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I'm sort of going through the same thing now. I'm 7 days post op and still have a few scabs. I doing my best to not pick them. But occasionally I will gently rub them and the scab will come off with a hair connected to it. On Dr. Rassman's blog he had a post instructing to avoid picking the scabs, since the graft could possibly be dislodged up to 10 days after the transplantation. I wouldn't panic but play it safe. It seems to be such a natural human instinct to pick scabs, it's tough to fight it. Here's a link to Rassman's blog post.

http://www.baldingblog.com/2008/06/19/picking-my-scabs-...-my-hair-transplant/

Hey everyone. I had the surgery. All went well. Not much at pain at all. Just a lot of prickling. Dr. Gencheff and his staff were great. Pat is right in his assessment that the clinic has a family feel. I had a total of 2100 follicular units. So I'm excited and ready to move on. I'll post more picks once I get this bandage off my head tomorrow. Cheers.

Ok, so I called Dr. Gencheff's clinic to double check. I misunderstood what he told me at our previous consultation. He is going to try to get as much out of my donor area as possible for the procedure tomorrow. His estimation is that I will have somewhere between 1500 to 2000 follicular units at his disposal. Sorry about the confusion but I'm feeling better about it now. Thanks for all of the comments. I'll keep you all posted.

Yeah, I was wondering if a 1,000 grafts would be enough. But he's should me pics of similar patients and they looked really good even with lower number of grafts. But I'll plan on bringing it up again in the morning consultation.

Hello everyone. I know I haven't posted much here but I have lurked for months. This site has been a great resource for me.

I am having my first procedure tomorrow with Dr. Gencheff. I had a great consultation with him and Pat's recommendation sealed the deal for me. Dr. Gencheff and I both agree with going forward with a conservative approach. About a 1,000 or so grafts in the front to construct a hairline with the appearance of some recession. I don't want a completely restored hairline but one that will look less conspicuous now at the age of 28 and later when I'm in my 40's or 50's. This approach will leave me with much more leeway for future procedure's. So wish me luck. I can't believe I am actually going through with this.

I posted my pre-op pictures in a blog. So feel free to check them out. I was hoping you guys could check out my "concealers" entry. You'll be able to see that I'm having a bit of a color match problem with the light brown dermmatch. It's a bit too red, even though I have strawberry blonde hair. Let me know what you guys would do.

Much appreciated!

Hello everyone. I know I haven't posted much here but I have lurked for months. This site has been a great resource for me.

I am having my first procedure tomorrow with Dr. Gencheff. I had a great consultation with him and Pat's recommendation sealed the deal for me. Dr. Gencheff and I both agree with going forward with a conservative approach. About a 1,000 or so grafts in the front to construct a hairline with the appearance of some recession. I don't want a completely restored hairline but one that will look less conspicuous now at the age of 28 and later when I'm in my 40's or 50's. This approach will leave me with much more leeway for future procedure's. So wish me luck. I can't believe I am actually going through with this.

I posted my pre-op pictures in a blog. So feel free to check them out. I was hoping you guys could check out my "concealers" entry. You'll be able to see that I'm having a bit of a color match problem with the light brown dermmatch. It's a bit too red, even though I have strawberry blonde hair. Let me know what you guys would do.

Much appreciated!

The thing is is that I know I could handle a $200 monthly payment. I do have the option to pay off the principal while I'm still in school, right?

Ok. But if I need a co-signer either way, I might as well go with a financial company, right? Or the student loans probably have lower interest rates.

As of now, there isn't much difference to me between a $8,000 or $10,000 transplant. I just can't afford either of them. But I'll look around. I'd like to stay within the Chicago region. But I really liked Konior though. Decisions, decisions, decisions.....

Here's the deal. I'm a getting a full-ride to my school and if they discovered I'm taking out a student loan, they'd be suspecting something. Can I take out a student loan without contacting my school?

Also, my dad has a full head of hair so he wouldn't understand. And he is not fond of the whole vanity thing to begin with.

Thanks again everyone for the help. Needless to say I am not going to grad school for accounting and finances.

"Why dont you get a student loan from someone like Fannie Mae?"

Could I really do that? Even if I use the funds for something else other than tuition? I suppose if the money is simply deposited into my account I could spend it anyway I liked.

Sweet! Now I just need some money. Male prostitution perhaps?!?

I'm 28.

Yeah, condoguy.. you are probably right. Thanks for the advice dakota. I probably need to get a co-signer if I want to get the transplant done this summer. And it would probably have to be my parents. And I don't want to tell them about this! I did get a $3,500 credit limit with carecredit.com, but I would need about a $7,000 limit to afford this procedure right now. Being a balding grad student ain't cool.

Pardon my ignorance on the matter. I would like to find a way to finance the procedure, and in the meantime help my credit standing. Wouldn't putting $10,000 on a credit card hurt my credit report even more? Also, the one credit card I have now only has a $500 credit limit. Wouldn't this limit prevent me from even making a $10K purchase? Sorry, I know this is more of a financial discussion rather than about hair transplantation. But all of your help is appreciated.

Just to clarify. It was $10,000 for 2,000 grafts. Also, the meeting I had with Dr. Konior was highly informative and he was very helpful.

Hello all. First post. I'm a grad student who was given a quote by Dr. Konior in Chicago of $10,000. All of the financing options I've tried have not panned out (capital one, care credit) due to my average credit rating and the current state of the market. I could definitely do a monthly payment plan around $200. Do you guys have any suggestions? I'd really like to get the procedure done this summer. Thanks in advance.

Hello all. First post. I'm a grad student who was given a quote by Dr. Konior in Chicago of $10,000. All of the financing options I've tried have not panned out (capital one, care credit) due to my average credit rating and the current state of the market. I could definitely do a monthly payment plan around $200. Do you guys have any suggestions? I'd really like to get the procedure done this summer. Thanks in advance.