Tony13 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Prior to my procedure I did plenty of research regarding the type of procedure I wanted to pursue, and this site was tremendously helpful in making that decision to go through with the procedure. So I decided to document my journey in return... I began thinning in my early 20s and even went to Bosley for a consultation about 8 years ago, around the age of 25 (thank god I didn't proceed with them!). The years kept passing and my hairline began to recede further and further to a point to where I was ready to pursue my options. A couple years ago I began to research and had my consultation with Dr. Diep in June 2015. I was very pleased with the professionalism of the staff, and the amount of time Dr. Diep spent with me reviewing my options. Since I like my hair fairly short on the sides I decided to proceed with the FUE method of 2500 grafts (max offered by Dr. Diep during a session) to reconstruct the hairline for now. I am a norwood 4-5, so an additional procedure would obviously be needed to complete it. Dr. Diep was booked for 5 months out so I booked my appointment for 11/18/15. I arrived around 8:30am, and met with Dr. Diep to finalize the hairline and off to the room we went. I have to say the procedure was almost completely painless, and actually the most uncomfortable part was having to sit still for that long (finished around 7pm). I began to get a headache half way through but received some more medication and felt perfectly fine. Dr. Diep was also able to complete a total of 2874 grafts. While it felt a bit weird, I actually slept perfectly fine that night. I didn't use the pain medication that was prescribed, and actually never had to use it at all. I returned to Dr. Diep's office on Day1 and Day2 to have my head washed, and again was happy with the experience I received from the staff. Dr. Diep also took some time during my visit to make sure everything was looking good. Sleeping was a bit sensitive as the donor area remained a bit tender for the first couple of weeks, and I kept worrying about rolling on my side. My face blew up on day 3 (could barely recognize myself) but the swelling began to subside around day 5-6, and was back to normal 1 week out. I've attached PreOp, Day1, and Day10 pictures, and will add my updates from month 2 & 3 to follow. I have to admit --- Day1 I had a bit of buyer's remorse because the hairline looked off due to how bad my head was swollen, but by Day10 I was beginning to see things come together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony13 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Below are the pictures from month 2. I didn't start shedding until about 1.5 months out, and you can see from the pictures below that I actually retained some of the transplanted hair. I also have my sides shaved down to a 0 blade. I find the scars to be very minimally noticeable if at all (pictures make it stand out more than the naked eye), unless you know about these types of procedures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony13 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Below is the update for my current status at month 3. Has been a lot of activity from last month until now and the hairline already looks better than preop. I included a side by side comparison from month2 - month3 as well where the difference really stands out. The 3 month pictures are also immediately following the sides being shaved down with a 0 blade as well. Again, the white dots appear to be noticeable in close up pictures, but are not as visible in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dutchie Posted February 26, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2016 So Dr. Diep did 2,874 FUE grafts in one day, thats pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member thisguy1 Posted February 26, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2016 A couple years ago I began to research and had my consultation with Dr. Diep in June 2015. I was very pleased with the professionalism of the staff, and the amount of time Dr. Diep spent with me reviewing my options. I returned to Dr. Diep's office on Day1 and Day2 to have my head washed, and again was happy with the experience I received from the staff. Dr. Diep also took some time during my visit to make sure everything was looking good. . Well this is a welcome difference vs some comments others have made about Dr. Diep in terms of patient attention. Hopefully he is adapting as he gets feedback, as he does seem to have the heart in the right place - but just seems like a guy who has a lot of workload and maybe has overscheduled in the past. From what I have seen with his FUE work you will be a very happy camper down the road as he has many great results in his FUE cases, and your comment about the hairline is funny - his "zig zag" turns some off but I happen to think when grown out it creates some awesome hairlines. You also had a quite late shed - dont scare Dutchie. Jan 2016 - 3800 graft FUT with Dr. Konior NW 5A to 6. Docs whose results I am most consistently impressed with: Konior, Cooley (FUT), Hasson (FUT), Diep (FUE) (yeah I like the zig zag). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member spyk777 Posted February 26, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2016 Congratulations. Happy growing. You have chosen one of the best. If anyone wants his maximum presence. Schedule procedure on a Saturday where he does only one case, instead of weekdays two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member lakes9925 Posted February 26, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2016 Nice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member E39 Posted March 1, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted March 1, 2016 Looks great so far. I'm a fellow Diep patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member NM156 Posted March 1, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted March 1, 2016 Happy growing, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member matt1164 Posted March 2, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted March 2, 2016 are you taking propecia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony13 Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 are you taking propecia? I started taking propecia after the surgery. I also have been taking biotin & collagen as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member matt1164 Posted March 11, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted March 11, 2016 Below are the pictures from month 2. I didn't start shedding until about 1.5 months out, and you can see from the pictures below that I actually retained some of the transplanted hair. I also have my sides shaved down to a 0 blade. I find the scars to be very minimally noticeable if at all (pictures make it stand out more than the naked eye), unless you know about these types of procedures. I just read that you started shedding at 1.5 months. wow. how did that feel? at 6 weeks I would think the shed wouldn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 11, 2016 Administrators Share Posted March 11, 2016 You're right at the cusp, from these months forward things should start looking fantastic. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony13 Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 are you taking propecia? I just read that you started shedding at 1.5 months. wow. how did that feel? at 6 weeks I would think the shed wouldn't happen. Yea it was definitely late but expected. I didn't feel too bad about it because I actually retained a lot of hair that just continued to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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