Just got home from my HT surgery. Dr. Siporin and his staff were extremely professional and friendly. I felt completely at ease during the entire procedure.
A little background -- This is my 2nd HT, my last one was about a year ago and I was not too pleased with the results. The placement of the grafts were not very densely packed and the outcome was a bit unnatural looking. I was told I got 1600 grafts but am very doubtful of that. This time around, I took more time researching before picking my surgeon. I met with a few HT surgeons in LA and OC and ultimately decided to go with Dr. Siporin since he was one of the physicians recommended on the Hair Transplant Network and I liked his work from the photos I saw. On top of that, I know the surgeons on this site are carefully reviewed and subject to high criterias. When I met with him a couple weeks ago, he made me feel very comfortable with his laid back attitude and sense of humor.
This morning, I got to the clinic at 8, signed a few waivers / paperwork, and took several "before" pictures. The surgery started around 9am and ended at 3:30pm, with about a 30 min lunch break. They bought me lunch which was very nice of them! (My last surgery took about half the time which may explain why I got the results I did). Dr. Siporin took his time, carefully punching each incision site. I knocked out a few times from the medication and how comfortable I felt. The medical assistants/technicians were also a so warm and nice, even in a drugged up state, I found myself talking and laughing along with them. I would rate my overall experience here a 5 out of 5.
I am looking forward to seeing the outcome of these results and will try to post pictures of my progess along the way!