vlad

I have been to hair transplant doctors in Los Angeles and had some done three years ago. i was unhappy with the results. I heard Dr. Panagotacos had an excellent reputaion and flew up to see him two years ago. That was the best move of my life. He straightend me out as to what products work and which do not. He was very pro Propecia and sold it for less than he bought it from Merck. This to me is a man who cares about giving the patient all the information possible and trying to get them to see the scientific logic of his advice. I couldn't believe the comments I saw on your site. The first comment was form someone who saw the patients on TV. I saw that ad and the patients looked prety good to me. He even had some in progress, showing the stages of the growth. Your next was a female commenting on how knowledgeble he was and cleared up misconceptions she had from 10 other doctors. She thought his compounded formulations were "cool" apparently because they would have cost her 5 times as much to have them compounded by her pharmacist. Moreover they work. She was given a free book to read Hair Loss Answers" and it sounds as if she was too busy to read it. I could not get an appointment to see him in the morning becasue he has that time reserved for his tranplant patient, and oly does one a day. If he left the surgery room to see this woman for her consult and she could see he was doing surgery and trying to get back wouldn't a normal person listen attentively and take notes to read later so he could go bacd to the surgery. It sounds to emas if this woman thinks tne world revolves around her. She says she would never have a transplant done by him. She is probably doing him a favor. I found him to be a very empathetic docotor and one woman came in during one of my fllow up visits with tears in her eyes in front of the entire waiting room telling him how much she owed to ehim for resotring her appearance and self confidence. During my surgery the doctor would step out to check a follow up surgical patient and would return within a few minutes. It is standard paractice for assistants to do most of the placing of the grafts and if the few others who worote in find that they were seeing the assitants cleaning up and finishing off the tail end of a procedure let me assure you Dr.Panagotacos was there with me for the entire surgery all of which he did himself. The only rational voice in this whole blog is that of Robert who points out the doctors primary responsibility is to his patient on the table and he wanted to be in touch. if an assistant should need him. And lastly the guy who complained he paid $7 per graft should ask Dr Walter Unger or Dr Rassman what they charge. Rassman jsut sent out a notice that his fees if he does them are $10/graft. This same complainer states he can not find the scar, the work was great but the doctor raised his voice when he was tld apparently for the umpteeth time to wash the antibiotic oinment out with shampoo and if that didn't do it to use dial soap. In a busy pricatice without salesmen to hold your hand you will have to get the info from the doctor who many not have the patience to deal with neurotic patients. I have sent family and friends to him and all have been pleased. Last year a group of his patients gave him a surprise party jsut out of contiued gratitide.

I was interested in getting a transplant and thought a doctor who caters to celebrities should be better than the rest. At a party in LA a Dr Marina Oustinova told me that she had done the transplants on Mel Gibson and Frank Stallone,Sylvester's brother in The Ziering Clinic. I was surprised she told me who her patients were and I called the Clinic to ask it was true and they said they can't give out that information. Is it well know what celebrities have had transplants and who their doctors are? Does anyone know if Gibson or Stallone had tranplants? I was going to have her do mine but it sounds fishy. Do you think Dr Ziering did the tranplsants? I'm new to this, how do you find out who is good and who has done what? Vlad

I was interested in getting a transplant and thought a doctor who caters to celebrities should be better than the rest. At a party in LA a Dr Marina Oustinova told me that she had done the transplants on Mel Gibson and Frank Stallone,Sylvester's brother in The Ziering Clinic. I was surprised she told me who her patients were and I called the Clinic to ask it was true and they said they can't give out that information. Is it well know what celebrities have had transplants and who their doctors are? Does anyone know if Gibson or Stallone had tranplants? I was going to have her do mine but it sounds fishy. Do you think Dr Ziering did the tranplsants? I'm new to this, how do you find out who is good and who has done what? Vlad