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1 hour ago, paddyirishman said:

Great natural looking hairline that suits the shape of your face. Thats a great write up of your experience to date and looking forward to hear how everything goes for round 2. 

Were you able to sleep in bed or upright in a chair ?  Any issues ? 

Wishing you all the best for your second day of your HT.

.............Paddy...........

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Hi Paddy, I was not particular about sleeping during the procedure, but I think you could get a few power naps through the process.

No issues during the procedure other than that it's long and just need to be prepared for it.

6 hours ago, Kevin20 said:

Great. Just curious as to why didnt they do 3000 grafts in single sitting ? 

Hey Kevin, we started late morning and hence could not get all done in a day

Hi All, 

I've been through Day 1 of my 2 day HT with Eugenix.

Dr. Sethi drew the hairline for me, and, I was happy with his proposal. We had a good 15 min chat on life in general, which made me get over the nervousness

Photos were taken and then hair trimming was done by Dr. Sethi and he marked out the donor area. He recommended 2000 grafts for the frontal area and 1000 for the crown. 

Dr. Shirish injected the local anaesthesia and PRP. Dr. Bansal made the slits for the crown and most of the frontal area, and, the hair line slits were done by Dr. Sethi. 

There was a break for lunch of around 30mins. After lunch, extraction was done by Dr. Bansal. With their DHT technique, the grafts were being prepared as it was extracted and was planted by their technicians, with Dr. Shirish occasionally overseeing them. 

A total of 1800 grafts have been implanted today. Remaining 1200 to cover one side of the front and the singles for the frontal hair line will be extracted and implanted tomorrow. 

Overall, it has been good so far, with doctors and technicians regularly asking if I was in pain and administering local anaesthesia as and when required. 

I've attached couple of pics of the hairline. I'll post more pics tomorrow once the full HT is complete. Any feedback would be welcome.

Hi All, 

Just to update you, my HT with Dr. Sethi is tomorrow and I'll update with the details after the HT. 

I've arrived a day early and the in house accommodation is very comfortable and convenient. 

If you would like me to find out any information specifically, please let me know. 

Hey @Azzy US, how's the progress been. Could you share your current pics please? Keen to see the progress

Hey Bud, 

I visited the Gurgaon branch, as that's where my HT is booked for. 

Hi All, 

I've booked up for my HT with Eugenix in late July and had the opportunity to visit them today and also had a PRP done with Dr. Arika. 

The overall experience has been good so far and all the staff are supportive and friendly. I was provided access to their in house accommodation which was to a very good standard. Nelson has been in regular contact and even arranged dinner at 2AM (That's when I reached). Below are the questions I had asked Dr. Arika and her answers. 

1. What's my donor capacity - Had a visual check and was given an estimate of around 6000 in scalp, 2000 from beard

2. What's the estimated future loss potential and requirement  - Likely to loose further in mid scalp and crown

3. What density can I expect in recipient area  - Didn't give specific numbers but she felt since my donor quality is decent, I can get good density. I've been advised 2500 grafts for the front and 500 for crown. (This is lower than the number suggested during video consultation, which showed me that they care about the requirement of the patient rather than trying to get the most out of a patient) 

4. No shave HT? - It is very much possible and can be done on request. Advised to grow the hair above the donor area to be around 6cm long to cover up after extraction. (I'm not going for this option) 

5. What hairline will suit me? - Changes from person to person. Someone with a round face will likely benefit from a U shaped hair airline, whereas someone with a longer, leaner face they're likely to suit a V shaped hairline. Along the front hairline, they always have some macro and micro irregularities so that the hair line looks natural

6. Which direction the hair will grow. Can this be chosen or how do they decide. - The sliths in the frontal area will be done in the natural way that everyone is born with so that it's then easier to style it the way you want. For people with low donor capacity and large area to cover, they ask for their preferred way of combing (e.g: partition on the left/right) so that they can plant in a suitable way

7. On the scale of 10, how painful is anaesthetic when injected. - I got this for my PRP. My personal experience 3/10 - pain

8. Fin post HT for how long? - Preferably always, but, if you have side effects then after 3/6 months of HT, they can recommend a lower dosage

9. How much for post op medicines inc Fin for lets say 3-6 months. - Did not ask the cost 

10. PRP required after surgery or is it case by case basis - As per latest studies and in line with most international doctors, PRP is recommended after 7 months of HT. And thereafter the frequency depends on the benefits you see from it, as not everyone will benefit from PRP

Overall, Good first impressions, the doctor took time to answer my questions which makes me feel I've made the right choice. I'll keep you posted with my pics post transplant in July. 

