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MachoVato

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About MachoVato

  • Birthday May 10

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    United States
  • State
    TX

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Receding Hairline (Genetic Baldness)
    Thinning on Top only (Genetic Baldness)
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Considering Surgical Hair Restoration

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    No
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    Propecia (Finasteride)
    Rogaine Foam
    Dermmatch

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  1. Thanks! There are so many talented clinics. It seems to be getting easier to get great results, huh? Thanks, Melvin. No, I haven't considered changing it up. The PEDs are tricky. I'm trying to stick to the "hair safe" ones, but it's so easy to get hormones off balance. Sometimes I get acne on my scalp, crazy. Considering that I've been taking finasteride for over a decade, I probably should mix it up. I'll see if my doctor will give it to me. If not, I can go underground. 😛 Thank you. I've always felt lucky with the hairline result. Yeah, I'm considering another procedure. There are a couple spots I'd like to touch up. Especially with the crown. I might have 1000 grafts left. I'll save them for now. I'll read up on Verteporfin. Never heard of it. I rarely grow out the beard stubble. I don't have a good beard and most of it is gray, so I usually shave it. No, nothing to do with PEDs. But my lady likes it so I'm stuck with it for a while. haha! Thank you, sir. Catching up with your progress... I hardly recognize you! Congrats!!
  2. Hi all! It's been a while since I've posted. But I thought I'd share an update 3 years after my first HT at HLC Ankara. Click on my posts in my signature to see my before/after photos. I also went to Bisanga for my crown, which was about 2.5 years ago. Overall, my hair is pretty good! I have experienced some thinning out, especially in the crown area. I blame this primarily on my use of PEDs, which I started after the transplants. I cycle testosterone, deca, and a couple other AAS compounds. Donor area is fine, although it looks crazy with this haircut fade. I'm still taking hair meds, but low quantity. I'm taking 0.5mg finasteride and 2.5mg oral minoxidil, each 3X/week. Maybe I'll increase it, I don't know. Here are a few pics under direct, harsh lights in my bathroom. In softer lighting, the hairline is strong! You can pull up my IG: machovato and see some gym selfies and videos and whatnot. This doesn't do it justice.
  3. Yes! You're the case I was thinking of. Dr Leal. If I were to go to Brazil, this is where I would go.
  4. Who is the doctor in Brazil that does dense packing? One of the best dense packing results I've seen. Pittella?
  5. You have more hair loss than I did when I got my first transplant. And yes, you seem to have some retrograde but not bad. The good news is that you have a strong beard. For transplants, that's not the best donor area but it can really help with adding density. I would look for doctors with experience in using beard as a donor area.
  6. It really is amazing when we look back pre-surgery and are so surprised at the difference. Have you selected where you will go for your second HT? I would recommend a clinic that specializes in hairlines. It's going to be tricky to improve you hairline without lowering it, I would think.
  7. Thanks! Well, most people didn't notice the hair. I had some hair already, but I wasn't coming from a norwood 6. So they all just said that I look good or younger. The ones that did notice the hair and asked what I did, I told them. Now I'm used to the hair and those around me forgot all about what I looked like before. I've changed jobs and no one knew me before. What's interesting is that I'm dating again. I'm 51 and I'm dating 35 year olds. I couldn't have pulled that off before, really. I get a lot more attention than I did before.
  8. This is an old post. But in this case, I was referring to Dr. Gur and Dr. Turan, which charge around 1.0 - 1.5 per graft (last I checked). Both excellent low-cost options.
  9. Photos are needed to determine number of grafts. Your budget isn't very high, so you'll be limited to around 2500 grafts. That's based on a clinic that charges around 2.5 euro/graft. No one in the UK can do it for that cost. You're looking at Turkey. If you need more grafts, you'll have to find a cheaper clinic or increase the budget.
  10. Of this list, I would say Bisanga and Hattingen. In Spain, I like Dr. De Freitas. In Portugal, I like Dr. Pinto and Dr. Ferreira.
  11. Then post your photos and ask for suggestions. What's your budget? Where are you willing to travel? I don't care about manual or motorized extraction. I've had both and they were both excellent. I do, however, prefer manual placement over pre-made incisions on the recipient area.
  12. A little over 2 years. Here's a video at the barber. A low fade, very short, in very bright light. This is shorter than I like. You can kinda make out the donor area on my left side. After 5700 grafts, not bad! I still got one more transplant to go!
  13. This is the one I bought. But there are many others just like this. https://a.co/iuhdItl
  14. I stayed at Martin's Grand Hotel Waterloo. I used Uber. It's a great clinic!
  15. Many things can cause low libido and ED. You need to get a blood test and check your testosterone, estradiol and prolactin levels. Topical fin doesn't go to your stomach or liver where it goes systemic. It's generally considered very side effect safe. There are other compounds that can help if you want to avoid fin. There's a pharmacy local to me that compounds some solutions, like: Minoxidil 3%, Melatonin 0.2%, and Latanoprost 0.01%
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