Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted March 10, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) Age 31, NW3 Medication: Finasteride 1mg/day, Minoxidil 5% 2x/day Hair characteristics: High contrast with skin Cost: ~$21K total, including A-Cell and Amino Fill injections. Not being incentivized to post this Before I get started, MASSIVE shoutout to giegnosiganoe who encouraged me to post here and also helped me so much with depression and buyer's regret that I had following my surgery. He's an awesome dude and I appreciate him so much. Hair loss timeline: 18 - Started to notice lots of shedding but ignored it 25 - Crown balding started to become apparent as well as hairline thinning 28 - Decided to start Fin / Minox, have decided I haven't seen progression since beginning this regimen Choice of surgeon: Dr. Diep was the best rated in the area where I live, I can't travel because I am taking care of my dying mother, and I wanted to get my crown tackled this year. Procedure: Arrived at 7:30am. Staff took me in the back, shaved my head, and then I met with Dr. Diep who outlined my crown, talked to me about my needs, which I said I wanted to only focus on my crown. He gave me my magic cup of pills which I took and then I went back to the original op room where I waited for them to take effect. Afterwards, Dr. Diep came in and began the extraction. During my extraction the chair I was on broke so they moved me into a back office room where they continued the procedure. After he finished the extraction, I ate food and the technicians began implanting my grafts to my crown. There is some stuff that happened here that I am working out with Dr. Diep, hopefully he holds true on his side but I will expand later based on my continued engagements with him. He has offered me his cell phone number and has been very quick to respond to questions which I appreciate, and seems to really care about my results and my opinion of his work. I was not provided a breakdown on the graft types that were extracted, so I do not know how many single, double or triple hair grafts were taken. Recovery: My donor area looked really extreme compared to other surgeons, but I've been told this is because Dr. Diep uses a 1mm punch which results in better success in graft survival. I haven't noticed a single lost graft so there might be something to that. The day after I returned to the office for the staff to wash my donor area and remove bandages. The swelling was quite intense and sleeping was a challenge. I slept at a 45 degree angle for 10 days and applied bacitracin 3x a day to my donor area throughout this time. Day 8 I began removing crustings / scabs and I am about finished removing them all, I am now at day 13. I have asked Dr. Diep to send me my post op photos but have not yet received, but I will share my pre-op, and day after photos. I will also share my updates as recovery continues. Feel free to ask any questions if there is anything I can expand on. Photos: Aug 2, 2020, was trying dermarolling until Dr. Diep told me it could cause more hair loss which is when I stopped Pre-op, with markings Post-op, day 1: Post-Op, day 7: Post-Op, today (day 13): Edited March 10, 2021 by chimpaneasy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted March 10, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2021 Enjoyable read 🙏happy growing 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giegnosiganoe Posted March 10, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2021 Glad I could help, and I'm happy you decided to join the community! Donor seems to be recovering well. Looking forward to your updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nicoandgello Posted March 10, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 10, 2021 Looks great, dr Diep results are always top level. 21k is a little pricy tho, its like average yearly income in my country times two 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 10, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 10, 2021 Thanks for joining and sharing your review. I’m a fellow Diep patient. Sorry to hear about your mother. I’m glad you found our community. Buyers remorse happens a lot, we have a few examples here of guys who really freaked out in the beginning and turned out to look great. Slow and steady wins the race. If there’s anything I can do to help you don’t hesitate to send me a pm 🙂 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...
Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted March 11, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 11, 2021 Thanks everyone! I look forward to sharing my monthly updates with you all! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member WS2020 Posted March 15, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted March 15, 2021 I am also Dr Diep's patient and my experience was similar to yours. I am at 4 months now and the hair is slowly growing out. It will be a lot of discomfort during the first month but things will get better real soon. Hang in there. Thanks for the post and I am looking forward with your updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted March 29, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 Month Worth noting I switched from 1mg/day Finasteride to 0.5mg/day Dutasteride and am using Keto 2x week now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted March 29, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 29, 2021 Everything’s looking good. How do you feel on dutasteride? 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...
Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted March 30, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Melvin-Moderator said: Everything’s looking good. How do you feel on dutasteride? I'm one week in now, nothing noticeable yet. I didn't have any issues with Finasteride but I know people claim Dutasteride is more intense. Might go back to Fin if there isn't noticeable regrowth from it or if I get sides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RandoBrando517 Posted March 30, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted March 30, 2021 I’ve heard that dut once per week and fin ED is the way to go. Might have to try myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted March 30, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, RandoBrando517 said: I’ve heard that dut once per week and fin ED is the way to go. Might have to try myself. I dunno about that, but I do know that Dut .5mg/day will decrease DHT by 94.7 ± 3.3%, where Fin is 70.8 ± 18.3%. I haven't seen any studies about taking them together.https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/89/5/2179/2844345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted April 29, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 Month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted April 29, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 29, 2021 Donor looks great. The crown looks like there’s some growth in the outer borders and in the whorl. 3 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...
Senior Member Britanium Posted April 29, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted April 29, 2021 Thanks for the update 🤩 definitely things happening 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted May 29, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 29, 2021 3 Month Been shedding a ton of really short fine hairs, hoping maybe dutasteride is the catalyst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted May 29, 2021 Administrators Share Posted May 29, 2021 It looks improved from month 1 for sure, dut can cause shedding, but the hairs grow back thicker and terminal. 1 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...
Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted June 29, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 29, 2021 4 Month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted June 29, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted June 29, 2021 This is right on track to becoming a great result. 👌 1 Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted June 29, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 29, 2021 Significant difference at 4 months wow, usually takes at least 7 months to see growth in the crown. 1 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...
Senior Member E39 Posted July 7, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted July 7, 2021 Looks excellent so far…. I’ll be watching this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chimpaneasy Posted July 30, 2021 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 30, 2021 5 Month 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted July 30, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 30, 2021 Wow what a difference already, you are a super fast grower for the crown. Usually takes at least 9 months to see this much growth in the crown. 2 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...
Senior Member Britanium Posted July 30, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted July 30, 2021 Definitely very impressive already. We don’t normally see this growth on the crown at such a early stage ! 👌 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pephair Posted August 3, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted August 3, 2021 This is really encouraging. I would have expected a lot more grafts for the amount of ground to cover. Dr. Diep respected the hair direction/swirl with skill too 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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