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Cheers mate. Looking forward to June 2020😀

Day 3 after surgery Left side donor is tender and cant touch the pillow or feel burning sensation. Been sleeping in 45 degree elevation with flight neck pillow but find it very uncomfortable. I suppose will have to somehow manage until donor area heals. Excuse the haircut. Will decide what to do with it after 2 weeks 😀

**Went with non shave option( 20% extra charge)** I DONT RECOMMEND non shave option. You can read more on my day 7th post below. Hey everyone I am creating this thread as I have been active on this forum for a while and received a lot of help from the members, who helped me to make the decision for the right clinic and the doctors. I would like to return the favour and I hope my journey will help people who are looking for the right clinic and surgeons. Before I write my journey, please note that I am writing my own true personal experience and this is in no shape or form a marketing stunt for the clinic or the doctors. I wish to portray the right picture for anyone who wants to know the real experience at Eugenix and my outcome. I am not going into details about Accommodation, food etc because I flew to India to get the surgery done so I will stick to the most important parts. To be brief, you will either be picked by Eugenix staff or an OLA cab will be pre booked. You will either stay at Eugenix or a hotel which is 100mtrs away from Eugenix. I recommend that you stay at Eugenix main building. You can arrange all this with the clinic. Food at Eugenix: You can order the food depending on what you like. Please note that its very hard to find non spicy dishes. After experimenting, I could only find Afghani chicken as non spicy so check with the clinic if you dont eat spicy food. Flew on Dec 19th and reached on Dec 20th at 2AM Dec 20th- Bfast at 9 AM. My blood tests were taken around 10AM and results came in around 5pm. If possible, get the tests done in your home country and email the results to Eugenix before flying in. This will save your day as I felt that I wasted Dec 20th. I met Dr Arika Bansal around 6pm who looked at my scalp and had a short chat about next steps for Dec 21st. Dr Bansal is great so you should ask any questions that you might have. Dec 21st- Bfast at 9. Lunch at 12pm. I met Dr Sethi around 1.30PM ( Dr Sethi’s flight was delayed from Mumbai and that’s why could not meet earlier in the morning) Dr Sethi is very lively person and I felt good meeting him for the first time. My scalp and hair was looked at and I was taken to this room to draw the hairline and temples. I took my time and did some minor changes on what I wanted for myself. (This is very important. Take your time and make sure that you are happy with the hairline drawn etc.) I changed into sterile clothes for the surgery room and was taken to the operation theatre. People present in the room were: Dr Sethi, Dr Alok and 4-5 technicians. Dr Alok started giving me local anaesthesia. A vibration device was held to my head where the needle was being injected to make it less painful. This was done in an area to take my few grafts and evaluate it. The graft evaluation result: Thick healthy grafts and overall- 60% grafts- triples 40% grafts- Doubles I had no single hair in any grafts so doubles were made into singles for the hair line and the areas of the temples My blood was taken and PRP done at this stage. Local anaesthesia is uncomfortable but not something that I would scream and say Holy S**t. Basically this is given all over the head and anytime you feel a little pain, you let the doctors know and they will give you more of it. Please note that at the end of the day it’s a surgical procedure so a little bit of sting sensation will be there. Some parts of head wont feel a thing and others might feel a sting or once or twice you might say ouch !! Once head was numb for the procedure, Dr Sethi made all the slits for my hair line and temples. Dr Arika Bansal did the extractions and the technicians implanted the grafts. When extraction is done from the back of the head, you will be lying on stomach and for longer period you may feel uncomfortable. I wanted to move so I asked for a short break. It took 7-8 hours the first day and I had couple of breaks. During the breaks, the technicians would massage your shoulders and back to get the blood flowing as you are lying down for a long time. I would suggest to ask for a can of coke or another sugary drink to get your energy levels up. The room also has a TV so you can ask for your favourite music to be put on. Trust me this would help to get the time pass quicker. Grafts are being counted and written on the board. At the end of the day on 21st, I had 2112 grafts implanted on my frontal part except the hair line. The whole team is involved and after slits were made by Dr Sethi other doctors such as Dr Bansal, Dr Alok and technicians were involved. Dec 22nd- Bfast at 8AM. Surgery at 9AM. This is the day to reconstruct the temples and hairline. Slits were already there so Dr Alok gave the local anaesthesia and Dr Bansal , Dr Alok did the extraction. When the extraction was being done, the hair could not be implanted on temples simultaneously as I was lying on my stomach. The grafts might be outside for 30-40 minutes. After the extraction, the technicians implanted the grafts and was supervised by Dr Bansal, Dr Sethi few times. Please note that Dr Alok is equally good at what he does including giving the local anaesthesia. The 2 technicians who were implanting are working with Eugenix for 8 and 5 years. Day 2 took around 4 hours and 1000 grafts were implanted. Total grafts- 3112 The same day, I rested and got to the airport at 11pm as my flight was at 3:30AM on Dec 23rd. One great tip- I skipped all the queues at airport and immigration as I wasn’t shy about my surgery and went to ask for the queue to be skipped which they allowed every time. I was also the first one to board the flight everytime. I made my decision after meeting few Eugenix patients beforehand, the results, Doctors education, experience and reputation and I can say that I made the right choice. Cost of blood test- Rs 3200 Cost of medicines – Rs 5000 app.(Exc. Fin and Minoxidil) I purchased liquid form- Mixture of Minoxidil & Fin( Please note I will not be taking Fin. Tablets) 20% discount on per graft if you book in advance. 20% extra charge on non shave option. Please check their website. 18% tax is extra So this is my experience and I hope the above is helpful. I highly recommend Eugenix and according to my experience I made the right decision and was a perfect place for me to go ahead with the surgery. Do your own research before deciding but I hope my review will help you make that decision. I will keep posting my pictures and my full journey until I have full head of hair Hopefully!! All the best to everyone !!

