HairlessUser

Stupendous!

Thanks

Wow you’re growing at a ridiculous pace, your 4th month is most guys 6th or 7th in terms of growth, very happy for you

Thank you. Yeah hoping for a great result after 12 months.

He guys, quick 4th month update. Still seeing random sprouts here and there. However, I feel 85% to 90% of the growth has already happened. Now it's a waiting game for all the hair to mature. Very happy with the progress so far.

Looks very promising at this stage, you must be elated? I don't have an in depth knowledge of Dr Diep's work, but recent reviews I have read have been excellent. Fingers crossed you have continued growth and reach your goal.

Thanks.

3.5 Months Post Op:

I am beginning to appreciate the changes in hair texture and thickness. New hairs continue to sprout and my right side is starting to catch up with the left side. Feeling optimistic that this is going to be a very good result. Very happy with Dr Diep's work so far.

you're an early grower! continued success

Thank you.

3 Months and 1 Week Post Op:

I am seeing more new hairs sprouting everywhere. The left side seems to be coming in nicely but my right side is still patchy and lagging. I took these photos today. As you can see, lighting makes a world of difference. However, at the 1 year mark, when all the hairs have matured, I know they will cover my scalp nicely.

Hey guys,

I am 4 days shy of 3 months post op. I have seen some good growth last month and am hoping for more. I can see hairs growing in the entire recipient area but they are sparse and very thin and wispy. I am hoping there will be a lot more growth along with thickening in the next couple of months.

I took this photo today.

Let me know what you think.

mikenguyen:

Your hair growth looks amazing for only 4 & 1/2 months. I think this is turning out to be a great result. I am also a fellow Diep patient and am 2 & 1/2 months post op. I have just started noticing some growth. I will be very happy if I am anywhere as close as you are at 4 & 1/2 months.

Hi guys,

Just wanted to post a quick update. I am a little over 2.5 months post op.

I am noticing growth! It just started all of a sudden 10 days back. I hope the growth continues for the next 2-3 months and I will be extremely happy then. Here are some pictures I took today.

Let me know what you guys think.

Congrats. I am a fellow Diep patient too. When did you first start noticing growth?

Does Dr Diep require you to shave your head for fue ?

I am not sure about the recipient area but yes definitely the donor area.

Hello guys,

Just wanted to post a quick update. I lost most of my transplanted hair between 2 and 4 weeks post op. In the last 2-3 weeks I have been getting a lot of pimples in the recipient area. There is nothing much to report but I do see some growth, a small number of hairs poking through the skin. Hopefully the growth really kicks in in the next couple of months.

These photos were taken approximately 2 months and 1 week post op. As you can see, there is a little bit of redness but nothing abnormal.

3 months post-op Dr.Diep patient here. I also got the pimples and they still happen today. They will go away by themselves dont worry. You can see them from my thread.

Thanks Mike. Yes, I have been following your thread very closely since we have almost similar hair characteristics and got roughly the same density of grafts in the frontal hairline

I had those pimples too, I believe its normal

I hope so.

Everything looks normal.

Thank you.

5 weeks post op:

Hey guys I have hit the ugly duckling stage 2 weeks back. Here is a photo I took this morning (i.e little over a month). I look absolutely horrible. I have had some shock loss and I would say I have lost around 90% of the transplanted hair. Some hairs that still remain on the scalp appear to have shed but do not seem to be coming off easily when I shower even with aggressive washing. In any case, I am starting to see some pimples since the past few days. I don't know if its a sign of new hairs pushing through.

Any feedback is appreciated!

Can you detail how you got scabs off so easily/quickly. I know every individual is different however what was your process? I just want to make sure I don't damage the grafts. Today is day 8 for me so I did my first 20 min shower and gently ran fiingers across recipient w not immense pressure and there is still scabbing and crust post shower. Dr Diep said this is ok and it may take a few days and showers to get all scabs off. What was your strategy?

It was not easy. But on day 8, I put my head in the water for almost 20 minutes. This helped soften the scabs. It then took me 2 hours to get rid of 95% of the scabs. All I did was gently move my fingers through the transplanted area in circular fashion. This helped loosen the scabs and then I poured a cup of water through the recipient area so some of the scabs came out. I repeated this multiple times.

Hi Gothairr,

I also had my surgery two weeks back with Dr. Diep. All of my scabs were gone by day 8. You need to get rid of the scabs in the recipient area soon. Keep your hair soaked in water for 15-20 mins and slowly roll your fingers through the scabs. They should all come off.

Thanks.

2 weeks post op:

These photos were taken approximately 2 weeks post op. I was scab free around 8 days post op and cannot believe how well I have healed. I have been getting a lot of compliments and glares on my hairline from a lot of friends and colleagues. Still waiting for the ugly duckling stage but I see a lot of transplanted hair growing like my normal hair.

Looks good. I had around the same number of grafts done by Dr Diep as well. I'm sure you'll be happy.

Thanks.

