I'm not saying the best UK clinics are exactly as good as the world’s very best clinics, but they are nowhere near as far away as popular myth repeated on this forum suggests. If all you need are a few thousand grafts then there is *absolutely* no need to travel abroad.
I’ve found first hand that many of the claims made about these so called “World’s best†is just hype. Yes, the work they do in many of the cases I’ve seen is superb, and their density for a single session is unmatched, staggeringly good even, but not everyone needs that much work.
As I've said before, even years ago when I had my procedure, the nurses at my GP office were really impressed at how clean the donor area was and the quality of the surgical work, they even called in a passing doctor to show him. Also Rogers has a brand new lab and theatre with the latest equipment (the new surgical couch looks really comfy, no more neck strain
).
I also know you guys will never accept that there is any reason to *not* use your guys, and I get it, much in the same way that I support Rogers I guess, but please don't post exaggerated claims that imply he is in the stone age compared to the Americans.
Also consider that this form of elitist hype will drive people away from having any surgery at all. Sure, you can justify it by claiming that unless you’re spending tens of thousands and want the best of the best then people should stay away, but that’s like telling people to not but a motor car unless you can have an Porsche, when all they *need* is an Audi.
By all means we should work together in educating people to avoid the cowboys and butchers, but don’t misrepresent surgeons who do excellent work with consistent results. These "higher end, but not quite best-in-the-world" surgeons are more than enough for most people to achieve natural looking results and feel great about themselves.
Look at it this way, I had no real limit on my budget so I was happy to consider the Americans (and will do again if I decide on further work). But aside from not even being able to get hold of most of them (dreadful customer service), I simply had no reason to spend nearly £12,000 when Rogers was able to provide *exactly* what I wanted for £4,000. I had *nothing* to gain from spending more and enduring the hassle of travel. Honestly, I’m such a snob, I even do my shopping at M&S, but even I could not see any reason to go to the US clinics, and I *really* did my research.
If a client needs a huge area covered with high density in a
single session, then I suspect you will need to go abroad. Rogers team is not big enough to do that; it's not a skill issue as such, it's the lack of time for the skilled staff he has' and he will tell you so himself. But if you need hairline work, moderate density or happy to have the procedures done over a couple of sessions then there is no reason at all to not consider him.
At the end of the day, Rogers is a smaller clinic that specialises in what he does, he is not set up for the mega-sessions some of the other clinics do.
Conversely, I had a consult with Norton at the time too, they offered me nearly 4 times the number of graft that Rogers was offering for £1500 less. Needless to say I declined their "fantastic" offer...
