MiradaEast

When does the shedding phase start? I’m in weak 3 of OM and no shed so far 

41 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

I'm on 5mg per day prescribed by my dermatologist.

Is it best to take it in the morning or night? Or does it matter ?

Can you expose the hairline?

Just a curious question, does the length of hair affect the naturalness of smp blended in that area? I have a good amount of hair in my hairline(dark brown/white skin) but it still has that somewhat see through effect in my hairline. I like to have my hair at a long slick back length, will getting smp in that area make it look natural or will the smp look obvious?  Is it more suitable for people for short hair ?

20 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

10 days is the safest time to wash off the scabs. Per the study published by Dr. Bernstein, the grafts are no longer at risking from becoming dislodged after 9 days. 

 

Can I use shampoo instead of conditioner to remove scabs?

17 hours ago, MiradaEast said:

Ok perfect.  Glad I can start using my fingers to wash now. Will start tomorrow on my 10th day. Thanks 

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2 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

10 days is the safest time to wash off the scabs. Per the study published by Dr. Bernstein, the grafts are no longer at risking from becoming dislodged after 9 days. 

 

Ok perfect.  Glad I can start using my fingers to wash now. Will start tomorrow on my 10th day. Thanks 

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15 minutes ago, LaserCaps said:

First, I would follow the directions of the doctor.  Did they give you post op instructions? Pls confirm the info.  You can typically start washing with the tips of your fingers at about the 7th day.  Did you do FUT or FUE? What did the doctor say about washing this area? Did they ask you to use any type of spray or cream in the area(s)?

Who did your work? It'll be interesting to find out who is recommending a month before you wash.  At that point I would be more concerned about infection, etc.

Yes, he gave me instructions. I had fue, and they gave my sprays to moisture the grafts every 2 hours, vitamin e oil, hydrocortisone ointment for the donor, organic shampoo and Minoxidil spray 5%.  He said to wash the area twice a day with a spray bottle filled with water by just spraying a mist onto the grafts with organic shampoo with no physical contact with fingers on grafts. And on the 28th day, I could wash with my fingers for the first time. I know all doctors give different instructions but 28 day to remove scabs with fingers seem long. Whats your take?

So I had a transplant on last week 1/31 and my doctor said to not touch the grafts with your hands for a month. And to not wash off the scabs until the 28th day with fingertips. But from what I have read here, seems like the consensus is the 9th day or so to wash off scabs. What is your guys recommendation and if waiting 28 days is harmful to wait this long to remove scabs?

Thanks 

1 minute ago, JoeMan said:

Donor heals pretty quickly. Aloe helps. Mine healed almost fully in 2 weeks. Baby shampoo then Aloe afterwards is all I did.

Thanks. I have the aloe vera in my backyard. Is it better to use that or the aloe vera lotion.

I'm 4 days post op and my donor still has visible red dots and done inflammation. Do you guys have any suggestions of what I can use to heal it ? I heard aloe vere plant. 

Thanks 

On 2/3/2022 at 5:07 PM, Melvin- Moderator said:

You can ask your doctor to write you a prescription for loniten, you can get it in 10,5,2.5mg. 

Will going to online an pharmacy like hims, keeps, roman give the same quality minoxidil or should I go to a clinic?

Thanks .. that’s good to know his hair is growing well.. best wishes to u on ur upcoming surgery.. I would advise u wait a little longer however .. 1200 grafts won’t get u very far.. u will continue to recede n just be chasing ur hairline ..

I had an scheduled surgery in decemeber 2017 for 1200 grafts also with another doctor.. I just started receding n losing hair since last year n I panicked.. n wanted a hair transplant ASAP .. good thing the doctor canceled on me n advised me to stay on propecia for a year first n see where things go ..

In a span of a few months my hair has thinned n receded even further that’s why I need 2000 grafts now .. n wasn’t too anxious about getting an earlier date with dr diep ..

My surgery is not until November .. by that time I be on propecia for a year..n more hairloss by then .. n if my hair gets worse I just get more grafts done on my first surgery. Worse thing we can do to ourselves is panic n chase our hairlines ..

