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Let me start by saying that Dr. Diep does not perform place the grafts!! EDIT: From discussion, seems that 90% of clinics, the surgeon does not place the grafts. Assistants do this. And it is standard operating procedure. The above sentence has been updated accordingly as is the post's title. From what I can relate his asstants do it. I'll detail the rest of this process here with pictures and my objective thoughts (insomuch as I can be) here for any others. The jury is still out and I'll reserve the recommendation for others to go to Dr. Diep once I get to through the 12-month post -
Hi,I'm 35, Asian and I got done my FUT(strip) hair transplant from Dr. Diep in Los Gatos, CA a day ago. The number of grafts is approx 2200. I was initially told by the doctor that he will be able o extract 3500 grafts during the consultation but after the procedure, it came out to be 2200 as this is my 2nd hair transplant and the donor area had fewer grafts available than originally estimated. I was planning to cover my middle-scalp and crown with the recent transplant but Dr. Diep was only able to cover the middle-scalp with 100 grafts scattered in the crown area. My first transplant was don -
Hey all! First off, want to thank everyone on this board who has been immensely helpful in my hair loss journey to date. Been lurking for about two years now, and finally have an FUE tomorrow with Dr Diep. 1300 grafts, NW2/3 front pattern only. Outside of the normal instructions provided by clinic, do you guys have advice for key things to do over the next week during surgery and in recovery? I remember one person tying their hands to the bed to make sure they didn't scratch their scalp in their sleep. Is this actually a thing? -
FUE hair transplant surgery result on Black AFrican American man with Norwood 3 after 1 year follow up photos by Dr. Diep of 1,913 hair grafts. 1,913 FUE Hair Grafts Break Down: Single Hair Grafts: 598 roots Double Hair Grafts: 905 roots Triple Hair Grafts: 341 roots Quadriple Hair Grafts: 69 roots -
My date with Diep is scheduled for a couple months from now, but I’m beginning to become worried by the amount of negative recent reviews. It seems like Diep was fantastic 2-4 years ago, but recently his staff has been rude, his grafts placed in a “grid” pattern, and results not great. This is just what I gather from recent reviews. What would YOU do? Stick with Diep? Or switch to Hasson and lose that $1k deposit? -
I recently cut my hair, and there’s been a lot of talk about donor scars, I thought it would be a perfect time to share these pictures. For some of you who may not know, I underwent three FUE procedures, two with Dr. Diep, and I’ve had a total of 5,300 grafts. I cut my hair with no guard to 1/2 guard up to a #1 and #2 at the very top. I made this post, because it’s important to remember that scars are largely physiological and the appearance of scars varies widely. I have dark hair and ligter skin, so my scars will be more visible than someone with dark hair and skin, or light h
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Had some issues with the corners of my hairline when I was about 25, was getting the McDonald's arches over the years. I got about 1200 grafts from Dr. DIep 6 years ago and was blown away with the result. I was slickin' my hair and strutting around like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Now, being the perfectionist that I am I just had another 700 grafts put in purely for higher density, the hairline was not changed. Anyways, we'll see how this goes but Dr. Diep always seems to deliver. The guy is definitely in his own league, at least in this part of world. -
Well folks I finally took the plunge after Holding off for about 25 years . A little background about myself, I’ve first notice thinning around my mid 20’s . I’m almost 50 now. I remember having a blind date and all she thought was the younger me without the hair loss. When she met me , She asked where all my hair went... awkward situation but she ended sticking with my for a year nonetheless. Later on I started finasteride and was able to keep the hair that I had dated more women and got married . When I got married I stayed off finasteride due to side effects . After the divorce in 2 -
Hi everyone, I wanted to consult with you all regarding my hair transplant journey. I live in Miami, Florida and traveled to Chicago where I had an FUE surgery with Dr. Sahar Nadimi one year ago and had 1500 grafts put in. At the time, I already felt I had great hair but wanted to restore my hairline which was thinning in the corners. While I must say, the experience with Nadimi's office was 100% exceptional and my donor area did not even look like I had surgery within a week, I mean seriously some of the best donor work I have ever seen. A year later and what i'm facing is that I just -
Any Repair Patients on here?
