultation. Bosley was more of a sales pitch, my opinion only. The other member doctor from here was obviously only interested in doing my frontal area. I felt the doctor didn't want to mess with my mid or crown area due to it was more difficult.

When I had my consultation with Dr. Sharon Keene, I knew right away she was the doctor for me. Her staff, her consult asst. and Dr. Keene were excellent in every way. Dr. Keene spent considerable amount of time explaining in detail the process and what she felt was needed and what was in my best interest. It was obvious to me, Dr. Keene truely cared in trying to help me understand the process, but also cared and listened to what I wanted through the transplant procedure. To be honest, reading already through this website and seeing not only her results, but qualifications as well, I was going to go to her anyway. I live in Scottsdale which is about 2 hours away north from Tucson. So, going to Dr. Keene would require not only travel, but over night stays.

The first day of my hair transplant, I got back to the hotel room and ran straight over to the mirror. I was so happy and excited to see how many and all the grafts that were placed in the front of my head. I didn't have a bad first night at all as far a pain wise. After the second day of surgery, same thing. As soon as I got in my room I bolted over to the mirror. You should have seen the smile on my face. Here was my head already looking like I had full coverage. I was not only very pleased, but proud and excited too. Before the surgery date, I had started to grow my hair back. So, I did have 3 months of growth on the sides and in the back area below the crown. If It hadn't been for the incision, I could have cut my hair short all over that evening and would have felt great and proud in public. I know you might think I'm hyping all this up, but I'm truely excited how it looks now and can't wait for the final results here in the near future. I know I'll shed all these hairs, but can't wait to shed them so I can start watching them grow.