Mike_2020

I didn't realise anyone had that amount of back hair!!!

Thanks very much Plus for the link to the video. That was very informative.

I am a Norwood 6. If someone is concerned about how much of their donor area will be lost in the future due to continued loss as one gets older, and consequently wanted to minimise the amount of hair extracted from the normal donor area (i.e. back/sides of head), what would be the maximum percentage of donor which could potentially be extracted from beard and/or chest area? Assume that their is enough beard and chest hair for the full procedure. For example, could 80% of the hair required for the transplant be extracted from beard/chest? Thanks.

With regards to this specific point only i.e. allowing hair to fall out which has been caused by topical 5% Minoxidil (excluding the point with regards to increased blood flow), how far in advance of FUE/DHI should someone come off Minoxidil to allow hair created by it to fall out? Is one month sufficient, or would it be better if it were several months e.g. 6 months?

If cognitive function decline is on the menu then even Norwood 2s should consider what they are doing.

Would this particular point relate specifically to FUT, or also to FUE or DHI?

Not that I know anything in particular about DUPA, but out of curiosity, why is this?

A person could quite easily end up looking like Tintin.

What's interesting is that we're all aware of men (online) who are relatively young, say under 30, who go to a hair mill have what they perceive as a nice restoration of the frontal hair line. However, with their donor area depleted and as they go into their 30s, 40s, 50s, they are presumably going to continue to have a nice frontal hair line but as their balding continues through life, are they not going to look somewhat odd with a lovely thick front hairline but bald crown and retograde balding through the depleted donor area?

If a man does not take any medication (e.g. finasteride) to prevent hair loss, but what age does balding generally stop? Has it generally ceased by their 40s, 50s, 60s?

Portugal25, did you have retrograde alopecia prior to getting the grafts? You don't look like you did/do in the above photo.

Looks good Portugal25

If someone is a Norwood Va or VI, what would be the maximum percentage they could have input using FUE or DHI using beard and/or chest donor before it would look unusual? Obviously, the hair would have to be kept relatively short if there's a lot of beard or chest hair donor, but above a certain percentage would it be obvious that it wasn't normal head hair? Thanks.

Thanks - to the naked eye my front hairline was bald, completely. Though, from what you say, presumably there must have hair there so miniaturised that it was not easily visible. After applying the 5% Minox for 8 months, there is visible hair in the front hairline which was definitely not visible before.

I have used topical generic brand of Rogaine 5% Minoxidil for the last 8 months and it has definitely resulted in the growth of new hair along the front hairline. Can Finasteride potentially result in the growth of new hair?

As a NW6 I would require ~6000 grafts, so it's quite probable I'd additionally require beard hair transplanted. If I grow out a beard I would usually cut it in the style shown by the image below. That is, I would completely shave away all hair below the red line. With this being the case, I personally would have no problem with 100% beard growth being extracted below the red if this was required. Are there any thoughts on this? Would this leave noticeable scarring removing 100% beard growth below the red line? Thanks. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-trim-shave-groom-and-avoid-a-neck-beard-2015-11?r=US&IR=T

Thanks Rolandas. I'd guess it's probably better to have it a little longer than required than shorter as once there could easily be "buzzed" to cut to appropriate length.

Anyone know what the cost is per graft at this clinic?

Do respected DHI/FUE surgeons stipulate what length hair should be grown to before attending a DHI/FUE procedure? If so, what length should hair be grown to? Also, if beard grafts are to be used, to what extent should the beard be grown? Thanks.

I'm aware of Eugenix in India, who appear to have a good reputation. Are there any other FUE/DHI surgeries/surgeons who are also worth considering in India?

Thanks.

I've seen SMP treatment referred to. What does this abbreviation refer to? Thanks.

I thought it was strange that a surgeon could be performing hair surgery for over 27 years, and there isn't a single review here - good or bad.

Does anyone know of the FUE work by Dr. Thomas Mantse - ProHAIR Transplant Clinic - Hungary.? Strangely, there do not appear to be any reviews here on the forum. Reason I say "strangely" is because apparently he is a Canadian doctor with over 27 years experience in hair transplant. Thanks.

Is Dr. Marwan Saifi known for getting the same coverage as other well respected HT surgeons but with fewer grafts? Reason I ask, is that I have contacted many of the well respected surgeons in Europe, Turkey and India. Surgeons that are respected on this forum. A number have said that I simply don't have the donor required, the rest have come in stating that I require precisely the same number of grafts required as each other. Dr. Saifi has given a number of grafts which is less than half of this. So I'm just wondering if he is known for getting good coverage with a smaller number of grafts than other surgeons?