JohnBob

For 3 months, not bad man, hopefully the hair will keep improvement. Regarding ordering online Duta, @mustang may have something to say about this

Interesting. Did you have any gains from minoxidil before rubbing some tretinoin in your hairline?

Don't have an answer for you but guys with a hair loss pattern similar to yours are usually the ones that respond better to finasteride. Have you though about trying topical dutasteride? There is some anedoctal evidence in the forums that it's more potent and has less side effects than fina, oral or topical. By the way, have you noticed any improvements after you started micro needling and minoxidil?

Consider consulting with Dr. Zarev, he easily has some of the best documented restorations on high NW patients. If you have good donor he probably can extract 10K+ grafts from you. There is a thread about him here

Wow no growth on the front after 6 months must be terrifying. Poor guy never came back to the forum after that post, I hope things got better.

You look like a new man. Easily one of the best transformations that I have ever seen, and at only 4 months! Goes to show 5k grafts if well used can cover a lot of area.

Looking bossy man. I'm impressed how natural your SMP looks

"Tretinoin enhances minoxidil response in androgenetic alopecia patients by upregulating follicular sulfotransferase enzymes" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30974011/

What do you guys think for Tretinoin? Supposedly it is a minoxidil booster that helps converting non responders into responders of the drug.

@Melvin-Moderator what do you think of dense packing the edge of the hairline in order to give the illusion of a more dense front scalp? Also, in your hairline the hairs were implanted in a zig zag way, what is the logic of the technique?

Have you tried applying minoxidil in your beard? Some people get great results with it.

HT Tricks and Strategies - Episode 1: Hairlines haha

The lesson I'm getting after reading all those threads and seeing the results of other people is that while we can't *expect* a homerun result, surely there are a lot of things that can be done to increase the chances one can achieve it. As the saying goes, the devil is in the detail

Yea, I think it was THE smartest HT trick I ever came across on the whole Internet lol. It's time Melvin come clean and do a video revealing all his secrets to the community.

Interesting, it ended up working pretty well. A little detail that made a huge difference. HTs are somwhat of an optimization game after all. This was a great trick, as a suggestion for the next video maybe you could approach the hairline topic!

That wig story you told is so funny. What happened with that lady? Did you ever speak to her after the incident?

edit: wrong thread

I read in a thread here that there are some docs (eg. Couto) that will only operate you if you promise them you will use finasteride for the rest of your life.

Your hairline is very v shaped and it look great on you. Who decided on the design, you or your doctor? Also, do you think the v shape can work for everyone? Btw, what's up with that beard man, looking ultra thick, are you using some products there too? lol

It's a pity you had sides with fina. People with similar hair loss pattern as you are usually the best responders to meds. Have you thought about trying topical fin or duta?

On the supply side, the best FUE doctors are specializing and doing only it. And I get the impression that there is a tendency for the new doctor to choose do be FUE only too. I think except for Dr. Konior, the most demanded docs are FUE only too. So if the current trend continues, we will see more FUE and less FUT in the future. Regarding hair cloning, after Organ Tech (Tsuji) went bust, there is really only company working on it:https://stemsontx.com. There is a lot of info about them on the net and I think they have a real chance of delivering the first version of their treatment within the next 5 years. Their version of hair cloning will be like a traditional HT but with unlimited donor supply. HT doctors will be needed to implant the cloned hairs - only instead of implanting a graft, it will be a scaffold with cloned cells inside it, a "hair germ", that will result in a hair. So hair cloning will be like the next version of HTs and the current docs will be able do adopt it. This is a 2019 video explaining how it will work. I believe they are more advanced now. If it works on humans it will be the holy grail.

LMAO, too funny Melvin. I agree

Crown looks like it could turn into a NW7 but the sides not (so far).

How long ago was your HT?

Do you know why your doctor advised you to keep the minoxidil away from the recipient area?