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Besides the saline, which is minimal, your head swells due to the trama incurred, remember each follicle gets a incision, as such your body is reacting to this trama and fluid is the transport system to healing. Minimize the selling by using compression... meaning get a Ace type bandage and wrap this around the sides of your head and forehead area. then use ICE on your forehead and bridge of nose area between eyes. Alternating twenty minutes on and off for at least 48 hours. When sleeping just keep the ACE bandage on, then ice in the morning. After 3 days you should be good.

For pre and post op I used this: Make Me Heal Plastic Surgery Healing Multinutrient Kit (Pre & Post-Op Formulas) http://www.makemeheal.com/mmh/product.do?id=13511 Also take MSM and a good Multivitamin and eat a healthy diet, moderate exercise...

I took TWO weeks off from exercise, I run and lift. Then I eased back into it, listening to what my body was telling me. BE very careful if you do setups as you do not want to stretch the donor area scar! I do setups and I do not put my hands behind my head (never do anyway, but some do) and keep you head straight or back, just so you do not bend your head towards your chest as this will stretch the donor scar, use common sense....on any exercise that may cause you to do this.

I used this product BOTH Pre and Post op... Make Me Heal Plastic Surgery Healing Multinutrient Kit (Pre & Post-Op Formulas) http://www.makemeheal.com/mmh/product.do?id=13511 I had great results with my transplant. However how is one to know what would have happened if I did not use the product? the $60 was worth the peace of mind. Also the better overall health you are in and how you treat your body, smoking, alcohol, caffeine etc. the better your results will be.

Agreed.... Continue taking the meds!

Here is an update of my results since my surgery date of 12/29/08 with Dr. Ken Siporin in CA. I wanted to take some pics at the 90 day mark but got busy and I also just tried to forget about it, as I was always checking it out in the mirror LOL.... Overall I am VERY pleased with the results so far! Finally cut my hair last week to match better. I have been using the Rogaine liquid Costco generic brand religiously in the morning and again at night. Tried the Foam as well, either one was fine for me, the Liquid seemed easier for me though, maybe due to the fact my hair is already wet when I use it On 1/11/09 I also started taking Proscar and smashing the 5mg tablets into powder and took .50mg for the first 30 days then I went up to .75mg for 60 days, and now I am cutting the tablets into 4 quarters, so I am at 1.25mg daily. I did it this way to be sure I had no side effects, and I will say that not only did I NOT have side effects, I would argue to say that it has actually helped my "member" perform better . I also have been using Folligen Solution Therapy Spray diluted 100% (1to1 ratio) with Georges 100% Aloe Vera liquid and spray this on my scalp after a few minutes after I apply the Rogaine. ProCyte is just to expensive and Folligen is just as good. Note: I always applied the Rogaine AFTER i wet my hair first, this seems to work well for me and then style my hair (comb), then brush my teeth then apply the Folligen spray (morning ritual) in the evening I would shower, apply Roagine, then shave, then apply the Folligen spray. Supplements for the first 120 days: MSM 1gram, 3times daily Good daily Multivitamin Other: Make Me Heal Plastic Surgery Healing Multinutrient Kit (Pre & Post-Op Formulas) Shampoo for first 120 days: I used the Folligen shampoo and conditioner (I don't like the Folligen conditioner) but I believe in the copper peptides and consider it important, ProCyte GraftCyte Post surgical shampoo and conditioner is another more expensive brand to use. I now use Pantene Pro V Volume Conditioner. I now will be using both Revita or Nioxin shampoo and occasional Nizoral with 1% Ketoconazole from time to time. I think I got everything, but I may have forgotten something? Hope this helps someone else.

The Liquid is Identical as the Patent ran out which is just one reason why they developed the FOAM (to keep that share of the market) Just like Dow lost there patent with R12 freon they pushed for the new R134a as that is their baby as well. Global warming, yeah right, politics baby!

I have been taking Finasteride now for about two months now with NO SIDE EFFECTS. In fact my Libido has been better and with stronger erections, and this is with the original thought that the opposite would happen! Call me an exception I don't know; but I have yet to experience and other side effects I have read about.

