7 months on from a terrible transplant - Dr Rajan Bhojwani, RefineSurgical, Nottingham UK

[Mike888888]

My story (long):

7 months ago I had a transplant with Dr Rajan Bhojwani at Refine Surgical in Nottinghamshire, UK.

I decided that I wanted to fill in my hairline, so I Googled "hair transplant near me" and this clinic popped up. They had 5 star reviews on Google and Trustpilot, they had a "Good" CQC rating, they had photos on their Facebook page of Dr Bhojwani standing with Dr Basinga, Dr Farjo and Dr. Shahmalak and others at the 2023 BAHRS conference.

I paid for a consultation with the doctor. He said all the right things - about how he would avoid the "pluggy" look, place singles in the hairline, angle the hairs to create a natural look, manage the donor area for future requirements etc.. All the things I expected to hear. He even showed me some poor results from Turkish clinics to warn me what a bad transplant could look like. He explained about the shedding phase, the hair life cycle, recommended finasteride and minoxidil. Basically, he said all the right things and seemed very genuine. Based on this original consultation, I booked in for the operation with no worries at all, thinking I had got a great doctor.

I paid a fixed price for the day i.e. unlimited grafts for £2,500. He told me that 500 grafts would be enough to cover the area, but ended up putting in c.678. I didn't know at the time how inadequate this would be.

The operation was a lot longer than I expected. I had a "funny turn" in the morning after laying face down for approximately 3 hours for the extractions (the doctor suspected a reaction to the anaesthetic), so I took over an hour for lunch to recover. The implantation stage took approx 7 hours, from around 1.30 to 8.30. The anaesthetic kept wearing off towards the end so it was quite painful at times. The extractions were done by Dr Bhojwani, as were the incisions. Implantation was by the doctor and a technician. After surgery, my wife picked me up and drove me home where I fell straight asleep.

 

The next morning when I woke up I felt physically fine, but when I looked in the mirror there was heavy scabbing over the grafts and a big gap to my existing hairline that had literally nothing in it. The hairline was not neat, nor defined (I wouldn't even call it a hairline), nor did the rest of the work look dense. I emailed the surgery with my concerns and they told me:

"some grafts would have been feathered in and many grafts aren't always visible as blood does not represent where all the surgery have taken place".

I took him at his word. I didn't know any different.

On day 10, after taking the scabs off, I could see a clearer picture. There were gaps. Lots of gaps. I made a post on Reddit (link removed) and it was brutal. I was hoping for reassurance but got quite the opposite. Every single comment was shocked with the work. One comment asked if I'd had it done in an alleyway. Another asked if I'd done it myself at home. My favourite (worst?) comment was "My brudda in christ please and name and shame the spawn of satan who did this to you". After the first 10 or so comments I couldn't bring myself to read or reply to any more, I just deleted the account. I was really down and just didn't want to hear it.

I emailed the doctor the next day with my concerns. He told me:

"Please don't worry in this early period - if there is a gap it will be covered as it grows as the hair is styled, and as with all our patients - we want you to have the best results, so if you need any adjustments in the future to fill in areas that are deficient we will do this for you without charge."

 

This improved my mood. I decided to bury my head in the sand and wait it out - maybe it would turn out ok? Maybe this doctor knew something that I (and the Reddit community) didn't? Perhaps it would look ok when it grew in? Either way, there was nothing I could do about it now, other than wait for it to grow and see what it looked like. I convinced myself that even if it was not very dense, or the hairline was lacking, then at least a free top would correct it.

I saw the doctor again at 5 months. I had a little bit of growth coming through, but not much. He again said that it would grow through and that 5 months was still very early.

He said that as I still had redness in the scalp, this indicated that more hair was still to grow through. Again, I took him at his word, buried my head in the sand again and convinced myself it would thicken up. And if not, a free top up would sort me out, right?

I am now at 7 months and the pictures speak for themselves. I cannot bury my head any longer. The density (or rather, lack of) is no longer my biggest concern. I am more concerned about the non-existent hairline, the excessive use of multi grafts, and the poor angulation, all of which have only become apparent to me as it has started growing.

This is not a good result. Far from it. This is an awful result. Everything is wrong.

