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Oh how is oral minoxidil? I only ever tried the topical version.

- Yes, I did have SMP in the crown but it's faded to a blue'ish tone. I personally wouldn't recommend SMP it's a waste of money in my opinion. - Ok, that's great to hear. I will trust their judgment. - I've been on Finasteride on and off for 15 years or so. But sometimes I'm inconsistent with it.

Here's another picture that better illustrates the crown exposure in natural lighting.

Hi Folks, My Procedure is booked at Eugenix with Dr. Priya Das on May 5 for 2000 Grafts. I'm arriving in New Delhi on May 4 and will stay until May 9. This will be my fourth hair transplant surgery (all FUE) - I had 2 with Dr. Rahal in Ottawa (in 2014 and 2016); and one with Dr. Bhatti in India (in 2018). I've had over 5000 grafts into the hairline and crown. I've had decent results but I'm hoping for a stronger hairline that will better frame my face and also fill in the crown. My donor has already been slightly overharvested and there is some scarring that is visible even when my hair is long. Dr Rahal mentioned that I would only have 200 or so scalp grafts left back after my last procedure with him in 2016. Then surprisingly, I was able to get another 1700 with Dr. Bhatti in 2018 and he felt I could still harvest another 800 scalp grafts for a future procedure. When Eugenix said they can get another 1500 - 1700 scalp grafts and the rest from beard to reach 2000 total grafts - I was a bit skeptical and concerned about future donor scarring but I am hopeful it's possible. I trust their expertise and this assessment could also change after reviewing my scalp in person rather than in photos. In any case, I am excited and optimistic to finish this journey and hoping this will be my final hair transplant. I will update my experience and progress here. Cheers, 362

Interesting. I'm also going to Eugenix at the end of April and am getting the same amount of grafts and going with the Exclusive package too. I'm also Canadian. Lots of coincidences! Ha. One question: With the exclusive package, Dr. Priyadarshani would be doing the incisions / extractions no? That is my understanding. Otherwise why wouldn't people just choose the cheaper package? The incisions / extractions is what takes the most skill and should be done by the doctor. I understand the techs will help with the Implantation. Anyways good luck with it! I will follow your journey and growth closely. Cheers, 362

Looks great so far, congrats! What's the pricing per graft there? Cheers.

You had a full head of hair before the transplant and your forehead wasn't big either. The donor looks fine -- grow your hair slightly longer if it bothers you. I think you're being hypersensitive here. It's still early days - try not to critique it so much now, give it time.

Hey all! I'm taking the plunge for the 3rd with Dr. Bhatti in India on Thursday. Bit of my history: I've had 2 fairly big FUE procedures with Dr. Rahal in the last 10 years. And also one touchup procedure. I've received over 5000 FUE grafts into my hairline, mid-scalp and crown. I had a good experience with Rahal but unfortunately, with my thin hair characteristics and high contrast to my scalp, I didn't get the home run result I was hoping for. My crown is still quite exposed and my hairline is also quite weak and needs more grafts. Dr. Rahal thinks I only have 200 more scalp grafts left at the most. Sooooo after a lot of thought I've decided to try BHT - beard and chest grafts to finish up the job. My thinking is that I have already invested so much time (and money) into this and I would like to finish it. I didn't get a hair transplant in the first place to have a bald crown and weak hairline. Researching BHT on here lead me to Dr. Bhatti and he appears to have done some great work over the years so I feel I will be in good hands. Communication with Dr. Bhatti for the last few months has been very professional and he always personally responds to my emails in a timely fashion which is great. He feels confident he can fill in the exposed area in the crown and also thicken up my hairline using a mix of scalp (200) and beard / chest (1300) or however many grafts we can get. Anyone else with a depleted scalp donor and still needs further work - you can follow my experience with Dr. Bhatti on this thread as I will be updating my progress until the one year mark. I should also note that in the past year I got SMP into my crown. The bottom of 4th picture is after the SMP. Cheers, 362

Oh in that case he is right on track! lol. The fun usually starts after month 3 - happy growing!

You should have more growth than that for 7 months. I'd be slightly concerned for sure.

Any update stinger??

Nice brother. Looking good so far!

Update Stinger?

Hi Gents (and ladies) Well the time has come for my second procedure with Dr. Rahal this Thursday. I received 2750 FUE grafts 2 years ago in the frontal region. While I didn't have a home run result the first time around - I still had a great experience with Rahal and his team, hence why I am going back. This time we'll be adding to the hairline and putting 1500 grafts in the crown. Hoping I won't need another HT for a while! Cheers 362

How long should I wait before using Nizoral again after a hair transplant? Thanks.