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1 Month Update: Looking back at the first month: The first week after HT: Was kinda rough. I didnt sleep well. Might be because Im not used to sleep on my back, but it gradly became more bearable by week two. The worst part was the extreme itching, and the burning pain from the donor area. It was worst at night, so often i woke up around 4am, and had to do something to not think about it. This lasted around 10 days i would say. Week two: The itching and the burning pain is gradually getting less and less, and im starting to sleep better. By the end of week two i slept the whole night. The donorarea is healing nicely. Week three: The burning pain and the extreme itching is now just a bad memory. I`ve started going back to the gym for some Light/low intensity training. Finally im able to sleep om my sides again, but im trying to sleep a little elevated, and not have a pillow rubb against the recipient area. Week 4: Things are starting to go back to normal again. Working out as i used to before i got the HT done, and now im sleeping much better now. This week i`ve startet to feel some of the same insecurities about my hair as i did before the HT. Im just not used to have the hair this short that the high temples are this visible. It`s a mentale game, but im sure the end result is going to be good. A lot of 2 og 3 follicular grafts, so i hope the recipient area is going to look good and have a good density. The medication i use: - Minoxidil oral 5mg daily, Biotin, Multivitamins and omega 3.

@aay I completly understand that its hard to say an exact number of grafts before the hair is gone. I was quoted 2200-2400 during the concultation with Dr.Kostis. When Dr. Bisanga did the punches for my recipient site, he said i probably would need about 400 grafts more. now the total amount would be 2600-2800 grafts. Was a little strange to see the document saying they did 3181 grafts. - As you you were told, Dr Bisanga would be able to offer this procedure for ¢4/graft. This is what i agreed on - Dr Bisanga would lead my surgery, which he did. He did all the in pre incision for the grafts, but did only half of the extraction. He didn't do the consult or plan my approach which i was told he was going to do. Dr.Kostis did that. This i didn't know before i turned up for my appointment, and Dr.Kostis told me to follow him. - Dr Bisanga did only half the punches of my extraction sites - Dr Bisanga did all of the punches of my recipient sites. - His technicians did place the grafts into the pre made recipient site.

@asterix0 Maybe my head is just big, but my face swole ALOT post-op! haha from other post i`ve seen people have had between 2500-2900 grafts for the whole frontal area. Mine is More like a U, so that's why I'm asking if 3200 seemed a lot.

@VineyYes, I agreed on Dr.Bisanga, ¢4/grafts Dr:bisanga started off the surgery. Making the pre incision for the grafts, and did half the punching of the grafts.

@MachoVato Yes, Dr.Bisanga made the pre-made incisions for the technicians to place the grafts. I was quoted ¢4/graft for Dr.Bisanga, which i agreed on. I was told i would have a concultation with him, that he drew the hairline and that he did the punches. They should've told me beforehand that Dr.kostis was going to join in. Not when I'm sitting in the chair. Im sure the final result is going to be good. Right after the HT looking straight forward looking in the mirror, i felt the hairline was a little crooked. I've told my consultant about it, but is probably all in my head We`ll see in 1 year

@andrewfaliro I`m sure you`ll be fine. I understand that giving an exact number of grafts can be hard before all the hair is gone, but i was thinking more in the lines of maybe 400-600 extra as i was told, even on the operation day, not a document stating that it was almost 3200. i must have a really big head. During my correspondence with the consultant from BHR, i said i wanted Dr. Bisanga and i was okey with paying ¢4 pr graft. As per instructions, i paid ¢3000 to book the operation room like a deposit, and the rest two weeks before i went, ¢5800,-. After the operation, since Dr.Kostis had done some of the work, i now paid ¢3.5 euro per graft. Now ¢<11.000, from ¢8800. I was told by my consultant that doing a HT at BHR clinic was teamwork, and that Dr.Bisanga was going to draw the hairline, do the punches before the technicians place the grafts back in the recipient area. I didn't expect Dr.Kostis to do anything, so it took me a little off guard. I was already in the chair, All the punches in the front was done, and about half in the back.

