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  1. Rolandas
    Sides usually have less density than occipital area, but it might be taken a bit more than should have. I think you can try to shave it down to skin fade. From my experience and seeing couple more people it looks like if you have fair skin like myself, skin fade will not show scars that well (ofc skin fade should be low and slowly increasing in length when going up). I think you can top up with another HT and it will overall look quite good. Ofc it looks like you're a bit on a slower grower side, so you will have more thickening to come. Don't do any decisions until at least 12 months.
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    Hi Raphael, I would love to see aforementioned study. Would you be able to send it on mr.rolandas.ht@gmail.com please? Thanks!
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    7.5 Months (32 weeks) What's up gents! Here we are, 7.5 months. Length, In this video: - Mini response to last video comments - Hairline comb through under direct sunlight - Hairline comb through indoors - 3 weak spots of my HT - Double graft in my hairline?!? - Argan Oil Leave-in Conditioner
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    If I understand correctly about androgen receptors (and I might be wrong), It won't be a "DHT shield". Androgen receptors are binding with DHT thus producing adverse effects which is MPB. Androgen receptors are also binding with T, thus they're competing, thus some theories that high T increases hair loss too. Anyways, It supposedly works in a similar fashion like RU58841. CB-03-01 will be competing for androgen receptor binding with DHT & T, thus minimizing % of DHT binding, thus less miniaturisation. Not a complete cure, but definitely a huge help. I'm just curious, if DHT won't be reduced systemically, where all of this extra DHT will go in the body if it will be unable to bind on the scalp androgen receptors. Of course there will be other debates. Some people say scalp hair follicles in people with MPB are sensitive to DHT, meaning any other non balding men theoretically should have similar DHT levels in the body, but less sensitivity, thus less hair loss. Interesting topic and definitely curious to see more info and results on it.
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    Great observation on grey hair! I agree it's an easy sign of bad clinic, but the problem is people don't know what to look for. Most of people on this forum are educated, but on other platforms are complete rookies and they're educating each other...!
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    Part 3 1 day FUE Mega session. Donor Management. SMP. I've seen more and more people talking about getting SMP done BEFORE they even had their first surgery! It blows my mind that people are accepting overharvesting and treat it very casually.
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    I can confirm it takes much longer to implant with implanter pen having it done first hand. Although I must admit it depends on the skill of the surgeon. Dr. Lorenzo is quite fast at this point.
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    I had this conversation with some other chaps few days ago about the whole FUT thing in US. Because of strict rules in here (as other guy in the forum today mentioned) only surgeon can cut you. Now when you look at FUT, surgeon would need to cut a piece of meat in 15-20 min and toss it to his technician team who will do the hard work and dissect them under microscopes. Afterwards surgeon would need to do some slits and he can go home (I've heard this actually happening in best clinics!) leaving tech's the rest of placement work. It's very easy for a surgeon to work this way. Also another aspect would be learning new skill. FUE is a very different extraction technique. Even if a surgeon is the best in the world in cutting a strip, he can suck at FUE big time. It requires lots of time and dedication to learn the craft. Surgeons are not in their 20's to be enthusiastic about learning new skills and prefer "comfort zone", thus they don't bother learning it. Also the whole surgery should be changed. In FUT surgeon is cutting a strip and then tech's are dissecting it. In FUE Surgeon has to spend 3-4 hours to extract lots of grafts and techs are there just to supplement the surgery. FUE surgery would require smaller team compared to FUT. There's lots of finer details why. I'm not trying to say all surgeons are lazy, but I'm 100% sure such factors takes their place. It's human psychology. In the end HT is highly unregulated industry. There is equal amount of opinions vs doctors.
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    Appreciate that man! 1) All my plans. In short - get second HT (hopefully 2021) to cover mid scalp and crown (should be roughly 2500 grafts). Yes it was discussed as a long term plan, hence why I had only front done in the first go. Meds and all of that jazz more in the video. Probably will try oral minoxidil. 2.1 I had live consultation with Dr. Bisanga. He checked my donor, measured my head and when I asked if he thinks FUT would be better for me he said I won't get big amount of grafts with 1 strip as my head is small. The scar would be wider, thus increasing all the nasty things related to FUT. Of course he does only FUE, so might be bias. Also I wasn't a big fan of potential downsides like permanent nerve damage living you with numb donor. Of course this is quite rare, so I guess It's just excuses and I'm a bigger fan of FUE as most of us naive guys 2.2 During my surgery I was quite surprised that Dr. Ferreira started extracting with Manual. I didn't see him doing it, just felt differently, so I asked him "is that a manual punch?" Wasn't expecting that. He said he likes to use it in certain areas if he thinks he needs. Also I believe it might be due to different mechanical movement needed in Manual. Imagine extracting for 3-4 hours straight with no brake. I guess some manual movement can "move around the blood"? (just speculating). In short, I don't have exact reason, but it's great to see surgeon knowing how to do both. Imagine motorized punch got out of order in the middle of surgery. He can easily pull off manual and finish the surgery. Once again appreciate kind words!
