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I honestly think that what Dr. Nadimi has her assistants do is the key. I don't know if others besides her and Dr. Konoir do it or not, but from what I remember when I was awake, they seemed to constantly be spraying my recipient site with saline water. I've always been a really fast healer compared to others, but not letting the area scab up during the procedure was huge I think for the short term look. When I went back Friday and Saturday, they sprayed it down for a while. I honestly bet they had an assistant sit there and spray spots on my head for 20-30 minutes after the procedure was over that day. I sprayed it 3 or so times a day after I got home and then took 2 showers, soaping up the donor area and just creating a ball of lather and patting that on the recipient area. Letting it sit for 20 minutes then letting water run out of my hands over my head to wash it off. I literally got my sideburns and around the back just trimmed up for a nice line and the girl said she couldn't tell. She started to touch my temple and I quickly yelled no, lol. She looked stunned and I laughed. Said I just got a transplant 7 days ago and I don't want her to touch that. She started staring and was like "No Way". Once she looked real close, she could tell something was different but wouldn't have known if I hadn't said anything. And that was just because there was a little crust and redness. If anyone is considering this and reading my post, I would highly recommend Dr. Nadimi. Her and her staff were more than accommodating. Honestly, this whole thing has been so much easier than I thought it was going to be.

OK, 7 day check in. I probably won't do another one until 1 month post op. Anyway, really washed the area for the first time today. Had been shampooing donor area and building up lather and then dabbing that on the recipient site and letting it sit for a while. Today I soaped it up, let it sit for a while and massaged it with my fingers. Felt good to be able to do that. Had a good amount of what I'd call "white scabbing" the last day or two. The shower today cleared most of that up as I scrubbed it softly, let it sit for a while to soften that crust up and then did it again. The temples where I had the permanent marker and some of the scabbing is cleaned up. I noticed 2 small hairs last night that came out when I lightly touched my scalp. Not sure if it's part of the shedding process or just 2 of them I lost. No big deal either way. Anyway, real happy with everything. Have been wearing a hat the last 2 days a lot, and a hood/sock cap since Sunday (3 days after) on and off. Got a little pimple on the left side, but that's been the only thing. All else is good.

In 3 hours, I'll be exactly 3 days done with the HT. I didn't take a pic of the back of the donor area because there is literally nothing to see. You can not tell a single thing happened unless you are specifically looking at it from 2 feet away. 2-3 days of hair growth and all evidence will be gone. No redness, nothing. I honestly think this has a lot to do with 2 things: 1) The care that was given in constantly spraying down the donor site by Dr. Nadimi's assistants. They kept it wet with saline so it never scabbed up. Same thing when I went back Friday, Saturday and then I showed it this morning and sprayed it down afterwards. Piece of cake. 2) I didn't go for the 2500+ grafts. That is a lot of trauma. I've always been a real quick healer, so maybe that as well. I'm attaching 3 pics, front left, front right and on the top. I didn't tell my Jr. High daughter what I was doing and showed her this morning. She was like "wow, you have hair but it's not that noticeable of a difference". I then walked into the front room where my 6 yr old was. She simply said "HA dad. You shaved your hair again.". The redness on the picture isn't as noticeable in real life. To say I'm happy with everything so far would be an understatement. I know Dr. Nadimi doesn't have a lot of referrals on here yet, but she worked with Dr. Konoir for a long time and I feel her attention to detail is top notch. Her staff is amazingly supportive and bottom line, exactly what you'd want to deal with when you go in for something like this. Again, I can't recommend her enough. She does other stuff as well, but 3 days out, there's no question in my mind that this is a no brainer choice. One thing if they could somehow change this... They use a "permanent marker" to outline where the new hairline will go. That is the red on my temples. If there was some other way of marking that or something that came off with a spray, that'd be ideal. I think that will take a couple days to disappear, or at least until I can put pressure on and wash that part of my head.

I paid $5.42 per graft when all was said and done. This is something that I would never shop around for price and make a decision based off of that. 15 years from now, what am I going to regret more? $3,000 less in my pocket or a bad hair transplant?

Just a little swelling above my eyebrows which they said will settle into my eyes tomorrow. But seriously, nothing noticeable. I walked around Chicago all day yesterday without a hat or anything on and didn't get any stares or double takes. Crazy clean job. Edited to add: After going back through this, I want to explain what I said about Dr. Nadimi. I said she was "business like and "dry"". I didn't mean that in a bad way although if she ever read that, it'd be impossible to take that as anything other than bad. I regret typing that in hindsight because that was not what I actually thought. It's the Doctor's job to be professional, knowledgeable and to have the patients care/concerns as their first priority. Staff is hired to do all the feel good nonsense usually. Dr. Nadimi was more than likeable, easy to talk to and open to any questions. I don't want anyone, or her, to think that I ever felt anything other than that.

I just had mine done with Dr. Nadimi Thursday. I honestly don't know what process they used to implant, but this was crazy easy. It's 48 hours now since it was done and I have no scabbing. I started a thread in the FUE forum. Whatever it was that she uses, it is the right thing because I was walking around Chicago and didn't get any second looks, stares or anything. I'm 6'4" too so not many could look down on it, but it was as clean of a procedure as I could imagine man. I'd highly recommend her.

