GokuHair

Wow, that worked out superbly

3 hours ago, Abi28 said:

FUE > FUT

Can you elaborate? In which categories?

This isn't about tribalism. It's about recommending the right procedure for the patient's case. In certain cases FUE is better, in certain cases FUT is.

As a female you'd be an example of someone who'd be much better off with FUT as you'll have the long hair to cover the scar your whole life, and you'll get the significantly lower transection and higher number of safe grafts maintained in virgin donor area for the future (assuming the area to be covered is significant. If it's a 200 graft job in a certain patch, FUE would be perfect)

I'm more than happy to hear professional opinions to the contrary, but I'm currently going on what Doctors Bloxham, Feller, Hasson, Wong and Pathomvanich state after years of performing both surgeries. The golden age transplant surgeons will know better than any of us

here is one of their videos which may be useful to watch
 

1 hour ago, hairlossPA said:

Hi HT Community - While I have been on this forum for quite some time and done a lot of research, I'd like to know everyone's experiences with getting FUT. I am contemplating getting a HT sometime this year, possibly with Dr. Hasson, but to be honest it makes me nervous. I've seen great scars, I've seen bad scars. I tend to heal well.

Can you please share your experience with FUT and things like:

• Do you regret getting FUT?
• How's the scar?
• How was the recovery?
• Do you feel good about the results?
• How is your laxity? (before and after)

Appreciate all the input in advance.

1) Hell No. 2,600 grafts. I reckon 98% grew in. Still have a wall of virgin donor area ready for the future. If you're gonna be a Norwood 6 or 7 you have a thin slither of donor hair on the back. How do you get a bulk of grafts out without it looking moth-bitten and without taking it outside that safe zone? The FUT hate online is only hurting the patient (though there are cons to it). If I had mild recession and ropey hair and was 40 I'd go FUE, but as a likely future Norwood 6 I don't have the luxury to reject FUT based on the scar. 

I recommend watching Bloxham & Feller's videos on FUE vs FUT to help look at it. Dr Feller says the average growth rate in FUE is 75%, and it can go up to a maximum of 90%. That's from the big man himself, not me. 

2) Excellent. At 10 months I can go down to a grade 3. I don't even take care choosing barbers now. If they go too short, I'll just wait a week until it's covered again. Though that's not true for everyone. Prepare for the worst always. I've asked friends to try and find the scar by flicking through and they can't. That wasn't the case for maybe 7 months though.

3) Brutal. You have that scar on the back but very thin hair at the front for 4 months+. I had to keep it short all over in order not to have a skullet. But ultimately it was worth it. FUT recovery is no joke. For the first months people thought I'd had a motorcycle accident or brain surgery

4) Over the moon. I have a wall of hair at the front, and plenty of grafts in the piggy bank for later. It's better than I ever could have expected.

5) Was good. I also did the stretching exercises like crazy. Literally 2 hours a day for a month pre-transplant.

Dr Hasson is about as safe as one could ever play a hair transplant. If you choose him, you would have done everything in your power to make sure this is successful IMO. I went with a surgeon who is also highly respected and won the ISHRS golden follicle.

Can you live with a grade 8 on the back? let's go sensibly conservative on what could happen if your skin stretches. You have a strong chance of going lower than that. If you can deal with the worst possible outcome, you're ready to go (Could be higher than that in freak cases)

If possible though, try and get a response from Dr Bloxham if you want a second opinion. he responds on Youtube and here pretty well I've found. He'll know all this way better than me, but I understand you want patient responses so I thought I'd reply

On 1/9/2020 at 8:17 PM, Blackweasel said:

@GokuHair  im real keen to take oral Minoxidl 5mg day but cant seem to find a trustworthy supplier online. Would you know where best to purchase? Can even PM me would really appreciate it man.

