Dear Forum Members,

Dr. Brandon Ross was prescreened and approved for recommendation by this community in July of 2008. To see how we recommend physicians, click here. Since then, he’s been presenting impressive examples of his ultra refined work on our forum, garnering the respect of veteran patient and leading physician members of our community.

In addition to a showcase of impressive ultra refined results, Pat Hennessey, Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network visited with Dr. Ross and observed him and his staff in live surgery last year. After watching Dr. Ross and his staff perform live surgery, Pat felt that his work was truly state of the art. To see the highlights from Pat’s visit, view “Visit to Dr. Ross Medical Group in La Jolla, CA”.

Dr. Ross has the experience, skill, and staff necessary to perform over 3000 follicular units in a single procedure and dense packing when appropriate for the patient.

Given Dr. Ross’ proven track record of producing ultra refined results and experience, Pat and I believe it’s time we consider him for the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. To see our standards for the Coalition, click here.

To learn more about Dr Ross’ experience, technique and philosophy, visit his Hair Transplant Network recommendation profile.

We welcome all input and comments regarding his potential inclusion.

View some of his recent patient photos below:

3105 Grafts with Dr. Ross

4271 Grafts with Dr. Ross

3826 Grafts with Dr. Ross

2281 Grafts with Dr. Ross

2012 Grafts Female Hair Transplant with Dr. Ross

2236 Grafts with Dr. Ross

Surgical Example – 3074 Grafts with Dr. Ross

New Albums

3047 Grafts with Dr. Ross

4597 Grafts over 2 sessions with Dr. Ross

4502 Grafts Over 2 Sessions

3045 Grafts over 2 procedures

5 Month Progress Photos - 2898 Grafts

3717 Grafts with Dr. Ross in 2 Sessions

2966 Grafts with Dr. Ross in 1 Session


Several additional examples of Dr. Ross’ ultra refined work can be found in the Results Posted by Leading Hair Transplant Clinics forum.

We look forward to your feedback.

Bill and Pat

Heck yes This guys work is the best Ive ever seen.
Im blown away with the outstanding work.
Its incredible. I had to wipe my eyes to make sure the beauty in his work was real.
His work makes Meagen Fox look ugly.
I need to go lay down and recover from the shock of his masterpieces .
Dr Ross Ill pm you where to send the check

LOL
no metter what i say, i know what the final verdict will be.
so this time i'll remain silenced and observe from the sidelines.

Don't agree.

Mr. GQ and all,

We value all input from respected members such as yourself. If you believe you have a reason why Dr. Ross should not be part of the Coaliton and we feel we agree with you, he would not be approved for Coalition membership.

However, do remember that we consider all the evidence we've collected before making a final decisions on who we recommend including private interviews, privately and publicly screened photo albums, our observations of him and his staff in live surgery, and input from our patient and physician members.

Thus, those who disagree should make a compelling case as to why he should not be considered. Given all the excellent reviews and comments he's received on his photo albums from patient members on this forum along with other data we've collected, simply stating "I don't agree" isn't enough.

We recognize that not everyone will agree on all the decisions Pat and I make. However, we hope you trust that we've carefully weighed the varying input and don't take our recommendations lightly.

Best wishes,

Bill (Falc)

Bill no offense, I've ran a search and there are only 15 cases presented by Dr. Ross and not all of them are WOW. I guess time will tell but at this time I think we are jumping the gun.

Just my $0.02 for what it's worth.

I did a quick search and did not see any results from Dr. Ross that included a NW 6 or NW 7. Before formulating an opinion I would need to see a few examples of his work on men who are extensively bald, as I believe those cases are the best indication of a doctor's work. Does Dr. Ross have any examples like that to share with us?

I don't see enough here to give an educated opinion.

Since I am one of the few active posters who actually went under the knife with Dr. Ross I feel I am qualified to weigh in. I am 4 months from my HT. At this stage it is way too early to extrapolate my final outcome. Others who went with Ross before me unfortunately did not continue to update their blog/status.

I had a very nice pre-consult. the staff went out of their way to ensure I was comfortable the day prior to and day of surgery. Dr Brandon was very friendly and offered every conceivable means of contact to ensure I had all my needs addressed post surgery. the surgery itself as documented in my blog suggests that his work is pretty consistent and typical of what Pat witnessed during his visit (I am pretty certain that Dr. Ross had no idea that I was even aware of this community when we met)

His donor closures are among the best in the industry as commented on by a few nurses that witnessed the handywork when i returned to Tampa.

His willingness to perform an HT without the patient first shaving down should be commended and should earn him some brownie points.

His staff is fixed (not traveling) and they have even more years in the industry than he does.

those are the good points. The negatives are clearly a lack of a substantial track record with verifiable results that screams of consistently good outcomes. I have also seen an example where he transplanted into scar tissue that left me thinking the outcome was pretty much a failure (but I looked past that due to the circumstances)

All in all if the coalition intends to be representative of the cream of the crop in HTs then I would ask Dr. Ross to post more pre/post examples of his work on a more regular basis over the next 3 to 6 months.

