Mass69

I'm located in Mass and considering SMP to fill in some ugly strip scars from a disappointing HT from a few years back. Has anyone had success with any local clinics?

I'll snap some photo's and post them either there or in a new thread. I have been frankly embarrassed to share them prior to this. I signed a previous reply to Dr. Cohen with my initials so I think he can figure out who I am.

Fair points, but part of the reason for the existence for forums such as this is to spread the word, good or bad, for others who might be considering investing a great deal of money on a procedure like this. It's extremely helpful to have a place where one can receive an honest assessment of an individual's own results with a particular doctor. I am making no claims at all about anyone else's experience with Dr. Cohen, but I should be able to voice my own experience. As to photo's, I may share those here shortly. Yes, truly disappointed, and yes, probably going to be looking for a new physician to try and help improve things.

Duplicate post.

Dr. Cohen, I did talk with you a few months after the surgery because there were some bad signs even then. At the time you had no suggestions other than to tell me to wait and said things would probably get better. Your "bedside manner" during that conversation did not instill much confidence in your ability to resolve anything. Not sure what is to be gained by revisiting the issue with you at this point. But thank you for your reply. SG

I am in Mass. I feel sick about this but if I could get the scars filled in somehow at least I could keep the hair short.

Hopefully I can find someone reputable to fix the mess Dr Cohen left me with, but I am not sure who to trust (not to mention having to spend thousands more dollars to just get to look normal).

I went to Dr Cohen approx 18 months ago. About 1800 grafts if memory serves. On the plus side, there has been a definite improvement to my hairline. On the negative side, the "full coverage" I was promised for the balding area on top is anything but. The coverage is patchy and there is a large strip in back where almost no growth at all occurred. If I comb carefully, and use just the right amount of hairspray, I can get away with looking almost normal. Forget about taking a shower with someone or going swimming. Oh, and the scar appears to be about the thickness of a magic marker. It's grotesque. In short, I keep the hair long enough to hide the scar, the hair on top is too sparse, and if I cut the hair on the back and side short enought to match what's on top, I look, in my opinion, like a monster. I would not, under any circumstances, go back to Dr. Ivan Cohen. I am not saying he is a bad surgeon. Maybe I was a bad candidate. But my own experience with him was close to disastrous.