Thailandpharmacy.net 

Any one of those online pharmacies which assume you have the prescription already

Which you must get from your doctor

If you're 

5 hours ago, Blackweasel said:

This is my crown right now. My mid scalp is responding with many new hair sprouting (pic1) but low crown is still a little slow. Ive started derma rolling today and have ordered 15% minox with fina. I always crush fina tablets with foam minoxidl 2x daily and take oral finasteride. Soon will start dutasteride and Spironolactone cream and also Ket DHT block shampoo also take saw palmetto. Have also started derma rolling before Minoxidl from today.

Im going all out to try and get results as fast as possible and then maintain from the on with AR5 blockers. I am seriously considering oral 5mg day Minoxidl aswell! @GokuHair do you think its worth it to add to my regimen?

Thanks @Abi28! Since im gonna be on so many different drugs I gave up on sides. I am slowly loosing libido too, Ill go hard for 6 months and then taper down. I apply so much Minoxidl to my temples some is bound to end up on my face, gonna end up a gorilla soon 😛 

strangely getting pimples and new hairs sprouting from my FUE session too. Its only been 26 days since my op.... I just need to restore that crown  

If you're taken finasteride, saw palmetto and spironolactone then oral minoxidil 5mg won't seem scary at all

I don't even take finasteride. Was way less scared of oral minoxidil

Oral minoxidil has worked miracles for my crown

Put it this way. Before my transplant on the front 9 months ago, I was planning for the whole midscalp and crown to also fall out within 5 to 7 years (could just get creative with fibers)

Now I reckon the crown will hold for MUCH longer. Particularly lower crown

(could be wrong, just speculation and looking at what's happened. Will do pics at 1 year mark)

7 hours ago, Yake said:

I'm considering a hair transplant in India in the next 6 months and confused of where to go. Recently I came to see dr gaurang Krishna's results and they are fabulous. I have even seen few youtube videos of his patients and they are beyond my belief. This has forced me to consider him over other doctors in India. He also is a member of IAHRS someone who is highly ethical in his work. So I would ask any of you having their hair transplant done from him. How was your experience 

Read this thread and look at this horror job done by them
 

I would NEVER go to this clinic even if it were free. That is literally the worst post-op donor area I've ever seen

It can make you lose transplanted hairs? Jesus, really?

I had horrible dandruff, particularly after my operation and it knocked it out nicely. But now I'm worried

5 hours ago, duchaine said:

Did you notice weight/fat gain?

first few weeks I had a puffier face. After that, completely back to normal I'd say

5 hours ago, Ash05 said:

Have you noticed change in blood pressure and heart rate after taking pill..my heart rate goes to 90 BPM after taking tablet. I have resting heart rate of 80-82 BPM.

Not anymore. But in the first few weeks when I took 2.5mg, yes. And also when I upped to 5mg, I noticed this for about a week

6 hours ago, Blackweasel said:

How much Minoxidl were you applying? Foam or liquid based? Did you derma roll? Also did you take AR5 blockers or any other hair loss drugs that synergised with the minoxidl? 

I take 5mg oral minoxidil per day

16 hours ago, jjsrader said:

It has really helped my crown area (alot).  Over time one can increase a dose of medication the body gets used to.  For example, people start with a 1/4 of a pill of Finasteride a day - skipping the 5th day.  After some time they take it everyday.  Then quite a few work their way up to Dutasteride 0.5mg 1X daily.

@20mgs (10mg 2X's daily) is the high end of low-dose oral minox.  They start w/40mg's daily for high blood pressure.  The 1/2 life on oral minox is 4.2 hours - so at 8.4 hours it is absorbed.

Started w/5mg's - then after like 6 months went to 10mg's daily.  Now at 18+ months I'm at a dose that in my opinion is optimal (from what I've read).

If you can handle the schedule - oral minox is best at 2X's per day (just like liquid).  So you could use 2.5mg's 2X's daily for many months and then maybe up it to 5mg 2X's per day and stay there.

I've read alot of studies on oral minox and side effects at much higher dosages than 20mg a day.  By splitting up the dose to 2X's per day I'm taking smaller doses more frequently (@breakfast and @dinner w/food).

