Hundley Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Hi, This is my first post to this site. My situation: I have made a non-refundable deposit of $1,500 to book my surgery date, a month from now. As I review this site, concerns have arisen for me. I have chosen a surgeon, Dr. Rahal, who is more than twice as expensive as any other surgeon in Toronto I have consulted with. I did this as Dr. Rahal specialises in hair transplants, is well reviewed (in my elementary research), I have a suspicion that you get what you pay for, and I was impressed by the sales representative. I was ready to invest this much as it is very important to me that my hair transplant be undetectable and good. Upon reading threads related to "Rahal" here I have discovered, 1) that Dr. Rahal's patients haven't been posting as frequently as they used to, 2) some have had major complaints with Dr. Rahal, 3) my expectations of an undetectable hair plant may be too high, and 4) it may be that Dr. Rahal is in the business of restoring hairlines to full youthful vigour, which would be unnatural in my case (I am 50). Is Dr. Rahal old fashioned and obsolete (out of date with modern techniques and contemporary expectations)? One thread suggested excellent results can only be expected 1/10 times, and 2/10 times were failures. The remaining 7 out of 10 were, on average, middling (which is the same as a failure for me, for fear of being detectable). Two other quotes for me (from SpaMedica and Dr. Asaria's Face clinic) came in at $9,000, vs. $22,000 for Dr. Rahal. Does this make sense? Even with the loss of the deposit, I would cut my costs dramatically by going elsewhere, and I am far from rich. Also, is 3,000 grafts too much for a single sitting (this was in my quote)? Your responses would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted July 16, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 16, 2021 Dr. Rahal has some excellent recently check out @andrew11 and @TorontoMan i have never heard of the other doctors, but you’re in good hands with Rahal. 1 1 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted July 16, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) Dr Rahal has been consistent over the last couple of decades. Every single clinic/Dr worldwide has the not so great/poor results from time to time. 3000 grafts in one sitting from a elite Dr is no problem ! Your in much safer hands with Dr Rahal than the other unproven names you have mentioned. Edited July 16, 2021 by JohnAC71 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member andrew11 Posted July 16, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hundley said: Hi, This is my first post to this site. My situation: I have made a non-refundable deposit of $1,500 to book my surgery date, a month from now. As I review this site, concerns have arisen for me. I have chosen a surgeon, Dr. Rahal, who is more than twice as expensive as any other surgeon in Toronto I have consulted with. I did this as Dr. Rahal specialises in hair transplants, is well reviewed (in my elementary research), I have a suspicion that you get what you pay for, and I was impressed by the sales representative. I was ready to invest this much as it is very important to me that my hair transplant be undetectable and good. Upon reading threads related to "Rahal" here I have discovered, 1) that Dr. Rahal's patients haven't been posting as frequently as they used to, 2) some have had major complaints with Dr. Rahal, 3) my expectations of an undetectable hair plant may be too high, and 4) it may be that Dr. Rahal is in the business of restoring hairlines to full youthful vigour, which would be unnatural in my case (I am 50). Is Dr. Rahal old fashioned and obsolete (out of date with modern techniques and contemporary expectations)? One thread suggested excellent results can only be expected 1/10 times, and 2/10 times were failures. The remaining 7 out of 10 were, on average, middling (which is the same as a failure for me, for fear of being detectable). Two other quotes for me (from SpaMedica and Dr. Asaria's Face clinic) came in at $9,000, vs. $22,000 for Dr. Rahal. Does this make sense? Even with the loss of the deposit, I would cut my costs dramatically by going elsewhere, and I am far from rich. Also, is 3,000 grafts too much for a single sitting (this was in my quote)? Your responses would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance. I am not sure where you got that statistic of 1/10 or 2/10 ? as for 3000 grafts , i had 3003 grafts in one sitting and it went great ! The success of hair transplants aren’t dependent by age , yet better defined by the quality of your donor area. Going to an elite doctor like Dr.Rahal is an excellent choice and i would personally recommend it. I myself have very fine hair and got an extraordinary result and am throughly pleased that i made that decision. The patients that i have seen come from Dr.Rahals clinic have had amazing results Edited July 16, 2021 by andrew11 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Brandonatill Posted July 16, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted July 16, 2021 Im a patient of Dr Rahal and i have to say its the best choice i ever made check out my results! im sure he will give you a natural hairline for your age to! you are in good hands going to Dr Rahal. If you have any questions regarding my hair transplant message me. Im more than willing to share my experience! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted July 16, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted July 16, 2021 Great to see the Dr Rahal support here. So many really good results for the last decade or so that I have seen ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Montreal Posted July 17, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted July 17, 2021 If I decide to go for a HT Rahal is only 2 hours from me but I find that there is not to many results of him lately my second option is Hansson& wong wich is like the best in the world... it's going to be tough to choose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member rob7331 Posted July 18, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted July 18, 2021 Unless things have changed in the last year, there are basically zero good doctors in Toronto except Dr. Rahal. You are in excellent hands. Follow my second hair transplant journey below Caucasian - 4613 Grafts - Eugenix, Dr. Arika Bansal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinzler Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 @Hundley How did it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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