BaldingEagle1

Has anyone heard of this brand? One of my friends apparently is telling me its good. Basically its topical minoxidil lol I was like wth is the difference between this and Rogain.. Was hoping members on here could shed some light?

I have no damn clue lol

6 hours ago, ray35 said:

Were you using minoxidil prior to HT?

Nope

21 hours ago, pkipling said:

One option would be to wear a hat or a beanie - if you feel like that suits you and won't bring more attention to yourself. Otherwise, I think the only other option would be to just embrace it and remind yourself that there's a very good chance nobody will notice anything... And even if they do, they likely won't think anything of it? 

The general consensus around here from those of us who are on the other side of being out in the world during the ugly ducking phase is that it never seems to be as big of a deal in reality as it does in our anxious minds. 

And for what it's worth, your scalp doesn't look that alarming in the photos you posted! 

The talk of the party is my HT lol.. thats the issue right there.

Hey all,

How long post HT do you guys use topical minox?

Also is there a particular brand that you use?

Or is Rogaine the best?

and... its still 4 months. take a deep breath.

2 minutes ago, ray35 said:

@BaldingEagle1 I went with the Exclusive Package with Dr. Das that was the best choice for me. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it yet but your thread was also very helpful in making my choice. Obviously end results are not there yet but they are for others and in evaluating patient experience and overall your trip  and your thread was really great! So thanks man!

Thanks man, that’s why I made it. Tried making it as detailed as possible. I know I was looking for those when I was searching haha

nice! For my crown I’ll probably be going that route too via Dr Das!

FIrst pic looked like the Avengers were going to avenge your hair.

Which package did you go with

1 minute ago, ray35 said:

Sounds like everything is going on schedule for you, very encouraging. I'll be there in January and have appreciated reading your thread and experience. Looking forward to more updates over time!

Nice man! Excited for you! And can’t wait for your thread 🙌🏾

So its been 3 weeks for me.

Got a nice message from Eugenix to send some pics.

Feedback is that hair growth is good. I should experience shedding phase which lasts until 90 days of surgery. I have been shedding like maybe 10-15 hairs in shower when I apply shampoo for the past 2 days. Nothing drastic. 

But everything is going smoothly, I guess. Will post pics at the 1 month mark.

No fin yet, not sure when to start Topical Minoxidal (Rogaine) or if there is a better topical minox, please let me know..

No vitamins either, just eating my usual high protein diet which I guess gives me enough Biotin.

And I’ll be about 3 weeks post OP HT. 

Any thoughts on what I should do to try and conceal crown or am I SOL?

1 minute ago, baldbandito said:

Late 20s I would say. Diffuse thinner. Found out about HTs on Instagram- sigh. Didn’t start taking fin until after the HT - had sides so stopped and severely thinned out over the next 2 years. I’ve seen it time and time again on reddit- a young person posts a seemingly good result after 9 months and comments how they don’t take Fin and how it’s not necessary bcus the hairs are non DHT resistant blah blah and everyone in the comments praises them. Then they end up here 3 years later seeking advice after thinning or losing hair behind the transplanted zone. It’s a dangerous cycle. When approaching hair restoration you have to be prepared to plan for the future and play the long game especially if you are young. 

What if ur 36 like me lmao

csn I do rogaine and take fin after 2 years since I’m planning a kid

10 hours ago, baldbandito said:

Check baldcafe’s latest video on YouTube for what can potentially happen to your transplanted hair if you don’t take fin post HT noting he was younger and when to a mill. you’re 47 and granted your hair loss pattern was established, you should be fine. Good luck! 

how old was he

thanks guys, i'll have to do that

On 12/4/2022 at 11:04 AM, Pbaird98 said:

Maybe the guy from India could have been helped or guided to choose a better clinic/Dr, but I cannot agree at all about the other person who has BDD, that needs medial support and professional help. As good as this community can be with help/support/guidance it does have its limits. I disagree with this statement. 

I would say his support system could've and should've done a better job. I know my friends get ruthless with these types of things.. its a sad story, but information and medical help would've played a par in avoiding this, but no matter what help or info you get, if your friends rip on you for a bad HT constantly,  no amount of counseling can repair your fractured confidence. And Im very thick skinned, but I could see my whole world get shattered by that.

Damn and it was in Delhi too..

Dude did the procedure by watching Youtube smh

@Bandit90what hair styles/tricks did you do to cover crown while front and mid grew?

19 minutes ago, Ricardo27 said:

Hey thank you a lot 🙏 I understand your concern, I don’t wanna sound arrogant, anything can happen, but I’m on a high level, I can do handstands on one arm and wouldn’t even be afraid to do it on the end of a roof top. So my main fear is not to bump the head, but the blood pressure in the head. 

Hey if youre confident you wont hit your head or fall to the floor with an impact, then thats good!

I play volleyball and american football. I started playing volleyball, but laying off of footbal until maybe 4-6 weeks.

Only been 2 weeks post for me.

You’ll be bumping that head a lot. Would definitely speak to your doc

I did that and I highly recommend NOT doing that lol. 
 

it gets way too tiring. 
I advise staying there for 7 days get that wash and leave. 

3 hours ago, NARMAK said:

The crown if completely gone needs much more skill and you need somebody who absolutely knows how to make the most of each graft for coverage. 

The temple points imo are probably on par with the crown in terms of complexity even if you can get away with using less grafts there than the crown for coverage due to the spiral shape of the crown. 

Anybody that thinks it requires less skill doesn't have a clue and is very much the type to end up at hair mills and not know what a natural hairline requires. 

Do you think dr das would be capable of that?

debating about going with her for crown this time 🧐🧐

16 hours ago, Jackhair said:

Incredible early results.

Yup. I do think the hair will shed so definitely not getting too excited about it..

I expect it to shed but would be glad if I’m one of the few who are able to skip it

really confident in my choice. I am glad I got educated on worst case scenario items including shock loss. So I’m just chillin as worried free as I can be with a boost in my confidence. And I’m sure once my crown gets done, it’ll shoot up the confidence factor even more so!

16 hours ago, drawdownfx said:

Goodluck in the recovery bro, work looks good. Hopefully you will have a good survival rate!

Thank bro, hopefully it does. So far I’m really digging it. 
 

of course the fun begins once the shedding happens 🤣

23 hours ago, ray35 said:

Epic journey man, excellent write up! Great looking procedure!

Appreciate the love brother. 
 

now just time to relax and let it do it’s thing!

On 11/30/2022 at 6:52 PM, BaldingEye said:

It's 4.5€ per graft so I invested a lot on my Hair Transplant adventure with Dr Couto!
What I was certain is one thing, that if I was gonna spend good money for a hair transplant, I wanted to choose the best doctor in the world, I was ready to go wherever with whoever ... my investment in Couto is giving me HUGE returns  and could not be happier.

Worth every penny. Amazing!!!