Bosley Review

OVERVIEW

BOSLEY

Rating Bosley:

DOES IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?

Beyond the advertising claims and gimmicks

Many Bosley patients end up shaving their heads or having SMP

What to Expect...

BEHIND THE SCENES

Avoid wasted time or an unexpected outcome

10 Ad Myths:
MISINFORMATION ABOUT BOSLEY AND ITS TREATMENTS

Not Permanent:

Study finds 90% of patients have thinning hair transplants

also FUE VS. FUT: The Differences

WHAT BOSLEY SAYS

WHAT PATIENTS SAY

Pain

Many describe it as the worst they've ever experienced

The anethesia process consists of many slow and painful injections with long needles.

Invasiveness

Patients are often surprised by its brutality

POST-OP BOSLEY PROCEDURE

This patient had to be hospitalized for extensive bleeding.

Getting a hair transplant could be a big mistake (if you believe Bosley's medical director)

STEM CELL TREATMENTS:
washenik predicted they'd be available in the UK and Japan "by 2022 or 2023"
from the ROBB REPORT

stem cell HAIR REPLICATION could make traditional ht surgery at bosley and other clinics a thing of the past (see below)

3 Things to know about HT surgery

01

Limitations

Hair restoration still suffers from the same problem it's always had: the limited supply of donor hair

02

Serious Surgery

The procedures are invasive, painful, cause scarring, and limit the patient's options for future treatments

03

Take Your Time

Waiting can offer a better diagnosis, chance for non-invasive options, and the benefits of scientific advances

“There is no scarless surgery”

- DR. PARUNGAO

While it's sometimes marketed as non or minimally invasive FUE can cause damage and scarring to a widespread area.

EXTRA

FUE SCARS

3 Things to know about Bosley

01

SALESY

Bosley puts a high emphasis on sales and marketing and uses salespeople for consulations

02

NOT BOSLEY DOCTORS

The term "Bosley Physician" is confusing because doctors work for themselves and are not part of Bosley

03

guarantee is
misleading

A guarantee of results misleads the public and may violate state and federal laws (ISHRS red flag alert)

Drawbacks

SIDE EFFECTS

Surgery can come with negative side effects such as tissue loss, nerve damage, scarring, accelerated hair loss, and pain.

FUE VS. FUT

FUE Problems

WHAT ADS DON'T TELL YOU

FUE is marketed as a better alternative to invasive FUT surgery but results can be worse. Grafts may only have a 60-70 percent survival rate and can be more prone to die in the long run.

BOSLEY HANDHELD MOTORIZED FUE

Wrong Type of Clinic?

you may want a dermatologist

A hair transplant clinic is not the best place to learn about your hair loss. Dermatologists are specialists in hair and skin and can test, diagnose, and objectively recommend treatments.

Not Permanent

LONGEVITY STUDY

A recent study found that 9 out of 10 patients had significant loss of transplanted hair after four years.

KNOWLEDGE

Factoid

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Bosley accounts for about one percent of HT surgeries performed in the world.

Useless Examples

WHAT A HAIR TRANSPLANT LOOKS LIKE

"Before and afters" are staged and edited and don't fully disclose the types and numbers of treatments or hair products used.

MARKETING

After results of a 2000+ follicular unit hair transplant using FUE and FUT methods.

HAIR TRANSPLANT FORUM INTL

HTs Could Become Obsolete

Stem cell treatments are called the future of hair restoration although opinions vary on when they might be available. They would avoid much of the pain, destruction and limitations of current methods.

Hair multiplication would create an unlimited supply of donor hair

Patients may want to consider if they're willing to commit to a conventional hair transplant that comes with large-scale damage and could harm their chances of benefitting from new science.

Bosley Myths & Misconceptions

1 It has a permanent solution for hair loss

2   Bosley is special ("The Bosley Difference")

3  Bosley is known for medical advancements

4   Women make good hair restoration candidates

5 The surgery is minimally invasive

SEE 6-10

A comprehensive solution for hair loss does not exist. For most HT surgery is a gamble on a partial result and patients must continue using other treatments and drugs.

Bosley does the same type of surgery as many clinics and most of the less invasive treatments and drugs are widely available elsewhere and online.

Bosley copies methods invented by other doctors and has been slow to adapt to new techniques.

Most doctors acknowledge that the vast majority of female hair loss is not suitable for surgery.

The surgery always comes with side effects and scarring and can harm your potential to benefit from other treatments.

The Bottom Line:

BOSLEY ISN'T THE COMPANY IT PRETENDS TO BE

or the one portrayed in ads.

This conclusion is based on the following:

Trend Followers

From a medical aspect Bosley is an emulator not an innovator and offers the same type of surgery and non-invasive treatments as many places.

Despite making vague inferences to medical advancements it uses methods developed by other physicians.

Doesn't Stand Behind Patients

Bosley says it's not responsible for patient outcomes because it isn't in charge of the doctors, who work independently without any control or supervision.

Priorities/Staff

While it spends large amounts on maintaining its marketing facade and charges high fees it pays the workers who carry out the procedures fast food wages.

The high turnover of these medical assistants counters the notion of a stable and experienced team.

Since doctors are separate from Bosley they may be unaware of the promotions and promises that brought patients to them.

IT SELLS SURGERY like an ordinary product or service

Making the numbers and hitting sales targets is the driving force behind Bosley's business and what it propagates to consumers.

The corporate structure reflects this as 2 of 3 offices employ only salespeople and no medical staff.

Counselors are hired based on their sales track records and are paid on commission as are the doctors.

Bosley encourages impulse buying and making rash decisions about surgery thru simplistic ads, ‘‘limited time’’ offers and in-office sales presentations.

Patients are discouraged from backing out by non-refundable room deposits and may not see a doctor or consent forms until right before surgery.

Bosley is owned by a Japanese wig company called Aderans

BAD ADVICE

Bosley's medical advice can be based on its own needs rather than patients'.

It has often failed to inform patients about new and better treatments so it could keep selling its own offerings.

Bosley publicly denounced Finasteride and hair transplants for women but now agressively markets them.

Advice given by non-medical salespeople (dubbed Counselors) is dangerous and can contradict the doctors.

Ads exaggerate and embellish the potential benefits of treatments while minimizing or not revealing the downsides.

Common Bosley complaints are excessive scarring (L) and inadequate density (R)

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Videos

Things every consum​er should know:

Why the guarantee is bad for patients:

‘‘Bosley isn't the company it pretends to be’’

‘‘It sells surgery like an ordinary product or service​’’

‘‘Bosley's medical advice can be based on its own needs’’

Rating Bosley: DOES IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE? Beyond the advertising claims and gimmicks