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eternaldenied

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Basic Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    India
  • State
    AL

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Thinning Hair Loss All over the Scalp
  • How long have you been losing your hair?
    In the last 10 years
  • Norwood Level if Known
    Norwood V
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Maintain and Regrow Hair

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    Yes
  • Other hair restoration physicians
    Dr Tejinder Bhatti
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    SocialEngine Value 23
    Rogaine Extra Strength for Men
    Nizoral Shampoo

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  1. Not sure if we took it from the nape but I remember Dr said that we had to go far below to get the good grafts and he also mentioned that those were strong hairs and not the downy ones. Dr Bhatti should be able to comment on this more.
  2. Dr Bhatti, Thankyou very much for the support. I will try to come to your clinic. I took propecia for near about 15 months and stopped the same due to sides.
  3. Hello All, First thing first , I apologise for using harsh words. It was one of those days when I looked myself in the mirror and said gosh, what have I done to myself ? money went down the drain, donor hair gone too. Now, personally, I have great regards for Dr Bhatti, he is a man with a good heart. My frustration is only with my HT results. I never expected a full head of hair, I am/was fully aware of my limitations and Dr Bhatti counseled me well in that regard. What I am frustrated about is - on the right half of my scalp, there were good amounts of grafts transplanted in the first procedure. please see first HT pics, you can see transplanted grafts all over the head. however, for some reasons, grafts on the right side did not grow anywhere compared to those on the left side and I was left with a nearly bald right scalp after 11 months. I discussed this with Dr and we decided to have second procedure targeting only the right scalp this time. Now, one year has passed after my second procedure and I see nil to marginal improvements over my first HT results. My frustration is built around the basis that I lost my precious donor hair to gain something that didn't happen. If the grafts are transplanted twice at the same place why on the earth would they not grow ? Were those grafts transected in the procedure, the grafts were not DHT resistant and they are gone or may be something else.
  4. 11 months have passed by and I have not seen an iota of improvement from my first transplant. This means that my head was butchered, I was ripped off and my donor density was made bankrupt for nothing. I can't believe such a result from a doctor who is recommended on this forum. I paid twice for the same area and got nothing in return. Moreover lost more donor grafts. This is completely unacceptable standard to say the least. There must have been something terribly wrong with the way my surgery was performed. I am so disheartened. I am at much worse state than if I never had a hairtransplant. Keep aside the 6000 $ that I have already paid for this pathetic result with 4500 grafts.
  5. I don't know what to say. Results have been disheartening to say the least.I am waiting for full year cycle to click some more pictures anpost it here to seek advice.
  6. Dear All, I am now 10 months Post Op. No Visible improvements over the last pictures I posted above. I believe I am done with all the growth I could have had. ~eternalDenied.
  7. mikeey, I think my second procedure with Dr Bhatti has also failed however I would wait 9 months as per Dr recommendation to pass any judgement. I am already in 8th month and I believe you have seen my update in other post. I would be glad if some miracle growth happens in next month.
  8. Brain Fog. - I use to think I am just tired until I came to know that it could be propecia. Lower Back Pain. - I use to think its general pain but now I know that osteoporosis is another side effect of propecia. Difficulty focusing/concentration - I use to think I am just tired but now I know it could be propecia. Loss or Morning Erections - Didn't bother much about it until I came to know about PFS and that propecia could lead to permanent erectile dysfunction Loss of Spontaneous Erections. Hard to maintain erection. Testicular pain - This I did notice But I chose to ignore. Now you can say that its all in my head
  9. Mikeey, Nope. If I had known beforehand that this is gonna be result after my HT, I would have never gone ahead at the first place and never ever for the second correction procedure. I can't really think of any future corrections as my donor site would be depleted by now. Secondly, I don't have the courage to go for any further procedure after 2 attempts. I should have researched better, may be I should have gone for FUT. May be I am unfortunate. Happy New Year to you too. ~eternalDenied
  10. Cryingoutloud, Thanks for your support bro. Mikeey, No need to apologise. I am not hurt by your comments. Your candid feedback is appreciated.
  11. KO and David, Thanks much for your response. I have stopped Finasteride from past 1 week. After reading through all the permanent side effects that it could potentially cause, I realized that I was having few of those side effects but I could not notice them. Moreover I consulted my HT Dr who prescribed me Finasteride at the first place. He said that he never suggested to take Finasteride longer than 6 months. I am not confident to continue with this drug without any medical supervision. Hence the decision. I have got back on Rogaine 5% alternate days. I am aware that without Finasteride, Rogaine would not do much of anything;however, I am happy to loose more hair to save my stuff down there.
  12. Guys, I have been on generic Finasteride 1mg every alternate days since July 2013. I am 31 and reading through horrendous Side Effects on propeciaeffects.com, I ask this question. I read a study somewhere that even 0.2 mg of Finasteride can reduce the Serum DHT to same level as 1 mg does. I don't know if we get 0.2 mg Finasteride out there and if its possible to cut 1mg finasteride in 5 pieces. 1 mg pill itself is so small. Questions. 1. Is the Study true ? 2. Which would be more effective - taking 1 mg Finasteride once in 5 days OR taking 0.2 mg every day ? 3. Which would do more damage to the System in terms of side effects - taking 1 mg Finasteride once in 5 days OR taking 0.2 mg every day ? propeciasideffects.com has scared the shit out of me.
  13. Guys, Here is the long due update. I did not feel like posting any pictures because I could not see any cosmetic improvement from where I started. 1st Pic is 1 month before the 2nd procedure (8th May 2014). 2nd and 3rd Pic is 3 days after the 2nd Procedure(8th May 2014). 4th, 5th and 6th Pic is 7 Months after the 2nd Procedure(8th May 2014). My observations - It seems Density overall has deteriorated. I do see few thick transplanted hair falling now and then. The patch on the left side(Pic 5) seems to be shock loss. Your candid feedback/comments is appreciated. Treatment Regime 1. Finasteride 1 mg every alternate day. Since July 2013. 2. Rogaine 5% every day since Oct 2013. Took 3 months break Sep 2014 - Nov 2014 due to sides- headache, fatigue, low BP. Started again from 1st Dec 2014.
  14. David, thanks for stepping in. I have not been able to conclude in favour of rogaine possibly because I have read a lot against rogaine than in favour. what is your opinion about this clinical study? Update Rogaine and Hairloss it says that rogaine shedding is disproportionate to any amount of growth that you may have experienced.
  15. Thanks. Densedream., So what you are saying is even If I get back on Rogaine and continue with same religiously it's not guaranteed that my hair condition would be stable. Is there no shedding pattern?. I thought we shed only when we start / quit but from your experience, this looks even more dangerous.
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