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cetearyl alcohol is just a fatty alcohol (fatty acid with the acid group converted to an alcohol group). Fatty alcohols are very common in beauty products because of their waxy texture. Many beauty products use different proportions of fatty alcohols in order to obtain the desired texture for their product. Nothing to worry about I have used this product before it is a solid hair product and it won't cause your hair to fall out. I'm curious where you read that it cause hairloss?

no it will not. No product unless it contains some harsh chemicals that cause hairloss will make your hair fall out, which would be pretty stupid to put chemicals that cause hairloss in a hair product. More than likely the people complaining about this product making their hair fall out don't realize they are suffering from male pattern baldness, and since this product is a pomade there is a tendency for the hair to stick to the hands more than other products so think this product is causing their hairloss

I don't know if I would make a blanket statement like that, but I do have similar views. If a patient has freakishly high density then FUE could possibly yield enough grafts over the patients lifetime to keep up with their loss. My case is a prime example of why strip is now and will always be (until hair multiplication is a reality) a better option for a lot of patients. I started losing my hair pretty much as soon a puberty set in, and I have advanced loss. I have finer hair and lower donor density, so for me if FUE was the only option I would not have opted for a hair transplant because I wouldn't have been able to obtain a sufficient amount of grafts. However because I have very good laxity I have been able to obtain a little over 4000 grafts in total so far with more in reserve, if I chose to go with FUE I doubt I would have even been able to obtain 3000 grafts throughout my entire lifetime. I feel like a broken record at this point, but for a large number of patients total donor availability is their biggest issue and for most of these patients FUE simply cant provide enough grafts over their lifetime. I believe I probably have a total of 7000-8000 donor grafts available to me via strip depending on how my laxity returns after each procedure. Whereas I would be lucky to get 3000 grafts in total from FUE alone which would not get me to where I need to be. I think the Strip scar argument is similar to the propecia side effects argument. People who have had a bad strip experience think all the doctors performing strip are crooks and butchers who mutilate patients and think the procedure should be banned, while people with a positive strip experience think those people are fear mongers who over react because their scar is a complete non-issue. Just like people with propecia side effects think Merck is an evil empire that hides the facts about the drug and suppresses any future treatments, whereas people with no sides think those people are crazy. With both cases the truth lies somewhere in the middle, but all you ever hear is the two most extreme ends of the spectrum, and honestly it is becoming exhausting.

Don't nape hair and the hair behind the ears very often succumb to mpb and miniaturization?

I would not recommend you to undergo any more flap or reduction/expansion procedures, they are pretty outdated procedures now. There are a lot of surgeons recommended here who have experience in repair work. Dr Lindsey is currently working on a three step repair on a guy with a failed flap procedure located here: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/170224-dr-lindsey-stage-2-3-step-procedure-repair-failed-flap-surgery.html You might want to consider posting up some pics in this thread ( you can block out your face) so that the members and doctors on the board can give you more informed recommendations.

I'm not really sure what your rant is all about, it's kind of all over the place. Dr. Lindsey was referring to the fact that you will always have more donor available via strip no matter who the doctor is. That is the biggest advantage strip has over fue. There is really no way to dispute that fact.

Great to see that you guys are able to post again!!

I personally wouldn't tell anyone to expect to be able to shave down to anything below a #4 guard after a strip procedure. I have seen cases where people are able to shave down to a #2 guard without issues but I have also seen cases where people cant go below a #6 guard without the scar showing. Like Matt said how short you can go depends on a lot of personal factors, but I think a general rule is that almost everyone should be ok at around a #4-#5 guard, and then you have the outliers who have a phenomenal scar and can go shorter or people who have a terrible scar and have to go longer.

here's one: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/161885-dr-wong-5825-grafts-one-session-8-years-post-op.html

I think I remember maybe Jotronic posting an update of a guy with long hair not too long ago

I agree with your logic. I am not someone who buys the low fue yeild argument any more. At one point in time there was a big difference in yeild, but I think the procedure has advandced to the point that in capable hands the difference in yeild is a non issue. The reality is that every patient is different and wieghs certain advantages more important than others. That was the case for me. I have advanced loss, limited donor density and finer caliber hair, so in my case I needed to maximize my donor. I would never have been able to obtain enough grafts via fue to give me an acceptable result, so the difference in available donor outweighed all other advantages of fue in my case. If I however I had unusually high density or minimal loss with a weak family history of mpb then I probably would have been more inclined to go the fue route. That is what I was stating with my last post, with the very minimal information on the op situation other than a graft count it is impossible to say he should go either fue or strip.

you can wear a hat right after surgery as long as it doesn't ever contact the grafts, you will also want to have an adjustable or oversized hat as their will be significant swelling

I think saying you would reccomend fue all the way for 1800-2200 grafts is also a blanket statement without knowing a lot more about this patients situation. As I have said before I do think fue is better than strip in many ways, however fue will never be able to touch strip in terms of the total available donor, at least not until regeneration or multiplications is in wide spread use. For example a patient might have 8,000 grafts available via strip, and then still has the option to harvest more via fue later on. Whereas that same patient probably only has 4,000 grafts or so available strictly from fue. So while there are definite advantages to fue, if a person needs a high number of grafts for a cosmetically acceptable result often fut is the only route unless the person has a freakishly high donor density.

p.s. - augustya, I really hope you go to one of the reccommended doctors from this site located in India, like everywhere else there are a lot of hacks and I hope ur budget doesn't point you in the wrong direction.

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Good luck man!! You're in good hands with Rahal, I had a great experience at his clinic.

do you have any pictures immediately post-op showing where the work was done?

I am a little concerned with some of your statements. Post up some pics so we can have a look. If you truly are a NW 5-6 I think your expectations of being transformed into a NM 1-1.5 may be unrealistic. Most NW 5-6 don't have anywhere near enough donor to be turned into a NW 1-1.5 with good coverage and density. If these are your expectations you might not be a suitable candidate since you're more than likely not going to be satisfied with your results if your expectations are not within reach

What clinic is this? I have heard of this before, but it was with bad clinics that perform their surgeries off site.

Go see Dr. Konior he is one of the best and also Dr. Panine is very good. I would schedule consults with both, they will tell you if you are a suitable candidate. Research a lot on this site and after you consult with both docs come back here and ask any questions you have or if you want to bounce their recommendations off the members here. Both of those doctors are top of their game and you would be in great hands with either one

This. Depending on your age, family history of loss and your willingness to take meds you may not be a candidate for a hair transplant at this time.

Well there is really no way to definitively say that those wrinkles are from minoxidil use. If you stop using minoxidil the enzyme will stop being inhibited, but if minox did cause the wrinkles they aren't going to go away just because you stopped, so no if the wrinkles were caused by minox it is not reversible by stopping use. I have wrinkles on my forehead which are expression lines, my mom has the exact same lines, so I know I would have them no matter what because they have always been there. Minoxidil may have exacerbated the problem, but I am ok due to risk vs reward. I haven't seen any studies about whether or not the enzyme inhibition is localized to the area of application or if it is widespread due to systemic absorption so I really don't know if it is having any effect on collagen production anywhere except on top of my head. Like propecia you have to weigh the risks vs reward and decide if you are comfortable with them.

I think propecia can definitely decrease your chances of shockloss both permanent and temporary. As for wearing a hair piece post-op I don't think that is an option as it will more than likely damage the new grafts.

minoxidil has been found to inhibit gene expression of the enzyme lysyl hydroxylase which is involved in the production of collagen, so it can increase wrinkles and skin aging

Dr. Rahal is one of the best in the world and he is in Ottawa