Dr. Christopher Pawlinga
Hair transplant surgeon at a hair-transplant-only clinic in Kirkwood·St. Louis Hair Restoration
Kirkwood, Verenigde Staten
$6.750–$15.000 Per behandeling · Details over de kostenAchtergrond
Dr Christopher Pawlinga is haartransplantatiechirurg bij St. Louis Hair Restoration in Kirkwood, Missouri 4. De kliniek zegt dat hij de enige arts in de regio St. Louis is die zich uitsluitend op haartransplantatie richt 1. Hij staat ook als chirurg vermeld bij Hair Doctor NYC, onderdeel van Stoller Medical Group in New York, en bij We Grow Hair in Brentwood, Tennessee 67. Geen van de drie praktijken zegt op welke dagen hij waar werkt 167. Volgens zijn bio's behaalde hij zijn artsendiploma aan de Ross University School of Medicine en volgde hij een opleiding in family practice aan het St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady, New York 1. Daarna voltooide hij volgens die bio's een fellowship in haartransplantatie in Saratoga Springs, New York 1. Alle drie de praktijken zeggen dat hij zelf een haartransplantatie had voordat hij zich in het vak specialiseerde 167. We Grow Hair zegt dat hij sinds 2004 haartransplantaties uitvoert 7. De bio's in St. Louis en New York zeggen dat hij dit de afgelopen 18 jaar fulltime doet 16.
Behandelingen en technieken
St. Louis Hair Restoration biedt FUE, FUT (strip) en een hybride van beide verspreid over twee dagen bij vergevorderde haaruitval 2. Het aanbod vermeldt ook robotische en NeoGraft FUE en haartransplantaties voor transgender patiënten 2. We Grow Hair zegt dat hij ARTAS robotic FUE en High Density Hair Grafting uitvoert 7. Volgens We Grow Hair ontwerpen de chirurgen de haarlijn, dienen zij de verdoving toe, maken zij de incisies in het ontvangende gebied en oogsten zij de follikels, terwijl technici de grafts plaatsen 7. De FAQ van St. Louis zegt dat een transplantatie meestal in één dag onder plaatselijke verdoving gebeurt, en dat grotere ingrepen een tweede dag nodig kunnen hebben 5.
Prijzen
Boeken en nazorg
Kwalificaties en lidmaatschappen
Hij is Full Member van de ISHRS en werd in 2006 lid van de ISHRS 8. De bio's in St. Louis en New York zeggen dat hij diplomate is van de American Board of Internal Medicine 16. De bio in St. Louis zegt ook dat hij board certified werd in family medicine, en We Grow Hair noemt de American Board of Family Medicine 17. We Grow Hair zegt dat hij diplomate is van de American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 7. De andere twee praktijken noemen die board niet 16.
Bronnen
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- 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20260119091615/https://www.stlouishairrestoration.com/about-hair-transplant-st-louis/our-doctors/
- 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20260508100549/https://www.stlouishairrestoration.com/
- 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20260422134231/https://www.stlouishairrestoration.com/about-hair-transplant-st-louis/pricing/
- 4. https://web.archive.org/web/20260422144625/https://www.stlouishairrestoration.com/contact-hair-transplant-st-louis/
- 5. https://web.archive.org/web/20251009172528/https://www.stlouishairrestoration.com/about-hair-transplant-st-louis/faqs/
- 6. https://hairdoctornyc.com/about-us/meet-dr-christopher-pawlinga/
- 7. https://wegrowhair.com/hair-transplant-surgeon/
- 8. https://ishrs.org/doctor/christopher-m-pawlinga/
Ervaringen van patiënten op reddit
11 mensen deelden hun ervaring met Dr. Christopher Pawlinga in 8 reddit-discussies, tussen 2019 en 2026. Elk aantal grafts, elke prijs en elk oordeel linkt naar de oorspronkelijke discussie. De samenvattingen zijn in het Engels, net als de discussies zelf.
- man 2.600 grafts ingreep 2024
- happy with the result bron ↗
- results are amazing bron ↗
- some redness left at 6 months bron ↗
- 13k, Turkey argument might come into play bron ↗
MadestHatler had 2,600 FUE grafts with Dr. Pawlinga at St. Louis Hair Restoration on 14 February 2024 and says it cost 13k. At 6 months he said 'I am happy with the result', noting some remaining redness given his fair complexion, and later added 'Results are amazing.' He chose the clinic for its local reviews and location, and takes oral finasteride and minoxidil with no side effects.
