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Gender
Male
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Country
United States
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State
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Hair Loss Overview
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Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
Receding Hairline (Genetic Baldness)
Thinning on Top only (Genetic Baldness) -
How long have you been losing your hair?
In the last 5 years
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Norwood Level if Known
Norwood III
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What Best Describes Your Goals?
Maintain Existing Hair
Maintain and Regrow Hair
Considering Surgical Hair Restoration
Hair Loss Treatments
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Have you ever had a hair transplant?
No
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Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
Generic Minoxidil 5% for Men
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Will the Coronavirus Affect The Hair Transplant Industry?
vboteju replied to Melvin- Admin's topic in Off-Topic Posts
If someone is acutely hypoxic you will wait for them to desat as you start an antiviral? What antiviral works for coronavirus? This stuff spreads via respiratory droplets. If the person who prepares your food has it..there is a chance it will spread. That video says nothing about not intubating. All it says that there should be a shift in clinical criteria to make the determination to intubate. -
Will the Coronavirus Affect The Hair Transplant Industry?
vboteju replied to Melvin- Admin's topic in Off-Topic Posts
@CosmoKramer I am a resident in a surgical field. You've made quite a few claims here. Please explain how you would like to manage the following: -management of hypoxia while avoiding intubation -if you truly believe that this is a farce, please explain why 99% of everyone at my institution wears masks PS - This stuff could definitely spread on food. There is a reason why nobody eats at the hospital cafeteria anymore unless you have to. -
You would expect someone to treatment plan for a condition that is typically chronic, progressive without accounting for the need for future surgery?
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Long term plan? Late 20's - can't tolerate Fin
vboteju replied to vboteju's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
I have not tried topical. I would prefer not to, given that I will eventually have kids/wife and there is a strong possibility they would be exposed to it. I used Fin 2x a week and had sides. -
Most likely makes it easier from a surgical standpoint to know where to harvest next.
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Long term plan? Late 20's - can't tolerate Fin
vboteju replied to vboteju's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
The transplant was done by a highly rec’d doc from this site. I’ve been happy so far, obviously waiting for the final results to pass judgement. Ideally I would have hair after 45- I’m just not sure whether that is a feasible option for me given my genetics, hair loss, inability to use meds. And if that’s the case, I’d rather be aggressive in treating loss early and being bald later on. I think hair is important, but it is more important for me to have hair earlier rather than later. Does it look like I will be a nw5/6 and do you think my donor will be able to match up? -
Long term plan? Late 20's - can't tolerate Fin
vboteju replied to vboteju's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
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Just turned 28. Pictures below are with wet hair. People don't think I am balding when hair is dry/styled. Genetics - Dad is a nw1 who has just started to experience thinning around 55. hair line is fully intact for him. Normal people wouldn't notice any thinning. Don't know about paternal grandfather. Maternal grandfather is a nw7 at around 80. Was about a nw4 around 40ish. I think I am following an accelerated pattern of my dad, because my maternal grandfather had recession rather than diffuse thinning. Currently on Minoxidil and Nizoral. Lost quite a bit of hair over these last few months - not sure if its the Min causing shedding or simply accelerated male pattern baldness. Can't tolerate Finasteride - tried .25 mg and still got sides. Had a 2k graft in the frontal hair line portion done by a recommended doc via FUT. Per him, I have 9k grafts total (so 7k more left in the bank) if I go the full FUT/FUE route. My hair caliber is medium fine. Had about 2 hairs/graft from the procedure. Realistically, my goals are to get to around 40-45 with hair. If I can maintain after that, great. His prediction was that I would end up at nw4 at around 40 without meds. I see a clear nw5/nw6 pattern emerging. My thoughts-Max out FUT/FUEFigure I can get 1k viable total from BHTThrow in SMP for increasing the look of densityDid a round of PRP with him - if I respond well, I will continue to do this.
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I have had sides with Fin multiple times now - tried lowering dose, decreasing frequency etc. Did not work. Coming to the conclusion that it is not for me. Any recs on what to use if Fin is not an option? I am on min and keto shampoo. Considering pumpkin seed oil, saw palmetto, azelaic acid.
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So I had an FUT done on Monday, and was told to keep the recipient site dry. I was told I could use a hairdryer on a cool setting...I don't use hairdryers very often and accidentally used the lowest heat setting instead since then. Do yall think I damaged the grafts? For what it's worth, none of them have dislodged, and I have been following all the other directions as far as spraying etc.