Here we go again............
Here is a recent post on another board i made about my assosiation with Dr Feller after another particular forum member tried to discredit me.
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Guys,
As these threads often get taken soon off topic and divert in different tangents i will endeavour to answer all questions and accusations thrown up here.
I will do this just the once as I wish not to get into any prolonged debates with twists and turns.
Ballonman,
Hi there - It is quite ironic that i'm now posting this in a way that some may say, defence, as It was your experience and postings on HLH all those moons ago that i hoped on a plane to see Dr Feller for my initial consultation.
There are a number of questions that your have raised to which i'm more than happy to answer honestly, as i have absolutely nothing to hide - which has and will only be confirmed by people that have met me.
Ballonman
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Everytime I see your photos i have to laugh and smile. You are the single best walking ad for Feller but, you had thousands of grafts from other Drs that gave you the majority of your hairline and density. Be honest with these people, Feller gave you ONLY 900 grafts. Are you kidding? 900 grafts is a pittance and to parade around like a peacock and claim that Feller gave you this great head of hair is not only untrue, it is a farce.
There isnt a person in the world that wont say your hair looks amazing, because it does. It is one of the best transplants I have ever seen but, you have/had minimal baldness, great hair color, perfect hair characteristics and 4 strip surgeries. The 900 FUE you got was more of the "icing on the cake" rather than the bulk of the results. I still feel your pre Feller hair looked fantastic and even better than the post Feller hair but, its your head and whatever makes you happy is what matters.
I have never once tried to deceive anyone about my results. I have always told everyone where I started my journey and how i finally reached my goal. I went to Bosley 4 x for strip surgery as you know and had 500 grafts each time. I had the surgery performed by Dr Grossenbacher. Maybe you have heard of him. I believe he also performed on "Selgab".
The reasons I went to them 4 x is plain and simple - vulnerability, naivety, and lack of knowledge. I went down this route 4 x after trying wigs, lotions and potions, laser treatment, hypnotism - you name it i had tried it and these procedures with Bosley were my only solution. - How wrong i was! Unfortunately for me the Forums didn't really exist at this time or not to my knowledge (2000).
The results from 4 procedures at Bosley - well, i'm sure with your experience you can cast a pretty educated guess at what the result looked like. It was not satisfactory by any stretch of the imagination.
This meant i needed to seek repair work to add further density and authenticity. I then stumbled across the HLH forum as so many of us do and at the time the only guy i was interested in was Dr Jones as he was displaying pictures and had a couple of patients on the boards (bevertti)
Again very vulnerable and uninformed I jumped in with both feet once more wanting that quick fix as so many of us do.
I had 1000+ grafts via FUE with Jones with a 1mm punch which at the time cause serve shockloss in the donor area! - as i'm sure you are aware. This was traumatic in brief - my life went on hold for 4 months until the area of complete shock the size of a fist grew back and allowed me to appear somewhat normal. I then had to wait several more months to see the outcome in the recipient area.
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Perhaps you could point me to a single Spex photo that shows a pluggy hairline at ANY time during his transition. I have seen no such phot, at NO time was his hairline EVER pluggy or thin, except BEFORE he started to do anything. In fact, as I stated in my previous post, I felt that his hairline looked BETTER before his Feller work. Look at teh pre op Feller photos and tell me that hairline looks pluggy or thin!
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While I have no doubt that Spex isnt a great guy, please remember that while he "gives back" to this commuity he gets paid for his giving.
The recipient area was yet again unsatisfactory - Jones had added density but actually left my hairline particularly unsatisfactory. I was back where i started in my mind as i yet again needed further work to refine the previous work. If i had felt that at this point the work was satisfactory, would i have had further surgery. If i was pleased with the work would i have not gone back to him in light of further work?
Your opinion is that my "hairline looked BETTER before his Feller work." This is your opinion, and you are entitled to it. My opinion differs greatly as it was my hair and i was the one who had to live everyday with it.
A very memorable incident occurred around the time before i went to Feller for my hairline work.
I was speaking with a friend who i had not see for about a year and it was the first time in about 4 he had seen me without a hat on. In the conversation i was having with him his eyes never left my hairline which as you could well imagine was making my anxiety levels sore - Towards the e end of the conversation he said to me point blank " whats going on with your hair mate, it looks awful!" This crushed me on the spot and only confirmed my insecurity surrounding my hair.
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I just dont think its right for an entire forum of UK patients to be misled into thinking your results are typical of a hair transplant or typical for Dr feller because they are not. NONE of these guys are going to get the results you have because none of them are going to get that many grafts from a single strip, none of them have your limited baldness, none of them have your perfect hair caliber and color characteristics.
I have never mislead anyone in to believing they are going to get my result. This has only been confirmed by the other posters. I explain to everyone i meet about the relatively small procedure i had done with Dr Feller to refine and make good my previous work. This is common knowledge also as i have been an active member on the boards since 2003 and made everyone aware of my different surgeries.
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If Spex comes on and states that he gets nothing by way of free grafts or commissions I will apologize publicly...provided i do not have or cannot furnish you guys with additional proof. fair enough? I just want him to make a public statement to that fact first, then we can go from there.
