No, I'm NOT wealthy enough to have my own private doctor, but that's how I felt from the very first contact with Dr. Christopoulos. I knew immediately he was the surgeon for me.

Test results, examination schedule, prescription list, vitamin supplements, exercise regimen, aspirin, blood thinners, prior surgeries: he wanted to know it all even before we made the appointment: Email, SKYPE consultation, photos, and more photos from my hair stylist's point-of-view.

You know the word 'fastidious' meaning "showing or acting with careful attention to detail?"
Yep, that's Dr. Christopoulos, that's the kind of doctor I want, and that's the kind YOU WANT!

His office is comfy but elegant. Which describes the good doctor, too. Easy to talk to, takes plenty of time with you and a sense of humor that is disarmingly reassuring. I slept well after the initial in-person consultation. And, yes, he checked again to see if I'd followed his instructions to discontinue minoxidil 3 weeks before, take no aspirin, no blood thinners of any kind, etc.

The next day I sailed through the procedure, even having laughs with his team. He's got to be a pleasure to work with for them, too.

I left Athens two days later - though one day would have been sufficient - for the magnificent Greek Islands, with a smile of self-satisfaction and Dr. Christopoulos' private phone number in my pocket. Even over the Christmas/New Year holiday's he was watching over me.

Back in Athens after a week on Mykonos and two on Crete, he made a long day for himself by chatting after the office closed and taking out the stitches to accommodate my return flight.

In conclusion, allow me one more example of his emphasis on my total satisfaction: I preferred FUT rather than FUE and he agreed. I needed to add hair but the area was not that large. No salesmanship here, totally professional, totally caring, totally approachable. And, not surprisingly, a totally satisfying experience.

It's only been two months, so I'll post the 'before' and 'after' photos when all is grown in.

Hi, I`m 46 years old and I live in New York over the last 16 years. I`ve always thought my hair was the strong point of my look. Few years ago I noticed significant hair loss. This made me feel uncomfortable about the way I looked and affected my relations with women and my professional appearance.
I`ve decided to do a hair transplantation. I`ve searched a lot about it and decided to do this procedure in Greece, with a respected plastic surgeon in Athens, Dr. Athanassios Christopoulos.
Three were the reasons for that decision.
1. The cost is significantly lower than in the U.S. I`ve paid about ¼ of what plastic surgeons in NY asked.
2. Dr Christopoulos is a hair field expert with excellent results. He has been trained in the UK and the USA and is performing hair transplantations for 2 decades.
3. Another reason is that I always wanted to travel to Greece and this hair transplantation was a great opportunity to combine both.
I got in touch with Dr Christopoulos by email, I talked to him through Skype in order to answer my questions. I realized I was really talking to a field expert and I trusted him for an excellent result. We arranged our meeting nice and easy. All the other non-medical issues of my trip (accommodation, transfer, even touristic activities like day-cruise or Acropolis Museum`s visit) were arranged by Med Elite, a first class company, a medical tourism facilitator.
So everything was stress-free for me and all I had to do was to enjoy the ride!
The procedure went according to the plan, as Dr Christopoulos had described me. I`ve spent a lovely 4days in Athens and a week in the unique greek islands.
Now, a year later I have my hair back. I feel I look 10years younger. My hair looks natural and no one can tell I`ve done a hair transplant. I feel more confident at work and a fresh air blows in my personal life.
I am very pleased with Dr Christopoulos `s work.
I hope whoever reads this text and thinks having a hair transplant, to go ahead without second thoughts. It helped me a lot, I wish the same to you.

Updated on 4 Oct 2015:
I should have said from the begging that I have done the FUT Strip method. Dr Christopoulos told me the I'm suitable for both methods FUT & FUE and he can do either, expecting equal results. I didn't want to have my head shaved, so my choise was FUT-Strip. He placed 2100 grafts.