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First Impressions After my Hair Transplant Yesterday
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First Impressions After my Hair Transplant Yesterday
Berndi123September 18, 2025
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I had my FUE hair transplant of around 1600 grafts yesterday and wanted to share my experience. I did a lot of research before deciding to go for NewHair Institute in Seoul and these small personal reviews helped me a lot with my decision - so I wanted to give a quick review as well. :)
So the entire procedure lasted for about 6-7 hours and I already had my first head wash and aftercare today as well. On the day of surgery I honestly was quite nervous and really felt quite relieved after the consultation with my doctor (Dr.Kim). He was not pushy at all and took as much time as I needed for hairline design and long-term expectations. His calmness and reassurance made me a bit more relaxed and I decided to proceed.
The entire procedure goes by quite fast as a lot is happening around you and you really don’t feel the 6 hours. Regarding pain levels, there is nothing you have to be really afraid of as after the anesthesia injections (which are a bit painful but quickly over) I did not feel any discomfort. After the whole thing I did not really feel any pain, but I also took some painkillers just to be sure.
The “worst” part about the surgery is probably the sleep situation on the first day, as I wanted to be extremely careful with not touching my head and I had really light sleep because of that. But nothing toooo bad, looking forward to getting back to normal of course.
So after my first wash today (which was of course very gentle) my scalp situation right now is that the donor area as well as hairline feel a little tight but not painful. Of course everything is still a bit red and here and there are a few dried blood spots, but overall it feels pretty good and I am really looking forward to the results in the following months.
Now I try to stay careful and take it very slowly over the next week, but most importantly not to overthink every single thing. In general I am very happy with the whole experience and definitely recommend them for any type of hair consulting/procedure.
So the entire procedure lasted for about 6-7 hours and I already had my first head wash and aftercare today as well. On the day of surgery I honestly was quite nervous and really felt quite relieved after the consultation with my doctor (Dr.Kim). He was not pushy at all and took as much time as I needed for hairline design and long-term expectations. His calmness and reassurance made me a bit more relaxed and I decided to proceed.
The entire procedure goes by quite fast as a lot is happening around you and you really don’t feel the 6 hours. Regarding pain levels, there is nothing you have to be really afraid of as after the anesthesia injections (which are a bit painful but quickly over) I did not feel any discomfort. After the whole thing I did not really feel any pain, but I also took some painkillers just to be sure.
The “worst” part about the surgery is probably the sleep situation on the first day, as I wanted to be extremely careful with not touching my head and I had really light sleep because of that. But nothing toooo bad, looking forward to getting back to normal of course.
So after my first wash today (which was of course very gentle) my scalp situation right now is that the donor area as well as hairline feel a little tight but not painful. Of course everything is still a bit red and here and there are a few dried blood spots, but overall it feels pretty good and I am really looking forward to the results in the following months.
Now I try to stay careful and take it very slowly over the next week, but most importantly not to overthink every single thing. In general I am very happy with the whole experience and definitely recommend them for any type of hair consulting/procedure.
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