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This is a 34 Year old man with Class IV hair loss who received a hair transplant by Dr. Parsa Mohebi. We focused on the front and hairline area of the scalp and covered it with 2072 follicular unit grafts. FUE Hair Transplant was done with 2072 follicular unit grafts 8 month follow up Miniaturization Study (Microscopic Evaluation) Location Miniaturization Hair Line: 80 Corners: 90 Top: 50 Crown: 60 Donor Area: 10 Here is the patient's hair characteristics: Hair loss class: IV Hair color: Dark Brown Skin tone: White Hair character: Slight Wavy Hair thickness: Thick Donor density: 2.2 Scalp laxity: 1.5-2 Here is how the grafts were distributed: Hairline: 220 Front: 1852 Ones: 220 Twos: 855 Threes: 933 Fours: 64 Total: 2072 -
I had a "Celebrity FUE" procedure at Dr. Parsa Mohebi's office yesterday in Encino, CA. This is my initial post and will detail my journey with this procedure. I will continue to post occasionally until the final result is achieved. About Celebrity FUE / Unshaven FUE Procedures For those who don't know, "Celebrity FUE" is the term Dr. Mohebi has used to describe what is also known as a "non-shaved FUE procedure." On his website, he details both that this is a non-shaved procedure, that "the Celebrity FUE technique allows patients to keep their hair long during their procedure." I have attached screenshots of these statements to this post. At this time of writing, there is also a video on his Celebrity FUE page which says, "we don't cut, trim, or shave any hair." Why I Chose Dr. Parsa Mohebi As a public health professional, my top priority is to conceal my hair transplant from my patients while also getting good results. I had initially booked an FUE procedure with Dr. John Diep, but Dr. Diep told me he would need to shave the baby hairs on my hairline to implant the grafts. Although I admired his results more than anyone else I had seen within the US, ultimately, his statement led to me canceling the procedure with him. After reviewing many, many other surgeons, I scheduled a consultation with Dr. Mohebi., who I had bookmarked from my prior search - specifically because he offers a "Celebrity FUE" procedure. It was the most expensive of options I could have chosen, but concealing the transplant was critical to me, even if the results might not be as ideal to me - as long as it was good enough. Another selling point to me was that he said, as he does on his website, that "80% of transplanted grafts will already have your longer hair." During the consultation, I was assured like the videos that there would be no cutting of my current hair so that I could completely conceal the transplant. Additionally, when I asked Dr. Mohebi if he performs the surgery himself, he said straightforwardly said "yes." He reinforced that the grafts would be of my longer hair and said I would see a good preview of what my hair would look like after the full results were achieved. Not only was this attractive to me because I could conceal the transplant, but also potentially pull off a more enhanced hair look for the first month after the surgery. Surgery Day / The Experience The meeting I had with him in-person the day before the procedure went well. We examined my loss pattern with a microscope and determined the density of various areas, particularly the donor area. I showed him pictures of my hair loss progression over two decades (starting at 16 years old, I'm now about to turn 36). We created a long-term plan for my hair restoration that included potentially rebuilding the temples at some point (though not necessary) and thickening the crown and vertex at a later date when it is needed. When I arrived the next morning to begin the surgery, he asked me if we could trim my baby hairs around my hairline. Whenever anyone says trim, it means literally to trim - not shave or buzz off. Even though I did not give consent to this on the written forms, I said yes verbally because I knew he was indicating that doing so would provide optimal results for incision and inserting the grafts. He then told me there would be a few ladies assisting him during the procedure. I imagined these assistants would help with graft harvesting and counting. Once I was in the chair, I was sedated with laughing gas and one Valium. Once sedated, he requested "the clippers" from one of the technicians and buzzed off about a half-inch all around the hairline on my crown - my hairline now resembling an old Nicholas Cage. I was not happy, but it was too late, I was sedated, and there was no point in pulling out at this point. Once I was fully sedated, Dr. Mohebi used his syringe to provide me with good local anesthesia as needed. The pain was more minimal than a regular injection you would receive from a lab technician doing bloodwork. Dr. Mohebi then began extracting a number of grafts from my donor area using a tool that made drilling-like noises - the puncher, I assume. I do not believe this tool was used on extracting all of my grafts, and Dr. Mohebi himself did not extract all of my grafts. After a short period of time, probably around a half hour, and while my head was now positioned down facing the floor, I stopped