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Td06

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    United States
  • State
    AK

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Receding Hairline (Genetic Baldness)
  • How long have you been losing your hair?
    10 years +
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Maintain and Regrow Hair

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    Yes
  • Hair Transplant Surgeon
    Dr. Bernardino Arocha

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  1. With all due respect Dr, The only message i got was from Arochainfo(10/9/15) asking for my email address to send photos that I've requested months ago. Shouldn't your clinic already have that on file? Especially after I've sent multiple emails to your office that went ignored. When i asked to see pictures of your scar revision, i specifically asked to see ones with large scars (like the one i have now) using your 2 layer closure and fue, not just one example that you've had floating around for awhile. Its not comparable in my situation. Please post those examples. Again, post my results with my hair combed back/up like in the pre-op pictures dried/wet and a close up of the hairline from the front and sides. Also post before and after pictures of my donor/scar. What was my density cm2 for the procedure? Thank you,
  2. ModernHair, Thanks man, I appreciate the concern. That's what i figured also, When looking at my hair line up close i can defiantly see why i would need more. some areas do look incomplete, esp the front. My main concern now is the scar which he did offer to fix during our follow up. He offered two options, fue or scar revision using a 2 layer closure which would get it back to where i buzz it back to a #3 again like its an easy fix. I asked to see some before/afters examples but he didn't have any for me to view. Unfortunately i don't feel comfortable having more work done with them. As a patient I felt mislead, communication with their clinic has been poor, multiple emails ignored, and my concerns were not properly addressed. Again these are my view and experience with the clinic. They are welcome to post their side.
  3. ModernHair, Unfortunately i am not. My hairline is very see through (i could still see my native one). A little background of my experience. When i first had my consultation with Dr Arocha, he told me a lot stuff i wanted to hear, Checked me out and said i was a good candidate, I had good donor and scalp elasticity, He said my first scar was also good. My goals/expectations for the procedure was to have a great hairline with good density, to be able to cut my hair short and spike it up (not a comb over that i could already do). We agreed that 2000 grafts would be all that i would need to reach my goals and never mentioning that i would need any more prior to the procedure. He showed me examples of his patient results, i told him i would like to have great results like one of the Asian patient i viewed, He said not to worry and that no one can do what he does. He was pretty confident. We talked about fut and fue, he explained both options but he informed me that fue has a higher transection rate compared to fut(fut had a 90% success rate from what i was told). He recommended fut since i already had a thin scar. So i opted to have my procedure done with him instead of the two other Dr i consulted prior. On the day of the procedure we stuck with my existing hairline from the first HT except adding a bit along the temples. Still no mentioning that i would need anymore grafts at this point. The whole procedure was quite painful. i could feel him cutting into my scalp, i had to have them give me additional shots a couple more times. After the procedure was done he came in to examine the work, he said i would need an additional 1000 grafts. Really? is it normal for a Dr to tell you that after the procedure and not anytime before? I wasn't happy. There is more to it but I'll save that for my review. I do understand that some of you will say that my expectation are to high or seem unrealistic but those where my goals and if my expectation were so unrealistic then why didn't Dr Arocha not pass on my case? So far my personal experience with this clinic hasn't been great. I'm sure other may have had better luck but i did not.
  4. I do now, Its very difficult to hid the scar.
  5. To be fair, please show them my results with my hair combed back like in the pre-op pictures dried and a close up of the hair line. The comb overs a bit misleading. Also provide the viewers my density cm2. Show them my donor/scar before and after the procedure. Thanks!
  6. I had my second procedure with Dr Arocha (first with a different doctor) and my experience with the Dr and his clinic wasn't great. Consultation was misleading, procedure was painful, communication is poor (They still ignore my emails), and i am not happy with my results. I do understand that most Dr will have some good and bad results but don't ignore the bad ones either. When i did my research he only had one bad review at the time before having my procedure but now there's more. If i were you i would defiantly talk to as many HT physicians as you can before deciding on one. Find one that you feel comfortable with, one that will meet your expectations, and one that is willing to do whatever they can to see that you're happy. This is my personal experience so i can't speak for others. Good luck!
  7. Looks like the hairs are coming in. Happy growing!
  8. Scarredbaldy, If you don't mind me asking did you notice any shock loss in the donor area around the scar from your first procedure post-op? Thanks for the update.
  9. kujii, It's crazy to think Dr Dorin would say that your results were natural or acceptable. What is he thinking. I to am going through something similar as you but that's another story i plan to do a review on. Being mislead by a recommend Dr sucks.
  10. That's a really good question. From my personal experience so far, and depending on the Dr, i feel that your pretty much on your own once you leaves the clinic. Especially if you have the "less-than desirable results"
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