JohnGage

Awesome results!! Thanks for the updates... if you are not on Propecia you will continue to lose native hair. So I guess you will need another session in few years. Good luck!

I believe Dr. Lorenzo is the best FUE surgeon in the world. Good luck.

Finasteride is a drug that works by blocking the enzyme 5-alpha reductase Type II that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the hair follicle. Finasteride causes a significant drop in both scalp and blood levels of DHT. So it can definitely help your native hair. Will it help transplanted hair which comes from the safe zone? I am not sure about that. Hair follicles in the safe donor area do not have receptors to DHT. Which is a metabolite of the male hormone which when combined to the receptors shuts off the blood supply to the follicle killing it. So from my understanding, safe zone follicles should last for life even without Finasteride.

Without clear pictures of your pre/post hair transplant it wouldn't be fair to judge. May be you have lost more native hair since the transplant? Or may be your donor hair was removed outside of the safe zone? Hair follicles in the safe donor area do not have receptors to DHT. Which is a metabolite of the male hormone which when combines to the receptors shuts off the blood supply to the follicle killing it. If safe zone follicles are used as donor, it should last for life.

Have a look at this post from Dr. Bhatti You can find it here with pictures: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/175737-potential-recommendation-dr-tejinder-bhatti-chandigarh-india-14.html

Dr. Path will try to talk you into FUT. He is a strip surgeon. I had a consult with him few years back. He had thousands of reasons to go for FUT. A friend of mine who wanted FUE had the same experience with Dr. Path. I don't think there are good FUE surgeons in South or South East Asia other than Dr. Bhatti in India.

World's oldest man Alexander Imich (Born February 4, 1903), died June 8, 2014 at the age of 111 in New York. The first thing I noticed about him was his hair at the age of 111. Never saw someone this old with so much hair!!

Hi Pepe, Thanks a lot for the reply. Appreciate it very much. May I pls know, are you on any meds? If so, since when? I am just trying to understand how/why HT's fail. I've always thought that hair in your safe zone is safe, as it is genetically resistant to DHT. If the grafts survived the HT procedure, it should last as long as the remaining hair in your safe zone?? There is another guy on this forum who says he had 3 FUT's and all seems to have failed. I am waiting for his reply to the same question. Thanks a lot once again.

Peperoni, May I please ask you, how many FUT/FUE procedures and how many grafts did you receive before this surgery? What happened to those grafts? All failed? How long did those grafts last? How did you lose them? Do you have any pictures from those surgeries? Dr. Lorenzo is the best. I am sure you will have good results from your recent procedure. All the best. Thanks.

The best FUE surgeon you can find: ---> Dr. Lorenzo

Dr Path = FUT, Dr Doganay = FUE. From what I have seen, they are both very good. But I would prefer Dr. Doganay.

Cosmetic procedures won't be covered by insurance. But yes, you need travel/medical insurance whenever you travel.

Lets do a comparison with the recommended "affordable" 2 Turkish docs and 2 docs who are not. For 3000 FUE grafts: Dr. Koray Erdogan: Euro 7,500 (USD 10,202) Dr. Hakan Doganay: Euro 6,000 (USD 8,161) Dr. Erkan Demirsoy: Euro 3,000 (USD 4,080) Dr. Tejinder Bhatti: Euro 3,087 (USD 4,200) Dr. Demirsoy and Dr. Bhatti are not the most economical. But they have lots of excellent results all over the web, including this forum. Someone like Dr. Maral would charge just Euro 1800 (USD 2,449) for 4000 - 4500 FUE grafts. That's including airport transfers, hotel stay and breakfast. For some of you who can afford it, I guess it's just not easy to understand what this means and how much of a difference it makes!

I agree with densedream. A lot of people cannot afford these recommended doctors! So they look for cheaper alternatives. I am sure most FUE patients would prefer Dr. Lorenzo, but how many can afford him? Both Dr. Bhatti and Dr. Demirsoy are a lot cheaper and have shown very good results. Yes most of the recommended doctors here are good. But does a recommendation and/or a higher price automatically guarantee the best outcome? Do your research, there are so many examples on this forum. For someone who can afford it, price should not be the overriding factor when deciding a surgeon. But for others price may be the most important deciding factor... and then there are others who'd just say: Why pay more when there are surgeons out there charging much less and achieving equally good results?

It looks like a HT. But may be combined with concealers? The first 2 pictures were from the 90's. The next 2 pictures around 2007 and the last 3 pictures recently, which looks like he has lost most of it now! Here is a side-by-side:

These pictures show Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from the 90's to now. No hair to hair to almost no hair again? What went wrong??

Maral is cheap. But all the work is done by his technicians, not the doctor. Have you seen this thread: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/174447-4000-fue-grafts-dr-maral.html

I prefer FUE. Have a look at these threads: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/169499-pros-cons-fue-myths-dispelled.html#post2337385 http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/170901-what-can-fue-do-various-norwood-ratings-repairs-eyebrows-crowns-etc.html#post2351229

I am sure you are eligible. But the coverage will depend on the amount of donor hair available. From your profile I am guessing you are from India... Have a look at these Indian HT surgeons recommended by this network: Hair Transplant Clinics in India Or if you prefer FUE, you should talk to Dr. Bhatti from Chandigarh

I have seen some good results from Dr. Maral's patients. He is a lot cheaper. Have a look at this thread: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/172287-my-progress-dr-maral.html But pls keep in mind that it's his technicians that will do all the work. Not the doctor.

You may want to have a look at this thread for the pros & cons, myths: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/169499-pros-cons-fue-myths-dispelled.html#post2337385

Talk to Dr. Demisroy's agent Clemens Weber

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In my opinion, Dr. Hakan Doganay, Dr. Koray Erdogan and Dr. Erkan Demirsoy are at the same level.

I had FUE twice and each time my donor area recovered completely within 1 month. Recipient area took longer... about 3 months for the numbness to completely fade away.