topher1999

Was looking around and saw some great results for Rafael de Freitas, but I can't seem to find too many bad results. Is Freitas still really good or has he become mixed nowadays like Erdogan?

I’m just a few years older than that. Closer to 30. I actually scheduled a procedure with Erdogan but COVID got it canceled. Seems to be a blessing in disguise.

DUT 3x a week for 2 years, microneedling for 9 months. No minox.

Had a transplant scheduled but COVID got it canceled, so I tried to explore other mediums of hair restoration. Turns out I respond really well to microneedling. First two pics were taken two years apart. Third pic is a couple of months after the second. What do you guys think?

I've been on DUT for about 8 months now and it's worked wonders for my hair. But lately, I've been experiencing some side effects. I'm currently on DUT once a day, but I hear taking it every 3 days instead can reduce your chance of sides. Has anyone here actually reduced their side effects successfully by reducing their dosage? And if I reduce my dosage, will DUT not work as well for my hair? I figure DUT is powerful enough on its own that you don't have to take it every day to see its full potential, but I want some other opinions/anecdotes. Thanks. FYI I used to be on fin for a year but it wasn't effective. DUT has helped massively.

I really hope this was a free touch-up...

Even when exposing the flaws, it loooks amazing. Toppik would out you over the finish line, imo.

Honestly, this looks like a slam dunk to me. I don't think you'll need another procedure for years. I agree with what the others are saying, those miniaturized hairs will last a lot longer on fin.

Do you have any before pictures that actually show hair loss? Your before picture looks similiar to your after...

Could be your native hairs shedding. Your post indicates you aren't on fin.

Small sample size, but Erdogan's recent results (>mid-2019) seem to be a lot better than before.

Hi, I wanted to gauge some opinions on Erdogan since he seems to be a divisive figure here. I realize a few patients of his who had a surgery with him a few years ago were dissatisfied, but this seemed to occur starting around 2016. So I want to ask patients who were performed on by Erdogan in late 2018 or later: are you satisfied with your results? Include pics if you can.

Be extremely cautious of Erdogan. He used to be legendary but his recent results have been disastrous.

I recently got quoted by H&W for about 3000 grafts, and won't lie, it's so expensive! But this isn't a surgery you want to cheap out on. Using their own calculator, a FUT surgery would run me about $13k while a FUE runs $22k. A 9k difference is no joke. They recommended me for FUE, but said I was a suitable candidate for either method. I'm seriously considering FUT mostly because of the insane price difference, but I had a couple of concerns: If I grow my hair long anyway (scar isn't a worry), is there any reason I should get FUE over FUT? Because the research I've done tells me that doing FUT first will give you more grafts to work with over your lifetime should you need future surgeries. My research also seems to suggest FUT has a *very slight* advantage over FUE in terms of graft survival. I heard some people can feel skin tightness near the scar for the rest of their lives. Is this true? I have a scar elsewhere on my body from an unrelated past surgery and the skin texture feels different around the scar and it's uncomfortable when I touch it. Will this be the same case for the scar that would be on my head? I like getting my head scratched from behind, courtesy of my girlfriend, and I wouldn't want the scar to feel uncomfortable/weird when getting it scratched. Thanks for the answers and I hope we can all get our transplants after this corona stuff is over with.

And to think I almost pulled the trigger with them. I'm now going with H&W. They're more expensive, but any cosmetic surgery isn't something you wanna save money on. Sorry about this subpar result.