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Melvin I like the work from Dr Taleb Bargouthi. I'm impressed by the naturalness of his results and his honest, conservative approach from what I have seen.

You have absolutely nothing to worry about @tbb1252. As voxman has correctly stated you can't damage your crown by scratching. Dandruff can occur on the largest head of hair at any age but in adolescence it's very common. Get yourself on the right shampoo and you'll be fine.

The lack of of post operative care is only just one of the many criticisms of surgery in Turkey (and in clinics in the West I should also add). This is an extremely important part of a hair transplant for the psychology of the patient after the procedure in the days, weeks and months to follow. That being said, I would DEFINITELY recommend that you start on finasteride now. It will help your donor hair from the miniaturization process that occurs over time. I look forward to seeing your future updates. All the best!

It may be a case that you need to tweak your meds. Our DNA is always fighting what we continually put in our system. If you consult with your doctor and it's ok I would suggest trying to increase your dosage. I would definitely look at this before considering a hair transplant. Especially for your age and how well you have maintained what you have so well for so long. All the best!

There is no general approximation as everyone is on a different playing field. No two people are genetically the same and hair caliber, scalp density, ethnicity and rates of miniaturization vary from one person to another. What you can control to a degree though is your hair loss and donor capacity by starting on drugs such as finasteride very early on in the MPB process. All the best.

The truth is that there are not enough surgeons who have ventured into using beard grafts. Even those that have, do not have the experience and skills in being able to harvest enough beard grafts, let alone know where and how they should be placed and mixed with scalp grafts. Have a look at Eugenix and look at the amount of years of experience and training and the results they that are now successfully turning out. That doesn't happen by accident. I had a consultation with Dr Vikram in Melbourne and questioned him on his experience with using beard grafts. He's reply was that he can do it but that it's too difficult to extract. It's not 'too difficult.' It's just that he doesn't have the skill set nor experience in that area which can make or break a result for someone who could benefit by utilizing their beard donor.

I've watch the Bald Truth sporadically over the past five years or so and I actually phoned in a few weeks ago. Personally and politics aside, I think every young guy between 18-25 who thinks that he can get his hair back like he was when he was 18 by going to Turkey should watch the show. The show is not 'anti hair transplant.' The show is that a hair transplant should be your last option and highlights all of the risks. Too many people (including myself) wish that the bald Truth was around when we had a hair transplant so the show does play an important role. In fact, possibly more so now than ever.

On 10/27/2020 at 3:24 AM, Hairless Ozzie said:

Wow that's a great price.. Is the surgeon good? Do you have experience or know of anyone with experience with this clinic?

Forget Turkey and Australia. If you can afford Eugenix then you will be in the best hands.

What is the hairline made up of? Beard grafts? scalp grafts? A mixture of the two? Beard hair is thicker in calibre and should never be used for the hairline, but as a filler with scalp grafts behind the hairline. It appears that the grafts all over are a mix of the two. but that's just a guess? Do you know how many scalp grafts you have left available?

You could continue with covering the vertex and crown (if possible) with scalp and beard donor hair. Or you could also add SMP and and keep everything buzzed down to give a 3D illusion. The FUE donor scars could be camouflaged with SMP a year after the final surgery. All the best.

And stay on the Finasteride!

Hairless Ozzie can I ask how old you are? Who did the first procedure and how many grafts were used? Have a serious look at Eugenix. All the best!

And believe it or not this fine gentleman still has a couple of months or more of growth to go! Very happy for you zoomster. Looking forward to your next update!

Unremarkable. Congratulations!

First of all congratulations to have to wisdom beyond your age to wait until 25 before considering a hair transplant. Secondly congratulations that you can tolerate finasteride and I would stay on this drug 'religiously.' Whether you want to add minoxidil is really up to you. You may actually grow back some hair that you have lost. If/when you choose to have a hair transplant please make sure you have consulted as many doctors that you can and NEVER be afraid to ask as many questions as you can. Educate yourself as much as possible about the hair transplant industry and stay on this site and keep yourself updated. In two years better drugs may and probably will be coming out. You are doing all of the right things. Congratulations once more and I look forward to any further posts from you!

Don't even think of having a hair transplant in Australia.

