What are “Senior Medical Consultants”?
P.L. – Englewood, NJ A: These are non-medical personnel who wear white coats to give the impression that they have formal medical training. They are actually salespersons and they should immediately identify themselves as such. Although non-medical personnel can help to answer general hair replacement questions, they should not be examining you and making specific recommendations about your procedure – that is the job of your surgical hair restoration doctor. When a physician evaluates you and makes recommendations, he/she is responsible for informing you of the risks as well as the potential benefits of your surgery, and is ultimately responsible for your care. He will also have the knowledge to provide you with a balanced view regarding your surgery as well as other treatment options. This is the practice of medicine! A “consultant´” who is being paid to convince people to have hair transplant surgery, but who is not actually performing the procedure, does not bear this responsibilit
