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My Hair Restoration Journey, Month 2
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My Hair Restoration Journey, Month 2
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I had my hair transplant procedure mid Dec, 2025. this allowed me to take off from work the last two weeks of the year to recover and heal.
My Journey began with scheduling the initial consultation with Matt Longstreet in Sandy Springs. He shared his personal 14 year restoration journey with me and his results are impressive. This got me very motivated so i scheduled my first procedure: exozome injections with Dr. Wetzel.
Matt and Dr Wetzel recommended this procedure and told me it would give my current thinning hair the strongest foundation needed to work with the transplant procedure later in the year.
I was given instructions to review with my wife about what to expect during and after the transplant procedure.
We arrived early at the Anderson clinic in Alpharetta, Ga, were welcomed by the professional staff and escorted to the procedure room.
I sat upright and slightly reclined in a large comfortable leather chair, and received injections to numb my scalp.
The donor sight in the back and sides of my head was where the hair follicles were extracted. I only felt slight tugging as Dr. Wetzel performed a methodical removal of nearly 2000 follicles. They were inspected and prepared for the transplantation, and were individually inserted with a micro scalpel into the new hair line areas in front and half way back on the top of my scalp. I felt comfortable throughout the 8 hour procedure and was offered water and short breaks as needed.
After the procedure, Dr. Wetzel gave me very detailed instructions on how to wash and care for my hair over the next 7-14 days, and how to sleep with my head upright. I decided to sleep in a reclining chair next to my bed so I would not disturb the transplanted hair in front and donor area in back of my head while it was healing. I sprayed a saline solution on my scalp and this really helped keep it moist and minimized the itching feeling.
After 14 days i could resume normal washing of my hair but decided to keep using baby shampoo for another few weeks to minimize exposing the transplanted hair to chemicals found in regular shampoo.
It’s been 2 months post-op and what impresses me the most is how small and natural the transplanted follicles look and feel. My concern initially was not wanting the "hair plug" look from transplanted hair found back in the 1980s and ‘90s. I am pleased to say my follicles are sprouting up in individual places and not clumped together like “plugs”.
I'm now in my post-op experience and I am very pleased. I had very minimal discomfort after the first week Post-Op, took Tylenol for pain, and started sleeping better after the first week.
My patient counselor, Matt Longshore, was very helpful in working the procedure into my schedule. He was very good at answering questions.
The next step is to receive PRP injections on month #2 post-op to nourish the follicles and speed up the growth of my transplanted hair. I look forward to watching my new hair grow and sharing my results over the next few months. I strongly recommend this proceedure. Kind regards, RES
My Journey began with scheduling the initial consultation with Matt Longstreet in Sandy Springs. He shared his personal 14 year restoration journey with me and his results are impressive. This got me very motivated so i scheduled my first procedure: exozome injections with Dr. Wetzel.
Matt and Dr Wetzel recommended this procedure and told me it would give my current thinning hair the strongest foundation needed to work with the transplant procedure later in the year.
I was given instructions to review with my wife about what to expect during and after the transplant procedure.
We arrived early at the Anderson clinic in Alpharetta, Ga, were welcomed by the professional staff and escorted to the procedure room.
I sat upright and slightly reclined in a large comfortable leather chair, and received injections to numb my scalp.
The donor sight in the back and sides of my head was where the hair follicles were extracted. I only felt slight tugging as Dr. Wetzel performed a methodical removal of nearly 2000 follicles. They were inspected and prepared for the transplantation, and were individually inserted with a micro scalpel into the new hair line areas in front and half way back on the top of my scalp. I felt comfortable throughout the 8 hour procedure and was offered water and short breaks as needed.
After the procedure, Dr. Wetzel gave me very detailed instructions on how to wash and care for my hair over the next 7-14 days, and how to sleep with my head upright. I decided to sleep in a reclining chair next to my bed so I would not disturb the transplanted hair in front and donor area in back of my head while it was healing. I sprayed a saline solution on my scalp and this really helped keep it moist and minimized the itching feeling.
After 14 days i could resume normal washing of my hair but decided to keep using baby shampoo for another few weeks to minimize exposing the transplanted hair to chemicals found in regular shampoo.
It’s been 2 months post-op and what impresses me the most is how small and natural the transplanted follicles look and feel. My concern initially was not wanting the "hair plug" look from transplanted hair found back in the 1980s and ‘90s. I am pleased to say my follicles are sprouting up in individual places and not clumped together like “plugs”.
I'm now in my post-op experience and I am very pleased. I had very minimal discomfort after the first week Post-Op, took Tylenol for pain, and started sleeping better after the first week.
My patient counselor, Matt Longshore, was very helpful in working the procedure into my schedule. He was very good at answering questions.
The next step is to receive PRP injections on month #2 post-op to nourish the follicles and speed up the growth of my transplanted hair. I look forward to watching my new hair grow and sharing my results over the next few months. I strongly recommend this proceedure. Kind regards, RES
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