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Hi, I made a post around a month ago about my failed procedure with Dr. Diep. I wanted to know how badly my donor level was affected, and what my current capacity is. I also attached a photo of my forehead from before the procedure. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/66940-21-year-old-that-had-procedure-done-11-months-ago/

Hi everyone. The procedure was done by Dr. Diep. I have been significantly depressed about all of this, and I think it might be best to try to get my mind off all of this for the time-being. It has been significantly affecting my day-to-day life for the past 3 months, and have had to seek mental help because of it (I have never had any previous issues). Like I mentioned before, the toughest part was that I was just a little insecure about a large forehead. If you see my photos from before (which I wouldn't want to post due to privacy given my younger age), I was still able to cover my forehead and it honestly looked pretty fine (I think my young age amplified my paranoia as well as being in college), I would just be nervous around the wind, water, etc. I wanted to do something to get rid of my insecurity, and was gaslit into thinking surgery was completely fine to do. Now my worries are a thousand times more greater, and every day I am not able to get the worry out of my head. It really scares and depresses me significantly to think I will have to spend my 20s and probably 30s as well working to salvage this to try to just look natural. Worse, I fear what I will end up like in the future. I don't know if I have the mental strength to work to address the issue now. Thinking about what was done to me has a PTSD like effect for me, and it feels debilitating. Like I said before, it might be best to try to distance myself from the issue. It has significantly affected my motivation in life and school. I really appreciate everyone's guidance and help.

I am a 21 year old guy, and had a hair transplant 11 months ago. I was told by the doctor that it would be okay to get a procedure done at this age, that I could always add more grafts when I am 26/27, and that getting it now would not cause issues for the end result. I originally had a consultation with him because I was conscious of my forehead, which was quite large since birth. I expressed concerns about whether it might be too early to get it done, but the doctor assured me that it would be okay as getting it after 25 was an old mindset that isn't really true anymore. I was very excited at the thought of having a smaller forehead that I was not conscious about, and rushed into it. He had quoted me with 1500 grafts, but in the end we ending up taking 1823 grafts. Right before the procedure, the doctor told me that it would be best to get a combined fue/fut procedure done if needed because that way he would be able to get the most grafts and it was best for my hair type. I willingly obliged because I believed he knew best. During the procedure, I felt quite a lot of pain as the anesthetic was not that strong. It felt as if someone was ripping skin from my head. I also was quite shocked during the implantation portion which was done by the hair techs, as they were watching netflix during it, having conversations, and laughing loudly. I felt like a stage animal in that moment. In the end, 1250ish grafts came from fue, and 550ish grafts from fut. After the procedure, it was very hard to contact the office with questions that I had. They would always say that everything is fine and to stop worrying, and get extremely frustrated when I asked if I could talk to the doctor. At one point, they said that I have exhausted the ability to talk to him. I also contacted the office as I noticed there were issues in the amount they charged me. They said they made a mistake and charged me as if it was for all fue, when it should have been fue and fut. This was around 8 months after the procedure. The procedure ending up costing around $15000. I am quite shocked by the results of the procedure, and at ends over what to do from here given my young age. I have a strong sense of regret for going through with any sort of procedure in the first place, as I wasn't really significantly balding but rather had slight recession with a large forehead. The transplanted hair itself sticks straight out at a near 90 degree angle, and it is very difficult to style. I have cobblestoning throughout the frontal region. I also have a huge fut scar for only 500 grafts. There are 2's and 3's in the hairlines as well. The hair that he transplanted on the side sticks straight out at 90 degrees as well, even though it is supposed to be angled down with my natural hair. It seems like my natural hair hairline as also gone back significantly as well, possibly from permanent shock loss. I expressed my concerns to the office, but all that they said is that it "looks good". I would pay anything to have my hair from one year ago.