I Feel Like I Am Aging Backwards

When I told my children that I was getting a hair transplant, I got mixed reactions. Some supported me, others thought I was just dealing with my stress, and others thought it was risky. I did it anyway because I liked my surgeon at HEVA. Our consultation had not gone the way I expected. All the other clinics had been telling me how they could make me look like I was in my twenties again in just a few months. But my surgeon at HEVA told me that since I was 65 and had the donor hair of a 65-year-old, the best he could do was fill in the gaps in my scalp to improve my hair density. He was not promising miracles and that spoke volumes about his character. He also explained the surgery well and when I talked to him about pain management, we went through the options and I settled for the local anaesthesia since I wanted to be numb throughout the procedure. Besides results, I had my own concerns about how I would manage the aftercare as I live alone and did not want to hire a nurse for a transplant. HEVA’s support team had an app which they set up on my phone. I had thought it would be hard to use but it was even easier than sending them texts on WhatsApp. The app notified me on when to spray my scalp, what medications to use, and when to upload pictures for review. So far, the surgeon has been right. It has been 9 months and the hair that is growing in does look like that of a man in his sixties. Luckily, it is healthy and dense, and I feel like I am aging backwards