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  1. 1 minute ago, SixHouse said:

    The average person will usually pick #2 if it means saving 10k compared to #1.

    My advice would be don't be average. Go to the best surgeon you can afford. You need to do your research. There are no guarantees with results regardless of how skilled a surgeon and his/her team is whether that is in New York or Istanbul. I can tell you though that you can save $10K on cost by going to an elite surgeon in Turkey compared to a surgeon in New York. You will have accommodation, travel to the clinic and hotel and some site seeing thrown in. If this is what you want. Personally I would be more worried about the quality of the work.

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  2. You are not buying a car you can get rid of. This is permanent life changing surgery that you will have to look at in the mirror every morning you wake up for the rest of your life. Trying to find a $10k saving by shopping by geography nearly almost always ends up costing you more in the long run. You could save $10k by choosing a great surgeon in Turkey. But with over two thousand clinics and growing I could only recommend about four or five. No two patients are the same. Have a look at the patient results posted section of the forum and see who is performing a large number of excellent results on patients who have a similar hair loss as yours and with the same goals you are trying to achieve. 

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  3. 2 hours ago, Caren Yaprak said:

    Firstly, it would be good to keep in mind the motivations behind advice regarding avoiding hair transplants in New Zealand. Some individuals who discourage local procedures may have vested interests in promoting overseas options.

    I can guarantee you that speaking for myself I receive zero kick back in discouraging potential patients from having permanent life altering surgery in Australia and New Zealand. Hair organizations mean nothing in real term benefit to patients. At best they can be a starting point and often benefit the surgeons in receiving more work and benefit potential patients from very little to bad work. You only get one chance at this so never choose surgery based on geography. I highly encourage potential patients to do their research thoroughly and independently. If a clinic/surgeon feels the need to market themselves on hair forums then that's a red flag to me. You will often hear as a defense that the risks are great traveling overseas from Australia (and New Zealand). Sadly if you have done your research thoroughly this is further from the truth. The clinic that is a thirty minute cab ride from home can be one of the biggest regrets you can make. Results speak for themselves. A surgeon who can show a huge body of work spanning a decade as a minimum with elite work ranging from Norwood 3-6 is worth considering. Finally don't be in a rush in your research as this is for life. We sadly see too many people on this forum who require a repair from poor work to disfigurement.

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  4. On 3/24/2024 at 2:35 PM, Hairlossingfast said:

    I was on oral finasteride and topical minoxidil for years and gradually kept losing erection quality to the point of impotency.  I have since quit both meds for the past 3 months

    I would jump back on minoxidil. I'm not a doctor but I would consider seeing one to get a referral to a dermatologist for a script for oral minoxidil. Minoxidil is not the culprit. Oral minoxidil will also benefit all of your scalp hair and beard (not just where topical minoxidil is applied). Also when I was 18 and I began to see my hair begin to recede I went from being a party animal to sinking into a deep depression that nearly took my life. Even ten years later with scars from botched hair transplants and a hair piece I was a thousand times happier. I respect your decision not to see a professional for depression. For me though it literally did save my life. I later shaved my head and had SMP which improved the scars quite a bit. The thought of shaving my head at 18/19 was an impossible thought to entertain. Yes hair loss is dictating your depression as it was mine. However I got to a point where I could deal with fighting the MPB. Today I am a different person and it was worth it. Feel free to DM if you like. All the best and you are not alone.

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  5. 22 minutes ago, chrisu said:

    I have been looking into FUT vs FUE for my second surgery on my hairline

    @chrisu I would definitely say FUE. The reason being that for the hairline FUE is able to cherry pick grafts from areas of the scalp to best mimic the natural quality of hair in the hairline. The doesn't require a strip in the sweet spot. All the best.

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  6. 5 hours ago, SeanToman said:

    I am hoping to find the perfect clinic to improve my hairline density and temples within a budget of £3500 

    No offense at all implied @SeanToman as I am a huge fan of you and your results. I would (just my own opinion) first look for elite surgeons who turn out great results in hairlines such as De Freitas, Sethi, etc just to name a couple as their a few good names out there. Narrow it down to who you feel will achieve the results you are looking for. The real problem I see though however isn't a limited budget. It's the risk of ruining the hairline you have (which I think works great for you now and will far into the future) that you have that looks 100% natural. If it were me I would leave it and keep your money for the future 'if' you need further work in other areas of you hair (which you don't have any sign of now). Wishing you all the best mate.

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  7. I’m not a doctor but perhaps you could drop the topical minoxidil and up the oral minoxidil from 2.5mg to 5mg. The Nizoral 2% shampoo is something that personally (and this is just my opinion) could be dropped as I don’t see how it benefits being on the scalp for only ten minutes in the shower to penetrate the scalp. But you are on a pretty much perfect regime. 👌

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