Once you've decided that hair restoration is right for you, the next step is finding the right physician. Since 1974, Dr. Bosley has contended that almost any surgeon can be trained to perform the technical aspects of a hair restoration procedure. But in order for the restoration to look so natural that it is virtually undetectable to the untrained eye requires the visual acuity of an artist.
If you select a physician who possesses these all-important artistic skills, chances are nobody will ever know you had a hair restoration. It's extremely difficult to detect a well-done hair restoration procedure. They can only spot the bad ones. Remember, with hair restoration you have only one opportunity to "get it right." Therefore, this is one procedure for which corner-cutting and bargain-hunting is ill-advised. We urge you to do your homework. To help you do just that, we invite you to keep in mind these important guidelines. Click here to see list of Bosley Physicians.
Look for correct credentials
Quality control of Bosley's artistic and surgical standards is strictly maintained. It begins by choosing only physicians with an aptitude for the demanding surgical precision of the Bosley techniques. These physicians must have rigorous training and experience in their field. As a team, Bosley's Medical Director and the Assistant Medical Director work personally with every affiliated physician in a program of ongoing and extensive training in the latest Bosley techniques.
Make sure that hair restoration is practiced full-time
Simply put, hair restoration is all we do. For more than 34 years, Bosley has specialized only in hair restoration - providing natural results, utilizing proven surgical procedures and advanced artistic techniques. We have always focused on the artistry - developing soft, realistic hairlines that look and feel completely natural.
While medical hair restoration is relatively simple, minor surgery from the patient's vantage point, a great looking finished hair transplant result demands that the doctor performing the procedure have specific, meticulous skills and an artistic sense refined through a full-time commitment to hair restoration.
We recommend avoiding any physician or group that provides other cosmetic procedures besides medical hair restoration. And be sure to steer clear of any groups who offer worthless "hair growth" lotions, scalp massages and/or ultraviolet ray treatments to combat baldness.
Consider the single most important factor: artistic ability
The ability to create truly great hair transplant results goes beyond surgical skill and requires training and experience in the artistry of hair restoration.
While many surgeons can technically perform a hair transplant procedure, a great looking hair restoration is the result of superior artistry, a skill which many surgeons – even many cosmetic surgeons – never fully develop. A physician who can produce a virtually undetectable hairline restoration must first know the classical rules of facial dimensions. He must also have developed a sculptor's keen sense of balance and proportion and a portrait painter's sense of refinement in blending and shading. At Bosley, every doctor undergoes extensive training to not only master the technical aspects of the procedure, but to fully realize their artistic potential.
