Dr. Dorin Changed my Life...

Through the age of twenty-three, I never thought I could suffer from hair loss. Genetically, I had inherited my mother's thick head of hair. She died when I was a child, but the hair was always a reminder of her. When I was twenty-four, the unthinkable happened: I started to develop a receding hairline. Then the hair loss started to spread through the front third of my scalp. I started to panic.

I live in Massachusetts. In 2013, I decided to visit one of the local hair loss doctors. I had my initial consultation with him, and would return to discuss treatment options. I was not at all impressed with the doctor's bedside manner: he was arrogant, and I always felt rushed while speaking with him. And he did not promise me any spectacular surgical results, insisting that I should have a "mature" hairline. But I was desperate. I returned to his office in fall 2013 for an FUT surgery. I had scrounged up the many thousands of dollars he was charging, endured the surgery, and hoped for the best. By fall 2014, I found myself bitterly disappointed with the results. While there was some growth, the reality was I did not even look slightly better.

Deciding that I had had enough of this doctor, I found another in Massachusetts, who recommended an FUE surgery. I had spent summer 2014 on Ebay selling off my childhood toys and possessions, and could now pay for this surgery, for which the office promised to reduce the price if I booked it sooner rather than later. I had the surgery that fall, but by summer 2015 I observed no growth. I graduated from doctoral school that July, and had been so looking forward to a fuller head of hair for the occasion and for taking pictures. I was devastated. I had by now grown accustomed to using Toppik to hide my thinning hair. I had become very self-conscious and found myself suffering from depression and anxiety.

Then I heard about True & Dorin in New York while spending time on the Hair Transplant Network online. I went for a consultation with Dr. True in Boston, who classified my hair loss as "3A," and was confident his practice could help me. I wanted to check in with his colleague Dr. Dorin too, whose work impressed me (based on what I had seen online). He took the time to call me and speak with me about my goals and concerns; I instantly liked him. I was ready to give hair transplant surgery one last try, and was ready to journey to New York City and entrust myself to Dr. Dorin. In August 2015, he performed an FUT surgery of some 2000 grafts. In the process, he worked toward removing the wide, ugly scar on the back of my head that my first doctor had left behind. During the whole process, he was courteous, sympathetic, empathetic, and methodical. Unlike my first two doctors, who made the incisions and then disappeared, Dr. Dorin made the incisions and then kept coming to check in on me and speak with me. His staff were so kind and supportive. And then something wonderful happened in 2016: my hairline started to fill in. By that summer, I was no longer using Toppik. My anxiety and depression had disappeared.

Because I was so happy with the results of my 2015 surgery with Dr. Dorin, I returned to see him for a touch-up in January 2017 - an FUT of almost 1000 grafts. Once again, Dr. Dorin and his staff impressed me. Those grafts grew in, and now no one can tell that I ever suffered from hair loss. My story, which I was not sure would have a happy ending, did have one. I now have a variety of styling options; a friend of mine recently joked that my hair looks like Johnny Bravo's! Wherever you may be, investing financially in and traveling to see Dr. Dorin for hair loss surgery is well worth it. Do not settle on doctors because they are local or economical, like I did. Whom to see for hair loss surgery is a major decision; not all hair loss doctors are created equal. Dr. Dorin is not just a doctor; he is an artist. He is excellent. He changed my life. I recommend him wholeheartedly and without hesitation.