Need info fast!!

[stosh]

I had transplant surgery years ago and now I'm considering it again with neograft. Has anyone had HT from Dr Glat's office in PA? Apparently, the technician and practice director Stephen Archibald is the one who will do the procedure and he tells me that generally technicians are the ones that are doing the HT not the actual physician. Does anyone know if this is true? Is this a red flag?

 

I need some info as soon as possible if anyone knows anything about this guy Archibald and Dr Glat. Seems strange that you pay for a physician to do the procedure and a technician is actually doing it.

 

 

Thanks

 

Stosh

[Jotronic]

Red Flag. Big one. About the size of Texas. Don't ever rush into a hair transplant unless you know everything there is to know and don't have to sign on to a forum to ask if there are any red flags. If you are being pushing into having a procedure then just take a breath, pull the plug, and take your time to learn more - a LOT more - about NeoGraft and what it means for you as a patient. Then learn about techniques performed by doctors, DOCTORS, that perform state of the art hair restoration and have dozens of high resolution HD video and photos to show off their work.

 

Good luck.

[stosh]

Jotronic

 

Thanks for the response. Have you had HT before? Did the physician who stood by the procedure actually do it?

 

Stosh

[Jotronic]

Yeah, I've had a few. My doc was around during the procedure. It was a mix of him and the technicians.

 

Here are some before pics taken ten years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is what my hair looked like late last year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is my hair several years ago after my 3rd procedure...

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to learn more about my experience you can visit my blog. Hair Transplant Blogs - HairTransplantMentor.com. I was the first person in the world to document my procedures in as much detail as I did. I showed the procedure, I showed the graft placement and the recovery over the subsequent months that I was recovering. Read - Learn - Apply. More than anything, DO NOT GET A HAIR TRANSPLANT ANYTIME SOON. You have a lot to learn.

[Jazzy]

Wow jotronic some amazing result. How many ht's have you had?

[Jotronic]

Thanks, Jazzy. In my before pics I had already gone through two horrible procedures. In the afters the results are a mix of three surgery results and four surgery results. You can see the whole enchilada on my website, Hair Transplant Photos | Hair Transplant Blog - HairTransplantMentor.com.

[stosh]

Wow Jotronic. Your HT look really great and thanks for being so open about everything. I can only hope to get similar results. You said that the techs and the Dr Wong did your HT. Did the techs actually do any of the transplantation or donor site removal or just the work of prepping the donor hairs? This character Stephen Archibald is telling me that generally technicians do all of the work and the physician just oversees everything. I have a real problem with that since I'm paying the fees to have a doctor do the procedure not just watch. Do you have any recommendations for hair transplant surgeons around Philadelphia?

[NEWHAIRPLEASE]

Jotronic

Have you ever had a hair transplant. Man that's good stuff!! Hey Jo, I just realized you look like Bob the trainer on The Biggest Loser. You are better looking of course!!! Lol

[hiflyer]

One serious result Jo. looking awesome man. Great stuff.

[aaron1234]

Jotronic

Have you ever had a hair transplant. Man that's good stuff!!

 

Haha, yeah I got a kick out of that one too.

[aaron1234]

Stosh,

 

I'll be blunt. If you have scheduled a procedure then cancel it ASAP. Then spend a few months/years on the forum and get to know your stuff. Only go to one of the best - don't gamble with this procedure.

[Jazzy]

Yeah Stosh

you have to do home work mate.

[stosh]

Appreciate all the comments but no one is really giving me any real answers. I've researched this for years, over ten to be exact. I've gone from site to site and one contradicts another. I know about all the different procedures from the strip to the neograft to the FUE to the new supposed robot technique. Even cloning has been mentioned. All the physicians say they only have all great outcomes and have pictures to support what they say which is a bunch of bullshit or else no one would be bald. Now I hear that there is a group of technicians that go around the country and actually do the HT procedures for physicians and patients may never even see the doctor. What's even more disturbing is that some offices will never tell the patient's that a technician has just done their procedure. If a physician is promoting HT with their practice then that physician should be doing the procedure not a technician. Furthermore, these technicians aren't even real medically trained people most of the time. Prepping the donor hairs is one thing but doing the procedure should only be done by a physician. This last guy that I spoke with was once an EMT and that is his only medical experience which is next to none. Driving an ambulance around taking basic vitals is not medical experience. I'm even amazed that the physician allows him to do the procedures. I've been a therapist for 20+ yrs and also a nurse and I still wouldn't be arrogant enough to perform any type of surgery.

