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I was a 1.5 a year ago .. I’m about a 2.5 . V right now .. doc said I was a 3V .. n I be heading further . If prophecia doesn’t stop the recession. .. my hair is thin , miniaturized all over .. not thick n strong like before .. I should of been more aware of thinning hair years ago n got on the meds sooner .. but now I lost 2 inches to my hairline .. even my forelock is disappearing ..but I think 6 months on prophecia right now it’s stablizkng it ... so hopefully the recession stops around mid scalp .. so it’s best if I do the hairline now .. n not wait till things gone too far n have to shave the whole head for a transplant ..right now I can still cover up the surgery with my native hair

I couldn’t get a Hard on today after reading this post . Stop trying to scare me off the drug .

I’m actually a perfect candidate for hair restoration , I’m a Norwood 3 , age 38 , with mild MPB : with a receding hairline .. with great donor hair n ,on propecia .. Getting 2000 grafts to my hairline will do wonders for my hair. . — doctors will have great results working on me . Even doctor diep said I will have great results .. But yeah after some debating . Imma not going the FUT route.. I pay the extra $7000 to do FUE so I won’t have that scar for the rest of my life .. instead of buying a car. I treat myself to new hair

The line is thin , it’s the indentation of the scar n ur shaved head makes it look worse than it is .. it probably will get better in time .. I can’t even see ur previous fut scar .. so that’s good news ..

4given , hair restoration has improved quite a bit since last time u did one .. n if ur hair is still bothering u in ur forties , it’s going to bother u in fifties .. haven’t u suffered enough ? I’ve seen people on here with same hair loss as u get full coverage .. the pics of ur donor hAir long , doesn’t look to bad .. u owe it to urself to get a consultation n see what ur options are .. if u need to , then u can go overseas n get a good deal with a good surgeon , since u will need a lot of grafts .. but it can be life changing for u .. u never too old to feel comfortable in ur own skin. Look at dan , he’s in his 60’s Getting a transplant . - n hey dan , yeah I kinda freaked out when I saw ur scar , but yeah that’s how it is fresh off surgery .. n I think doctor Diep did do a good job keeping the scar small .. n yeah I can’t even tell the old scar u had from the 90’s .. so maybe FuT might not be too bad. Doctor diep didn’t pressure me on either procedure , he doesn’t need to sell , he’s got plenty of buisiness n is backed up for months , he just gave me the options I qualify for.

Yeah I totally agree , my hair is just receding a bit .. temple points are maturing .. that’s why I was surprised when doctor said I was a Norwood 3 .. but yeah that frontal hairline loss has made my hair look really flat .. n I can’t really comb it back cuz I have a big forehead .. so right now , I just look my age .. but I prefer to look good again .. I was a Norwood one until 37 years old .. with thick dyed hair n lookin cute .. the girls I’ve always dated were around 25 .. they couldn’t tell my age . But yeah now , I look my age .. so Im trying to get back some hair .. hair restoration has improved a lot . With some money n a good surgeon I can retain that frontal hairline n look youthful till at least 5 more years .... yeah Imma do it.. I’ve been on prophecia For 6 months now .. by the time I get surgery it be a year .. i know doctor diep gonna get the density I want to the hairline back .. I found my surgeon .. - so now it’s whether I should go Fue or Fut.. It’s difficult to shell out $16K for the fue .. I have the money saved for it . But that money could be going towards a down payment for a house or a buisiness.. $8800 for the Fut - for the same results , n I can spare that money .. but damn do I really want that scar? Is it that bad , I’m not sure .. I think I be able to hide that scar pretty well , n I won’t need to shave my head .. n it fits my schedule .. I’m still deciding .. all input is appreciated .

