Hi all

Does anyone know when a new doctor comes on the scene how long he is trained by a top doc before he is considered good enough to work on his own.

Also when training this doc does he start off by doing work with the training docs techs who will be vastly experienced or does he have his own techs training along side him. Or do they go to the new location and start off fresh as I suppose hiring and training them in another location would be costly. I can see if the new doc is staying at the same clinic with his trainer doc and using the same experienced techs you can feel comfortable with them.

But it seems the work and results can be quite different if they had to start with a whole new inexperienced team. I've heard it can take years to properly train techs. I can't imagine there being many experienced techs out of work as their docs will treat them like gold.

I was also wondering when people start referring/recomending patients to some of the new doctors what they take into consideration ie own experience,someone they know or what they read on the forums etc as new docs will keep emerging some good some poor.

Thanks Bri.

Hi all

Does anyone know when a new doctor comes on the scene how long he is trained by a top doc before he is considered good enough to work on his own.

Also when training this doc does he start off by doing work with the training docs techs who will be vastly experienced or does he have his own techs training along side him. Or do they go to the new location and start off fresh as I suppose hiring and training them in another location would be costly. I can see if the new doc is staying at the same clinic with his trainer doc and using the same experienced techs you can feel comfortable with them.

But it seems the work and results can be quite different if they had to start with a whole new inexperienced team. I've heard it can take years to properly train techs. I can't imagine there being many experienced techs out of work as their docs will treat them like gold.

I was also wondering when people start referring/recomending patients to some of the new doctors what they take into consideration ie own experience,someone they know or what they read on the forums etc as new docs will keep emerging some good some poor.

Thanks Bri.

Chucky,

I don't know about ht doctors, but I have a client who was an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist but left and went to a one-year fellowship in plastic surgery and came back - and now will give you a face lift and boob job. He's got a partner but that one specializes in vains.

Another internist client of mine did say that most plastic surgeons go through a much more thorough training program than this doc did.

But, I think there is some flexability.

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Hi Dewayne
What i suppose i was trying to put across is how many of you guys would feel comfortable going to a newish doctor who was trained by a top doc and then went out on his own without the other doctor monitoring his work and his experienced techs.

Every doctor has to start somewhere but the general feeling is go to a well established doctor.

Any comments guys and girls.

Chucky,

Are you referring to the hair transplant industry in general or how physicians are recommended on this site?

Unfortunately, there is no hair transplant industry "standard" and physicians can often appear out of thin air without any references of training or where there technicians came from.

In recommending physicians in this community however, we take experience (physician and tech), training, and physician rapport very seriously. A physician interested in recommendation must have properly trained and experienced staff, be regularly using up to date techniques (quality follicular unit transplantation) and have to provide evidence of consistent quality through pictures, etc.

But as you know, even when we present physicians for recommendation here on this community, it often takes time for patient members to feel comfortable with them to recommend them. Those who don't use the internet as heavily for promotion end up being forgotten and sometimes even questioned as to whether or not they are on par with other leading physicians. That is why what can't be found online, must be sought offline. Patients considering a clinic who aren't as visible online are encouraged to consult with the physician and get a referal list to speak to, view photos of, and meet with their patients if possible.

Personally, I wish more of our recommended and Coalition physicians would get more involved in our community. Pat and I regularly encourage them to, but some simply don't have or make the time.

Bill

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You guys are so vein! (lol)

We should start a list of words often misspelled on forums;

Firstly - is that a word?
loosing - isn't it losing?
vains - duh on me?

Most of the time I'm typing very fast and when the wife comes through I tend to hit 'Post Now' instead of proofreading it like I should....

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100? 'mini' grapfts by Latham's Hair Clinic - 1991 (Removed 50 plugs by Cooley 3/08.)
2750 FU 3/20/08 by Dr. Cooley

My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley

Current regimen:
1.66 mg Proscar M-W-F
Rogaine 5% Foam - every now and then
AndroGel - once daily
Lipitor - 5 mg every other day
Weightlifting - 2x per week
Jogging - 3x per week

Chucky
If a new doctor is on the scene, you can ask about his background and research with his mentor doctor to question about his works. I went with a new doctor but i fired off tons of questions to him about hair which i got from this forum, and based on that I knew he was very knowledgeable in hair transplant. also regarding techs, some techs work as contractors, because the money is a lot better being a contractor than stationing at one clinic. One of the tech that helped with my HT is a contractor for two very prominent coalition doctors on this forum.
I'm a contractor too inthe high tech field and make more money than full time employee in a company, just i get no benefits. =(

Hi Bill
No i`m not asking about doctors being recomended on here,just doctors in general in the hair transplant industry.

As some will be trained by top docs from wherever and some will receive training from say a sub par doc.

I was just interested to see anyones opinion on when or why they would consider a new doctor who appears as every doctor has to start somewhere.


Jodirt

Thanks for that as i can see your point and i did not think there would be many techs sub contracting out.

Thanks Bri.