Hi All,

I recently decided to undergo a hair transplant and have been reading your site extensively. I am in NJ,unfortunately due to circumstances I am not able to travel so I must find a doctor within reasonable distance to me. I have checked out posts concerning both Dr True/Dorin and Dr. Bernstein. I find some good reviews on True/Dorin, but have not found too much info on Bernstein. I have heard that Dr.Bernstein is a quite capable surgeon and a leading pioneer in hair transplantation but find it odd the lack of info so far. I would be open to any comments from members of this forum on either of these doctors. Thank you for you anticipated informational input.

Research, Research, Research, Look for the doctors that will show you befores and afters. Also question the doctors directly and if you don't get a response or acceptable answer move on to another. You have one chance to get it done right the first time! I'm sure you will be able to find what you're looking for.


Happy

Thanks for the input, but I was looking for specifics on these doctors. Hopefully someone will add with their experiences.

http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7466060861/m/8511061863

along the same lines...

There are a few members here who have went to T&D (particularly, Dr. True)...Mrjobi, Youngsuccess, come immediately to mind, but there are others whose names I don't remember with exactitude. I also haven't seen much on Bernstein, though he is very well respected -- and also happens to be notoriously "conservative" in his approach. Actually, T&D are known to be rather "conservative", also.

Being that you are strictly looking in that general area (I looked closely there too, being from Connecticut), I think you would be remiss to not inquire into Feller, as well.

Either way, whoever you look into, I would strongly recommend doing detailed consults with all of them -- online or live....I don't think that that can be overstated.

Thank you thanatopsis_awry for taking the time to add your insight to my inquiry.

Ideally I would choose Hasson & Wong as my first choice, but due to the distance it would be an impossibility for personal reasons. I understand that the aforementioned doctors are a bit conservative in their approach, but that is something I will have to settle for. It is possible I may have to endure an additional surgery to fulfill my needs, but seldom does one accomplish total restoration on one procedure, that is except for Hasson & Wong from what I have heard and seen.

Thank you for suggesting Dr. Feller as a possible candidate, but unfortunately I spoke to a gentlemen in my travels whose surgery by him was poor, furthermore the doctor did not stand behind his work, he subsequently had the surgery redone by H&W with excellent results, I only wish I could make the trip!

I hope former client of these two doctors will chime in with their experiences. Thank you everyone for your responses.

I find that statement about Feller very hard to believe and would like to hear more about it. If anyone would stand behind his work, it would be him.

I too would like to hear more information (who, what, when, etc.), and I'm sure lurkers, members, and future readers alike would value some details, as well.

MikeGG, I wouldn't believe it for anything--that Dr. Feller would act in such a way and you'll want to wait and hear the real story and it's not like anything you had been told by the source--guaranteed!!

Mike,
I have only been researching HT's for 6 months but I have not heard 1 negative comment about Dr Feller, not 1 !!

All of the doctors mentioned can produce the same high level result. you need to visit a couple to see which one you like the best. As far as research, use the search function on each doc. I had 3 procedures with Dr. True and my results are exceptional.

Interesting - was this patient a first timer, repair patient,. FUE patient,postage stamp session.. did he have too high expectations..?? We need the facts - Throwing out comments like that really need at least a little proof - MikeGG you really need to back up with proof and due to the fact you only have 3 posts to your name i think you will find it very hard for people to take this comment as fact or seriously. By all means get in contact with the patient you met on your "travels" and have him come on here to tell his story so we can accurately assess the situation rather than take it on good authority from yourself. With all due respect you could be ANYONE . If you have done only a small amount of research you will see how highly the community regard Dr Feller so if this is an attempt to try and dent it i think it would be helpful to bring FACTS to the table rather than a little "he said she said"

Dr Feller stands behind ALL his work as everyone knows who has ever been to him or seen him interact daily on all the forums with his patients. So please ask your BUDDY to come forward and share his facts and then maybe Dr Feller can come forward as usual to help cast clarification on his personal situation ....

