Dr. Raymond Konior

Raymond Konior is founding surgeon of Chicago Hair Institute in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.1 The clinic states it has no outside chain affiliation and no sales staff, and that all consultations and surgeries are performed personally by Konior or his associate Dr. Sahar Nadimi.1 A third surgeon, Dr. Qutaibah Khatib, trained under Konior after an ISHRS-sponsored FUE fellowship.2 Konior's surgical schedule is said to be filled mostly by patient and physician referrals rather than marketing.1

The clinic's homepage states its surgeons, not technicians, personally perform every stage of FUE.2 Konior is described as performing what the clinic calls ultra-refined follicular unit hair transplantation, said to produce higher density, faster healing and more grafts.1 Its broader service list includes donor strip harvesting, lateral slit and stick-and-place placement, trichophytic closure, megasessions, and repair of prior transplant work, alongside eyebrow, beard, transgender and women's hair restoration.1 The clinic frames Konior's dual board certification in hair restoration and facial plastic surgery as informing his hairline design work.1

The site does not publish per-graft or package prices for any procedure; it states only that the clinic accepts major credit cards and aims to make payment easy.2

The process starts with a virtual consultation by Zoom, Facetime or Skype, or in person at the Oakbrook Terrace office.1 Patients submit an intake form and specific photo angles, which Konior or Nadimi review before scheduling a video visit.3 The clinic states that video visit usually runs 30 to 45 minutes, giving patients a chance to ask questions and see example cases before deciding whether to proceed.4 For out-of-town patients, the procedure day is described as taking most or all of a day under local anesthesia, with breaks including lunch.4 The clinic recommends staying in Chicago at least four days afterward for in-person follow-up before departure.4 After patients fly home, it schedules remote post-op check-ins at set intervals and says patients can reach the office directly between them.4

The clinic states Konior is a founding member of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery who helped write its exam, and that he also holds board certification from the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.1 It also lists him as a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons and the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians.1