I was curious to know how other people on this forum feel about where I am with my decision on which hair transplant surgeon to use. I’m currently between Dr. Rahal and Feller/Bloxham. Feller/Bloxham is in driving distance for me, where as I would have to fly and stay over several days in order to use Dr. Rahal. I’ve read so much on the forums about how there are around 6 HT surgeons in North America (Feller, Shapiro, Hasson, Wong, Konior, and Rahal) who are the “must use” surgeons in order to get the best possible result. I had originally decided that if I get a transplant, I would use one of these 6 surgeons. My surgery would be with Dr. Bloxham if I go to Feller/Bloxham. My question is, should I feel confident that I would be getting the same high quality procedure if Dr. Bloxham does my hair transplant? The work he posts looks really good. The problem is, that I can’t find much on the forums as far as his patients posting their results. He clearly has Dr. Feller’s confidence, but he is just no where near as research-able as the other surgeons who have been doing transplants for years and have been widely talked about on the forums.
I also believe that in so many fields, there is just no replacement for years of experience. So, are my concerns justified, or am I overthinking this? I’ve heard many say that distance shouldn’t be a factor when selecting a surgeon, but it really is for me because I simply cannot be away from home or work for more than 2 or 3 days. The are other issues too, like Rahal providing a 95% growth guarantee, where Feller/Bloxham do not.
I would appreciate hearing the opinions of other people who have had hair transplants and went through a similar research and decision process.