Recommendations of best surgeons for FUE procedure in the US

[Atommic]

Hi, i am interested in knowing people's opinion on the best surgeons i should direct myself for a hair transplant in the US. I currently live in Chicago and I am mostly interested in getting a 3500ish graft FUE procedure. Apologies if the topic has already been discussed elsewhere and thanks in advance.

[Melvin- Admin]

You have some of the best surgeons in the world in your own backyard. Take a look at our recommendations.

https://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/Consult-a-Physician/surgeon-list/IL/Illinois

[Atommic]

Thank you, Melvin!! Very helpful. Anyone in the forum who had personal experiences with either Dr.Konior or Dr. Panine and that can talk about that?

[Britanium]

Just now, Atommic said:

Thank you, Melvin!! Very helpful. Anyone in the forum who had personal experiences with either Dr.Konior or Dr. Panine and that can talk about that?

@Dr. Suhail Khokharis a good contact point for Dr Panine. 

[Atommic]

Anybody else that can give me an opinion on Dr. Panine?

[Mirai]

@Atommic

I had a hair transplant done with Dr. Panine back in 2015. He was logistically the easiest option for me based on the recommended doctors here, so I chose him. Also because his results were pretty good. Unfortunately, my result didn't end up to my expectations. I had almost 4000 FUT grafts done in what was supposed to be the frontal 1/3 but the end result looks like it was like 1500 grafts around the hairline. I went back to get an assessment of the results and was told it was because I had too many single grafts and that I should have gotten and FUE instead. I wish I was told this before the surgery so I would not have gotten an FUT and be left with a scar I can still feel on my scalp today. I was told I would get a good deal on the next surgery by him but I was hoping something could have been done with the result I had gotten. I was a low confidence naive kid back then so I didn't fight it and just accepted it. He usually posts his patient's results on here but didn't for me. Objectively speaking, I would still say my case was an aberration to his otherwise good body of work.  

[A Fue Good Men]

4 hours ago, Mirai said:

@Atommic

I had a hair transplant done with Dr. Panine back in 2015. He was logistically the easiest option for me based on the recommended doctors here, so I chose him. Also because his results were pretty good. Unfortunately, my result didn't end up to my expectations. I had almost 4000 FUT grafts done in what was supposed to be the frontal 1/3 but the end result looks like it was like 1500 grafts around the hairline. I went back to get an assessment of the results and was told it was because I had too many single grafts and that I should have gotten and FUE instead. I wish I was told this before the surgery so I would not have gotten an FUT and be left with a scar I can still feel on my scalp today. I was told I would get a good deal on the next surgery by him but I was hoping something could have been done with the result I had gotten. I was a low confidence naive kid back then so I didn't fight it and just accepted it. He usually posts his patient's results on here but didn't for me. Objectively speaking, I would still say my case was an aberration to his otherwise good body of work.  

That’s a very odd assessment. They should have analyzed your donor first before they offered the fut. 

[Mirai]

8 hours ago, 5BetaReductase said:

That’s a very odd assessment. They should have analyzed your donor first before they offered the fut. 

Yeah. They took a close-up picture of my donor area when I visited them to assess my final result. That's when I was told I was not a good candidate for FUT and should get FUE next. 

[aaron1234]

Dr. K is the best in the biz, and I can't recommend him enough.  But also consider his protege, Dr. Nadimi, who also does meticulous work.