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The patient members of our hair loss forum in collaboration with quality hair restoration physicians have revolutionized the hair transplant profession by demanding only the best results.  That’s why only those physicians with a solid reputation for producing outstanding results are approved for recommendation on the Hair Transplant Network.  

With approximately one billion largely English speaking Indians you can imagine the amount of emails we get asking for a solid recommendation in India.  We are pleased to announce that we’ve finally found an impressive physician to recommend to our community in India.  To see how we democratically recommend surgeons on our patient driven community, visit “How We Recommend Hair Replacement Physicians”.

Over the last several months, Dr. Pathuri Madhu of Hyderabad, India has received an impressive number of accolades from his patients online.  Thus, Dr. Madhu, his technique, and results were carefully reviewed by our community. 

Dr. Pathuri Madhu has the experience and staff to perform large densely packed sessions exceeding 3000 follicular units when appropriate for the patient, the largest of which is 4800.  Dr. Madhu has impressed our community with his results and willingness to transparently respond to the initial questions and concerns expressed by our members.

After extensive research and receiving an abundance of positive feedback from patients and physician peers, we are excited to present Dr. Madhu as our recommended hair transplant surgeon in India.  Be sure to congratulate and welcome Dr. Madhu to our community by visiting the “Potential Recommendation of Dr. Pathuri Madhu of India.” thread.

Selecting a quality hair restoration physician is vital to obtaining the fullest and most natural looking results. Thus, it’s the patients that have the final say as to which physicians are recommended on the Hair Transplant Network.

We would appreciate your advice and/or input regarding the potential recommendation of Dr. Pathuri Madhu of India.

Dr. Madhu performs exclusive hair transplantation and has the staff and experience to perform large ultra refined hair transplants exceeding 3000 follicular units when appropriate for the patient. He’s a board certified ABHRS diplomate and has a strong background in dermatology.

Dr. Madhu uses minimally invasive techniques to reduce trauma to the scalp and produce the most natural looking result. Microscopic dissection of follicular units is employed by his large staff of 12 surgical assistants to minimize transection and maximize hair growth yield.

We invite you view his results and offer your input on the “Potential Recommendation of Dr. Pathuri Madhu of India”.

To see our standards for recommendation, click here. To see an exclusive list of physicians we recommend worldwide, click here.

Onwards and Upwards,

Pat Hennessey and Bill Seemiller – Publisher and Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Discussion Forum.

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Recently, we sought the advice of our online patient hair loss forum community regarding the potential Coalition membership of two impressive doctors recommended on the Hair Transplant Network for the last year. These physicians are Dr. Timothy Carman of La Jolla, California and Dr. Brandon Ross of La Jolla, California. To learn how we recommend hair transplant surgeons, click here.

View the Potential Coalition Membership for Dr. Timothy Carman

View the Potential Coalition Membership for Dr. Brandon Ross

In addition to garnering feedback from our patient community and highly respected hair restoration physicians, surgeons considered for Coalition membership are often visited and observed in live surgery by Patrick Hennessey, publisher of the Hair Transplant Network. Highlights of each visit along with surgical photos are prominently featured in the “Visits to Leading Hair Transplant Clinics” forum. To view the highlights of Pat’s visit to Dr. Ross’ clinic, click here. To view the highlights of Pat’s visit to Dr. Carman’s clinic, click here.

After extensive research and seeking input from our patient community and other leading surgeons, both Dr. Carman and Dr. Ross have been approved to join the ranks of the elite Coalition. Feel free to congratulate them by clicking on their featured potential Coalition membership threads above.

We encourage those local to these cities considering surgical hair restoration to consult with these excellent physicians to develop a long term hair restoration plan.

Bill Seemiller – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

The experience and skill of hair transplant surgeons vary, as do their results. That’s why only surgeons with a proven record of producing quality results are recommended on the Hair Transplant Network.

Dr. Vladimir Panine of Chicago Illinois, his technique, and results were carefully reviewed over the last year by our hair loss forum community in consideration for recommendation. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Panine has been approved for recommendation by our online community. To learn how we recommend hair transplant surgeons, click here.

Dr. Panine has over 15 years of experience performing surgical hair restoration as the primary part of his practice. He has the staff and experience to perform large sessions of quality follicular unit hair transplant surgery exceeding 3000 grafts when appropriate for the patient.

After thorough evaluation and seeking input from the patient and physician members of this community, we believe Dr. Panine deserves to be recommended on the Hair Transplant Network.

Dr. Panine is now recommended on the Hair Transplant Network. To congratulate and welcome him to our community, visit the “Potential Recommendation of Dr. Vladimir Panine of Chicago, Illinois”.

Those local to Chicago, Illinois and beyond considering surgical hair restoration should definitely consult with Dr. Panine and consider him for surgery. To view his physician profile and learn how to contact him, click here.

Bill Seemiller – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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Selecting a quality hair transplant surgeon is crucial to obtaining the most natural looking results. This is why patients have the final say as to which physicians are recommended on the Hair Transplant Network.

We would appreciate your advice and/or input regarding the potential recommendation of Dr. Vladimir Panine in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Panine has over 14 years of experience in performing hair restoration surgery as the primary part of his practice. He and his experienced staff can perform over 3000 follicular unit grafts in a single session when appropriate for the patient.

Dr. Panine uses minimally invasive techniques to reduce trauma to the scalp and produce the most natural looking result. All follicular units are dissected by his staff under microscopes to minimize transection and maximize hair growth yield.

We invite you view his results and offer your input on the “Potential Recommendation of Dr. Vladimir Panine of Chicago, Illinois”.

To see our standards for recommendation, click here. To see the list of all current physicians recommended worldwide, click here.

