Woods is one of the best doctors in the world. His manner may be a bit gruff, but when it comes to performing surgery he is talented and gives it his all. When it comes to FUE, he is the most skilled at it. He is expensive compared to most, but he does all the work himself. I wouldn't pay attention to his ranting about proscar. If you go strip, Russell Knudsen would be the only Doctor I would consider.
Looking for feedback: Dr Ray Woods
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Hi Hiker, Thanks for your help. Did you have FUE or BHT done? was it repair work? How many grafts each time, when were you there? Are you happy with your results? Do you have any pics?
Sorry about all the questions, it is just so great to find someone who is on these blogs who has been to woods.
Sorry about all the questions, it is just so great to find someone who is on these blogs who has been to woods.
Dr M Alam Melbourne Victoria for FUE?
Has anybody gone to see Dr M Alam in Melbourne Victoria for FUE? Apparently he's had extensive experience in FUE since 1996 and has worked in the US, Europe and UAE, his prices are pretty good too and does densely packed FUE...
Pls share your experience with me on FUE surgeons here in OZ esp Dr alam above
Has anybody gone to see Dr M Alam in Melbourne Victoria for FUE? Apparently he's had extensive experience in FUE since 1996 and has worked in the US, Europe and UAE, his prices are pretty good too and does densely packed FUE...
Pls share your experience with me on FUE surgeons here in OZ esp Dr alam above
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Dr Alam can't possibly have FUE experience "since 1996" since Dr Woods was developing the modern version of FUE then. Also, unless Dr Alam has a license to practice medicine in the US, he has never practiced here. Licensing requirements are different all over the world.
I see this is an old thread, so maybe not worth responding to, but there's so much misinformation and misunderstanding in here...
First of all, 600 grafts (what Woods does per day) doesn't give you "wow" results, because it's a tiny number of grafts (someone commented "what good is that going to do"). The point is that Woods goes slowly, to maximize yield. Yield is the percentage of grafts that grow (or grow healthy and strong) versus 'graft death' and most patients don't have a clue how important it is. Everyone has a limited amount of donor hair (not nearly enough) so every graft is considered important. It would be easier for Woods to do FUE the way others do it - have a team of assistants doing everything - then you can do big sessions. But what is the yield, and is it consistently high for patients no matter what type of hair they have? There's evidence that dense packing FUE sessions have a lower rate of survival. Small sessions insure against that. A lot of the things that patients complain about with Woods are actually designed that way for your protection (small sessions, no medical techs performing surgery, only the doctor). Yes, it's more expensive. Nobody considers that a plus. It's also a lot less stressful, as you're not being swarmed by staff members, like you are at other clinics. I find hair transplant surgery to be extremely stressful already, and my surgeries with Campbell and Woods were the least stressful by far.
Other stuff in this thread that irked me:
- a consultation at 5pm, and he's upset that the doctor left a patient alone to meet him, but then he's also upset because the doctor didn't spend as much time as he wanted.
- No receptionist (so what)
- Woods has the same reasons for not liking Propecia as many patients. You can still take Propecia, he considers it a personal decision. He won't tell you to stop, turn you down, etc
- Campbell and Woods left the operating room LESS than Dr Cole. You might notice it more because there's not a bunch of low-paid medical techs doing the doctor's job, like at other clinics
- There's not a ton of info about the clinic online, because Dr Woods is satisfied with the size of his practice, and he rarely posts online. Other doctors make thousands of posts to promote themselves (Cole, Arvind Poswal, etc).
- This is a small practice, with the doctors doing virtually everything themselves. Go to a big clinic instead, if you don't value getting personal attention from the doctor.
I don't care if people choose Woods/Campbell or not (if you look at my posts, I often discourage hair transplant in general). I'm not promoting any doctor, and I think the hair transplant procedure is terribly flawed and a bad decision for many guys. But Woods and Campbell have the most FUE experience by far, and they go out of their way to protect the patient with small sessions. If you want FUE and are in Australia, they are an obvious option to consider.
I see this is an old thread, so maybe not worth responding to, but there's so much misinformation and misunderstanding in here...
