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  1. you're drawing a strange parallel to "giving up", its not giving up in the sense that you have some thing you need to accomplish and you're choosing to quit, hair loss isn't a binary thing that is easily achieved. 

    I had a friend who was holding on to like a few strands of hair on his head, was very late to the party to intervening with medication and was also an incredibly paranoid person so he would never consider it anyway, he didn't have enough money for surgery, and for him his best option was truly shaving down and letting go of the little bit he was keeping that looked a lot worse. 

  2. I don't see an issue with it. I take fin and my oral min together at night before bed as well (1mg and 2.5mg),  they don't have negative chemical reactions together. In Toronto there seems to be a low stock of loniten, and I'm only able to get it atm from a doctor buddy who works in upstate New York, but if I wasn't able to get my hands on it, I would likely just get this instead. 

  3. 18 hours ago, duchaine said:

    It is just a siringe with a small needle, very similar to prp. Sometimes I have prp and duta separately, one after the other. Other times, my doc mix prp and duta. There are not researches on the efficacy of the mix but some doctors say that prp and duta work in a synergistic way.

    Sorry I should have been more specific, I meant along the lines of how often you did the treatment, what dose, and how much did it cost per session

  4. 1. Should be discussed with both surgeons 

    2. There are two main transplanting methods, FUE and FUT. DHI from how I understand it is a method within FUE, so its just a way that they perform it. Looking at this is not nearly as important as choosing a reputable hair transplant doctor, with many years of experience, results and user experiences, like the ones posted here so you came to a good place. Many times things like DHI are a marketing tool, that make the clinic sound more advanced when in reality it doesn't mean much. 

    3. Your hair is likely getting greasy from sebum production, which could be induced from DHT. Before considering a hair transplant, you should have a better consideration for medication. Hair loss is progressive, and while your hair has held up very well into your 40s, it will only continue to miniaturize over time if unaddressed. The only two proven and FDA approved hair loss medications are finasteride and minoxidil, finasteride being the more important one as it reduces the hormone DHT which is mainly responsible for miniaturization. Finasteride and minoxidil will help to prevent further hair loss which will also aid in a positive transplant result. At the same time it is likely that finasteride will hellp reduce sebum production and your hair will feel less greasy. 

    4. My estimation would be somewhere between 1500-2500 max. That would also be best discussed with a reputable surgeon. 

    5. I don't have experiences with transplants in Turkey, mainly because I avoided the idea of going to Turkey when I was doing mine. There have been countless poor results posted on here and other forumns of botched turkish jobs. Not to say that there aren't good clinics in turkey, but you have to be very selective, and this forumn is a better research tool for a good clinic. It is very important you do not try to cut corners with your research or finances when choosing a clinic, relatively there are very few clinics worth going to for really good results. Don't make the mistake of saving money as your priority when choosing, this is a very delicate numbers game, and you want to use your grafts optimally, spare your donor and avoid getting a result you're left disappointed with. 

    6. The quality of the hair itself remains the same, it doesn't become more brittle or anything along those lines. You can treat like how you would normally. 

    7. As mentioned above, you should be on finasteride and minoxidil if you want to slow the progression of any further hair loss. Make sure to research more into these two. Both are very capable of increasing the density and thickness in your hair because they could work to reverse miniaturization. However, your hair won't get thicker than what it was organically, because hair thickness is determined by our genetics. So you can potentially restore some of your hair to its original state, but you cannot exceed that density. Note that these hair loss medications mentioned are better at halting further hair loss than they are at regrowing. 

  5. Its hard for me to say this, but imo I don't think a hair transplant is advisable for you. You have an advanced pattern of hair loss, your crown has dipped into your donor region, and some of the donor region is thinning around your sides. This means that you have a small amount of hairs available in your donor region to transplant to a larger area in your balding region. Given your age and not being on medication all this time, you will likely not end up with a result that you would deem an improvement and you will only end up with scars on your head, and lots of time/energy/stress/money wasted. 

    If you haven't already, consider shaving your head first and see if that can fit on you. Maybe some of the members who were in similar situations can chime in on their experiences too. 

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  6. On 11/21/2023 at 11:29 AM, consequence said:

    Fantastic result. If you ever come back -- did you use microneedling during recovery as well?

    How about the rest of your regimen? CB, dut, minox other topicals etc. When did you restart after surgery?

    Hey , thank you both for the kind words @mxnprettynice

    As for my regimen, I always remained on fin. Dr. Rahal asked me to stop taking topical min 1 month before surgery, and advised that I don't continue until about a month after. 

    1 month post surgery I restarted applying topical min and microneedling, but I was not microneedling the recipient, only the mid scalp and crown. (1.25 depth for about 5 mins, I would never go crazy with microneedling). 

    Today my regimen is similar, 1mg of fin, 2.5 mg of Oral minoxidil in the evening, and for the last year, I've been applying RU at 2% in the am. I haven't been microneedling because I just sort of seemed to forget about it all together. I might try to include it a bit in the new year. 

    I used xyon's topical dut throughout the year as well once or twice a week, but didn't find any consistency with it, and im not sure yet if I will continue it into the future, its rather pricey and I'm not sure if its adding any efficacy. 

    As for CB, I don't think there's anything to it, it hasn't proven to have any efficacy. 

     

  7. 6 minutes ago, Nikoni said:

    I don't see why it wouldn't. The FUE dots can be extracted the same way as hair follicles,so fresh wound would be created and Verteporfin can be injected. Maybe Doctors will find more efficient way to excise these scars. In Dr. Bloxhams trial it seems there is no difference in verteporfin healing whether its fresh wound or scar revision.

    Yep, I don't see why not either. Rewound the same sites where extractions were made and go through the same regenerative process. Just wonder if if there is a difference because some scarring has settled in with someone who hasn't used vert before the extraction process, so that could potentially play some part, but I'm just speculating entirely. Really cool stuff in any case, admittedly I didn't think anything of this experiment when I first saw it, but the difference between the two is evident. 

  8. On 6/26/2023 at 10:38 AM, AStark said:

    10 month update…..

    I’ve had a few people messaging so I came back to provide a 10 month update from my FUE procedure w/ Dr. Nadimi. 
     

    You can look back through this thread to get all the details and progress updates of my procedure. 

    Overall, I am extremely happy.  It’s not “perfect” but a massive improvement from where I started. 
     

    1. Frontal shot in natural lighting outdoors  

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    2. Overhead shot with harsher fluorescent lighting overhead IMG_5504.thumb.jpeg.b73dfb09b9dcaca21dab9c550b8f7c83.jpeg


    Still a bit thin in the top/back area but I only had 150 +/- grafts placed around the crown as they were left over after the frontal area was complete. Even with a small amount of grafts this area really improved. 
     

    I’ve been taking 2.5mg oral min and 1.25mg fin daily for the past 8 months or so. 

     

    I doubt there will be much improvement to note from this point on but I’m happy as it is today so I’m not sweating it. I can’t help but wonder what I could get with a second round but I’m not there yet. Time will tell. 
     

    Only regret is waiting so long. 

    The thinning in the back is nothing.. this has framed your face so well, and it legit looks as natural as it could get. You're a stud, enjoy the results!

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