• There were simply nowhere near enough grafts put in for the area covered, so the density is non existent
• There is still a gap all around the edge to my old hairline. It is basically 2 triangles of hair stuck on my forehead
• I cannot see a new hairline - there are hardly any grafts, and the grafts that are in the hairline that have now grown in are mostly thick hair and multi grafts. (No hair was taken from the sides of my head)
• The transplanted areas are still red - I think I may have permanent damage

It is, quite simply, a disaster. The only good thing I can take from this is that he only took ~650 grafts. Everything else is just terrible.

I have now started to reach out to repair clinics.

Unsurprisingly, they all unanimously agree that this work is terrible (one surgeon told me that in 14 years he thought he had seen it all, but this changed his mind). I have to wait a few more months until anyone will take me on as a patient, so at this time I am just booking in for consultations. I have done my research and am hoping to be taken on by one of the following doctors:

Dr Reddy / Dr Mittal / Dr Bisanga / Dr Moussa / Dr Bicer / Dr Turan / Dr Bek / Dr Aygin

I have written to Dr Bhojwani to request my money back for his original surgery. I am awaiting his reply which is due within the next five days.

I am also considering taking legal action, but I am not sure how successful that would be, or if it is even worth the effort. I guess technically I have hair where I didn't before, so one could argue it was successful. It is undoubtedly a poor job, but there is some hair there, so it could technically be classed as a success (if you ignore the fact it grows in the wrong direction, is full of multi grafts and is more scalp than hair!).

I am hoping that a reputable surgeon can just fill in the gaps, but I have been advised by some of the clinics that I have contacted that to repair this will require at least 2 surgery sessions; one to punch out the grafts he has placed, and a second to basically start again. If this is the case with all doctors, then I will be considering trying to reclaim this cost through Dr Bohjwani. I am unsure how realistic this would be.

I am scheduled to meet him again at month 10, but I don't see the point. I suspect he will argue that final results take 12 months. I have not had a reply to my complaint and refund request as yet, but I really don't see any way in which he could claim this to be a good result. Nobody that I have spoken to so far sees anything other than a mess. I am hoping he does the right thing and offers a full refund.

One thing is for certain - there is no way I will be letting him perform another surgery on me.

So, in conclusion, to those who have read this far, my advice to you:

There is no substitute for real verified reviews.

Do not rely on Google / Trustpilot / Facebook.

Ask to see examples of previous work.

Don't make the mistakes I have made, or you will end up worse off a year down the line.

I will update again when I have a repair surgeon booked.

[Berba11]

That’s legit some of the worst work I’ve seen in a long time. Pure cowboy stuff. 
 

The good news is that it’s an easy fix. There’s enough space between each implanted graft to punch them all out in one session I imagine without causes any scarring or trauma (if it were more densely packed it would take two or three sessions). 
 

Feriduni, Bisanga or Hattingen would nail this. 

[jjalay]

It seem that someone tried to learn on your head, this is really bad bad work. The good thing is that at least there were not many grafts wasted and this can get repaired.

[BaldReaper]

Holy mother of Jesus this Dr should never step in a surgery room ever again, good luck with your repair, a reputable Dr can easily fix it.

[baddecisions]

Horrible, that is incredible. How is the donor area?

Hopefully it is a relatively easy fix

[YodaHead]

Very sorry for what you have to go through, but good thing you only got 600 grafts from this moron of a surgeon.

How is the condition of your donor before and after HT? Hopefully, it is in good state for future repair work.

The “fixed price” or “unlimited grafts” for X amount of $$ is a red flag most of the time. 

[Tommy1991]

I would be swinging punches at that doctor if I ever came across him again. Absolutely disgusting work. 
 

Easy fix with a top doctor if you can afford it I suppose. Dr. Ball is good in the UK. one session should be enough to remove them! 

[Berba11]

1 hour ago, Mike888888 said:

I am scheduled to meet him again at month 10, but I don't see the point.

D'ya know what? Like @Tommy1991says, I'd be straight in to see this guy and give him both barrels over this (stopping just shy of swinging for him!) and I wouldn't leave until I had the money refunded into my bank account on the spot or security/the police had to drag me out kicking and screaming. If he stands by the work, insist he posts the results on his own social media channels and website.

+1 for Dr Ball as well by the way. Waiting times will be shorter and no need to navigate flights post-op.

[diegoyrenny]

This guy should not be performing surgeries, should be sued..

[Buffaloboy]

This is the worst i've ever seen.

I give you much kudos on having the patience and fortitude to not swing on that doc.

