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You made a wise choice. Never RUSH!! A wedding is one day, your hair transplant will be with you forever. So choose wisely.

Elon cheekily admits to getting a hair transplant in this post. Tbh the picture on the right doesn’t even look like him.

Wow incredible 🤩

Have you considered switching to Dutasteride? It may be something to throw in your arsenal. Maybe take it once a week along with fin.

6 months is not enough time to make a reasonable decision, nor will any clinic take you seriously. If at 6 months you’re worried, definitely bring it up. But chances are the clinic will tell you to be patient. By 10 months you more or less know how its gonna look. That’s the time you should start asking for a touch-up.

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Amazing results. Why did you quit fin and min?

Everything is looking great. Happy growing.

What if you want to ditch the hair system eventually? You’ll be left with this: Before committing to surgery, try the full system. To see if you would like it. You might not like the maintenance, etc. You might be happier shaving. Do not take surgery lightly. It’s a lifelong commitment, and so is medication. Any hairs that are improved with meds will be lost without them. Both on top and the donor.

From what I understand they suggest daily use. Based on the results they witnessed, it seems to be the most effective. However, the dosage depends on what the dermatologist suggests. I will be using it 3x per week. Then see if I have any sides and move up. You also have to consider that if you use the gel and wash your hair daily, it’s not gonna be systemic as much. So it all depends on your regimen.

Yes, it most certainly got worse. Even in this picture the density is quite low. Now, it’s almost depleted, with large gaps. I’m not sure your donor hair is suitable. IMO you’re better of getting a full hair system. If you don’t like it, take it off. No scars.

Based on these pictures, I don't surgery is a good idea. You're sides are very sparse. The crown dips down a lot. There just isn't enough donor to give you a reasonable result with density and coverage. You could transplant just the hairline and do SMP to the rest, that's a possibility. But I would probably try the SMP out first. If you're not happy with the SMP, you don't want to be left with just a hairline.

It's hard to give you advice without pictures. Not all Norwood 7's are created equal, there are Norwood 7s with good donors suitable for surgery. Below is an example: However, there are other Norwood 7s who don't have a donor supply or hair quality suitable for surgery. Example below: In the latter example, you see the sides are very low, even beyond a Norwood 7 pattern, the donor hair is very sparse, and there simply isn't enough hair to transplant even a reasonable hairline. If you're in this situation surgery is not an option. I haven't seen any Norwood 7 hyper responders to medication. In fact, it's my speculation that meds rarely help Norwood 7s unless they're in the beginning stages of hair loss, even then it probably won't be enough to keep them from going bald. As a Norwood 7, you're in for a LONG road. You're talking serious money, if you want to have a hair transplant. A Norwood 7 requires at least 8K grafts, and that's leaving the crown bald. You're going to spend at least 20K conservatively. Is it worth it to you? Really ask yourself that question. You will never have a full head of hair, even if you have a 10/10 result. You're always going to be somewhat balding, if you're a candidate, which is a 50/50 as a Norwood 7.

I'm sorry to hear that you're not happy. It looks like you're second procedure was less than 6 months ago right? I would wait a little longer before casting full judgement. That said, if you're dissatisfied best to keep the surgeon in the loop with how you're feeling. Hopefully the situation improves in the next few months.

Medication first, topical dutasteride in the hairline may help.

Wow wonderful results, thanks for coming back 👏🏼

He’s on the forum, but I forget his username. Excellent results as always 👏🏼

Hard to judge the results with short hair, but if you’re not satisfied why not bring it up to Dr. Charles? He may be willing to give you a free touch-up. That’s the good thing about going to a good surgeon, they don’t leave you high and dry.

I tried oral fin 16 years ago, got bad sides, recently tried topical finasteride and no sides yet.

I haven’t had any sides with Xyons finasteride. It could be the delivery vehicle. I’ve been very patient pleasantly surprised. It’s only been a month, but I remember the oral version gave me sides by this time.

Because it works locally, reducing the DHT in the scalp, rather than systemically.

I’m gonna ask Xyon when we have our next podcast. It’s definitely something that needs to be global.

The hairline took about 6 months. The crown took a little longer. Its nonsense when guys say you know what the HT looks like at 6 months. I was barely getting past the ugly duckling phase.

Wow looks fantastic 👏🏼

It’s hard to say so soon after surgery. You won’t know the density until it starts to grow. Watch this