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Serious question - What colour was puffy hat? (Hair Transplant)

posted by BALDIE42, Uk, 17.06.2008, 17:23

ť I had a 1500-graft FUE procedure last Friday (June 6th) in Dr. Armani's Los
ť Angeles clinic. I flew into LA on Thursday afternoon, had a consultation
ť that afternoon with Dr. Armani, and had the procedure the following
ť morning. I went in the following morning (Saturday) to have the bandages
ť removed and the donor and recipient areas cleaned before my 11:00 a.m.
ť flight back home.
ť
ť I was very apprehensive to even go through with the procedure given the
ť fact that it would be my eighth procedure and did not think that I had
ť enough donor to make a difference.
ť
ť The Consultation: The bulk of all of my
ť procedures have been placement of grafts in the first two-thirds of my
ť scalp (Zones 1, 2 & 3). After viewing my photos (taken several minutes
ť before the consultation), Dr. Armani recommended that he place ALL
ť harvested grafts in the CROWN. My crown area is quite sparse, to put
ť it kindly. I disagreed and requested that he place whatever he could get
ť from my donor into Zones 1 & 2 (Hairline) to even out the hairline. The
ť consultation lasted a little over an hour. Dr. Armani is very personable
ť and very easy to talk to.
ť
ť The Procedure: Talk about early! I arrived at
ť the clinic around 6:40 a.m. and was greeted by a whole host of friendly,
ť smiling people who all called me by name (this may seem silly to some, but
ť I have never received this response from any other clinic). I was asked to
ť take off my street clothes and put on some very comfortable PJ's (Ralph
ť Lauren, of course). They started an IV and gave me several injections in
ť the upper arm. Then they shaved off all of my hair and began the "freezing"
ť in the recipient areas. At no time were there less than four individuals in
ť the room with me, including Dr. Edwards, who did the extractions. Dr.
ť Edwards is an extremely gentle and soft-spoken doctor who knows exactly how
ť to interact with his patients. The donor harvesting lasted until almost
ť 1:00 p.m., at which point I was led to another suite and served my lunch. I
ť sat there for 1/2 hour, ate my lunch and looked out the window into the
ť heart of Beverly Hills (no, I did not see any celebs, damnit). Then came
ť the creation of the recipient sites. Dr. Armani came in and administered
ť the "freezing" injections to my recipient areas and began making the
ť recipient sites. This lasted for several hours. The "freezing" injections
ť are the only part of the procedure that are painful, but are over quickly.
ť The technicians and Dr. Edwards spent the rest of the procedure placing the
ť grafts in the recipient sites created by Dr. Armani. Once completed, Dr.
ť Armani came back in and did a thorough inspection of the grafts and I was
ť sent to another room where my scalp was cleansed, post-op photos taken and
ť a bandage and surgical cap were applied. It was after 6:00 p.m. I got back
ť to my hotel at LAX after 7:00 p.m. Long day! I did not need any of the pain
ť medications that I was given post-op.
ť
ť The Day After: I awoke early and wanted to get
ť back to the clinic so that i would not miss my flight home. They cleaned my
ť scalp again and applied the Vit E oil to the recipients and the
ť anti-bacterial to the donor. They re-applied the gauze bandages at my
ť request so that it would be more of a "selling point" at airport security.
ť They put on another surgical cap and I spoke briefly with Dr. Edwards. They
ť called me a taxi and I left for LAX. When I got to the security checkpoint,
ť the guy manning the detector said "What in the hell is that puffy hat fo?".
ť I tried to explain to him that I had just had surgery and could not take it
ť off. He then said "You aint go'in through my line with no puffy hat on". At
ť this time, I was disgusted and requested a private screening - I was bound
ť and determined not to remove my "puffy" surgical cap. I was escorted into a
ť private room where two other guys felt around on the "puffy" hat and the
ť bandages and let me go without further incident. This is the first time
ť that I have ever been hassled in an airport following a procedure. You get
ť some strange looks from people in the airport when you are wearing a
ť "puffy" hat :-)
ť
ť I am in the process of creating a blog and will post (with pictures) when
ť available. Thank you for reading my story. I must add that EVERY individual
ť in Dr. Armani's LA Clinic is a top-notch professional and that when you are
ť the patient, you are the center of ALL of their attention. They are
ť wonderful people.

BALDIE42 is located in UK and he is available to meet: NO

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