Dr. Shelly Friedman
Leads the practice·Scottsdale Institute for Cosmetic Dermatology
Scottsdale, Verenigde Staten
$17.000 voor 2.100 grafts ≈ €21.500 ruwe schatting voor 3.000 grafts Gemeld door een patiënt, mrt 2026 · Details over de kostenAchtergrond
Dr Shelly Friedman is osteopathisch arts (DO) en leidt het Scottsdale Institute for Cosmetic Dermatology in Scottsdale, Arizona 12. Hij behaalde zijn artsendiploma aan het Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine en volgde zijn opleiding tot dermatoloog aan Michigan State University/Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital 3. De kliniek zegt dat hij board certified is in de dermatologie 4. Volgens de kliniek heeft hij meer dan 38 jaar ervaring en heeft hij meer dan 20.000 mannen en vrouwen voor haaruitval behandeld 1. De kliniek omschrijft hem als founding president van de American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 4. Een tweede arts, Dr Tam Chu, werkt ook in de praktijk en is in haarherstel opgeleid door Dr Friedman 5.
Behandelingen en technieken
De kliniek biedt FUT (strip) en FUE-haartransplantaties voor mannen en vrouwen aan, en daarnaast baard- en wenkbrauwtransplantaties 61. De kliniek zegt dat ze sinds 2014 robotische FUE met ARTAS aanbiedt 1. De kliniek zegt dat Dr Friedman de eerste haartransplantatiearts in Arizona was die het ARTAS-systeem gebruikte 7. De pagina over de ingreep beschrijft ontvangstgaatjes die worden gemaakt met op maat gemaakte mesjes, afgestemd op de grafts 8. Volgens de pagina prepareren en plaatsen technici de grafts en wordt de ingreep niet uitsluitend door de chirurg uitgevoerd 8. De site zegt niet welke van de twee artsen een bepaalde patiënt opereert 85. De kliniek zegt dat haar gemiddelde ingreep ongeveer 3.000 grafts is en de grootste 5.800 grafts was 9. Ook biedt de kliniek lasertherapie en medicamenteuze behandeling van haaruitval aan 1.
Boeken en nazorg
Kwalificaties en lidmaatschappen
Hij staat vermeld als diplomate van de American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS) 11. De ISHRS vermeldt hem als Emeritus Member, lid sinds 1994 3. Zijn nationale zorgverlenersregistratie (NPI) is actief en vermeldt Arizona-licentienummer 2179 12. We konden de zoekfunctie van de Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners niet raadplegen, dus de huidige status van zijn licentie is hier niet bevestigd 12.
Bronnen
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- 1. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/
- 2. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/contact
- 3. https://ishrs.org/doctor/shelly-a-friedman/
- 4. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/dr-friedman
- 5. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/about-dr-tam-chu
- 6. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/mens-hair-transplants-scottsdale-arizona
- 7. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/artas-fue/
- 8. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/typical-hair-transplant-procedure
- 9. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/megasessions
- 10. https://www.scottsdaleinstitute.net/complimentary-consultations-in-scottsdale-arizona/
- 11. https://abhrs.org/directory/categories/diplomate
- 12. https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&number=1699982611
Ervaringen van patiënten op reddit
10 mensen deelden hun ervaring met Dr. Shelly Friedman in 17 reddit-discussies, tussen 2016 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.
- 2.100 grafts
- Excellent results from first procedure bron ↗
- Not too happy with second procedure's progress bron ↗
- Expects to need a third transplant bron ↗
Justin_STR had two FUT procedures with Dr. Friedman in Scottsdale, about 2100 grafts each, two years apart, and says they paid around $17,000 in total. After the first they wrote "I went to Dr Friedman and had excellent results". Four months after the second they said "I am not too happy with the progress" and felt they would need a third transplant, which they said would likely be FUE in Turkey, while acknowledging much may still grow back.
3 discussies waarin deze persoon schreef
- 2.750 grafts ingreep 2022
- great job so far at day 7 bron ↗
- liked being asked in for first wash bron ↗
- daily anxiety about the choice bron ↗
- would pick Alexander if going back bron ↗
FoxNikolas had a 2,750-graft FUT in Scottsdale, AZ (2,100 on the hairline, 650 on the crown) with Dr Friedman; no price is stated. At day 7 they wrote "Dr Friedman is my man. Great job..so far. 12 months to really assess." At 1.5 months they said they liked Friedman's education and experience and being asked in the day after for the first wash, but admitted daily anxiety about the choice and said they would pick Dr Scott Alexander if they could go back, only because they had seen his results personally. They also said both doctors told them they would need two transplants, and that they did not think you can go wrong either way.