Yeah I don’t look bad ,, i just look my age with thinning hair n a receding hairline .. but just two years ago I had good hair n looked young .. cuz I have a baby face .. always done well with the girls. Always looked younger than my age .. but now don’t feel good looking anymore , I’m just doing a combover to cover my receding hairline .. but if I can improve my hair a lot by just fixing the hairline , n I have the funds for it .. I might as well ..I’m going to be 39 next month , what am i waiting for ? I did wait too ,, I was going to do a hair transplant with two other doctors in December 2017 , but canceled n now back on it .. ... I’m kindly iffy now about the Fut , gosh the scar kinda sucks .. getting doubts bout it . I’m kinda scared about it actually ,, getting a piece of ur skin ripped out .. people with good or bad FUT surgery’s please enlighten me n let me know if it was worth it n not too bad not too bad , Cuz I’m nervous bout it , might chicken out n pay the money n the waiting time for the fue

When ur hair grows back will u still be able to cover the scar ? Right now it’s thin , not wide n not bad but it does look like a scar.. Keep us updated k

Oh yeah dan , u should of gotten the acell.. i read it does help with healing .. that’s y clinics usually offer PRP+ACELL as a stand alone treatment for around $2000-2500 .. since we paying this much money on surgery $500 is worth it to have get better results.. but I feel u , surgery is already expensive and any extra cost is more of a burden to the wallet. That’s why I asked them to give me their travelers discount, but they consider a two hour drive as local I told them well I’m just trying to save where I can so I can put it towards the Acell treatment. . So they gave me a $150 discount on the Acell, + $100 discount for paying cash ..

Hey thanks dan .. I was hoping to hear from other doctor dieps patients... did u make a thread about ur surgery , it be nice so I can watch ur progress.. I know FUT isn’t so popular nowadays , but the results are good .. it’s just that damn scar .. but I can’t justify spending another $7,000 to do Fue because of a scar that I can hide since my hair is long , n I will always keep it long in the back. It’s thick n grows fast .. move those hairs to my front n I know I will get good results .. doctors can only work with what u got .. so I’m happy I have a good donor to work with .. if I need to i do a second procedure in lifei be able to.. thankfully he said with propecia n good family history My hair loss won’t be too bad .. I’m going to be 39 next month .. so I just want to enter my 40’s with my confidence n ambition again.. how manh grafts did u get ? N how long was ur procedure ? N thanks for sayin my hair isn’t too bad .. it’s not , but it’s not good looking either .. I have a young girlfiriend .. n I don’t even feel confident any longer to feel like I deserve her .. with no confidence it’s hard to keep it a pretty girl around ..

So do u guys think I’m really a Norwood 3? First pic is the hairline he drew for me .. It’s my original hairline .. 2nd pic is where he will shave off the frontal existing hair n replace them with the 2000 grafts .. he said I will have good result n he can dense pack it . 3rd pic is my crown with some thinning spots 4th pic is my donor .. damn I luv my donor .. with that donor hair I be able to hide that scar well don’t u think ?

First pic is me at 34, 2nd pic at 36 3rd pic at 38 4th pic at 38 with hair wet.. Damn I lost a lot of hair .. thinned our a lot this year .. That last pic is scary isn’t it ? Isn’t that a sign of diffused balding ? N yea I didn’t like that the doc doesn’t spend that much time with the patients.. Those first two dudes are that went before me just came in for a checkup . He spent more time with me around 15 minutes .. he’s a nice guy , professional n smart .. but I guess it is how it is man , theses doctors get paid thousands of dollars a day every surgery .. consultantion time is limited n precious .. but hey that’s why it’s a free s consultation n he’s backed up for months .. he does excellent hairline work that’s what he’s known for .. n yes .. he said I shouldn’t worry too much about going bald I won’t get there since I don’t have a family history of bald ness n I’m passed the 35 year old mark .. if I had aggressive mpb I be bald by now .. n he said propecia will work well on me ..

Hey 4given thanks for taking ur time to post n share ur thoughts .. I checked out ur pics n read ur story .. I’m sorry ur hair loss has bothered u so much .. mines is not as bad as urs n I feel ugly lately .. so I know it must be more difficult for u .. yeah that’s what I’m afraid of too , if later on in life I be stuck with a bug scar n not enough hair to hide it .. ur scar doesn’t look too bad even with the little amount of hair u have .. what u think about mines. Would I still be able to hide the scar in my 50’s?

Oh yeah , if I do the FUT how many days will I have the staples in before they can be removed ? I have long hair n won’t need to shave so i can totally cover things n no one will know I just had surgery ..

