hairman22

im using it with no issues 2.5mg per day

that said i dont think i would ever go to 5mg. It goes much more into the bloodstream at this dosage & is more risky.

Better to be safe than sorry

@mtb looks amazing for 4 months crown which takes longer growing well too

donor looking very good too.

4-6 month mark is when you experience most growth from my experience

@mtb

How do you feel about your hairline hright?

I think it looks excellent not too high or low and saves grafts for rest of your scalp

Looks like super progress.

i eould suggest a fade on the sides . Donor recovering well too judging from the sides

your hair to scalp color contrast will work well in your favour

Looking very good lots ofvgrowth

You will have a great head of hair after your 2 operations

1 minute ago, Dave5432 said:

Can people with retrograde alopecia still get hair transplants? 

They can.

Just they have less donor. But you need to get donor checked.

You need to go an excellent surgron to come up with a long term plan. 

Zarev and Pittella the two best.

Mwamba excellent too

Looks like retrogade alopecia

You would need an in person consultation though

12 minutes ago, Aspect said:

So would you suggest going off of it or lowering the dose? 
 

Also, why were you on 2.5? That seems a bit high no?

Dont know why so high of a dosage

I would just get off the drug since you are having issues. 

You can try lowering the dosage it may work

17 minutes ago, Aspect said:

Did your insomnia go away, if it did are you still on fin? 

Its fine. Im not on fin since 2017. Side affects. I never regained 100% sexual function have pfs still.

I was fine for 1.5 years sides slowly started then. I was on 2.5mg 3 times a week.

I had a few issues with insomnia one time. Try not get anxious is one. I do believe Finasteride can cause an issue. I had similar issue no problem getting asleep but waking up & could not get back asleep.

Also if you are on a calorie deficit if affects your sleep too more so waking up early also.

In your case I believe it is finasteride causing a hormonal imbalance causing you to wake up.

Anxiety has nothing to do with waking up more so falling asleep.

8 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

How good are those scalp donors that Dr Zarev chooses in his high Norwood cases?

no different than any average donors.

He can get 9000 from mine & mine isnt  good at all. I have had about 3000 taken out.

I saw results where he took 80% of donor on very poor donor area's.

He rarely needs to use body hair. He repaired 2 guys with an awful donor's very thin bot in 60's with NW 7's humps gone. High hairline but complete coverage it was incredible

@Melvin- Moderator could you change title to 6 months oral minox results please

11 months back on topical minox

6 months on 2.5mg per day. 

What do you think of hair before and after?

12 minutes ago, OliverAtom said:

Dr Konior prices are up there too. But you are guaranteeing your result for sure. 

If you want a VIP service with Dr Bisanga, one of the VERY BEST, I think he has the right to tag his work at €20/graft. If I had the money I wouldnt mind paying that but... I could never pay so, I will have more options within my budget. 

I am sure more doctores will start offering this VIP Exclusive services. With a lot more clinics doing very bad hair transplants all around the world, the BEST surgeons will be entitled to charge great amounts for their SUPERB quality work. Messi, Cristiano, Beckam, Michael Jordan... had astronomical salaries compared with the rest... all could ask whatever they want. Cristiano is making €200 millions a year, something never seen before... Great doctors will do this too.

Thanks a lot for the info.

Not sure how Konior & Bisanga are considered the best & their prices are too much. 

Show me where they have restored NW 6 & 7's that is the ultimate challenge.

They dont have as good as cases as Zarev,Pitella,Eugenix & Hasson & Wong.

They are excellent but not like there are not better surgeons.

If they were doing something exceptional I woulkd understand but they are not

that must be a mistake.

that is an insane price.

5 hours ago, DHT said:

No offense buddy, he can be a good surgeon, but I've heard this thousand of times that he's very secretive of his work and doesn't want to share it with anyone else. I've tried consulting him for my brother in the states, long waiting time which is a good indicator for good surgeon. I've nothing against him but I don't feel the same amount of trust which probably i can show to recommend Pittelaa, Eugenix, Lorenzo, Bicer, Bisanga, etc. 

