make_aaron_great_again

1 hour ago, Melvin- Admin said:

Dear Community,

I have been overwhelmed in a good way by all of the applicants and suggestions. We have solid candidates who have been instrumental in contributing quality posts and content. As a result, I think the best way forward is to have a panel of 'valued contributors.' This panel will have more privileges than the average senior member, like editing posts past seven days, etc. 

To keep this forum fair and balanced. I will counsel with our panel before making decisions. For example, removing a topic, banning a member, etc. I will be selecting at least four members for this panel, along with the moderator. I want to thank you all for participating and contributing to our forum. Our success is because of you 🙏 .

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.

1 minute ago, Melvin- Admin said:

I will still be managing the community. I'm only bringing in someone to help. We've had a big jump in new users since January. It's about doubled with new visitors to the forum. Keeping up with messages here and on our social media is hard. It's always been a two-person job. I handled it alone for a while, but I think our growth is too much for one person to handle. This is within the last few months. I have been putting this off for a while. But I think the time has come to bring someone else. Like the saying goes, two heads are better than one.

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.

16 hours ago, Melvin- Admin said:

I’m providing my opinion. You can disagree with me, but there’s more than enough data that shows FUT is unnecessary for maximizing donor capacity. Look at @Gatsby @Digs49 @Zoomster @HugoX @captaincalico these aren’t “isolated” patients either. Heck, I’m no special case and even Ive restored everything via FUE alone. That’s with a very average donor. 

To hide an FUT scar you need density. So if you get FUT first, that will lower the amount of FUE you can harvest. It’s unnecessary when you can extract enough grafts using FUE alone. Now, not every patient is a candidate for FUE. So it’s a case by case basis. But if you’re a candidate for FUE, there’s ZERO reason to go FUT. That’s my opinion.

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.

8 hours ago, Gatsby said:

Hey @make_aaron_great_again. This is just my opinion but I agree with @Melvin- Admin. This industry is consumer driven. Today most people want FUE and that dictates what is offered (generally) by most surgeons. You could go with strip and depending on your scalp laxity have a second strip (if needed) leaving you with just the one donor scar. If you run out of scalp laxity you could then opt for FUE. Personally having lived the scars in my donor for so many years I would go with an elite surgeon with FUE. All the best. 🙏

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

13 hours ago, Melvin- Admin said:

I think the FUT +FUE thing is an outdated view. People like Dr. Zarev have been showing that a well-planned FUE can get you just as many grafts and last for many years. 
 

This is a 10 year old case:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0E25hNqOPf/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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.

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@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.

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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?

On 8/9/2023 at 6:48 PM, ItIsTime said:

I was on 5mg for a few months (~4months), and I also felt a bit of the palpitations intermittently

Hair def responded well to 5mg 

Then I tried 2.5mg and haven't looked back since - no sides watsoever.

Hair has been getting the same results as at 5mg - no palpitations of the sort

I firmly believe in having the lowest dose of any medication to get the desired effect. 

I agree with all the above. Try 2.5mg and see the response. Get any palpitations symptoms evaluated by an doctor

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

3 hours ago, Buck Naked said:

Did you get the heart palpitation checked out my a physician? I would err on the side of caution and go down to 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

11 hours ago, A_4_Archan said:

@make_aaron_great_again

You can cut down your dosage as melvin suggested and see how it goes ...

This thing varies from person to person but its good that you have seen positive change and its just 8 months so you are far from seeing full potential of medication ....

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?

32 minutes ago, sl said:

Yes the issue is not the video size..it is only 3.5mb ..the issue is one cannot upload vid format as far as I see..so probably best to upload it to YouTube and embed a link.

@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.

2 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

Do you know how to convert to a gif? If he converts into a gif he can post it directly here 

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.

10 hours ago, Gatsby said:

Ive got a short video of my crown at 5.5 months but the file is too large to upload. Can I send it to someone here who might be able to shrink it? 🙏

@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.

1 hour ago, Rolandas said:

Hey guys, just wanted to chime in to say - I'm fine!

I do not have any side effects from meds @Mike10. And thank you very much for your remarks. I'm doing my best! 😅

Thankfully everything is absolutely perfect with my transplant and no, Norwood reaper won't win this fight @follically challenged! I've got absolutely no seconds thoughts about my hair anymore for the last year or so, so yeah, I'm kind of "moved on".

Truthfully im sort of "burnout" from YouTube. Creating 1 video takes anywhere from 5 to 20 hours of my free time. And since there is absolutely no incentive doing videos, I've decided to take a break and focus on other aspects of my life.

That being said, I do plan on coming back very soon.

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🙂.

1 hour ago, mr_peanutbutter said:

where can i see the interview? will there a be a video uploaded on youtube to those who couldnt watch the livestream?

52 minutes ago, BeHappy said:

When I was young I was going for either the John Travolta, or Henry Winkler (Fonzie) look. I'm not saying I pulled it off, but that's what I was trying for.

Henry Winkler, John Travolta, Me

 

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

2 hours ago, StillAlive said:

If you've followed Johnny's career from the start (like some of us elder T-Rexes) you would have noticed his hairline going higher and higher, then he spends a magical year in hats, then boom, fancy hair for a few years. Fast forward, hat year, amazing hair. Beard all gone apart from that funny little D'Artagnan goatee thing of his but he looks amazing for his age. 

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.