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Dr. Jones' Hair Transplant Center BlogJane
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
  My Eyelash Transplant Experience: I didn't realize how simple it was to undergo this procedure. The total surgery time took about an hour and a half. I think the personality of the office was very important in determining my experience. The doctor and nurses had many years of experience. They also got along well with each other and were happy with their work and in their own personal lives. So the procedure went smoothly, quickly and felt relaxed and friendly. The surgery: I showed up at the office, put on a smock and laid down on a padded recliner chair--- kind of like at the dentist's office. The doctor turned me towards my side and gave me a shot in the back of my skull. It numbed the skin, so that when he cut out a rectangular piece of my scalp (maybe 3 inches long and 1 or 2 centimeters wide)--- I didn't feel anything at all. He then, stitched it up. Meanwhile, the nurses cut up that chunk of my scalp and separated out each hair--- to make the eyelash grafts. Then, the doctor put numbing eyedrops into my eyes. Then, a protective shield was placed onto each eyeball which is like a metal contact lens. This was all easy. The hardest part was laying there while he made little cuts into my eyelid with a scalpel. I had to be very patient and wait for him to finish. I did not feel any physical discomfort, but for a whole hour--- I had to NOT think about what he was doing. The idea of someone cutting your eyelids is squeamish. So I ignored the doctor completely and mentally, I imagined I was in a field of daisies, bored as hell and waiting for this doctor to call me back to reality. As long as I didn't think about what was going on, I was fine. And that's how it went--- me focusing on the field of daisies. After an hour, he was done and took out the protective shields. I felt no pain then or afterwards. I never took the pain-killers or antibiotics that he prescribed. For about 10 days, it looked like I had mascara on which was just clotted up blood on the eyelash grafts and a light purple eyeshadow, which was the bruising. But the same day I had the surgery, I could have gone out in public and no one would be able to tell that I had an operation. I also never needed to use sunglasses to cover how I looked. Within 3 weeks, all the grafts had fallen out and I looked exactly like I did before the surgery (with no bruising or scars). Then, the new eyelashes started to grow back. 5 months later, they are all the same length as my natural eyelashes. You can't tell I have 20 extra lashes on each eye right now, until I use mascara. Then, it definitely looks better than before my transplant--- but by no means does it look unnatural. In fact, no one noticed I have more eyelashes, until I put on mascara and then they are suddenly surprised. They know they like my eyes more than before, but they don't know why. The end result is so natural, that it's almost not noticeable once it heals-- except for when I apply make-up and then it makes a sweet difference. I'd do this again later in life just to add more lashes. 0 comments - Eyelash Transplant Experience
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