Regular Member chocolatelover Posted December 11, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2013 I was just wondering about technicians and their role in the hair transplant surgery, what kind of qualifications and experience are they expected to have? How long should they have been performing surgery for? They are involved in dissecting of grafts and implanting of grafts into the recipient areas, the surgeon/doctor is not always present to direct/supervise the surgery and going-on's in between, its quite scary and unsettling in a way,the final result is dependent on the work of the technicians just as much as the surgeons,maybe even more contribution from technicians. What kind of questions should one ask a technician when going for a consultation at a hair clinic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted December 12, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted December 12, 2013 Chocolate, Technicians play a huge part in the hair transplantation process. Hair restoration surgery is a team-based, cumulative procedure, and a satisfactory outcome depends on the efforts of both the surgeon and the technicians. In most cases, technicians have years of experience and worked in the hair transplant field for quite some time. What's more, most surgeons spend a good amount of time continually training and reviewing their technician's work. While surgeons supervise and oversee a lot of the technician work during the procedure, complete direction really isn't necessary. Like I said before, the technicians are highly trained and very skilled at microscopic dissection (as I assume you are talking about strip surgery). During your consultation, I highly recommend discussing the technicians with your surgeon. Ask how long they've worked together; how the surgeon ensures they are performing optimally; and how much the surgeon supervises or feels the need to supervise. Hope this helps! "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chocolatelover Posted December 12, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thank you so much for the concise and informative response! I will bear all this in mind when going for future consultations at hair clinics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member diamondlight Posted December 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted December 31, 2013 If everyone has to start somewhere, how would you feel about the tech planting your grafts, it being their first time doing so? My log: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/170133-dr-true-2k-graft-29yr-old-male.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hsrp10 Posted December 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted December 31, 2013 definitely no way for me, and would hope the clinic would mention it. the very best docs out there place the grafts themselves while being assisted in some way by the techs go dense or go home Unbiased advice and opinions based on 25 plus years of researching and actual experience with hair loss, hair restoration via both FUT & FUE, SMP, scalp issues including scalp eczema & seborrheic dermatitis and many others HSRP10's favorite FUT surgeons: *Dr. Konior, *Dr Hasson, Dr. Rahal HSRP10's favorite FUE surgeons: *Dr. Konior, *Dr. Bisanga, Dr. Erdogan, Dr. Couto (*indicates actual experience with doctor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rev333 Posted December 31, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted December 31, 2013 my friend had a transplant at a clinic that had a new tech helping an experienced tech doing all the placements of the grafts. he could tell because of "corrective talk" between the two such as, "Remember no two's in the front, etc." funny thing is the side that the new tech did grew in denser than the side the experienced tech did which had bald spots! so you never can tell. you just have to go with the clinic that you feel most comfortable with and who has proven results over a period of years. the surgeon only came in to check the work at the end and administer numbing meds sometimes they have tech turnover so you get stuck with a newbie i think this is how most clinics work. though, I think Dr. Konior and Dr. True do the implanting themselves (but don't hold me to that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MAGNUMpi Posted January 1, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted January 1, 2014 he could tell because of "corrective talk" between the two such as, "Remember no two's in the front, etc." Thats kind of my nightmare, but funny they did a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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