S.A.F 18 months post op repair pics

s.a.f

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gillenator said:
s.a.f.,
I always recommend patients to require to be shown the exact graft count broken into single, doubles, etc grafts, and where they are being placed. The staff is required to chart this information anyway so you're only asking for something they are supposed to be doing.

Back when you had your initial procedures, most of the clinics did not disclose any of this.

What I experienced here in the UK literally is a world away from the standard of surgeries you know about.
These clinics are run by conmen they employ sales peopleand their surgeons are completley incompetant they barely know the basics. You just get charged for a set amount eg 1000 or 1500 grafts. They simply cut a small strip and thats whatever you get if you have good donor density maybe you'll get 400 if not maybe as little as 200.
They rely on attracting naive customers with their newspaper and magazine ads. Most of their clients dont even know how the surgery works and thats exactly how they prefer it.
I have to admit I was totally clueless and was taken in like a lamb to the slaughter. I just put my trust in them as professionals and believed that they were there to help people who were suffering from this distressing situation.
In fact all they care about is getting as much money out their victims as possible.
Hopefully due to the rise in available information on the internet and forums like this one they are being exposed for what they are and less and less people are being butchered and these people are suffering financialy.
 
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I could not agree with you more s.a.f. But the practices that you just described in the UK, are still going on in this country too, more than any of us would want to see. Yes, I only affiliate or recommend the top docs WITH the HIGHEST ethical standards so I do see lots of great work and patient care.

But as an advocate who actively mediates on behalf of patients, I still also see some of the most HORRIFIC work imagineable. The industry overall has come A LONG WAY in technological advances, but still has a way to go as far as ethical operations go.

Bottom line, glad to see things improve for you and many other patients.
 

uncomfortable man

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It is good to finally see your pics S.A.F.! You give me hope.
 

s.a.f

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uncomfortable man said:
It is good to finally see your pics S.A.F.! You give me hope.
I can assure you that since you'd already done your research and wont be going to any UK clinic, and are in a slightly better position to start than me you can expect to get a much better outcome than me.
 

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haunted-ballroom said:
Its time to unleash the flock of seagulls :hairy:
They're all bald these days. Except for the guitarist. :whistle:
 

s.a.f

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About 2.5 inches.
6 month post op pics coming soon.
 

DoctorHouse

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s.a.f, you forgot already. You posted your results already in a different thread.
 

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Davidoff said:
Looks pretty good.
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=46210
 
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