Dear Forum Members,

As many of you know, we gather as much information as possible about a physician, their staff, technique and track record before they are even considered for recommendation on the Hair Transplant Network. Part of our review process involves getting input from patients and the members of this forum community. To learn more about this review process, click here.

The search for a quality physician in India has been long and hard. However, after interviewing Dr. Madhu of India and seeing several examples of his surgical procedure and results, I believe that Dr. Madhu should be considered for potential recommendation by this community. At this time, Dr. Madhu is only being considered for recommendation, not the Coalition. To see our standards for recommendation, click here.

Dr. Madhu has a large and experienced staff of 12 surgical assistants and is dedicated to performing state of the art hair transplant surgery exclusively since 2005. He has the staff and ability to perform large ultra refined hair transplants exceeding 3000 follicular units when appropriate for the patient, the largest of which has been 4800.

Dr. Madhu is very hands-on and is involved in every step of the procedure from harvesting the donor strip to placing grafts in the crucial hairline and temporal areas. The hairline is reconstructed carefully using single hairs in most patients to most adequately mimic nature. Dr. Madhu may use the occasional 2 haired follicular unit in the hairline in patients with extremely fine hair characteristics. However, since most Indian patients produce hair with a thicker hair shaft diameter, he reports this is very rare.

Dr. Madhu uses a single blade to harvest the donor strip and employs the open method of dissection using the fork hooks method to minimize transection. By separating the edges of the wound, Dr. Madhu can easily see and avoid accidentally severing and damaging precious hair follicles. The wound is closed using the trichophytic closure technique with an external continues mattress suture and intermittent nylon stitches. Dr. Madhu believes this significantly reduces tension on the wound and minimizes the appearance of the scar. Follicular units and occasional multi-follicular units are dissected and trimmed under microscopes and carefully placed by Dr. Madhu and his staff into recipient sites to maximize growth yield. Multi-follicular units are used occasionally in those he believes are qualified candidates to increase the appearance of density.

Dr. Madhu customizes his approach for each patient using a combination of custom cut blades and needles to allow for a perfect fit of the grafts into the incisions. He uses tools as small as .7mm in order to minimize trauma to the scalp and reduce the risk of post-surgical telogen effluvium (shock loss). Parallel (sagital) incisions are employed for single hairs while perpendicular (coronal/lateral) incisions are reserved for multi-haired follicular units. While Dr. Madhu's use of sagital incisions for single hairs helps him and his staff in identifying slit sizes, he employs the lateral slit technique for multi-haired grafts because he feels it provides a greater illusion of density. Dr. Madhu can transplant up to 50 FU/cm2 into the balding area safely when appropriate for the patient.

Dr. Madhu is a member of the ISHRS and is the only physician in India board certified as an ABHRS diplomate. He also has a strong background in dermatology.

Given Dr. Madhu's experience and commitment to ultra refined follicular unit hair transplantation, I believe that he should be considered for recommendation. See our standards for recommendation.

View some of their patient and surgical photos below:

4450 Grafts in 2 Sessions with Dr. Madhu

3520 Grafts with Dr. Madhu

3250 Grafts with Dr. Madhu

3120 Grafts with Dr. Madhu

3200 Grafts with Dr. Madhu

2940 Grafts with Dr. Madhu

3140 Grafts with Dr. Madhu also with Post-ops

2420 Grafts with Dr. Madhu also with Post-ops

3180 Grafts with Dr. Madhu

Surgical Walkthrough Album

New:

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

I welcome input and comments from forum members regarding his potential recommendation.

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I agree. So far Dr. Madhu has shown really good work and he deserves to be recommended.

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11/04-07 - 800-1600 ish grafts - danish clinic - poor results

12/02-08 - 2764 grafts - Dr. Devroye - good result but needs hairline density

03/12-10 - 1429 grafts - Dr. Mohmand - result pending

Feel free to visit my picture thread

My Hair Transplant Photos - Surgery with Dr. Devroye

Young lads below 25 unite!

I also agree. From what I've seen, Dr. Madhu seems to be producing consistent, impressive results.

I'm impressed by Dr. Madhu's work, but also his attitude. His response in other threads to curiosity, if not skepticism, was strong yet professional.

My one request, at least going forward, would be more close-up post-op photos, especially on cases where, admittedly, meds likely could be helping out in non-surgical areas.

But end-results and attitude are what matter the most, and he looks to deliver those in spades.

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*A Follicles Dying Wish To Clinics*

1 top-down, 1 portrait, 1 side-shot, 1 hairline....4 photos. No flash.

Follicles have asked for centuries, in ten languages, as many times so as to confuse a mathematician.

Enough is enough! Give me documentation or give me death!

I am very glad to hear Dr Madhu being recommended. Finally all Indian patients will have a good doctor, close to home. I hope he continues displaying examples of his work on this forum.

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My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Feller

I absolutely concur with his recommendation. His results have been extremely good thus far. One very slight concern of mine would be his donor closure technique - if you are using a continual horizontal mattress stitch, there should be no need for these intermittent nylon sutures. Two external stitch closures are superfluous and possibly a little asphyxiating. I would presume that he places a subdermal absorbable layer before skin closure.

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My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Arocha

I totally agree.

As others have pointed out, not only are Dr Madhu's results very impressive, his demeanor on this forum has been very professional and courteous, when it came to responding to some posters' skepticism.

So, good results + good attitude = potential recommendation.

I hope that in the future, he would continue to post pictures, including some immediate post-ops.

I like what I see from this guy. Some great illusion of density. I do echo Thana.. need some immediate post-op pics. But love the final results.

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2008 Dr. G – presumably 1,000 grafts / 2,142 hairs
2009 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 2,348 grafts / 4,258 hairs
2011 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 1,999 grafts / 3,624 hairs

My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group

Yes, I agree. See my results from Dr.Madhu.
http://hair-restoration-info.c...=121107783#121107783

Guys,

Thanks for your excellent feedback on Dr. Madhu's potential recommendation so far.

For those of you wanting to see some post-op photos, in case you missed them, 3 albums I linked to above do contain surgical examples.

Riz,

It's nice to see a satisfied Dr. Madhu patient posting results. I encourage you to create a patient website to share your experience and detailed before, surgical, and after photos. Then, you can link your website in your forum signature so that every time you post, our members and guests can read all about your experience and see your results. For instructions on creating a patient website and linking it to your forum signature, click here.

All the Best,

Bill

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To learn about how I restored my hair, view my my hair loss website.

Remember, true beauty radiates from within, not from the skin.

I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions and views shared are my own.