True Artist

It has been 15 + years since I have left a review for anything. Dr. Dauer and his staff have broken that streak due to the incredible experience I had. I am a 50 year old healthy active male that was losing most of my hair when after a lot of careful research I decided to setup a consult with Dr. Dauer at his Los Angeles office. Before the consult I had already made up my mind to go through with a hair restoration surgery – just not sure which actual procedure or surgeon. The consultant with Dr. Dauer was more like having an informed conversation with an old friend. Dr.Dauer walked me through the basics of the procedure and then his specific vision of my procedure. He spoke of his surgical work as his artistic expression of what should look correct for each patient – that really resonated with me. I in no way felt rushed or pressured to make a decision one way or the other. I’ve always found when someone is truly good at what they do, no pressure is necessary, and this was certainly the case with Dr Dauer. I decided at his office to schedule my procedure. I was fortunate and a client had cancelled while I was standing there, and I was able to get that date which was less than a week.
The surgery was done at the Los Angeles office – not having to go to a separate surgical center was very convenient. I was awake the whole time with only local anesthetic shots in the beginning. From there on out I really didn’t feel much. The next point is hard for me to articulate correctly but here it goes – the entire staff from the time you walk in the door to the entire surgical staff are outstanding working together as a team like I have rarely seen. During the procedure every member of the surgical team including Dr. Dauer are talking to you, checking on you, and simply talking with you about whatever you like to make the time go by. I was incredibly impressed that during the entire procedure each member of the team had a clearly defined role and never stopped working or even slowing down once. The team worked together like the inner workings of a fine Swiss watch – like I said, very hard for me to completely describe. The procedure went by very quick. At the end I felt fine. Went home, ate a normal meal and slept fine.
I am only 14 days out from my procedure, but the healing so far has been very easy. I am at the point now where I can do anything with my hair like use gel, get haircuts etc., Equally as important there are no red marks, scars, or anything else that would suggest I had surgery other than I now have the beginnings of a hairline again and my crown shows signs that it will fill in again. Truth be told I am absolutely blown away from the early results in only two weeks in. My hair somehow looks subtly different yet totally different in the best possible way. This is the artistry that Dr. Dauer was talking about during the consult, I am so grateful I placed my trust with the correct surgeon.