Senior Member Cryingoutloud Posted September 11, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted September 11, 2014 9/8/2014*I have been getting out and exercising more. I feel more comfortable now working out. I started playing soccer last week and I felt fine, the top of my head got slightly sun-burned. I'm sure Dr. Diep's aftercare instructions would have warned STRONGLY against exposing the recipient area to sunlight during the early months. What are you doing allowing your head to get sunburnt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'm sure Dr. Diep's aftercare instructions would have warned STRONGLY against exposing the recipient area to sunlight during the early months. What are you doing allowing your head to get sunburnt? I just went running outside. Thank you for the comments, I will be very careful from here on. My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member m0dthispny Posted October 12, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 any updates? curious to see how you're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 12, 2014 any updates? curious to see how you're doing. Yes i do! I have not forgotten about y'all! I'm currently just very busy at the moment but I have taken pictures of myself in the meantime. I will post my 3 month update later next week! My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted October 19, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2014 *I'm slowly starting to see some hair grow at this point, but its very small. At this point I look very similar to what I looked up just before my operation. Maybe I'm a slow grower...Grrr! *The shock loss is still visible but it has become less noticeable as time goes on. Its still more noticeable on the Left side than on the right. I can't really tell if hair is regrowing back there. *I still have discomfort sleeping on my back, with the back of my head against the pillow because of the scar line. I have been able to start sleeping on my side more comfortably, the discomfort of the scar along the side is a lot less. But I usually still sleep on my stomach (my preferred method anyway). *For the first few months the top and back of my head were pretty numb because of the trauma of the transplant, but I've started to get a lot of my feeling back on the top and around the area where the scar is. When I was showering I couldn't feel my head as I was shampooing/conditioning. But more recently I have getting a lot of my senses back in those areas. *I have been going to the gym and exercising more regularly now, about 3 times a week. I still avoid workouts that involve me applying pressure to the scar line, like bench press, etc. But I accommodate myself by altering my seating position to prevent me from applying pressure back there. *Overall, I can't say that I'm satisfied yet because its still early and I feel I still have a lot more room for growth! More updates will be posted along the way! Picture qualities may not be as good because I'm living on my own now and don't have someone to take pictures for me. My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2014 *This past month i've noticed some more growth! Not much but progress! *The discomfort of sleeping with the back of my head against the pillow has gone down a bit and I've been able to start sleeping & laying my head back more comfortably. I still do have discomfort but its gone down a bit. *Shockloss is still noticeable on the left side of my head where the strip scar is. Its getting more hidden with time but still noticeable. On the other hand, the right side is mostly covered but still noticeable. Its not as noticeable as the left side. Hopefully in the next few months the noticeability will go down even more! My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member t00ktheplunge Posted November 11, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2014 Looking forward to seeing your 6 month results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member m0dthispny Posted November 15, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted November 15, 2014 looking good. just give it time but the hair will suddenly start to flourish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Anon345 Posted December 26, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 26, 2014 Hello PP2, Hope everything is going good with the transplant. I am considering fut as well with same doc. I am amazed at your story and how your pain is still around at 4 months and you have shock loss...do you know how common this is?? From my understanding this is not supposed to hurt past like the first week or so??... I was thinking of doing fut (5000) grafts.... An was hoping to be a little better after a week and then wearing a hat for a month or so.... Your scar looks really visible and red in pics upto months after...I'm sure in due time you will be fine and you will have a film aet of hair...however do you think what yoh have gone through is the case with every hair transplant of this size or was youra just a rare case...?? Lastly does the back of the head feel tight and has it gotten better yet? Does it feel normal? Also does the swelling of the eye and face happen with every procedure????? Please help answering these for me.. Thanks in advance for your answers because I really need to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted December 27, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 27, 2014 Hello PP2, Hope everything is going good with the transplant. I am considering fut as well with same doc. I am amazed at your story and how your pain is still around at 4 months and you have shock loss...do you know how common this is?? From my understanding this is not supposed to hurt past like the first week or so??... I was thinking of doing fut (5000) grafts.... An was hoping to be a little better after a week and then wearing a hat for a month or so.... Your scar looks really visible and red in pics upto months after...I'm sure in due time you will be fine and you will have a film aet of