hearing his voice but felt the work continuing. When I asked what was happening and where Dr. Mohebi went, the four female technicians said "he has left to do other things while we catch up for him with the graft removal and placement process." This process continued, largely without Dr. Mohebi for the remaining 9 hours of the 10 hour surgery. The female technicians continued to chat with each other thoroughout the surgery. Dr. Mohebi would check in about once every two hours for about five or ten minutes to see how things were going, usually to administer more local anesthesia (I assume the technicians are not able to do this). Once he came in and rotated a couple of grafts that one of his technicians had inserted for him, I heard him say "these here need to be turned around." I was not happy with this process since I was told he would be conducting the surgery and there was no mention of technicians who would essentially be doing the whole procedure for him - technicians whose credentials I have no knowledge of and that I was not able to evaluate prior to my surgery. It is my understanding that all graft removal and placements are critical to the outcome results of the surgery. I would say Dr. Mohebi was in the room for a total of less than one hour for the ten hour procedure, and often for only 5-10 minutes at a time, usually to administer more local anesthesia. I did not vocalize my unhappiness during the procedure. The last thing I wanted to do was cause a stink while a group of people are operating on my head whose mood/focus I might affect. But I was not happy. A significant amount of the hair that I use for coverage of my temples had been buzzed off, and the process of the surgery was not what I was told it would be. I could have seen Dr. Diep for the same offered procedure (a buzzing of my baby hairs with FUE grafts) for thousands of dollars less and more density/grafts! The extra precautions I had requested be taken with Dr. Mohebi to conceal my operation and keep my hair have not only been been compromised, but disregarded when the doctor knew this was my top priority. Additionally, though he told me in an email prior that 80% of the grafts would contain my longer hair so I could see a preview of the results, he said at the end of the surgery that only half of the implanted grafts had hair. The hairs that were there were not my full length either, so it seemed pointless to me that we did this method of a procedure at all. The procedure itself was not painful. The four female technicians were very polite, though it did bother me that I had no idea they would be performing the surgery and what their experience/credentials were, if they were rented assistants, etc.... There were a couple of bad (i.e. mildly painful) punches that happened on occasion, but it was so minor that it barely registered. The most uncomfortable part was the pressure on my forehead from laying forward for a long time, and my hands/arms would go numb from laying them underneath my chest. I took three breaks in total throughout the 10 hour surgery - one of them for lunch, and the other two to use the bathroom. In total, I received 1567 grafts. Of those grafts, roughly 338 were triples, another 950 were doubles, and 279 were singles. I was given Valium, some extra strength Tylenol, and Prednisone to help me through the first days of recovery. Next Day Follow-up Meeting In my follow-up meeting the next day, one of the technicians from the surgery showed me how to wash my hair for the next four days. I felt the post-operation procedures were explained to me thoroughly. Finally, I met once more with Dr. Mohebi for about 10 minutes. I told him that I had a comfortable surgery experience with minimal pain, and that I was looking forward to seeing how the results turned out, but that I was very disappointed with how much of my hair was buzzed (not trimmed), which would compromise the concealing of my hair transplant, and also that I didn't appreciate how he told me he would do the surgery but in the end his technicians did. Although I could tell he was trying to remain professional in his response, he was quite defensive. At one point, he told me "I was there for most of the procedure, you just didn't see me because your head was down." I told him I knew this wasn't true because I heard every time he entered and left the room, and that I confirmed his absence with the technicians. He looked surprised. He then told me at least he did all of my graft extractions and incisions. I told him this was also not 100% true, because the technicians told me they were continuing to do extractions for him while he was gone. He then told me it was in my best interest to not have him insert my grafts anyway, because "I am not good at graft insertion. When I try to do it, my technicians laugh at me." I believe he continued to minimize his role in selling me on a procedure that did not meet our shared understanding and agreement. Finally, he was able to say: "I'm sorry. Thank you for your feedback. I will certainly consider it in how I advertise this procedure going forward." I was calm and rational with him throughout this conversation, but I was pretty upset with the accruing