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To "TheHairUpThere" ~ I agree it's hard to find any 'recent' posts/YouTube info on Dr. Ron Shapiro BUT that's because he doesn't Self Promote like a lot of HT surgeons out there, he doesn't need to.  It's actually an indication of his nature. He is a very caring and quietly spoken individual who really knows his stuff with immense experience in this field.  

Dr. Ron and his whole team is THE BEST!  You are incredibly fortunate that you live in the same State. I travelled all the way from Melbourne Australia TWICE (2 procedures) and going back for third and final procedure when things settle with COVID). You will be in the best hands!  Very best to you...

It's the waiting game. You really need to wait at least 18 months, and even a full 24 months to see final result. I wouldn't do another procedure until at least the 20 month mark. But I do see an improvement from your 'before' and 'after' pic at the 12 month mark. good luck!

Hi fortune11

I had work done with Dr. Ron Shapiro. Like you, I had multi HT's (7) dating back to the late 80's. I too contacted Dr. Ron around the 9 month mark concerned about my result. He re-assured me, particularly because I had multiple previous surgeries, that 9 months was far too early to asses final result. Things really started to look up around 17 months and continued to improve right up to 24 months. Be patient...

things will improve!

I travelled all the way from Melbourne Australia to Shapiro Medical Group in Minneapolis having waited years to save up for repair work. It was well worth the wait! I appreciate your need and KNOW what you are going through, BUT you really don't want to compromise when it comes to this sort of thing. good luck!

Dear Forum Members,

 

As you know, members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians have to meet extremely demanding standards and have an outstanding reputation for producing only the best results. Thus, we would like your input on the potential Coalition membership for Dr. David Josephitis. To view our demanding standards for the Coalition, click here.

 

Dr. David Josephitis works with both Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro and has been presenting examples of his work and results and contributing on this forum for over a year. Patient members of this community have been very impressed by his results and thus, we feel that he should be considered for Coalition membership.

 

Dr. Josephitis provides both FUT/strip and FUE and performs all the extractions himself on every single FUE procedure at the clinic. This includes Dr. Ron Shapiro and Dr. Paul Shapiro's FUE cases. He is a board certified diplomate of the ABHRS (American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery) and has earned fellowship status at the ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery).

 

Dr. Josephitis is highly respected by his peers and his patients. He became interested in performing hair transplant surgery in medical school when he was introduced to the procedure by Coalition member Dr. Glenn Charles. He is also a hair transplant patient and received 1800 plus follicular units to refine his hairline.

 

Dr. Josephitis has the staff and experience to perform densely packed sessions exceeding 3000 grafts when appropriate for the patient via strip and up to 2000 grafts a day utilizing the FUE (follicular unit extraction) procedure. He uses all the latest techniques and technology including PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma), ACell, microscopes and more. Grafts are dipped in ACell for all FUE procedures and when appropriate, PRP is applied to the recipient sites in order to facilitate optimal growth.

 

Dr. David Josephitis uses a combination of FUE extraction devices including the Cole sharp punch, a manual punch and Coalition member Dr. Devroye's oscillating punch depending on the patient. Dr. Josephitis is very hands on and works with between 5 to 10 experienced technicians averaging 10 years of experience on every strip procedure depending on the size of the session. During FUE, he only requires 2 or 3 technicians to assist him with the procedure.

 

Over the last year, Dr. Josephitis has presented several examples of his procedure and recent results on this forum. Dr. Josephitis' Recent Patient and Surgical photos can be found below:

 

1324 Grafts 6 Month Progress Patient Posted Result with Dr. Josephitis

 

2362 Grafts with Dr. Josephitis Strip Result

 

2038 Grafts with Dr. Josephitis

 

2194 Grafts with Dr. Josephitis FUE Result

 

2013 Grafts with Dr. Josephitis Strip Result

 

FUE Study - Comparing .9mm Sharp vs Dull Punch

 

3314 Grafts with Dr. Josephitis Strip Result

 

3535 Grafts with Dr. Josephitis Strip Result

 

Given Dr. Josephitis' credentials and dedication to advanced surgical hair restoration, I believe he should be considered for the Coalition. To view our demanding standards for the Coalition, click here.

 

We welcome all input and comments regarding his potential inclusion.

 

To view additional examples of his patient results, visit the "Results Posted by Leading Hair Restoration Clinics" forum.

 

We look forward to your feedback.

 

Bill

I am/was a patient at SMG. Dr. Josephitis, along with Dr. Ron Shapiro worked on my HT. Can't speak highly enough of SMG, Dr. Ron and Dr. Josephitis. It's not just their amazing expertise and skill in what they do, but their genuine caring and humility. Dr. Josephitis & Dr. Shapiro have that rare combination of humility and confidence that makes them, in my opinion, one of the best HT surgeons in the world.

In the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger ~ "Ill be back!"

I think Dr. Josephitis did an amazing job! Also the patient was extremely pleased and stated that it was 'more than he expected.' And as Zup mentioned, the bulk of the work was done in frontal/top area. The patient is only in his 30's. The choice, and I'm sure the "ADVICE" given by SMG, to not do any work on the crown area at this stage is a wise one. When, if the time comes when the patient's crown area thins out more he will have ample donor for the job.

Hi Peter ... this too was my first post. So I am not sure if I'm doing this right. Maybe REPLY to this so as we know we are communicating right and we can organise a time to hook up on phone.

talk later ... or sooner ... Peter

Peter - I too am from Australia ... I am desperate to contact you for phone chat if possible. I have been considering dr. Umar for H.T. I am from Melbourne. My name is also Peter. I am not sure I am doing this right as this is my first post.