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    Appreciate that John! I'm 100% stoked with my result so far. To be honest I wouldn't mind having this as a end result.
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    Month 7 What's up friends! Hope everyone is well. Apologies for such delay with my 7 month update. I've decided to make this video in a different style as it's a good enough progress to compare! It took me 2 days just to find a suitable song, went through hundreds of songs (maybe 500? Not even kidding!). In short, I'm absolutely amazed how it turn out in 7 months. Even with wet hair I think it looks amazing comparing to where I started. Some people still think that I've reached my end result, but if you look closer in the "parting wet hair" part you will see quite a few hairs than just recently sprouted and still growing. Also lots of hair are still very thin, so they should thicken up until 12 month or so. Can't wait! For those of you who is asking if I'm planning to get a second one - YES. Hopefully some time next year (due to current situation worldwide it completely messed up my timeline and finances. Fire those questions if you have got any!
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    So this is going to be a second part of our conversation. I understand for most of educated guys like we are in here it might sound like a common sense, but I've been contacted so many times and I've seen this happening way too often to neglect going back to basics. Especially It's interesting to hear from other's perspective!
  13. Rolandas
    I completely understand where you're coming from and I know you mean well and everything, but just creating such drama on this post where patient had clearly given the same suggestions of 2 medical professionals in my opinion is not right. @Portugal25 is listening to what his doctor is saying and following his advice. He might not feel comfortable with such allegations spit over in his case. In the end of the day it's 2 surgeons opinion vs 1 stranger online. I'm not saying one is right and the other is not. You don't know full situation. Usually people disagree on facts, because they don't see the full picture. I believe there's a good enough reason for Dr. Pekiner to suggest for his patient hop on Finasteride even with having BHT.
  14. Rolandas
    I think at this point you're speculating with every comment, just because you disagree with decision of 2 surgeons. Perhaps worth get a consultation with both surgeons and ask for their opinion if it's really that interesting for you? This would give more insight I think.
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    It's just a little part of it. I will post more, I think little bites is easier to digest. Nevertheless I hope it's eye opening in a way for certain individuals.
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    Both - yes. But I didn't "fetch" them from here
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    I had a chat with couple of gents and it got quite interesting. What today's patients are looking for and what are their expectations? He is just a regular HT patient like you and I, but with fair bit of research under his belt than most of average patients. Very interesting take on the future. Anyone is welcome to chime in into this discussion.
  18. Rolandas
    They're expanding more and more, hiring new tech teams who needs to get experience to get better, so lots of people are a guinea pigs in there.
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    Now i know who was commenting on my YT videos for a while now! I'm really impressed the length you went to record your donor area. Sorry this doesn't help your case I guess. I would personally trust Dr. Lorenzo the most as he has extensive experience with it.
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    Looks neat!
  21. Rolandas
    Agree, I've seen quite a few donors that are less than great, but to be fair Dr. Demirsoy does as well if he does more than 4k grafts per session as he does it over 1 day. That's why I said they're not on the same level.
  22. Rolandas
    Considering your budget you might look into Fue Capilar clinic in Turkey, more specifically Dr. Turan. He does 2 patients a day, uses DHI, his tech is extracting grafts. Charges something like €2500 for whatever amount of grafts you need and they can extract safely. I've seen some decent results, although I must admit they're not world class. I think for their price you cant find better quality. Although to be honest I would look into FUT if you want max possible grafts in 1 session ti achieve biggest impact. AEK in Turkey think still doing FUT.
  23. Rolandas
    Lol Don't be a slave. If you think woman chooses you, this will happen. Flip it around. You can choose as much as women does, in fact, I'm sure many girls wants to sleep with you right now, but you "blocked" them because they're not good enough for you. More confidence in yourself mate!
  24. Rolandas
    This is unfortunately the biggest problem I see with today's HT. Even if it's done properly, some clinics are unethical and will give max density possible without taking into account future hair loss.
  25. Rolandas
    I'm pretty sure it will be ok. AC will ""dry out" air, but it doesn't mean your HT will not receive any nutrients its needed (via blood).
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