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Two months ago I purchased two packets (2 x 28 day) of Propecia. I found whenever I took a tablet out of the blister pack that it had a strange smell. Yesterday I went to the pharmacy and purchased a generic brand (APO-Finasteride by APOTEX) and the tablets do not have a strange odor. Has anyone here who has taken genuine Propecia experienced a strange odor from their tablets? By this I mean the tablet itself, not a symptom from taking it.

Do you have a picture? It is hard for anyone (especially the Drs which look at these forums) to comment without at least being able to take a look.

It is 9 days post op and as you can see I have been working the crusts off (Dr Path recommended the use of virgin olive oil) so now the hair looks a bit more fluffy I guess. I think I am fully healed at this stage (except for the donor area of course) so now it is just a case of removing the rest of the crusts over the next few days and also for the discoloration of my skin to subside. As I have said, next year I plan on adding more density through a second procedure. I am looking forward to having the sutures removed in the next few days as I find them extremely irritating, but I have read pretty much everyone finds that the case.

I understand where you're coming from and I do appreciate your advice. But when I look in the mirror I can actually see where the one, two, three and four hair grafts are (I have good eye sight) and I think the result will hopefully be good. If not it'll be much better on the second pass which I have already factored in. I knew going into this that there was no way I would get the result I really want with just one pass, given how fine my hair is. Even on the photo of my hair before the HT surgery (on the first post), there are actually quite a few vellus hairs (believe it or not quite a lot of them), that just aren't picked up with the camera due to the colour of my scalp and hair. While I know propecia works mainly around the crown, I hopefully am one of the lucky ones where it will work on the vellus hairs which are on the front and midscalp.

I can only trust a good job was done and I believe it was. I have very fine hair and have had fine hair since I was very young. So it has to match the rest of my hair. I just did a close up which I think is a little bit more accurate, however the camera on my phone doesn't pick up everything.

I am planning on coming back next year to have another procedure. I have naturally fine hair so I will need a second procedure in my opinion. I am also starting on propecia which I am hoping will be able to help with the crown and therefore we can focus more on the front.

I have only just had my first hair transplant and am glad I have gone with FUT. I didn't feel a thing and I have seen the scars from the surgeon who did mine and they don't look bad. It also means I can go back next year to get a second transplant to add density with a good donor area which he can work with.

I went in today for my 4th day check up and only a few pustules were found, all were superficial so not affecting the grafts. The nurse there said I looked worried and she reassured me that it happens in some patients that are acne prone and that there is nothing to worry about and that everything is coming along good. You can probably see some brown spots on my scalp, that is the iodine antiseptic which she applied after Dr Path removed the pustules. The scar looks good (even though I cant actually see it). However I can feel it and it feels very smooth with the only real unevenness from the sutures which are still there. I am no longer wearing the headband. There is still some swelling however I believe if the swelling was to migrate down my face, at this stage it would not be that bad and would pass very quickly. Today is sort of a public holiday in Thailand (being New Years Eve) so a lot of places are closed. However, Dr Path was in his office this morning checking his patients making sure everything is fine until they reopen on the 4th of January. I will keep saying it, but I highly recommend Dr Path and his team for anyone considering a hair transplant.

I just went in for a check up since starting the new antibiotics and things have improved a lot. Yesterday I had probably around 50 pustules which they cleaned up, whereas today since starting the antibiotics yesterday afternoon I only had 10. I have acne prone skin so this is probably the reason. Dr Path said that they were all very superficial and not a deep infection so there was no risk to the follicles. My head is healing well, the redness is not like it was on day one. However I am still wearing the headband due to the swelling and probably will still wear it for the next day or two. I have also been using since the transplant a Liposomal ATP (adenosine triphosphate) spray which I have applied around every two hours, which supposedly provides energy to the follicles during the initial healing process. Dr Path and all the other Dr's as well as the nurses have been really great. I highly recommend them if you're considering a hair transplant.

Yesterday (28 December 2016)I went in for my initial check and initial shampooing and everything seemed fine. There was no new bleeding from the FUT strip which is good so therefore I don't need to keep a dressing on it. I am still wearing the headband in order to stop the swelling of the face which happens sometimes after a hair transplant. I went in today (29 December 2016) for another check for any sign of infection and they found some pimples on some of the follicles. They have cleaned these up and have prescribed a stronger antibiotic in an attempt to stop this from happening again. I am also going to be using antiseptic shampoo instead of baby shampoo when washing my hair. It is also worth noting I have stated to take propecia as of a few weeks ago. Not so much to gain new hair (I understand this is very rare), but to both maintain my current hair as well as make my thinning hair thicker if at all possible, therefore making the transplant even better. But I am also realistic that this might not happen. One good thing is that I have had no side effects from the propecia (yet), so hoping that I don't :-) Dr Pathomvanich has requested I go in again tomorrow due to the pimples which were found today so they can check to see the new antibiotics are working.

Two days ago on 27 December 2016 I had my hair transplant by Dr. Pathomvanich and his team in Bangkok, Thailand at DHT Clinic. It was done by the FUT (strip) method. Dr Pathomvanich recommended this due to the number of grafts which I required. I received the following: 684 one hair grafts; 108 one and a half hairs; 1816 two hair grafts; and 829 three hair grafts and four hair grafts. Total Grafts: 3437. These grafts were densely packed from the front. I have a small head so hopefully this means that will be a lot. Hopefully I'll be back next year to complete the job as the crown was not really touched. Perhaps the density could also be improved a bit more if the result isn't quite to what I expected (although I am sure it will be). During my pre-op consultation they were very open about the risks of FUE as opposed to FUT and I believe the right decision has been made. At least I will still have a high quality donor area for future procedures if I decide to do them. The procedure was very painless, I was surprised how painless it was. I pretty much slept through a lot of it. I woke up wanting to go to the bathroom thinking it was only two hours into the procedure when in fact it was almost done! Below are some before and after photos. I'll keep you updated over the next few months with new photos as the transplants grow in.

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I am having a hair transplant this month in Thailand by Dr Pathomvanich and his team, hopefully with 4000 grafts (FUT). I still have hair on the top (although thin), and am wondering if anyone here has had a hair transplant and started to take finasteride directly after and had their existing hair thicken up? I will of course speak to the Dr about this when I have my consult before the transplant, but it would be good to get some first hand experience from others.

From what I have read the drug works well in a lot of people. But as with anything, if you look online for reviews, you're more likely to find ones from people who have experienced the side effects. It is sort of like looking at a restaurant review website, you don't normally see good reviews because those who are satisfied go away happy and have no reason to go online and post negative things. All you can do is try the drug yourself and see if it works and whether you're one of the unlucky ones to get the negative side effects. Hopefully you're like the vast majority who do not get any of the side effects (or only get temporary minor ones) and have no need to post that the drug isn't working or that you can't handle the drug etc. Every physiology is different.

Not long now until I finally get this done, I am counting down the days. I have been doing the scalp laxity exercises which I was strongly recommended to do (as I am hopefully getting 4000 grafts via FUT), and I am noticing my scalp become quite loose which is a good thing.