3 discussies waarin deze persoon schreef
- feb 2023 Thoughts on Dr Scott Alexander in Arizona for a hairline touchup? ↗
- feb 2023 Rate and Review Work: Is it 1800 Grafts? ↗
- jan 2023 Day 7 post FUT. 2750 grafts, 2100 on the hairline and 650 on crown. Scottsdale, AZ. Red laser + FIN. shampoo like normal today for the 1st time. Hair still has tons of ointment in it. ↗
- man 2.600 grafts ingreep 2020
- Recovery painless, staff amazing bron ↗
- Scar super thin, hard to find bron ↗
- Cost very reasonable bron ↗
- Spots behind grafts still thinner bron ↗
realdjemusic had a FUT with Dr. Shelly Friedman at Scottsdale Institute in June 2020 and said it cost about $9K, which he found very reasonable. The first report said the recovery was painless and the staff amazing, and at 4 months he said he was feeling pretty good about the progress. At 18 months he said he was very happy, though thinner spots remain behind the grafts and he expects to possibly need another procedure. A commenter said 2600 grafts was too few for his extent of loss, and he replied that his donor density was thin.
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- nov 2021 1.5 Year FUT Update! In July 2020, I had 2,600 graphs with Dr. Friedman of Scottsdale Institute. I’ve been very happy with my results. There are still spots behind the graphs that are thinner for sure, but I’ve noticed thicker hair that has grown in, does a great job for coverage. I hope this helps. ↗
- nov 2020 4 Month FUT Update! I’m feeling pretty good about the progress, finally! (Ugh that wait lol) I know it’s still a long road, but happy so far. 2600 grafts. Done on June 26 with Dr. Shelly Friedman in Scottsdale. ↗
- jun 2020 Just had an FUT hair transplant! 2576 grafts. Super excited for the future. AMA! ↗ verwijderd op reddit
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JohnSacrimoni did not have surgery with Dr Shelly Friedman. In a May 2024 post praising a different doctor in Arizona, he says the least expensive quote he received was $5.75 per graft for FUE at the Scottsdale Institute, which at 3500 grafts would total $20125. He found that more than he was willing to pay and chose another doctor.
3 discussies waarin deze persoon schreef
- man 2.800 grafts
- areas completely bald despite transplanted hairs bron ↗
- surgeon took too much strip bron ↗
- clinic told me to go away on refund bron ↗
- reassured about diffuse thinning, native hair died bron ↗
OfferSuspicious9047 paid $10k for a FUT with Dr Shelly Friedman in Scottsdale, AZ, giving the graft count as 2800 in one post and 2500 in another. At 14 months he calls it a failed transplant, saying some areas are completely bald, the surgeon underestimated his donor thickness and took too much strip, and his native hairs died despite earlier reassurance that diffuse thinning was not an issue. He says that when he asked for a refund the clinic pretty much told him to go away. He chose this surgeon over another only because the clinic replied faster.
2 discussies waarin deze persoon schreef
- 750 grafts ingreep 2009
- result beyond what I expected bron ↗
- scar pretty rough and too wide bron ↗
- blamed me for not washing hard enough bron ↗
Equivalent_Fan1221, who has had four transplants over 16 years, had 750 grafts by FUT on the temples with Dr. Friedman in Arizona in 2009 for around $2k. They said the result was beyond what they expected, but the scar was pretty rough and clearly too wide, and Friedman blamed them for not washing hard enough. They later had Dr. Charles in Florida fix the scar, and wrote "Friedman’s scar sucked, Charles fixed it".
1 discussie waarin deze persoon schreef
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Ok_Side_141 had an FUT with Dr. Shelly Friedman in Scottsdale, AZ, with no graft count, price or date given. In an August 2022 comment he said 'I had great result from my first', noticing better and better results until about 11 months when improvement stopped. He was by then having a second transplant, for mid-scalp and crown, with a different doctor.
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He had a poor FUE in Tijuana about six years earlier and consulted Dr. Shelly Friedman in Phoenix, who recommended FUT. He reports the reasons given were that a scar would not show with his medium-length hair, that FUT graft survival is higher and that it is cheaper. He was unsure and asked the community whether to choose FUT or FUE. He did not have surgery with Friedman and gives no verdict on him.
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- great result bron ↗
psuthh commented in January 2023 on a Scottsdale FUT thread involving Dr. Friedman, writing that they had a great result with him. Our rows hold no graft count, price or date of their own procedure.
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- great job creating natural looking hairline bron ↗
calinica1963 commented in November 2021 on a thread about Dr. Friedman of Scottsdale Institute, writing that he did a great job on creating a really natural looking hairline. Our rows hold no graft count, price or date of their own procedure.
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