chiadude

Great, thanks Melvin.

The donor scar is pretty large, no change yet.

Month 7+ Update

Sorry for the delay. Well, overall I'm pretty happy with the hairline Dr. Diep has created, but I think the transplanted hair is still fairly... Wispy. I can definitely tell that the hair in those areas are much thinner and separated from each other. I've been putting hair gel in and slicked back it looks good and more uniform, but I don't like going out without it. I'm hoping for the best as I know theres still a few more months until I hit the year mark.

The small thin one underneath the current one is from my first procedure from another doctor.

3 month update:

Well I finally caved and buzzed my hair down so it was all the same length cuz it was starting to look odd with these short patches in front. Anywho, very happy with the hairline and progress this far, still needs to fill in a little but I'm happy and don't think I've had a hairline like this since I was a kid.

The donor area is pretty rough though and I have to wear a hat until the hair back there can cover it again.

I was always planning on growing it out though so no biggie there.

Just over a month post-op.

A lot of the transplanted hairs seem to have fallen out by now. 

And now I wait...

3 hours ago, shookwon33 said:

Looks good @chiadude. I forgot to ask, did you get just Acell or both acell and amniofill ?

Just the A-cell. Hope it makes a difference haha

Two week update. Scabs mostly gone and little hairs remain. Excited to see what happens next.

Day 8 post-op

Finally touched the recipient area with my hands to shampoo and get rid of scabs per doctors instructions. Everything seems firmly in place so I'm happy.

Day 5 Post-op update. Recipient area healing nicely, donor area still tender but covered by my long hair length. Feeling good enough to leave the house.

GRAFT # CORRECTION: I was contacted by Dr. Dieps office yesterday informing me that I actually signed up for 2250 grafts not the 2000 I posted. Anyways, they actually transplanted 2400+ grafts and were looking for an extra $1000+ for the extra grafts. Luckily, I remember very well that I signed a form stating I desired no extra grafts, so she apologized for their mistake. It sounds like I got a couple extra hairs out of the deal 😄.

Yeah some pain making it hard to sleep but Advil helps.

22 hours ago, shookwon33 said:

 

22 hours ago, Lennney said:

 

Day 3, Walgreens won't fill my prescription for Norco and wants to speak with the office, who are busy at the moment and told me to email them. Advil it is I guess.

Damn, that's looking great!

4 minutes ago, shookwon33 said:

Look forward to your journey my friend. I am currently 1 month post op with Dr. Diep. Things seem to be coming along. 

I had the a-cell as well, do you recall it being administered to you at all anytime during the procedure? Or were you too knocked out? Because I don't recall it being administered. I actually paid 1000 for both a-cell and amniofill.

Hmm I was awake for at least 8 hours or so, but they stuck so many needles in back there, it's anyone's guess haha.

34 minutes ago, jj51702 said:

Don’t worry swelling will go away soon. Make sure to drink plenty of water and if you can go on a light 10-15 minute walk to get the blood moving

Thanks for the suggestion jj, will do!

Day 2 - my face is officially the size of a watermelon lol. I must've been so out of it yesterday that I took every pill EXCEPT the anti-swelling one.

Anywho, feeling good and enjoying my mini vacation.

Thanks Lennney!

I guess I figured that I could cover up more during the ugly duckling phase.

Hey y'all, I just want to post some pictures of my progress for my 2nd procedure using the strip method done yesterday June 28th.

The forums here were a great source of information for me taking the dive in the first place, so I'm just looking to give back a little.

I've always had a high widow's peak, but never worried about hair loss because no one in my immediate family has any real hair loss. Around 18-19 I stopped liking the way my hair looked in pictures and realized it might be a problem. Looking back now at photos 8-10 years ago, it doesn't seem like my natural hairline has changed too much since then.

(About 2 years back, I got my first procedure with a completely different doctor and was unhappy with the results I received. I'm not here to bash him. I can't remember exactly how many grafts I had back then, but it couldn't have been more than 500 or so. The doctor was very conservative with what he wanted to do even though I requested more. Also, I was unaware of the need to wear a hat/cover up when in the sun for the 3-6 months following the procedure which may have contributed to some grafts not taking as I work outdoors in a sunny climate.)

I'm 31 years old and paid $11.5k for this procedure of 2000 grafts using the strip method and an A-cell injection. Dr. Diep shaved a patch off the front of my head in preperation to thicken that area. I made an appointment about 11 months in advance and so far am very pleased with Dr. Diep, his staff and the hairline he created.

Anywho, I'll try to update as much as I can. Sure don't have whole lot else to do for the next couple weeks except pop these pills and wait for my swollen head to return to normal size.