dishonesty made by this man, further reinforced by his responses to me during the conversation. I made my point clear though: I was lied to about the details of the procedure. My remaining hair looks drastically different and will not provide the coverage or natural lift as an unshaven head would have provided to conceal the operation, which is what we were going for. Far fewer implanted hairs are in place, and the ones that are look out of place. He told me he would be performing the surgery. He did not mention it would be completed by technicians nor that he his involvement would be minimal, let alone that he is "not good at graft insertion." I paid $21,000 for this procedure. I could have achieved 2000-2500 grafts with Diep for the same process of a procedure (and he was honest with me about it). I believe I was sold with a bait and switch approach here, and that hurts, given how much trust, vulnerability, and investment goes into this process. Had me told me from the first consultation when I asked him my questions and said, "we may need to shave part of your hair for optimal results, and my technicians do most of the work," then I could have made a more educated choice. I'm more than sure he was aware of this. These doctors are salesmen and marketers too, not just surgeons. Having said all of this, I do look forward to seeing how the results come out. I really do. I like the hairline that Dr. Mohebi drew for me. In 12 months I am hopeful that I will feel happier with my appearance than I do today. If the results are good, which I am hopeful they may be, it will be a significant improvement to my self-esteem and long-term concerns about my hair. But it doesn't change the facts of what happened, the bait-and-switch tactics, and the enormous additional cost to have a procedure done that did not do what it said it would do or performed by who said he would perform it. The procedure itself was not painful. What is painful is that the top reason I chose this particular procedure and to pay the incredibly high cost for its specialty approach was pointless. Not to mention the emotional pain of putting my trust, vulnerability, and a high premium financial investment into a procedure that could have been replicated cheaper and with an outcome that I believe would have been more desirable. And so regardless of my final results here, which I hope are good, it won't erase the reality of what has transpired here. I believe that I had the right to have the realistic process explained to me given my questions, concerns, and priorities for having the procedure with Dr. Parsa Mohebi. I will continue to post and update on my progress over the months ahead. I have attached pictures for exhibit of what is currently advertised as a Celebrity FUE procedure on his website, along with an email exchange, and pre-op pics of my hair and now post-op pics of my hair. While it is too late to go back in time, and although l am upset and have lost more money (and potentially though hopefully not compromised my results), my hope is that for those of you reading this you will realize how important it is to ask every little detail about the procedure. Even when I asked "will you be performing the procedure?" and received an immediate and straightforward "yes," it was later minimized and defended post-op by him saying "but I was there." We need more transparency and honesty in marketing. When it's not there, one cannot help but wonder why. -
Here are Day 27 photos. You can see that I've shed most of the recipient hairs by now. I know a lot of people seem to get bummed when this happens, but I've actually been eager for it since it indicates progression toward new growth eventually. I've also still got a fair bit of redness on the recipient area, which I cover with Dermamatch when I go out. I think I might end up being one of those cases that stays red for 2-3 months. We'll see. I have no idea what the donor area looks like since we didn't shave back there. I've noticed an occasional pimple in the donor or recipient area the last couple of days, but it seems to go away pretty quick. Most importantly, I was recently able to work out a fair agreement with Dr. Mohebi that satisfies my grievances regarding the aspects of the procedure that I've detailed in my initial post. He was quite willing to consider my vantage point, even if we still disagreed on a couple of things. He was able to appreciate my concerns in such a way that led him and his team to consider some changes to how they explain aspects of the procedure to their patients. I really admired his patient-centered approach to our recent discussion and his ability to acknowledge the legitimacy in my concerns. I feel good about our working relationship again. I have a feeling that if we do more work together in the future, we'll both be on the same page next time. I even referred a friend to him today. This whole process has been such a learning and life-changing experience for me. I have taken up a much deeper education in hair transplantation than I had ever anticipated, and I'm still learning. I very much look forward to seeing how the results come in, and I'll continue to post with updates as things progress.
