My Hair Transplant with Dr. Brandon Ross of San Diego, CA

[chargedup]

I hadn't spent much time on the internet or message boards about hair loss, just some occasional reading and searching for a good doctor.

Here's what I went with...

I had a transplant done with Dr. Ross just this past Tuesday, Feb. 17th. It went smooth without any complications. The office, lunch, movies, the way he and his staff are down-to-earth and made me feel at home was perfect, his sense of humor is also a big plus. I had over 3,000 put in and it took all day...(10+ hours, probably because they took their time and did a great job). I understand time will be the tell all, but the procedure went way better than what I anticipated. I will keep you all up to date with posts and pics about my progress. This was my first and hopefully last transplant. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but I can't imagine it being any better.

My wife who has sewed all her life and is pretty much what you would call a pro seamstress, could not believe what a great stitch job Dr. Ross had done at the donor area (seems like a big one to me). She said it was perfect, almost as a machine had done it. Why other docs are using the quick staple method to leave patients in discomfort/pain is beyond me. I have had no discomfort and went off of any pain meds by the next morning after the op.

Oh yeah, I got a call from Dr. Ross the day after the procedure, and he was just checking in to see how I was doing. He was kind enough to give me his cell # in case I needed to speak with him right away....pretty cool.

Going to have sutures removed Tuesday Feb. 24th at Dr. Ross' office. He will be giving me a CD with all the pics. I'll post as soon as I can.

Feel free to Private Message me if you have some questions...

 

[Petchsky]

Hey Chargedup, nice report and welcome to HairLossTalk.com.

I've seen some photos of Dr Ross's work on another site, of which he has recently been made a member of their coalition. Results looked pretty good to me, but the best bet is patient results who post their photos/stories on-line independent of the clinic.

Be great if you can stick around and keep us updated on your H/T journey. Look forward to your photos!

 

[chargedup]

Thanks Petchsky,

Here's some amateur hour photos I took at home, so this is 6th day after procedure...


I'm in no pain whatsoever, in fact I haven't been since day two and it was minimal at that.

I dig the fact that Dr. Ross let me keep my hair semi-long. From what I've seen a lot of patients have to shave down their heads.

 

[Petchsky]

The scar looks very neat and tidy, nice...any photos of the recipient area?

 

[chargedup]

I'll be getting all those pics tomorrow at his office. Pretty much pics of the whole procedure.

 

[chargedup]

Had sutures removed today. Went really well, very little pain while getting them out. Dr. Ross and his nurse think the healing is looking good. Oh yeah, my total was 3075.

Thought I'd give you all my reasons for doing this whole transplant thing...

When I'm not wearing a hat, my hair doesn't look too bad when styled and stiffed, but windy or wet and you can see from the pics just how thin it is. Last summer, I was out of the water more than usual due to my embarrassing dome and I thought I'd do something now to hopefully be okay for this summer.

Why I went with Dr. Ross? His rep looked good and his price was good. 24 months at 0% interest too.
Definitely a straight shooter and not a sales kook. I got the sense from not only him, but his whole staff that they've got this transplant deal wired, and when operating, it would come as second nature to them.

After having a bit of down time for a couple of days post-op, and reading more and more on the forums...I don't think I could have made a better choice in a doctor, and it is inspiring me to take the time to post this in hopes to enlighten those who are gonna get a hair transplant, to get it done where I did, because this hair-falling-out thing is shitty and you should have something go your way if you plan to spend the bucks and go through a bit of pain.

I'm not gonna put up a link and plug (sorry for the pun) Dr. Ross' biz here. You might think its all fake and I'm somehow getting compensated. No way, no how. If you want to find out about him, he's here on the web.

Another thing, I live in San Diego, so I was lucky there, but I've read so much about guys having to travel. San Diego wouldn't sound too bad if I have had to travel for this.

Even some of these big name docs...More $$$? Painful staples? Shaved ares... What's that about? Is it to have the patient's before and after pics look all that more impressive? Maybe those patients are getting compensated?

Time will tell for me, but I'm willing to bet I'll get as good or better results, having spent less, with less overall discomfort, than many that I've read about here. I'm just stoked with the choice I made as to where I had my procedure done.

The red lesion is likely to my use of regular Minoxidil. I'll be giving the foam a try in a couple of weeks.

I've skipped the incision pic (for now). I had no idea the cut had to be that deep to get to the follicles. If you'd like to see it, PM me. If I get some response and people think that it wouldn't deter others from getting a hair transplant. I'll post it.

Here's the stitch job...

Sites made...

Sites placed...

A week later...

Stitches out...

 

[Petchsky]

Very nice photo documentation. The work looks steller.

Have you noticed any shock loss at all?

 

[chargedup]

Very nice photo documentation. The work looks steller.

Have you noticed any shock loss at all?

Not yet, but it's only been a week. From what I've been reading, sounds like I'm in for it in about a month or so.