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My experience with Dr. DeYarman
I had a second FUT last week with a local Texas doctor, but that's not what I want to talk about. I had my first surgery a little over 2 years ago with Dr. Deyarman in California. I'm sure he's a great physician, based on his portfolio and reputation, but my results were abysmal, despite a large session of 3,449 grafts. 15 months after my surgery, I took these photographs and sent them to the doctor requesting a partial refund:
He agreed, much to my delight. This was followed my months of silence. I'd call or email and sometimes I'd get the usual "we'll get back with you" reply. I didn't want to be THAT customer, so I was patient for months. I finally wrote a very strongly worded email, trying to explain how I didn't appreciate being ignored. His office wrote back, offering a free FUE session with their ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplant system. I declined for a few reasons:
I politely declined and requested that they honor our original agreement. Silence. I last called their office a month ago and left a message. Nothing. Even if they had replied with "you're crazy, kid, stop bothering us", I would've appreciated being acknowledged. Let me tell ya, when I was trying to schedule my original procedure, I didn't have to wait more than a couple of hours for a call.
I've neglected posting this here for a couple of reasons. First, I wanted to be polite and do this right. Second, I was/am humiliated. Talking about this publicly isn't easy.
As I mentioned earlier, I had a surgery last week. So far, the recovery process has been great. The doctor and his team has had me in their office multiple times to make sure everything is healing properly. The surgery was much smaller (2000-ish grafts) but I hope that a year from now I can post great photos.
Over the past year, coming to terms with my 1st surgery, I've tried everything to cover up. Powder, make-up, a wig, a massive/embarrassing combover. I was fortunate enough to have the cash to pay for the first surgery. This time, I had to go the CareCredit route (not fun), but I hope the results are worth it.
He agreed, much to my delight. This was followed my months of silence. I'd call or email and sometimes I'd get the usual "we'll get back with you" reply. I didn't want to be THAT customer, so I was patient for months. I finally wrote a very strongly worded email, trying to explain how I didn't appreciate being ignored. His office wrote back, offering a free FUE session with their ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplant system. I declined for a few reasons:
- I actually sought out FUE here in Texas and consulted with three reputable doctors. All three told me the same thing: I still have really good elasticity and they recommended FUT.
- I didn't want to trust my donor area to an office that I don't have any faith in.
- Based on personal reasons, traveling half-way across the country wasn't an option for me.
I politely declined and requested that they honor our original agreement. Silence. I last called their office a month ago and left a message. Nothing. Even if they had replied with "you're crazy, kid, stop bothering us", I would've appreciated being acknowledged. Let me tell ya, when I was trying to schedule my original procedure, I didn't have to wait more than a couple of hours for a call.
I've neglected posting this here for a couple of reasons. First, I wanted to be polite and do this right. Second, I was/am humiliated. Talking about this publicly isn't easy.
As I mentioned earlier, I had a surgery last week. So far, the recovery process has been great. The doctor and his team has had me in their office multiple times to make sure everything is healing properly. The surgery was much smaller (2000-ish grafts) but I hope that a year from now I can post great photos.
Over the past year, coming to terms with my 1st surgery, I've tried everything to cover up. Powder, make-up, a wig, a massive/embarrassing combover. I was fortunate enough to have the cash to pay for the first surgery. This time, I had to go the CareCredit route (not fun), but I hope the results are worth it.
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