Age: 30
Norwood Scale: NW II-III
Grafts: 2619
Total Hairs: 5861
Hairs/Graft: 2.23
Singles: 418 | Doubles: 1248 | Triples: 874 | Quadruples: 85
HT Date: April 11-12th
Meds: Started with 1mg/day Fin in Jan 2022. Will now add 5mg/day oral minox
I have found this forum extremely helpful in my hair transplant research so wanted to share my experience here. I am an American living in Spain so researched and reached out to the top doctors here (De Freitas, Lorenzo, Cuoto and Ximena Vila) starting in January 2022. All except for De Freitas had incredibly long wait times for the consultation (some 1 year+). Clinica De Freitas gave me the option to have a consultation with Dr. De Freitas' colleague in January or wait until April to meet personally with Dr. De Freitas. I had previously visited a clinic in the US so had a general idea on things and didn't feel it entirely necessary to meet directly with the doctor. I just wanted to get my HT scheduled ASAP so I had the consultation in January with his colleague. I was quoted at needing 2500 grafts and immediately scheduled the procedure for March 2023. Luckily a few weeks later they called to say they had a cancellation and I could do the procedure this April.
I had the procedure done over 2 days. On day one I had a morning and afternoon session (Arrived at clinic at 9am and left around 8pm with breaks for food, etc throughout); around 1800 grafts in total. On day two I had an afternoon session to do the remaining grafts (arrived at clinic at 1pm, left at 6:30pm). Overall, the experience was super great. Dr. De Freitas definitely made me feel like I was in good hands. The staff were super friendly and made me feel super comfortable. Currently, 2 days post op and I am doing well. No pain in donor or recipient areas. Only a decent bit of swelling moving down the face. Thankfully, did the recommended face massages to avoid it around the eyes, I just look a bit like a football head for now but will hopefully subside soon.
I'll continue to post pics as I progress.
Best photo I could find of hairline pre-surgery (Aug 2021):
Photo after Day 1:
After Day 2:
