Great result so far smithmeister. I saw some shedding but never really lost it all, but you need to be patient until about the 3 month mark, as that is when the growth really starts to show. I'll be heading back to Dr. Pong for round two this year as well. I had just under 3,000 grafts as well. Check my link for photos if you want. So glad I chose Dr. Pong.

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Thats some fantastic growth for just 6 months. Given the large areas Dr Pong has managed to cover with relatively few graphs, these results compare well with any of the top clinics in North America and Europe.
Thanks for giving all of us who have tight budgets a hope of getting good HTs.

Hi all

My first appointment with Dr Pong is within 2 weeks from now. Kind of feeling nervous.

I need advise on propecia. Did you buy them from Dr Pong? Because I heard that in Thailand you can buy cheaper propecia from the Boots pharmacy without prescription. If true, do you know where's the nearest Boots from his clinic?

Hope to hear you soon.

Regards

He can also supply your drugs and will post them to you, yes apparently they are much cheaper in Thailand, don't stress just take a couple of Valium on the day and you'll be right, he and the staff are great and will have you at ease in no time, make sure you post on here how you went.

I saw Dr Pong this week. Like what most of you have shared, he's professional, knowledgeable, considerate and thoughtful. He even prepared head band and head wear for you after ops. And a what-to-do list for reminder. Even my sceptical wife was impressed by his professionalism and thoughtfulness. Most importantly, he has a great loyal team that supports him to provide the best possible treatment.

This was my itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival day. Pre-ops consultation ~2pm. He drew some marking to indicate what he intended to do for me. Later, my wife and I went to spa/massage. It help to me to relax my muscle & body, as the next day ops would last 5-6 hours.

Day 2: Ops day. Dr Pong designed my "new" frontal hairline. The pain level of the ops was about the same as visiting a dentist. Received 2662 grafts. A couple of hours after ops, I felt really painful and terrible. I've to rest inside hotel room. Remember to follow the pain medication as prescribed.

Day 3: Pain subsided. Post ops check-up. Removed bandage and hair wash. Everything went well. And I bought Firide (generic propecia) from him that could last me till the next visit. He even offered to ship them to my country (which cost 3 times more in my country)

Day 4: Hair wash in early morning 0730 and left for airport at 1000 hrs

Dr Pong mentioned that the estimated no. of grafts for my crown area would be around 2000. Looking forward to the next ops to have a full hair coverage . And I've to start saving up for the next trip in a year time.

Hey, congratulations and great to hear it's all gone so well, you'll be over the moon in about 5 months, it's pretty well established by then and just gets better by the day, I'm at 7 months and can't believe they laid the hairs in the same way they came off the graft so they all follow the same wave pattern, my fringe was always straight when I was younger so 20yrs after losing it it's come back with some style lol.

Tarepanda - do you think the fact that Dr Pong does HT even on Sundays will affect his ability to perform during each HT? Not enough rest etc. I just went to see Dr Path and his charges are really very high. Considering flying over to Chiang Mai ( I live in Sg) to visit Dr Pong. Not sure which doctor I should pick for my first HT...

Dr Pong only attend to 1 patient per day. Even he works on sunday, the team still should have sufficient rest. Wonder how much higher is Dr Path's charge? Dr Pong is USD 2 per graft.

I got my first transplant from Dr. Pong 14 months ago. Yesyerday I a second surgery withr DR. Panine(a coalition member.) He said that my transplant was great and that the scar was the best it can possibly be. Have trust in Dr. Pong, I would of probably went back but I'm in the USA now so it's to far to travel even with his lower prices.

Hello Botak - may I know if you were Dr Pong's patient? How did you know such info about him?

I visited Dr Path's clinic last wk. Did not get a chance to meet him, but saw his wife, Dr Oravan instead. She quoted me 85 baht/graft. >.< And double the price for eyebrow transplants.