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Toronto Hair Transplant Clinic Review - Dr. Cory Torgerson
Previous thread: https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/made-great-gains-want-more-ideas.120130/
My inspiration: https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/my-5300-fue-turkey-7-months-since-op.104538/
Summary
Total grafts - 2212
PRP session added on
Price - $10,000 flat CAD (all taxes in), negotiated down from approx $13,000
Yield breakdown
Singles - 654
Quadruples - 60
Doubles and triples - all remaining
Medications
finasteride (going on 4 years)
Biotin
Nizoral
Dermaroll (will resume after a month on doctor's instructions)
minoxidil topical (will resume after a month on doctor's instruction)
My score: 4/5 - Positive experience for a Canadian clinic with high cost
The pros
- Clean facility
- Courteous staff across the board
- Was able to negotiate cost due to another patient dropping out
- Location is downtown Toronto (15 min drive from me) and not across the world
- Brian the main coordinator is very courteous and has excellent customer service skills
- Followup service: scheduled visits after 9 days, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
The cons
- Expensive even after discount: comes with the territory if you're looking in North America
- Surgery performed by techs, not doctor (this doesn’t bother me)
- Medication not included in costs, needed to be picked up by patient
- No shampoo, spray, or any care package of any kind given aside from a couple pillow covers
- Transit to and from surgery not covered. If patient needs to take a taxi home after surgery they must be accompanied by a member of the clinic in the vehicle (required by law), and then pay for that employee’s ride back. Not a huge deal, just an odd inconvenience given the overall price
The surgery itself
- Hairline drawn by Dr. Torgerson, adjusted with my feedback
- Excellently performed by two techs: Rachelle and Raygana. Special praise to Rachelle who was incredible at her job and made me feel very welcome the whole time. Her service alone is most of the score
- Despite being over a 10 hour period the surgery flew by thanks to the medication and good spirits of the techs
- Dr. Torgerson came in periodically to check but was mostly uninvolved
Thoughts and lessons learned
- Tie your hands the first few nights - I wish I had been told this. On the first night while asleep I touched part of the transplant area and it bled, resulting in a large spot of dried blood. I immediately went to the clinic that day, thankfully none of the grafts had been disturbed and they weren’t worried. The blood however had dried onto the transplant area and I wouldn’t be allowed to clean it until Day 10. Not a big issue, but when your head is already weird looking it was an added annoyance that could have been prevented.
- I feel much more confident having done the surgery once - if I want to do another one I will likely go to Turkey to save money now that I know how the process works. With proper research there are many clinics where the difference in quality is almost nonexistent, sometimes even better in international clinics compared to North America.
Results
Too early to tell but feels good. Will update thread periodically. Last pic is today at Day 4.
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Previous thread: https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/made-great-gains-want-more-ideas.120130/
My inspiration: https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/my-5300-fue-turkey-7-months-since-op.104538/
Summary
Total grafts - 2212
PRP session added on
Price - $10,000 flat CAD (all taxes in), negotiated down from approx $13,000
Yield breakdown
Singles - 654
Quadruples - 60
Doubles and triples - all remaining
Medications
finasteride (going on 4 years)
Biotin
Nizoral
Dermaroll (will resume after a month on doctor's instructions)
minoxidil topical (will resume after a month on doctor's instruction)
My score: 4/5 - Positive experience for a Canadian clinic with high cost
The pros
- Clean facility
- Courteous staff across the board
- Was able to negotiate cost due to another patient dropping out
- Location is downtown Toronto (15 min drive from me) and not across the world
- Brian the main coordinator is very courteous and has excellent customer service skills
- Followup service: scheduled visits after 9 days, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
The cons
- Expensive even after discount: comes with the territory if you're looking in North America
- Surgery performed by techs, not doctor (this doesn’t bother me)
- Medication not included in costs, needed to be picked up by patient
- No shampoo, spray, or any care package of any kind given aside from a couple pillow covers
- Transit to and from surgery not covered. If patient needs to take a taxi home after surgery they must be accompanied by a member of the clinic in the vehicle (required by law), and then pay for that employee’s ride back. Not a huge deal, just an odd inconvenience given the overall price
The surgery itself
- Hairline drawn by Dr. Torgerson, adjusted with my feedback
- Excellently performed by two techs: Rachelle and Raygana. Special praise to Rachelle who was incredible at her job and made me feel very welcome the whole time. Her service alone is most of the score
- Despite being over a 10 hour period the surgery flew by thanks to the medication and good spirits of the techs
- Dr. Torgerson came in periodically to check but was mostly uninvolved
Thoughts and lessons learned
- Tie your hands the first few nights - I wish I had been told this. On the first night while asleep I touched part of the transplant area and it bled, resulting in a large spot of dried blood. I immediately went to the clinic that day, thankfully none of the grafts had been disturbed and they weren’t worried. The blood however had dried onto the transplant area and I wouldn’t be allowed to clean it until Day 10. Not a big issue, but when your head is already weird looking it was an added annoyance that could have been prevented.
- I feel much more confident having done the surgery once - if I want to do another one I will likely go to Turkey to save money now that I know how the process works. With proper research there are many clinics where the difference in quality is almost nonexistent, sometimes even better in international clinics compared to North America.
Results
Too early to tell but feels good. Will update thread periodically. Last pic is today at Day 4.
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