Just 4 days ago I finished the second day of surgery with Dr Bisanga and his team in Brussels.
I have to say they are a very charming and friendly team that obviously get on well with each other - and made me feel looked after and comfortable throughout the 2 days of surgery.
Surgery was split into 2 days, first day my right front hairline was implanted in the afternoon, after extraction from the left hand back and side of my hair. Then same again with opposite sides completed on day 2.
I had no problems at all with lying on the operating chair for what was approx. 5 hrs per day. The anesthetic injections were not as bad as I feared, there is some pain now and then, but only for a second or two each time. Injections to the temples stung the most, but overall its quite bearable. Punching for the extractions was largely pain free - and if I felt pain, the doctor would add an anesthetic, and same for the implanting. Overall its certainly not pain-free, but I found it easier when I wasn't focused on what was going on - and let my mind wander and think about something else, music helped.
Graft Breakdown:
1 Hair 574
2 Hair 981
3 Hair 434
4 Hair 26
Total 2015