bash77

Hello mate, Yes, it progressed well thanks! Better on the left side though... which I found to be a little odd. The growth was so much quicker there and the end result much better. Very odd! Re the pills, thanks for confirming. I'm down to my last two strips so will need to contact Dr Ashcroft again at some point. Could you PM me his details if poss? On a side note, been experiencing lots of pain recently in my important bits! I'll be seeing a doctor in due course... hopefully not related to the medication! Hope you're well. When you in London next?

Long time Spex... hope you're well. Remind me, do you take take finasteride daily and do you take quarters or fifths or the 5mg pill?

Good luck friend. Keep us posted on how propecia/finasteride performs for you (should have a better indication in about 6-12 months time from now)

Michael, what kind of results have you been getting with Propecia? What stage of hairloss were you at 11 years ago and how are things now? Cheers!

Cheers Spex - i'll keep you all posted on developments.

I paid $6 per graft with SMG and I considered that reasonable! The healing process was notably quick (superior to strip) so I was ultimately prepared to pay the extra bucks. By the way, my grafts are still there after 4 week. Long may that continue!

KWIH, Sincerly sorry to read about your plight. We are certainly hit when we start losing our hair but thank goodness for a community like this one. We are with you 100% and I trust the finasteride will stabilise your hair loss in due course. Any chance you could post some pics so the forum could assess your situation in more detail? All, KWIH at the beginning of his post stated "I'm shedding like crazy. If I run a hand through my hair, I'll have about 30 hairs". My question is this. How do we measure a 'shed' by quantity? Regards, Bash

Yikes, i spent 10 mins in the sun yesterday and 20 minutes today. Currently in LA (late 70's) and 21 days out. Trust everything will be okay? Fyi, the grafts haven't started shedding yet...

Congratulations to you and the rest of the team on an absolutely fantastic result - i'm sure the patient is over the moon! It's tremendous to see results like this coming out of Europe too. Again, well done and keep it up!!

Thanks for sharing your experience Timt - glad it was a good one! Do you have any photos that you can share?

Thanks for your response Bill. Chanyouzhe, as much as poss try and keep your chin up. Please keep us posted....

Thanks all for your responses. I'm assuming there are probably no variances between strip & FUE? I'm 13 days since the first 750 grafts and everything is still firmly in place. Additionally, what's actually happening right now in the transplanted zone? Are the hairs growing are or just enjoying laying dormant in their new home?

Chanyouzhe, I'm truly saddended to read about your case. Unfortunately, the glitz of Armani's website punishes many. We relate as young men to the guys on his site, and are often desperate for change. His procedures are unclear and its truly unethical (i was quoted between 3,000-3,500 grafts for zone 1) and have just had my 1,300 grafts with Shapiro Medical Group. As bushy has stated, most of the pics are probably strip and not FUE. If you're not on propecia or rogaine, I suggest you start that immediately as this should stabilise your hair loss and offset some of the panic. Moving ahead, suggest you stay on this forum (from my experience, its one of the best in the business) and do plenty of research. Do not rush into anything and know that you are supported by us on this community. We are with you bro. Bill/All, it's likely that many hair sufferers come through this site before opting for Armani. Could something not be posted clearly on the front page (in clear font) that warns potiential patients of such clinics like this? This is very sad stuff indeed...

Hi All, I know that post op, the shedding stage can vary from patient to patient but I was wondering if these time frames (i.e. 10 days, 20 days etc) were in any way linked to the regrowth phase. For example, if i shedded all my transplanted hairs after 10 days could i expect quicker regrowth? Have any trends been spotted? Fyi, i'm one week out and haven't had any shedding yet. Long may it continue Cheers everybody, Bash77

You're an absolute gent Spex - thanks again! Thanks to everyone for all the comments and all i can say now is "let it grow, let it grow, let it grow!"