 

Jazzy I assume you have had HT before and you have good results and aaron123 I'm assuming you have a PERFECT head of hair after almost 5500 grafts but this mostly seems to be an industry of scam artists. So to cut through all the bullshit, if someone wants to recommend a real physician in the PA, NY or NJ area who has had good results then please provide the names. Again, I've done my HOMEWORK mates. I'm just trying to get some straight answers from people who I think have gone through or are currently going through the same thing I am.

[RodG]

Hi Stosh,

 

If you've done your homework then why are you eliciting responses from forum members? Its not up to us to recommend a HT surgeon to you, its for you to do the research and chose who you wish to go with.

 

This forum has recommended surgeons if you wish to take a look around. I agree that there are a few charlatans performing HT surgeries, but the surgeons on this site have been pre-screened by the forum admin and perform ultra refined procedures.

 

Regards

 

Rod

[stosh]

Rod,

 

I've done Muay Thai and Karate for years and if I moved to a new state and met people who have trained in the same thing I would ask them if they recommended a dojo. Doesn't mean that I would actually go and sign up at the recommended places. I would go and check them out myself and make a decision. But you can't tell me that you wouldn't ask other people what their recommendation is. This is no different. Also, there are other sites just like this one claiming their sites have vetted all their surgeons.

[England]

Hi stosh,

 

To answer your question more directly, I don't know about the areas you mention specifically because I'm based in Europe, I hope you are open to travelling a little bit to get in touch with the very best. You should check out Hasson & Wong (Jotronic), Dr Rahal, Shapiro Medical Group, Dr Feller/Lindsey (Spex) - these are the best surgeons that side of the pond, in my opinion.

 

Regarding technicians, I would hazard a guess that all of the recommended physicians on this site perform their own procedures, to a lesser or greater extent. Technicians do play an important role in every single surgery though, it's always a team effort and that has a lot of positive implications. If the surgeon had to do every extraction, every graft placement, they would suffer from fatigue and their work would suffer. I believe all of the surgeons I listed due to legal reasons (geographically) only allow the technicians to prepare the grafts and perhaps place them in pre-made pre-angled incisions. In Europe, I believe, this is different and the technicians are allowed to carry out extractions too in FUE - which again is often a good thing. They have just as much specialised experience as the surgeon (this is what they do every day for years and years) and can be rotated to make sure they stay fresh. When you assess the results of a clinic such as those recommended on here, you are also analysing the quality of their technicians.

 

There are hundreds of individual posters describing their surgery experiences with all of the above named doctors and they always know directly who their surgeon is and deal with them directly, so you should be able to get a good unbiased idea. If you notice all of the clinics I named are named after their surgeons - Dr Hasson & Wong, Dr Rahal, Dr Ron Shapiro etc. When you go with one of these guys you are really going with the best in the US/Canada and you can be sure that they will perform your surgery.

 

Hope this helps and good luck with your surgery - I strongly urge you to cancel any Neograft procedure you may have booked.

 

Cheers

[Stuart01]

Stoch,

Being in a big city like Chicago there has been a lot of hype with theNeograft machine. I can tell you firsthand I have not seen any good results with the neograft as of today. That is not to say that there are not any out there, I just have not seen them. All I can tell you is to make sure you do your homework. If the Neograft was as good as they claim my only question is why are not any of the top surgeons in the country using the Neograft.

 

Joe by the way I must give credit when credit is do and that is one nice transplant that you have had.

[Jotronic]

Wow Jotronic. Your HT look really great and thanks for being so open about everything. I can only hope to get similar results. You said that the techs and the Dr Wong did your HT. Did the techs actually do any of the transplantation or donor site removal or just the work of prepping the donor hairs? This character Stephen Archibald is telling me that generally technicians do all of the work and the physician just oversees everything. I have a real problem with that since I'm paying the fees to have a doctor do the procedure not just watch. Do you have any recommendations for hair transplant surgeons around Philadelphia?

 

Stosh,

 

The technicians simply dissect the grafts out of the donor tissue and insert the grafts into the incisions made by the doctor. The doctor removes the donor strip and takes quite a long time to do so to make sure the closure is as clean and perfect as possible. He then makes the incisions with a custom cut blade (search for "lateral slit technique") and the incisions dictate how the grafts are inserted, both direction and angle.

 

I am not aware of any Philly based doctors but look all around for the right doc for you. Don't keep it local. Dentists can be kept local. Hair docs can't:) Good luck.