Seriously? .... First of all those enlargement pills are a joke and do not work, they are at best a expensive nutrient supplement pill. Personally I wouldn't waste your money on them. As far as the Finasteride blocking testosterone, it actually blocks DHT. Finasteride is a synthetic antiandrogen which acts by inhibiting type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), So your T levels would be fine .

I will tell you that I have been taking Finasteride now for about two months now with NO SIDE EFFECTS. In fact my Libido has been better and with stronger erections, and this is with the original thought that the opposite would happen! Call me an exception I don't know; but I have yet to experience and other side effects I have read about, total BS... things are better than ever for this 47 year old

Man the Bad Rap Hype Finasteride (Propecia / Proscar) is getting can psychologically cause more problems if you let it. I was concerned at first reading this bunk and I will tell you that I have been taking Finasteride now for about two months now and started out with .50mg and now at .75mg daily with NO SIDE EFFECTS. In fact I will say that my Libido has been better and with stronger erections, and this is with the original thought that the opposite would happen! Call me an exception I don't know; but I have yet to experience that "Dry" ejaculate and other side effects I have read about, BS... I am 47 and things are better than ever

I would say that yes, malnutrition would have some sort of effect on hair loss, as I remember reading somewhere about the effects of fatty tissue actually being good (in the scalp) as it helps feed the follicles or something to that effect. However this doesn't mean that eating fast food is good for your hair. It has to do with balance and moderation. Even too much of a "good" thing is bad. 2-3 grams a day of MSM has been discussed with the growth and helping with hair loss here on the forum. Exercise will help with overall health and still moderation can't be emphasized enough. Going for those geriatric health walks do worlds of good Find yourself a good multivitamin like "Centrum" or at least one that has the same ingredients. This along with MSM, should be adequate for most. Then go for a walk, but not to get fast food

I do not recc bumping up your dosage, unless that dosage was UNDER 1mg, then you should discuss this with your physician. I gave an analogy of Liver metabolism in this dosage thread, located here: http://hair-restoration-info.c...566060861/m/83710318

I think I get your point, but it think this would have to do with your Liver metabolizing the Finasteride completely to block DHT. Since it takes only .2mg amount to block the DHT, the excess amount is what causes the problems. The problem is finding out per person what that "sweet spot" is, this is why they do these studies to find out, thus the reason why some have side effects, however these people should be the minority, which Merck claims to be 1.8%. I think this number may be much higher. Which bring me to think of this analogy... Why is it bad to mix medication and alcohol? I'm sure many people know that medication and alcohol don't go together, but not too many know why that is. Often times, we hear stories about a person overdosing on drugs or medications. Usually, the person took normal dosages of the drug, but the alcohol prevents the liver from breaking down the drug. Because the alcohol distracts the liver from breaking down the drug, the drug keeps its high potency, which eventually lead to overdose. Drug companies often know that your liver breaks down the drug before it reaches your body, so they make it with high potencies. However, your liver gives alcohol metabolism higher priority over everything else because it's toxic. Therefore, the drugs will have a high concentration than usual, which ultimately results in an overdose. So, my idea of making a Alcohol tincture is probably a bad idea, as the alcohol will take precedence, however in such small amounts of alcohol (1ml) I wonder if it would matter much. I wanted to take a .50 dosage, which would mean to cut the Proscar into 10 pieces and the pill is really small. So the alcohol tincture was a idea, but may not be a good one.

The bioavailability following a single dose of finasteride is only 63%, and the presence of food further decreases oral absorption. Approximately 90% is bound to plasma proteins, yet the drug does cross the blood-brain barrier. This is not problematic, since finasteride generally does not affect other hormones. Daily dosing causes accumulation to occur, with plasma concentrations increasing by 50% over levels observed from a single dose. After oral dosing, about half of the unchanged drug is excreted in the feces, and one-third is metabolized in the liver to the 17carboxylic acid, which is then excreted in the urine. The plasma half-life is 5-17 hours. So every day or every other day? My feeling is half pill (.5) every day. but many are doing the every other day (EOD) or even M-W-F with success as well. Rogaine at least once daily, preferred twice though.