I had done a session with the Doctor in June 2005, and had unsatisfactory results, however the Doctor did everything he could to remedy my problem to complete patient satisfaction. His recommendations are very helpful and I am able to move forward with my aspirations.

thanks all!

Important Update for all readers - Since this incident featured in this topic occurred, Dr. Williams did an excellent job of taking responsibility and made critical enhancements to his staff and process. Pat Hennessey later visited his clinic to verify the high quality of Dr. Williams?‚?? work on October 22nd of 2007, click here to view the photos and highlights from this visit.

Given Dr. Williams willingness to step up to the plate and do what was required to assure that his process and results are world class he has been fully reinstated in the Coalition, see his Coalition profile here.

All of the issues discussed in this topic have been fully resolved.

Embarrassed,

I read your detailed surgical account with great concern. I'm very disappointed and troubled by the pain and anguish you have apparently suffered due to your experience with a physician who is currently recommended on this community and a member of the Coalition.

I agree that your growth at eight months out is not satisfactory. I'm glad to hear that Dr. William's acknowledged this and at least offered to provide a complimentary session.

However, I can understand your reluctance to do another surgery with him given your disappointment.

By all indications to date Dr. Williams has been performing ultra refined follicular unit grafting with impressive results, click here for previous examples of his patient results. Your report is the first negative feedback that I have gotten regarding him or his clinic.

However, even one such negative patient experience is too many. The main reason for this community's existence is to help patients find ethical and skilled surgeons who provide consistantly high quality results.

Generally I think this community over time has done a good job of identifying some of the very best hair transplant surgeons and making info available to potential patients. And on rare occasion when a physician on this community proved to provide less than optimal results or ethical service they were promptly removed.

I promise you that I will contact Dr. Williams as soon as possible to discuss your experience, his clinic's operations and what he intends to do to remedy your situation.

His membership in the Coalition and his participation on this community will be depend on his response and what I find.

I apologize to you for what you have gone through. I will do every thing possible to produce a positive outcome for you.

Pat

Important Update for all readers - Since this incident featured in this topic occurred, Dr. Williams did an excellent job of taking responsibility and made critical enhancements to his staff and process. Pat Hennessey later visited his clinic to verify the high quality of Dr. Williams?‚?? work on October 22nd of 2007, click here to view the photos and highlights from this visit.

Given Dr. Williams willingness to step up to the plate and do what was required to assure that his process and results are world class he has been fully reinstated in the Coalition, see his Coalition profile here.

All of the issues discussed in this topic have been fully resolved.

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Dear Embarrased One:

My heart goes out to you. I have made numerous mistakes of judgement in my life which I have regretted and am still beating myself up on. Try not to do this, it is not healthy. As far as lawsuits go, unless an attorney takes it on a contingency basis, it takes money to get a law suit to trial (unless Dr. Williams is agreeable to an early settlement if he thinks you have the resources to get to trial where a jury would see the damage). Your goal should be to make the situation the best it can be. I think that Dr. Williams should pay for you to have surgery done by a doctor of your choice to make things right. I had some repairs done by Doctor Bernstein in January, 2006 and the pain was minimal. The donor area has full sensitivity, where before the surgery it was numb from transplants I had done 25 years earlier. I can't say anything about growth at this point because it is too early, but my head never looked like yours with the massive crusting. Based on your post, I think Dr. Williams is at the least disingeuous and most likely incompetent to boot. Good luck. Keep us posted.

man I hate to see results like that , I honestly believe anyone who performs a HT like that should'nt be allowed to practice his trade. Deff file a law suit you should get some sort of compensation for those results.

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embarrased one--- many times those of us who frequent these boards in order to share experiences and offer some advice here and there, revel in some of the magnificent results fellow sufferers have achieved. It is with great regret that I read your post, which I think was quite eloquent, and well written, for you are voicing some of the fears all of us have. Take solace in the fact that you have posted here, and that Pat will in fact, get to the bottom of your situation. For a doctor, being a member of the Coalition is important, simply because it helps many of us make decisions that affect many aspects of our lives, and form opinions that affect doctors as well. I must say that I am surprised/astonished at your experience, but if you are disatisfied, you and all of us have a right to know the details of the situation. I know you are new here, but trust me, I have met Pat, and he takes this site and the Coalition very seriously, so you are in good hands. My advice to you is to take a step back, and wait until Pat contacts you, before you go any further. Take care my friend, we will be watching as your story unfolds.

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Embarassed one, I am saddened to hear of your situation. Thank you for sharing. You mentioned the pain in your donar and recipient areas even at the 5 month point. That is very strange and cannot be attributed to the techs. I personally never felt any pain after the first week. After 3 or 4 days on pain killers the pain was gone so I discontinued them. Several months of pain is outrageous.

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Embarrassed1 -

We feel your pain. You can take any necessary actions that will make you feel better to get back with your doc, but you should definitely look forward with positive attitude as your situation is not as bad as many other horrible horrible results we have seen. You have very limited hairloss, and it can be fixed in no time. Do some research here and make better decision next time. And yes Dr. Cole performs FUE that will solve your problem. With a limited hairloss like yours, I would prefer FUE any day. 1500-2000 FUEs will give you hairline that you always wanted without going thru much pain. Couple of other docs who perform great FUE are Dr. Paul Rose (FL) and Dr. Alan Feller (NY). Give them a call and set up a cosultation. Good luck.

In my opinion, there are many issues with Dr. Cole that are not apparent to people on the forums. A previous consultant of Dr. Cole's and physicians who have seen his actual patients (offline) and their issues with growth have told me some pretty disturbing information that has not yet been made public on this and other forums.

I advise anyone considering FUE to consider other physicians.

Pat

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Sorry things went bad for you, That is a fear all of us have. I would think bare minimium the doc should pay for you to go to a physician of your choosing and make this bad expirence turn out positive, with a good doc you it should not be all that painfull, in fact it should be very minimal. I wish you the best.

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Embarrassed1,

I know all of us feel your pain when it comes to what you went through. I guess what is so surprising to me is that your Doc was a Coalition member. I know when I was choosing a Doc for my 2nd HT I wouldn't consider someone not a member of the Coalition due to the strict requirements of professionalism and excellent results proven and expected by them. As "the B spot" mentioned, I'm sure Pat will get to the bottom of this with respect to your Doc.

Looking at your pic's from the front, assuming your crown looks good, you have minimal loss compared to several and should be able to get it fixed without too much trouble. FUE may be the way to go for you but it's very expensive and I'm still not sold on it. As I received my recent strip FUT with Dr. Wong he mentioned he had concerns when it came success regarding methods of harvesting. IN GOOD HANDS, the strip FUT can be, and has been for me, a relatively painless experience.

No matter what you decide, take your time and take comfort in the fact that what you have can be fixed. Sorry to hear about your awful experience with what sounds like a total clod who is willing to accept the fact that he delivers poor service sometimes. It's not that mistakes don't happen, they do....all of the time. But, IMO a reputable HT surgeon would be not only offering you a "free of charge" session, but would be willing to pay for you to go to a surgeon of your choosing for "whatever it took" to satisfy you.

Good luck and keep all of us posted.

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