This is such a huge problem that affects young men especially in the late teens to early 20's and it certainly affected me terribly. At the age of 18 I was beginning to recede, slightly in hindsight. However, the fear of going bald took over to such an extent that I could hardly function socially. I always had a high hairline and sadly I chose to have a hair transplant at 18. What I was really trying to achieve was to have a low hairline with no understanding of the consequences at such a young age. I became more depressed and self conscious after this surgery than before!

I keep telling people who are in the same shoes who pop up in this forum not to make the same mistakes that I did in the hope that they will learn from them. Firstly it's a lot cheaper, both financially and emotionally and secondly, it will enable them to remain with a scalp that is not left scarred for life. I'm fine now after many, many years. This is an extremely important topic. Thanks for putting it up Melvin.

Whatever you do @Chances101 do not have SMP until after a year from when you have had surgery. The tiny scars will not be stable for at least 12 months and no decent SMP clinic would touch it during this time. If they do offer to perform SMP on you then stay clear of that clinic. All the best!

What was the name of the doctor that performed the surgery on you? If you can I would definitely consider taking finasteride now and commit to it if you can tolerate it. You may find it may help in your donor region as well as your transplanted hair. Wishing you all the best and I look forward to your updates!

Dalveer congratulations on a great result and you still have time for more growth ahead of you. With you FUT scar it takes at least a year for things to settle down and it will continue to improve in color and thickness even beyond this. All the best and I look forward to your next update! All the best!

Congratulations. I was also offered this solution to my MPB a few years ago. The reason I opted out of this was because after 25 years of wearing a hair piece I was no longer interested in wearing one. This answer however does solve the hairline problems associated with hair pieces (although they have come of age recently). As long as a patient is willing to continue wearing a hair piece this is an excellent choice. Thanks for sharing.

Brilliant result Mick. How far apart were the the two FUT surgeries out of interest? It just continues to show that naturalness is the number one goal that needs to be achieved. Thanks for sharing!

You are in the same position I was in at 19. You have good head of hair and you are too you to 'psychologically' have a hair transplant at this stage in your life. However one thing separates us. You haven't been butchered yet and I have. Learn by my mistakes. You need to do two things now. One is to start finasteride now (and you could even add minoxidil now as well). Secondly, forget about Turkey, let alone a hair transplant at this stage! If any surgeon were to accept you now with the head of hair you possess at 19 you should be reporting them. Not paying them to ruin your scalp. All the best.

4 hours ago, JohnMelb1234 said:

I just came across this, is it the same doctor?
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gp-suspended-for-lying-about-qualifications/ZCLOSTJBKIAP7LEKMVUQET3N7I/

This is EXACTLY why I have repeatedly replied in threads about why I would never recommend having a hair transplant in Australia. If young people are hell bent on not doing their research and are willing to accept these standards (or lack of) then I don;t know what to say. I have met with Dr Vik and a host of other hair transplant surgeons here in Australia and I will say it again from my own experiences (well obviously not just my own). Do not get a hair transplant in Australia. If you want the best possible outcome then you need to do your research and ask lots of questions and you will realise that you will need to fly. If yo had to had to have a surgical transplant of another kind would you do it because the operation is only 20 minutes away by cab?

9 hours ago, MazAB said:

To each is own as far as what package or clinic may or may not make sense, but what I will say based on the research of many clinics is that the strength of your lead doctor is only your starting point. As with any surgery, the results are only as good as your weakest link. Because of this, Eugenix has amazing results even with having more of a team approach to surgery. Dr Priyadarshani Das and Dr Alok Sahoo are highly established hair transplant doctors for Eugenix, and have direct involvement with many of the awesome results found online. They both are directly involved with extraction and implantation for almost every procedure. The rest of their techs have multiple years of experience working for Eugenix, and have worked on thousands of procedures together as a cohesive unit. I'll take those guys over the average tech any day of the week. 

I personally would much rather the Eugenix approach of having an A team, than the many other clinics that claim to have the lead surgeon perform the whole procedure, only find out the day of surgery that they have much less involvement than what was originally promised with techs that are far less capable.

Do you own research, but the bottom line is be sure to research the techs that are involved with the procedure just as much as you research the lead doctor.

You are spot on MazAB. In fact the entire team are living at Eugenix at the moment during the Covid period to prevent any risk of infection. That's a very high standard in my book. They work as a family as it were and are highly qualified. They are not some Turkish group of tech's that work where work is.

Dr Arika is right up there with all of them. In fact she is my choice for my surgery.