Hair Transplant Stories and Patient Testimonials

Hi Dr. Epstein,

I would just like to thank you for a wonderful experience during the procedure. I can tell the result will look superb. How many total grafts were implanted by the way, and how many 1, 2, or 3 hairs were used I would like to share my experience on the forum. Look forward to seeing you in a few years for the 2nd transplant.

Thanks again,
Kenny

Thanks Roxie.

I have you guys to thank for the hair! One of the best decisions I have made. You guys do a great job.

Adam

Hey Dr. Epstein I wrote to you a couple of days ago on donor scaring. I was just a little freaked out at Dr. fellers pics on hairtransplantnetwork of a good scar in the donor area he posted. Dr. Eptein it was pretty big and im glad I did not see that guy. I went back on to your website and looked at donor scars from your site and was completely comforted. Yours are incredible!!!!! But Dr. Epstein what does tight mean when you touched my donor site at thr NY Meeting,just curious since I did not ask you then.

ttyl Dennis

Dr Epstein,

I recieved your VM on the day after my procedure, Saturday. Thank you very much for the follow up. I would also like to thank you staff, I could not have asked for more. I am scheduled to come back in 9 days for my sutures to be removed. Thanks again for everything.

Regards,
Chris B

My name is Chris and I am a patient of Dr. Epstein. In November of 2007, I had a procedure at Dr. Epstein's office. The staff was curtious and the office was clean. During the procedure, the assistants comforted and reassured me. The evening of the operation, Dr. Epstein went so far as to call me and check if I was recovering okay. My procedure of 3,000 hair graphs is comming along nicely. I recommend Dr. Epstein and plan on going back in the fall to complete the procedure. I will update in a couple of months.

Thanks again Doc.

ATTENTION ROXY!!!

Roxy, This is Kate W. I had my proceedure done back in September... THINGS ARE GREAT!!!! I am soooo happy with the eyebrows, they are fully grown in and I feel so much better about everything, thank you for you time and help answering all my questions and for being so wonderful!!! I have someone who is interested in the proceedure, her name is Rachel her email is g@yahoo.com she wants to see my "before" pictures, can you send them to her Did you keep them on file Please write to me and let me know when you get a chance...

Tell Dr. Epstein I am happy and well...

Thank you and Happy New Year!
Kate W

Hi Dr. Epstein,

Happy New Year! I hope you are well and had a great trip with your children to the snow.

Thank you for all of your support and kindness during the procedure. Your dedication to your patients is very apparent and very much appreciated. Your staff is amazing! I would be happy to be a referral to any of your potential patients! Whenever you are in the bay area, please look me up - the least I could do is buy you a drink!!

Take care,
anjum

Dear Dr. Epstein:

I am extremely happy with your work and would not hesitate to recommend it to any of my friends, the problem is that it was so well performed, that nobody noticed the change, therefore nobody is asking.

Seriously, thank you for a job well done!

Best regards
Jose R A

Hi Dr. Epstein,

I've been meaning to check in with you myself...I had been waiting for a little while until I could get a more definitive idea of how things were 'filling in' so to speak. Coincidentally enough, within just the past few days I have started to see a more obvious thickening in the graft area. I have to admit that I was (as probably are most all your patients) pretty nervous when I began to rub off the crusts and noticed the hairs falling out with the crusts... I had to reassure myself over and over that it wasn't the graft itself falling out (especially with the larger crusts!). Otherwise, I believe everything is going as expected (a few pimples in the graft area, some itching, etc.)

As far as the scar, I have my dad look at it periodically and he says that it all looks excellent. I will be sure to update you with pictures when more progress is made in the graft area as well as the donor scar.

I am definitely very happy I decided to have the procedure done, and especially so about the fact I chose to have it performed by you and your staff. You guys were awesome. Thanks again to both you and your staff!

Oh...and my apologies for my wordiness here... I have a habit of overtyping in emails!

Eric

Doctor Epstein,

How are you doing Just a quick mail to thank you and your staff for a wonderful job last Thursday. The professionalism and hospitality of everyone I encountered made what could have been a very unpleasant experience actually quite interesting and enjoyable...perhaps a little bit too much so on Lucy's part at times... a sadistic side to her personality i had not seen before!lol! That said it made all the difference being able to make a holiday out of the trip, though we could have done with a lot more time here.

