Falc-- I absolutely understand the reasoning behind the recommended docs.

As someone who is a fanatical researcher and information gatherer---it makes perfect sense.

I am not referencing myself or my personal perspective necessarily, but trying to take an outsider or uninformed position and it is there where I believe an issue exists.

It is not a question of integrity, but rather a question of growth and transparency as more and more people turn to sites like this one for help and support.

It is a fine line to walk--b/c our ultimate goal is a marriage of physician and patient that is correct; one that removes some of the risk or chance of error that pervades this industry.

My stance on this has never changed, in fact, my idea of slavishly supporting only one technique or approach has changed through speaking with Dr. Shapiro, reading and examining other work. Aside from ethics/proper protocol--physician skill is paramount, IMO.

Anyway, I am hopeful that this dialogue helps this community and this organization in the long run.

The idea of making everyone happy is ludicrous--but accepting and weighing contrary perspective is healthy and should be welcome.

I know this is an area where you shine Falc.

Take Care,
Jason

I have also posted a reply on Hair Loss Help at the following URL: http://www.hairlosshelp.com/forums/messageview.cfm?cati...id=75361&STARTPAGE=2

Falc

This is a great discussion and ofcourse I have an opinion on the topic but I just want to say that I strongly agree with most of what Bspot has stated. I also want to reiterate what Falc said about not blindly trusting and doing a lot of research. We all need to be held accountable for our decisions so therefore educate yourself thoroughly prior to any serious decision.

I've read through this thread and the thread in question on HLH, and I have to say that they can state that the owners of this board are unethical all they want for making money off of having a Coalition. The fact remains that the surgeons in the Coalition are top notch. Also, there are no comments on this forum stating they had poor results from any of the Coalition surgeons. The people arguing in the HLH thread seem to think that since they admit to their ad profiteering, it's OK that the surgeon they support is unethical. I can't see how they don't see the true meaning of the argument. Who cares how much money anyone makes? As long as you get the results you desire, what else matters? The surgeons on this site offer better, PROVEN results for a very affordable price. If the owners are making money from this site, good for them. They brought all of this information together and work very hard to give people better, proven knowledge concerning HTs. We benefit from them, the owners of this site benefit from the surgeons, and the surgeons benefit from us. Sounds perfectly cyclical and natural to me.

The bottom line with all of their whining and accusations lies in patient results. There's even a thread on this forum for patients to state if they regretted their decisions or HT in general and no one has stated they have. There is no evidence of anyone that I know of receiving poor work from any of the coalition surgeons. That's that.

Let's be honest...both sites have their strengths and their weeknesses. If your just an average guy like me with no ties to a certain doctor or company you'd be a fool not to look at both on a regular basis.