Onwards and Upwards,

Pat Hennessey and Bill Seemiller – Publisher and Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Discussion Forum.

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Thanks to the online collaboration between educated patients and quality physicians, today’s surgical hair replacement procedures can produce results so natural that even your hair stylist can’t detect them.

Ultra refined follicular unit grafting has raised the bar for physicians and their staff. Today, clinics dedicated to this revolutionary procedure can perform larger densely packed sessions when appropriate for the patient. A surgeon must have a large and experienced enough staff to carefully trim all follicular units under microscopes and pack them closely together into tiny incisions carefully and timely. Only experienced and delicate hands can properly place grafts into small and densely packed incisions without damaging the grafts.

Thankfully, a handful of surgeons, such as members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians have significantly improved this technique and regularly perform it with excellent results. Below we’ve provided a few recent examples provided by real patients sharing their stories and photos with us. You are encouraged to offer your input on their hair loss websites.

• Hair loss blogger “Christopher” was fairly bald and unhappy so he decided to start looking into hair loss treatment options. After researching our hair restoration community, he found Coalition member Dr. Jerry Cooley who suggested surgical hair transplantation to thicken up the appearance of his hair. 3000 grafts and 2 years later, Christopher ecstatically claims “I have to say that I am still just as happy as I was when my hair first came in. Dr. Cooley did a great job and a million thanks!!” To read all about his impressive transformation and view his photos, view his hair loss website.

Dr. James Harris has been recommended on the Hair Transplant Network for several years and has consistently gotten very good patient reviews. Impressive examples of his results can be found in the “Results Posted by Leading Hair Transplant Clinics” forum and his recommendation profile.

Dr. Harris is also world renowned and recognized among his medical colleagues as an innovator in refining and teaching follicular unit extraction (FUE). His two step FUE process, which he refers to as the “SAFE System“, improves on traditional FUE by virtually eliminating follicle damage during the extraction process.

Follicular unit extraction (FUE) has become an increasingly popular procedure over the years due to its elimination of a linear scar and increased recovery time for patients.

Recently, Dr. Harris presented the “Powered SAFE Scribe“, a new and revolutionary surgical FUE tool to his colleagues at this year’s 2009 ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery) scientific meeting in Amsterdam. Research and testing have proven that this new powered instrument is even more effective than its manual, non-powered predecessor. The Powered SAFE Scribe is safe and effective in the hands of a skilled hair restoration physician and can reduce the time it takes to perform the procedure by half. Extraction rates of 500-700 per hour have been reported using the new powered version of the Scribe as opposed to approximately 200-300 with the manual one.

Surgeons who have used the powered SAFE scribe have reported the following benefits

Coalition member Dr. Bob Haber has a proven track record of producing excellent results and was the past chair of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) scientific meeting.  He was also the past president of the society.  No wonder his peers have recognized him as a leader and teacher in the hair restoration field.

This year at the annual 2009 ISHRS meeting in Amsterdam, Dr. Bob Haber has been recognized by his peers for his exceptional work in hair restoration and given the Golden follicle award.

The Golden follicle award is the highest honor given to a leading surgeon in hair restoration by the ISHRS at each meeting. This award recognizes his outstanding achievement in clinically-related research in hair pathophysiology or anatomy as it relates to hair restoration.

Based on the outstanding reviews online by his patients, there’s no question that Dr. Bob Haber deserves this award.  Congratulations to Dr. Haber for his continued outstanding achievements.

Bill Seemiller – aka Falceros
Associate Publisher/Editor

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Many hair loss sufferers who visit our online educational community quickly become mesmerized by extremely large hair transplant megasessions sometimes referred to as “ultra” megasessions.   Given that the number of surgical procedures is fewer in patients who are candidates for such large sessions, there’s no doubt as to why it’s often the procedure of choice for patients.

The problem is however, that many people are under the terrible misconception that sessions between 4000 and 5000+ grafts are the norm rather than the exception. While a physician’s skill and the size and experience of their staff is vital to be able to provide this type of procedure, even in the most skilled hands these ultra megasessions are reserved for patients with exceptional donor characteristics.

The more I study and read about hair transplant surgery and discuss it with leading well respected physicians in the profession, the more obvious it becomes that there is no “one size fits all” hair restoration procedure.  So many variables have to be considered including a physician’s philosophy, their tools, the size and experience of their staff, the patient’s goals, their finances, their characteristic limitations, etc.

Your hair loss forum has some great information and discussions about leading surgeons like Hasson and Wong, Dr. Shapiro, Dr. Alexander, Dr. Rahal, Dr. Feller, etc.  Are there other hair transplant surgeons getting first class results but maybe aren’t as well known or publicized? 

Last year, the majority of surgeons recommended on the Hair Transplant Network were vastly unheard of and seldom spoken about on our community. And though some are still more popular than others, all of our members and hair loss forum guests can now see a much larger variety of results by visiting the “Results Posted by Leading Hair Transplant Clinics” forum.

Every prospective patient is drawn to some hair restoration doctors more than others. However, there is plenty of evidence in our community that a much larger group of doctors are doing excellent work.

I think if more of our members contribute their input on this thread, you will see that the list of 7 or 8 doctors others mentioned will expand significantly.

Each doctor recommended by our online community has been prescreened both privately and publicly and were found to meet our high standards for recommendation. Pat Hennessey (our Publisher) has reviewed several of these surgeons in person and observed them in live surgery. To see the highlights from these surgical center visits with photos, click “Visits to Leading Hair Transplant Clinics“.

To see a list of all doctors we recommend, click here. See also, “How We Recommend Hair Transplant Surgeons”