Thanks man! Wish you luck too. And that's great advice. I'm not going to rush this. Mayne do some natural remedies first like scalp messages and onion/coconut oil hair treatment and see if I get results. If not,then a hair transplant is my only option

Any doctor that does multiple patients a day and allows the techs to plant all of the grafts is a dick. Plain and simple. How greedy can these doctors get? $$$

 

Diep does great work but if that's true I'm done saying nice things about him.

It's TRUE. Dr diep has 2 patients per day regardless of its FUT or FUE. He does the extractions but thats about it. He didn't even do the recipient holes. He went back in forth between 2 patients asking how they are feeling and then he stays at his office the majority of the day. You are not going to dr.diep but to his TECHNICIANS. Luckily my brother got good results but it's still a concern how he operates.

Mines 2000 ..

How far ahead did ur brother booked his procedure ? Right now they are booked 8-9 months in advance .. but u can get an earlier date if u there’s an opening /cancellation .. or squeeze u in with another patient .. I was offered two earlier dates . May and August .. but decided against it since it didn’t fit my timeline. I bet if I choose those dates I was probably going to be squeezed in with another painter but I don’t know ..

So ur brother is liking his transplant right ? Is his 2000 grafts just to his hairline ? My recession isn’t bad .. so it’s all going to my hairline n about 150 to my temporal points ..

He booked in like 6-8 months advanced but had a cancellation so he took an earlier date. It went on his hairline and behind it. He likes his results so far at 8 months. Its only going to get better from here on.

My surgery is in a couple of months .. when I did my booking I asked if I was the only patient that day.. she said yeah ..

so I don’t know .. I hope I be the only patient .. unless they book another person with me in the upcoming months.. anyone else had surgery with diep ? Were u the only patient that day ?

FUe requires a lot of attention to detail n time .. I really do not want to spend so much money n not get the docs full attention ..

but at least ur brothers hair is growing ..

I’ve noticed most his patients have fast growth ..

Yeah I get your concern..I remember reading someone's post saying dr. Diep only does one patient a day but during my consultation, I asked him if I would be the only patient he said no because I only had a small procedure 1200 grafts so they squeezed me in. But my brother had a larger procedure 2100 grafts and he still had the doctor go back on forth with 2 patients. Maybe you have a larger procedure which is why you would only be the only patient. How many grafts are you scheduled for ?

Extracting the grafts and creating the sites are the two most important aspects of a hair transplantation, a hair transplant is a team effort, performing more than one surgery is not illegal, neither is having technicians place the grafts. Choosing a surgeon is not pointless, because you’re not only choosing the doctor, you’re choosing his track record and staff, this post highlights the importance of research. Is important to understand how a procedure is carried out.

I get your points but I chose not to go to Dr diep but to HLC in Turkey because the doctors do the extractions and planting the grafts. They only do 1000 max a day to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. For my case. Day 1 will be 750 grafts and same.number for day 2.

Dr diep does two patients if it’s fut n a smaller procedure .. for FUE he does only one patient since it’s more time consuming ... that’s one of the reason I decided to pay double for FUe so I can be the only patient that day ..

How did ur brother transplant turn out ? Was he satisfied with the growth ?

My brother did fue and he wasn't the only patient for diep. He had 2100 grafts and diep went back and forth with 2 patients. So I don't know why you were lucky to have diep all yourself.

My brother got quick results with 3 months. He's at the 8th month mark. Do you tend to see any improvement after?

What's the point of choosing a quality surgeon if the technicians are doing the.majority of the work? We choose a clinic for the doctor not the technicians. My brother went to dr. Diep and all he did was the extractions and went back and forth between patients. Which is illegal I'm sure.

Yes, It is common to reserve a spot. I'm actually gonna go.with HLC in Turkey too. Hopefully we made the right choice

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Going to book with hlc with my brother. Which doctor do you recommend? Akin? Ali? And any tips would be great

The only doctor i would trust going to from turkey is erdogan. Not saying there aren't good results from the other clinics in turkey but there's a high success rate with erdogan that you can't ignore.

Does he do FUE and Does he do the whole surgery himself ?

Has anyone heard of this place or how their work is? My brother is going there in July and I want to make sure they do good work. They charge about 2.7 per graft so any info from you guys will be great thanks