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11 minutes ago, karatekid said:

man, sitting 4 whole days on the surgery chair sounds unpleasant...

To be fair, they are relatively short days. 500 grafts/day doesn't take very long.

But yeah, it's a lot of days. I'm staying in Ankara for 10 days for some much needed rest and Netflix binging, haha!

1 minute ago, Cristero said:

I've sent them pictures to understand their opinion. I saw a crown reconstruction on their website which was pretty good.

Hoping to hear back early next week from Ferreira and Vila.

I'm curious about shock loss as you mentioned it. Do the hairs regrow after 3 months?

Let us know what they say.

Shock loss should return according to a quick search

https://gulfcoasthairrestoration.com/shock-hair-loss-why-does-it-occur-is-it-permanent/

3 minutes ago, Portugal25 said:

HLC has 6 doctors and one of them will do your whole surgery without delegating tasks to techs. They use the same technique as Pekiner and Keser - manual extraction and implant using stick&place. HLC doctors are very good but you don’t know which Doctor will be doing your surgery. 

Interesting! I thought maybe you could choose a specific doctor. In that video, two doctors work on him. Stick and place is my preferred method but not many places do it.

1 minute ago, Cristero said:

Who's the surgeon at HLC by the way? 

How is the procedure? All done by doctors or tech?

There are a few doctors but they do the entire procedure, too (as I recall).

They have a few videos on YouTube but here's a good walk-through of their process (the guy is from my hometown Houston, Texas!)

Interesting. But even if it your native hairs suffer shock loss, shouldn't they regrow after 3-4 months?

On 2/14/2020 at 6:17 PM, Portugal25 said:

Keser also does manual extraction but limits the day to a max 800 grafts (he aims for 100% survival rate).

I'm scheduled with Keser in April. I'm doing about 2,000 grafts over 4 days. I selected him because of this. He's known for density with fewer grafts (other clinics quoted up to 3,500). My number one requirement is a natural hairline and Keser's hairlines are brilliant. The fact that he only does 500-700 grafts per day, does the whole procedure himself, and only one patient per day... that sold me!  

For the OP, you don't need many grafts for your hairline. I'd recommend Keser and HLC (also Ankara, Turkey). But I also think you shouldn't touch your crown yet. Wait until later, save your donor area.

20 hours ago, Mr S said:

So for the past two weeks I’ve been taking 1mg on MON/WED/FRI already noticed morning wood is back as semen is back! Also i would say climaxes feel through the roof in comparison. Maybe this is the perfect dosage?  fingers crossed 🤞🏻 Hopefully I can still maintain on this.

Here's a great video on finasteride dosage. 1mg 3x/week is ideal according to these guys.