Luscious locks come to some naturally and to others, genetics don’t dote on a head full of hair. Enhancing your look can boost your confidence and you’ll feel even better after having a hair transplant procedure done by the right doctor, but how do you choose the best hair transplant surgeon and what do you need to look for? Here are some tips to get you started on your hair restoration journey.
Consider the Doctor’s Training
The doctor’s training and background in hair transplantation will paint a picture of possible expectations. Proper training and board certification in Hair Transplantation is a must. ABHRS certified and licensed doctors like Dr. Abraham Armani, have gone through rigorous rounds of vocational and educational practice to perfect their craft.
Other important factors include where were they educated? Are they passionate about their specialty? Why did they choose to specialize in hair transplantation and is that the only procedure they perform? Do they possess the artistic background and talent required in hair transplantation? What is the expertise and training level of the other hair transplant team members? These are all questions to consider asking your surgeon during your consultation if you don’t have the answers beforehand.
Patient Experiences, Results and Reviews
When it comes to Hair Transplantation procedures, most prospective patients are visually convinced. Before and after photos can be really telling but you have to consider the quality and the quantity of before and after photos taken at the same angle, with the same background and the same lighting. Why? A minimum of ten photos that meet these specifications ensure that no discrepancies, photo shop additions or manipulations were made to enhance the photos.
One of the best uses of the Internet is to find out other people’s experiences and results. Any hair transplant doctor can represent themselves as the best but the true assessment comes from patients who have previously had experience with such a doctor. Can you really trust to have good results with a doctor who only has a few reviews online or even worse many bad reviews? Some Physicians have even gone so far as to hire companies in order to have their negative reviews erased from patient review sites. Dr. Abraham Armani MD has consecutively been one of the best reviewed hair transplant surgeons in Texas and the United States for the past decade. He has been voted one of the 10 best cosmetic surgeons in Texas as well as having won the patients’ choice award for many years in a row. He is among the top 1% of doctors reviewed across the United States.
Media and other experts’ assessment of the hair transplant surgeon
Chances are if you visit the any hair transplant doctor’s website you will see and read self-proclamations of being one of the “best hair transplant specialist” from almost every Physician in the field. It is very easy for any hair transplant doctor to boast about being “the best” however true assessment often comes from legitimate and honest expertise often proved by being featured as unpaid expert source for news articles and media. Dr. Abraham Armani has been featured as an expert hair transplant surgeon by some of the top media outlets globally including Fox news, Yahoo News, Bloomberg news, Univision, ABC News, CNBC, EL Diario, as well as many scientific articles.
Be Curious
When you arrive at your consultation armed with these questions, you should always speak to and be evaluated by the hair transplant doctor himself, and if he’s not available, reschedule, leave or consider other options. You need a proper assessment and answers from the person performing the procedure!
Asking the right questions and really listening to the doctor’s answers will provide a great deal of insight into his passion, experience and commitment to providing you the best results and the best of care. Consider asking these questions:
- How long has the doctor and his team been performing these procedures?
- Does his practice consist only of hair restoration?
- What techniques does the operating team use?
- What solutions, instruments and machines are used in the hair transplant procedure?
- Is the surgeon himself present during the entire hair transplant procedure?
Who is actually doing your consultation and your hair transplant procedure?
You would be shocked to find out that at many clinics the patient does not see an actual doctor during entire hair transplant consultation. Sometimes the patients will be sitting across a high school graduate wearing a white lab coat who is telling them that they need a hair transplantation and pressuring the patient into signing up for a hair transplantation without any real medical examination. Also it is very unfortunate that many hair transplant procedures are being done entirely by the use of hair transplant technicians who are sometimes minimally trained without even the presence of a doctor. Many doctors simply get convinced to purchase a hair transplant machine with promises of increased income with little or no training or involvement in the hair transplant procedures.
Referrals
Another way to find a hair transplant doctor is by speaking to individuals who have already gone through the procedure. They’ve interacted with their doctor or sometimes, doctors, one-on-one and can give you an anecdotal breakdown of their experience from beginning to end.
Either way, your best route is to vet the doctor on your own and get a feel for your patient-doctor relationship during the consultation process. If you have any questions, contact Armani Medical today. We look forward to helping you start your hair restoration journey!