Trump didn’t have hair transplants, he had scalp reduction surgery - quite a bit more painful, I believe.
Donald Trump's Hair Mystery Solved: He had Scalp Reduction Surgery
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, has longed denied that he wore a toupee. Alas, he is telling the truth. In a 1990 divorce deposition, under oath, Ivana Trump swore that in a fit of rage, Donald raped her because of the pain he was suffering resulting from his scalp reduction surgery in 1989.
Donald's scalp reduction, also known as alopecia reduction (AR), is most successfully performed on patients with balding on the crown on the head, according to HairtransplantMentor.com "The procedure, which essentially cuts out the patient's bald spot, follows these steps: Under anesthesia, the surgeon cuts away the balding area of the scalp. Usually a portion somewhere between the crown and the vertex transitional point is removed. The remaining skin (which is able to grow hair) is sewn back together."
Most scalp reductions are performed under general anesthesia, wherein the patient is completely unconscious. But depending on the patient and the length of the surgery, localized anesthesia is permitted. Very often the complete procedure requires two visits to the plastic surgeon.
In many cases, the procedure will be done in two steps. First, about four to six weeks prior to the actual procedure, doctors will reroute some of the arteries in the patient's head. This operation ensures proper blood flow after the scalp reduction is performed.
In the second step, the doctor cuts out a Y-shaped portion of patient's scalp. The back and sides of the scalp are lifted upward and inward to cover and close the area. Scarring is usually covered by hair styling, similar to Donald's quasi-comb over.
The recovery period is usually three to four days. It is recommended that shampooing and combing should be avoided for a minimum of five days. Strenuous activity is prohibited for about two weeks which made Donald's rape of his wife, Ivana, troubling in light of the complications it might have caused his scalp reduction healing process.
Ivana's detailed description of Donald's rape was given during her deposition as part of the Trump's 1990's divorce case. In a 1993 book, Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump, the former Texas Monthly and Newsweek reporter Harry Hurt III, described a very violent, criminal scene of domestic violence.
According to Ivana's sworn statements, her plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Hoefflin, who had performed Donald's waist and chin liposuction procedures, also performed his scalp reduction surgery. Hurt wrote in the Lost Tycoon that the recovery was painful and Donald suffered "nagging headaches caused by the shrinking of the scalp, and the pain of the initial incision."
In pain, and not satisfy with the immediate coloration associated with the process, on an irate phone call, Donald told the Dr. Hoefflin, "I'm going to kill you!" He then threatened to sue the doctor, not pay for the procedure and work to destroy his practice. (Vintage Donald Trump)
Donald then unleashes his anger on Ivana for recommending the doctor. The relevant excerpt of Lost Tycoon follows:
Suddenly, according to Ivana, The Donald storms into the room. He is looking very angry, and he is cursing out loud. "Your fucking doctor has ruined me!" he screams. The Donald flings Ivana down onto the bed. Then he pins back her arms and grabs her by the hair. The part of her head he is grabbing corresponds to the spot on his head where the scalp reduction operation has been done. The Donald starts ripping out Ivana's hair by the handful, as if he is trying to make her feel the same kind of pain that he is feeling. Ivana starts crying and screaming. The entire bed is being covered with strands of her golden locks. But The Donald is not finished. He rips off her clothes and unzips his pants. Then he jams his penis inside her for the first time in more than sixteen months. Ivana is terrified. This is not lovemaking. This is not romantic sex. It is a violent assault. She later describes what The Donald is doing to her in no uncertain terms. According to the versions she repeats to some of her closest confidantes, "He raped me." When The Donald finally pulls out, Ivana jumps up from the bed. Then she runs upstairs to her mother's room. She locks the door and stays there crying for the rest of the night. The next morning Ivana musters up the courage to return to the master bedroom. The Donald is there waiting for her. He leaves no doubt that he knows exactly what he did to her the night before. As she looks in horror at the ripped-out hair scattered all over the bed, he glares at her and asks with menacing casualness: "Does it hurt?
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