Dr. Med. Bambang Soegianto

[Calgacus]

Has anyone heard of or had any experience with Dr. Med. Bambang Soegianto at The Hair Trans Clinic?

 

The reason I ask is because he is based in Surabaya, Indonesia, and I also happen to live in Surabaya.

 

I was quoted a price of 20,000 Rupiah per graft (roughly $2USD).

 

I agreed to meet him tomorrow just for a consultation. I haven't committed to anything other than that.

 

I don't want convenience to blind my judgment, therefore 2nd, 3rd and 4th opinions are welcome and appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Calgacus.

[Questionmark]

Hi Calgacus,

 

I don`t know anything about him, and also a quick net search didn`t bring any useful results. What I`ve seen on his homepage does concern me a bit, because he praises himself with a certificate of the "Transhair Group" located in Germany. As I am german and also active on german forums, I can tell you that the Transhair group has a very bad reputation amongst the community, concerning both ethics and results.

 

So if no one on here comes forward with a substantiate recommendation, I personally would prefer a doctor in Thailand or India.

[Calgacus]

Thanks for the info QuestionMark.

 

I'll keep that in mind.

 

Do you know what issues people had in terms of ethics with the Transhair Group?

 

Could you specify what some of the main gripes were?

[Questionmark]

Hi,

 

I can only summarize what others had to report about Transhair. In general, they have high prices with a very low performance at the same time.

 

In particular,

 

- clients were reporting about f.e. 1000 grafts payed, only 700 received, and that with a strip (!) surgery. They even wrote to the patient that FUT would be the best method for 700 grafts (though he had a good donor).

 

- the post op care being very bad (no shampoo, no cream, no nothing), not even given instructions

 

- agreements about the recipient site not being abided by

 

- bad scars

 

- There was even an article in a big german newspaper about the clinic and unsatisfied patients that sued Transhair for bad results (to be fair, this concerns operations from the 90ies).

 

- just want to sell you their "product"

 

Even if they were only a education facilty for Dr. Soegianto, I would stick to the recommended docs here. The results on Dr. Soegiantos homepage are not overwhelming, btw. And those are his best (!) results. I only see two or three satisfying among them. On some you see the hair being styled quite deceptive.

 

But that is only my opinion. In the end it`s up to you to decide;-)

[Calgacus]

Well, I went for the free consultation. I found Dr. Bambang to be pleasant enough, sincere, and very informative about his technique and method.

 

I too didnt feel the photos of his patients results to be overwhelming and I said as much during the consultation. He responded by saying that those patients -being as mature as they were- specifically requested those kind of hairlines and density. Whether or not that is true, is, of course, entirely up for debate.

 

However, at one point during the consultation, when leaning in to have a look at my hair, he accidently knocked over his hand mirror, which, in turn, fell and shattered into pieces on the floor.

Could that be a bad omen?

I am not usually superstitious, but when it comes to our thinning locks, which one of us is willing to take any chances?

[championreb]

hi i am about to travel to surabaya for a transplant with dr med bang please tell me asap about if this is a bad idea

[Calgacus]

It all depends IMHO....

 

How many grafts are being transplanted?

 

What exactly are you looking to have done?

e.g. Crown work, temples,etc....

[championreb]

1500 graph for hairline as long as i get an average result of hairs growing ill be happy

[Calgacus]

It is hard to say without any pics. when are you getting it done?

 

I hope it all goes well for you and please keep us updated on your progress.

 

All the best.

[Calgacus]

Hi championreb,

 

Did you end up getting the HT with with Dr. Banbang Soegianto?

 

Do you have any feedback?

 

Cheers.