Hair Loss Forum

Capri Clinic (Hair Transplant)

posted by Skywalker, The Corridor of Uncertainty, 08.08.2012, 13:33

» Thank you for making specific complaints about a specific clinic. (But
» "the tri-state area" does not help narrow down the location on a worldwide
» forum like this.)
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» Unfortunately your story is all too familiar to anyone who knows the HT
» industry. I'm tempted to call it "textbook." This is a very unethical
» industry as a whole and a lot more patients come away dissatisfied than
» satisfied. There are some doctors/clinics that focus on delivering the
» best work possible without telling lies to get business but they are in the
» minority.
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» To put it bluntly, your chances for recovering the money you've spent are
» pretty tiny. The results of cosmetic surgery are "in the eye of the
» beholder" and can never be guaranteed. Dishonest clinics hide behind this
» principle to justify even the most egregious cases of failed results. The
» clinic you went to probably over-promises to all their patients to get them
» into the chair that first time and turns out dissatisfied patients all day
» long. Lots of guys have fought dishonest clinics for their money back and
» they don't win. The best you are likely to get would be a discount on
» future work by them, which is likely to do you more harm than good.
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» From listening to your story, it sounds like you are now basically trapped
» into getting more HT procedures. It's a common problem. You can't undo
» the scar and you can't look good with the work you have, so the only
» direction you can go is forward with more HT work to cover it. The clinic
» that did these first two rounds of butchery on your scalp shouldn't get any
» more of your business but there are better options out there.
»
» The good news is that you probably didn't get the best possible HT work for
» your condition, which means there is the possibility of getting
» better-quality repair work done by the right clinic. It won't undo the
» damage but you can probably reduce the severity of it. The scar may be
» able to be revised (basically recut and closed more cleanly this time)
» and/or some hairs can be implanted into the scar to reduce the obviousness
» of it. The survival rate of hairs inserted into scar tissue is
» inconsistent but there have been some good results with this.
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» You also can also probably still get more HT work into the balding areas.
» Guys with major baldness cannot recover their gorgeous heads of hair they
» once had just because there isn't enough donor hair in relation to the size
» of the area that needs to be covered. But if you can live with recessed
» temple areas in front and somewhat thinned coverage on "bald spot" area in
» back, then the center front hairline & mid-top can usually be covered in a
» natural way that at least frames your face again and gives you enough hair
» density not to look unnatural. I'm sure at this stage of the game you are
» more concerned with looking natural than anything else, even if it's not
» the look you wanted when you got the first HT.
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» Finally, there is FUE transplant work. This is a different method of
» removing the donor hair from the back of your head, basically doing it with
» a tiny hole-saw to pull 1-4 hairs at a time. Instead of one huge strip of
» skin, they drill several hundred or a couple thousand tiny holes in the
» back to do it. The upside of this for your case (where you already have a
» big strip-scar) is that you can harvest donor grafts from your head without
» doing more strip removals. And you can pick hairs from other areas of your
» head besides the scar area. This gives the option of using thinner-shafted
» neck hairs to soften your hairline for example. FUE generally allows you
» to get a bit more donor hair in total before your lifetime supply is gone
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» Here is what I would look into - see if a top notch clinic can do one more
» big strip surgery, close it better to reduce the size of the scar, and dump
» whatever grafts they get in the process into the balding areas. Give it a
» year to heal up and see how the scar ends up looking. Then go back for
» some more FUE work to improve your balding areas and maybe sprinkle some
» grafts into the scar depending on how it ends up.
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» Finding good clinics is a whole other topic. But you can start by learning
» more about the HT process and don't put all your trust in any one single
» source (including this website/forums). Be prepared to travel ANYWHERE it
» takes to get good work - there just aren't enough good clinics to be picky
» about the distance. If you get HT work done then the price of the travel
» should be a small part of it and many clinics even offer travel discounts.
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» Good luck. You aren't the first guy to be in this exact position. The is
» light at the end of the tunnel, although it will take a few years and many
» thousands of dollars to get there.


That is a fine post, props to Cal for posting it.

The only thing I would add - and this is just my opinion - is that you might want to also evaluate whether you think Dr Gho's HST is the real deal or not - there is mixed opinions on this board.

I am NOT saying, however, that Cal's idea of one more big strip - and hopefully closing it better, shouldn't be the first step, I definitely think that is the way I would go too in your position.

After that a lot will depend on your finances, good luck.




Skywalker is located in THE CORRIDOR OF UNCERTAINTY and he is available to meet: NO

Complete thread:

• Capri Clinic - Tzedaka, 07.08.2012, 12:25 (Hair Transplant)
  • Capri Clinic - cal, 08.08.2012, 05:50
    • Capri Clinic - johnp, 08.08.2012, 06:29
      • Capri Clinic - Tzedaka, 08.08.2012, 09:47
    • Capri Clinic - Tzedaka, 08.08.2012, 09:10
    • Capri Clinic - Skywalker, 08.08.2012, 13:33
      • Capri Clinic - Tzedaka, 10.08.2012, 23:18
        • Capri Clinic - Skywalker, 11.08.2012, 00:57
          • Capri Clinic - hairtech_smg, 11.08.2012, 04:23
            • Capri Clinic - topcat611, 12.08.2012, 02:55
              • Capri Clinic - topcat611, 12.08.2012, 03:02
                • Capri Clinic - Skywalker, 19.08.2012, 15:52
  • Capri Clinic - needhairasap, 14.08.2012, 06:18