Edit-- the lack of sleep must be getting to me. Title should read 1700, not 17k (if mods are able to please change)
Hi All,
First and foremost thanks to everyone who contributes to this great community.
Konior
Konior is exceptional-- empathetic, funny, and extraordinarily professional.
I flew in the night before from Los Angeles and stayed at the nearby Comfort Suites Inn. It's a short walk from Dr. K's Office, Walgreen's (with a 24-hour pharmacy), 7Eleven, a grocery store, and a bunch of fast food restaurants. I don't think there is any room service, and although dated, the hotel is clean and the employees are kind.
Arrival
A member of Dr. K's crew picked me up around 6:30 AM. I went through the previously emailed checklist with a crew member and met with Dr. K shortly thereafter to discuss the gameplan. He is straightforward and will tell you immediately what he can and cannot do. (I'm paraphrasing): If you're completely bald and have a limited donor area, you're not going to end up with Brad Pitt's hairline. If you're bald with an extremely gratuitous donor area, you'll need more than one session for truly dense packing. Additionally, he explained, --and which should be obvious to most of us-- is that the lower the hairline, the sparser the hair packing. And keep in mind that those precious grafts can/will certainly come in handy down the road. Unfortunately, there's only so much to go around.
Procedure
The procedure could not have gone better; I felt no pain the entire time. The worst part of it was the pressure I felt in forehead and cheeks while laying face down the operation table (from the cushion) while the follicles were extracted. I fell asleep several times throughout the procedure. I was driven back to the hotel around 8:30 PM. Prior to leaving, Konior was ecstatic to be giving a lecture the following day. His passion and artistry are indisputable.