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This is a 54 Year old man with Class III hair loss who received a hair transplant by Dr. Parsa Mohebi. We focused on the front and corner areas of the scalp and covered it with 2004 follicular unit grafts. FUE Hair Transplant was done with 2004 follicular unit grafts 8 month follow up Miniaturization Study (Microscopic Evaluation) Location Miniaturization Hair Line: 90 Corners: 90 Top: 20 Crown: 30 Donor Area: 10 Here is the patient's hair characteristics: Hair loss class: III Hair color: Salt and Pepper Skin tone: Medium Hair character: Slight Wavy Hair thickness: Thick Donor density: 2 Scalp laxity: 2.5-3 Here is how the grafts were distributed: Hairline: 272 Front: 1400 Top: 332 Ones: 285 Twos: 946 Threes: 751 Fours: 22 Total: 2004
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I have contacted Dr. Mohebi's office for their response to these allegations. @RepairingNW3 I ask that you allow Dr. Mohebi to respond and provide him with consent, so our community can be as transparent as possible. Best wishes, Melvin -
For anyone in the San Diego area this Saturday, September 21st, Dr. Mohebi is hosting a free seminar at the Manchester Grand Hyatt starting at noon. This is the perfect opportunity to meet with one of the best in the industry and get one on one time with him to assess your hair loss and discuss what your options are for hair restoration. Come with a list of as many questions you may have and leave with tons of answers, being one step closer to making the decision that is best for you. I'll be heading down there with him from Los Angeles and it'd be great to meet some of you in person... Call the office at the number below or send them an email to RSVP... And send me a message on here that you're coming so I can keep an eye out for you. All the official details are below! With gratitude, Brent/pkipling Date: Saturday, September 21stTime: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pmAddress: Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego1 Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101Meeting Room: Bankers Hill in Seaport Tower on 3rd FloorPhone: 818.788.8363Email: info@parsamohebi.com
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Part of being fair and balanced is allowing surgeons to comment and respond. That’s how we conduct our forum and this is our guidelines. Part of what I do is keep the forum accountable for surgeons and patients. By not providing me with this information, you’re impeding on my ability to maintain accountability. At this point, I’m locking this thread. I will keep it visible for a few days so the community can see my response and understand why I’ve locked it. Afterwards, I will archive the topic. However, in the event that you reach out to me and provide me the necessary information to contact Dr. Mohebi, I will re-open the thread.
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@RepairingNW3 I’ve sent you a private message over a week ago which you’ve ignored. Please send me your name and date of surgery, so I can reach out to Dr. Mohebi. If you do not provide me this information, I’ll be forced to remove this thread from public view. In order to maintain a fair environment for physicians and patients, we cannot host one-way discussions. I look forward to your private message. Best wishes, Melvin
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Recovery. So far, the recovery has been pretty smooth without complications. I stopped seeing crusts around the one week mark when I began washing my hair normally again in the shower and was able to scrub the scabs off using the special sponge I was provided with for post-op washing. I still had some flaking/dandruff until around Day 10, but that has since stopped. There was a period where I felt some intermittent soreness at the donor area when I would feel around it; it felt as if I was being poked with needles again (pimples? If so, they are no longer there). I still have redness in my recipient area, like a sunburn, but it's been getting better little by little. No pimples in the recipient area so far, but I heard that it's possible over the next few weeks/months I may see some of those. Grievances. I had my first follow-up Facetime consultation yesterday with Dr. Mohebi. There was no mention of my grievances. Someone on here said that it could be worth exploring some type of refund for the difference between the procedure I received and the procedure I paid for. I would have ideally liked to see some sort of discount worked out. But given how he responded with defensiveness when I brought up my concerns during our meeting the day after my procedure, I am certain that any attempts on my part to work something out would have been disappointing. I'm sure the last thing a doctor like this wants is to lose money. Really, the