My experience- Artas Robotic Hair Transplant- Just did 3300 Grafts-April 2015

**J_B_Davis** · 04-05-2015, 09:41 PM

Looking great! Can you upload any pictures of the donor area? I'd like to see what the back of the scalp look like after a 3000 graft procedure. Happy growing and please keep us posted on your progress.

**Gregory Turowski, MD** · 04-08-2015, 04:24 PM

Thank you for sharing with the community!
Dr Gregory Turowski

**pkipling** · 04-09-2015, 02:43 PM

Hey man. Congrats on taking the plunge and getting the HT. The ARTAS really is a fascinating piece of technology and I hope you get the results you wanted. Keep us updated with photos so we can see your progress.

I am a patient advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, CA. My opinions/comments are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dr. Mohebi and his staff.

**Hj Philadelphia** · 04-10-2015, 05:47 PM

Thank you, I just updated and added more recent images: 1st pic is before, pictures 2nd through 4th are taken on 2nd day post surgery, next 3 pics taken on 5th day after surgery and finally last 4 pics are taken today which is 9th day post surgery. As you see on pics, it seems that is healing well. I have been taken regular showers since yesterday (low pressure water).

**Hj Philadelphia** · 04-10-2015, 05:50 PM

Thank you. I agree Artas is fascinating. I will post update as soon as I can. Please see the new images added. They are from 2nd, 5th and 9th day post surgery (today is 9th day)

**J_B_Davis** · 04-11-2015, 09:21 AM

Thanks for posting the donor pics. I have to say that after only 9 days your donor looks incredible, especially after having 3000 grafts removed. I�ve read that ARTAS extractions leave bigger scars but from what I can see your donor looks better than a lot of guys who post their results after having manual FUE. It�s possible that the holes right after surgery might just be a bit more stretched open and when they heal they contract, because you don�t even look like you have much visible scaring and your hair hasn�t even grown out yet. Very impressive and congratulations!

**Hj Philadelphia** · 04-11-2015, 01:29 PM

Thank you for your comment. I had done a lot of research not only to compare different procedures, but also compare doctors and their experience. I found out that Artas was the best technology to use, but also i found out that the Doctor running the Artas is as important. If the doctor you choose has not enough experience, you may not get the most benefit out of paying for Artas. There is an award given called "ARTAS Center of Clinical Excellence", my Doctor is one the ones getting it for I believe 2 years in a row. Just type on google "ARTAS Center of Clinical Excellence" and see what comes up. My doctor so far has been working well for me, and although not every doctor works for everyone, but at least I choose him for his credentials and proven experience/award using Artas.
I agree, it is healing pretty good. I still have tender/sore spots and skin feels a bit numb but progress seem to be good.

**J_B_Davis** · 04-11-2015, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by Hj Philadelphia

Thank you for your comment. I had done a lot of research not only to compare different procedures, but also compare doctors and their experience. I found out that Artas was the best technology to use, but also i found out that the Doctor running the Artas is as important. If the doctor you choose has not enough experience, you may not get the most benefit out of paying for Artas. There is an award given called "ARTAS Center of Clinical Excellence", my Doctor is one the ones getting it for I believe 2 years in a row. Just type on google "ARTAS Center of Clinical Excellence" and see what comes up. My doctor so far has been working well for me, and although not every doctor works for everyone, but at least I choose him for his credentials and proven experience/award using Artas.
I agree, it is healing pretty good. I still have tender/sore spots and skin feels a bit numb but progress seem to be good.

It great that you�re happy, and you should be, but with all due respect to Dr. Turowski�s skills, that award is probably not a real �award.� Companies basically just make up these types of �awards� to help market doctors who use their equipment. If these are the only credentials you see on a doctor�s website, this is usually a red flag, especially in the hair transplant industry.

This is not to take anything from the reputation of your doctor, but those awards mean nothing. The important credentials that I can see that he has is that he�s board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and that he is certified by IAHRS. I was not able to find his IAHRS certification listed on his website, but I see that he is listed on the iahrs.org website, which is probably the single most important credential for any hair transplant surgeon. So however you made your choice it looks like you made a good one. Good luck and keep us posted.