First of all, 600 grafts (what Woods does per day) doesn't give you "wow" results, because it's a tiny number of grafts (someone commented "what good is that going to do"). The point is that Woods goes slowly, to maximize yield. Yield is the percentage of grafts that grow (or grow healthy and strong) versus 'graft death' and most patients don't have a clue how important it is. Everyone has a limited amount of donor hair (not nearly enough) so every graft is considered important. It would be easier for Woods to do FUE the way others do it - have a team of assistants doing everything - then you can do big sessions. But what is the yield, and is it consistently high for patients no matter what type of hair they have? There's evidence that dense packing FUE sessions have a lower rate of survival. Small sessions insure against that. A lot of the things that patients complain about with Woods are actually designed that way for your protection (small sessions, no medical techs performing surgery, only the doctor). Yes, it's more expensive. Nobody considers that a plus. It's also a lot less stressful, as you're not being swarmed by staff members, like you are at other clinics. I find hair transplant surgery to be extremely stressful already, and my surgeries with Campbell and Woods were the least stressful by far.
Other stuff in this thread that irked me:
- a consultation at 5pm, and he's upset that the doctor left a patient alone to meet him, but then he's also upset because the doctor didn't spend as much time as he wanted.
- No receptionist (so what)
- Woods has the same reasons for not liking Propecia as many patients. You can still take Propecia, he considers it a personal decision. He won't tell you to stop, turn you down, etc
- Campbell and Woods left the operating room LESS than Dr Cole. You might notice it more because there's not a bunch of low-paid medical techs doing the doctor's job, like at other clinics
- There's not a ton of info about the clinic online, because Dr Woods is satisfied with the size of his practice, and he rarely posts online. Other doctors make thousands of posts to promote themselves (Cole, Arvind Poswal, etc).
- This is a small practice, with the doctors doing virtually everything themselves. Go to a big clinic instead, if you don't value getting personal attention from the doctor.
I don't care if people choose Woods/Campbell or not (if you look at my posts, I often discourage hair transplant in general). I'm not promoting any doctor, and I think the hair transplant procedure is terribly flawed and a bad decision for many guys. But Woods and Campbell have the most FUE experience by far, and they go out of their way to protect the patient with small sessions. If you want FUE and are in Australia, they are an obvious option to consider.
I have had 3 separate FUE translants with Dr Ray Woods in Sydney (2016-2014) and, in my view, he is the best in Australia at what he does. I have had previous strip procedures in a Brisbane clinic that were not effective. By contrast, Dr Ray Woods' FUE procedures were very effective for me. FUE was relatively painless compared to the strip procedures. Unlike strip surgery (which involves a twilight anesthetic), with FUE, you are fully aware and conscious of what is happening. The FUE procedures are minimally invasive, compared to the strip method. Accordingly, I had a very fast recovery for all of the 3 FUE procedures with Dr Ray Woods.
The strength of Dr Ray Woods FUE procedure is that he does it all, extraction and transplantation. It may take longer as there is no team involved, but Dr Ray Woods' approach ensures better quality control, a high standard of work, and more effective results. By contrast, my previous (around 5) strip procedures involved a team of one Doctor and a nurse(s) and I think (I was under twilight anesthetic) both of them did the transplant work which gave differential and less effective results.
Dr Ray Woods has a unique personality, which some may find "different" but I found him very likeable, very honest, very ethical and trustworthy. Based on my experience, I would recommend Dr Ray Woods to anyone considering FUE.
The strength of Dr Ray Woods FUE procedure is that he does it all, extraction and transplantation. It may take longer as there is no team involved, but Dr Ray Woods' approach ensures better quality control, a high standard of work, and more effective results. By contrast, my previous (around 5) strip procedures involved a team of one Doctor and a nurse(s) and I think (I was under twilight anesthetic) both of them did the transplant work which gave differential and less effective results.
Dr Ray Woods has a unique personality, which some may find "different" but I found him very likeable, very honest, very ethical and trustworthy. Based on my experience, I would recommend Dr Ray Woods to anyone considering FUE.