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Finasteride made your test levels drop? Is that a documented side effect? I guess it does make sense that your body would produce less testosterone since your test levels would in theory be elevated as a result of it not being converted to DHT... But is that actually what happens? And is that really enough to make you hypogonadal?

looks great for 5 months. Hopefully the part in the front fills out a bit more in the next few months.

Not really related to the video but your results look amazing wow

where's the diffuse loss?

I'd probably just look at a lot of cases and read up as much as I can. Eventually you'll come to a decision I'd imagine

I feel like once you get to the 2.5 euro (or maybe 3 euro) range, that's when the doctors start getting really good. Any lower and I just feel uncomfortable since Turkey doesn't really make me feel very protected as a consumer.

Yeah definitely agree with the car thing. Cars are probably the biggest money sink you can own. If you can afford to not own a car, you are going to free up hundreds a month in repair fees, monthly payments, insurance and gas. Obviously not doable for everyone since many people do need it for their jobs but if you can figure out a way to live without a car (i.e. living in a major city like Toronto or NY), you're gonna see a lot of extra money in your pocket. When I sold my car, I found I had a ton more money without having done a single thing. And if you need, you could always put some money back into living in a better location in which case you can lower the commute time despite not owning a car. Also, grocery delivery is a blessing lol. Yeah it costs like 5 or 10 bucks up front, but you save two hours of your life and you don't have to own a car which means you come out way ahead

FUE scarring is often visible with shorter hair styles from what I understand

You'll have to do some research but just about every credit card (that isn't complete garbage) comes with some sort of points program that rewards you for using them. I heard it's pretty crazy in the states some of the rewards they have. Like if you get 2 points per dollar spent on your hair transplant and you transplant is 20k, then you just got 400 bucks back assuming you get 1 cent per point. There's really no reason not to have a solid card to get some $ back or maybe get some free vacations

Wow. You still have donor in the tank? Where are they taking it from this time Gatsby

I'm a software engineer and really great at passing rigorous software engineering interview processes lol. So I'm lucky I'm naturally talented in this regard. But also, I'm not paying all that much rent so I got very few expenses. No car either cause I live in the city and realized that a combination of public transit and uber (as necessary) is much cheaper than a car. Also, I'm a healthy 30 year old who works out like 5 days a week so no medical bills except contacts for my terrible eyesight. Also, I'm somewhat cheap (not so much as before... goddamn lifestyle creep lol) so tend to save more money that way. Now I value my time a lot more which is why I won't spend an hour trying to save 5 bucks on an air fryer anymore. I guess I also have minimal wants in life as well... I'm not really trying to get the newest iPhone or whatever. I'd legitimately be happy with like 11 milk crates for a bed frame or a couple cinderblocks for a nightstand. Sadly my girlfriend gets upset at me for even joking about it Credit cards are also fun to churn so that can be an additional bit of income. Or even if not churning, a cash back credit card/points credit card is just free money. I literally have my CC hooked up to my bank account and I don't even forget my bill payments - AMEX just does it for me. It's like a debit card with points. And as always, invest your money (. Renting isn't always better than buying (do some research on the topic), opportunity costs are a thing (and sometimes taking the time to invest in yourself pays back more than it costs you to blow your money on X convenience).

I don't really know about lending/leasing but i have heard some places let you pay with credit card. I think a lot of them ask for bank transfers which is lame. If you are given a choice and you can afford to pay for your transplant in straight cash (homie), use a credit card and max out the welcome bonus for a specific card. It'll be pretty exciting getting an additional 20k or 30k points on top of a hefty welcome bonus

I mean different methods of delivery have different results... If you poured a liter of vodka on yourself, you probably wouldn't get drunk. If you drank that liter, there is a pretty good chance you get drunk. (Not a perfect analogy but you get the idea).

I think he mentioned something about collagen as well. i.e. Minoxidil causing premature aging

I think surgery and research are way different from each other. But maybe I'm wrong. A surgeon more or less just cuts holes in your scalp (or creates them with an implanter pen), administers drugs like local anesthesia, and follows various surgical protocols. It's vary much a craft like making the perfect pair of leather shoes or building artisanal furniture. A researcher on the other hand deals a lot with chemicals, receptors, DHT, proteins, DNA and whatever else. I feel like it's so different just because asking a surgeon to do research is like asking a chef about the maillard reaction. Or a food scientist to cook a 3 star michelin meal. That's not to say you can't be an excellent researcher and surgeon, but being good at implanting hair in an aesthetic manner is a lot different from finding the genes that is responsible for hair loss

Dr. Cinik is the one splitting hairs

Europe is great. I don't know why more people don't go to Europe with Bisanga, De Freitas, Zarev, Couto, and more

I watched a decent chunk of it. Though maybe not so intently as I would have liked. In regards to the fin vs oral min discussion... You mentioned that fin "stops the bleeding" while Dr. Bisanga said that there are many causes for inflammation more or less and that fin doesn't address all of it... I'd like to see Bisanga to dive a bit deeper if possible since I do have some questions in regards to that. 1. Even though oral min gives better results than fin, since it fails to stop the bleeding... Won't it eventually lose ground compared to fin? Not that fin doesn't lose ground over time but I'd imagine fin loses ground slower by negating one of the causes (though not all the causes) of hair loss? Like MazAB is an amazing example of fin working over decades to keep him at a NW3. So the question would be... Based on Dr. B's reply, wouldn't oral min only result in better short term results given the information in the video? 2. He mentioned dutasteride applied as a gel. I might have missed it, but did he say anything more than dut applied as a gel? Is he compounding it or sourcing/manufacturing it in anyway? Does he have any experiences with it? Or is this more of a word of mouth thing from a fellow doctor (i.e. Mwamba, Hasson)

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That is a cheaper clinic imo. $1/graft is pretty cheap isn't it... That's like hair mill territory I'd imagine.

I've never done a repair but that's probably a bit too dogmatic for me... The way I see it, all doctors make mistakes but if they made a mistake, I'd like to know why they made a mistake, how they intend to ensure the next transplant isn't a failure, and maybe get a second opinion. Like I remember reading a Konior story about a patient with a failed transplant and he suspected they might have LPP. In order to ensure the transplant succeeded, he tried to eliminate the potential issue before attempting a full transplant. If they were one of the best clinics in the world before the bad transplant, then they will remain one of the best clinics in the world after the transplant. If I was offered a free repair from someone like Couto or Konior, I would gladly take it. The best clinics in the world still make mistakes and one of the best things about them is that they stand by their work and will fix it for you at no cost to you.

I'm pretty sure this was a question asked in their recent Q&A Anyway, different methods of absorption will result in different amounts of absorption.

He's listed on the website for Konior https://www.chicagohairinstitute.com/

DHI doesn't do anything to the donor since it's an implantation method. It literally stands for direct hair implantation. And iirc, it just means they use implanter pens

i thought they automatically give you the schengen visa? not that ive tried to get one yet... going to couto or lorenzo?