folliclehero

To be honest, I'd rather not say his name now because there is an excellent chance I'm just being impatient. I'm at 3.5 months and have noticed (felt) some sprouting follicles, which I'm thrilled about. Hopefully in a few weeks I can come back on here raving about how happy I am with new growth. I have to much respect for any and all of these coalition doctors to imply that their surgery wasn't or isn't going to be successful, when I am probably wrong (I hope). But I am still interested in the idea of a guarantee....or to know how much help guys get when things don't turn out as them and their doctors expected.

That's a pretty incredible transformation, I must say.

Good point....how exactly does a patient show his doctor that a hair or hairs didn't grow? Maybe a failed follicle leaves some kind of tiny mark, but I doubt it. And like you said, a patient may see his HT as not so great, when the doctor sees it coming out exactly as he said it would.

Thank all you guys....the thing is, whether this surgery is successful or not, I thought it important to find out what a guarantee meant. Who knows if I'll need another operation, success or no success (due to possible future loss). I've looked at a lot of journal entries and though most are successful, there are some guys who are pretty disappointed, and frankly, I see why. I know and everybody else should know, before getting an operation, that you never know exactly what will happen with these things. It is very smart to get rid of all the variables that could negatively impact a best possible outcome for your situation. Finding a doc who "guarantees" your results sure sounds like a smart thing to do. Anyway, I appreciate all the support, this is a great little community I stumbled onto. It would be much harder to get past the first 12 months without it.

Thanks Hairthere..... I actually went with a coalition doc, I did everything I could to make sure I made a safe bet, but I'm still worried. I've seen a lot of people's photo journals on this site, and most people at 3.5 months are showing some signs of growth, I'm not. Once I hit the 4 month mark, I'll be really down if I see zero growth.

I think you're right about it being very risky. I have this feeling in the pit of my stomach that I may end very disappointed.

I assumed that given their stellar reputation on these boards....the guarantee was legit. Not that they'd refund your money, but that they'd give you another session free of charge that would give you the results you agreed upon. Maybe I'm naive in thinking that's what they meant, but what else would a guarantee mean? I find it hard to believe that if you asked them about the guarantee, that they'd come up with some bogus excuse that would allow them to avoid accountability in the case of a not so great job.

As far as both people agreeing on the results being up to par, that is an excellent question. I'd love to know how that works.

"For every hair restoration procedure performed at Rahal, we guarantee to replace any non-growing hair transplant graft free of charge. In our experience, such replacement is rarely necessary." This quote can be found at the bottom of the Rahal homepage. "We change lives every day, providing world-class hair transplants using proven, leading techniques. Best of all, our results are guaranteed!" This is a quote found on the top of the H&W homepage, but the guarantee is not as clearly specified as the one on Rahal's homepage. Either way, a guarantee is pretty sweet if you ask me. I wonder what kind of deals other coalition doctors give in the case that growth yield is poor.

I have not looked at every coalition doctors website but of the many I have looked at, Hasson & Wong and Rahal are the only ones that guarantee their results. I have heard that most, if not all, of the recommended docs on this site stand behind their work. Is there a difference between standing behind your work and guaranteeing your results? Somehow a guarantee sounds like the safer, more secure bet, which as previously posted, only seems to be offered by the aforementioned docs. Your input is greatly appreciated.

Hey Buddy.... I'm at almost 14 weeks and have seen almost zero growth, so I know the feeling and it isn't good. Hopefeully it will start to sprout up soon (for both of us)...... Bill (the associate publisher) wrote a good article about this....you should check it out. Patience: A Necessary Ingredient In Hair Transplantation | Hair Loss Q & A

It seems to me that the bank is mostly at fault....and maybe his staff or the doctor himself should've known and told you what was going on. The thing is, technically Chase was giving you the loan at 0%. What they failed to mention was that Dr. Arocha would not get the money from them without paying a hefty "fee" of 15% and that that fee would unfortunately be passed on to you. Regardless....based on Dr. Arocha's post, he seems 100% genuine in his attempt to resolve the issue as best he could at the time he became aware of the problem. He probably lost a pretty penny by not performing and getting paid for the surgery, so there is know reason to believe he or his staff would deliberately mislead you. Either way, I wouldn't rule him out in the future because of this ordeal.

Have you talked to your surgeon? Hopefully he either has a very good explanation, or he'll give you another one with a steep discount. Maybe you're just a very late bloomer.