I finally did it 😀 Will create another thread with my journey in next few days. Thanks everyone for your help and its only fair to return the favour 😊

Thanks Paddy for all the help and tips :)

Thanks Paddy. Hope your recovery is going well. I decided not to check in any luggage so I dont have to wait and collect at the belt upon return. Do you think thats a good option or shall I check in the luggage? Cheers

Great tips Paddy. I am flying to Eugenix on Thursday...Ewwwwwww haha....Feeling a bit nervous but needs to be done 😀

Hey bud. You are right but the way I see it that we have to sacrifice good sleep for a bit. Its going to be uncomfortable for sure but needs to be done to get the hair back 😀 I am more worried about the itchy scalp than anything 😀

Great advise and definitely makes sense. Ill buy saline solution now and keep it at home so everything is ready when I get back. I hope the passenger next to me will not be bothered by me spraying solution every 20-30 minutes🙊

Hey Lenney. Thanks for the above. My surgery is on 21st and ill be in the airport on 22nd at 11pm. I hope it will be fine 😳 I am planning to take saline spray over 100ml with me in the plane. Will this add extra hour to go through security? Thanks

The time is coming closer and I can truly say that I am very excited. Hiding baldness has never been easy and I hope the surgery will be a confidence booster. I want to thank everyone on this forum for all the help and suggestions including their own journey. I will definitely return the favour once I get my HT done and will post my journey. I truly believe that Eugenix and Dr Sethi and the team are one of the best and I feel secure . Watch this space as 12 days left for my surgery. Feel free to ask any questions. Cheers

Really appreciate for making the time to write these posts. Not an easy thing to do when you are still recovering. Very happy for you :)

Thank you very much Paddy for writing in detail. Very informative. You look great and wish you all the best with the growth. I cant wait for mine. Flying out on 19th

Cheers bud. With the fibres, normally fibre locking spray is used as well but spray might get in contact with the scalp. You might want to check with the doc about that unless someone has experience on this forum.

Hey Paddy. I believe you are going in November? All set? 😊

Thanks for posting this bud. Few more months before the new hair starts growing. I am sure Ill be like you checking me out every 2 mins haha... Wish you all the best 😊 It would be good to hear from someone on this forum using the hair fibres during the shedding phase as I am not going with shaved option 😀

Looking all good after the wash bud :)

Thanks for sharing this bud. Wish you a speedy recovery of the donor and growth for the transplanted hair

Brilliant mate😊

Brilliant bud. You finally did it. Hairline looks natural.Look forward to the pictures. All the best for tmw :)

Hey mate. Great growth and journey. Just wondering why are you taking Finasteride as its not for the new transplanted hair. Are you taking it to keep the existing hair in good form? Thanks

Hey mate. Wish you all the best. Can I ask, why are you taking Finasteride as its not required for new transplanted hair?

Thanks mate. I have been told that new Hair are not dependent on Fin so dont see any reason to take it. Existing hair may stay on for another 10 year I think.

Sure mate. All the best

Cheers mate. That is why I cleared up with the doctor as its only for existing hair and HT hair is not dependent on it. I definitely wont be taking it. Long term use can cause hormonal imbalances and prostate cancer so I would suggest to keep an eye. All the best mate.