Like/regret your hair transplant?

[noahcentineo]

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[huncholini]

You've mentioned people aren't complaining on this forum a number of times, but won't tell us where people are complaining. I'm considering a HT with Dr. Koray Erdogan so if his results have indeed been bad over the last couple of years, please show me.

[farsanUK]

Has anyone here undergone a hair transplant with an IAHRS member surgeon and regretted your decision? Or are you glad you went through with your transplant, even if it didn't fully meet your pre-op expectations?

I had ht with an iahrs doc - Erdogan. It was absolute shambles and its ruined my life. Dont trust any of these lot just shave your hair off . This guy has had so many bad results in the last 2 years but this forum will not take notice of those because those people arent complaining on this forum so its irrelevant to them.

[Sean]

Regret as im in pain due to needing repair to further damaged scalp. This has been an ongoing nightmare. Realized few folks genuinely care about you in this industry. Realized how docs can disappear. Realized how many patients are repair patients when so many message you as they are in your same shoes.

I hope i can get this ethically repaired by a doctor that actually cares and has compassion for human beings. Truly cares for his/her patients and works to better lives more and enjoys that as a satisfaction. Sometimes a good deed can go a long way. Id like to live id like to move forward from the obstacles caused by those that negatively impacted my scalp and face. The more this damage builds up, the more it worries me

[tonyyp99]

Hello,
I am a 39 year old male. I started noticing I had Norwood Scale 2 hair loss a few years back so I decided to get Robotic Hair Restoration since the ARTAS iX procedure was the newest treatment at the time. I always read that it gave great results. It been a few years since and I can definitely say I don't regret it at all. The results were visible within only six months. The nerve-wrecking part honestly was trying to find the right doctor to go to. After a ton of research and looking at Before-and-After Results online, I decided to go with Dr. Maxim Chumak from Maxim Medical. It was pretty convenient for me as well since it was only a half hour drive from my place to the clinic in Fort Lauderdale. Dr. Chumak was very professional and his whole team could not have been better.

[Anonymous38]

I regret doing a hair transplant. Worst decision in my life. Shaving my head now. Don't mind the fue scars, just hate the fake hairline and want it gone.

If you are thinking about getting a hair transplant-- Don't!!!

A

[forpsych]

I had a complete failure with an IAHRS doctor. Artas 2000 grafts. Perhaps 300 grafts took. Really thinned donor area. Complete waste of money.

[Sam23]

I wish if i see this thread before

I had HT 2.5 years ago Fue

I just wish if i just shave my hair

The hairline is fake and i m now nw 6 with fake hairline
My only option is to comb over the hairline to the crown with concealer and always being cautious from wind or any activity

I want to try buzz cut but the hairline is so straight and create big contrast with the my forehead, i cannt dare to do it

This procedure changed my life totally and ruined my confidence and self esteem

I just want to forget about it and be able to move spontaneously like before without thinking about my hair

[Stevedawg18]

I had surgery with Dr. Wong 5 months ago. So far it's looking pretty good. At this point I do not regret it, how knows down the line. I totally understand the idea of no one really needs a HT and just trying to accept baldness and go on about your life is the best option. Too late for me though.

[JohnSky181]

I do regret my strip surgery. I used Dr. McGrath in Austin. 2000 grafts were please too much on the front and not enough were I specifically asked. The direction of the hair is up and out to the sides making my hair harder to style and blend and also as my hair thins the direction of the transplanted hair is more noticable. I do have to say that I have a very thin scar and have gone down to a 2 with no issues. However. I just got it filled this month so when I go to Dr. Koray Erdogan in December for FUE the scar will be less noticable with a shave. I originally wanted FUE but Dr. McGrath's sales person talked me into the strip saying "you will still have dotted scars with the FUE and the FUT can be covered later.. and you will get better results". Well.. i have seen videos and pics of buzzed FUE clients and it is not noticable at all to me. Dr. McGrath's sales person also said that I would not lose all the hair on top and if I did it could be brought back to what I currently had at the time of that surgery 2 and a half years ago. We'll see. I would gove anything to go back and undo FUT. I would much rather have a buzzed balding head then a thin comb over because I can't buzz when I get older. I am hoping that Dr. Ergadon will be able to produce nice results.

There are so many benefits to FUE over FUT. Dr. Erdogan talks about the homogenization of hair over the scalp which looks much better and more natural and also allows for more grafts to be taken over the whole head and placed in the balding area for a more even look. Especially when buzzed. God I wish I would not have had FUT.

[muso]

It's surreal when you are sitting in the consult room talking to the doctor who performed all these procedures, everything seems so "normal" and you behave "normal" in spite of the effect his surgery has had on you and your entire family etc for the last 20 years, every aspect of your life has been effected by the surgery but you still behave properly you even crack the odd joke here and there.

It's strange how nice and "proper" your behaviour is towards the doctor, it's a strange kind of bond that develops, it's a peculiar bond in that it is similar to the bond (in my opinion) that sometimes occurs between hostages and there captors after the seige is over, the event was so close and personal whether it be positive or negative this strange bond exists and you will always feel close to them no matter what they have done to you, there is probably a proper clinical name for it. I think it is because they have had such an enormous impact on your everyday life that (through your eyes) this gives them enormous power over you and we respect power whether it be positive or negative.

I am only talking about my personal experience and the way I feel, I'm not sure of how the doctor feels about me, I'm just a patient with poor HT results I guess, I don't know.
Nor am I aware of how other patients feel towards their doctors when in my situation.

Then leaving the surgery someone on the road cuts you off (no big deal hasn't ruined your life) and you blast your horn and call them an idiot

[muso]

If pursuit of profit within the private industry sector still finds a cure for these medical ailments through research it's still a good thing with a win win result

[gmonasco]

Yes there are also probably more important medical issues to direct the vast sums of research money required into such as cancer research

For research financed by government or public funding, sure. But private industry is driven by what has the potential for the most profit rather than what's perceived as being the most important.

[muso]

I don't think a lack of greed is any part of the problem! I'd say that (at least until very recently) there really hasn't been any viable line of research to pursue, so anyone attempting to find a hair loss solution was just risking pouring money into a black hole.

Yes there are also probably more important medical issues to direct the vast sums of research money required into such as cancer research, my comment was more directed tongue in cheek at the human race rather than medical scientists, posibly the non embryonic stem cell research will open up treatments high priority serious conditions such as cancer, spinal cord injury, diabetes, etc and also for lower priority......hairloss.

[muso]

Cheers don'tdoit, I would also like to pay tribute to the surgeons out there who specialise in repair work especially in difficult cases with depleted donor hair (most if not all cases) these doctors are truly inspirational, they are saints, some of their results in what looked like truly hopeless cases a simply remarkable. In spite of being very challenging work these particular surgeons I'm sure must feel personally moved when they can bring about a positive result for these patients, it must indeed be very satisfying for them to be able to do this.