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Thank you for the good wishes @JohnAC71 @ADil.

Hello! I finally got it done in Jan 2021 I was realllly struggling to decide on a good clinic before I stumbled upon this forum. Needless to say, I'm very grateful to everyone who shared their HT experience on the forum. Time for me to do the same - (I've stuck to just the bullet points coz my experience was similar to what everyone in general has written about Eugenix. For finer details, I recommend reading @Looking for HT's experience. Having said that, I'll be happy to answer any questions in detail. Photos are at the end!) About me Ethnicity: Indian Age: ~30 years Grade of baldness: NW4A Past treatments: None HT surgery summary I opted for Eugenix's Exclusive package (planning, designing and 100% slits are done by Dr Arika Bansal) at their Gurgaon center. The surgery was planned over 2 consecutive days. The objective was to cover front and mid of the scalp with a conservative hairline. No temple restoration was required. I reached day before the surgery. Here's a brief of the three days I was at the clinic - Day -1 Blood tests, COVID test, allergy test etc Day 0 (1pm - 8pm) Day of the HT. Frontal zone was covered. About 2200 grafts extracted and implanted. Day 1 (10am - 1pm) Mid scalp was covered. Remaining 1300 grafts extracted and implanted. I took off for home in the evening. Post HT medication Day 1 to 7 Typical post surgery meds: anti inflammatory, painkillers, probiotics etc Day 15 onwards Finasteride 1mg daily. Multivitamins, biotin. Headwash using Ketoconazole based shampoo (anti fungal / dandruff) on alternate days. Will switch to regular shampoo after 6-8 weeks. Aloe vera and amla juice daily. Also gonna start 5% minoxidil from week 5 onwards. Thoughts on Eugenix I am satisfied so far. I think the surgery was very smooth and clean - no pain, excessive bleeding or other complications. Post HT period was also easy to manage, which again points to a masterful, super refined process. The staff is nice and friendly. I've been in touch with Anil over whatsapp for my queries. This has been helpful and assuring. I also met @Abhinay Singh in my consultation, and he was very patient in answering my questions. Also very generously let me examine his hair - had to do it to verify that his hair are real 😛 Also a big thumbs up for that OT team member (forgot his name) who gave much needed back massages during breaks in the HT procedure! Nitpicker that I am, I'll mention one thing that can perhaps be improved. I had to separately ask for a bunch of small small things - lots of obvious post HT care questions, finasteride prescription, invoice, OT report etc. Would be great if all of the obvious stuff is included in the post surgery care package. Photos Have a look! Feedback, suggestions are welcome. (I've marked over my face. Please let me know if I accidentally post a photo with my face 😛) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post HT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 7 (First headwash) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 21 / Week 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 27 (today) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I din't choose as such. When I visited Eugenix(Gurgaon) for the first time, Dr Arika was available and I had a brief consult with her. I was happy with her recommendation, so just stuck with her throughout. My guess is Dr Arika spends most days at the Gurgaon / Delhi center and Dr Pradeep at the Mumbai one.

My HT was smooth and uneventful. I expected the procedure + first few days post HT to be little painful, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the pain was close to zero 🤟 Great expectation setting, cheers!

Dear @Wandererind, Thanks for sharing! I also did my HT at Eugenix Gurgaon last week (15 Jan). I'll follow your journey closely and take notes How was the headwash?

I had an HT at Eugenix very recently. I was an NW4, and about 3500 grafts were recommended for me. I opted for the Exclusive package - the one in which hairline design and slits are done by Dr Arika Bansal (but not the extraction). This package hit the sweet spot for me because I felt I paid for exactly what I wanted. I got Dr Arika's expertise in the two crucial steps - design and slits (read slit placement). I wasn't concerned about the extraction much because Dr Arika and the team were confident that my donar would deliver the required 3500 grafts. Having said that, had I needed say 4000+ scalp grafts, which is pushing the limit to what you can do in 1 procedure, I would have probably opted for the Premium package where Dr Arika does the extraction herself. Hope this helps, @Gokul Krishnan