I would like to tell you about my no so wonderful experience with DR Rahal. It has taken me awhile to write this review, but every time I look at my bald spot I remember that I procrastinated this too long. I also feel I owe the community an update about my experience considering that Dr Rahal is probably doing a great marketing job on this forum.
After sending the necessary pictures and having continuous discussion with Dr Rahal’s through his assistant I was told that with 4000 graphs I can reduce the ball spot in crown and thicken the front. I was excited and prepared myself financially and emotionally to the treatment. When I made it to the office 200 KM away from my city, Dr Rahal exchanged some nice words and he got down to business. He looked at my scalp for few minutes and said “that today we will do the front.” I asked him what about the crown area which was my bigger concern and without a blink he said “ok we will do the crown” as if we never discussed doing both areas. I almost cried asking him about what we agreed on, and he totally avoided the topic. I know that there is no guarantee for the remote estimation but there was not even an emotional budge or apology. So I brought myself to a positive state and thought to myself at least I will have thick crown. After all the emotional investment and the travel to Ottawa he probably knew that I’m not willing to turn back now.
Where it comes to the surgery itself, all Doctor Rahal did was the injection and the cut. The rest was done by another doctor with assistants. I don’t know if this is a standard but after all the marketing that say that Dr Rahal is an artist, what artistic standard are there when he is not the actual person one who inputs the hair. So after the surgery I waited about a year and start noticing that my crown is shrinking but the middle is still bold. I came back to Ottawa to show it to the doctor and he told me this is the results he expected. I couldn't believe it, apparently he was not trying to fill up my entire crown. He continuously threw the word ethical in the same sentence. “I wouldn’t be able to fill up the crown ethically” and this would not be ethical to do. The only thing unethical is that I came out after a painful 15K surgery with a bold crown and a thinning front. He finished the conversation with a duchy comment “ I guess you have a reason to come back for another surgery.”
P.S. after few years, my crown area is still numb and my scar still itch and hurts.
P.S.S Doctor Rahal counts every follicle and is willing to throw your hair to the garbage fi you are not willing to pay more. I know that with many other reputable doctors this is not the case.
