04/29/2026
Omar tells every hair restoration patient the same thing: the prep matters more than the procedure.
Most uncomfortable part of a DFI procedure? The anesthesia shots, once on the donor area, once on the recipient. That discomfort is fixed.
What’s not fixed: how much worse it feels when patients skip the pre-op protocol. No alcohol. No ni****ne. No caffeine. Seven days before. Not six. Not ‘I only had one coffee.’ Seven clean days.
The instructions aren’t suggestions, they’re the difference between a controlled procedure and one where every injection registers harder than it should. The team can mitigate discomfort on procedure day, but they can’t undo a week of vasoconstriction or inflammation you walked in with.
The patients who follow the protocol report a completely different experience than the ones who don’t. Same procedure. Same injections. Different prep.
What’s the question you’d ask before booking?