Hi all. Been waiting for about six months to finally get in with Dr Wesley. I wanted to chronicle my story a bit so it can help others. I’ve been waiting about 6 months to get in (most reputable surgeons have atleast this) and since I’m not intimately close to NYC, I did a virtual consult. I basically sent in some pics and videos and he got back to me about a week or so later with a personal video indicating I was a good candidate. There was a $250 fee for that which is reimbursed if you decide for surgery. It was at that point in time I started taking oral finascertide and topical minoxidil. I saw great improvement since that time (see attached). My main areas of concern were the frontal scalp, mid scalp, and crown. I was basically a NW3, progressing to 4. Dr Wesley recommended during his consult about 3-3.5k grafts. He ended up doing 3,514. His costs per graft are $10 for the first 1000 and 5 for everything after. Below are my pictures at the start before taking any meds, after meds, and then after procedure. I’ll make posts every month or so with progress. Let me know your thoughts. I also listed out a few pros/cons in dealing with the office.
Pros:
- It didn’t hurt a bit. I was asleep nearly the entire 10 hours.
- Even next day after, I had a question for them asking shouldn’t this hurt? It didn’t.
- Consummate professionals. All very kind, cordial, and caring
- Dr Wesley is an artist
- His procedures are unique and thorough.
- All extracts are manually performed and punch size is limited (.8)
- During procedures he incubates the follicles in PRP fluid and then rubs excess on head to promote growth and healing
- He provides you with a TON of extra care products to take home along with instructions. I’m not certain other offices do this - shampoos, minoxidil, ATP, aqua gel, bacitracin zinc, prednisone, antibiotics, ambien, codeine, and I may have missed a few
- Good bedside manner, listens, and is thoughtful / intelligent
Cons:
- waitlist is fairly long (but not atypical to most good quality surgeons)
- they are not great at responding - especially to phone and certainly not voicemails. Don’t ever leave voicemails. Phone calls are hit or miss but they don’t try to just get you off the phone either. Once you get the email addresses, that is the best form of communication
- the documentation they give is all over the place and somewhat contradictory. They even admitted it needs to be updated. So comb through it. Take your own notes and ask questions because it’s confusing
All in all, I’m pretty happy with results so far and we’ll update on progress as it comes in. Take care