Appreciate it, fellows.
I'm a Nepali-American that's moved back to Nepal. And since bald/buzzed looks aren't really appreciated over here, I'm thinking real hard about getting a transplant.
I used to have great hair 3-4 years ago, not just in terms of volume. Then I started losing it and my crown is making me feel super insecure.
I'd visited Dr. Ak Babbar in Oakland 3 summers ago and he asked me to wait. He'd also told me that my decision to discontinue Rogaine due to added hairloss was a poor was because that probably meant it was working.
I went to see a local doctor a couple months ago and he prescribed finasteride and Minox - 10% (I don't know if its stronger/better than Rogaine 5% that I brought from the US).
Back to Dr. Bhatti's comment. I get it that he was being honest and I prefer honesty over delusional comments but at the same time, I was really disheartened by his email that said wearing a hairpiece or getting Scalp Micro Pigmentation was my only hope.
I have emailed Dr. Radha in India but I'm kinda skeptical because she only does FUT.
I also emailed Dr. Dua but I honestly don't have 10-12k to spend on hair transplant at the moment.
I'm not sure if I'm going to be patient enough to wait for another 6-12 months to see if Minox and finasteride will do the trick. I tried Rogaine on and off for 3 years and it didn't really yield any result.
It's a shame that I never knew of finasteride until 6-7 weeks ago.
Just the thoughts of attending my best friend's wedding in May with a buzzed hair makes me feel awkward.