California

I wanted to see the results of this HT first. I have always had a high hairline and didn't want to get a hairline lower than what I had when I was much younger.

California,

 

Dr. Robert True of True and Dorin is the same Dr. True from Elliot and True. While I certainly don't want to dismiss your experience, what I can tell you is that Dr. Robert True has developed a stellar online reputation for producing world class results on par with other leading hair restoration surgeons in the world. Dr. True's association with Dr. Elliot ended a long time ago and hair transplantation in general has significantly evolved since then. Dr. True has stayed on the cutting edge and offers world renowned hair transplantation at his clinic in NYC.

 

HairToday54,

 

Both physicians are excellent and I'd trust my scalp to either one of them.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill

Thanks Bill. Makes sense. As I mentioned in my previous post, it has been 10 years since I got my FUT HT done by Dr. True. A lot has changed since then.

Thanks

I have hear many good things about both Dr. Robert True and Dr. Ron Shapiro; can anyone offer any insights as to pros and cons between the two? They both seem extremely skilled; does one or the other have specific strengths that would lead one to choose between them? I do think Dr. Shapiro has better pricing; is there any reason I should pay more and see Dr. True? Also, between Ron and Paul, is there any reason to choose one over the other?

 

Thank you!!!

If Doctor Robert True that you have referred to is the doctor that used to have a practice under the name of Elliot and True, then I have been his patient in the past. I had a FUT HT procedure done by him in the year 2000 in Northern California. He had suggested 550 grafts would be enough for decent coverage. A year and half after the surgery, I did not notice any noticeable improvement. I called this doctors office and complained about the lack of results. Their sales guy asked me to pose this question to the doctor...."I paid the money. Where is my hair"

I was told that another doctor (Dr. Calder) would perfom another procedure on me. They offered to waive the charges this time. I got another 450 grafts. BUT during this process, I ended up getting cut twice and my scalp area got reduced big time. Even after the second procedure, I was not a happy camper.

A couple of weeks ago, after 10 YEARS, I got a call from Dr. True's office in Southern California asking me if I wanted to come in for a followup visit. I thought that was bizzare......call for a followup visit after a decade. I guess they had started calling on some old database (my cell phone # has not changed). Long story short, I didn't want to go through the whole nightmare again. I had already scheduled a FUE procedure with Dr. Bhatti in Chandigarh, India. Just got done a few days ago. Happy so far. Bad news was that the Doctor was not able to harvest enough donor hairs because the two previous two FUT procedures by Elliot and True and reduced my scalp area......I wish I had not gone with Elliot and True in the first place......(this is just my personal opinion)

Hello everyone. I have been following this forum for a while and have been gathering information and feedback from the forum members. I have found the forum members highly cooperative and helpful. Special thanks to Shane13. MJ0101, GaelicDawn, Midnightio75,Johnny24 and David923 (all patients of Dr. Bhatti)

After doing my research and getting my questions answered by Dr. Bhatii via email (I was impressed by the promptness of his responses), I decided to take the "leap of faith" from California to Chandigarh. I had emailed my pics to Dr. Bhatti and he had suggested 3500 to 4000 grafts. That is what I had hoped for too but turned out that my donor supply was much lesser than what I had anticipated. About 10 years ago, I had a FUT procedure done by Dr. Elliot (Elliot and True) in California. This was done in 2 steps (they implanted 600 grafts first and a year later 400 additional grafts after I complained that the first HT did not yield results....ended up getting two FUT scars and decreasing my scalp area). Long story short, after Dr. Bhatti inspected my donor area, he said that my donor supply was pretty limited and only about 2000 grafts could be harvested. Here are the details for the donor grafts:

Total: 2373

Scalp: 2048

Beard: 325

Initially, Dr. Bhatti had suggested a much lower (aggressive) hairline but after noticing the scarcity of the donor grafts, he ended up changing to a much less aggressive hairline. I had mentioned to him that I wanted coverage over the crown area too, which meant dividing the donor hair into:

Front (hairline): 1344 grafts

Back (crown): 1029 grafts

Today is my Post Op day #2. Even though I had hoped for a much lower hairline but at the same time, I have to be realistic and accept the fact that my hair loss was too severe to be totally cured by 2373 grafts. It is what it is. I have always had a high hairline and if I end up getting a decent hairline and decent coverage on the crown, I will be happy.

Attaching some before and after pictures. Comments and feedback are welcome.

Hi Johnny24. I just joined this forum today. Read through your threads and found the results very encouraging. Reaching out to Dr. Bhatti's office now to check availability. Would you mind sharing the cost of the actual procedure (for your 4000 grafts) excluding travel, lodging etc.

Thank you so much.