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Looking good! Seeing your blog results gives me hope and something to look forward to.

I'm on two months post op with Dr Diep. The shedding period sucks, and I look like crap. =P

Rosanelli does not do FUE, at least the last time I checked. I actually saw him for a consultation once about 10 years ago. He wouldn't allow to do a procedure on me since I was too young at the time. I'm actually glad I didn't considered it either since it's a strip procedure.

I did my FUE procedure with Dr John Diep, located in Los Gatos. For whatever reason, Dr Diep is not mentioned a lot in internet forums. But his clinic has tons of YouTube videos, perhaps the most out of any other clinics. I'm not ready to recommend him just yet since I am in the early stages of my transplant. (Shedding phase sucks!) But I can say that my surgical experience was not as bad as I thought. You can view my photos and experience. PM me if you have questions.

Yep, the first week is always the most cautious and scariest moment. The morning after my procedure, I probably took around 45 minutes to carefully apply special shampoo and washed my head. And then you probably end up staring in the mirror for another 30 mintues and think back what you had just gone through, lol.

I was so paranoid of dislodge grafts, that I put saran wrap over my head and wore a hooded sweater for the first few days.

From my experience, it doesn't hurt at all, but I will say that there is a lot of discomfort after the procedure. When the numbing wears off, your donor area will feel sore, especially if you wrinkle your head. Sleeping in a 45-degree angle in the first 4 nights was difficult for me. If you try to sleep with the back of your head against the pillow (even after two weeks), it feels extremely weird, like having a metal plate against your head. And you'll have minor soreness from pimples in the donor area. But note that I did not need to take any pain medication.

I'm in my 7th week, and I've just about recover from any kind of discomfort.

Yup, I agree with all the responses. I'm in the shedding phase in the 6th week, and I look like crap. =P Shedding phase is the worst part about getting a hair transplant. But if you are one of the lucky ones, a small percentage do not experience shedding at all.

It depends on the level of hairloss if you should keep your hair long prior to surgery. I made the mistake of not buzzing my head (Norwood 4). I figured I might have enough long hair to cover the front/hairline. Looking at my head the day after surgery, I knew I looked extremely ackward and was not going to cover it. By around day 9 or 10, I buzzed off the rest of the top to match my new hairs.

I kept my hair long for my FUE procedure. But it did not look good given that I am a Norwood 4 and had rebuild a lower hairline. My hair was not long and dense enough to cover it. By the 10th day, I decided to buzz off my entire head to make it a somewhat natural look all around.

I'm a Norwood 4, and my 2,000 grafts are barely enough to give me decent coverage. Most doctors would give you a better price if you do more grafts. But $8 per graft seems too high.

If FUE is a must, I would suggest starting a high hairline as your first procedure. The good surgeons can do at least +2,000 FUE grafts per session. The next session, you can gradually lower your hairline if you choose to. For FUE, you need to be patience for many years to get the full result.

I'll play devil's advocate here and say that pills and medication is only a temporarily solution and does not yield any growth in the front. And on top of that, save those medication money on a permanent transplant. The younger you do the transplant, the less obvious that people would know you had anything done to your head.

This is all predicated on what procedure you prefer and finding the right doctor.

For me as a Norwood 4, I should had buzzcut my entire head, not just the donor area before my transplant. On day 8, I decided to buzzcut the rest of my head to match my tiny new hairs. I'd take at least 10 days off. You can look at the pictures in my account. Good luck.

Ah, I already watched these two videos!

I will be receiving around 2,000 FUE grafts to establish a hairline and fill in the front.

Yes, you are right, he is approachable and professional.

I'm looking forward to the procedure and my YouTube video!

Fantastic results. Was this FUE? I'm also having my procedure done with Dr John Diep next month with FUE procedure. Did Dr Diep do a YouTube video of you?

Hey YN3! Looking forward to your results. I'm also having my procedure done with Dr John Diep. But I'm doing FUE procedure. Did Dr Diep do a YouTube video of you?

Happannagari only had one post on this website, and wrote in two bad grammar sentences about his "bad experience". If you had a bad experience, you should explain your bad experience in more details. Thus, this negative remark is not valid.

Same goes for Salcali's post who only explain "being stressed out" but does not explain in further details. I've read reviews from other website (while not many) that gave positive reviews.

John Diep with the ISHRS & AHLC and worked under Dr William Rassman. Voted one of the best hair surgeon in 2010. And one of the best and few FUE surgeons in California. And specializes in ethnic hairline.

I had a consultation with Dr John Diep (in San Francisco clinic). I am considering doing FUE procedure from Dr Diep. There was no sales pitch, nor the pressure to sell. He explained what to expect on pre, present, and post surgery. He answered all questions with honesty and with a sense of humor. Showed me pictures of his work on numerous patients. Explained the pros and cons for the transplant, gave good recommendations on my potential hairline and discuss an agreeable decent price. And had the courtesy to send me a consultation letter explaining what we had discuss.

He's young (40 years old) and only has slightly less than 10 years experience. But just because we do not see his name often on internet forums does not mean he is a terrible doctor. His business has an A-rating on the Better Business Bureau (BBB) with no complaints file. He's done thousands of transplant and worked on numerous celebrities and athletes from his Beverly Hills clinic. He does transplant procedures around twice a week.

We all know the general rule is never choose a surgeon base on location. But since I live in San Francisco and with Dr Diep's credentials, this is a good opportunity to consider FUE transplant from him locally. Even patients from all over the world go to his clinic. As a class 4/5 Asian patient, I will only do one FUE session (2,000 grafts) on the (mature) hairline and frontal region just to be safe and conservative. If I am satisfy with the result after a few years, I may consider another procedure from him.

I would advise nervous first timer to consider a free consultation with him and watch his YouTube videos. And for those who really had bad experience, I would like you to explain in further details and post some pictures.