Do doctors guarantee their work in FUE HT?

Question

I had unsatisfactory FUE. About 2K grafts, with little growth. I want to go to a different doctor and use ARTAS. Do doctors guarantee their work in this field? Of course no doctor can guarantee how thick the hair will grow, but do they guarantee at least that the grafts will grow? Not looking for money back, but a guarantee that they will do a second procedure if grafts don't grow. (still have good donor hair).

David Deutsch, MD · Answer

Our practice will replace any non-growing grafts free of charge.The bottom line is that we want our patients to be satisfied.This discussion should be held during the initial consultation if it is a concern going forward.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

In the world of medicine, there are no guarantees.  I believe there are laws that forbid doctors from giving guarantees.The best you can do is to choose a reputable doctor since not all doctors produce consistent results.  However, there is still a chance (a small chance) you may have poor growth even with the best doctor in the field.ARTAS will not give you better results if the doctor and the team do not have the technical and artistic skills.   ARTAS is just a robot that takes OUT the hair follicles.  It has nothing to with the end result.

Parsa Mohebi, MD, FISHRS · Answer

I
don’t think a doctor can give you a guarantee however you should do your
research and make sure you find a reputable hair transplant surgeon.  You should review the doctors website and
check out their before and after photos. 
ARTAS will not guarantee a different result as it is a team effort from
hairline design, site making, graft scoring/ extraction, placement and after
care.  Perhaps consult with more than one
hair transplant physician to hear your surgical / medication /device options.

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

No doctor can guarantee that a procedure they perform has a 100% chance of having a certain effect, whether it's hair transplants or something else. That's just not reasonable. Every procedure, no matter how small or routine, has a small chance of failure. However, most doctors generally will offer to fix any problems for you, since they of course want their patients to be satisfied with the results. If you're unhappy your original doctor should be willing to help you fix your problem.

William Woessner, MD · Answer

The problem with FUE is a person not knowing where to go to have it performed by a clinic that has a good amount of experience performing it. There are many false claims out there. You need to do more research and ask questions like what punch size do you use? etc... I definitely would be wary of using ARTAS vs. an experienced FUE practitioner. ARTAS has its limitations. Look at a clinics befores and after results specifically doing the FUE. There are no guarantees in doing hair transplants because of so many variables, however a good clinic will try to accommodate a poor yield result.

Baubac Hayatdavoudi, MD · Answer

A top FUE Hair Restoration doctor should stand behind their work. A great first step would be an online consultation, during the consultation ask the clinic what their policy might be. Often you can submit photos to top hair restoration surgeons for a complimentary evaluation. This should help lead you in the right direction. Having multiple consultations with different doctors cannot hurt.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

The law in most states forbid a surgeon to guarantee the surgery. Think about it, if you had cancer and your surgeon guaranteed that he would cure you, that is impossible and illegal. So a hair transplant is the same thing; however, any good doctor should warrant his work regardless of the fault. If there is some failure of any part of the hair transplant process, or any complication that should arise, I am always good to make it right. I want patient satisfaction 100% of the time

Do doctors guarantee their work in FUE HT?

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