hairman22

43 minutes ago, Looking for HT said:

 Thanks for your reply.

If you dont mind, can you please tell me for how long did you take it and what side effects are you still dealing with?

It must be horrible to go through an irreversible experience.

I dont understand how doctors themselves can put patients at risk  !! I read on this forum how some people openly suggest to try it without thinking that how a person can react to it.

I was taking it for 2 years.

No side affect until 2 years.

I am slowly recovering. My sex drive is greatly reduced,Sleep was affected badly too but that has improved thankfully. Energy slighty affected too.

I have improved the 1st year was very tough.

Erdogan loves using high graft numbers because they know at least half will grow so can say there was some iporovement in most cases.

Not much consideration is given into future loss just their bank balance. It is why they have so many surgeries.

I would never get a transplant there.

I got side affects.

2 years later still not fully recovered so I would not risk taking the drug.

Doctors who insist on taking it are putting their clients at risk.

good job.

but erdogan is not the place to get the crown done.

But few are tbf. I would only go to Dr Wong or Couto,Lorenzo for crown work.

29 minutes ago, Dr Blake Bloxham said:

Hairman, 

Even if that patch in the back expanded and you lost everything from that point upward, you still would not be a true NW VII. This is actually a pretty rare pattern, and there are typically pretty obvious signs of it apparent by age 30. If you were seeing a lot of thinning above the ears, thinning in front of the ears and a total loss of the temporal area, and retrograde thinning up the back of the next, then there would be more evidence showing you may become a NW VII. In the absence of that and based on what I see here, it looks like you will be a NW VI. Still an advanced pattern, but much more donor to work with. 

Thanks think i have panicked a bit.

I am quite happy i got fue instead of fut. as smp could be an option in future

the thin patch isnt something i have just noticed either. had it at least 4 years now. so hopefully sides can stay & top continues to thin slowly.

5 hours ago, Curious said:

You should try taking a lower dosage of finasteride to hold onto as much hair as you can until a better product is available.  It seems like something might be out in the marketplace within the next 2-3 years. 

tried that

cant take it anymore. i dont think anything will come out that does not mess with hormones.

My hairloss is quite slow which is a plus.

7 minutes ago, CosmoKramer said:

If you cannot take meds anymore and you feel your donor is thin or not enough for another procedure, I would look into microneedling. There are some impressive results out there. I’m almost a year after my ht and just started using a derma pen for better growth and to fill in my crown. 

my donor is good.

i am just worried about what norwood i am heading for & how low the back will go.

H&W have also conformed I have a very good donor. But i am very worried about the back & sides dropping in future. No real signs but its a massive worry especially sign crown loss affects me most.

i am utterly devasted. I think i am heading for norwood 7.

Maybe because hair is so short at back. but is i see a very early pattern maybe even lower on back of head as usual.

cannot take fin anymore too because of sides. I am in real trouble. I hoping maybe the slight thinness is due to the transpant,

you can see the slight curve.

oh i have had 2 transplants 2700 total grafts used for hairline & midscalp. both very good

It why in one pic my donor is a bit thin when hair cut very short.

yes i am 28 btw

Hi

I am wondering does this hair loss in the back mean i will become a norwood 7 in the future.

The in the back has been there for about 4 years. I know i will become a norwood 4-5 already because I have diffuse thinning.

As you can my hair covers well when it is a bit longer. Only 1 family member has been a norwood 7 my uncle. The rest have been norwood 3-5s.

I am struggling to see what norwood i will end up with.

Steve i wouldn't go to turkey.

I went to Dr Saifi in polant & got good results. He is a good surgeon & will think of our hair long term & is a good price.

couto,lorenzo, freitas are very selective on who they take on.

have to be on propecia and have very good donor hair

should have out grafts in midsection of hair nearer to crown

are some of those hairs from the donor oustide safe zone?

I have seen some doctors tend to take grafts quite high up near crown.

Maybe they have microscopes than can see whether that hair is safe etc..

price is good.

Freitas is a very good surgeon.

when is your apointment?

i started light running 4 days after the fue.

10 days heavy weightlfiting.

Grafts are secure so should be fine after 1 week. so 10 days i was back training very day.

if he was smart he would offer Couto to become the surgeon of the clinic

be a bit awkward extracting hairs i would think.

having an illusion of hair is kinda what my hair has always been like.

I have had thin hair before i even got hair loss.

there will never be a cure.

involves messing up too many hormones. Hair Transplant is good for most people. Do your research & you should have a decent head of hair.

good donor.

If I was you I would go for FUT at Hasson & Wong. If money not a huge problem.

Hair cloning was close in 2004.  https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/news/20041104/hair-cloning-nears-reality-as-baldness-cure

I don't think hair cloning will happen anytime soon.

has same hair as his father

no that is just a fade lol