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If I may ask, has the wife gotten pregnant yet? It's been quite a while now.

Most shock loss occurs in the recipient area and in the immediate donor area incision.

The donor area will grow back. If it doesn't look like the donor area is growing back, chances are you have a stretched scar. The recipient area may or may not depending on how strong the native hairs were. Finasteride or Dutasteride really helps to protect those hairs after a transplant.

I've been on Finasteride for 2-1/2 years, and Avodart for close to 2. No ED here! No reduced ejaculate, watery semen, etc. Once you are on the medication for a while your body should become used to it.

Excellent! I believe this one procedure did more than all the others for this man.

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Just like building a house, you should bring the guys donuts or breakfast every now and then. It's a real spirit lifter.

Do I believe techs should be tipped? I see why not, especially when they are finishing up your head way after closing or placing extra grafts over the quote.

Wow I didn't know Dr. Griffin was that expensive. I've been on these forums for years and never heard of Dr. Bridges. Your best bet would be to either go a couple hundred miles North and see Dr. Cooley in Charlotte, NC or a couple hundred miles South and see Dr. Charles in Florida.

I looked at the HRS website and it throws up a bunch of red flags.

Congratulations on your surgery with Dr. Radha! I'm sad to hear she could only get 2900, but it's better to do it in slightly smaller sessions than to risk a wide scar from too much tension. If you plan on a second procedure, you should try the scalp exercises shown on here. Jotronic made a great video about it.

Your concerns are very valid! Hair transplant physicians can tell a lot about a patient by their family history and miniaturization testing. Plus with the discovery of Finasteride they can take bigger gambles.

Good golly!! All that with only 4,000 grafts?? What a thick mop of hair he has now.

As usual Dr. Rahal delivers another stellar result! And, as usual, the growth started earlier than any other surgeon I've seen.

You are looking great Bowser! Perfect hairline and the density is great. At 6 months you still have a lot more to come.

Dr. Charles, does Alex not have any good donor hair? It's hard to tell from photos I've seen whether his donor area was thinned out also. It's strange that the radiation left him with a NW6 pattern The plus side is his twin brother looks to have PLENTY of hair to spare!

Corvettester, you have Robert Pattinson hair now! LOL! You are lucky in that your loss was limited, and that you found a great surgeon. Your hair looks amazing and I am impressed with the results so far. Even more impressive is the fact that you aren't on any medical treatments. Consider yourself lucky in the genes department!!

Dr. Wesley, you are really charging to the front of the pack in terms of dense, quality results!! That, along with your research in the hair transplant field, put you in some elite company.

This result looks extremely natural. I know the patient is thrilled! Also it seems as if his rate of hair loss is very slow, or he is responding to Finasteride if he is taking it.

After the 4th session he will have had roughly 11,000 grafts? That's insane for someone with such advanced loss. It gives real hope to people with less loss!

That aside, this is really a great case! Starting from nothing to a really nice head of hair for his age. Very natural!

You can't go wrong with the 3 recommended surgeons in Illinois! Drs. Konior, Panine, and Keller are putting out some of the most impressive results these days.

This is going to be fun! You come up with some great topics.

It makes no sense at all. Unless they are just pouring the stuff on their scalp and absorbing it systemically, then the puffy eyes could come from fluid.

Finasteride works in women with genetic hair loss. As long as you don't plan on getting pregnant you should be fine.

Are you using Minoxidil also?

Androcur isn't available in the U.S., but is available everywhere else. It works similar to Spironolactone. I use Spironolactone and it seems to have had added benefits to everything else I also take.

I am actually very happy to hear it is genetic loss. That means you should respond well to the meds. A lot of women have diffuse loss on the whole scalp, so it's good to hear that yours is in a pattern and that your donor hair is safe!

PupDaddy took the words right out of my mouth! Not only is he a top notch hair restoration surgeon, he is a top notch plastic surgeon.

This shows how compassionate of a person Dr. Charles is!!

This is also the first time I've read of a twin to twin hair transplant. This is going to be epic!

Some physicians prescribe Finasteride to women who are either post menopausal or can't have or won't have children. But they must first make sure it is genetic hair loss caused by DHT for it to even work.

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Depending upon how many grafts you had, the surgeon could have excised a donor strip up to the width of a stick of gum. Your scalp is going to feel tight for a while until things stretch back out. Don't do any bending over or heavy lifting or anything to put more tension on the incision until it is well healed.

Dr. Lindsey has some sort of magical powers with scars. I don't remember ever reading about a complaint about a bad scar in his hands. You will start sprouting in the next month or two.

Thanks for taking the time to post about your experience! I love reading peoples experiences with various surgeons.

This is like day and night. With the limited number of grafts, and the medications, you've restored what looks like a full head of hair!! I'm very impressed with Dr. Madhu, and this case shows why.