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azazelgs I say go for it. If it's gone in 18-24months, what have you got to lose!!

Hi Johnny From my research, I'd avoid Aussie surgeons as well. The strong AUD $ makes having a transplant overseas cheaeper too. Cheers

I am interested in FUE and am heavily into fitness (doing up to 2hrs of weights and cardio every day), and am definitely keen to hear about recovery times. Having a few months off weights after having a FUT procedure really turns me off doing it...

SRK735 I hope the SMP procedure goes well with Milena and very keen to see photos once it's done. All the best!

Hi all, This is an interesting thread, and I feel I'm suffering from the same issue as you Diego with a potential weak donor supply and significant crown loss. Sorry for hi-jacking your thread, but I would like to briefly talk about my story to. Here's the link to my photos: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/167066-26-years-old-contemplating-hair-transplant.html For now, I'm looking to stay on propecia and minoxidil every day for 12 months and re-assess how my hair has changed over the year. I am however, very interested in perhaps taking the FUE/SMP (temporary ink from Beauty Medical?) in 12-18 months time. I would like to re-shape my hair line with FUE, and perhaps get the crown filled in with a few graphs... or at the very least SMP. I am into fitness modelling which includes photography/getting up on stage etc and so framing the face is very important. FUT is unlikely to be an option for me and not something I am too interested in. I just want to wear my hair shaved as it currently is, or cropped with a bit of a fringe but shaved everywhere else. Interested in how your situation plays out and what you decide to go with Diego! All the best!

SMP has certainly caught my interest over the last week or so. Spex, I watched your video with Beauty Medical over the weekend and it was a great watch. I do have a question regarding the fade. Does it fade away to literally nothing? In other words, if I was to get this procedure done as a one off, in 10 years time would there still be ink on my head or will it be completely gone? Obviously as my hair loss increases and my hairs eventually turn grey.. I wouldn't want to be left with black ink on my scalp! Cheers!

I've attached some photos taken today as I haven't shaved in about 6 days. My hair looks shocking. Any thoughts on the donor region, it appears I'm thinning out at the back below the crown... is this compromising my donor region and the number of potential grafts I may be able to get?

Hi BadBeat, Thanks for the comment. I have been thinking about taking the FUE route - to give me the sharper hairline and to fill in the crown. I understand this won't give me fantastic density, especially growing the hair out longer, but this the option you suggested could certainly be a possible solution and it's something I've been thinking about. I've gone through some 40+ pages and looked at hundreds of cases of FUT and FUE hair transplants and did come across a few FUE cases where guys have got the above scenario done. That is is certainly a possibility for me, but obviously keen to see how the medication goes over the next 12 months before a decision/consultations are made. In regards to SMP, I have not yet looked into this. I use Dermmatch daily.. so in a way, I guess it's just more of a 'permanent' Dermmatch. I'll search for some cases of SMP to extend my research. My hair is probably the only thing in my life that I stress/worry about. I am quite a confident dude... but I just want to be able to leave my house without wearing concealer and without worrying about my hair! Cheers

Thanks for the reply gents. I will continue with both finastride and minoxidil for the 12 month period and hopefully take monthly progress photos, although this time I'll take them with a week or so growth, rather than freshly shaved. And mattj, from my research, Dr Rahal is currently among the top of my pick of surgeons once it's deemed what is best for my case. I will continue to update this thread in due course. Cheers!

Hi all, I'm a long-time lurker and this is my first post! I'm 26 years old, and have been contemplating a hair transplant for some time. I started slowly losing my hair around 19/20yrs old. In the last 3 years I have irregularly used propecia and minoxidil. However, the longest I've ever used minoxidil is only about 3 months straight (obviously not enough time for any sort of results). I shave my head weekly and use dermmatch daily as a concealer on the temples and crown. However - I'm sick of this! Over the next 12 months, I will be taking 1.25mg propecia and applying 5% Minoxidil daily. At the end of this period, I'd like to re-assess where my hair growth/loss is at and contemplate possibly going ahead with a FUT or FUE transplant. I'm willing to travel (US/Canada) and the cost is not a huge issue. I'm an aspiring fitness model and simply have no chance of going anywhere with my current crop of hair! It's not just that though - my hair loss has been affecting my confidence for a long time now. I've attached various pictures that were taken today after a 1 clipper shave (my scalp may look oily as I applied Minoxidil before the photos were taken). I've clearly got a receeding hairline, some thinning in the mid-scalp and a nice bald patch on the crown. I'm hoping the propecia/minoxidil will at least stabilise hair loss and possibly (hopefully) thicken my hair a little in the vertex and crown. Interested in people's thoughts! I'll add some more photos in a week when my hair grows out a little. Cheers