With regard to the surgery itself, one week on and everything seems to be healing up nicely. The swelling is completely gone, a lot of the scabs have lifted and the scar area is noticeably improved with each passing day. We fly out tomorrow evening... mission accomplished and having had a great time here in Miami. I will send you on some pictures in the next few months so you can see how it all turned out. Once again, thanks for everything. I'm sure I 'll be back in a few years time for round two.

Take care

Richard

Dear Dr. Epstein,

First of all I would like to thank you and your staff. I felt completely comfortable during the whole process and I can now say that everything I read in the forums about you an your staff was true.

I'm back in Texas and taking it easy, as an attachment I'm sending you a couple of pictures so you can give me your opinion about my evolution.

Thank you very much for everything!

Gabriel

Hello Roxy,

I hope all is well with you, Dr. Epstein and your wonderful crew in Miami! .

As I look back two months after my procedure, I am even more impressed by Dr. Epstein's skills and the wonderful treatment provided to me by all the staff members I encountered. Thanks again. BTW, a lot of hairs are sprouting from the top of my head!

Thanks for your assistance.

Best wishes to all, John K (formerly of Tampa - now back in San Diego)

Hi Dr. Epstein,

Wanted to express that it was my pleasure.

You guys are wonderful and the atmosphere was great - I plan on coming back at some point.

Question: How many total hairs did you get And, what was the breakdown regarding number of 1's, 2's, and 3's?

Overall I guess what is your advice, gut reaction etcetera to my particular case.

Again, I'm looking forward to the next year and doing follow-ups based on your advice about placement, thickness etcetera.

Very nice to meet you and your staff - all wonderful people.

Talk soon. I'll be in town through the 19th.

Sincerely,

Chris

Hi Jeff,

We're back in Italy and all is well. Just a little soreness from the graft donor site while the areas that have been transplanted are healing up nicely.

Thanks again to you and your entire staff for the kindness and the professionalism. If you ever come out this way please let us know. We'll be more than happy to show you around our part of Italy. Ciao and we'll be in touch.

Giancarlo

Dr Epstein,

The hairs seem to all be in place still and everything looks fine to me. So do you think they'll be fine The thing that worried me the most sleeping on my stomach and now that I'm home I'm just sleeping on the couch on my back so I don't have a chance of rolling over...

I also wanted to say that me and my father were very impressed with you and your staff in Miami. Everybody was extremely friendly and professional and I couldn't be happier with the decision I made to travel the 1000+ miles to your office. I will keep you posted on the results when they grow back in and will be sending pictures as well. Thank you so much for your help!

Derek

Dr. Epstein,

I would like to thank you and your entire staff for doing such a wonderful job. It can be a little nerve racking doing something like this for the first time, but your staff was extremely professional and made me feel at home. My brow area seems to be healing just fine. The swelling has gone down drastically and bruises around the eyelid seem to be slowly disappearing as well. I can't even express how excited I am to have the procedure finished. I'm eagerly waiting for the new hairs to grow in and it's a very exiting process. It's silly to say that something so small as eyebrows can be life changing, but this couldn't be more accurate. I will keep you updated with pictures of my progression over the next few months.

Thanks again

Kirk

My son Andrew had eyebrow work done in January of 2007 and it looks great. 

Dr. Epstein,

Hope all is well in Miami. Tomorrow marks the 9th month (dos July 11th, 2007) since my hair transplant. I have to tell you the results are fantastic (better than I expected) and I couldn't be happier. People constantly commenting on my hair, wondering if I colored it or something is different. Anyway, one of the best decisions I've ever made and really appreciate the excellent job you did.

Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Van A

Hey Dr. jeff...

Its been over a year now and i am happy to say that the hair implanted looks great!!!!...i have noticed that pre-existing hair in the temple region and behind is getting a little thinner sooo...i remember you stating that i had app. 6500 total grafts to utilize...we have used app 2300 leaving about 4200 + -...i was wondering for future touchups, 3 sessions of 1400 = -{80% frontal 20% crown maybe} over the next few years to achieve a satisfactory result possible starting this fall...what are your thought on this...sincerely.

