FUE Hair Transplant

Hi Everyone, just got home from my procedure and wanted to share the immediate photos and my thoughts on the overall process/result/cost. I'll continue to post progress updates as I heal, likely in monthly increments. To start, Jimmy was great about scheduling my procedure, plenty of date ranges to choose from, and was very prompt about answering all my questions. I really like that Dr Jimmy only does 1 procedure a day and the whole process is handled by him directly, from the email consult through to the entire procedure. Mexico also felt like a nice balance between cost/distance for me coming from New Jersey while still working with a surgeon exclusively vs. a technician. You fly to and from San Diego and the Capilar Center arranges a driver to pick you and bring you to the hotel which is about 30 minutes from San Diego Airport (The round trip drive and the hotel are complimentary / included in the price Cortez quotes you.) This was candidly the only not-so-great part of the experience... I got a text from the driver about a week out asking me to confirm my flight details, and I did. I arrived around midnight the night before my procedure due to a 30 minute flight delay due to weather. I was surprised to not have a text from the driver when I regained service. I assumed the driver might be waiting for me with a sign the way private car services often do, nope. I text the driver 2x over 20 minutes but i could see in imessage the phone was set to "do not disturb". When i tried calling i got "this number can not be completed as dialed". This was quite alarming for me because I came alone, it was now after midnight so I knew i couldn't call the clinic directly.. After sitting and weighing my options for roughly 25 minutes while trying not to panic, the driver replied and let me know he was 20 minutes away. The driver was very friendly and arrived in a clean nice car, but offered no apology or explanation. The next morning at 7am i walked around the corner (A very short 2 block walk, very safe and tijuana is lovely) to the clinic and met with Dr. Cortez. He was super kind, discussed with me how I would like to design my hairline, and we we we're all done by about 230pm. I slept through most of the procedure, but they provided a quick lunch break after the extraction portion of the process. They finished by drawing my blood and including a PRP treatment. I received ~1950 grafts and paid $4,370. Dr. Cortez let me know he actually did closer to 2000 grafts, but was only charging me what he quoted me which was nice. The Cortez brothers are both not known for incorporating many micro-irregularities in their hairline designs, but this wasn't a huge priority for me since I usually wear my hair down and foward. Density was my biggest objective and I think he did great in that regard. The Cortez brothers (Capilar and HMR) also have gotten some critical reviews of their donor management. I feel like mine looks pretty good but curious what you guys think. I arranged to be picked up at 440am the next morning to catch my 7:15am return flight. The driver was once again nearly 30 minutes late. This time i was not so panicked since I was at a hotel and had some buffer time before the flight. If you have global entry, make sure you bring the card. With it, you'll zoom across the border in <10 minutes and be back at the airport in <40 minutes from leaving the hotel. Overall, I've very happy with my hairline design, the process/price and would definitely recommend Jimmy and Capilar. I wish the transportation situation was a little more buttoned-up, but anyone reading this can be at peace, you'll get picked up transported safely....eventually. Excited to see how I heal. Dr Cortez was very reassuring about the process overall and said he achieved great density and feels confident I'll have a great result. Here's to hoping so! Feel free to ask me any questions about anything!