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Completely agree! I hope he goes through with it. HLC will guide him right. In fact, if the patient asks for a "too aggressive" hairline against the doctor's advice, the patient has to sign a document stating so. Cheers to new hair!
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You'll be in great hands. Best of luck! If you get a chance, go to Nusr-Et steakhouse. Home of Salt Bae guy. 🤓
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I Need a Strong Push to Get a HT
MachoVato replied to deanro's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
If you want it, do it. Here's what happens after to you get one... you immediately regret not doing it sooner. -
live hair transplant with Dr. Doğan Turan
MachoVato replied to MachoVato's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Because I'm not promoting a clinic. I'm announcing an event. Have you ever seen a HT live? How many people would find this of value? How many people ask questions that would be answered in such an event. Chances are it will be on YouTube after it's recorded. And just because you haven't heard of the clinic, does that mean it's a trash clinic? You should get out more. -
live hair transplant with Dr. Doğan Turan
MachoVato replied to MachoVato's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
FueCapilar is one of the cheaper clinics in Istanbul. But the doctors do all the procedures and only one patient per day. Price is a big deal and in this price category, this is one of the only clinics I would recommend. -
Unpopular opinion.... Go ahead and get a transplant but plan (mentally and financially) for a second procedure immediately. You will probably want/need a second HT in 2-3 years. Your first transplant should be stable, but you'll likely continue to lose your native hair. So your second procedure is chasing the recession. In fact, you *might* want to have a long term plan for 3 procedures.And yes, you should consider getting on finasteride and minoxidil. That said, you will want to start off with a high quality doctor who can help with this multi-procedure plan. Your current budget may be too low. If you need 2,000 grafts (at 2.0 - 2.5 Euro/graft) you'll need at least 4k Euro.
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I'm not sure how to see that. The software kinda sucks. But here's Toppik with a ruler. Pretty small!
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A cheap microscope I found on Amazon. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WD843ZM
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So I used some Toppik today for a video conference I had (I'm 3 months into my HT). I wanted to see what the Toppik dust looked like under a microscope. Cool! See how the fibers stick to the hairs? Now THIS is the illusion of density... a transplant is NOT an illusion!
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Finasteride and Libido
MachoVato replied to Gareth's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
I switched to topical fin/min combo by MinoxidilMax https://www.minoxidilmax.com/maxogen-x-topical-finasteride-8-minoxidil-retinoic-acid Sides subsided within a month. -
Recommendations for Clinic at Turkey "Sub 5K EUR"
MachoVato replied to H.K's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
At the "budget" level, I have seen good results from FueCapilar (Dr. Turan or Dr. Gur), and I believe they only do 1 procedure per day. Not sure where you are located, but you could reach out to Bogota Hairlines (in Colombia). I've seen some good work from them, too. Also doctor led procedures. Just a couple more options. -
Definitely looks like shock-loss. Some bald spots are outside the donor area. It sucks... but it'll come back. It may take 3 months, hopefully half that time. Patience.
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Many people don't like flying and travel is tricky right now. I went to Turkey and did a little sight seeing while I was there... and I was able to save a lot of money and I even flew business class. I would say most people on this forum flew to their doctor. As for clinics, there are a bunch of possibilities. I would spend a lot of time going through the Surgeon Reviews and Patient Results forums on here. You'll find people with similar hair as yours and see many photos. This isn't an operation you want to skip your research. On edit... be careful of Facebook groups. They are heavily budget focused.
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No, I just don't believe it. For example, there's no way this hairline is close to that. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EsB-kH9LH/ The only red flag I see (if I'm bein picky) is that their results are in Instagram. Low resolution and too easy to apply filters. Lots of clinics do that. Even though some of the results look pretty good, I'm super skeptical. Any reason why you wouldn't try Spain, Belgium or Turkey. For about $3/graft you can get a great surgeon with far greater reputation and tons of success threads on here.
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Is fin required after a hair transplant?
MachoVato replied to norwoodreaper's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Like many others, I have a Proscar Rx. For years I used to split into 4 pieces and take 1.25mg per day. But I was getting sides. Lower sex drive, difficulty with erections and even with the blue pill I still had difficulty "finishing" during intercourse. Right now, I'm taking 1.25mg twice per week. Sides have subsided some but I think I'm one of those people that shouldn't be taking it. I've ordered a 6-month supply of a topical fin/min combo, Maxogen-X. Looks like they are sold out at the moment but this is the product HLC recommended. I'm already using Rogaine foam so I'll be able to replace that with Maxogen. -
Finally got the pics! Congrats! You have a great story. I'm thrilled HLC was able to step up. Dr. Elif is fantastic. And your results look great, too. 👍
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Dr Turan, 4002 grafts, turkey, Norwood 6
MachoVato replied to Abo Leel's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
Dr. Turan is with FUECapilar clinic. He's very popular on the Facebook forums. He does most of the work himself. I believe only 1 patient per day. https://www.fuecapilar.com/en/group/dr-dogan-turan/ -
FUE by HLC Ankara | 4261 Grafts | Nov 7, 2020
MachoVato replied to MachoVato's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
MONTH 2 UPDATE Posting ugly duckling pics. Got a haircut today, sides and back only, #3 guard all around. Shedding stopped around week 6. I'd say I've lost 70-80% or so. Coulda been worse. Only a couple pimples to date. Slight itching in donor area, comes and goes. Using Rogaine foam twice a day. 1.25 mg Finasteride 2X per week. Biotin, Omega 369, and MSM supplements. -
FUE of 2800 grafts, Istanbul Turkey, clinic - Clinicana
MachoVato replied to Toshinden5's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
Under the harsh light we can still see the donor areas. And it looks like you prefer to keep your hair longer so that will help with coverage. The next 2-3 months will be exciting for you. New growth all around! -
Looks great so far!
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New Year- New Suggestions
MachoVato replied to Melvin- Admin's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
Agreed. It's confusing.