only thing about this procedure that was promised and fully delivered was that they didn't shave my donor area. Because it was a small procedure though, they could have just shaved a small strip and disguised it with my existing hair. Had I done that, I would have paid close to literally half of the price for it. Someone going in with a hairline like mine could save a lot of money and time by doing a partial shave FUE. I could have saved $9,000 had I pursued that route. My girlfriend has convinced me to stop complaining so much about it for the sake of my health. Photos. Here are my photos from 14 days post-op. If I've started losing grafts, I haven't really noticed. At least one person so far in my workplace was secretly checking out my hairline when I was looking away, but most people haven't said anything if they do notice that I had something done. My frontal hair definitely appears thinner and my hairline higher. I'm trying not to be sore about it and prefer to move on with my life. I'll continue to post occasionally with updates and, of course, show the results. I definitely like the new hairline that was drawn and am very interested in seeing how the final result appears a year from now. I think if it all comes in well it's going to look great. Future Work. I'd like to see how my hair loss stabilizes over the next 2-5 years as I move into my late thirties and then consider another operation where I thicken the top and potentially fill in the temples more. You can see in this picture when I pull my hair back how there is thinness on the frontal crown, for example. But I am a little worried about how much I can trust what these doctors tell me now if I do future work. I'd ideally like to work with someone who does the operation themselves and also delivers the procedure as it is agreed upon during the initial consultations.
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This is a 35 Year old man with Class III hair loss who received a hair transplant by Dr. Parsa Mohebi. We focused on the front and corner areas of the scalp and covered it with 1,760 follicular unit grafts. FUE Hair Transplant was done with 1,760 follicular unit grafts 8 month follow up Miniaturization Study (Microscopic Evaluation) Location Miniaturization Hair Line: 90 Corners: 90 Top: 20 Crown: 30 Donor Area: 10 Here is the patient's hair characteristics: Hair loss class: III Hair color: Blonde Skin tone: White Hair character: Wavy Hair thickness: Thick Donor density: 2.2 Scalp laxity: None Here is how the grafts were distributed: Hairline: 230 Front: 1530 Ones: 327 Twos: 942 Threes: 447 Fours: 44 Total: 1,760
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Recommended doctors for BHT?
Melvin-Moderator replied to eyesonyouuuu's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Dr. Umar, Dr. Bisanga, Dr. Mohebi. There are quite a few. -
Great work Dr. Mohebi, nice change.
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I'm quite shocked by your experience. In fact, I witnessed something completely different when I observed Dr. Mohebi, in surgery. I will send you a private message for your name and date of surgery. I would like to reach out to Dr. Mohebi for his response.
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If money and travel were not issues...
LaserCap replied to MrZennie's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Dr. Arocha, Dr. Gabel, Dr. Alexander, Dr. Mohebi, Dr. Farjo. -
Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration Opening in San Francisco
pkipling replied to pkipling's topic in Open Hair Loss Topics
I assure you Dr. Mohebi is extremely busy and is working nearly 7 days a week between his two businesses and the new SF location that he commutes back and forth for... One of the hardest working people I've ever met, tbh, and hardly takes a day off. That said, we're always looking at ways we can improve, so I'll be happy to encourage him to be more responsive to any personal questions that are sent his way moving forward. I also do my best to stay on top of any comments directed his way, so I'll be more vigilant with that as well. Thanks for the input! -
Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration Opening in San Francisco
Melvin-Moderator replied to pkipling's topic in Open Hair Loss Topics
I’ve actually invited Dr. Mohebi to begin participating on our forum. We feel it would be of great value to our community if surgeons begin posting regularly. It’s actually on our agenda for change. Ideally, we would like to have an objective and fair community that consists of patients and surgeons, exchanging ideas and information. Truthfully, there were some trolls that made this a hostile forum. I’ve plucked those weeds out so the community could flourish and I expect it too. Stay tuned. -
Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration Opening in San Francisco
