At Local Transplants, accuracy is an important part of our editorial process. We aim to publish clear, useful and reliable information about hair transplantation, hair loss, aesthetic surgery, dental procedures, bariatric surgery and related treatments.
Despite careful research and editing, errors can occasionally occur. When a meaningful factual mistake, outdated statement or misleading explanation is identified, we aim to review it and correct the content when appropriate.
What We Consider a Correction
A correction may be necessary when published content contains:
- Incorrect medical or procedural information
- Outdated treatment guidance
- Incorrect statistics, dates or figures
- Misleading wording that could affect how readers understand a procedure
- Incorrect descriptions of risks, recovery or treatment expectations
- Broken or inaccurate references
- Incorrect information about costs, techniques or eligibility
- Errors in names, organizations or professional information
Minor spelling, grammar, formatting or stylistic edits may be corrected without a formal correction notice when they do not change the meaning of the article.
How Corrections Are Reviewed
When a potential error is reported, we assess the information against reliable and relevant sources.
Depending on the subject, this may involve reviewing:
- Peer-reviewed medical research
- Government health information
- Professional medical associations
- Universities and hospitals
- Clinical guidance
- Established healthcare organizations
- Other authoritative references
For medical or surgical subjects, we give particular attention to information that could influence a reader’s understanding of patient safety, risks, treatment outcomes or recovery.
Significant Corrections
If an error materially changes the meaning, accuracy or safety of an article, we may update the affected section and revise the article’s last updated date.
Examples of significant corrections may include:
incorrect complication rates, inaccurate recovery information, misleading treatment claims, outdated clinical guidance or incorrect descriptions of a medical procedure.
Where appropriate, additional clarification may be added so that readers are less likely to misunderstand the corrected information.
Minor Corrections
Small changes that do not materially affect the meaning of an article may be made without a public correction notice.
These may include:
- Typographical errors
- Grammar improvements
- Formatting changes
- Broken links
- Minor wording improvements
- Updating non-essential references
These edits are part of normal editorial maintenance.
Updates Are Not Always Corrections
Not every change to an article means the original information was incorrect.
Medical procedures, technology, treatment costs and clinical recommendations can change over time. We may therefore update content when new evidence, techniques or guidance become available.
In these situations, the article may simply be revised to reflect newer information.
Reader Correction Requests
We welcome feedback from readers, healthcare professionals and organizations who believe information on Local Transplants may be inaccurate or outdated.
If you would like to report a possible error, please include:
- The URL of the article
- The section or statement you believe is incorrect
- A brief explanation of the issue
- Supporting sources or evidence, where available
Providing specific information helps us review correction requests more efficiently.
How to Contact Us
Correction requests can be submitted through our Contact page.
We review reasonable reports and determine whether a correction, clarification or update is appropriate.
Submitting a correction request does not automatically mean the requested change will be made. We assess proposed corrections based on the quality of the evidence and the context of the article.
Medical Disagreements
Medical research does not always produce one universally accepted answer.
Different doctors, researchers or professional organizations may sometimes interpret evidence differently or recommend different approaches.
A difference of professional opinion does not necessarily mean an article contains an error.
Where reliable evidence is uncertain or conflicting, we aim to represent that uncertainty fairly rather than present one interpretation as absolute fact.
Commercial or Promotional Correction Requests
We do not change editorial content simply because a clinic, surgeon, company or other commercial organization disagrees with information that is accurate but unfavorable to its interests.
Corrections are based on accuracy and evidence, not commercial pressure.
If a business believes objectively incorrect information has been published, we will review the evidence in the same way we would review any other correction request.
Removing Content
In some cases, updating a sentence may not be sufficient.
We may substantially revise, merge or remove content when:
- An article has become seriously outdated
- Reliable evidence contradicts the central claims
- The content cannot be corrected without extensive rewriting
- The article duplicates more complete information elsewhere
- Continuing to publish the content could mislead readers
Where appropriate, URLs may be redirected to a more relevant resource.
Transparency and Accountability
We believe readers should be able to trust that published mistakes will not simply be ignored.
Our correction process is intended to support the same principles described in our Editorial Policy: accuracy, transparency, balance and responsible medical information.
Our Commitment
Local Transplants is committed to improving its content when better information becomes available or genuine errors are identified.
Our goal is not to pretend that editorial mistakes can never happen. Our goal is to identify meaningful errors, correct them responsibly and provide readers with the most accurate information we reasonably can.