birchy

i went to Dr Devroye in brussels it worked out about ?3000 cheaper than if i had gone to a clinic in manchester i did all the consultation over the web with pics etc and then a pre-op consultation when i got there my staples were removed at my local doctors 2 weeks after the op good luck with your research

Hi Pal I travelled from manchester to belguim for my HT-and i would suggest you broaden your area when looking for a surgeon-finding the right surgeon is the most important thing to consider when researching. Surely spending a few hours travelling and a few overnight stays are worth it in the long run.

Hi everyone, i am sat at my desk at work, on my first day back after having had a FUT HT on 23rd Jan, with Dr devroye in Brussels. After around 18 months of reaserch, and having had various consultations in the U.K. i decided that i needed to go abroad for my HT, I know that living in manchester meant i had a fantastic company in Farjo on my doorstep, but after consulting Dr Devroye online and sending pics etc, everything just felt right about going ahead with him. I booked my HT Last october for this january, originally on the 24th and booked my plane tickets, hotel etc, i planned on staying in belguim for 4 days in total to give me some rest after the op. I was contacted by the surgery last week to ask if i could move from the 24th to the 23rd as they had a mix up with another patient, and seeing as i was flying out early on the 23rd, it meant i could go straight from the airport to have my procedure, and i had no problem with that, as it would give me an extra day in brussels after the ht to recuperate. So i went to the clinic straight from the airport, arriving there at 9.45 a.m. After meeteing with the Dr, we quickly established what i wanted doing on my crown and temples, and after taking some 'before' pictures he asked was i ready to get started. I was taken into the operating room and given anestetic, ,the DR then removed the donor strip and we found out that due to good density, i would have around 3200-3400 grafts, so i was very pleased with this. The doctor closed up the donor area with both sutures and staples The doctor then proceeded to make all the incisions for the grafts , and there were around 500 in each temple and 2500 on my crown which i felt was the perfect mix for the result i wanted After this i was given a cap to cover my head and i went and had lunch in the kitchen where i was offered a few different choices of meal, and had a chat with a couple of staff who were very friendly. It was now around 1 pm and i was anxious to get started with the tranplant of the grafts, 2 of the senior technitions started to put in the grafts , stopping every now and then to wait for more to be cut, due to the fact that they were going in very easy and quickly. I ended up with 3448 grafts for around 8800 hairs so i was very pleased. This procedure lasted untill 7.30 in the evening, when the doctor dropped me off at my Hotel. i went back the next day to have the staples removed and to clean the donor area. All in all i am extremely happy with the procedure, it is just now a tme to be patient and to adhere to the post-op instructions which are vital to make the whole thig a sucess.