Hello again,

Thought I would share after my last post in September 2007. I had my consultation with Dr. Russel Knudson and he recommended around 2500 grafts for hair line through to mid scalp. He classified me as 5a which mortified me! He prescribed Proscar 5mg to be taken quarterly on a daily basis and said my crown may be able to have some regrowth. I normally have a buzz #1 but have been growing my hair over the last 5 weeks to access any growth. Very happy with the results so far ( see attached pics ). Dr. Knudson said forget the front hair as it is lost forever! He was right, no regrowth. Decision time - probably wait another 4-6 months for any further crown regrowth, then decide on a surgeon. Have been looking at Martinick/ Knudson/ Hasson-Wong/ Shapiro/ Farjo

Any advice?

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Billonny,

Be sure to do extensive research when deciding on a hair transplant surgeon. Consult with those you are considering, look at real patient before/after photos, and even meet some in person if you have a chance.

I'm glad to hear that Proscar is helping you regrow some hair. Due to the extensive loss in the front, I would agree with Dr. Knudson that you will most likely not regrow the hair lost in the front.

At this time, I do not have enough faith in Dr. Martinick to recommend her to you. I am not too familiar with Dr. Knudson at this point.

In my opinion, Drs. Farjo(s), Shapiro, Hasson, and Wong are all excellent surgeons and produce state of the art results.

Best of luck,

Bill

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hi mate looking at your last picture 2500 grafts is not going to give you great density.
what are you wanting to achieve with a ht,a thin coverage all over or a new hairline to frame your face with thinner coverage behind.

that proscar did wonders for your crown. Thats fantastic, maybe Ill have to give it a shot. Did you have any side effects? I would go with Hasson and Wong, never even heard of two of the other docs you mentioned.

Chucky is right 2500 grafts will really not do much for you. I think 5K grafts would give you pretty good coverage on the top and you can leave the crown alone as it appears to have responded so well from proscar.

are these type of results typical with proscar or propecia?...

I am disappointed that I need 5000 grafts. I was working on the theory that I only need 40/45 Follicle units per cm2. After looking at other HT Blogs I may be selling myself short. 5000 grafts is also double the cost? Meaning double the wait as I need to save more money or sell my car.

Was not too optimistic when I started on the Proscar but the results are definitely there. The lighting in the pictures is quite complementary but the difference over 3 months is better than I realistically expected. I have (so far) had no side effects from taking Proscar. Doctor warned me of depression, head aches, loss of sex drive, ect. All standard stuff you find on most prescription drugs. If there are no improvements after 12 months then it is not likely it will work for you. Not sure on the statistic on the drugs effectiveness, but the website is quite useful

I will be sending my pictures to Hasson and Wong on their on line facility.

Expectations from HT - Front hair line that looks natural and reasonable density, I am 35 and realistic.

Looked at hundreds of picture of HT surgeries, but yet to actual meet someone in person. Until I do I think I will not be able to commit myself to HT. And there is the real problem; I live in New Zealand, (arse end of the world).

Hello there Billonny.

have to say that proscar did some awesome work for you.

I am from Australia and i just recently had a little work done by Dr Knudsen on the hairline a few days ago and i will keep everyone posted.

Let me know if you wanna ask me about anything of Dr Kndusen cause it was so easy and comfortable with all his friendly staff who walked and talked me through everything and entertained me during the procedure.

Its probably true that you need at least 5000 grafts on the top to cover the whole area.

Have a look at Bill who is sitting on about 7500 grafts and he had a bit more had that you do before his HTs

Jojo