spyk777

So lets say later in life, all your hair falls out and you shave bald, you wont have say a dimpled head from all the hole scars?

Well there will be scars with any surgical procedure generally. Depends on wound healing chacterstics. Scarring can become overzealous and can form keloids etc.

It's been fine for me so far, when I shave my head now. No significant dimples.

The debate on linear scar vs dot scars has been trashed around many a times. Boils down to your preference.

You have to make an informed decision.

What punch size is that? Your FUE donor holes look quite large to me.

He used 1 mm for me. He generally uses 0.8-1 mm based on the hair type, caliber.

Post FUE scarring, even after 3 HTs it looks great. The healing has always been good. You can see that in the pre HT3 pics.

amazing results been following your progress from here in NJ...may have to book a date with your Dr. soon!....question, during the ugly duckling phase and early on post surgery can you cover your head with a scarf or something to hide?...what about sweating at the gym? I run everyday of my life! lol

Thank you Matty. If you do decide, just keep in mind he has 6-7 months waiting period, the last time I made my HT appt., so plan accordingly.

There are some ways to blend in during the duckling phase. Start close cropping your hair before the HT, so that after the HT no one will bat an eyelid. Again you may keep it short till the transplanted hair start growing in.

Alternatively you can obviously use caps, hats. There are several professional looking ones to use at work. When you run outdoors you also should make sure to have the HT covered away from the sun. So bandana, caps again.

Mostly no one cares about our hair other than us. I have noticed it may times. The three times after I had the HT there were some rare casual comments, not more than that.

Going back to gym - lifting weights, sweating - most of them recommend returning 2-4 weeks post op. I restarted 2 weeks later.

You just need some planning to make it work, once you set your mind to move forward.

Amazing. Two different persons. Hair quality definite changed. For just 5000 grafts. Great results.

The hair looks really good with a buzz

Thank you HTsoon. Let's see how to crown turns out. The infamous black hole and slow grower.

At 2 weeks milestone, mostly scab free.

From here on it is the beginning of ugly duckling.....

For the long haul now ......

Congrats. I am a widows peak fan too. Looking real good overall. Don't forget to update till the 12 m mark. Happy growing.

Don't hesitate to remove those crusts between day 8-14, and don't be alarmed even if your hair comes off with the crust. Best wishes.

Nice work.

Excellent response by the physician. Good to see.

Congratulations. Happy growing.

Nice styling. Hair looks very healthy.

Cool. Always like Dr Diep's work especially his youtube videos.

Very true. Lot of success stories.

Awesome man, I'm looking forward to your updates, you've got some amazing donor density, I think 6,800 grafts all FUE is a record on this site. What kind of tools is Dr. Diep developing?

The tools he said were to refine his technique of extraction. And he would be definitely doing beard to scalp. All in all he said verbatim that he loves what he is doing and is working to improve himself. He said to come back to him in 3 years so that he could if needed, refine my transplant and he would have more in his arsenal then.

About an FUE record here. That is definitely cool to know. My donor area with 5000 + grafts out looks good to my eyes with completely shaven head. I would take that over a tell tale linear scar. Opinions obviously differ among the fraternity but I have had already made my choice.

I am again back to the juvenile stages of an HT where you pray that you are doing everything right. Luckily there is no much swelling or pain so far.

Thank you HTs for your wishes. Hope to keep the thread going.

Looks great! I'm a fellow Diep patient. Exciting news about new tools and beard hair. I'm gonna need another procedure or two as well.

Yep!! Good for all of us.

Hi Friends,

It has been a year since HT-2, 2 years since HT-1.

As you already know my HT coverage by Dr. Diep was a 3 session strategy - with the advanced IV-V hair loss and a big head.

1751 grafts were placed few days before on to the crown. Initial plan was for 1500.

He was happy with my outcome so far, although he told me I should keep my hair longer to enjoy the hair, rather than keep it short. He took some before and after pics and a video.

I have had a total of 6816 grafts transplanted till now.

I am told I could have around 1500 left.

He has advised me to wait for 3 more years before further procedures, if required.

-because he is developing new tools for improved efficiency

-he is expected to be proficient in beard to hair transplant by then (apparently says he already started doing it)

Picture 1 - prior to procedure 3, crown area

Picture 2 - Dr Diep making an assessment

Picture 3 - no linear scar of FUT, negligible FUE scars

Picture 4 - Watchful eyes

Picture 5 - Transplanted region in fluorescent light

Picture 6 - Transplanted region in natural light

Picture 7 - Donor area post FUE

So now I am in the recovery phase, back home, listening to some good music and taking it easy.

I hope to update every couple of months. Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Best wishes.

Thank you bro .... to be contd....

Final update on HT2 with pics over last 3 months with various pics of different styles and hair cuts. The second last one was modified using an app called old age.

Last picture (which I finally found stuck in an email on my intital consulting days) is from where it all began when I took the first step on Dec 25th 2015

Thank you lord for blessing me with resources to fulfill my dream.

Superb!!

Congrats! All the best!

Nice. Marked difference. Thanks for updating.

Superb. Another awesome result by Eugenix. Congrats.

Looking good. Congrats.

Thank you HTsoon for your feedback. Your supportive voice has helped during days of doubt; and me along with everyone here appreciates you.

Thank you David. You encouragement helped me take the first step.

Thank you JBlonde. You are on your way. Follow recommendations in Diep's instructions and you will be fine. Obviously there are many knowledgeable and reliable folks here to guide you right, if you have any questions.

Let anyone who have doubt on HT, its benefits, I hope you will be encouraged with my updates. I have found great peace since I started on the journey. My confidence is many-fold multiplied, and it has been the single best decision I ever made, although having procrastinated on it many times.

Find your surgeon; and go for it ..... Peace out until next ..... Gb.

Congrats on the procedure JB. All the best.