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FUE Transplant Not Worth the Time or Money - Dallas, TX
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I recently had a FUE hair transplant in the Dallas...
The Unhappy CustomerAugust 17, 2016
$6,000
I recently had a FUE hair transplant in the Dallas area back in late June. I can tell you that it was not worth the hassle or the money. Firstly, the clinic where I had this done requires a $125 fee just for a consultation. When I first went there a blonde young woman with the personality of a fried lobster ask me for my fee and ran the credit card, and after a slight waiting time took me back to another room and began photographing my head in various positions. She performed her duties so matter of factly and had such a bad attitude that it was as if she hated her job. She should get another job if she didn't like it! Anyway, getting to the point. I had the procedure done the following week. I followed the post-op instructions to the letter...Keep the area moist, it told me when I could use the shower head directly on my scalp (which was 10 days after the procedure) and gently work the scabs off and all that stuff. Well here it is almost 2 months later and much of what was implanted has fallen out, and when I try to use the shower head on the transplant area it feels like it's ripping out some of the hair that was implanted. I even bleed a little bit sometimes. I went back to showering using a cup to pour on my scalp instead of using the shower head. The transplant area feels rough and kind of numb still. And the doctor called me a month later to try and prescribe me some Propecia, and there's no way I'm taking that stuff. Also they gave me 6 free laser treatments at their clinic, I used 4 of them. If you want more treatments with the laser then naturally you have to pay for each one, or you can buy their laser cap for $3000, screw that...I'm taking supplements now instead of the Propecia that they recommended, and I'm just going to see if anything grows in the transplant area. May will mark the ten months since my transplant. If I don't see anything by then, you can bet that I'll warn as many people as possible to go with an alternative to this type of surgery. Honestly, I wish that I'd just gone with a hair system instead of this. They have many good nonsurgical options out there these days.
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Replies (5)
November 2, 2016
Speechless on this actually, hard to know exactly where to begin on this patients experience. I will leave the personality of a fried lobster alone since it is simply derogatory and doesn't deserve a response. Moreover, an email series in the postop setting is sent to each patient to remind them what to expect over the ensuing year. A phone call is made postoperative day 1 by our educator. Then I usually followup with patients sometime in 1 to 3 weeks with a phone call to deliver best practices.
Most hair shafts (85%) of the grafts will fall out by the 6th week. Then we see about 10% per month grow in for the next 10 months or so. Some patients will need to wait 17 to 18 months to get their final results. All patients receive PRP injections in the recipient bed and donor area and most patients will want a second robot FUE case in 12-15 months to thicken a result or to transplant another existing area that needs attention.
I would love to see this patient in my office for a followup to try again to educate him on the process. If you have been transplanted by our office you may visit at any time free fo charge. Once transplanted you may come in for laser treatments 3 times a week indefinitely. We have a total of 5 office based lasers in 2 offices. You may also buy one for home for $3000 which is the Capillus 272 available through physician only and can add to versatility of doing these treatments on the road or in the air if you travel for work or pleasure. I hope that this helps and I would like to see "unhappy" in the office. Call to see me in Southlake or Mansfield.
Most hair shafts (85%) of the grafts will fall out by the 6th week. Then we see about 10% per month grow in for the next 10 months or so. Some patients will need to wait 17 to 18 months to get their final results. All patients receive PRP injections in the recipient bed and donor area and most patients will want a second robot FUE case in 12-15 months to thicken a result or to transplant another existing area that needs attention.
I would love to see this patient in my office for a followup to try again to educate him on the process. If you have been transplanted by our office you may visit at any time free fo charge. Once transplanted you may come in for laser treatments 3 times a week indefinitely. We have a total of 5 office based lasers in 2 offices. You may also buy one for home for $3000 which is the Capillus 272 available through physician only and can add to versatility of doing these treatments on the road or in the air if you travel for work or pleasure. I hope that this helps and I would like to see "unhappy" in the office. Call to see me in Southlake or Mansfield.
February 7, 2017
Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you find support in the community.