Wylie, I agree may Thomas roast in hell with a few other doctors I can think of.
I would say that I mostly regret my ht. It has been a life long burden and has completely changed the course of my life. Even with today's technology, doctors need to be very careful when working with younger men as their expectations are too high, where older men are just happy with a little more hair. Doctors need to fully explain the numbers game better. You are taking a head with 100,000 hairs, half of which might be gone, then takng about 40% of the balance of say 50,000 and trying to redistribute it in an area that had originally about 50,000 hairs. So that gives you 20,000 hairs where the was 50,000 if all goes well. That is a hair transplant, if you can be happy with that then go for it. If you want that thick full head of hair you had when you were 20, then forget about it.
What I don't regret is learning just how corrupt industry can be, including the medical industry. It has saved me much grief in that area as I look around as see what is happening to others. They take the doctor's word as gospel. They think the pharmacuetical and surgical approach to health is completely normal and they pay a high price for that belief. It's too bad, but it's all about the money.
I would also make sure the clinic you choose does not just have good results, but places a high value on ethics. It's can be as simple as speaking to as many patients and potential patients as possible. It doesn't even have to be in person, through e-mail and on the phone works very well. My own personal experience has been that this is when people are the most truthful. The forums are a good start but you really can't get at the truth from reading and posting. I almost went to a few repair doctors here in the USA, but after I spoke to several patients of those same doctors, I'm glad I didn't. So I guess my best piece of advice would be to get on the phone and start talking to people.