Have you ever been trolled on the Internet? Had someone tell a pack of lies about you, anonymously?
I have, some years ago..
All one had to do, was to enter my name into Google, and up they ‘popped’
Stuff like, ‘Don’t deal with this guy, he’s a conman’, and other similar comments.
Comments designed to attack their victims reputation, and cause damage to their business’s.
Comments, that are almost impossible to deal with. Simply because the perpetrators are invariably anonymous, hiding behind their anonymity.
What makes it even more hurtful, is that throughout my career, I have written and published numerous articles warning unsuspecting clients, of the dangers of dealing with ‘rogue’ hair transplant clinics, and the physical, and psychological damage that many of these unregistered clinics can inflict on their unsuspecting patient’s.
Many, of which use non-medical trainees to perform surgical procedures on their unfortunate victims.
In fact, you only have to check-out the majority of my articles on LinkedIn, to understand how deeply I feel about misrepresentation and misinformation in my industry
The question is, how do you counter claims from invariably anonymous individuals, intent on causing you, and your business harm? It’s virtually impossible.
Trolls spread lies, deceit, and cause damage, and they enjoy every minute they can make someone else miserable.
To quote another internet writers definition of trolls:
‘They may be obnoxious teens, but, more often than not, they’re seemingly “normal” adults who use internet anonymity to shed their veneer of decency and show their ugly selves. Trolls are basically cyber bullies on steroids – cowards afraid to show their face but nastier and more dedicated than garden-variety bullies. They are often fairly tech savvy, willing to dig up a comment or information from your past to distort, thereby “justifying” their actions’.
So, why, you may ask, do I find myself highlighting my past problems with trolls, after many years of being ‘troll free’?
The answer is, that someone new has risen his ugly head, only this time he’s not entirely anonymous. In fact, this guy is one of the ‘so called’ 'senior member' on one of the more reputable hair sites.
Let’s take a closer look at what he’s saying, with reference to ‘yours truly’.
My own experience of him was that of a car `salesman` who told me i had the donor for 3k grafts via fue. He then showed me a video of himself having the fue procedure.
He suckered me in as I was young and naive. When I got to Greece the Dr took two strips either side of my head leaving me with massive scars and little growth.
Firstly, he’s saying he was advised to have F.U.E, (Follicular Unit Extraction), which is requires no strips, Is the most non-invasive procedure available, that leaves virtually no scars – only detectable on shaving the patient’s donor area to skin.
Then he says that when he got to Greece, he had two strips taken?
Well he may claim to have been young and naive, but he surely will have had enough intelligence to recognize the difference between F.U.E., and Strip surgery?
Every move our surgeon makes, is clearly explained to our patient's prior to it happening.
If he booked for F.U.E. then F.U.E., is what he will have had.
To perform F.U.T., on a patient who booked for F.U.E. would be criminal, and gross misrepresentation. So, why isn’t EJ making that claim? Because it simply didn’t happen, is the answer.
On my return I knocked on Malcolms door and he gave me some money back as basically I was not leaving, if you know what I mean.The man is an utter scumbag, and not to be trusted, he hides away in Greece now.
Now, presumably E.J’s comments, are to give the impression of what a cool guy he really is. He claims to have knocked on my door and demanded, and got some of his money back?
Not so cool, when you read that he booked F.U.E, and then sat back while our doctor performed F.U.T. (Strip surgery) on him?
And why would we give him some of his money back? it takes several months for him to realise the results of his procedure? So, what reason would we have to returned part of his money? It couldn’t have been because he was unhappy with is results:
Or is he saying he demanded money back in the UK, at a later date? I don’t think so. We ceased consulting out of the UK, after a couple of Months?
We decided it was more cost-effective to consult online with Skype, or use prospective patient’s photos to assess their needs. This way we could afford to reduce the costs to our patient’s. By cutting out the expense of my hiring consulting rooms in Harley Street, flights, hotels etc.
So, is EJ claiming he flew back to Greece to get his refund?
Again, why would we agree that, when he’s just had his procedure, and would have had no valid reason for a refund?
Now, let’s deal with the real reason that EJ would want to blacken my name, to a prospective client of ours?
Well, after slagging me off to Fahri, EJ suggested he consider Belgium? Why would he do that?
Could if be, that the doctor he recommended, Dr Bisanga, is based in Belgium?
So, I researched Dr. Bisanga in Google, and low and behold, Dr. Christian Bisanga Hair Transplant Surgeon in Brussels, Belgium The good doctor is in indeed, based in Brussels. Surprise, Surprise!!
Now were getting to the possible reasons for all this slander. Could it be our friend EJ, is using his position on the Hair Restoration Social Network site, as a tool to switch other peoples prospective clients to his doctor in Belgium? That, my good buddy EJ, is more than likely, getting a commission from Dr. Bisanga?
I’ll let others members of this, be the judge of that?
I would like to add a little advice to others on this site, commenting on their own results:
Many patient’s of hair restoration, fail to consider, that when they have their hair transplanted, they will invariably continue to lose their existing hair. That is, assuming they are not using one of the hair drugs, or low level laser therapy to maintain that existing growth, and they are still suffering mail pattern baldness.
So, when someone claims to have had little growth, it’s more than likely, their transplanted growth, will have replaced their original, ‘natural’ growth.
Finally, as I have been advised, the Hair Restoration Social Network site, is not to be used, as a platform for clinics, or those connected to clinics, as a tool to promote their businesses. I would respectfully ask this of their management.
Gentlemen, I am writing in response to claims against my reputation, I would respectfully ask, that I am able to publish a link to a recent article. An article designed to warn anyone considering hair restoration surgery, of the misrepresentation, and misinformation circulating on the internet
My regards, Malcolm.