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2 failed transplants - did not provide any significant density or coverage

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2 Failed Transplants with Dr. Nakatsui / Groot Dermatology

furrymonkey
I got an infection with puss in recipient site on day 2 even though I was on antibiotics. I brought to his attention but Nakatsui refused treatment which resulted in 2 square centimeter patch with zero growth. He also refused to fix it for a whole year and said that I can shave it off if I don't like it.
Only about 60% of the grafts survived elswhere and did not provide any significant density or coverage.
Against my better judgement, I accepted another surgery for an additional 5K. This time grafts were spaced too far apart and again do not provide any coverage. Also, I lost most of the hair from the first surgery due to shockloss which never did grow back.
So, after 15K and 2 surgeries, I look worse than I did before the surgery.
Also like to add that Nakatsui and his team were joking and laughing during the entire surgery, I felt extremely uncomfortable and would have walked out if they haven't already made the incisions.

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Thomas Nakatsui, MD, FRCPC, FAAD

Thomas Nakatsui, MD, FRCPC, FAAD

Certified Dermatologist

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Replies (2)

January 12, 2020
That's unprofessional and unacceptable. What kind of doctor is he. Shameful and disgusting
January 13, 2020
Yes, I'm embarrassed that I trusted him. Fool me once, shame on me. But twice! He's just a dermatologist and I should have researched better, so that one is on me. But after 15K and 2 surgeries, I should not have to comb my hair in weird angles and squirt hair fiber just to hide the discrepancies. What's ironic is that one of his own staff said that it was most likely an infection coupled with poor graft survival, and that I should have went to a full time hair transplant clinic in the first place. Bizarre!