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Hair Transplant Field of Medicine is Completely Lawless
by John
I am a 36 years old male and I live in OH. A Hair Transplant surgeon, his name is Dr. Paul Weiss D.O performed hair transplant surgery on me on the 06/28/07. Paul Weiss, my surgeon was required to tell the patient, me, everything that would substantially affect the patient so that I can make informed decisions whether to go ahead with surgery. What constitutes informed consent varies from state to state, but doctors are generally required to explain:
I am a reasonable person and I would not have undergone the operation if I had been fully informed. That is what a prudent Surgeon would do in the initial consultation with the patient .The date of what he calls consultation with me is 06/28/07 (have a copy of it). The length of the “consultation” was 5 minutes just before I went on the chair for surgery medicated with diazepan pill (a type of sedative). The day of what I signed as an Informed Consent is 06/27/07(day before I ever met or talked to him!!). That was a piece of paper handed to me by Paul Weiss’s consultant James (who is not a doctor nor has any medical training), before I ever met Paul Weiss or talked to him. So he could have not and he did not inform me about anything concerning the surgery before I signed that document. He and I never talked or met until 06/28/07. On June 28, 2007, I went in for surgery and met Dr. Weiss for the very first time. I had a 5-minute conversation with Dr. Weiss about the procedure. I underwent the 4and ½ hour procedure, which Dr. Weiss had minimal involvement. The position where the donor strip would be taken was determined by "surgical technicians" by shaving and preparing area for surgery. As you can see I was cut bellow the "safety" zone. The administration of local anaesthetics during the surgery was performed by Dr. Weiss’ surgical technicians. Dr. Weiss performed the incision to the donor site located at the back of my head and he sutured the incision for the donor site with absorbable sutures. The donor tissue was then provided to his surgical technicians who prepared the grafts for implantation. Dr. Weiss returned and performed the incisions to the receptor site at the front/top of my head and then he left and never returned until the end of surgery and left his surgical technicians to implant the donor grafts completely in his absence/supervision. Is that legal accepted practice? What do you think? This surgeon treated me as a piece of meat, he was disgraceful and was reckless and as a result I suffered a lot of pain. I am going now to a psychiatrist because I suffer of anxiety and depression I develop for over a year I have had no life. Editor’s Comments Dear John, I am totally sympathetic about your situation and how bad you ended up with your hair transplant. Hair transplant is not for everyone and there are some unforeseeable risks that you must first research before ever even considering for a transplant. Based on your story, it clearly shows that your hair transplant surgeon is irresponsible and has not dedicated his entire time with you. It’s wrong not to supervise the entire procedure and it’s also not ethical to request you to sign any documentation before you actually speak and understand more about the procedure. An initial understanding and research on your surgeon is crucial before deciding whether you should consider him to perform the transplant procedure. The procedure itself although looks quite simple, requires delicate skills not to mention a need to have a doctor to patient relationship before you begin. It’s also important to see before and after pictures of patients before going in for yourself. It’s really true that a lot of people have bad experiences with hair transplants and some ended up worse than before because of the lack of understanding on how to choose a proper surgeon and how to evaluate their hair loss situation before beginning. It’s crucial to know the costs, surgeon, situation and whether you are suitable for the procedure. Also, walk out the office immediately if they ask you to sign anything before you actually even speak to the surgeon. I wish all the best with your current recovery, if you find that the surgeon has not professionally and ethically handled the procedure and he should compensate for your loss and pain in the process, do consult your law counsel for possible actions to take against him. We are with you all the way! Read more on how to choose a good hair transplant surgeon and understand the risk in my dedicated Hair Transplant section.
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