Has anyone used the Hair Club for a surgical transplant procedure? Do they do the surgery at their offices? Cost?
02-19-2010 10:02 PM
gillenator
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Originally Posted by saltydogs
Has anyone used the Hair Club for a surgical transplant procedure? Do they do the surgery at their offices? Cost?
Really, really do your homework on this one!
02-22-2010 06:58 PM
Dr. Glenn Charles
In the last few years they have opened up some surgical centers. Like any other chain it really depends on which location and/or doctor you end up getting. Some say that because they spend so much money on marketing and advertising that the most important thing is how many cases they perform, not how good each case comes out.
02-22-2010 08:37 PM
TeeJay73
I'd be a little skeptical of the Hair Club for Men, especially for surgery. They are a large chain, like Bosley. In year 2000, I had a 1st HT with Bosley, and it was awful. I "chalk" it up to lack of education and experience on my part, as well as Bosley's willingness to take advantage of my vulnerability. If I told you the details of my experience, you'd be convinced that they were after my money, and certainly less interested in giving me a good result. Large clinics provide relatively higher probabilities of mediocre, or even poor, results. All my opinion, of course.
Since then, I have had 2 HTs with IAHRS doctors (Doctor McAndrews and Doctor Alexander), and the results have been phenomenal.
I'd say that if you are on the verge of hair transplant surgery, consider a doctor in the IAHRS. You'd have an excellent chance of an awesome result.
TeeJay
02-26-2010 03:06 PM
gillenator
Research, research!
02-27-2010 10:12 PM
blowmeup
After reading this forum for over a year I’ve learned that more people need to read this forum:)
03-04-2010 03:32 PM
Delphi
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Originally Posted by blowmeup
After reading this forum for over a year I’ve learned that more people need to read this forum:)
Funny and true! It's so surprising that people still fall for the hair club ads even with so much information online.
03-10-2010 04:48 PM
gillenator
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Originally Posted by blowmeup
After reading this forum for over a year I’ve learned that more people need to read this forum:)
You can say that again!
10-22-2010 01:06 PM
markz
I have worked for large companies and small independent doctors as a consultant. I know a lot of doctors in the hair loss industry. Many independent doctors are fabulous. Most of them care deeply about their patients. Bigger companies stress volume and put a lot of pressure on the consultant and the doctor to do more surgeries. There are a lot of good doctors out there and just because a doctor works at a large company doesn't mean he is good or bad. The bottom line is that your independent local doctor may give you a better price and better service than a large company. Make sure your doctor is board certified with the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgeons www.abhrs.org. and is affiliated with the ISHRS.org. These are the largest and best organizations for governing hair transplant physicians. Most of all, do your research. I have seen a lot of good hair transplants but you can also get a bad one if you go the wrong person. I recently saw a client that went to a local plastic surgeon who left multiple scarring on the back of the head. This plastic surgeon had only had one month training in hair transplants and though he was board certified it was not in hair transplant surgery but plastic surgery.
Good doctors continually strive to keep up on the latest innovations and attend conferences. You can see which doctors are active in these conferences by going to the websites listed above. I have also seen very experienced doctors that have been doing transplants for 20 years but they refuse to keep updated on newer techniques thus making their younger, less experienced counterparts better transplant surgeons with more natural results.
