javier1234

8 hours ago, spex said:

Unless the Dr and technicians specifically only do Hair transplants and have done for a minimum of 5/10+ years .... you are rolling the dice. This is HT surgery !!!!

 

Regards

SPEX

I appreciate all the help, but in my defense, his Yelp profile says he's been practicing at his clinic since 2008, even though his linked in profile says he's been practicing in his clinic since 2016.  The nurse who did the area and was my initial point of contact has been doing these procedures since 1994 according to her LinkedIn profile.  

I appreciate the help you guys. I find it unfortunate that this would happen in foster city. The dr went to Harvard and Stanford and his technicians are registered nurses. The woman who did the right side of my head is an anesthetist.  They were so confident in critiquing other people’s work that I believed them.  

14 minutes ago, Gasthoerer said:

Javier,

I said it before and I say it again: It is impossible to follow your story! How many surergies did you have? How long was the period in between? Which clinics did you visit in between?  In addition to this information, please give a proper timeline with pictures (before, after and intra op). Then we might be able to guide you.

So far you entire story makes no sense (repair/refund after 3 month), and as soon as someone (like Jean) gives you a direction you change your story. It appears like you want us to tell you that you made the right decision with this clinic. That is not the way it works.

What I can tell you so far: The way you have chosen your last clinic was wrong, period.

Good luck.

I don’t think I made the right decision with this clinic. I’ve had two procedures. I had a second transplant after 8 months to fix the right side which had a lot of hair missing.  I spoke to a lot of clinics and most of them wanted to do the procedure before eight months. Only two surgeons did not want to it because of their experience. These surgeons were new.   I ended up with this Dr because because of what they said about the other clinics. I have discussed a refund with this doctor as well as other costs associated with the repair. In the meantime, should I use a hair system to cover this? Thanks

17 minutes ago, JeanLDD said:

Most people that go to a clinic like that aren't doing serious research, and in the case that they get a bad result will probably like you did just assume the doctor was honest and did their best, and poor results are not anyone's fault.  Its indisputable that doing a second procedure 8 months post a first hair transplant isn't ethical, but even if you shout that from the rooftops if he keeps advertising and paying sites like Realself to delete bad reviews (that's reality) it isn't going to matter, people will probably still go to his clinic. He wasn't jeopardising anything in that sense. The fact that he resides in an affluent area and advertises heavily is even more reason to suspect that people will go to the clinic without bothering to research and expect good results. You say you believe the clinics despite evidently having at a negative experience and result, well that's why they get away with and are happy to be dishonest for money, because a lot of people unfortunately automatically trust someone because they have a degree on the wall and "Dr." in front of their name. It doesn't mean a whole lot. 

I find it hard to believe HnW would be happy to do a second hair transplant in the same area as the first less than 8 months subsequent to the first. 

By the way I still find your photos confusing, in the one directly above you seem to have hair in an area that is completely bare in the initial post.

If I comb my hair back and apply topix and hairspray I get better coverage. In person you can still see the empty space.  I spoke to the clinics and initially paid NHI for the procedure. Each clinic wanted to do the procedure. I chose SVHI because of the assessment they gave about the other clinics work and because of the photos they showed me in their office. Their assessment of the other clinics detoured me away from them, and I ended up here.

heres the link to his site

http://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/

23 minutes ago, razzy said:

After finally hearing the full story I kind of feel for you. I hope you recover from the infection and shock loss. As a patient you shouldn't have to go through that. Having said that, it was your decision and research that led you to him. Regardless of credentials doctors need to produce results. Consistent and quality results which you need to see before making an informed decision. You mentioned he's done "thousands" of procedures. Did you see any online that REAL people have posted? Did you meet any patients? Talk to any of them?

Personally, I have never heard of Dr. Canales and haven't seen a single HT result from him or known anyone that has any experience with him.

I went to his office, and his nurse showed me a binder full of patients with no visible scars.  She said they were his patients.  I spoke with RMA, H&W, and NHI prior to going with this Dr. and had paid the guys at NHI. I requested a refund from NHI and gave it to this clinic after this clinic gave me an assessment on their work.   FYI, the procedure was done at the 8 month mark, but the other clinics wanted to do it sooner.  I have taken physiology classes. Going for my Masters in nursing, so I believe the clinics. They are more knowledgeable than I am.  I just don't know why a Harvard Dr. would jeopardize his reputation for $9,000.  He spent a lot more than that on the practice and the advertisement.  He advertises heavily in the Bay Area and is located in an affluent area.  What do you guys recommend?

3 hours ago, JeanLDD said:

 

You should name and shame any surgeon (including those if they are listed on this website) that would propose a revision surgery three months after your first surgery, because its blatantly unethical and no honest surgeon would do so.

The reality is the Canales is an unethical scum bag for doing a procedure four months post-op, its just plain wrong and these people were happy to lie to you for business. Whether or not others did too (I find this seriously unlikely to be honest) doesn't make him offering to do so any less unethical. Results do not fully mature for most until the 12 month mark, growth continues for most until even the eighth month and this is widely accepted any serious surgeon.

Also based on the photos above I find it hard to see why you needed a revision surgery, you looked to have a full head of hair after the surgery with Diep and the hair texture and growth was likely to improve even more as you were still early in the process. You shouldn't feel loyalty to Canales because he deliberately harmed you knowingly for money and is the definition of a bad person, he should give you a refund with no questions asked or should be sued, this is what blatant medical malpractice looks like. Clearly he is aware considering he is working on a refund agreement this early in the process.

