Choosing in Louisville, where every practice runs the same device
Every practice in our Louisville comparison is a multi-service plastic surgery group offering NeoGraft FUE — there is no dedicated hair-only local practice among reviewed results, and no reviewed practice states ABHRS certification or ISHRS membership on its hair pages. When the device is a constant, the variable is the hands: who harvests, who designs the hairline, who places the grafts. That is where a Louisville comparison is actually decided.
What the role descriptions say — verbatim
| Practice | How its own pages describe roles | Pin down at consult |
|---|---|---|
| CaloAesthetics (4 surgeons named) | “Dr. Calobrace or Dr. Quintero then places the follicles” — and elsewhere — “a certified NeoGraft technician then implants the follicles” | Which sentence describes your case, by name |
| Mays Plastic Surgery (2 physicians named) | “The team at Mays Plastic Surgery” — roles not broken out | Who harvests, who makes sites, who places — names and licensure |
Quotes from each practice's hair pages, checked August 2026. Full sourced comparison on the Louisville page.
Why “who runs the device” outranks the device
NeoGraft standardizes the harvesting mechanics of FUE. It does not decide graft angles, design a hairline that will look right at fifty, judge how hard a donor area can be worked, or place a graft. In a market where every reviewed practice offers the same machine, brochures will look alike — the ISHRS question list below is how you make the consultations differ.
The four questions, most useful in exactly this market
1. Who performs the surgery
Does a licensed physician make the incisions and harvest the grafts, or do technicians?
Ask: “Will anyone not licensed by the state be making incisions or harvesting grafts during my surgery?”
2. ABHRS board certification
Is the operating physician certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery?
Ask: “Is the physician who will operate on me board certified by the ABHRS?”
3. ISHRS membership
Is the physician a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery?
Ask: “Is the physician a member of the ISHRS?”
4. Who evaluates your hair loss
Is the diagnosis and treatment recommendation made by a physician, or by a sales consultant?
Ask: “Who will evaluate my hair loss and recommend treatment, and what is their licensure?”
Red flags from the ISHRS consumer campaign
| Red flag | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| One flat price to harvest "as many grafts as possible" | Predatory pricing pattern. Graft count should follow from diagnosis, not from a package. |
| The advertised surgeon is not the one in the room | The ISHRS calls this the "token doctor" pattern — a physician promoted in marketing who is minimally involved while technicians perform the procedure. |
| Several patients treated simultaneously in one room | Assembly-line operation. It is the model that makes unlicensed-technician surgery economically attractive. |
| Before-and-after photographs that are not the clinic’s own patients | Listed by the ISHRS among black-market markers. Ask directly whose patients they are. |
| No written informed consent covering who does what | If part of the surgery will be delegated, the patient is entitled to know before consenting. |
| The clinic attacks patients who post negative experiences | Also listed by the ISHRS. Read how a clinic responds to criticism, not only what it says about itself. |
Louisville questions
Louisville has no dedicated hair clinic — should I travel instead?
Not necessarily. Multi-service plastic surgery groups can do excellent transplant work; the point is that the burden of the who-performs-what question shifts to you, because a dedicated practice answers it by existing and a multi-service one answers it at consultation. If you do weigh travel — an Indianapolis practice and an Istanbul clinic both court Louisville patients in search — price the follow-up trips over 12–18 months before comparing.
CaloAesthetics’ pages mention both surgeons and a NeoGraft technician — who does what?
The site describes it both ways: one passage states “Dr. Calobrace or Dr. Quintero then places the follicles”, another that “a certified NeoGraft technician then implants the follicles.” Both sentences are from the practice’s own pages. That is not a contradiction to hold against them — workflows vary by case — but it is precisely the thing to pin down for your case, by name, before booking.