What to watch out for when selecting a hair transplant surgeon

There are some simple flags that I advise my readers to watch out for.  

1. Using salesmen to meet with patients should indicate that the doctor has too much financial focus in his practice. I would stay away from that doctor.
2. If you don’t bond with the doctor or if you feel that he doesn’t focus on your agenda
3. If he doesn’t spend enough time with you.  A 5-minute consultation can’t really get to your agenda properly. Ask if you can meet with some of his patients; he may have something to hide if he declines.  I held monthly open house events for at least 2 decades, where prospective patients could meet with my previous patients.  Also, any dissatisfied patient could come to an open house and destroy my reputation instantly. 
   • A funny story: A practice with a heavy marketing budget saw the effectiveness of my Open House events. When they publicized their first such event, many dissatisfied patients went to their Open House and were escorted out of the office by their security. The patients were prepared and held picket signs in front of their office to warn possible attendees to avoid that clinc. Their first Open House was their last Open House.
4. Ask about their credentials. What makes them qualified to do your hair surgery. If Hair Transplants do not reflect at least 70% of their practice, they may not be totally focused on hair transplantation.
5. Do they offer both FUE and Strip surgeries?  Well-trained doctors can do both.
6. Do they discuss your lifetime donor supply (in numbers taken by measuring instruments they share with you)?  
7. Do they discuss the value of donor hair thickness and hair mass as it reflects the value of your situation in the total scheme of hair transplant analytics?
8. Finally, do you like the doctor and find that he is honest and sincere? If so, that is a good closing point for your decision.