Regular Member kriss Posted January 29, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 29, 2008 This sites has recommended both Griffin and Cooley. I have found alot more posts about Cooley. I have consulted with Griffin and liked him. But he is kinda expensive, $7 a graft or so. Wondering if I should consider Cooley. I can drive to both. Don't care to fly, but if a great DR is within driving distance, then that makes sense to consider. Thoughts on deciding between Cooley or Griffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kriss Posted January 29, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 29, 2008 This sites has recommended both Griffin and Cooley. I have found alot more posts about Cooley. I have consulted with Griffin and liked him. But he is kinda expensive, $7 a graft or so. Wondering if I should consider Cooley. I can drive to both. Don't care to fly, but if a great DR is within driving distance, then that makes sense to consider. Thoughts on deciding between Cooley or Griffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JW Posted January 30, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 30, 2008 I had my procedure with Dr. Cooley and I wholeheartedly recommend him. I have no regrets whatsoever. Best decision I have made in my life. You should at the very least have a consultation with him. You have nothing to lose by having a consultation with Dr. Cooley. Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions about Dr. Cooley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dewayne Posted January 31, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 Same with me. Griffin is 45 minutes away and Cooley is only a 300 mile drive / fly, but I want the best value. Griffin's sessions start at $5600 from small (800 - 1000) and Cooleys start at $5,000 for 1000. That's not a lot, but for 2,000 graphs there seems to be a $1,000 difference. Is Griffin worth and extra $500? Maybe not, if both are the same. If they are equal in work, I guess it's worth $500 to stay close to home ($1,000 - $500 travel is where I get the $500 diff.) Maybe I'm worrying too much about the $$, but the wife is wanting a $3k boob job out of agreeing to this, so I'm having to deal with that. 100? 'mini' grapfts by Latham's Hair Clinic - 1991 (Removed 50 plugs by Cooley 3/08.) 2750 FU 3/20/08 by Dr. Cooley My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Current regimen: 1.66 mg Proscar M-W-F Rogaine 5% Foam - every now and then AndroGel - once daily Lipitor - 5 mg every other day Weightlifting - 2x per week Jogging - 3x per week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tranplant_dude Posted January 31, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 I personally prefer having the doctor close by. I have had my troubles in the past when I had my first HT done in Florida. If its just 500$ difference , IMO, its better to have it done with Griffin. You will endup paying the same with a doctor 300mile away because of the flight/hotel expenses My Hair Loss WebLog - Hair Transplant with Dr. Griffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dewayne Posted January 31, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 Transplant Dude, Will you read my post titled 'Confused' and give me your opinion? The lady said they rarely have anyone needing more than 1500 graphs. I would like to hear your perspective since Dr. Griffin did yours. Thanks. 100? 'mini' grapfts by Latham's Hair Clinic - 1991 (Removed 50 plugs by Cooley 3/08.) 2750 FU 3/20/08 by Dr. Cooley My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Current regimen: 1.66 mg Proscar M-W-F Rogaine 5% Foam - every now and then AndroGel - once daily Lipitor - 5 mg every other day Weightlifting - 2x per week Jogging - 3x per week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Middleson Posted January 31, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 I can speak directly of experience with Dr. Cooley (and his staff). I had quite a few hairs relocated to my crown and a bit to fill in my hairline by Dr. Cooley a little over a year ago (i think it was around 3 thousand?). The surgical experience itself was far beyond my expectation at the time, and my level of personal satisfaction with the results at the one year point is nothing less than outstanding! I am very, very happy that I found this website and selected Dr. Cooley. Let me know if you want to know more. _________________ 2967 Total Grafts w/ Dr. Cooley on 1/3/07 [1st HT] Hair Count = 5,427 My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dewayne Posted January 31, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 Middleson, Do you have any recent pics? I looked at your blog and everything post op looked good. I'm researching Cooley and a couple others. How much was the 3000 graphs? Thanks. 100? 'mini' grapfts by Latham's Hair Clinic - 1991 (Removed 50 plugs by Cooley 3/08.) 2750 FU 3/20/08 by Dr. Cooley My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley Current regimen: 1.66 mg Proscar M-W-F Rogaine 5% Foam - every now and then AndroGel - once daily Lipitor - 5 mg every other day Weightlifting - 2x per week Jogging - 3x per week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Middleson Posted January 31, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 Dewayne, I don't have recent closeup pics of my crown, but I think I can find someone to help me take some this weekend. It hasn't been a high priority for me but I know it's about time for me to take some photos and update that blog! I've only recently returned from spending a few weeks in a distant time zone so I'm still jet lagged but I'll do my best to update the blog sooner than later. As for the cost for roughly 3k grafts, it was a bit less than whatever the cost-per-graft was for 2 reasons that I recall: 1. I paid in cash which qualified me for a discount (i think it was 10%?). 2. There were more grafts removed and transplanted than was estimated. Best of luck to you Dewayne. If you do elect to go through with a HT, you won't regret doing all this research. _________________ 2967 Total Grafts w/ Dr. Cooley on 1/3/07 [1st HT] Hair Count = 5,427 My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NervousNelly Posted January 31, 2008 Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 Dr. Cooley is world class and does some awesome work. You can't go wrong with him. Middleson--good to see you. Get off your duff and post some new pics. NN Dr.Cole,1989. ??graftcount Dr. Ron Shapiro. Aug., 2007 Total graft count 2862 Total hairs 5495 1hairs--916 2hairs--1349 3hairs--507 4hairs--90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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