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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.

@Gatsby you can use a free online service called wetransfer, it's free and you can email up to 2GB to anyone.

Damn, she's done well for herself! Fair play @Gatsby, you deserve all the good things life can offer. Beautiful missus and the hair is 10/10, a hall of fame result.

One of the best results ever on the way! Out of this world results already.

Killers row of unbelievable results there! Hall-of-famers!

Up there with the GOAT hair transplants ever. Incredible.

You've done an awful lot for the community, been a big fan from day 1, and delighted to hear you are well as i'd been wondering myself how you've been🙂.

Classic look, it never goes out of style. Your hair was a really good quality man, I'd say you were pretty successful

I'd love to know who did that work for him, I'd say he has access to the very best so it could be a Hasson & Wong job. That's very interesting - I didn't suspect a hair transplant at all. He looks exceptional for a nearly 60-year-old who has been hard drinking, smoking and whatever else for a good portion of his life.