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Thanks All for your helpful responses, Since21 I will try contacting patients of surgeons and address my concerns via PM'ing.

Hi All, Please help me o wise ones, what would you do if you were in my shoes? With my experience I feel absolutely unsure about a surgeon unless I've met and seen patient's results in person. However being from South Africa. There are not any patients I can find from Rahal/Hasson and Wong/the other great surgeons I hear of on this site. I have to travel to see results. Some concerns arise because of this: Obviously the cost... a trip + accommodation to meet patients, as well as the separate costs if I choose to have the surgery (I'm young... my "fund tree" has not fully grown yet). Also, I might just settle and want to have surgery done during the same trip even if I'm not 100% certain...for convenience sake. Which is a terrible idea, but I don't know how I'll react in these situations due to the emotion/just wanting this pluggy nightmare to end. There's also the possibility I travel to a location, meet 3 of 4 surgeon's patients and am unable to find an available slot in the doctor's diary when/if I do intend on having the surgery within the same trip. Am I making the situation more complicated than it is? Are there other good ways to verify results? (HD skype etc... which is still not close to meeting in person). Regards, U

Hi all, When I consulted online with Hasson and Wong as well as a doctor from Capetown (Larry from MHR), they suggested the grafts need to be removed as it will be hard to blend in new grafts. Hasson and Wong also say the hairs have been implanted in the wrong direction, the hairline is rounded not angled too. And on top of it all there are 2 cysts on my head probably caused by misplaced grafts. My concerns are the pitting in the scalp that will be visible after the removal of the grafts. I am having some of the front ones lasered out, but those were put down too low during the first surgery, during the second surgery I requested the hairline a bit higher (amazing that I still had hope to go for the second, but initially he did tell me I needed 2 surgeries so I was hopeful). yeah... Are Hasson and Wong and MHR correct? Do I have to remove all these grafts? or is there a way to work around them? Please help.

True very true spanker, I'm searching the world, taking my time though.

Thank you David, Yes I am willing to travel, my concern is not being able to see patients in person without doing so. Are there any patients in South Africa who've had surgery they're happy with overseas?

Hi, These are the results from Dr Les Berkowitz (South Africa) I am not happy.