So I had my in person consultation with doctor diep yesterday .. I came in thinking I was a Norwood 2 looking for around 1400 grafts doing Fue.. There were two other patients ahead of me .. n he saw them for only 5 minutes each .. When it was my time .. I asked him to do a full evaluation .. I wanted to know my hair caliber , the diameter of my hair shaft and my future Norwood . He doesn’t do those things .. he’s pretty straightforwood n doesn’t do a master plan .. he sees the problem u have n how much grafts u need .. what he did do was use a densimeter ( a handheld microscope ) n check for thinning areas .. but he doesn’t do it for the whole head . Just a quick look .. Says I have a minor thinning on the crown n recession in the hairline .. I really wanted him be more detailed oriented since I did drive two hours to visit Him..I wanted him to do a hair heck to see how much hair I’ve lost etc etc .. but oh well .. He drew in the hairline for me , just a rough sketch , n said I was a Norwood 3 . The hairline looks good enough . Then gave me two options .. 1750 grafts or 2000 grafts . Fue 1750 = $14,800. Or 2000 grafts = $16000 Fut. 1750 = $7500 or 2000 grafts = $8800 ..... next available appointment for Fue is November and for FUT in July .. So what would u guys choose ? Right now I’m leaning towArds FUT since I can get the 2000 grafts at half the price n I can get it done in July ..wasn’t a fan of FUt but since I grow my hair long in the back n never buzz my hair , I can hide that scar easy .. I don’t think I can afford $16000 .. it’s too much .. —- I have a few days to decide , overall doctor diep I know he can get it done n the results will be there .. But they don’t offer money back.. since they say they believe in their work . N if things don’t grow right it’s cuz of other issues not the clinics .. P.s I have Pics if y’all want .. - also I’m feeling happier today , was feeling depresssd for a whole year now as I watch my hair deteriorate .. now I have refreshed , like I have options n a solution to my hair loss.. I can look younger n good looking again P.s he said after this surgery I might not need another one for 10 or 20 years since my hair isn’t too bad ..

I hate these propaganda people .. it’s fine if u have an opinion , but don’t force it upon us and spreading hate about something .. I too am suffering from post finasteride syndrome when I quit using it 3 years ago .. I had permanent loss of my hairline , thinning hair on my scalp . Depression from my hair loss , lost of confidence and ambition . N now $10,000 to restore what I lost in the hairline .. makes me upset n so mad at myself for not doing enough research back then n quit propecia and instead trying herbal supplements n laser caps only to waste time n letting my hair continuing to miniaturize.. because of these kind of propaganda ..

Hey mike what’s ur update ? How’s ur hair coming along ? Did u experience Anh shockloss ? N what is your hair caliber like, is it thin or coarse ? New n native hair . I just had a consultation with him today , n he pretty much drew the same hairline as urs, which I like , he did it in 1 minute . I’m pretty sure imma book with him , so please update .. so I know what to expect.

Stories like this was what made me delay taking propecia.. when I started noticing my own hairloss around 35 and got off the drug after 4 months usage, didn’t really notice any sides n my hair was still thick n full .. so didn’t want to be dependent on a drug , n got off it for no reason because i didn’t felt like it was regrowing my hairline .. now 3 years later after my hair is thin , n weak , I’m fukked , hair isn’t thick anymore , thinner n weaker now n don’t know if propecia can help anymore , I should of stayed on it years ago ..now I have to spend thousands on a transplant .. going to my consultation today .. driving 2 hours to doctor diep for a consultation .. It’s true propecia can cause some issues.. n some people don’t respond well to it or not get its benefits .. But does this story make sense ? He was on the drug for 1 year , it helped his hair. He was satisfied with its benefits then n didn’t mention side effects .. but he still Quit after one year.. then 5 years later , he started it again for 10 whole freakin days n now blames propecia for his impotency n depression ... i calll that bullshit!!! Dude had depression already , probably cuz of his hair loss n life issues .. now he’s scaring people off the drug .

