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    Well I don't think he was necessarily being untruthful with you. It was his own personal view of what FUE is suitable for, which in a way is the same as opposing FUE for medical reasons, just not quite as limited. It's good that you didn't travel a long way to be disappointed like this.
    I should mention that this doctor advertizes FUE on his website, and there are even photos there that are purported to be of FUE patients. If the doctor only performs very small FUE procedures to hide strip scars, then it is dishonest for him to advertize that he performs FUE without that information and for him to represent photos of strip patients as being FUE patients.

    In retrospect, I think this was a classic bait-and-switch. Maybe I'm an FUE candidate, maybe I'm not. But I know I'll never get an honest answer from that doctor.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. 4000 View Post
    if you are getting 2000 grafts and you think you are going to work in two days you are blanking crazy.

    You will look like absolute shit. You will be extremely red in the areas of the grafts with little hairs sticking up, with shaved areas, and long hair where the natives hair is located and tons of scabs.

    hell, no one will notice a thing, lol..... not to mention 10-15 inches of sutures that will need to be covered up in the back and side of your head by long hair.
    Thank you Mr. 4000. By the way, I read the thread you started on your experience, and I think anyone contemplating a HT should read it. I'm very sorry about what happened to you. I knew this doctor was full of it when he told me I could get the procedure on Friday and return to work Monday with no one suspecting a thing! That was one of so many red flags during my consult. The doctor tried to create a false sense of urgency about getting the HT (you had better sign up now, I book up quickly. If you sign up now, I can give you a discount. If you wait, the price will go up!). What's the rush? If I take the time do more research, will I find all sorts of derogatory information about your practice? Other physicians with better track records? It also struck me as odd that there only seemed to be one other person working the office besides the doctor. Maybe that's not too unusual, but it is at odds with this doc's claim that he's a busy man with a waiting list full of celebrities and VIPs. The clinic itself also seemed kind of dated. Not in a run down kind of way, but hardly the state of the art immaculately clean environment I would expect for a place that does surgery.

    I didn't have to pay anything for this consult, but it was a wretched waste of time, not to mention train and cab fare. The doctor seemed completely unscrupulous. I have no intention of signing up for a procedure with this doc, and the whole thing has kind of put me off to HTs altogether. There are just too many scammers out there who overpromise and underdeliver, and I don't think most patients are ultimately satisfied with their results. I just hope Replicel, Histogen, Aderans, or some other company comes up with something that will put an end to this madness.

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    I don't think many people realize the thousands of dollars that can be spent just looking for a doctor. Travel, food, time, research, then having to filter through the information which some of it will be misleading.

    Thats why people rely on others experience and the internet. That is why I am here. It is also the reason the other site banned me from posting a negative story.

    Just be careful, time can be your best friend or your enemy. Don't rush into anything. Do what you are doing and don't trust anyone.

    If I was to give advice, it would be experimental FUE (small session at the right price) or nothing. Strip is dangerous and is no solution unless you are a NW 2 or less at a late age.

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    I respectfully disagree with Strip being dangerous or only appropriate for late stage NW2s or less. This Forum is replete with wonderful strip results for NWs of all stages and of all ages. Spex is the exception, I believe, with the number of procedures he has been through. I would venture that most HT patients have 4 or fewer? Would anybody care to comment?

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