Wolfman235

I totally agree with the comment 'And Hair Transplantation field, is not a Contest of which doc is gonna win the prize, but a surgical procedure that aims for lifetime satisfaction for the patient, and this is what only matters'. It was therefore my intention to provide people with feedback on my personal experience so that they could do the right research and avoid making the mistake that I made and the disappointment that followed (and from reading previous posts on this blog i appear not to be the only one!). I think it is imperative that anyone looking to have a procedure, find a surgeon suitable to them to help achieve a result that would provide lifetime satisfaction. In my opinion, the outcome of any bad procedure is as much the patients fault for not having done the right research as it is the surgoens fault for not having performed to an acceptable standard (in mu case this was Armani). Regarding any blame culture in the profession, while I am not surprised that it may be the case, in my particular case I can attest to the fact that my recipient area from the last procedure is badly damaged (hard, dry, peeling, almost like a burn scar) to which end I do not think any doctor saying that a second corrective procedure will very likely be difficult (although not impossible) vs grafting into virgin scalp, is telling me anything far from the truth. Finally, just for the record, I have not mentioned the name of my last doctor to any of the sugeons I have seen regarding a follow up. Wish you all a happy and hair abundant 2011.

A follow up. I have seen Armani since my last post and he offered a free touch up, in fact, almost a third of the work I had done initially. I thought it was a nice gesture although I will not be going back to him. Looking back at the whole experience, I am so disappointed in his work that I have lost all faith in his practise. As part of my research (and I am being much more thorough this time) I met with a couple of other doctors who both said Armani had ruined my donor area and left the transplanted area badly scarred, which will make it harder for me to get follow up work done and achieve the result I originally set out to. Real shame. Like I said, I only wish I had come across this site two years ago, but at least now I can make others aware of the harsh truth! Thanks all for your responses. Good luck to any of you doing your own research into getting a procedure done.

I wish I has seen this two years ago when I had my HT with Alvi Armani. Possibly the worst decision I could have made. I will admit the procedure went smoothly and staff were helpful but I was one of several people who came in to have the procedure done on the same day - first red flag. I dont understand why Armani tries to squeeze in so many patients at one time - it only leads to a sub par level of attention and from speaking from experience a poor result. Long story short, I think my yield has been about 30% (I had 2500 grafts, FUE). It had been a painful process trying to track down Armani at first although I have managed to maintain regular contact. After reviewing post operative pictures even he admitted I was in need of a touch up over the previously grafted area. Earlier efforts for advice when I had reported concern that my progress was slow, generated the same unhelpful response 'use more minoxidil on the area'. I am due to visit Armani for a follow up consultation although am looking into other doctors for a second procedure, and hopefully better result.