2nd hair transplant with Dr. Alexander and both were great!

I have had two separate hair transplants (strip method) with Dr. Alexander over the last two years and both were great. I met with a few doctors prior and ultimately chose Dr. Alexander based on this attentiveness, desire to set realistic expectations, and his approach on helping me envision the best long term hairline. You can tell that he really cares about quality work and takes pride in his results based on how he talks.
I started with the front and then the crown a year later. The operation is pretty boring overall with minor discomfort (lots of sitting still and initial needle pokes to numb). First few days are not much fun at all, but not as bad as my wisdom tooth surgery years ago.
The worst part about a hair transplant is waiting for the new hair to grow and having to wear hats a lot for the first 3-4 months (my hair was thin so both times they had to shave the transplant area to work better under the magnification glasses they use). The second time, I actually grew the rest of my hair out so at least I could barely pull off a bad comb-over until the new hair started growing.
Overall it is something I wish I would have done a few years earlier or better yet, met with a doctor in my early 20's so that I could have started doing things to prevent/slow the hair loss in first place. I am sure everyone is different but not ignoring the problem would have probably saved me lots of time and money in the long run. Either way, now I have a solid head of hair and can wear it however I would like. No more having to wear it straight down or worry about a gust of wind!