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- 1.500 grafts ingreep 2022
JeepGladiator1972 had an ARTAS procedure of 1500 grafts at WeGrowHairIndy in Indianapolis with Dr Pawlinga, for 14k, about 4 months before the thread. They said the results are very natural looking and the tech is good at operating the ARTAS, though the price is steep.
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- man 2.500 grafts ingreep 2023
twistyt21 had 2,500 grafts on the hairline with Dr Pawlinga in St. Louis in mid-September 2023 and had been on finasteride for a couple of years. At 7 months he posted photos asking for opinions and whether he would still see growth, without stating a verdict of his own. He did not reply to later comments.
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- apr 2024 Looking for opinions ↗
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- profoundly disturbing pre-op experience bron ↗
- HIV test demand felt discriminatory bron ↗
- cancelled and refunded, then reversed hours later bron ↗
Queasy_Specific5052 was a scheduled patient of Dr. Christopher Pawlinga at St. Louis Hair Restoration who had paid in full (over $15,000) and completed pre-op paperwork. After listing Truvada (taken as PrEP) on their forms, they say they were told an HIV test was required, then that their four-month-old result was not acceptable. They declined a new test as discriminatory, the owner cancelled and refunded, and hours later an email said the procedure would go ahead with no HIV test. They call it a "profoundly disturbing experience"; the comment is cut off and does not say whether surgery took place.
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Gophers14 posted six-month photos after an FUT with Dr Pawlinga at PAI in Indianapolis, paying $8,000 with a 10% down, 0% interest payment plan offered; he is unsure of the graft count, saying only 3,000 to 4,000 hairs. He had shock loss initially that levelled out around months 3 and 4, and says the donor scar is invisible enough to him with a number 2 guard. He gave no overall verdict beyond sharing the results.
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- ingreep 2020
- excellent FUT extraction bron ↗
- techs did great work implanting bron ↗
- sales staff will look after you bron ↗
Longjumping-Site-833 had a first surgery with Dr Pawlinga in 2020 and a second with Dr Slusher in 2023, both at We Grow Hair Indianapolis. They said "Both did excellent FUT extraction. Techs did great work implanting." They recommend FUT as more cost effective and for maximum coverage, and say cost depends on the level of procedure and may be negotiable. No grafts, price or outcome details are given.
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- mei 2023 6 month update ↗
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- entire team very professional throughout bron ↗
jd651, commenting on a $14,000 WeGrowHairIndy quote, says they had an FUT procedure with Dr Pawlinga's clinic at a price similar to that quote and a similar amount of grafts. They wrote 'The entire team was very professional throughout everything.' No result or later update is given.
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- 4.500 grafts
Redville5 commented in a thread about a quote at WeGrowHairIndy in Indianapolis that they had 4500 grafts, at $8k after negotiating the price down. They said their team was great and they do not regret anything. No date, technique or result details are given.
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RedditUserr445 said in April 2024 that they were booked to get an FUE procedure with Dr Pawlinga that year. They give no verdict, graft count or price.
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- apr 2024 Looking for opinions ↗
- 27 jaar NW4 ingreep 2022
- friendly, helpful staff bron ↗
- good experience overall bron ↗
- good amount of pain at suture site bron ↗
At 27 and Norwood 4, this patient had FUT with Dr. Pawlinga at We Grow Hair in Indianapolis in 2022; they had planned FUE but the clinic thought FUT would give better density. They estimate 3000-3500 grafts but are not sure. They report about 10 days of pain at the suture site and small growth along the hairline at 40 days. At about 3 months they called it a good experience overall with friendly, helpful staff.
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Z_dadding had an FUT consultation with Dr. Chris Pawlinga in July 2019 and was quoted $6,000 USD for about 2,000 grafts by FUT (versus $14,000 for FUE), excluding travel and accommodation. They said at times he seemed genuine and at others was fast-talking techno babble, concluding "I'm still on the fence about the doctor." They had not had surgery.
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