Hi, In advance; English is not my mother language, so bear with me A little bit about myself. I'm 33 year old from Norway, and i became aware of my high frontotemporal hairline during the first week in the army, when i, as the rest of the boys thought it was cool to shave the head. I didn't think much of it before this, but i didn't like what i now saw in the mirror. When the hair grew back out i didn't really think much about it anymore until i was around 30. Before this my hair reccesion was pretty stabil. I finally decided on doing the procedure when i was in a good financial place, so i booked an appointment for FUE to be done on february 11.2022 with Dr.Bisanga. Since i`ve waited for so long, i wanted the best. I have read a lot about Dr. Bisanga and his work, so BHR Clinic was the place to go. I contacted BHR Clinic in October 2021. After sending in pictures i was quoted on 2200 grafts. During the correspondence with the consultant, i was told that Dr.Bisanga was going to do the punches and designe the hairline, while technicians was going to put the hair back in the recipient area with the supervision of the man himself, Dr. Bisanga. Was Quoted ¢8800 (¢4 graft) for this, which sounded like a good price. I arrived in Brussels on Feb 9. My original plan was going on the 10th of Feb, but the trip got cancelled from SAS. I got a little stressed, because i was going to have a consultation with Dr. Bisanga on the 10th. It all worked out, but 1 night extra stay in Brussels. On the day of the consultation i waited in the lobby around 1-1.5hr longer than my scheduled time, which sucked, but i was on a mission to get my hair fixed, and now i was in Brussels to do it, so all good. When it was my turn i was greeted by Dr.Kostis. I thought i was going to have a consultation with the man i booked for the procedure, but no. I met Dr.Bisanga after the concultation with Dr.Kostis was done for about 1min. During the concultation i was told i had good density, around 80. So i was a good candidate for a transplant. Dr.Kostis drew two hairlines. One conservative and one more liberal. we decided on one in between, which we both liked. I asked about the amount of graft needed, and Dr.Kostis quoted me around 2200-2400. Sounded good to me. 11/2-22 was the day of the operation. Came in early and got my head shaved for the procedure. Haven't felt my hair this short for years, so that was kinda fun. Dr.Bisanga came, and startet to numb me up with anesthesia. I knew it was going to hurt, but some places.... my oh my. I swear my toes curled for a sec. He started to punching the design, and after a while he said i probably needed around 400 more grafts. From the original quote from 2200 to 2600 now. I was under the "knife" so to speak so i said okey. I want a good result. Half way through punching out the grafs on the back of my head Dr.Kostis came and continued. I didn't know this was part of the plan before he sat down, cuz i`d booked Dr.Bisanga. Anyway, he started punching out the remaining of the grafts needed and he left. The supervision from the Doc was absent, and the only to carrying on was the technicians. The totalt amount of grafts put in, according to the document was 3181. This is a lot more than the 2200 i was originally quoted, even on 2400 and 2600 as well. I didn't know the total amount of grafts until i saw the document. Nobody told me. From the technicians i was told all the grafts was put in. Is it only me overthinking this? I have a good feeling the final result is going to be good, but from a financial point of view 2200 to 3200 grafts is ¢4000 more. I came in the next day for a clean, and one of the consultants working there was walking through how the post-op rutine worked. Graft Breakdown: 1 Follicular unit: 591 Grafts 2 Follicular unit: 1186 Grafts 3 Follicular unit: 1335 Grafts 4 Follicular unit: 69 grafts Total : 3181 Grafts. From what i`ve seen 3181 grafts looks like a lot more than some other post. I'll put links under for you to decide for yourself. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/60990-fue-by-dr-bisanga-2700-grafts-brussels-belgium/#comment-602758 https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/63015-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic-2507-grafts-0-12-months/#comment-632600 https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/61092-dr-bisanga-bhr-clinic-2609-fue-16-09-2021/#comment-603929 https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/61722-bhr-brussels-dr-bisanga-fue-2989-grafts-10th-november-2021/#comment-613947 https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/49160-dr-bisanga-fue-patient-2723-grafts-bhr-clinic/#comment-454447 ... and the list goes on. Post op: Day 1: Day 4: Day 10 Scabs are off: I am now 3 weeks in, and next picture post will be on the 1 month mark. I didn't used any medication for my hair before the operation. I started maybe 1 month before going with washing my hair a couple of times a week with a shampoo containing ketoconazole. After the HT i was prescription Minoxidil 5mg oral. I had read about some of the side effects, so i wanted to start on 2.5mg and work my way up to 5mg. This i couldn't do because the tablets came as capsules.