duchaine

where are the temporal peaks????

13 hours ago, Diff-thinner said:

I have just had around 1500 grafts with Couto, your thread is making me so glad I took that decision, what he's done with you with such minimal grafts is so awesome!

 

off topic: how long was the waiting list?

On 3/25/2024 at 3:02 AM, SteveUrkel02 said:

Is Heinicke a good choice ? Will have a touch up with him in 2 months.

Felicidad espinosa. 

On 3/21/2024 at 5:29 PM, FaganBecker said:

What would you say counts as direct light? 
 

clinics should be more upfront about this. Mine is so thin in outdoor natural lighting that I would never have got it done if I knew it would like this. I’d have just buzzed my head.

No doubt that your HT is not one he the best. But even the best HT can be visible with direct lighting.
a cold bulb hanging on your head or a cold morning light make the HT more visible for sure.
A good hair cut can make a HUGE difference at regard.
 

On 3/14/2024 at 3:37 PM, FaganBecker said:

Also a question for anyone still bothering with this thread! 
 

is a hair transplant always obvious in direct light? Is it something that is always lighting dependent and will never look like it has good density on a sunny day?

An HT is an illusion of density so it is visibile during direct light.
 

On 3/5/2024 at 9:10 AM, FaganBecker said:

Yeah just watched that - thanks. Definitely what I was hoping I’d get. Soft V with a naturally matured look, the appearance of natural density with a natural look right at the front. 
 

My V shape has very bold lines, emphasized all the more by the number of doubles creating a very pluggy look. 
 

don’t you think lowering it by half an inch now is dangerous? I don’t think I have much room to play with for adding more?

I think that you LPP is very low and you should not lower the HL.
Just you should look for a more curved hairline and close the front temporal angles to creat a better connection between the front and the temporal hairline.
Some micro irregularities will help for sure.

Incision shrink very quickly. If they make the incisions the day before, they need to mar very big holes…and the density should be lower.

The answer to your first question is No.

Maybe a persone lost with medicine but you probably could lose more without.

12 minutes ago, BaldV said:

I have never seen anyone supporting this opinion with facts and proper research, only with superficial explanations like the one you gave, which is completely fine for you to believe it but not good enough for me to base my opinion on, the only thing that supports the correlation between creatine and hairloss is an outdaded research paper from 15 years ago.

“I have zero research to support what I say but the research that support your statement is old”.

A single study is not enough to say to prove something at 100%.

btw you have zero study to support your theory.

Quite funny you say that the study is old.

Does a research have an expiration date?

4 minutes ago, BackFromTheBrink said:

Absolutely true. However, it's my belief. It's the belief of some hair surgeons. 

You definitely say it's not the case. How did you reach that conclusion?

It is a very simple sillogism (hope the spelling is correct): Considering that the only research on the correlation between creatine and dht says that creatine increases dht, and considering that dht increases hair loss, it is probable that creatine increases hair loss.

so,  if everything else stayed the same and you noticed hair loss when you supplemented creatine, likely creatine exacerbated your hair loss.

quite and simple 

On 11/30/2023 at 6:51 PM, duchaine said:

To me, your final result was great.

Couto can call your ht has he wishes but adding a couple of grafts among your pre existing hair doesn’t make your second ht a repair.
it is strange, and I suppose it is remunerative , that you booked your repair before you booked your first ht. 

On 2/2/2024 at 2:55 AM, Sunset Dune said:

True but it’s a pain in the ass to apply especially if you’re using topical meds.

Oral!! ✌️✌️✌️

4 minutes ago, Rose17 said:

i think on my form I submitted to him I listed whey protein isolate and creatine daily so I’ll ask him on my zoom next week. 

I saw a shapiro’s paper where he correlated whey to gh increase.

from what I understand, he supposes that gh increase cause hair loss.

there are several researches showing that gh increases hair GROWTH (probably via igf1 increase). There is only ONE single paper where gh in vitro caused telogen in FEMALE scalp.

but in vivo and in vitro can you totally different results.

5 hours ago, Rose17 said:

Similar to your experience with creatine, some people take whey protein isolate and their hair starts to fall out, then they stop and it comes back. 