Hi Mike
I haven`t had such a laugh for quite a while reading your posts.
Firstly you claim to have done plenty of research yet cant find much info on Dr B,where you been researching in Walmart?.

You say you met a gentleman on your travels who had a poor ht by Dr Feller and yet he did not post his dissatisfaction on here but chose to tell you instead.Did you bump into this guy in Walmart aswell.
If you find my post offensive to you its because in my opinion you are not who you say you are, throwing accusations about with no proof .I`ve personally met at least 20 Feller patients and seen posted results of a lot more and they are excellent.

Your post is very transparent and if you were genuinely looking and researching there are lots of doctors in your immediate area so go and have a consult with them.
See for yourself

quote:

Thank you for suggesting Dr. Feller as a possible candidate, but unfortunately I spoke to a gentlemen in my travels whose surgery by him was poor, furthermore the doctor did not stand behind his work, he subsequently had the surgery redone by H&W with excellent results, I only wish I could make the trip!

Mike, based on your first post, you seem to be a legitimate poster. However, I find the above statement beyond belief.

Dr. Feller is a first-rate hair restoration physician with a proven track record of consistent results. Though it is true that no doctor can bat a 1000, even if someone had a poor surgery with him, Dr. Feller is a stand up guy and always stands behind work.

Please don't make statements based on hearsay when there is no way you can possibly validate or substantiate claims made by someone you spoke with during your travels.

Falc

quote:

I understand that the aforementioned doctors are a bit conservative in their approach, but that is something I will have to settle for.

A. Never never settle when considering a HT. If money is the issue then you bloody wait it out until you can afford a world class surgeon. What's worse than a balding melon? A pluggy, obvious HT'd melon!

B. There must be two Dr. Fellers.

quote:

Originally posted by MikeGG:
I have heard that Dr.Bernstein is a quite capable surgeon and a leading pioneer in hair transplantation but find it odd the lack of info so far. I would be open to any comments from members of this forum

Surprised you didn’t find much on Dr. Bernstein. When I started my research I saw him like everywhere. Try googling him, his web site is huge.

I can honestly say that I am extremely happy that I went to him. Let me know if you have any questions, I just put up some more photos on my hair transplant blog.

quote:

Originally posted by MikeGG:
I have heard that Dr.Bernstein is a quite capable surgeon and a leading pioneer in hair transplantation but find it odd the lack of info so far.

I started smiling half way through this sentence because I thought you were going to say you find it odd the lack of hair he has....

Mike,

I've been off the boards for a while (a new job will do that to you) but I wanted to respond to your post.

Given Dr. Feller's stellar reputation on this forum (and others) and my own personal experience with him (1 year post-op last week), I can tell you that if there ever was a surgeon who cares about doing it right and standing by his work, it's Dr. Feller. You should absolutely have consults with the other coalition docs in the tri-state area, but please consider a face to face with Dr. Feller.

I'm in NJ and would be happy to answer any questions about my search for an HT doc. I'd also be willing to meet with you to share my pre and post pictures and talk about the whole experience (which was well worth it!)

Best of luck in your search.
Jersey

l had about 800 FUT Dr.Bernstein and the result was bad. If you go back to about six months ago on this website l posted over 6 photos. When l met him after 12months post surgery his suggestion was that my scalp was tight and he wouldn't do another surgery. He want as far as suggesting might be l went to another HT doctor which is not true. Just because you HT turn out well doesn't mean everyone has been that lucky. You can truly swear by this guys loyalty to their patients, because that's your own experince. They only identify with you when it's a success story and they can win more clients and make more money on the long run.

03-vertex(front_view).jpg (52 Kb, 105 downloads)

l thought you guys might like to see the donor site that have made me the subject of jest and ridicle right now.
l am presently looking for a fine HT doctor who can help me fix this mess. l am paying CASH and l have save a reasonable some of money, so l can put this misery out of my life. Any suggestion, comments and advice will be greatly appreciated. l live in Maryland, but l don't mind the travel if that is what it will take to get good results.

06-scar_tissue(donor_area).jpg (46 Kb, 114 downloads)