Sam818 replied to Guano's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Hey Guano, I’m a repair patient. I had a horrible experience last year except I didn’t go to turkey, I went to Beverly Hills and payed top dollar to get botched by a doc not recommended here. I had a repair surgery a few months ago by a great doc recommended here and everything from the surgery itself to my recovery is like a night and day difference. I had pitted grafts and chunky grafts that needed to be removed so my case was a lot different then yours. I looked at your case and based on the pics it definitely looks like the surgery permanently shocked a lot of your native hairs. Beca -
FUT Session with Dr. Diep for 2200 grafts
rahul_s replied to rahul_s's topic in Hair Restoration Results Posted by Patients
Thank you for sharing others experiences. I share the same opinions as others about Dr. Diep. When I consulted with Dr. Diep in-person he flat out ignored when I told him that H&W and Dr. Rahal rejected to do my HT a few years ago considering that my hair loss might progress and donor supply. But I decided to go with him for a few factors. He's local and I don't have to travel. I also reviewed his past results which made me choose him. I'll consult Mohebi in 4-5 months after my donor area heals. I'm also planning to consult others for my next HT and keeping my options open even -
Admittedly there have been some reports that Dr Diep's assessment of potential HT candidates has been troubling of late. @giegnosiganoe mentioned it recently in this thread https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/57595-should-i-switch-from-diep-to-hasson/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-552445 and @Biceps has said something about it in the past as well. https://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/topic/55726-hair-loss-getting-worse-on-big-3-weak-donor-area-what-are-my-options/ This is not to say that you aren't a good candidate, but for peace of mind it might be worth looking for a -
FUT Session with Dr. Diep for 2200 grafts
rahul_s replied to rahul_s's topic in Hair Restoration Results Posted by Patients
I should have taken pre-op photos myself before the surgery but didn't, mostly because I was swamped with work and didn't pay much attention. I have asked Dr. Diep's office for the photos he took right before my surgery. I'll share as soon as they share it with me. One thing with Dr. Diep and his office is they are not very responsive and didn't care much about their patients after the payment is made and the procedure. I initially paid for 3500 grafts but ended up getting approx. 2200 grafts. I have followed up numerous times with his office this week about the refund but they are -
Started this acct just to help others like me . I did a lot of research and there’s a lot mixed reviews. I’m just going to share what others did with there experiences that helped me on my journey to getting a hair transplant and I’ll be posting updates to share results and experiences. So I had my transplant March 26 2020 . originally scheduled for 800 grafts . After surgery I was told we did about 1003 grafts . I really wanted my hairline lower but due to funds I just filled in the corners . And maybe potentially lower the hairline some more in future.
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Hi everyone, Im making this thread because there might be alot of guys out there in my situation, I was a diffuse norwood 6 thinner with retrograde alopecia, before deciding to do a hair trasnpant I often searched hair loss forums, members would constantly dissuade individuals from receiving hair restoration because of extensive hairloss. At 29 years old I decided to do it, I had my first procedure with Dr. Behnam in Santa Monica I had 1,800 grafts put in my midscalp in a diffuse pattern, I got great results well in my opinion, I then just recently decided to have 2,120 grafts impl -
For a long time I have been interested in Dr. Diep due to his YouTube collection over the years. However after reading a lot of recent negative reviews about him in this forum, I want to broaden my options. Dr. Hasson seemed like an awesome surgeon, but unfortunately he is in Canada. I cannot leave the states currently. I would love to hear from others on here who they think are really good hair transplant surgeons! My hair loss is progressing to a Norwood 6. I have realistic goals. I don't need to lower my hairline to anything crazy. I just want to have good coverage on my crown area and -
There was a topic created about a Dr. John Diep restoration where the donor area was somewhat questionable. I was looking to send it to someone asking me about him. In the thread itself it said it wouldn't be removed. It seems it has been (looking at my posting history). Why is that?
