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2 hours ago, Moshico18 said:

The names you mentioned are better than HLC - to be honest what bothers me about HLC is that I don't know which doctor specializes in both beard and hair. I want precise works and as natural as possible. I thought about Ferduni because he has very natural works but it is very difficult to get him and his waiting time is around a year and a half...

I don't like the "who's the better" game. I think HLC is not the best FOR YOUR CASE. Same thing for some minor clinics in Spain, that are good for people that just want to add some hair on their scalp. 
In your case, because you have hair, you need an artist.
All the names that I gave you are tried and true but have very long waiting list.
 

Looking your pics, I see a huge difference between the left and right lateral hairline/temporal peaks. Am I wrong?

In my humble opinion, considering your hair loss, if you want to fill the temple, you need to rebuild the lateral hairline.
Just rebuilding the frontal hairline won't give you a natural and pleasing look.
In this case, you need a very skilled doctor: ferfduni, couto, pinto, Ferreira and bisanga are some of the very few that hard good enough to rebuild the laterals.

OMG, in your first pic I thought you were 50!
You are young again.
The hairline is so nice and perfect, that If I was you...I would love to have 1 cm haircut.

16 hours ago, Eli_Avdikian said:

Wow really !? And what is arginine prescribed for ?

same: nitric oxide stimulation.

3 hours ago, Moshico18 said:

I would be happy if you could share your results: from what I checked, there are better ones than HLC - there are other new options such as: Dr. Zarev, Dr. Feriduni, Ximena Vila, Dr. Özlem Biçer, Dr. Mwamba, Dr. Taleb Barghouti, Dr. Robert Haber This is the list of doctors who show consistency in both head hair and beard results. What remains to be checked is their availability? , how is the donor area from where they are taking the oil, are there any scars and is it damaged? , what are the prices ? , where are they? , what increase their credibility and professionalism? , how is their service? , and I also believe that the list can be reduced. - I prefer to invest in a really good doctor, but I have to see the beard transplant work he performed

 

I used minoxidil for 3 years and my beard did improve and I will attach pictures of how it was. I've used both Kirkland's liquid and foam but still haven't been able to improve the beard the way I'd like

I don't like many aspect of HLC but I want to make you things clear.
There are a couple of Spanish-speaking guy throwing sxxit on HLC all around the web.
They are pushing Spanish (and sometimes unknown doc), blaming HLC.

One of them, after he got great result with HLC, had a "repair with couto.
As long as he started to blame HLC, he got the rep<air.
He used his friend Spanish YouTube channel to criticize HLC. Despite the result was very very good (100% people agreed with me), HLC offered a free touch up.
The guy refused, asking for money ...
After a few months since he started blaming HLC, he got his repair with couto...
The strange thing is Dr Couto has a waiting list of 2 years for consultation. and 2,5/3 years for the op.
So, I asked this guy how he got an appointment in 6 months and he said that he booked the "repair" before going to HLC.
All that said, do you think it is a fair critique?


My case

9 hours ago, Moshico18 said:

At first I was interested in places like "hairofistanbull" or "Dr.cinic" and also "nowhairtime" and I realized that these are places where mostly technicians and not doctors perform the transplant, but currently HLC has presented the best and most natural results and this is a doctor's clinic

https://youtu.be/g-aNeV5NQ6o?si=G4XiZcnYN93Dto4W

I went to HLC and they produced great results for me!

2 hours ago, Eli_Avdikian said:

Why would he prescribe cialis?

to increase blow flow and, thus, increasing the rate of grafts survival.
He did it with other patients.

1 minute ago, Moshico18 said:

It really bothers me that I have the empty places where my beard doesn't connect to my mustache and chin as well, but I need very precise work there and I don't want to go to bad clinics

I have exactly the same problem. Never investigated on beard transplant but I suppose that 10 medium calibre grafts can fix the problem...

4-11 is the scary part. Allow long hair to dry means cervicalgia and bronchitis lol
When did you start to use hair drier?

Do you really want more beard?
I have a quite similar beard and I would love to get less!

@Melvin- Admin new user, 1 post...mmm

Did Pittella prescribe oral minoxidil, Cialis and arginine ?

Can you elaborate what you did the first ten days after HT?
I am going for a semi-shaved fue and I'm scared of the post op.

Stop blaming your HT.
You are trying to bring testo to cassation level.
I'm not surprised you feel depressed.

you look good but you looked good before.
In any case, I see only a minor improvement. I can't say you had 3250 FU.

23 minutes ago, omega5 said:

Yes.Dr.Bekir left after working  at HLC for 3 years and opened his own clinic

how much per graft?
Does he perform Sami shaved fue?
When did he open his clinic?
 

w<s bek an HLC surgeon?

On 1/11/2021 at 5:49 PM, Clark.Ethan said:

I will not share any pics. Go ahead with him. Just don't tell me I didn't warned you!

a person with this kind of attitude should be banned by the community.
This is a place to share experiences,

On 5/9/2023 at 11:58 AM, lowkey said:

Thank you for your message, I am in Italy and I don't know if oral minoxidil is available in here.

I use foam and it's been almost a year and I still have a bit of shedding. I want to give it a try.

I agree using the last reserve doesn't make sense but I want to have a better hairline so with a small operation to my sides and frontal part maybe something around 500-750 because my ultimate goal to have a buzz cutt and SMP to the donor areas.

I am pretty sure that I cannot maintain a long-medium hair cut with this level of thinning.

no, at the moment you can get the galenic version only.

your temporal peaks are naturally great and the hairline design is great too.
Wonder why they didn't do the temporal angle, to create a better connection between the frontal hairline and the temporal peaks.

This guy looks very goos. He can be a great name in the future.
That said, my personal question to you is...what does it mean 2500-3000 grafts???? Don't you know how many grafts you got????

Has Couto offered you a free touch up If this won't get better?

There is a funny case.
Couto planned a 4000FU transplant.
While he was performing the HT, he saw that the donor area was poorer that he thought so he reduced the extractions to about 1600.
He misunderstood the patient's request and placed all the grafts in the crown area.
The final result is embarrassing.
 

1 hour ago, gillenator said:

My initial reply is more related to the flaws that I see in their approach.

Now please allow me to respond with some advice that I often convey to patients in ascertaining and an accurate accounting of grafts that are paid in advance…Always insist that the surgical staff “charts” the graft count that are being placed according to graft size and exact placement in a defined surface area that is clearly marked…after all grafts are placed, the recipient area needs to be photographed with all photos provided to the patient at checkout, NO EXCEPTIONS…photos taken before any placement and along the way as each section within the recipient zones are filled in accordance with the written surgery plan…this approach also provides a basis to track regrowth rates and yields…your chart should clearly document how many grafts were extracted by size: i.e. (total # of singles, doubles, triples, etc.) the photos should show and confirm the same total number that you paid for…make them account for EVERY graft that you paid for…all of this needs to be discussed beforehand at the time you schedule your procedure date.

Thank you!
I think this is an ethical and smart approach!