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Hi all, Long time lurker and occasional poster here. I've been contemplating the use of minoxidil (oral) in relation to a hair transplant, and I'd love to get some insights from the community. Here are some arguments for both sides: **Using Minoxidil Before Hair Transplant:** (1) **Strengthen Existing Hair**, (2) **Delay the Need for Transplant** (3) **Maximize Donor Area Usage** **Using Minoxidil After Hair Transplant:** (1) **Enhance Transplanted Hair Growth** (2) **Minimize Shock Loss** (3) **Overall Improvement** As for me personally, I'm on Fin for 6 years and I've mostly maintained. Lately my hair is starting to look thin and I've noticed an increase in shedding. This could be because of stress and that i had COVID a few weeks back and since the seasons change now I will wait a few weeks before i make judgment. I plan to get an hair transplant in the future but wasn't sure about when is the RIGHT time to add another treatment - could be minoxidil, dut or even RU. Thank you for your time and replies!
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@David MamanI read somewhere Dr. Couto was only operating on patients who commit to Finasteride. I also read he recommends using vitamins. Did he recommended something for you to take? minox or oral minox? Also, can you give a little info on the man himself - how old is Dr. Couto? I have yet to see a picture of him! Does he speak English? or his staff? Thanks and good luck!
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Very interesting! Great to get responses from trusted members @win200@EvoXOhio
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Any updates @EvoXOhioand @win200? Thank you!
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Thanks for the update! Wonder how much is due to oral vs topical in this case. Shame there is no studies on this.
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Yeah I will try and edit some pictures. 4 years total on Fin. The hair loss was resumed only this year with some temple recession and some slight crown thinning. It's not bad but I can feel my hair is less thick and dense compared to where I was after two years of Fin.
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Any updates? Also goes for @win200
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Zoloft. I read this study and thought what do I have to lose? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9521031/ Scalp pain and pimples went away like two or three days after restarting the drug. Still have oily hair but much less then before.
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Will upload later. Want to include pre Fin, peak Fin and now. Would still love to hear opinions.
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Hi all, I would like to get your opinions about some thoughts I have and I'm unsure how to proceed. Quick recap of my story: Caught my MPB early and started Fin. For the first two years my hair loss was pretty much stabilized. I started taking an SSRI and I was paranoid it was making me lose hair so after about a year I gradually started to taper down and then stopped completely for about six months. To my surprise, I began to feel an itch and my hair became very oily (same as pre fin days) also had pimples around my hairline and frontal third. Started shedding a lot of hairs - short and long. I've began searching and found out this might be reflex hyperandrogenic and was about to give up. Figured I might as well get back on my SSRI and just like that the itch and pimples disappeared but my hair was still oily, maybe less. Shedding also decreased and I stopped shedding short hairs. This all happen in the past years and my hair took a hit - temples receded and crown got a little thinner. Still better than before I started Fin but I still lose more than before and the oil is driving me nuts. So now to my dilemma - I've been wanting to get a hair transplant for like the past 5 years but now I'm afraid my hair loss is not stabilized and this might compromise my results. As I see it my options are: 1. Wait to see my final form on Fin and hold off transplant for a couple of years; 2. Get a hair transplant now and see how it will hold up; 3. Try adding Duta one or twice a week to see if my hair loss stabilize again. I would love to hear your opinions on my story and offer me some advice because I'm really confused. Thank you for reading this far!
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Thank you for this @Melvin-Moderator. I really want to get behind the hype around topical duta but I'm quite skeptical. The only person who posted results is "mustang". It's been over 6 months since others tried it but no results. Seems fishy - from browsing different forums it seems mustang is little sketchy. Just a heads up for others, no shade whatsoever.
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Hairline transplant direction
cpfm replied to Yaniv9207's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
I think I remember this case but his previous thread got deleted (?). If I recall he went to HDC. -
@yalla8can you please update the thread? would love to see the progress! thank you!
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Would love to get an update if you have time @hairlossPA
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Yeah, exactly what I wrote a few comments before. It looks promising but I haven't seen any documented results besides mustang.