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I first noticed my hair loss shortly after graduating college. It was not very dramatic in the beginning, so I dismissed it. However, as time progressed, it became worse and worse. My crown and vertex lost so much density that I felt and looked 10 years older; I was only 25 at the time. Hair means something different from one individual to the next. For me, it felt like I was losing a part of myself (quite literally, I suppose) and my identity and confidence took a hit. I thought I was doomed to suffer this fate, being dealt a losing hand in terms of the genetic lottery, until I stumbled upon -
FUT Session with Dr. Diep for 2200 grafts
asterix0 replied to rahul_s's topic in Hair Restoration Results Posted by Patients
Look sorry if I was harsh I didn't mean to be, if you only wanted to hear opinions from people who graduated medical school, then why even post here? Now it's too late to take finasteride in my opinion I don't believe it will help much, it is more a maintenance drug rather than a regrowth drug. The point of my post was to try to understand how you were even accepted as a patient. How many other doctors besides Dr.Diep did you consult with? -
FUT Session with Dr. Diep for 2200 grafts
rahul_s replied to rahul_s's topic in Hair Restoration Results Posted by Patients
My first HT was done 10 years ago and I was not on Fin anytime. I had opted for my HT too soon as I was only 26 at that time and I should have waited until my hair loss has progressed. The only doctor who gave a honest assessment was Hasson & Wong, asked me to wait a few years as I was too young when I first consulted them 10 years ago because they thought my hair loss will progress. As for being an ideal candidate for hair restoration or not, I believe you don't have a MD to give an assessment and you better leave it for the doctors to decide. I know Dr. Diep is well qualified t -
FUT Session with Dr. Diep for 2200 grafts
asterix0 replied to rahul_s's topic in Hair Restoration Results Posted by Patients
Jeez dude, why didn't you try shaving your head? You have extensive thinning in the donor area, and whatever you have left in the front does not look like those 4000 grafts you had initially transplanted. In my opinion Dr. Diep did you a disservice by accepting you as a patient, you do not look like a good candidate for hair restoration. I'm assuming you were never on finasteride either. -
Hello All, I cant believe I made it to the 1 year mark and could not be happier with my results. I have posted my journey here on the forums so please refer back to my older posts to follow along. I have been absent for the past 6 months because I wanted to just let my hair grow and allow everyone to see the difference. With that being said here is my backstory: I have been slowly loosing my hair starting in my early 20's. My hair dresser started to notice my heair was thinning but I thought nothing of it until several years later. HInd sight beeing 20/20, I would have started rogain w
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Hello Everyone. I've been lurking for awhile and just recently had a transplant performed by Dr. Diep. I wanted to document my journey and give a very transparent review of my experience so far. There doesn't seem to be as many experiences documented for those of us from African descent... this is my way of doing what I can to change that. I might type a lot so I'll try to break up the posts by time frame. Also, I'm new here so if I break any rules just let me know. I'm not sure how everything works here. Research/Consultation and Scheduling phase Dr. Diep first came on -
I am scheduled for surgery with Dr Diep later this year. Around 4,000 grafts. However, I am concerned that I’ll travel a long way to him,only to learn that my donor area is too thin. My consultation was over video and he said the donor area was fine, but I’m curious to hear what you smart folks think as well.
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I have scheduled my first hair transplant surgery with Dr Diep for next month. I love his results and wanted an FUE from the very first consultation 5 years ago. However, my second consultation 5 years later, he is recommending FUT as my hair loss is really aggressive and said that I would like my results better. He said he could do an FUE, but FUT was a better choice based on how far gone I am. He also said he could do a combo FUE + FUT but that was not really cost effective and he did not recommend it. In light of the above, I was very excited and super happy with the results I see base