He is hoping to train surgeon's at his clinic at some time.

Yes but you mentioned he isnt educatingpatients. That isn't true at all. 

He explained he has an extraction method that allows him cause less damage & extract more grafts along with his planning he has showcased.

So again he is very very busy & it isn't on social media much but he is educating his patients & he has released video's about his  donor planning,

I much prefer Zarev's example on focusing doing his best for cases he takes on rather than Eugenix who are taking on a huge amount of patients .

30 minutes ago, DHT said:

Hi buddy, I would say you should post your pictures and probably people can give you better advice. 
I am not a big fan of Dr. Zarev work as he prefers secrecy over educating patients. Eugenix definitely is the first option followed by Pitella or Lorenzo. 

I dont get your opinion on Zarev.

He has the most thorough consulation that i have comes across. Very specific details about his patients donor.

Has video outlining his planning for his surgeries.

I am confused?

Just because he doesnt have a huge marketing like other Dr's does not mean he doesnt educate patients.

For me he is very very transparent

9 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

If you think this 15 year old post is educational. You should check out our podcasts. We’re going to be having live podcasts live on this forum! Stay tuned. 

You think Melvin you could get Dr Zarev on one?

It would be brillant. Some of his cases are truly incredible. 18000 graft case i forgot to ask would he put it online. It was all scalp as well

No hairloss at al all and your 27 its unlikely who will ever have excessive hairloss 

On 4/12/2023 at 10:34 AM, Bandit90 said:

13 Month/6 Month Crown Update 

Just posting an update on the crown given I’m at the six-month mark.  I feel like there has been a lot of growth occurring over the past month. But I am finding that the left side is growing and maturing quicker than the right side, hopefully, it will soon catch up. For the update, I combed the front forward to better show the crown, but in reality, I’m slicking this hair back, which is providing good coverage. I

you have great results overall.

but those dark hairs in the crown dont look fully natural yet.

if you had same color hairs in your scalp hair it would work better.

but if you get more scalp donor hair in your crown it will help i think or just use toppik & its good too

No I would not bother.

Bisanga doesnt really do many potential high norwoods.

He will easily turn you down. Without meds he certaintly will.

Zarev & Pitella the 2 best for your situation.

Yeah it is true many clinics will turn down diffuse thinning. Bicer is another you could consider

looks to be coming on as expected.

Your donor looks fully recovered in the sides anyway

1 hour ago, Wally West said:

Yeah the grafts don’t grow much in those first 20 days, but in your day 20 photos you definitely have some growth! I was wondering if some areas grew better than others. I guess it’s hard to tell.

Any way, looking forward to your 3 month update 👍

Zarev told me 9 months crown takes for full growth. Hairline and near hairline 6 months

Hairline 6 weeks.

I found previously i had alot of growth from month3-5 

4 hours ago, Rafael Manelli said:

Has anyone seen long term Zarev outcomes? One would wonder how many hairs thin out when doing such maximal extractions.

that would vary among individuals.

9 hours ago, Prof101 said:

 

I have to more things I will explore: 

I am going to see Zarev soon. I will have to see if he thinks my body hair is something he can work with and blend in the back. 

If not 

I go to Mwamba and go for an aggressive Fit Farmin 

 

Anyone has seen an aggressive fit farming on here? By that I mean, the sides are almost all BHT, and are buzz cut. Which is what Mwamba is telling me

 

 

I saw a great repair case in person when I saw Zarev last month. Brillant hairline repair.

He also had some amazing cases on 60 year old NW7's with bad donor.

The only thing is you may need to accept a thin donor rather than fit farming into the donor 

Good luck with your consult. when is it?

If anyone can repair you it is Zarev. In most cases he doesnt like using body hair but i think in your case he can find a solution.

4 hours ago, beatd said:

Hello! Having my operation this summer with Zarev. Do you know when they will contact me to pay for the surgery? Is it a month before of two weeks or something? I payed the deposit in september last year

A few days before

You will do some blood tests just to be sure everything is ok

Zarev explained this to me

If by chance it isnt safe health wise you get your deposit back

How many grafts are you getting?