hair...however do you think what yoh have gone through is the case with every hair transplant of this size or was youra just a rare case...?? Lastly does the back of the head feel tight and has it gotten better yet? Does it feel normal? Also does the swelling of the eye and face happen with every procedure????? Please help answering these for me.. Thanks in advance for your answers because I really need to know... For the 2 months I definitely had some pain. The 1st 10 days was hard because of the stitches and it caused this constant pain. The stitches had a lot of tension and so my mobility with my mouth and head was limited in the beginning. After the stitches were removed, the pain was still there but it slowly got better with time. I wasn't aware of how long the pain should last but I believe you will definitely have some pain even after a week, just through my own experience. Its not a lot of pain, it was about a 2/10 scale, but it was constant. The amount of shockloss was a little frustrating but it wasn't a surprise. Dr. Diep mentioned that the shockloss hair should grow back overtime so I'm anticipating it to be better with time. Dr. Diep mentioned that I can wear a loosely worn hat after 2 weeks, which is what I did. I believe a week may be too soon. The scar will be visible for the first 2-3 months in my opinion. FUT is pretty invasive when it comes to Stripping the skin from the back of the head and it won't heal up within a month. It takes a while for it to heal. From my experience, it took about 3-4 months for the scar tissue to form completely. For the first 2 months definitely my head felt pretty tight. My head was pretty numb for the first 2 months. It was pretty discomforting opening my mouth real wide, laughing or resting my head back on something because I could feel the strip area being stretched or pulled and it was really uncomfortable. After about 3-4 months my head started to began to feel normal and I was beginning to get feeling back all over my head. At about 5 & 1/2 months now, I feel very normal now, but I still do have some discomfort when I apply pressure on the back of my head. I do believe that swelling is common after the first week of operation. My face & eye's got pretty puffed up and I had a relative that had a transplant too and their face was puffed up too. If I would go back again, I still would do FUT because for larger sessions it made more sense to me to do FUT than FUE. I think for smaller sessions, FUE is a better option. If you have any further questions please let me know. My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Anon345 Posted December 27, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 27, 2014 Wow thank you for the insight. It looks like this is not going to be easy for me too. I am sure worse things can happen but on successful finished procedure like yours do you think maybe yours was worse then what usually happens? How common is shock loss?? The puffiness I guess will be there my brother had a procedure done with Bosley many years ago and I remember the pain and puffiness he went through the first week...I was hoping thkngs had gotten better...he still has a scar from bosley it doesn't look good; do you think the trychophytic closure you got will turn out ok in your opinion.. I need fut because I will need at least 5000 grafts and it is more cost and time efficient... So a scale of 2/10 sounds like something I could handle is it a 2/10 directly after the procedure too like the next day? If so that would be nice.. Also how did the shots feel? Did you feel the strip being cut? And also how is the whole procedure on a scale of 1-10 as far as pain, comfort, etc.... If you can share anything else with me I would appreciate it if you want to PM that will be fine also. Anyone else on the forum experience the same pain for more then a month???? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted December 28, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 28, 2014 Wow thank you for the insight. It looks like this is not going to be easy for me too. I am sure worse things can happen but on successful finished procedure like yours do you think maybe yours was worse then what usually happens? How common is shock loss?? The puffiness I guess will be there my brother had a procedure done with Bosley many years ago and I remember the pain and puffiness he went through the first week...I was hoping thkngs had gotten better...he still has a scar from bosley it doesn't look good; do you think the trychophytic closure you got will turn out ok in your opinion.. I need fut because I will need at least 5000 grafts and it is more cost and time efficient... So a scale of 2/10 sounds like something I could handle is it a 2/10 directly after the procedure too like the next day? If so that would be nice.. Also how did the shots feel? Did you feel the strip being cut? And also how is the whole procedure on a scale of 1-10 as far as pain, comfort, etc.... If you can share anything else with me I would appreciate it if you want to PM that will be fine also. Anyone else on the forum experience the same pain for more then a month???? Thanks Based on a lot of other transplants that I've seen on the forums it could be that just my shockloss is a bit worse than I expected. But I'm hoping it grows back like the Dr. Diep said. I don't know how common shockloss is but I would be believe that it is something that is not uncommon. The area's where they strip the skin on the back of the head, those hair follicles undergo a lot of trauma and so it doesn't surprise me that the hair itself around those area's doesn't fall out. I think with time gradually the strip scar will be more hidden with time, I also did A-cell injection (extra $500) from Dr. Diep. It's supposed to help with the healing process of the strip area. I didn't go with bosley initially of the fact that it was so commercialized and I didn't see the recommended doctors on this forum work for bosley. I think all of them work in a private practice. Well initially right after operation there won't be