AdvancedHairNightmare

Well, looks like they are sending some random suit from the office at me now who was never there nor involved saying this is all lies. More than happy to hold this one down If anyone has suggestions for lawyers for a California case!

Yeah, huge improvement, just not for me what I'd consider some flawless-looking jobs based on some photos I've seen. Like the other gentleman said though, you're your own worst critic. I tried PRP prior to getting anything done and didn't see any improvement. Should I have reason to believe it might by different this time around since it's hair from a different area?

Cool, yeah that was my general take as well. I should have mentioned that no significant other has said anything, of which there have been 2, so that should prob be the biggest indicator. I got it re-done 2 years ago

Those photos are 11 months I believe. I saw no improvement after around 7 or 8

He definitely took off right after doing the incisions. Pretty sure I didn’t see him afterwards as well (was sedated and it’s been a minute). But yeah this guy was the definition of clocked out

Well it certainly looks leagues better. I’m pretty sure with the repair he did 1800 grafts although I can’t seem to find our contract via email and the paper contract is probably in storage. I still can’t say I’m totally satisfied considering the relative level of hair loss versus how much I’ve paid in total. I’m including pictures and will explain my qualms and would love some feedback in the process as well because maybe I have unrealistic expectations. Had this been the result first time around, I think I would have been happy with it, but basically, where the hairline is set at is great but I feel like I can personally pretty readily tell I had a transplant. For starters the way the hairs protrude from my head makes this apparent. The roots are thick and brown and their placement is fairly uniform, and if you look at my temples the visible roots are much softer and have kind of a blondness to them that looks more natural. Secondly, with the uniformity, I feel like I can see a few inches back so that the curvature of my forehead is visible “through the trees” so to speak. Similar to a grove that has been spaced out manually, I can see farther into the thicket. If my hair is wet I feel like it’s even more apparent. I still feel a little self conscious about wearing my hair “up” as a result, so I tend to do it mostly at night. For what it’s worth though, nobody has ever said anything to me, including my barber, although if I volunteered the info I am sure they might feel comfortable discussing truthfully considering I’m allowing that professional courtesy. If there are rumors (and after all i’ve been through, honestly i care MUCH less) they’ve never made it to my ears. Am I wrong to think that if done a certain way or with a greater graft number, my hairline would be truly indistinguishable from a natural one? It seems 3 procedures is the magic number for the guys that are on youtube or wherever acting as best case proof of concepts for a new hairline. Thanks in advance and for all the support regardless, this is motivating me to take action beyond just sharing my story

I was at the time. One of doctors I consulted with afterwards suggested the team who harvested and inserted the grafts was quite possibly unlicensed (the difference between a medical assistant and a licensed technician, I believe). The guy who did my actual repair transplant didn't want me to cause waves bc I think he didn't want to be embroiled in anything, but in all the cases it was immediately obvious this was not a desirable outcome in the slightest vs the kind of like faux perplexed response I got at Advanced Hair when I returned for my 9 month consultation where they were talking slowly and carefully but still suggesting that it's not bad. That really just added insult to injury.

That is correct. Why they did not distribute it around my head, I have no idea.

This was the single worst decision I have ever made, both financially and in terms of attempting to improve myself. It has taken a long time to write this review - I got my procedure done here in March 2019 - but it has been a constant source of frustration & aggravation that stays with me to this day, and I feel dutiful in my need to warn ppl. My hair loss was not all that bad when I went in, especially in hindsight. It was mostly receding at the temples, but I wanted to be proactive so it wasn't obvious I had a procedure in photos later in my life. I went into it thinking I would be able to keep this a secret. I also had very long hair at the time that I was precious about, & did not want to shave it all off. I searched around quite a bit but was ultimately lured here due to about a 10% better price than the competition + the no-shave FUE option. God, what a mistake, but a couple thousand dollars is still a lot of money to me, & the reviews of the doctor I had intended on seeing looked good, so I thought why not save a little? The before & after photos on the website were very convincing too, even for a smaller number of grafts. I ended up going with a 1200 graft no shave FUE at their suggestion. A day prior to my procedure I was looking over the contract / literature etc & I noticed that my doctor was one I was unfamiliar with. I called them up & Carl who consulted with me proceeded to try and assuage my fears by telling me the guy was one of the best in the business etc. I asked where his profile was on the site if he was so highly regarded & he said give me a bit of time & I'll send you a link. A few hours later I got a link for another doctor's profile, Jon Gaffney, who wasn't linked from their front page. My research showed me he was very seasoned, 30+ years, but that was also a tell for me. Turned out he was in his mid 70s. I don't care how decorated a person is, at that age, you can not convice me you're at the physical & mental capacity of your younger or even middle age, let alone with hand dexterity. I shouldve listened to my gut at this point, but with the procedure being so close I decided to go with it. Dr Gaffney was nice enough, but he also had the demeanor of a man who had been going through the motions for many years. They numbed me up, he made a lot of incisions on my head, & that was that for him. The actual harvesting and insertion of grafts was done by a small team of employees. I was optimistic about everything til a couple months later when the grafts started to sprout. So if you have long male hair, you can't have bangs since it's too long, & the weight of it pulls the rest of your hair sideways or backwards so that your hairline is always exposed. So what happens when things start growing? Well, hair literally just starts sprouting on your forehead. Very unnatural to see occur & impossible to hide! At that point, I started shaving that area because what else was I supposed to do, until finally realizing I had no choice but to cut all my hair off in order to get some bangs to cover this area. I have included photos of what it looked like around this time. In cutting it short I also made another discovery. They had extracted the hair in small strips like an FUT, & I had three very visible scar-like areas when the reason for doing an FUE was in order to prevent that! So the no-shave aspect only served to delay the inevitable cutting of my hair, which was definitely not something they mentioned, & the FUE has made it impossible to wear it shaved in the back without it looking like the back of my head got swiped by a bear claw. And then the truly depressing part: the hair in front was so patchy & scattershot it just looked like a mess. There was no density, and a noticeable gap between where the hairs started growing & my real hairline was. In short, it looked terrible, & when I came in for the 9 month follow up, both the doctor and consultant were like "...so you're not satisfied?" Do you have eyes?!? It looked like someone glued pubes to my freakin forehead. At this point, they offered to do another procedure for the same amount to try and improve it. Yeah, thanks but no thanks guys. The mere fact that they would even attempt to pretend that it looked decent was insulting. Trust shattered, I spent the next couple of years always having bangs down and wearing hats to hide the mess they created. It took me years to save up to get someone to repair it, & the doctors I saw following up remarked that many grafts had been put in the wrong way & that it was possible they were using unlicensed medical assistants for the procedure. I have included many different photos to give you a sense. It has taken at least $20000 more dollars to make me look presentable again, and I still will never be able to wear my hair high and tight without the scars being visible. Do not fall for this trap, they are all about volume and making that sale. Spend a little bit more and get someone to do it right the first time. No amount of hospitality during the procedure can make up for terrible results.