[HappyMan2021]

if possible I would simply laser/electrolysis and kill all the bad grafts off then start from step 1 again

Formally trying to repair the existing work is probably not worth the stress or cost

Unfortunately I do not think simply filling in the gaps will satisfy you. You likely will not be at peace as long as you have the bad anges, multis, and anything else going on either. 

If it makes you feel better, this is HARDLY the worst botch job I have seen on the forums. Yes it is undeniably bad work, but I think both on Reddit and on here the comments may have been overreacting. 

Consider that some botch patients can't leave the house without a hat on. I also don't see any mention of scarring in your review. Many botch jobs have such bad scarring that patients can't buzz it all off even if they want to

Your result seems malleable because you can kill off all the bad grafts with relative ease. Or maybe do a no-guard/zero guard shave every few days on the transplant area so that it will not be noticeable. 

The good news is you only got 670 grafts done which makes repairing easier. Imagine if you had a 3k graft surgery with these kind of results?

Edited March 10 by HappyMan2021

[Big Rome]

1 hour ago, Mike888888 said:

My story (long):

7 months ago I had a transplant with Dr Rajan Bhojwani at Refine Surgical in Nottinghamshire, UK.

I decided that I wanted to fill in my hairline, so I Googled "hair transplant near me" and this clinic popped up. They had 5 star reviews on Google and Trustpilot, they had a "Good" CQC rating, they had photos on their Facebook page of Dr Bhojwani standing with Dr Basinga, Dr Farjo and Dr. Shahmalak and others at the 2023 BAHRS conference.

I paid for a consultation with the doctor. He said all the right things - about how he would avoid the "pluggy" look, place singles in the hairline, angle the hairs to create a natural look, manage the donor area for future requirements etc.. All the things I expected to hear. He even showed me some poor results from Turkish clinics to warn me what a bad transplant could look like. He explained about the shedding phase, the hair life cycle, recommended finasteride and minoxidil. Basically, he said all the right things and seemed very genuine. Based on this original consultation, I booked in for the operation with no worries at all, thinking I had got a great doctor.

I paid a fixed price for the day i.e. unlimited grafts for £2,500. He told me that 500 grafts would be enough to cover the area, but ended up putting in c.678. I didn't know at the time how inadequate this would be.

The operation was a lot longer than I expected. I had a "funny turn" in the morning after laying face down for approximately 3 hours for the extractions (the doctor suspected a reaction to the anaesthetic), so I took over an hour for lunch to recover. The implantation stage took approx 7 hours, from around 1.30 to 8.30. The anaesthetic kept wearing off towards the end so it was quite painful at times. The extractions were done by Dr Bhojwani, as were the incisions. Implantation was by the doctor and a technician. After surgery, my wife picked me up and drove me home where I fell straight asleep.

 

The next morning when I woke up I felt physically fine, but when I looked in the mirror there was heavy scabbing over the grafts and a big gap to my existing hairline that had literally nothing in it. The hairline was not neat, nor defined (I wouldn't even call it a hairline), nor did the rest of the work look dense. I emailed the surgery with my concerns and they told me:

"some grafts would have been feathered in and many grafts aren't always visible as blood does not represent where all the surgery have taken place".

I took him at his word. I didn't know any different.

On day 10, after taking the scabs off, I could see a clearer picture. There were gaps. Lots of gaps. I made a post on Reddit (link: https://www.reddit.com/r/HairTransplants/s/ aNeL1kYddP) and it was brutal. I was hoping for reassurance but got quite the opposite. Every single comment was shocked with the work. One comment asked if I'd had it done in an alleyway. Another asked if I'd done it myself at home. My favourite (worst?) comment was "My brudda in christ please and name and shame the spawn of satan who did this to you". After the first 10 or so comments I couldn't bring myself to read or reply to any more, I just deleted the account. I was really down and just didn't want to hear it.

I emailed the doctor the next day with my concerns. He told me:

"Please don't worry in this early period - if there is a gap it will be covered as it grows as the hair is styled, and as with all our patients - we want you to have the best results, so if you need any adjustments in the future to fill in areas that are deficient we will do this for you without charge."

 

This improved my mood. I decided to bury my head in the sand and wait it out - maybe it would turn out ok? Maybe this doctor knew something that I (and the Reddit community) didn't? Perhaps it would look ok when it grew in? Either way, there was nothing I could do about it now, other than wait for it to grow and see what it looked like. I convinced myself that even if it was not very dense, or the hairline was lacking, then at least a free top would correct it.

