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The Perfect Hair Transplant
TLDR: No one could come close to Dr. Shaver.
I'll preface this review by saying I was the most frightened and uneasy patient any doctor would have to deal with. I also spent over a year researching various doctors, from hair transplant surgeons in NYC to England to Istanbul. Since it's, ultimately, your face on the line, cost was not the deciding factor (and I realize everyone can't be that lucky).
Anyway, I came across Dr. Shaver after a recommendation for another doctor in the practice, Dr. Bernstein.
I should say right now, that I'm a woman and I have pretty thick, long hair. However, I've always wanted a far more feminine forehead-widows peak, getting rid of traction Alopecia on one side of my head, and a generally lower hairline. I visited Dr. Shaver, along with a number of other doctors (virtually and in person) in the year where I decided to do this.
Not only was she the most knowledgeable (not meant to be a dig against anyone, but she seemed to really get both the process but also what I wanted as a female patient) but she was by far the kindest and most responsive doctor I interacted with. I've read elsewhere that patients complained about Bernstein Medical not immediately pushing patients into surgery and instead suggesting Rogaine or PRP beforehand, but that's something I really appreciated because at the end of the day, this isn't a cheap surgery or a one/done surgery--I've had doctors try to push me after 10 minute consults into not only hair transplants but scalp advancements for upwards of $20,000.
Anyway, she took an amazing amount of time, along with her incredible and very kind staff, listening to what I wanted, my concerns, and making sure my new hairline would be up to my standard. In contrast, I've been to similar surgeons who have gotten annoyed. I get this but when it's your face and your money, you want someone who can trust. Dr. Shaver redid the outline of my hairline very patiently, whenever I asked. She was also just very lovely and funny, as well as modest, along with her incredible staff.
After about a year, I did decide to go through with the surgery. Both Dr. Shaver and her staff made it an incredibly pleasant procedure. For what it's worth, I had FUT (long hair, where a strip is cut from the back of your head and then those hairs are transplanted into the parts of your scalp you desire), and started surgery with a strip removed from the back before the technicians went through hair particles to place in the front of my head, where I wanted my new hairline (something we went over multiple times day of surgery until it couldn't be any more perfect) to be.
All plastic surgery is scary, especially when you are awake but everyone was amazing when it came to making sure I was comfortable throughout. The staff was very preemptive with pain so I honestly felt almost nothing and really catered to me, besides just seeming like really kind people. Dr. Shaver was also there throughout the entire daylong procedure. The process took about 7ish hours, during which I mostly watched 80s movies and chilled.
After the surgery, I was super scared as everyone references the ugly duckling phase (basically shock loss that comes after any surgery) but once again, Dr. Shaver and her team were incredibly responsive with any of my insane concerns. Any question or concern I had, I was checked in on, including the weekend following my surgery (on Friday) or being invited back into the office. I'll just go out and say it, this is super rare for NYC surgeons. Most of my friends have had some form of surgery/medspa and it doesn't always seem like doctors take any critique the best. I'm not naming names or going into detail but no matter what issue I thought I had, both Dr. Shaver and her team were so receptive even though every time I went to the office, there were always other patients and they always managed to fit me in and make sure I was completely okay.
Now, 6 months out, my hairline looks amazing to the point where I've gotten compliments from nearly all of my friends and I'm honestly in elated shock when I look in the mirror. My hair didn't just grow in completely thick but in the exact shape that I wanted. I have a super full, feminine hairline with a widow's peak that compliments my face in the exact way Dr. Shaver mentioned it would when drawing it out, because she's a genius.
In all, I was really scared getting this procedure done and, yet, the results exceeded my wildest dreams. My parents, who were also scared (maybe more so than me), are amazed and in awe. As I went to a college with a lot of students who both had PS for personal reasons or to transition (mtf), my friends who know I've had this done, are amazed, as am I, because I've seen it done wrong and while I think most things can be corrected, this is a surgery that literally takes a year to get full results and even if you go overseas, it will always be costly.
I'm happy to send before, during, and current photos to anyone who'd like to see them as well, if you'd like to DM me, since I realize this is never a small decision to make.
All in all, I can't imagine having worked with a different Doctor or a different staff. And I'm incredibly grateful and would be happy to answer any questions or the like.