Vinnie

Hi there Roxy

It's now about 9 1/2 months since I had my procedure done on 6th July 2007.

The hair growth has been great and is about 41/2 inches at the longest point. I will try to send you some pictures later for you to show Dr Epstein.

I will be in the Ft Lauderdale area May 8th to 12th and would like to visit and show Dr Epstein the results. I am thinking I may need a 2nd procedure to fill in a bit more of the bald area at the top/ back of the head.

Please advise if Dr Epstein will be available to see me on any of the above dates.

Kind Regards

Peter H

Hi

To be honest i browsed the internet for many weeks. I read testimonials and spoke with a couple of practices. There was one called Feller but they were rude on the phone and off hand plus i could never get to speak to him directly. When I asked to speak to Dr Epstein he called me quickly and always responds himself to emails.

Also, Dr Epsteins qualifications are over and above most of the others. The fact that he is also a plastic surgeon speaks volumes in itself.

I have had two procedures with Dr Epstein. The first one was in 2005 which created a hairline for me. It was terrific and completely natural and real. The second one was in December 2007 and the results are now starting to show even though there are several months to go before i will see the full benefit.

I cannot recommend him highly enough. Both Dr Epstein and his team of professional assistants were great. They make you feel at ease from the beginning and Dr Epsteins artistry shows with the end result. The point is that there are many practices who now perform this procedure worldwide but I guess that equally there are many who can do the job but not paint the picture so good.

I was almost completely bald on the top- now i have a lush hairline and the second procedure which gvoes further back is going well too. Each procedure was just short of 3000 grafts.

My life has changed in many respects.
Good luck!
regards

Wayne

Dear Dr. Epstein,

Here is an update for hair transplant surgery I had in November, 2007. I am pleased to report that the sideburns are completely grown in and growing at a normal rate; all scars are covered. The temporal areas are perfect and so natural looking. The frontal hairline is growing but at a slower rate and with some itching. Overall, I am thrilled to have a hairline that is such an improvement over the unnatural one I started with. When I see Dr. Ridenour in Creve Couer, MO in May I will ask him to forward some updated photos for you. A big thank you to you and your staff for my great new hairline. I will be wearing my hair back at the beach this summer and not hiding under a hat!

Sincerely,
Connie
Harrisburg, IL

Dr. Epstein

I am doing well. I am in shanghai today working a way. Still have about 25 percent of the graphs that have yet to fall out. I am excited to see what it will look like in a few months I appreciate all your kindness. You are a fantastic doc and a great guy I will send you some pictures when it starts growing in.

Have a great day
D

Dear Dr. Epstein and Roxy,

I have arrived back in Ireland and everything is going smoothly. I feel great and I have minimal swelling and have actually only used 1/2 a diuretic. Thank you for your consumate professionalism and for putting me at ease - I was more nervous that I had initially anticipated but the smiles of everyone in the office (and maybe the diazepam!) helped me to relax quickly.

I look forward to sending you pictures in a few months time. Meanwhile here is a picture of me 12 years ago when I had a full head of hair for your amusement!

Kindest regards,

Gavin

P.S. I had to fight to keep my Graftcyte when going through security at the airport. They suggested that if it had a prescription like label on with your name on, they would be more inclined to let it through...

Thanks, Roxy.

At the end of the procedure yesterday, I said out loud that it was the best experience I'd ever had in a medical setting. I'm not sure who heard me say that since I was under the influence of Ambien and Valium and was a little "zoned out", but it wasn't just the drugs talking - I really meant it! I hope that I can refer lots of patients to you and Dr. Epstein in the future.

Best regards,
Mark

Hello Doc. My new hair is growing like weeds! I'm very pleased! Thank you for providing me with such succesful procedure.

The procedure was on Nov 9th '07 is it time for a follow up appointment @ your Boca office.

Bradley M
561-3 C

Hi Dr. Epstein,

Thanks for your call. I got stuck in Atlanta last night and just got home a few hours ago.