I saw the doctor again at 5 months. I had a little bit of growth coming through, but not much. He again said that it would grow through and that 5 months was still very early.

He said that as I still had redness in the scalp, this indicated that more hair was still to grow through. Again, I took him at his word, buried my head in the sand again and convinced myself it would thicken up. And if not, a free top up would sort me out, right?

I am now at 7 months and the pictures speak for themselves. I cannot bury my head any longer. The density (or rather, lack of) is no longer my biggest concern. I am more concerned about the non-existent hairline, the excessive use of multi grafts, and the poor angulation, all of which have only become apparent to me as it has started growing.

This is not a good result. Far from it. This is an awful result. Everything is wrong.

• There were simply nowhere near enough grafts put in for the area covered, so the density is non existent
• There is still a gap all around the edge to my old hairline. It is basically 2 triangles of hair stuck on my forehead
• I cannot see a new hairline - there are hardly any grafts, and the grafts that are in the hairline that have now grown in are mostly thick hair and multi grafts. (No hair was taken from the sides of my head)
• The transplanted areas are still red - I think I may have permanent damage

It is, quite simply, a disaster. The only good thing I can take from this is that he only took ~650 grafts. Everything else is just terrible.

I have now started to reach out to repair clinics.

Unsurprisingly, they all unanimously agree that this work is terrible (one surgeon told me that in 14 years he thought he had seen it all, but this changed his mind). I have to wait a few more months until anyone will take me on as a patient, so at this time I am just booking in for consultations. I have done my research and am hoping to be taken on by one of the following doctors:

Dr Reddy / Dr Mittal / Dr Bisanga / Dr Moussa / Dr Bicer / Dr Turan / Dr Bek / Dr Aygin

I have written to Dr Bhojwani to request my money back for his original surgery. I am awaiting his reply which is due within the next five days.

I am also considering taking legal action, but I am not sure how successful that would be, or if it is even worth the effort. I guess technically I have hair where I didn't before, so one could argue it was successful. It is undoubtedly a poor job, but there is some hair there, so it could technically be classed as a success (if you ignore the fact it grows in the wrong direction, is full of multi grafts and is more scalp than hair!).

I am hoping that a reputable surgeon can just fill in the gaps, but I have been advised by some of the clinics that I have contacted that to repair this will require at least 2 surgery sessions; one to punch out the grafts he has placed, and a second to basically start again. If this is the case with all doctors, then I will be considering trying to reclaim this cost through Dr Bohjwani. I am unsure how realistic this would be.

I am scheduled to meet him again at month 10, but I don't see the point. I suspect he will argue that final results take 12 months. I have not had a reply to my complaint and refund request as yet, but I really don't see any way in which he could claim this to be a good result. Nobody that I have spoken to so far sees anything other than a mess. I am hoping he does the right thing and offers a full refund.

One thing is for certain - there is no way I will be letting him perform another surgery on me.

So, in conclusion, to those who have read this far, my advice to you:

There is no substitute for real verified reviews.

Do not rely on Google / Trustpilot / Facebook.

Ask to see examples of previous work.

Don't make the mistakes I have made, or you will end up worse off a year down the line.

I will update again when I have a repair surgeon booked.

this is heartbreaking to see, guy should be hung tbh 

[Gatsby]

I'm so sorry to see this and the pain you are now going through. My first two surgeries were 'plugs.' I was told the second 'plug' surgery would correct the first one but it only made everything twice as bad and I was only 18 at the time. The good news is that it looks to be an easy repair in the right hands and I imagine your donor is not too bad after this compared to some of the bad results from Turkey hair mills. This will pass but it going to take patience. I would push hard on this surgeon for a full refund and perhaps get opinions from other surgeons to put to this joker.

[Buffaloboy]

5 hours ago, Berba11 said:

 

+1 for Dr Ball as well by the way. Waiting times will be shorter and no need to navigate flights post-op.

I read this quickly at first and I thought your last sentence said “no need to navigate FIGHTS post-op” 😂.

Which wouldn’t make sense in any other thread, but in this thread would make complete sense.

[Rawkerboi]

The worst turkey hair mill would provide better results than this

You’ve done the right thing by naming and shaming this doctor.