**Gregory Turowski, MD** · 04-12-2015, 12:18 PM

With all due respect to other "awards" this Award actually means something. ARTAS center of excellence is only given by Restoration Robotics , a parent company of ARTAS to special places. This is the description from RR: Restoration Robotics has initiated a program to recognize and reward outstanding performance of the ARTAS Procedure. Because of your mastery of the ARTAS Procedure, we are designating your clinic as an "ARTAS Center of Clinical Excellence." As part of this recognition your clinic will receive:
A plaque and a certificate indicating that you have achieved "ARTAS Center of Clinical Excellence"status
A .jpg logo (attached) that can be used to post on your website and internet properties (e.g. Facebook, etc.)
Your team of assistants will receive a pin and a certificate recognizing them as "ARTAS Specialists"
The special designation will be noted on our ARTASHair.com consumer facing website
In order to achieve this status, a center must be able to perform ARTAS Procedures with the following performance criteria: procedures of ≥ 2000 grafts, follicle transection rates of ≤ 10%, harvest yields of ≥85%, and harvest speeds of 700 grafts/hr.

We congratulate you and your staff on this exemplary achievement and appreciate the contributions you have made to making the ARTAS Procedure a success.
We have been on the forefront of the robotic technology and are one of the most experienced centers in the world having performed over 300 000 follicular unit transfer with ARTAS so far....

**J_B_Davis** · 04-12-2015, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by Gregory Turowski, MD

With all due respect to other "awards" this Award actually means something. ARTAS center of excellence is only given by Restoration Robotics , a parent company of ARTAS to special places. This is the description from RR: Restoration Robotics has initiated a program to recognize and reward outstanding performance of the ARTAS Procedure. Because of your mastery of the ARTAS Procedure, we are designating your clinic as an "ARTAS Center of Clinical Excellence." As part of this recognition your clinic will receive:
A plaque and a certificate indicating that you have achieved "ARTAS Center of Clinical Excellence"status
A .jpg logo (attached) that can be used to post on your website and internet properties (e.g. Facebook, etc.)

Your team of assistants will receive a pin and a certificate recognizing them as "ARTAS Specialists"
The special designation will be noted on our ARTASHair.com consumer facing website
In order to achieve this status, a center must be able to perform ARTAS Procedures with the following performance criteria: procedures of ≥ 2000 grafts, follicle transection rates of ≤ 10%, harvest yields of ≥85%, and harvest speeds of 700 grafts/hr.

We congratulate you and your staff on this exemplary achievement and appreciate the contributions you have made to making the ARTAS Procedure a success.
We have been on the forefront of the robotic technology and are one of the most experienced centers in the world having performed over 300 000 follicular unit transfer with ARTAS so far....

Perhaps I stand corrected Dr. Turowski and again, it is obvious that you are an excellent surgeon which is made clear by your status as an IAHRS doctor. If I am wrong about this particular award, there was no harm meant. I was actually giving you compliment on your real credentials, which are very impressive and as you will probably agree, sets you apart from other doctors who might have been giving the same award of excellence from the company that makes the ARTAS. Like I said to HJ Philadelphia, no matter how he came to choose his surgeon he obviously made a good choice.

**Hj Philadelphia** · 04-13-2015, 04:57 AM

Thank you for explaining the Award, you understand it better and explained it better than I ever could.

**Hj Philadelphia** · 04-13-2015, 05:05 AM

J_B_Davis, I just wanted to say thank you for your interest. I just have to wait but hope for the end result to be great and during this process, I like to share the progress to help others understanding what I have gone through. So, I definitely post new photo/Update as often as I can. Thank you again for your interest.

**J_B_Davis** · 04-13-2015, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by Hj Philadelphia

J_B_Davis, I just wanted to say thank you for your interest. I just have to wait but hope for the end result to be great and during this process, I like to share the progress to help others understanding what I have gone through. So, I definitely post new photo/Update as often as I can. Thank you again for your interest.

I�m sure you�re going to have a great result and thanks for keeping us posted. This is really the first time that I�ve seen such detailed ARTAS information so I�m very interested in this forum as I�m sure the rest of the community is. I�ve tried to find decent before and after pictures online and it�s impossible. To be honest, many of the doctor's websites who use the ARTAS look very similar and I think share the same pictures since the same ones keep popping up, and they are usually in like a slider format that looks kind of fake to me.I think it�s great that you are taking the time to post your impressions and your detailed pictures. Thanks for sharing!

**Hj Philadelphia** · 04-14-2015, 05:41 PM

Thank you for your comments. I agree, it is hard to find good before and after pictures to see who is doing what! That is really why I wanted to share my experience to make it easier for others . I just added new update with new pics from today. I will update again in a few days. Good Luck.

My experience- Artas Robotic Hair Transplant- Just did 3300 Grafts-April 2015

My experience- Artas Robotic Hair Transplant- Just did 3300 Grafts-April 2015

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