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Hi delgreco, Did you decide to go ahead with the SMP yet?

Sorry I just read your post again. You said that you have grey black hair. It kind of makes sense then that 2 different shades would be used.

I wasn't aware of this at all. I'm thinking about getting SMP done and keeping my hair longish but what you've been told is kind of worrying. Anyone else heard of this?

I'm also interested in this.Looking into getting 'permanent' SMP and keeping my hair long to help give the illusion of density. Where is the best place in Ireland/England to get this done?

Hi Napavalley,Ok cheers. Best of luck on your journey pal and I hope everything works out for you.

Hi Napavalley, thanks for the reply. When you say it's like "night and day" between finasteride and Avodart do you mean that the Avodart is working better for you than the finasteride ever did?

Anyone else have experience of this? There are surely guys out there who have given up on minoxidil and then experience a sudden growth slow down or shed.

Hi Bill, thanks for your input. I had made the conscious decision that I was going to stop minoxidil when I booked the HT. I don't doubt that it's an effective treatment (albeit a life support machine) but it was a pain in the ass to apply. Things like staying over at someone's house or going away on holidays with friends become way too difficult unless you're up front about the treatment - big no no for me. I should note that before starting minox my midscalp was thinning but it was ok and far better than it currently is. When my head was shaved on the day of the HT you couldn't tell I was thinning there. To be honest I was expecting to see my hair suffer as a consequence of stopping but the change in my hair between now and when the doctor was inspecting my mid scalp during the consult is vastly different. He would not even entertain the thought of putting grafts into the midscalp during the consult (and that was after slowly tapering off the minox and stopping completely about 6 weeks before it) - there was too much hair there he said. If he saw it now I think he would have a different opinion I think unfortunately. The whole thing has made it clear to me that I need to start on Avodart asap . It's my best chance of halting further loss. What a curse this thing is!!

Hi new here,Recently had 2700 FUE with a renowned surgeon. I'm on finasteride with 2.5 years (stabilised loss, slowed it down greatly. No noticeable regrowth) and after 1 year on finas I decided to try minox (hair greed!). Decided when I was booking the FUE last july I would not be going back on minox afterwards as it was a massive pain to apply and results weren't good enough. I tapered off the minox very slowly over months (was using once/day for final 3 months then once every 2 days and so on until stopped completely 6 weeks before) hoping to avoid a big shed. On the day of surgery my midscalp was looking decent (thinning slightly but had been before starting finas). Had head shaved for FUE and had hairline and temples filled in. Doctor looked at my midscalp and said it was too early to try to fill in. I told him about how I had been on minox and how I tapered off it. Surgery was fine and went well. I'm now 6 weeks post surgery and the native hair in my midscalp (no grafts put in here remember) has been really slow to grow back. Only about 40% of the hairs have actually grown while the rest has remained either at the shaved length or looks like they have shrunk and shed. Has anyone been in the situation I am now i.e. stopped minox just before surgery and native hair slow to grow back? Obviously I don't think the surgery has anything to do with this. It's worrying as I've read some horror stories about guys stopping minox and their hair dropping well below baseline and taking nearly a year to recover. Any advice greatly appreciated.