I get asked this question all the time. I would ask the same question. For the record as stated many times before and as discussed many times before. I DO NOT get paid by Dr Feller. I offer my time to give something back after all the years of anxiety I suffered in order to help anyone out that wants to meet me. I do not sell hair transplant's to them - far from it - i advise people against it more often than not. As i have mentioned to many guys i have met I do this to allow guys to see what a hair transplant looks like in person. I tell them in great depth my experience and let them extract as much info out of me as possible. I wish someone could have done this for me as it would have saved me a small fortune and allowed me to get on with my life much sooner.
I will not do this forever! I am very passionate about hairloss and hair transplant'S and since i have only just relatively reach my goal finally I want to shout it for the roof tops after living like a hermit for the past 5 yrs - ashamed of myself for making so many mistakes. I have lived to tell the tale and its very humbling to help guys out that need the help I know they need in terms of guidance and support.
I received 114 FUE into my scar by Dr Feller over a year ago for a discounted price as way of thanks for my account of my experience with him and offering to meet up with guys to showcase my results to. I also had another 60 grafts but in my scar in November by Dr Feller for free as a token of good will for the time i spend seeing guys.
If i need further hair transplant work doing - heaven forbid- then I hope he will perform on me at a discounted price or better still for free. This is upto him not me. But if i do need further work doing in the future i will be going to Dr Feller for my surgery whether i have to pay for it or not. This is based on my personal experience with him and many peoples experiences with him from here in the U.K and the numerous guys over in the U.S.
He also reimbursed me for a flight once over to NY when i met with a number of guys in his office at an "Open House" some time ago.
I have made everyone I have ever met aware of these fact as I have nothing to hide.
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In the meantime, in all the years I have been following your posts, I have never once seen your donor area shaved down to show the donor scarring left by Dr Fellers punches from your 900 graft session. I would like to state for the record that if you DONT have circular punch scarring from Dr Feller and are willing to shave down your head, I will give $500 US to the charity of your choice for your efforts. However, after seeing nearly a dozen Feller FUE patients, myslef included, I am 100% certain that you will have the same scarring as all of us. Large 1mm void and barron gaps of bald scalp where the grafts were extracted surrounded by dense donor hair. If you wear your hair long, then no one will ever see them but, strip scars cannot be seen with long hair either so why bother with expensive and time consuming FUE from Feller if you cant even shave down your hair? Please do prove me worng and collect the charity money and a public apology but, we both know that will never happen because you are scarred from Fellers FUE. Be honest and let these people know the truth.
I don't quite know what shaving my head down is going to prove. I have met with 10's of guys whos main objective of the meeting was to examine my donor area and they have had nothing to report other than that its appearance is very very good. I had 1000+ with Jones with a larger punch 1mm compared to Fellers .8mm and.9mm punch so i am not a fair control even if i had evidence of scaring.
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I dont know why you guys are getting so hyped up..I never said Spex wasnt a solid guy, didnt have a great head of hair or was dishonest in any way. I just feel that Feller isnt very good and his results are not the work of Feller which it seems like many of you guys seem to think.
Again i have endeavoured to explain the benefits of Fellers 900 FUE into my hairline to dilute down the previous surgeries unsatisfactory results. Again this is your opinion and you are entilted to it, mine on the other hand differs.
I hope this has answered or cleared up any questions you needed clarification on Ballonman and I wish you all the best with your recent 5000+ BHT!
Best Regards
Spex
Ballonman
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Spex: I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I think you are one of the very good guys and I mean that..no sarcasm.
I was aware of both of the issues you raised..the scar surgery and the plane fare. I assumed that since the 114 grafts were discounted (I was told free) and the plane fare were sufficient evidence to infer that you had a vested financial interest in referrals. I was wrong, and I apologise. Had you not revealed those 2 issues, then I would have raised them myself. The fact you did shows you are not only honest and sthical but, speak the truth.
Disclaimer
Many patients owe a debt of gratitude to Spex for the amount of time and effort he has voluntarily put into the hair transplant world to ensure that everybody gets a satisfying result. His multiple experiences with different doctors and types of surgery give him a perspective most patients could benefit from..
Spex is NOT employed by me. He is NOT paid by me in any form. I do not employ sales people of any kind. Specs volunteers his time to share his experience in an effort to educate patients, a fact that is obvious to anyone who has read his posts over the years.
Naturally Spex advocates my services publicly, but only because I happened to be the doctor who did the final surgery that pulled all his other surgeries together. I have no doubt that several other doctors could have performed the 900 graft dense pack procedure I placed on his hairline, but how many could have performed it using the FUE method? And how many could have performed it in just one day?
Until I performed the procedure on Spex he did not have a satisfactory result from his prior strip surgeries. While he did have significant density on the top, he did not have a good cosmetic appearance in the front line. He looked “stalkyâ€, “spacey†and generally unnatural. My one procedure was the final one he needed to bring it all together.
Anyone who meets Spex can usually peg him for what he is, a genuinely good man who possess more energy than most any two people. He is a very successful business man who is very enthusiastic about his particular results and the hair transplant field in general.
Dr. Feller