Yes, 9:12am(right side), 10:33 am(middle) & 11:47am(left side) were when I took my breaks from the 3 harvestings (those were when i sent text messages to my wife). We started back up a little after 12 and I sent another message at 229pm. I ate and they had a majority of the hairs placed. At 5:29pm I was in the Uber on my way to the hotel. I'd say she was done around 415 or so. Then they worked for probably 40-45 minutes on cleaning everything with the saline spray. I honestly.think that's a HUGE key. As you can see when comparing my photos to others, I have no scabbing, crusting, anything.... once the red is gone and the drawing lines wesrnoff, itll look great. If course until it starts to shed. That'll be sad, but all part of the process.

Hello all. Little background first. I visited Dr. Konior's office 4 years ago and met with his assistant. He did the consult and some of the things I left with were a $17500+ price for 2000 grafts & have to be on Propecia for the rest of my life. I was worried about the long term effects of Propecia and that was the reason I declined. After talking this summer with a doctor, they informed me how the body processes the drug and how it doesn't affect the kidneys/liver. So I wrote Dr. Konoir and he is booked out for over a year and suggested I talk to Dr. Nadimi. I met with her mid September and they had an opening October 25th. She said I do not have to be on Propecia and the price for 1500 graphs would be around $9800. I thought about it and booked it. They sent me a packet to follow and to bring with me to the procure. I had to pay $2000 to hold my spot which they allowed on a CC. The remainder you have to either mail 2 weeks before hand to make sure the check clears or bring money/cashiers check with you. If you use CC the day of, they charge an additional fee. SO... I got there Thursday morning and met with her assistants. They went through everything with me, went over some paperwork, took payment and then the Dr. came in. She took pictures, and went over the hairline I'd like and the hairline she'd suggest. I went with whatever she suggested because she's the expert. I have been shaving my head for about 2-3 years so at my consultation in September, she wanted me to grow it out. So next they shaved my head, drew all the lines and off we went. I took my valium, changed into their shirt and went into the surgery room. They took from the back right of my head, then the middle back and then the left back. I was in and out of it and it wasn't bad at all. I believe we took a break during one of the position changes, can't quite remember but whenever I needed something, they were happy to oblige. Took a longer break for lunch but my lunch wasn't there because the extraction process went better than they thought it would apparently. The comment was made throughout the extraction as to how many "triples" I had. They showed me and there were many more triples than double or single hairs in the container. Lunch break is over, I ask for more valium as I'm pretty wide awake and they oblige. They dress the back of my head, get me comfortable and I lay down. I think I slept for about 2 hours or so. Woke up after they were calling my name and said now would be a good time for a break. So I stumbled up and the nurses walked me to the bathroom. Came out and my lunch was ready in the room when I came back. I ate, drank and relaxed until the Dr. said it was time to start getting ready to finish. Laid back down and she got back at it for probably about an hour or so. They finished up and started "cleaning the area". They did this throughout the surgery. "Cleaning" it is by constantly spraying it down with saline solution. It helps to keep it from scabbing. This "cleaning" took about a half hour. They gave me all my instructions, helped me get my stuff together and even waited outside with me until my Uber came. I came back this morning for my check up. They took off the bandage in back and cleaned that up. They constantly sprayed the recipient site and I believe maybe reset a graph or 2??? I'm not sure, but I think that's what they did. They just kept saying how good it looked. I go back tomorrow for my final cleaning and to be released. Now, my thoughts: Dr. Nadimi is business like and "dry". Straight forward and business oriented. Her assistants have good personalities, keep it light and are extremely accommodating. Constantly making sure their focus is on you and how comfortable you are. Checking if you're ok and if you need anything. You really feel like you're in good hands. The consultation beforehand. Say what you are looking for. Dr. Nadimi will be straightforward with you if that's what's best. I recommend to listen to her and do whatever she says. She's not looking to make more money or to have you pay for 3000 graphs. She seems to want what will give the best results. Everything was very professional. I don't know how any of that could have gone better. My results? I'm only 32 hours removed from the surgery. I literally have zero swelling. Where the hair was transplanted to has a little red tint to it, but nothing crazy. Some of the markings are still there as they haven't all worn off yet. Here are some pics from right before I went in and was shaved, to right when I got back to the hotel. 24 hours later It looks the same. No swelling, a little more of the redness gone. They put some ointment on the back today after they took the bandage off. I really don't think you can notice anything happened in back. 4-5 days of hair growth in the back and you won't be able to see anything. So far, I'm ecstatic with where I'm at. I will try to update every month or so. So far, if you're looking for a place and you're anywhere near Chicago (I traveled 6 hours cause Dr. Konoir was supposed to be one of the top in the country), I'd recommend Dr. Nadimi in a heartbeat. Edited to add: I went in for 1500 graphs with the understanding that if she could and felt more was necessary, she'd make that call. She ended up doing 1806.