MrZennie replied to pkipling's topic in Open Hair Loss Topics
Keep in mind Dr. Mohebi has two practices already and is currently getting a third one off the ground, I really doubt he has time to spend in online forums etc. For you to imply that he, or any doctor for that matter, is doing something wrong by not participating in an online forum seems unfair to me. -
Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration Opening in San Francisco
pkipling replied to pkipling's topic in Open Hair Loss Topics
Dr. Mohebi is doing the procedures in SF himself. I believe he's there twice a month at the moment. Shoot me a message if you have questions before or after your consultation! -
Great work Dr. Mohebi! -
Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration Opening in San Francisco
MrZennie replied to pkipling's topic in Open Hair Loss Topics
Do you know if Dr. Mohebi be working at the SF location, or will there be other surgeons performing the procedures there? I have a consultation scheduled for there next week, looking forward to it. -
This is a 29-Year old man with Class III hair loss who received a hair transplant by Dr. Parsa Mohebi. We focused on the front and corner areas of the scalp and covered it with 1,752 follicular unit grafts. FUE Hair Transplant was done with 1,752 follicular unit grafts 8-month follow up Miniaturization Study (Microscopic Evaluation) Location Miniaturization Hair Line: 70 Corners: 90 Top: 20 Crown: 20 Donor Area: 20 Here is the patient's hair characteristics: Hair loss class: III Hair color: Light Brown Skin tone: White Hair character: Slight Wavy Hair thickness: Thick Donor density: 2.2 Scalp laxity: 2.5-3 Here is how the grafts were distributed: Hairline: 234 Front: 1400 Top: 118 Ones: 288 Twos: 606 Threes: 749 Fours: 109 Total: 1,752
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Hey gentlemen! Dr. Mohebi is hosting a free hair restoration seminar in San Francisco on 6/22. I'll be heading up there with him from Los Angeles and it would be great to meet some of you in person. Let me know if you plan on attending so we can make sure to connect. You'll find all the details for the seminar below: After our first successful seminar Scottsdale, AZ, we are excited to move forward to our next seminar in San Francisco, CA! The seminar will be held at 55 Francisco Street, Suite #705 San Francisco, CA 94133 on June 22, 2019 from 12 pm to 2 pm. In line with our mission of spreading the latest information about the field of hair restoration, our seminars visit a different city across the USA every 3 months, where I present a comprehensive review of the hair restoration process. After attending the seminar, anyone interested in undergoing a procedure will be armed with all of the knowledge to feel comfortable making a decision. I will walk everyone through a hair transplant from the early stages of determining if someone is an ideal candidate for the actual surgery and what patients can expect during the recovery period. I will also discuss the long-lasting results that can be gained by a hair transplant and how emerging technology will enable patients to enjoy results that are even more natural looking than in the past. You will also get the opportunity to: Meet Dr. Mohebi in person Ask hair transplant questions in person during a “one on one” session with the doctor Get an up-close look at the kind of results you can expect from Dr. Mohebi This is also a great chance to meet Dr. Mohebi in person and ask him any questions about hair transplantation before he opens his new San Francisco Hair Restoration Office. Hope to see you there! Email info@parsamohebi.com to reserve your seat today! (Spots limited)
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Do you have a decent donor supply? One surgeon that comes to mind is Dr. Umar, specifically for his BHT work. Also Dr. Mohebi is a great surgeon. That said, do not let traveling hold you back.
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Hi folks, What are the differences between these two surgeons? Thanks in advance.
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This is a 34 Year old man with Class III-V hair loss who received a hair transplant by Dr. Parsa Mohebi. We focused on the front and corners areas of the scalp and covered it with 1846 follicular unit grafts. FUE Hair Transplant was done with 1846 follicular unit grafts 8 month follow up Miniaturization Study (Microscopic Evaluation) Location Miniaturization Hair Line: 90 Corners: 100 Top: 30 Crown: 40 Donor Area: 20 Here is the patient's hair characteristics: Hair loss class: III-V Hair color: Black Skin tone: Medium Hair character: Wavy Hair thickness: Medium Donor density: 2 Scalp laxity: >3 Here is how the grafts were distributed: Hairline: 207 Front: 1639 Ones: 228 Twos: 851 Threes: 636 Fours: 131 Total: 1846