At the same time present members should not be allowed to rest on their laurels either. Staff can come and go and results may suffer due to cost cutting etc. the doctors should also be asked to maintain a current portfolio of results that gets updated frequently to ensure results continue at a certain level.

Yes.

I used to live in San Diego. I have seen an outcome of Dr. Ross' work, in person, and it was quite good (this guy had less than 1500 grafts and the cosmetic change was visible). Granted, Dr. Ross might still not have the consistency or the illusion of density created by the top 4-5 doctors, but overall, he is doing fine.

So yes, it's fine with me if he is recommended.

Forrest Gump, his up for Coalition, not Recommendation. So I agree, Recommend - YES, Coalition - Not Yet.

Obviously I was being silly.
I think he does solid work but not too sure its coalition worthy

The work looks solid, but the documentation is lacking, and I'd also be keen to see some cases on extensively bald guys. You hate to be negative and assume the worst, but you're left in the dark when basic protocol in documenting the before/intra/post aspects of work isn't followed (flash, angles, clarity, consistency).

It's subjective, ultimately, I guess, and the information available to us is inferior to all that has been observed by Pat/Falc. I wouldn't say "yay", but I wouldn't feel like it's some crime if he was a Coalition Member.

Guys,

Don't forget that Pat visited and observed Dr. Ross and his staff in live surgery. Pat has visited almost if not more than a hundred clinics over the years and knows exactly what to look for. See the highlights from Pat's visit to Dr. Ross' clinic by clicking here.

Whereas I know that many people want to see dozens if not hundreds of examples of a physicians work prior to considering them for the Coalition, it's simply not probable and the amount of work required for physicians would turn off most from wanting to be considered.

As HairDew said, there are approximately 15 cases presented by Dr. Ross on this forum. In my opinion, this is a large enough sample for members to get an idea of the kind of work he regularly performs. Additionally, Dr. Ross has had no negative reviews on this forum since he was approved for recommendation a year ago.

Take a look at the many glowing remarks members have made about his work on his photo albums. I've copied a few below for your reference.

rsf said "Dr Ross, thanks for getting the photos up. Unbelievable change"

Raphael84 said "WOW, what great results. I am hugely impressed. The patient must be ecstatic."

JohnS said "Big difference. Nice work."

Aaron1234 said "Wow. That's a mop up there. Nice density for sure."

Dewayne said "Whoa! That looks great to me. What a scar! That looks completely undetectable"

Other than wanting to see more, is there any compelling reason why Dr. Ross shouldn't be considered for the Coalition?

Bill (Falc)

Falc,

This is the only case of Ross' that I've seen and I don't think its a great one even though it hasn't grown out. Its not dense packed enough and if the patient didn't want to pay for more grafts wouldn't you alter the hairline instead of spreading things out?

Abe

Here's the link:

http://hair-restoration-info.c...=588105552#588105552

Abedogg,

I appreciate you posting this link. However, to take it in context, I think it's important to read what the patient posted right below the photos:

"Yeah, they could have done some more and made it a longer day, but this what I could afford for now, and being on the other side of 40, I'm not looking for the fountain of youth, just to look my age with some hair."

What the patient can afford and their goals will always control the surgeon's game plan.

There are other examples showing that Dr. Ross has the ability to dense pack. This particular patient opted for coverage over density and it looks like Dr. Ross performed the surgery to help him meet those goals.

Best wishes,

Bill (Falc)

Abedogg

Chargedup had a similar procedure to mine around the same time as me with approx = graft count. Him and me are in our 40's and while I had a dusting in my crown, Dr. Ross did proportionally space my grafts from front to back a bit. In Chargedup's case I did notice a more uniform spread and I am unclear as to the game plan for why this was done.

I wish he would come back with some pics at this point.

Falc,

Clearly you and I will have to disagree as to how many photos are sufficient to form an opinion. I do no think 15 is nearly enough, but that's irrelevant to this post, however it does seem that many posters shame my belief. You asked us other than wanting to see more, is there any reason why Dr. Ross shouldn't be considered for the Coalition? My response is that without seeing more I can't answer that question. Asking me to give an opinion with limited evidence would be akin to asking me to give a girl a 1-10 rank after only seeing her face. She may be really pretty, but what if she's rocking an A cup, or has a pancake ass? You need to see the full body shot before you can drop the 8,9,10. Let me see Dr. Ross in a bikini and then I can tell you if there's a reason for why he shouldn't be recommended. (a figurative bikini, please)

Falc you are probably dead on explaining the game plan with chargedup's HT.

BTW for the record I would be very excited knowing that I had my HT done by a coalition Doc. I just wanted to make sure no one suspected that I was Dr. Ross's love monkey for all the praise I have bestowed on him and his staff in the recent past.

The arguments wanting to see more (and more recent) mature results is very valid. While this may indeed put off some Docs as you suggest, I don't feel the record as it stands wins over a substantial majority of members here.

You more senior members will have to agree amongst yourselves if you have seen enough of Dr. Ross's results to warrant the high office of Coalition member.