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• Hair Transplant Marketing – “Selling the Sizzle”

  In Articles, Hair Transplant, Hair Transplant Surgeons / By The Bald Truth / 18 July 2010

  In the world of surgical hair restoration selling the sizzle without necessarily delivering the steak has been the cornerstone of success for many well established practices. While the field as a whole is evolving, and this includes the large chain clinics, we still receive countless complaints from extremely unhappy hair transplant patients who believe that they have been mislead by unethical salesman, and unskilled and untrained hair transplant surgeons.

  Listen to one caller’s experience in dealing with “the art of the sale” and how his choices would have been different if he was armed with the information he needed to make an educated decision.

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• Advice From A Hair Transplant Veteran – The Importance of Good Communication and Aftercare

  In Articles, Hair Loss, Hair Transplant, Hair Transplant Surgeons, Uncategorized / By The Bald Truth / 30 June 2010

  Hair transplant veteran Marcus calls the program to discuss his hair transplant experience, and to advise prospective patients on what to look for and what to avoid when considering hair transplant surgery. Marcus tells a compelling story of poor aftercare, and the importance of the doctor patient relationship.

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• NeoGraft Warning – A Closer Look

  In Hair Transplant / By The Bald Truth / 21 June 2010

  Last week, after Alan J. Bauman, M.D. issued a public warning alerting consumers to the fact that unqualified surgeons may soon begin offering “NeoGraft FUE” procedures to unsuspecting patients, Spencer Kobren took some time to speak with the IAHRS accepted member about the many concerns surrounding this controversial hair transplant machine.

  During the interview it was clearly stated that there needs to be a more honest approach to the marketing of this device, and that there is a serious potential to cause harm if this machine is irresponsibly sold to entry-level hair transplant practitioners.

  Unfortunately, according to a recent statement made by David Walden, a Founder and Managing Director at Omni Medical (the company that now helps to market the NeoGraft), this appears, in our view, to be exactly how they plan to introduce the device to market. Read more ›