Regular Member Antman Posted April 21 Regular Member Share Posted April 21 Hi everyone, I'm a 23 male looking to get an eyebrow transplant. I've never had eyebrows my whole life and wanted to get this done before my job this summer. After looking into it I've decided on Dr, Sara Salas in Tijuana after seeing she had good experience and vouches. I wanted to come here to ask if anyone has done transplant with her in the past, whether it be hair or eyebrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Fue3361 Posted April 21 Senior Member Share Posted April 21 I'm not seeing the experiences and vouches. Maybe show a few good examples and we can examine them. Check out my journey here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Antman Posted April 21 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, Fue3361 said: I'm not seeing the experiences and vouches. Maybe show a few good examples and we can examine them. This is her Realself with reviews and pictures https://www.realself.com/dr/sara-salas-tijuana-mexico She's also a member of International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Edited April 21 by Antman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Fue3361 Posted April 21 Senior Member Share Posted April 21 Yeah, none of that impresses me. No user made posts/reviews, only random ones without pictures. Her own before/after pictures (ones she self selected to put on her site) tell pretty much nothing. All low resolution, can't see hairlines properly, or much detail anywhere. And the ones that do show hairlines are very low density. I'd not go to her. Check out my journey here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Antman Posted April 21 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, Fue3361 said: Yeah, none of that impresses me. No user made posts/reviews, only random ones without pictures. Her own before/after pictures (ones she self selected to put on her site) tell pretty much nothing. All low resolution, can't see hairlines properly, or much detail anywhere. And the ones that do show hairlines are very low density. I'd not go to her. I'm pretty sure all the reviews are user made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Antman Posted April 21 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 21 (edited) 2 hours ago, Fue3361 said: Yeah, none of that impresses me. No user made posts/reviews, only random ones without pictures. Her own before/after pictures (ones she self selected to put on her site) tell pretty much nothing. All low resolution, can't see hairlines properly, or much detail anywhere. And the ones that do show hairlines are very low density. I'd not go to her. This is her youtube channel, she has a lot of videos of patient results Edited April 21 by Antman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ITA Posted April 21 Senior Member Share Posted April 21 You have to look for experiences of real patients, who have posted their progress, not her YouTube channel or her website, where she uploads photos of patients that might not even be hers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Fue3361 Posted April 22 Senior Member Share Posted April 22 You fundamentally don’t understand how to approach vetting surgeons for HT. if you can’t find at least a few user submitted results (on forums, or elsewhere), risk is high that the results you are seeing are cherry picked at best, or fake at worst. 1 Check out my journey here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauma Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 9 hours ago, ITA said: You have to look for experiences of real patients, who have posted their progress, not her YouTube channel or her website, where she uploads photos of patients that might not even be hers. It is vital to seek actual patient accounts for solid insights rather than depending exclusively on selected content from a professional. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Antman Posted April 22 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 22 There are user reviews on Realself and Reddit, but that's the main reason I came here, to see if anyone can speak on their experience with her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Antman Posted April 22 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 22 (edited) 13 hours ago, Fue3361 said: You fundamentally don’t understand how to approach vetting surgeons for HT. if you can’t find at least a few user submitted results (on forums, or elsewhere), risk is high that the results you are seeing are cherry picked at best, or fake at worst. These are a few I found Someone in the comments of this last post vouched for her. Edited April 22 by Melvin- Admin Removed links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Fue3361 Posted April 22 Senior Member Share Posted April 22 45 minutes ago, Antman said: These are a few I found Someone in the comments of this last post vouched for her. I literally looked at all 3 of these threads, and not a single user who vouched for her has a thread or post showing before/after results of themselves. "She did a good job", or "I've heard good things" is a very very low bar for choosing a surgeon. Check out my journey here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 22 Administrators Share Posted April 22 I have never heard of this doctor. Doesn’t mean she’s bad. Independent reviews are important. However, there’s some good surgeons with very little or no reviews. Lack of reviews doesn’t necessarily mean bad. There needs to be high quality case presentation on behalf of the surgeon though. Also, the surgeon should be able to facilitate you speaking to a past patient, or possibly help you meet them in person. What is drawing you to this particular surgeon? If its cost and location alone, then you’re already researching badly. 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...
Regular Member Antman Posted April 22 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 22 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Melvin- Admin said: I have never heard of this doctor. Doesn’t mean she’s bad. Independent reviews are important. However, there’s some good surgeons with very little or no reviews. Lack of reviews doesn’t necessarily mean bad. There needs to be high quality case presentation on behalf of the surgeon though. Also, the surgeon should be able to facilitate you speaking to a past patient, or possibly help you meet them in person. What is drawing you to this particular surgeon? If its cost and location alone, then you’re already researching badly. Cost and location are big factors I wont lie. Given that she actually does happen to be out of my budget and is the highest non-American quote I received so far for eyebrows. I like that she does have good reviews from what I could find and her staff is very professional and she took the time out to talk to me personally. I like that she is ISHRS certified and also she confirmed to me that she does most of the procedure herself. Another point is that she trained under and has vouches from Dr. Alex Ginzburg, Dr. Shapiro in Minnesota and Dr. William Rassman Edited April 22 by Antman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 25 Administrators Share Posted April 25 On 4/22/2024 at 11:27 AM, Antman said: Cost and location are big factors I wont lie. Given that she actually does happen to be out of my budget and is the highest non-American quote I received so far for eyebrows. I like that she does have good reviews from what I could find and her staff is very professional and she took the time out to talk to me personally. I like that she is ISHRS certified and also she confirmed to me that she does most of the procedure herself. Another point is that she trained under and has vouches from Dr. Alex Ginzburg, Dr. Shapiro in Minnesota and Dr. William Rassman If you feel comfortable with her, choose her, if you do get surgery with her please consider creating a review. That will help others researching. 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...
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