To keep my precious little grafts as safe as possible I'm staying home shirtless for the next three days.

I absolutely love what you've done, you are a true artist, and I'm just amazed at your skill. It is exactly what I wanted and I can't wait to see the final result.

Please give my thanks to your staff for all their great care on Tuesday. I will definitely stay in touch and will be sending progress photos. I hope to be included in your consult room books and even on your website.

Thanks again!
Clint

Hello Dr Epstein,

I wanted to thank you for all your help. I thank you for helping me make one of the most important decisions in my life and I am truely grateful.I know I have a long wait ahead but I am glad that it started off so well. I will keep you posted about my progress.

Thank you once again.

Neha.

Hi Roxy,

Today is Day 6 of my recovery and I just wanted to let you know that--despite my incredibly LOW tolerance for pain--my eyebrows are GORGEOUS (scabby and all!)!!! I don't know think I've ever seen such perfect brows on anyone...and now they're MINE!!

So happy!!

You have such an AMAZING group of gals there! I am so thankful for everyone's kindness and great sense of humor! Dr. Epstein is such a talented man! He really does have a unique artistic ability and eye for detail. I'm so so so happy that I found him.

You are a doll! Thank you for making me feel so comfortable and brave! I appreciate you, Roxy!

Julie

Hello Dr. Epstein

Thank you for the before photos. I needed those to see the real impact. I am 5 months 3 weeks out from Feb. 7th... My hair is about 1 1/2 long and on the left side is adequately thick. On the right I believe we covered more area and it is maybe 2/3 as thick as the right. I am very pleased thus far with the results. I pulled this off with no one except for my hairdresser knowing. I use a 3 blade and no skippers or scar showing. I must thank you very much as I am already having more comfort combing my hair differently and I can do a few different styles. It has boosted my confidence although I really didn't need that.Thank you and let me know.

I have recommended you to 3 different people. 2 of them I know will come and see you after I have shown them the results. One of them being my brother.

That original picture you took of me is terrible. I never looked at my hairline like that. I never want to go back to that.

Thanks again.

Dear Dr. and Roxy:

Just a short note to thank you for your extreme generosity, as well as your whole staff being so professional and very carrying. A rare combination in any office, and a tribute to you both. Follow up: My swollen eyes are healing nicely. Roxy, you mentioned something about needing some assistance from me, and I will do whatever I can. Please write to me when you get a chance. Talk to both of you soon,

Debbie

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Dr Jeff

Thought I would give you an update at just over 3 months after the procedure. Some of those new hairs that I told you had started to grow at 2 weeks have continued to grow normally, but some of them only grew to about 2 or 3 mm then stopped, only to be replaced by new properly growing hairs at about 2 and a half months - this is when the hairs in all the other sites started to show (that was a great moment). Some are just starting properly now, particularly on one side of my chest which has been slower but the hairs are now definitely coming through here too although this has been noticable just over the last 10 days. There are some others just becoming active now so it is still exciting to notice things happening as each week goes on.

So I am really happy with progress to date thankyou and will send you another update say at 6 months when I suspect all the hairs will have grown through by an even amount. I only had 1780 grafts as you know but these have made a real difference.

Thanks again. Hope all is going well out there.

Peter

Dr. Epstein, Thank you so much for the superb job you did with me. I too am very happy with the outcome, and yes, I am seriously leaning toward that second procedure we talked about. Considering it'll be December before you know it, I'm going to look at my calendar for maybe early next year and figure out a good time. I will be in touch. Thank you again sir! I can't tell you how happy I am that I decided to trust this with you! All the research and articles I read praising you as one of the finest are completely accurate! God bless!

Chris H

Hello Dr. Epstein,

How have you been

I hope this letter find's you and your family and staff in good health and spirits. I'm contacting you to say hello and thanks for all you did me me in the past. I will never forget all you did for me and now its time for me to repay you. I spoke to at least 2 people that said they made appointments with you so I hope they did. Also I have a good friend I grew up with in New York that had some hair transplant work done in New York city. I am trying to get him to come to you for his work. I read in  one of your old news letters you had an office in New York City.