any pain because my whole head was numb throughout the procedure. And it will take several hours for the numbness to fade away and the pain slowly got worse throughout the rest of the day. But Dr. Diep provided me some pain meds to help alleviate some of the pain which helped a little bit, but they also made me pretty nauseous so I stopped taking them and just kind of sucked it up. I think the first couple days post operation was about 6/10 pain level. The majority of the pain was due to the tension of the sutures. Once the sutures were removed, the pain started to get better slowly with time. The shots felt like getting a flu shot, it stings but its a quick sting. I did feel the strip being cut being cut but since I was numbed up it wasn't too painful, about 4/10. The stripping part was also took about 2-4 minutes. There's not a lot of posts from Dr. Diep on this forum so I can't say how other people's experiences were, I wish there were more and that the main reason why I wanted to share my experience. If you would like to speak over the phone, send me a PM and I would be happy to answer any more questions over the phone too. My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 29, 2014 *I slowly see growth again, a bit more from last time...so progress! *I have gotten more comfortable now sleeping on the back of my head with minimal discomfort now. *The shockloss area's I feel have slowly gotten a bit more hidden than last time, although its hard to tell if there is hair regrowing back or not. *I started to notice a good amount of dandruff started to develop all around the recipient area. Before the transplant, I had a very flaky scalp and had a lot of dandruff. The first 4 months I didn't notice any dandruff but now I'm starting to see yellow deposits forming and as I comb through my hair they sort of pop off. I called Dr. Diep's office about this and his staff informed me to not worry and to just use a dandruff shampoo. I purchased Jason's Dandruff shampoo and the yellow deposits have now began to go away. *I'm exercising about 3 days out of the week (always wearing a hat when I go outside) and I haven't experienced any pain or discomfort unless I put pressure on the back of my head like doing a bench press. Other than that, I feel like normal. My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Anon345 Posted December 29, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 29, 2014 Pp2, Thank you for all the answers and for all your progress reports I'm sure everyone appreciates it as I have. Your new pictures look good I'm glad your past the worse parts. Your hair looks like it's about to start growing big time and your cut in the back is covered up pretty well now...also your shock loss on the right side should get better soon too. Thanks I will send a pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member aldoury Posted December 29, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Chewy Posted December 29, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 29, 2014 Just read the seven pages of your experience so far. Excellent details and I think the hat is soon going to be in your past. Please keep the monthly updates coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted December 30, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thanks for the update! Your welcome! Just read the seven pages of your experience so far. Excellent details and I think the hat is soon going to be in your past. Please keep the monthly updates coming. Thank you for the kind words! I will definitely keep the monthly updates coming My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air7 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thank you for your regular updates. I have really enjoyed following your progress. Can I ask how much this procedure cost you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted December 30, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thank you for your regular updates. I have really enjoyed following your progress. Can I ask how much this procedure cost you? PM Sent. My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member m0dthispny Posted January 5, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted January 5, 2015 looking good man, hairs starting to grow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 PP2 Would you mind sharing how much it costs for your procedure with Dr. Diep through PM? I am thoroughly considering him for my near future HT. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PP2 Posted January 15, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 15, 2015 *I used a different camera this time, my apologies, I didn't have access to my SLR camera this time around. *I slowly see more growth than last time, so hopefully from this point on it will continue to get fuller. *I can sleep on my back with no discomfort on the back of my head. *Scar is still red but hopefully with time it will continue to blend in. *Shockloss areas have become more hidden with when my hair is longer. But when I cut my hair like a 3-4 length, its still noticeably visible. My Hair Loss Blog: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=2920 1st Hair Transplant: FUT/Strip, Dr. John Diep. 07/14/2014. # of grafts: 3577 1's: 897 2's: 2016 3's: 451 4's: 213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member m0dthispny Posted January 21, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted January 21, 2015 looking good! just have to give it time, you've been through the hardest part. the next 6 months you will really see the hair grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member SunnyCool3 Posted February 24, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 24, 2015 Will look forward to next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyo1234 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 how is the scar coming along? it seems like Dr. Diep lacks in in minimizing the FUT scar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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