I'll preface this review by saying I was the most frightened and uneasy patient any doctor would have to deal with. I also spent over a year researching various doctors, from hair transplant surgeons in NYC to England to Istanbul. Since it's, ultimately, your face on the line, cost was not the deciding factor (and I realize everyone can't be that lucky).
Anyway, I came across Dr. Shaver after a recommendation for another doctor in the practice, Dr. Bernstein.
I should say right now, that I'm a woman and I have pretty thick, long hair. However, I've always wanted a far more feminine forehead-widows peak, getting rid of traction Alopecia on one side of my head, and a generally lower hairline. I visited Dr. Shaver, along with a number of other doctors (virtually and in person) in the year where I decided to do this.
Not only was she the most knowledgeable (not meant to be a dig against anyone, but she seemed to really get both the process but also what I wanted as a female patient) but she was by far the kindest and most responsive doctor I interacted with. I've read elsewhere that patients complained about Bernstein Medical not immediately pushing patients into surgery and instead suggesting Rogaine or PRP beforehand, but that's something I really appreciated because at the end of the day, this isn't a cheap surgery or a one/done surgery--I've had doctors try to push me after 10 minute consults into not only hair transplants but scalp advancements for upwards of $20,000.
Anyway, she took an amazing amount of time, along with her incredible and very kind staff, listening to what I wanted, my concerns, and making sure my new hairline would be up to my standard. In contrast, I've been to similar surgeons who have gotten annoyed. I get this but when it's your face and your money, you want someone who can trust. Dr. Shaver redid the outline of my hairline very patiently, whenever I asked. She was also just very lovely and funny, as well as modest, along with her incredible staff.
After about a year, I did decide to go through with the surgery. Both Dr. Shaver and her staff made it an incredibly pleasant procedure. For what it's worth, I had FUT (long hair, where a strip is cut from the back of your head and then those hairs are transplanted into the parts of your scalp you desire), and started surgery with a strip removed from the back before the technicians went through hair particles to place in the front of my head, where I wanted my new hairline (something we went over multiple times day of surgery until it couldn't be any more perfect) to be.
All plastic surgery is scary, especially when you are awake but everyone was amazing when it came to making sure I was comfortable throughout. The staff was very preemptive with pain so I honestly felt almost nothing and really catered to me, besides just seeming like really kind people. Dr. Shaver was also there throughout the entire daylong procedure. The process took about 7ish hours, during which I mostly watched 80s movies and chilled.
After the surgery, I was super scared as everyone references the ugly duckling phase (basically shock loss that comes after any surgery) but once again, Dr. Shaver and her team were incredibly responsive with any of my insane concerns. Any question or concern I had, I was checked in on, including the weekend following my surgery (on Friday) or being invited back into the office. I'll just go out and say it, this is super rare for NYC surgeons. Most of my friends have had some form of surgery/medspa and it doesn't always seem like doctors take any critique the best. I'm not naming names or going into detail but no matter what issue I thought I had, both Dr. Shaver and her team were so receptive even though every time I went to the office, there were always other patients and they always managed to fit me in and make sure I was completely okay.
Now, 6 months out, my hairline looks amazing to the point where I've gotten compliments from nearly all of my friends and I'm honestly in elated shock when I look in the mirror. My hair didn't just grow in completely thick but in the exact shape that I wanted. I have a super full, feminine hairline with a widow's peak that compliments my face in the exact way Dr. Shaver mentioned it would when drawing it out, because she's a genius.
In all, I was really scared getting this procedure done and, yet, the results exceeded my wildest dreams. My parents, who were also scared (maybe more so than me), are amazed and in awe. As I went to a college with a lot of students who both had PS for personal reasons or to transition (mtf), my friends who know I've had this done, are amazed, as am I, because I've seen it done wrong and while I think most things can be corrected, this is a surgery that literally takes a year to get full results and even if you go overseas, it will always be costly.
I'm happy to send before, during, and current photos to anyone who'd like to see them as well, if you'd like to DM me, since I realize this is never a small decision to make.
All in all, I can't imagine having worked with a different Doctor or a different staff. And I'm incredibly grateful and would be happy to answer any questions or the like.
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