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8 minutes ago, hairman22 said:

what mg oral minox u using?

I was using 5 mg daily.

On the two Spanish forum you will find thousands of reports.

they have a rep, Toni, that is very active there.

I think that oral minoxidil is the best single drug on the market. A real game changer.

duta injections are great but we don’t have precise protocols on it so a skilled doctor is crucial.

as good as it, duta injections can cause very serious, not reversible problems to the scalp.

About 1,5 year after ht.

you can see that density and tho went to the roof.

i have a couple of videos to see the final results but i can’t attach them.

is someone is kind enough to help me, i will try to post videos.

Transplant time (Jen 2020)

as you can see, I just lowered a bit and didn’t work on mid scalp or crown area…

After 1 year (before ht)

At 39 (2017) I was turning into a nw 5.

i started to use fina (i have always used fina but was not very disciplined), used great amount of topical minoxidil, dermarolling and prp.

The results after 10 months was very good but I didn’t recover my temples.

i went for an ht at hlc Ankara. 2050 fu, just to lower the hairline and increase the density on the frontal scalp.

right after the ht, I added oral minoxidil and Dutasteride meso to the cocktail.

i spent hours with doctor Lorenzo Squillace to share researches and decide if oral minoxidil was worth the risk and if duta meso was a real thing or snake oil.

at the end, we decided to give them a try…

the density I got is almost unmatchable!

hope that this post can help other people.

here my pics in 2017 

18 hours ago, mr_peanutbutter said:

how expensive are they

2 euro per grafts.

they pay a great attention to hairline design and use the minimum amount of grafts possibile.

the team is 3 female docs and one man. And their leader, doctora Espinosa, that is a sweet and humble person.

they usually don’t work on temples (except the male doctor, I forgot his name).

their ig page is very good.

i didn’t book with them because the first spot was in April(with dicotoma Espinosa the waiting list is two years) and I didn’t want to get an ht is spring or summer time.

I knew that implanting among preexisting hair is hard because the doctor can demage the preexisting follicles. 
from what I knew, if the doctor puts a graft on the top of a preexisting hair, the preexisting hair dies (at the best, the preexisting hair is replaced by the new one. At the worst, both hair, the old and the new, will die).
Today I read a statement from Bernstein that supports a different theory. He says that placing a graft on the top of another can be aesthetically not pleasing but both the grafts will survive.

“The reason to wait until the hair grows in, however, is so that you can better plan the subsequent hair restoration procedure. If two follicular units are placed on top of each other or very close together, you will essentially be creating a mini-graft and the results will not look natural”.

is he right? 

He worked at medecap. I think that the doctors at MEDECP are great and quite cheap. Give them a look.

11 minutes ago, TakeAction said:

no but minoxidil should because it can lead to increased bleeding.

stopping fin increases risk of shock loss.

So, did you think fina could/should be take the day after ht?

I suppose the question has been done thousands of times but I can’t find any topic on this.

Should fina be stopped before ht?

if yes, when should fina be reintroduced after the op?

Did you stop 5ar inibhitors before or after ht?

If yes, when did you start reintroducing fina/duta?

about topical minoxidil: did you feel any side (irritation, flaking etc) from using minox right after the op?

31 minutes ago, Eli_Avdikian said:

@josha @duchaine are you guys being serious ?

Yes, dxxk.

Hlc is a geear clinic. The issue is that the use a lot of grafts so, of you are on a budget, is not ok for you.

5 hours ago, Clark.Ethan said:

It's disrespectful and not professional.

I'm going to fly in Turkey by myself, see the doctor, and let him know about this assertion and how he treats his clients.

I'm pretty sure I am not the only one who experience this.

No, you are not. Wonder why pekiner doesn’t have a secretary in his open office to assist the patients

You should attach better pics

I studied hundreds of cases during the last 2 months, especially the hairline design.
What I see is...when the doctor design the hairline and  it appears flat...  the "flat" effect disappears when the hair are grown.
Quite the opposite, when the hairline design looks "perfect", the end result is not satisfactory, because, with grown hair, the hairline looks receding.
It is like that the grown hair exacerbate the empty space in the temples.
What do you think
 

On 12/10/2023 at 10:42 PM, Berba11 said:

Wow- incredible results so far! Looks brilliant. The transplanted hair will take on the appearance of the native hair more and more over time. I recommend regular conditioning and occasional hair masks. I found these help a lot to soften things, especially after the 18-24 month mark. 

OLPALEX 3 could be great in these cases.

just squeeze it

On 1/3/2024 at 2:54 AM, Gatsby said:

Dutasteride is a legit therapy but it's very expensive. I've been taking oral minoxidil for at least 18 months and I haven't noticed any side effects except that my eyebrows need an occasional trim.

how much in Australia?
I am very lucky, I get prp+duta for 150 euro from my friend-dermatologist.

For me, the result is very good.
I just think that HLC could do the same job with less grafts.

@omega5 update please

3 hours ago, Calihome1 said:

Looks good.  Did you have detailed discussions on the temple shapes?  Wondering if you would’ve preferred a rounder transition.

 

Was thinking the same thing.
BTW, his natural shape is more rounded. You can Cleary see his scalp above the frontalis muscle.

wonder why all keser's patients post such horrible pictures.