Day 8 Update:

The healing has been really good. It took me almost 2 hours to get rid of 95% of the scabs in the donor and recipient areas. Very few transplanted hairs fell out during the process. These photos were taken today morning.

Thanks everyone. Appreciated.

Hi everybody,

I will be sharing my FUE hair transplant experience that I recently had done with Dr Diep. I would like to thank everyone who are actively posting on this forum (especially HTSoon his results were unreal and were an inspiration for me to choose Dr Diep) as it helped me immensely and after months of research I hope I made a wise choice in Dr Diep. We will see in the months to follow .

A bit about me:

Race: Asian

Age: 28

Hair Quality: Medium/Coarse

Norwood Scale: 6

Procedure Method: FUE

No. of Grafts: 3200

Surgeon: Dr. John Diep

Some background:

I have been tackling hair loss since my early 20's and it has always bothered me. I am a good looking guy and used to get compliments in and out on my looks until I started losing hair. I felt like I was losing an important phase of my life to hairloss. I am destined to be a Norwood 6. My father is a Norwood 6 and a lot of the males on my father's side of the family are Norwood 6's. However, all males on my mother's side of the family have great hair. I was unlucky to have received the bad genes from my father's side.

Previous Surgeries:

This was my second FUE hair transplant after I had around 2300 grafts transplanted by FUE a couple of years back with a different surgeon, the results of which I feel were ok, not good or great. The aim of the first surgery was to cover basically half of my head extending into the middle of the top areas.

Medications:

I currently take Minoxidil and 1mg Finasteride daily. I was initially very reluctant in taking Finasteride after reading horror stories online but I decided to give it a try, thinking that I would stop it if I had sides. Luckily, Finasteride has not had any effects on me so far and on the contrary has been helping me keep a lot of my hair in the crown area.

Choice of Surgeon:

After my first hair transplant, I wanted to give the best possible shot on my second hair transplant. My aim was to restore a natural looking frontal hairline and add density into the already transplanted mid scalp. I narrowed down my choices to 3 surgeons; Lorenzo, Erdogan and Dr Diep. However I decided to go with Dr Diep as he tends to produce very natural looking hairlines.

Consultation:

I had my consultation with Dr Diep in March. He was very down to earth and willing to help me in any possible way. I told him about my previous FUE surgery and he immediately looked at my donor area to see how much hair I have remaining. He praised the quality of my hair and told me he can easily extract 2500 grafts this time and have around another 2000 - 2500 remaining in the donor for future procedures. I was satisfied with the consultation and decided to book a surgery date. The waiting time was around 7 months but I made it a point to Dr Diep's receptionist to let me know if there was a cancellation.

Surgery Date (26 August 2017):

My original surgery date was scheduled for 7th October however I was informed that there was a cancellation and since I was already on vacation from work, I decided to confirm the new surgery date.

I woke up around 5 am and had a light breakfast. I was asked to arrive at Dr Diep's clinic at 5:30 am. I arrived at the clinic at 5:30 am and the receptionist gave me some paperwork to fill out. Once I was done with the paperwork, I was taken to Dr Diep's office. He reviewed the paperwork and then we started discussing possible hairline designs. He went very aggressive initially with the hairline placement but considering the extent of my hairloss, I tried to convince him to take a very conservative approach. We eventually decided to meet somewhere in the middle, not too aggressive and not too conservative. His reasoning was that the hairline should not be too low so that it draws attention and at the same time it should not be too high again to draw attention. He also mentioned that the frontal area is where all the money is. This convinced me to take the proportional route.

After drawing the agreed upon hairline, they gave me some pain meds, anti anflamtory meds, and valium. I was taken into the surgery room and I had 4 nurses and Dr. Diep attending to my procedure. I changed in to my scrubs and sat down in the chair. By this time, the valium was kicking in and I was super drowsy. I don't remember when I was knocked out and fell asleep. I don't exactly remember but I woke up a couple of times for a few seconds during the extraction phase where I could hear Dr Diep and the nurses talking when he was extracting the follicles. I woke up for lunch around 1 pm. To my surprise, Dr Diep told me he was able to extract around 3200 follicles. He said my follicles were extremely easy to extract so he got a lot more than the initially planned 2500 grafts. I was shocked to hear this because the doctor that I had my first FUE surgery said my grafts were difficult to extract as they were very deep. I guess this proved Dr Diep's superior FUE skill set. Dr. Diep then started to design my hairline and slots where the hair follicles were to be inserted. Once the follicles were ready for insertion, I had 2-3 nurses working on inserting. The procedure was done at 5:30 pm and I slept through most of the insertion phase as well. Dr Diep was very professional and he assured me this transplant would change my look. I was very happy to hear that.

Below you can see the attached photos right after the procdure and the last one being taken 4 days post op.

I will be posting regular updates and If you have any questons or concerns, do not hesistate to ask!

No problem. I flew from the United States to see him. I do feel he is in the top 3 best Fue surgeons in the world. Maybe even #1 depending on who you ask. But I made the trip and hopefully I won't regret it. I still have 11 more months til my final result.

Thanks. Congratulations on your recent hair transplant experience.