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You busted your ass for a long time Melvin - you deserve your flowers!

That Rick Astley quiff!

I think @Gatsby would be brilliant. Super knowledgeable guy.

You've killed it Melvin. I think a lot of people have noticed the push and the dedication you've given to the role on socials.

Hi @Melvin- Admin, thanks for chiming in again, getting a HT -- or even considering it -- is a semi-stressful process, after almost 10 years of research and hovering around a NW 3V - 4 I'm trying to consider all viable options 🙂. I'll shortlist a few great clinics and get in touch to see what can be done.

Extremely valuable advice from one of the greatest, thanks @Gatsby - long time fan.

Thanks for chiming in @Melvin- Admin. The only thing I'd say there is that the Dr. Zarev's of the world are few and far between, also because of the Doctor's reputation and hands-on approach to the surgery it could be cost prohibitive - it is supply and demand, and Dr. Zarev's service is an exclusive premium (as it should be). My hair would be naturally finer than yours, so my thought process on a combination of FUT/FUE is to get the most I can from my donor. 😄 I also have f-ck all body hair so there isn't much in reserve there for me outside of decent facial hair. I'll document what I do here when my journey begins 🙂 , thanks for your two cents! Your result is killer. . @jjalay Thank you for your opinion, I know you guys are opposed in your views on this subject, but the difference of opinion is valuable too 🙂 . I'll look into Dr. Laorwong and some other names you suggested here. I'll have a look on the forum for users and their results. Thank you so much for your time. . I've been contemplating getting a HT for almost 10 years since I noticed my recession and thinning crown first, I'm so glad I didn't jump the gun and run into surgery and took the time to educate myself, and get on medication (a little later than I should have). I'm not 100% in favour of one procedure over the other, but thinking about the future and what I have to work with - longevity and naturalness is the goal, so whether that's with FUE, FUT, or a combo it doesn't matter. Thanks guys!

Hi Everyone, My name is Aaron, I'm a long-time lurker on the forums and socials. I'm currently 38 years old and very much considering a hair transplant as a 40th birthday gift to myself. I'm living in Ireland, but I'd be willing to travel to get a great result - none of the Irish clinics have great results in my opinion. I'm very much considering FUT (or a combination FUT/FUE) as my procedure of choice as the idea of the linear scar doesn't put me off and I'd like to make the most of my donor as I have a fine-to-average hair type (similar to Mr. Rolandas) that tends to get oily every few days due to what I believe is excess sebum (a family trait). If I was to guess, I'd say that I'm a Norwood 3V -- so, thin enough at the crown with temporal point recession. I was taking Oral Min 5mg (now 2.5mg due to heart palpitations over a few months on the 5mg -- no sides on 2.5mg btw) which I've been taking since October 2022 x5 a week, and Finasteride, which I've been taking since 2019 x5 a week have done a lot to slow this down and improve it somewhat (especially the crown) - though I'm not exactly a 'hyper responder', and the hairline continues to weaken albeit at a slower rate. I'm very aware of Hattingen / BHR / DHT Clinic in Thailand as possible choices. I'm not shutting the door on FUE or FUT-only procedures by the way, with the incredible results of the likes of Eugenix, Bruno Ferreira, Clinica De Freitas ect I'd be a fool to, I'm just thinking of what may happen further down the road. I guess my questions to you fine fine people Is: is my thinking sound on an FUT/FUE combo? and also, who would you choose to do this in Europe (possibly Asia)? Is there anyone else I should be considering?

Thanks so much for your input! I just got the 2.5mg and i'll see how I get on with it. I did also, intermittently, get a feeling of pressure on my chest with the 5mg. Hopefully that will all phase out with the 2.5mg

No not yet, it's not particularly bad or anything, it's a very odd occurrence - once every 6 weeks or so. If it gets any more frequent than that i'll have to get it seen to but right now it's fine I think. Thanks for your concern @Buck Naked

Thanks so much for your reply, i'm going to try that.

Cheers @Melvin- Moderator, I'll put in an order for both then and see how I go! It was on your advice I tried Oral Min in the first place and its worked really well, its not as drastic a change as some others over the 8 months but it's definitely improved things.

Hi Guys, Basically, the title says it all, for the last 8 months I've been on 5mg of Oral Min, and no serious side effects of note except the very odd heart palpitation - but that may not be attributable to the medication so please don't read into that too much 🙂. The benefits of Oral Min coupled with Finasteride have been great (for my crown in particular - my hairline hasn't really benefitted as such). I was wondering if it would be a safer course of action to err on the side of caution and decrease to 2.5mg? Would it be much of a difference to the overall result? I've seen people with excellent results with just 2.5mg (Such as Mr. Rolandas). Or does this even make sense considering i have very few (if any) side effects, and just stick to 5mg?

@Gatsby you should check out WeTransfer to send the clip if you haven't already uploaded to YouTube and sent to BHR Clinic already. It's a very useful and widely used free tool. You'd figure it out in no time.

https://ezgif.com/video-to-gif I've used this many times, it works better on desktop computers but you should be able to use via mobile if you need.