 

The preop pic doesn’t show the hair combed forward. There was nothing behind the hairline. I can take a similar picture now where the growth looks good despite the bald area. See below, when I comb my hair backwards and apply product I cover a lot of the bald area, but nothing has grown and I’ve lost more hair from the previous surgery.  The Dr ran a dermoscopy microscope on my head today. There is no growth. He also popped pimples on my scalp.  The doctor’s clinic is Silicon Valley hair institute. Does anyone here have any experience with him? His credentials look very good and his staff said he has done thousands of these procedures. Any feedback or advice would be great. 

7 hours ago, spex said:

Typo

Can you post Immediate post op pictures ? 

Here you are.  The recipient area wasn't shaved down.

7 hours ago, Gasthoerer said:

It is really difficult to follow you story and your timeline. If you seek help here in this forum, you should provide more pics including a timeline. Sorry for beeing so blunt. I am also in the waiting phase (3.5 month post op) and now how stressfull this is.

If you think you have an infection and you have swelling in the recipient after 4 month, go to a clinic immediately. Best would be to a recommended hair clinic from this site (check who is close and call), but if there is a waiting time go to a dermatologist or at least your general GP. Do not wait!

Thanks for the response. I’m looking for people who are going through the same thing. I’m seeing my HT surgeon at noon about the infection. He’s a dermatologist. I’ll keep you guys posted. 

7 hours ago, JeanLDD said:

Nothing of this patient makes sense. Checking his previous posts he supposedly had a procedure with Diep less than a year ago that from the looks of these photos had virtually no growth, but also here says he had full growth in a previous transplant, and now says he had surgery with another doctor  within 6 months of that procedure. On top of that suggesting doctors have told him that if there is no growth at 4 months the procedure is a failure and that this one is working on a refund.

Seems like a bunch of nonsense tbh.

the first procedure produced little growth on the right side. The surgeons I spoke with who are recommended on here wanted me to do a revision with them at 3 months.  Each surgeon referenced my left side and the hairs that grew on the right side when they made that assessment.  I had paid one of these surgeons for a procedure before cancelling it and going with Dr. Canales who is a dermatologist. I’m not going to criticize Dr. Canales for doing the surgery so quickly because every other surgeon wanted to do it sooner, and Dr Canales is a dermatologist. I see my dr today about the infection, but I wanted to know from patients if they had a Successful  transplant after no growth occurred at 4 months. 

I am not sure why they would need to be dimmed.  The picture on top is more recent than the picture at the bottom.  I have less hair now than both of these pictures. These photos came from the clinic.  The right side of my head where the balding is infected.  It has major swelling.

19 minutes ago, spex said:

Hey, 

 

I vent heard of your clinic /dr however 4 months is EARLY days still. Do not worry. 

 

See this popular topic i made here on GROWTH TIMES and PATIENCE to help calm your anxiety hopefully.

 

 

Grow well! 

 

Regards

SPEX

 

I appreciate  the response, but I dont think four months is early.  Initial growth and final results are different. After my first procedure, I had full growth at four months. The hairs just grew longer in later months. Several HT surgeons told me that if there was no growth at four months, there wouldn’t be any growth.  If you know of anyone who has had a different experience,  I would like to hear from them. Thank you 

2500 grafts. Fut. Major shock loss. No growth. Lost a lot of hair Hair from previous transplant.   Procedure done by Miguel Canales at Silicon Valley hair institute. Any suggestions? Dr is working on refund agreement. Thanks

It’s barely 4 months, and you already have quite a bit of growth, check out my timeline video with Dr. Diep at 4 months it looked just like yours. 4 months is just the tip of the iceberg.

 

That picture was taken days after surgery. There is almost no hair on my recipient area right now. Look at my blog. My forehead is bright red with almost no hair. Do You see that scab on my forehead? There was almost no grafts underneath that scab when it fell off. The bleeding happened the day of the surgery. I’ll post the picture from the surgery so you can see where the heavy bleeding came from. It seems like you work sent here by someone since you did not mention the giant scab on my forehead.

Well a successful surgery is determined by how many grafts grow. If 80% of the grafts you paid for don't grow within 6 months, sue. A contract becomes invalid once a surgeon allows his technicians to perform the surgery unsupervised. Negligence also invalidates a contract, and poor growth is a sign of negligence. Please contact me if you feel that you were a victim of an improperly conducted surgery. Here is my email jarodriguez@mail.com.

I didn't see Dr. DIep in my surgery.

I saw two technicians.

Dr. Diep said he put me to sleep, but I did not give him permission too.

I remember eating Subway that day too and watching Captain America Civil War..

Dr. Diep said I was a sleep most of the time, and.every time I woke, he was not there.

My procedure came out bad by the way. My forehead is horribly disfigured and I acquired a serious infection during the surgery.

Here is the thing. Dr. Diep gave me a pill after the surgery. He said it was for the infection. I am not sure what it was since I took antibiotics at home, but the day seems very hazy after that. Keep in mind in the photographs he gave me, I am awake and smiling, and I do not remember taking those pictures. It is bizarre. I wonder if I was given amnesia pills. I had excessive bleeding on my forehead hours after surgery. Either way, I paid Dr. Diep to do the procedure, and I didn't see him.

Can someone please elaborate? Another patient told me that Dr. Diep left him during surgery and that the techs performed almost all of the procedure. He also said his hairline came out bad. I still have his phone number so I will call him soon. Any idea what happened and if this is normal? Being put to sleep is a terrible idea, because you have know idea what is going on. Please be weary of this. Were any other patients put to sleep?

A lot of problems occur when a surgeon allows inexperienced technicians to perform surgery without the proper supervision.