I had 2,040 FUE grafts with Dr Saifi in December 2020, then aged 30. That story is elsewhere here on this forum.
I started finasteride in July 2020 and Regaine in January 2023.
At first my results with Saifi's transplant were great, and I got amazing benefits from fin and min; thicker hair, hair loss slowed etc.
However about 18 months into fin treatment I was losing more hair again. It seemed to lose its efficacy. But I kept taking it. The first transplant was never perfect, but it initially seemed very good.
4 months ago I was so worried about my hair. I felt my first transplant didn't look as good and I knew fin was losing efficacy, so I started on dutatseride daily.
Dutasteride thickened my hair and stopped my hair loss fast, it was amazing, I was in great shape with it, but the side effects were unbearable and they worsened to a state of crippling severity so I came off dutasteride and I would never touch it again.
However I've been shedding and my hair loss is definitely visible again. (Thankfully I've been recovering from dut sides).
I'm now on no meds at all. I'm now 33 years old.
I can do a second transplant with Saifi in February 2024. What should I do?
Go for a second transplant now or wait another 1 - 2 years to see how my hair loss develops before having another HT?
Maybe I am not a good candidate for a second transplant and I should forget about it?
If I chase more transplants, how many grafts will I need for my second procedure and how dense can I go? I know I can use 3's and 4's to transplant into the mid scalp.
Its behind the hairline/mid scalp that seems to be getting attacked hard lately.
Pictures of what my hair is like are attached.
Thanks.