I’m in the same situation as u .. hair loss isn’t too bad .. but bad enough to not feel good looking anymore.. what I’m feeling myself , is to get something done, why keep feeling insecure about urself for the next few years until u look too ugly n insecure to have to do something about it , .. when u can do something about it now n feel confident in urself again .. then as ur hair gets worse go for a second procedure .. yes the risks are there with any surgery ,,, u could look worse than before, n spending thousands .. But the rewards are there ,, ur confidence for the next few years , instead of feeling depressed n waiting..

I hope it works for u .. what’s your Norwood ? Did ur hairs get too thin already ? I’m starting my 6 month .. like u I don’t notice the side effects ..libido is a bit lower .. but that’s fine , before I began fin my testosterone level was at the high level .. I can see why my body would be causing so much Dht cuz of that .. ... just like u , I haven’t really notice much difference in hair quality n or hair fall ..hair fall is slightly better .. I can tell when I do the pull test ,, sometimes it hurts with a slight tug but won’t fall out,, then there be days where a slight tug n I get a hair or two .. U should try the pull test .. it was on the tv show doctor oz . I hope I didn’t start on propecia too late . I’m only a Norwood 2 right now and about to be 39, .. with no history of family hairloss, so didn’t think twice when I see a few hairs fall .. just thought it was going to grow back , but unfortunately they grow back smalller n thinner when u have MPB .my top hair currently is thin, but still have density . So if propecia doesn’t work n make those hairs thicker , we done for I fukked up n didn’t use it sooner , like 2-3 years ago when my hair was still thick .. propecia would of helped better .. within ya the best , I’m a few months ahead of ya .. keep us updated ..

I can see why they don’t want to work on u .. u weren’t meant to to slick bald .. ur hair loss progression is a high Norwood, from hairline to crown .. but ur hair is strong n able to still survive so it’s just diffused with patches of hairloss because of ur age .. the hair follicles are just older n lived it’s life.. with a hair transplant u get stronger hairs replacing the current hair that’s soon to diffuse n disappear.. so ur net gain of hairs won’t be dramatic .. But u have a good donor .. so I think if u find a good doctor n be on meds , u could have a good result.. decent coverage , dudes with gray white hair with a higher Norwood than u got good results , I don’t see why u can’t .. it’s never too old to feel comfortable in ur own skin .. I probably be like u one day .. held onto my hair for most my life .. but eventually going to get old n lose hair.. if ur donor is good .. go for it ..

So what’s ur update now ? How r things comin along ? My hair loss is happening nowadays , n I’m so scared , not ready to deal with losing hair n lookin older .. I have to do a transplant this year to get back what I lost .. n I’m so nervous of a bad transplant n potential hair loss as I age .. keep us updated on ur self ..

I think u are on point hairlessuser.. I do a trade-off of my donor area having larger punch holes .. I rather have those hairs as healthy as possible so they can grow onto my recipient area.. I have a consultation with dr diep in two weeks n kinda excited about it .. thanks for input ..

I think u be better off with toppik or dermamatch since u still have hair .. it will make the top of ur head look thicker . Then u could have a spiky or flattop kinda look .. - with smp it be more expensive n will just make head not as see through ... maybe u should save that money for a future hair transplant n use concealers for now.. just my thoughts since ur hair isn’t too bad right now ..

Okay thanks for update spyk.. yeah I was uncertain with dr dieu at first .. but from his results I know he can get things done .. get a dense pack hairline the first time around .. I can understand why he uses 1mm punches to the donor on Asian hair .. n yeah it looks like crap right after surgery .. but it seems like he does that to get the maximum grafts without transaction .. better graft survival with bigger punches.. it’s probably his biggest flaw that’s why he’s trying to improve the extraction process When he gets better tools n knowledge .. but yeah he does seem like that guy to go to if u want a dense pack hairline with good growth .. kinda expensive .. but if my consultation goes well with him .. imma just go for it .. I’m tired of having ugly hair these past few years .. wanna look good again .. I need my confidence back .. feel more motivated with life n worn when u feeling comfortable in ur own skin again .. N congrats spyk ..u lookin good already , n will get better .. best wishes to u with ur hair n life.. keep us updated ..