5/5 Harrison L. 3 years ago on Google
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
hair
transplant
videos
on
YouTube.
I
fell
down
a
rabbit
hole,
and
thus
began
my
hair
transplant
journey.
I
scoured
the
internet
–
forums,
reviews,
reddit,
you
name
it
–
for
potential
doctors
that
I
felt
comfortable
with.
After
all,
this
was
going
to
be
a
big
investment.
Fast
forward,
and
I
eventually
decided
on
Dr.
Diep.
This
was
due
to
several
reasons.
Firstly,
he
was
one
of
the
few
doctors
who
had
posted
videos
of
his
work
before
surgery,
6
months
post-surgery,
and
12
months-post
surgery.
If
they
say
pictures
are
worth
a
thousand
words,
then
videos
are
like
full
blown
novels.
Secondly,
Dr.
Diep
seemed
to
have
worked
with
a
wide
variety
of
hair
types
in
his
YouTube
videos
–
Caucasians,
African
Americans,
Asians,
Hispanics;
this
was
a
definite
plus.
I
am
Asian
myself,
so
my
hair
is
thinner,
and
it
was
very
important
to
me
that
the
hair
transplant
doctor
knew
how
to
work
with
my
hair
type.
I
finally
took
the
plunge
and
scheduled
a
consultation.
I
was
classified
as
having
a
Norwood
3A
hair
loss
pattern.
Much
to
my
surprise,
he
was
fully
booked
and
the
earliest
date
they
could
squeeze
me
in
was
April
of
next
year!
I
was
a
bit
bummed,
but
I
guess
all
good
things
are
worth
the
wait.
During
my
time
leading
up
to
the
surgery
date,
I
corresponded
with
the
office
regarding
paperwork,
payments,
and
any
general
questions.
For
the
most
part
it
was
fine,
a
bit
disorganized
at
times,
but
nothing
major.
It
was
mostly
repeated
questionnaires
or
notifications,
but
hey
over
communicating
is
better
than
under
communicating
right?
So,
on
the
big
day,
I
arrived
for
my
2,500
FUE
procedure
bright
and
early.
The
office
was
clean
and
tidy,
and
the
receptionist
was
very
warm.
She
had
me
fill
out
any
remaining
paperwork
and
asked
me
to
select
my
lunch
option
from
restaurants
nearby,
which
was
quite
unexpected
since
it
was
on
the
house.
After
a
short
wait,
I
met
with
Dr.
Diep
to
go
over
the
procedure
details.
He
had
excellent
bed-side
manners
and
was
very
thorough.
He
took
the
time
to
listen
to
my
concerns
and
made
it
a
point
to
ask
what
was
most
important
to
me
when
drawing
up
the
lines
for
where
to
place
my
transplanted
hair
follicles.
After
I
took
my
pre-op
medication,
we
started
the
procedure.
I
was
partially
sedated
but
still
semi-conscious.
Dr.
Diep
personally
extracted
all
my
hair
follicles
(which
I
read
is
the
most
important
part),
and
continuously
monitored
my
pain
level
throughout.
If
I
started
to
feel
pain,
he
would
reapply
the
local
anesthesia.
We
took
a
break
for
lunch,
and
in
the
afternoon,
several
technicians
implanted
the
extracted
hair
follicles
per
Dr.
Diep’s
design.
After
wrapping
up,
the
office
gave
very
specific
post-op
care
instructions
and
sent
me
home
with
some
meds,
gauze,
liner
pads,
and
a
hat
to
cover
up
my
scalp.
Overall,
I
was
very
satisfied
with
my
experience
and
even
more
so
with
the
results.
I
highly
recommend
Dr.
Diep
to
anyone
who
has
been
thinking
about
doing
a
hair
transplant
but
is
on
the
fence;
it
changed
my
life.
I
can
go
on
and
on,
but
it
is
mush
easier
to
just
show
the
results.
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