Do you still have an office in New York city?
I will ask him to contact you. His name is Jeff M. I also want you to know my hair has become much more manageable and it really looks nice now. I guess all the years of combing it in the same direction has caused it to retrain and become much more manageable.

I'm sorry I don't have any real close up photos of my scalp but I will attach some of the photos I have so you can see how nice it looks. I will be 51 years old in January and I can't find words to describe how wonderful it feels to have a nice head of hair at my age. Thank you and your staff so very much for all you did for me in the past.

God bless,
William C.

Dear Dr. Epstein,

Greeting from Kauai, so nice to be home. Hope all is going well with you.

Sorry to have missed you in New York-was swamped with work. Attempting to do a masters in Chemistry over summer breaks is rather difficult.

I don't have to go back to the university next summer-just working on the writing the final draft. All of my lab work is done-what a relief.

Sent you some rather low quality photos.. sorry about that.

The hair transplant has been very successful. I can't even really express what a difference it has made in my life when you did the transplants. The emotional distress when I thought I would actually have no hair around my face- it seemed a progressive hair loss condition. Family and friends can't believe it when I tell them that my hair around my face is transplanted hair. So THANK YOU again and it is exciting to me that you are doing more procedures. I know your probably super busy but would look forward to a consultation (if possible) - via email or phone.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Allison K.

Jon,

Thanks again for your time and intimate consideration of my status quo. Just like any other male, I want to be well informed and ready for what might happen next, and know my options. You did an excellent job in covering all of my concerns and this consultation was many times more informative than my initial. Thank you so much for your time and energy. It is no surprise that you guys are considered the best in this area and you have a very reputable operation. I hope to see you guys in the future (next year). Please keep up the good work and helping those who are seeking to be better informed or seeking a change in their current look.

Trevor

Hey good morning Dr. Frankenstein.

The new body parts are coming along rather nice. Yeah, im done with Hawaii. In Westchester now...

I think overall, lookin great. I think we kinda talked about a second procedure to fine tune things up. I eventually want to get hairline tighter and a bit lower and more in the temple area.. But of course, lets wait and see what this looks like after a solid year and how my finances are doing. I'm going to make an appt. to come in for a brief consult,think its the 23rd 24th of Oct. you're around in new york.. Wanted also to talk about getting rid of some fat under chin area.

Dear Jeff,

It was good to see you a few weeks ago in NYC.I want to follow up with you on what we talked about when I saw you, and I mean for this e-mail to be read only by you.

I'm so pleased with the results of my procedure - I feel like it achieved about 75% of what I hoped could be done, and I realize that there's no way we could have achieved 100% in one session, given how long it took! As you know, I've been considering a second procedure, to finish that last 25%, which would be mostly on the abdominal and upper pubic area (and maybe to fill in some of thesparserareas on the chest). The attached photo shows the result I would be going for. I guess I'm asking you for your honest professional opinion about whether you think it would be OK to do it or whether you would advise against it.

In NYC, you said that to do that work would be about 1,500 grafts, but we never discussed the price. Could you have Roxy get back to me about that I also want to tell you that I really appreciate how during this past year, particularly during those months that I was having all those annoying dermatological aftershocks, you were always available to answer questions and to give your medical assistance. Thank you for that.

All the best,
I

Hi Roxy,

How are you It's been a little over four months since my procedure with Dr. Epstein, and I'm very happy with the results so far. It took about three months to see much progress, but in this last month - wow - it's really filled in! I almost can't believe that it's worked so well. I've attached a "before/after" picture for you.

I believe that Dr. Epstein said I should wait several months before considering any further transplants. Is that correct And is it unusual for a patient to return for a second procedure

Hope you're doing well, and I'll look forward to hearing from you.

Mark

P.S. Yes, my lips are a little bigger. I'm done with them, though - I swear! :)

Hi Dr. Epstein,

I hope this e-mail reaches you doing great! I'm doing very well and enjoying my new hair immensely.

I'm interested in getting a second procedure done, to kind of fill in the blanks and thicken things up a bit. What are your thoughts.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Lisa

Dr. Jeff

This procedure accomplished exactly what I was after, and changed my life for the better. I love it, and think it's perfect.

