Good to finally c a doctor from india being considered for a recommendation on this site.its been a really long time.his results seem to b really good..but!!! its just too good to be true..i wud like to c a lot more of immediate post-op pictures from him

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IAM FROM INDIA , ANDHRAPRADESH ,THE SAME STATE WHERE THIS DOCTOR MADHU BELONGS TO. IAM THIS FORUM MEMBER FOR THE PAST 1.5 YEARS.I AM A PERSON WITH NW5 BALDNESS AND IS PLANNING FOR A HT. CAN ANY OF THIS DOCTORS PATIENTS VOLUNTEER TO MEET ME. I WILL COME AND MEET YOU AT THE PLACE AND TIME CONVENIENT TO YOU .I WILL BE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.IT WILL BE VERY MUCH HELPFUL TO ME. I THINK IT WILL ADD TRUST TO THIS DOCTOR BEFORE GETTING RECOMMENDED.

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Dear Bill

It is a matter of great honour that Dr Madhu is being presented on HTN for recommendation. The results in pictures also seen very good but it will be appreciated if the transplanted hair are not mixedup with the left side original hair to show density. through pictures it is quite obvious that the left side hair are combed in with transplanted hair thus hidding the original effect of procedure, plus the hair line is also very clearly prominent in 2 cases. I would suggest here that the scar marks should also be shown in all pictures. needs here more clear pics with pure results, otherwise anybody can send these types of pics to get recommendation on HTN. I appreciate HTN for doing a detailed analysis of a Dr before recomending, and welcome opinion from public. It is strange that everybody has appreciated the DRs work through pics but nobody noticed the flaws.
There are so many Drs. who are doing good surgeries but their results can not be compared with the world class Drs. like DR. Ron Shapiro,Dr. Seler, Dr Hassan & Wong etc. Same is the case with Dr. Madhu as well. Apart from the technical tools being used in these surgeries his results are quite ordinary and such results can be produced after 1 or 2 years practice i dont mind your recommending Dr Madhu in India as there should one from India as well but i am sorry to say that your this recommendation is not up to the HTN standard.

HaiRisWhere,

I appreciate your feedback,

One thing to understand is how hair characteristics can strongly influence the appearance of density. Though you say his results appear "too good to be true", given that most Indian men have thicker, wavier hair with minimal hair to scalp color contrast ratio, their hair can appear quite dense with a smaller amount of grafts.

I strongly recommend reading Coalition member Dr. Arocha's article on How Hair Characteristics Impact Hair Transplant Results which I believe strongly applies here.

Dr. Madhu recently posted another album for review. This album includes one patient who received 3150 grafts and toward the end of the album, posted a few examples of additional patients immediately after surgery.

See Patient Received 3150 Grafts with Dr. Madhu and Additional Surgical Photos.

All the Best,

Bill

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Bill, thanks for posting the link to the new set of pics with the immediate post-op pics. Looks like neat and clean work.

Somehow I missed this album before, and hence expressed interest in seeing results of immediate post-ops.

Dr Madhu's immediate post-op pictures demonstrated very refined, professional work and I think this dedication backed up the impressive 'after' results. I think, with the addition of the post-op photos, he is definitely worthy of recommendation, and it will be nice to have a recommended surgeon in India!!

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His work is very impressive. I would vote to recommend him.
Bill Parsley

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His work seems very solid, consistant and impressive. As has been mentioned, that with the Indian male, the hair colour and skin tone ratio is minimal. Instead of using this as a negative against the Drs results, it should be used as a positive. Dr Madhu uses this as an absolute advantage, making the most of this characteristic, assisting in such impressive final results. This only makes sense to myself. I think what it all comes down to ultimately, is patient satisfaction. I dont belive that any of the patients whos cases have been supplied here, will feel anything other than satisfaction!

Having said that, I would be most interested in viewing any possible procedures that have been undergone on white caucasian males. Is this at all possible?

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wowwwwwwww its good to see finally doctor from india got recommendation from forum.Good News guys
Thanks a Lot Bill for your analysis about Dr.Madhu.
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I had 2 consults with Dr. Madhu in India in February '09. I was very very impressed with the patient results that he had shown me then. Though the doctor was not very forthcoming about certain information about some of those results, I managed to extract some info and remember that patients who underwent the surgery at least twice had some pretty cool results compared to the ones who had the surgery just once (we all know this, but the point is that the doctor was trying not to reveal the number of grafts and number of sessions for some reason).

For about 50 cents per graft, this is the only financially viable option for many Indians suffering from MPB.

I would no doubt recommend this doctor on this forum. But I do have a few concerns.

Procedures:

Bill, that info that you posted about Dr. Madhu's surgical procedures (trichophytic closures, single blades etc); Are they based on what he told you or did you personally go witness a procedure in India with the Dr.?

Number of Grafts:

This is true with any surgeon I guess. Some of the patients I spoke to said they received ~3000 grafts. We all have to take the surgeon's word for this, but I have a feeling the doctor plays with the graft numbers a little.

Information about the medications:

This was the thing that ticked me off the most and argued about it with both the Dr. and his patient counselors. They blatantly tell you that Finasteride (Propecia here in the US and Finpecia in India) has no side effects AT ALL !!!. I believe the patients should be educated properly about the medications before prescribing. My guess is that those counselors have no idea or information about the drugs and the Dr. does not bother to correct them.

And as with any other health-care/medical institution in South Asia, you cannot really expect any privacy in the clinic. When I went to meet the Doctor, I saw at least 3 patients who came out of the surgery room (with fresh sutures etc) being paraded openly in front of the others waiting for their consults. there should have been a back door kinda thing for these patients to leave the clinic after their surgery.

This Doctor is hugely popular in that part of South India, you can tell that by the number of consults he does every day. He performs at least 3 procedures every day (~15-20 per week including on weekends).

If you guys remember, this was the same doctor whom people on this forum wrote off too soon because of his inability to write and respond to emails. When I asked him about this, he told me the story of a guy from London who had emailed Dr. Madhu with some clumsy pictures and asked him to estimate the number of grafts he needs and the costs etc.,. Imagine getting like ~200 of those emails everyday. Given the number of patients Dr. Madhu sees every day, this exercise of responding to emails with crappy photographs and pointless questions is definitely not worth the time or the effort. And I could understand the doctor's situation there.

Purely from the viewpoint of his results, Dr. Madhu can certainly be recommended on this forum. I am not sure if the issues that I have mentioned above are parameters that affect recommendations, but it sure would be a good idea to for Dr. Madhu to address those issues in the near future. Hope this helps.

~R