[Bandit90]

This is really upsetting to read. You should seek legal counsel, you have a strong medical negligence claim. as a minimum I would seek damages for the cost of a repair by a competent surgeon. I would also report this to General Medical Council, as there is strong lack of confidence in this surgeons ability to perform hair restoration. Sadly, you have been used as a guinea pig by this doctor to practise on. 

Keep strong mate, you are in the right community here, and you will be well advised to get this fixed. 

[TheManeMan]

1 hour ago, Bandit90 said:

This is really upsetting to read. You should seek legal counsel, you have a strong medical negligence claim. as a minimum I would seek damages for the cost of a repair by a competent surgeon. I would also report this to General Medical Council, as there is strong lack of confidence in this surgeons ability to perform hair restoration. Sadly, you have been used as a guinea pig by this doctor to practise on. 

Keep strong mate, you are in the right community here, and you will be well advised to get this fixed. 

100% this.

[Bandit90]

Here is a snippet from their website, which is frighting.  I'm also perplexed that the OP was quoted £2500  for 500 grafts, 

[HappyMan2021]

I doubt you have an actual/true/legitimate legal claim that would hold up in a court of law. If you signed any sort of patient documents/claims prior to surgery, it pretty much kills your case. I'm certain it would have mentioned something along the lines of "this is a voluntary cosmetic surgery, results not guaranteed, etc."

At most I think you will get refunded the 2500 euros. You can likely pressure the clinic to get this amount. It is such a small amount of money (relatively speaking) I don't think the clinic would vigorously fight it. I would be extremely surprised if you get anything more than that. 

The clinic likely will not pay for future repair surgeries with a different clinic. Their reasoning will likely be "we have already offered you a free touchup, if you decline we are not going to be footing the bill for you to go elsewhere when we will do a touch up for free"

It is an injustice, you have been wronged, and it is unfair, but the clinic likely has you be the b*lls unfortunately. The clinic likely wouldn't have operated on you in the first place if they risked massive liability. Their defense is in order - like all clinics - because they would have refused to operate on you if you didn't sign away any future rights/claims prior to surgery. 

2 repair surgeries from a competent doctor will cost anywhere from 15k-40k euros, so I would budge5 for that to be safe...

On the bright side, your surgery was ridiculously cheap in the 1st place (big red flag!!!) and if your hair transplant journey went the proper way you'd still be paying tens of thousands of dollars to begin with

 

[jjalay]

41 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

I doubt you have an actual/true/legitimate legal claim that would hold up in a court of law. If you signed any sort of patient documents/claims prior to surgery, it pretty much kills your case. I'm certain it would have mentioned something along the lines of "this is a voluntary cosmetic surgery, results not guaranteed, etc."

At most I think you will get refunded the 2500 euros. You can likely pressure the clinic to get this amount. It is such a small amount of money (relatively speaking) I don't think the clinic would vigorously fight it. I would be extremely surprised if you get anything more than that. 

The clinic likely will not pay for future repair surgeries with a different clinic. Their reasoning will likely be "we have already offered you a free touchup, if you decline we are not going to be footing the bill for you to go elsewhere when we will do a touch up for free"

It is an injustice, you have been wronged, and it is unfair, but the clinic likely has you be the b*lls unfortunately. The clinic likely wouldn't have operated on you in the first place if they risked massive liability. Their defense is in order - like all clinics - because they would have refused to operate on you if you didn't sign away any future rights/claims prior to surgery. 

2 repair surgeries from a competent doctor will cost anywhere from 15k-40k euros, so I would budge5 for that to be safe...

On the bright side, your surgery was ridiculously cheap in the 1st place (big red flag!!!) and if your hair transplant journey went the proper way you'd still be paying tens of thousands of dollars to begin with

 

2500 euros for 500 grafts (in this case i think is less), comes to 5 euros per grafts. This is definitely not cheap, its the same price as couto.

In a court of law if you can prove medical error or malpractice any papers you have signed before surgery doesnt mean much either.

[HappyMan2021]

14 minutes ago, jjalay said:

In a court of law if you can prove medical error or malpractice any papers you have signed before surgery doesnt mean much either

A court of law is not going to get as granular as bad angles, multi grafts, etc. 

The court's litmus test is going to be "did OP get disabled from this surgery. Has OP lost wages, etc."

Also, consider we are on a hair transplant forum so naturally there is going to be an exaggerated amount ton of sympathy, support, understanding, etc. Op is preaching to the choir here lol. 