I could tell you how much this has done for my self-confidence but then I imagine you knew that would happen. What a lucky guy you are to have such an impact on so many lives. Thanks again to you and your staff for the kindness and the extra effort they all made. I never once felt uncomfortable and for me that's saying a lot.

J

Hi Jon,

I'm doing well. I really like my new eyebrow though I realize I'm still in a transition phase as some of the hairs will fall out and then regrow in a few months. I will be very happy if my new eyebrow looks like it does now. I still have some mild redness and crustiness where the new hairs were transplanted but that seems to get better each day. My wife who has been checking the scar says it looks like it is healing well. I want to thank you, Dr. Epstein and the whole staff for assisting me in this endeavor and for treating me so well at the office. I also want to add that the accommodations at the Hampton Inn were quite nice as were the people there and would recommend staying there to any of your future patients. Thanks again for everything and I will certainly keep you up to date with my progress.

Scott T

Everything is fine.. Love what the doctor did. Might be back for round three in the future. Tell Dr. Epstein I said Hello.

Charlie

Dr. Epstein,

I'm ready to come in again for another procedure. We did my first visit about two years ago about 2500 grafts I believe.

I want to have my hairline lowered more and talk with you about other options. I would like to use up all of my remaining grafts available on this last and final visit. I have a great donor area so I could use up the maximum allowed grafts that you would be able to go.

I would preferably like to do this procedure sometime in February of next year if that would work with your schedule' I now live in Salt lake City, UT and would be flying into your Miami office.

Appreciate your great work and look forward to seeing you and your wonderful staff again.

Sincerely
Spencer M

Hi Maureen,

Thanks for your e-mail. I'm not living around London but further north in Scotland. Actually I did meet Dr Epstein in November last year and did my hair transplant in Miami. I flew there during my vacation in the States. Its been a year now and my beard, goatee and also chest hair grow naturally. Please send my gratitudeness to Dr Epstein.

Regards,
Nik

After multiple hair procedures over the course of 30 years (all of which had little success) I am just simply astonished at the outcome of this procedure.  As you may know, the transplant site is heavily scarred.  I had been told the reason for my past transplantation failures were due to the heavy scarring, but Dr. Epstein was undeterred by this.  The result is one I have been seeking for three decades, and I am grateful.

Although it is still thin, and I dress the area with cosmetics to give it a fuller appearance, I no longer need to glue a prosthetic over the bald areas.  This alone saves me about a half an hour in the morning.

Have a great New Year.

Hi Roxy,

Thanks for following up!  So far, so good. The scabs haven't started to come off yet, but it looks great so far.  I'm trying to be extremely careful.  I'm immensely grateful to Dr. Epstein and your entire staff for doing such an amazing job and offering me some new hope.  Everyone was wonderful to work with.  I'm really excited to see how the new hairs come in in a few months.  I'll keep you posted.
 
Thanks a million!
Danielle

Dear Jeffrey

I hope all is well with you. I tried to call you but you were out of town. And I just always seem to be too busy to compose a letter. My eyebrows did turn out nice. I was nervous at first because they looked so weird in the first week & then I had no idea that there was even the possibility of additional healing time. Anyway they do look quite natural & they have given me more confidence to look someone in the eye without thinking they are staring at my eyebrows. Also it has saved me a lot of time trying to apply makeup that did not really look very natural. it is nice to know that I can come out of the water & not have to run & try to apply makeup (I do a lot of water sports & this was always one of my biggest worries).
  
Thank you again sincerely,
M.

Jon:

I will probably go in to get the crown filled in next.  I have been very happy with the results thus far.  I am using the Topik and the Rogaine right now to help cover and speed up the hair growth.  Everyone that has seen me says I have taken about 10 years off.  I am really glad I came to see you guys and can't wait to see myself six months from now.  If you need any endorsements or anything like that you let me know.  Your staff is absolutely top notch and I loved dealing with Doc (Dr. Epstein).  He is really cool and I can tell he is an artist with what he does.  I will come in and see you guys when I am in town so you can let me know if things are looking ok.  Say hi to Doc for me :).

Take care,
Bob T