I have been in supplements industry for a long time.

never heard something like that.

but I am sure that a couple of psycho with an odc about their hair say that whey made them lose hair.

i am sure someone will say that broccoli do and someone else will say that he lost hair because orange juice.

psychiatry is a very interesting field of research.

4 hours ago, BaldV said:

 

Creatine doesnt increase DHT

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7871530/

The only research on this topic say it increases dht.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19741313/#:~:text=The ratio of DHT%3AT,conversion of T to DHT.

The paper you posted is a (very poor) meta-analysis. Learn the difference between an analysis and a meta-analysis before debating.

4 hours ago, O-Myles59 said:

@duchaine jeez. Well in that case I’ll jump straight on it. Thanks for the advice 

I can swear you won’t shed but I can swear you will grow hair faster 

21 hours ago, Moses121 said:

What would be the best oral  medication (at a low dose yet effective) to minimize side effects short and long term?

.7 g Fin everyday Vs Dutasteride three days a week at .5 g?

Duta

3 minutes ago, Rose17 said:

Similar to your experience with creatine, some people take whey protein isolate and their hair starts to fall out, then they stop and it comes back. 

Creatine is a different topic.

whey is not a magic powered.

is a protein: it is broken down during digestion into amino acids and the goes into the blood stream.

so, if it is true that whey increases hair loss (and I doubt) it would be interesting to understand what of the amino acids is responsible for that.

16 hours ago, Rose17 said:

I have seen some doctors (Shapiro and Pittella) have said whey protein isolate is bad for hair loss (Pittella also said creatine is bad FYI). That being said, what products do you guys use for post gym workouts and have you seen any changes when you started using the current protein you use? 100% whey non isolate or what? 

I know that Shapiro say that whey is bad, but it is very debatable.

all proteins (especially whey) increase IGF1. IGF 1 activates anlagen via a complex mechanism involving satellite cells activation.
Whey have an added bonus: cistine, an amino acid involved in hair growth.

Shapiro is a great surgeon. I doubt that biochemistry is his field of research.

3 hours ago, BaldV said:

Creatine and Protein do not affect hair loss in any way

creatine increased DHT and DHT increases hair loss  but all the YouTubers say that it doesn't affect hairloss.
Why: because there is not a single study that investigate the relation between creatine and hair loss.
It is like I say that radiation causes DNA and DNA modification cause cancer but there is not proof that radiant cause cancer..

the supplest industry is a multi bilione industry...

20 minutes ago, zach07 said:

In my consult with Dr. Pittella, he was emphatic that Creatine causes some degree of hairloss. I did mention that I take whey protein. He said that's fine. No effect on hairloss. I think in general, rigorous workouts can increase testosterone and that also can impact hairloss in some people. 

After a stunning hair re-growth, I decided to take creatine. I lost a lot of hair. I stopped creatine and now the hair are back. Coincidence? Don't think so

i had 2 HT. The second time, I started OM 3 days after the op. I didn't shed a single hair and the hair grow strong and thick 

In my humble opinion, putrella and nicer are in two different leagues.

The give you dormicus. Google it.

when you stay on the bed, you sleep. But it is very mild so when you are done, they wake u up and go!

8 hours ago, Gustavo said:

As I know adrenaline can produce palpitations / taquicardia, I’m always putting isurgery off 

HLC offers me IV sedation which can be good for my anxiety ,my question is , once they apply local anesthesia  [ lidocaine plus epinephrine ( adrenaline) the heart may rise speed for how long? The whole time while anestheisia is working or less? I’m asking this since the IV sedation goes for 15bto 30 minutes I think 

i hope I ll be dumb enough not to be  thinking about how fast my heart beats , I’m stupid ,I know because I understand it’s a benign  fight and flight or whatever it s called taquicardia,but still .i don’t like it at all

anybody please shedding light on all this . I do want this surgery !1

Thanks !1

Sedation is very risky but hlc has an anesthesiologist, so don’t worry.

except you are allergic to lidocaine, topical anesthesia is a walk in the park