In a court of law its going to be a much less sympathetic, much more black and white litmus test

If OP had a legit claim, why isnt every botched patient suing their doctors?

OP is hardly the first botched patient to consider the legal route

[Bandit90]

5 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

A court of law is not going to get as granular as bad angles, multi grafts, etc. 

The court's litmus test is going to be "did OP get disabled from this surgery. Has OP lost wages, etc."

Also, consider we are on a hair transplant forum so naturally there is going to be an exaggerated amount ton of sympathy, support, understanding, etc. Op is preaching to the choir here lol. 

In a court of law its going to be a much less sympathetic, much more black and white litmus test

If OP had a legit claim, why isnt every botched patient suing their doctors?

OP is hardly the first botched patient to consider the legal route

Generally a court would apply the black & white litmus test of 'did the patient leave the clinic in a worse way than they arrived'.  

[jjalay]

47 minutes ago, HappyMan2021 said:

A court of law is not going to get as granular as bad angles, multi grafts, etc. 

The court's litmus test is going to be "did OP get disabled from this surgery. Has OP lost wages, etc."

Also, consider we are on a hair transplant forum so naturally there is going to be an exaggerated amount ton of sympathy, support, understanding, etc. Op is preaching to the choir here lol. 

In a court of law its going to be a much less sympathetic, much more black and white litmus test

If OP had a legit claim, why isnt every botched patient suing their doctors?

OP is hardly the first botched patient to consider the legal route

If OP or every other patient decides to sue he doesnt need the judge to be a hairtransplant specialist to find his rights. There are experts that can testify about this and when its proven that this was medical malpractise and medical errors due to unawareness of the doctor, this brings compensation and even a revoke af the license of the doctor for some cases. You dont have to get disabled or lose money to find your rights in a legal process, this is not black or white and all cases are not the same.

I dont know about sympathy but every judge has in the back of his head to stop any unkustice or wrong doing and definitely to protect other consumers from falling victim of getting harmed from unqualified doctors.

There are many cases of patients that havesued and fot compensated after botched hairtransplant. There are cases of doctors and clinics that have lost there license after such botches due to medical malpractise, the reason why many clinics are willing to refund in such cases is also to avoid any legal action wich will bring much higher costs and other problems for the clinic.

OP is definitely not the first botched patient who thinks or took legal action against such doctors.

[Mike888888]

Hi all,

Thank you for taking the time to reply, I appreciate all input.

I agree with everything said - I don't think anyone thinks this work is good, but I could have avoided this with a little research. Just a few hours reading these forums makes clear that 678 grafts is not enough. If I knew that, this would never have happened. It was naïve of me to go in blind, I just thought it would be an "easy" procedure. Foolish.  

I am hoping that the surgeon refunds me in full. I can't see how he could be proud of this work.

As for further compensation, I am not holding out much hope. As one comment mentioned, I have signed some paperwork saying words to the effect of "results not guaranteed". I suppose the only argument would be that the graft count was so low to begin with, that there was very little chance of success in the first place.

On a scale of zero to 2500 grafts, who decides what point is acceptable and what is not? How do you define what is dense enough? If he had put 2500 in, the work would still be poor, but there would be density. But what if he had only put 250 grafts in? Or just 50 each side? Technically the transplant would be a success - is that still covered by the consent form "results not guaranteed"? What he has done to me is definitely unfair, and nobody will be rushing to get a hair transplant with him, but as for it being illegal... who knows?

For now I am waiting on the surgery to reply to my refund request.

After that, I will be looking for a repair once I am at 12 months.

Only then will I think about compensation.

Thanks again for all comments

M

 

 

[asterix0]

1 hour ago, HappyMan2021 said:

A court of law is not going to get as granular as bad angles, multi grafts, etc. 

The court's litmus test is going to be "did OP get disabled from this surgery. Has OP lost wages, etc."

Also, consider we are on a hair transplant forum so naturally there is going to be an exaggerated amount ton of sympathy, support, understanding, etc. Op is preaching to the choir here lol. 

In a court of law its going to be a much less sympathetic, much more black and white litmus test

If OP had a legit claim, why isnt every botched patient suing their doctors?

OP is hardly the first botched patient to consider the legal route

Mental health is getting more sympathy in the courts. OP could claim bad psychological impairment which affected his work performance, well being, medical expenses for therapy, etc.