It's just my thing.  My routine.  People can stay on low-dose 2.5mg's 2X's daily or 5mg or 10mg 1X daily .  I think it is much more effective 2X's daily at a higher baseline dose.

You can get cheap oral minox in 5mg & 10mg pills at alldaychemist & thailandpharmacy & inhousepharmacy - no scrip'

I was up to 30% minox cream 2X's per day for several years (compounded by a pharmacy).  There is no comparison between topical penetration/efficacy VS systemic delivery.

My only advice would be buy a blood pressure cuff and check your BP 2 hours after taking oral minox vs baseline for as long as you want.  If you have no heart issues & the BP is good - you're okay. 

Interesting. thank you.

Are there big differences in result from 5mg one a day vs. 5mg twice a day (i.e 10mg a day)?

Is it worth it? Did you notice a significant difference?

Are there studies on that significantly helping and bringing even more hair back?

I'm happy to go up if that's the case

On 12/13/2019 at 12:32 AM, jjsrader said:

1.75 years for me.  Started w/5mg for 6 months then went to 10mgs and now staying on 20mgs {10mg 2X's daily} for a few years going forward.  I take it w/brand-name Avodart (Dutasteride) - been on Dut since 2002.

I noticed increased hair growth outside of my scalp as well.  Forehead near temples and eyebrows.

I took my blood pressure & a diuretic the 1st 3 months with my 5mg oral minox 1X daily to monitor any potential side effects.

The only thing I didn't do is take oral minox w/n 2.5 hours of bedtime - as it can lower your blood pressure potentially.  I take a small sedative at night to sleep - which lowers my blood pressure just a bit.  So, didn't want additive effect.

They prescribe it for high BP at 40-200mgs - so titrating up over time and anything at 1/2 or less of the lower 40mgs is most likely going to be completely fine and your body adjusts to meds over time extremetly efficiently.

I'll stay on it.  It's cheap.  I buy from alldaychemist.  NO scrip.  Several overseas hair-restoration surgeons prescribe this to their patients - now even a few U.S. surgeons. 

There is no comparison to liquid minox - so much easier and more effective.  I primarily take it to keep my existing donor and 8.5K of transplanted grafts as healthy as possible. 

Started Rogaine in the late 90's - had worked my way up to compounded 30% minox cream as of early 2018.  I've never heard of oral minox low dose having any side effects anecdotally on hair-loss forums.

Hey man,

Why such a high dose? And What's your opinion on its effect on hair?

I'm on 5mg, should I be considering upping my dose?

(I don't take finasteride anymore after horrible side effects)

My Opinion and personal account (ask a doctor, ideally):

Continue!

I take oral minoxidil. I had massive shedding for perhaps the first 4 months. May have even been up to 5 months.

I'd rub my hair firmly (no scratching) and maybe 50 hairs would fall out after 15 seconds of rubbing

Used to do it over A4 sheets of paper at work. Would see loads of hairs, which went notably thinner towards the root. It was a bit scary, looking back.

Nowadays, perhaps 5 hairs fall out when doing this.

I was also shedding thick healthy hair. The hair was thinner towards the root, so I assume there was hair underneath taking the nutrients and it was ready to pop through (my basic science of the hair cycle. Shedded hair - club hair, and the new hair pops through a few months later. It;s more complicated than this, but yeah)

Was scary. But my hair was gonna go anyway. I had no option, really.

9 months later. the difference is massive. Thick, dark, root-like hair. Density has increased about 20-30% I'd say, thanks to thicker hair growing in. This could overall postpone my next transplant on the back region by years, perhaps.

Power through, you haven't been on it long enough. And if you don't, it's gonna fall out anyway, so what's to lose?

I am 3 months post transplant (FUE)

I notice when I rub/massage my hair, a lot of dandruff/dead skin falls

Sometimes with hair attached (looks like native hair)

Is this concerning? I've been worrying nearly every day since the transplant

Thank you