garethbale

Its an absolute joke that propecia is still the number one hair treatment drug, two decades after its approval. Decreased libido and depression should not be side effects for someone who wants to keep their hair.

Great work Dr Doganay Would it be possible for him to have more work done on the crown and add some density? Also, does PRP make much of a difference...to growth in donor/recipient? ...or healing? Thanks

Wow, this is an amazing result. A modest number of grafts for such awesome coverage and decent density. Well done doc!

Looks good. Can I ask, how many grafts do you think he might have for any future procedures? I ask because if he can maintain the crown with propecia, I would be tempted to add grafts to lower the hair line a bit and add a bit to the temples. Thanks

Thanks for your comments guys. I do agree I probably need to arrange a few more in person consultations. Matt - I appreciate its hard to give a diagnosis on line. The in person consultation I had was with Dr Wong who suggested around 1500-2500 grafts at the temples and to create a (slightly higher) hairline. If Dr Mwamba is in London I will contact his office to see if I can meet with him. Jotronic - my crown has always had a look (particularly when my hair is longer) that it is slightly thinning. However this has been the case for the last 7/8 years and I am on propecia so perhaps this is helping. If I do get anything done it will definitely not be a low, aggressive hairline. I realise that MPB is progressive so if any work is done it will be to create a slightly higher hairline and perhaps add some density around and behind the forelock. There was a period in 2012 where my hair felt really good and my hairline was not that different to how it is now so I'm quite happy not to have the NW1 look. Patriot & Nick - yeah I appreciate I am quite lucky to have receded quite slowly. There are some days when it does bother me however and I think a little bit more density at the frontal third would make a big difference. I would like to have the option of styling my hair without it looking see through at the front, and with the hairline looking stronger, even if slightly higher. I have seen some excellent results on people whose loss is much worse than mine which does encourage me to proceed, However I appreciate they may be the best case scenarios. There was one particular guy who'd had about 8000 grafts with Dr Doganay and had achieved an excellent result with decent density (particularly at the front) and good coverage. Is is possible to keep addressing loss as it occurs, but to perhaps go with a slightly less dense area on top, perhaps supplemented with concealer, which I currently use?

Hi all I am new to the forum, I am posting as I am considering a hair transplant. I have researched various surgeons on the internet and had various on line consultations and face to face consultations. A bit about me I inherited MPB from my mother's side of the family....I have older brothers who are balding, though out of all of us I think my loss is slowest. I started receding soon after my 19th birthday, in September 2003. Since then I've been fortunate enough to have receded at a slow pace. My hair loss has been classified as a Norwood 2 (but maybe pushing 2.5). I only have loss at the temples and hairline and its these areas I am looking to fill in. There is no crown loss whatsoever and my hair on top is stable. My aims I am looking to recreate my hairline so that I might be able to style it up and comb forward/sideways. Though I am keen to get my hairline sorted, I am cautious of future loss so am still a bit nervous about proceeding. I do take propecia which may be helping to slow my loss, but hasn't stopped it unfortunately. I've noticed some excellent hairline work from some of the surgeons but wonder how people address future loss. Is it the case that density can be full (or near enough) at the front and lighter on top? In regards to the recommendations, I have already had some from respected docs who are recommended on this network. The numbers of grafts I have been quoted range from as few as 1400 to 2600-2800. I have also been suggested FUT or FUE; I think I'd rather FUE as I don't want a strip scar. Although i have yet to make up my mind, I am leaning to one of the Turkish doctors, Dr Doganay or Dr Erdogan. Both of these doctors appear to produce very impressive results, which are pretty dense even when the number of grafts is modest. For this purpose, and the fact they are slightly cheaper than the US docs, and closer to where I live (London, UK) I am leaning towards one of them. However I am keeping my options open. I attach some photos which I'd be grateful if people could review and let me know what they think...in terms of whether I'd be a suitable candidate, what to go for, how many grafts etc. One other thing that was said to me was that I appear to have excellent donor. A face to face consultation suggested I may be able to use up to 12,000 grafts (essentially enough for full coverage???), while the online docs also thought my donor was good. I was encouraged by this but thought it seemed a tad optimistic...is such a number achievable and wouldn't my donor look totally bare is a number that high was harvested? I'm trying to educate myself on all of this but there is just a sea of information out there and I want to make sure I get this right. Thanks in advance!

This result is amazing, especially with such a modest number of grafts. I don't want to be insinuating anything, but can you confirm there is no additional stuff such as concealer, and that this is the same guy? Thanks