Hope the above is of help. 

Hey Mate, below are the things that I asked:

1) Estimated no of Grafts required for the Front and crown
2) What level of density is practically possible and what is the doctor's views on donor area density
3) Size of punches used? 
4) What facilities / doctors of available in case of an emergency 
5) What hairline is suitable for me
6) What medications are recommend for post surgery 
7) How are the extracted hairs maintained before being inserted

8) What parts of the HT is done by the doctor (Hairline design, local anaesthesia, extraction, slit making, implantation of singles on hair line, rest of implantation?) 

9) How does the doctor see the baldness progressing and how does plan the current HT based on any potential future requirements? 

10) Get Previous patient references and interact with directly before you decide

Hope this helps. 

12 hours ago, Kevin20 said:

Hello

I have been having this concern ever since I joined this forum that while it's great for the transplant centers to post their successful HT surgeries, I feel they should also mention what package did the patient choose. Like many clinics nowadays have different packages,  the most expensive one where the main surgeon performs the incision/ or most part of HT to the other packages where they aren't much involved hands on. Like for example , Eugenix has 3 packages and they have been posting great results but I wonder,  if Dr Sethi/ Dr Bansal themselves performed those surgeries or the patient went with the other packages. Hoping to get all of your opinion on this

Hi Kevin, 

I get where you're coming from (I think :)) and understand as I had similar questions before I signed up with Eugenix for my HT. Specific to Eugenix, I'll share my understanding and I've also seen @Looking for HT, @ahmedabad_guytalk about this. 

Eugenix do HT's in Gurgaon and Mumbai. They have four main doctors in their Gurgaon. And, the packages they offer vary based on how much is the involvement from Dr. Sethi / Dr. Bansal. And, it will always be a doctor carrying out all parts of the transplant except the graft placement (done by technicians under Doctor's supervision). I belive this is the same with most doctors. 

In my case, I've gone for Option 1 (Top package) ,as I have assumed that the results shown here are primarily from Dr. Sethi & Dr. Bansal, as I've read a post by @Melvin-Moderator that the recommendations here are for the doctors and not for the clinics. 

My experience with Dr. Sethi & Dr. Bansal has been good so far and I'll keep the community updated. Hope this gives some clarity on what you're looking for. 

Thanks 

26 minutes ago, Ashishmehta said:

Good sir.

Best of luck 

Thanks Ashish. I'll keep the community updated with the progress. 

Hey @LeftHook- I've booked up with Eugenix for late July as well. I've gone for Option 1, just to have the peace of mind in knowing that Dr. Sethi / Dr. Bansal will be involved in all aspects of the transplant. 

On 5/13/2019 at 2:21 PM, Looking for HT said:

Jut to let know that Eugenix has now the pricing on their website and the difference between Option 1 and Option 2 is basically that in Option 1, 100% incisions are done by Either Dr Sethi Or Dr Bansal and will be supervised every now and then.

Option 2- Dr Sethi/Bansal will only do incisions of the important areas and rest of the incisions done by other doctors. This is also supervised by Dr Sethi/ Bansal but not sure what truly is the supervision %

When it comes to supervision in both options, I am still unclear about the involvement in %. It would be good to know the clarity from someone who went with Either Option 1 or option 2.

@Abhinay Singh - Perhaps you could clarify the above? 

On 4/3/2019 at 1:11 PM, Ashishmehta said:

Thx Buddy 

Let me know if you need to know from my side....

And try to get your PRP as well with them....

 

Hey Ashish, 

I'm considering Eugenix as you are aware. Just read this post where you've mentioned PRP. is this pre or post or during the transplant? Thanks 

Hey, what was the response times like when you emailed them asking for feedback / consultation? I've been emailing them, and while there was an immediate response on my first email, there has been no response to my follow up email in two weeks, hence the question. 

Good luck with your transplant.