Olly, i would agree with hairthere that 1000 graphs would not be enough. Now i am no professional on this and there are many on this site that are definitely more knowledgable than myself, but i have been researching on this site and others for years and have gained much information! these guys have great reconmondations and they were very important with my decision to go to Dr. Pual Shapiro.I would advise you to look at many more pictures with numerous Drs.that resemble your hair loss pattern. This site is an essential tool if you choose to use it!

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"I live in the UK, and from what I can gather there's not many great options over here. The one physician that this site recommended was pretty poor in helping me sort out a consultation, and after months of emails back and forth, all I was offered was a concultation in 7 months (after which they stopped replying to my emails)."

This is so true. Im guessing you are talking about www.farjo.net. I had the same problem. It is no wonder so many fly to the states. The farjo hospital might be good but their customer service and consultation waiting times are a complete joke. It took me around a month to get a reply and when i did i was passed around and then the earliest date i was offered for a consultation was almost 5 months away. Not for a operation date just a consult. I know people will try and defend the hospital i have been watching this site for a long time. But i can tell you this i have emailed every hospital on this sites coalition doctors page and so far I have received around 20 replies and most hospitals could see me within a week the longest waiting time was 3 weeks. How can every other hospital see me with in 1 day - 3 weeks while the farjo hospital takes almost 5 month.

If anyone thinks I'm making any of this up I have every email saved.

Greenhair,

This may be a silly question, but did you try calling the clinic or sending a private message on this forum to Mick McHugh? I know that leading clinics tend to get very busy and booked up months in advance from time to time. But in my experience, Mick has been very responsive and thorough with prospective patients as have the Farjos.

Best wishes,

Bill

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Bill,

I have just seen this thread so i hope the following will clear this up.
Every e mail regarding general inquiries is responded to within 48 hours and we aim to reply within the same length of time for online consultation information.It is true though that sometimes e mails go astray due to errors but these are few and far between.
Regarding waiting times,all our consultations are carried out by our doctors;therefore we have to limit the amounts we can do in any particular day.We feel that it is important to have a face to face with the doctor beforehand.We have consultation facilities in both London and Manchester and in London there is a waiting time of a few months but if patients wish to come to Manchester it is about 10 weeks.A successful clinic is a busy clinic and i would prefer to be busy rather than not.That said i can completely understand the frustration that greenhair mentioned but re a month for a reply obviously something went wrong there and if it was actually our fault please accept my apology.Maybe those who can be seen at the drop of a hat are not having an actual consultation with a doctor, i dont know We do have a stand by list for appointments and most people who wish to visit earlier are accomodated.
One of the main reasons we are so busy is that thankfully we get things right most of the time.So if any one on the site has any issues re times etc please e mail me personally and i will do my very best to accomodate.

Mick

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"I know that leading clinics tend to get very busy and booked up months in advance from time to time."

Olly was offered a consultation 7 month away and i was ofered 1 almost 5 month away I have emails from atleast 20 other hospitals listed on your coalition page most could see me with in a week the longest waiting time was 3 weeks. it might be true that hospitals get vry busy from time to time but the farjo hospital is the only one that i has found who want u to wait 5 and 7 month for a consult.

I was not responded to with in 48 hours and either was olly but ok mistakes can happen.


"Regarding waiting times,all our consultations are carried out by our doctors;therefore we have to limit the amounts we can do in any particular day.We feel that it is important to have a face to face with the doctor beforehand.We have consultation facilities in both London and Manchester and in London there is a waiting time of a few months but if patients wish to come to Manchester it is about 10 weeks.A successful clinic is a busy clinic and i would prefer to be busy rather than not.That said i can completely understand the frustration that greenhair mentioned but re a month for a reply obviously something went wrong there and if it was actually our fault please accept my apology."

This just is not true..... i dont know which hospital olly wanted 2 be seen at but I wanted to vistit the manchester one and i was told i would have to wait almost 5 month and again i have the emails to proof this.

"Maybe those who can be seen at the drop of a hat are not having an actual consultation with a doctor, i dont know We do have a stand by list for appointments and most people who wish to visit earlier are accomodated."

So hospitals on the coalition webpage of this site are actually inviting people in for a consultation and they are not even seeing the doctor....how can this be? These the best hospitals in the world are willing to let me fly all the way from the uk and be advised on things like estimated numbers...future loss...hair design...donor....scalp looseness without even seeing a doctor? If this true its very very wrong. If its not true then again farjo are the only ones listed on this sites coalition page who expect you to wait 5 and 7 month for a consult.

Greenhair,
I can only assume you were given incorrect information.We do have some availibility in both Manchester and London in March.Due to rescheduled appointments we often have appointments that become availible.People let us know when they make their appointment that they can come in earlier and in most cases we are able to accomodate.It is true we are very busy but we always try to help where ever possible.

Mick

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Greenhair, why not just PM or even call Mick to line up a consult directly with Dr Farjo in the timescale that suits you both. It's clear Mick will be only too happy to help.

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Quick update;
I met Spex recently and would definitely recommend it to anyone in the UK looking for good, impartial advice.
I'm now in the process of arranging a procedure in the US.

Greenhair - It was indeed the Farjo clinic that I had communications issues with. Just to clarify what happened - I emailed with photos, they replied suggesting a non surgical approach, I responded saying I'd tried that. I had no reply to this.

After maybe a month, I tried again. This time to a different email address for the same clinic. I got a different person but equally poor service - they sent a very short email saying that the next available appointment for a consultation was seven months down the road. When I replied, asking about a waiting list for cancellations, I had no response.

Maybe this experience was unusual, as they claim, but given I made multiple attempts the service seems pretty poor to me.

I hate to say anything negative about anyone or any clinic, but the success of this forum seems to be built on honest feedback, so thought I'd clarify things.