TheManeMan

13 months. Last upload until I get a repair. Can't dwell on this anymore.

Yeah I scheduled it for September but I'm going back and forth between doing it or going somewhere else. If the second one turns out terrible too I'm afraid of the accumulative damage to my scalp/surrounding follicles. I'd like to get it fixed once. There are things I can see in my hairline from the beginning that I'm not 100% happy with but maybe this can be addressed.

Which surgeons come to mind with regards to producing natural hairlines? And who can also do repair cases well.

My logic is that if the reason some people experience side effects on finasteride is because their baseline testosterone levels are low, perhaps increasing the baseline testosterone but then blocking as much DHT as possible with something stronger like Dutasteride, to block 90% of DHT, might result in lower side effects. Higher Test + lower DHT.

True, but taking exogenous test also increases your estrogen so many a SERM is better.

Thanks for sharing. What punch size is this - >1mm? Has the patient shared any photos of the extractions healed? Wondering if he's able to have a fade haircut without it being noticeable.

Any photos of his donor afterwards with shorter hair?

Has anyone tried implementing either exogenous T (gear) or hCG or a SERM like enclomiphene citrate while on finasteride to see if it mitigates the negative side-effects of finasteride? If so, did it work?

I noticed a difference, difficult to quantify though. Maybe like 20% better.

I started on 2.5 for a few months, then 3.75 and have been on 5mg since. Definitely thickens up your hair a bit. I noticed more of a change in my body hair though, my arms and hands are like a monkey now lol

I got the impression it wouldn't cost me anything as he said his goal is to make his patients happy.

Just had a follow up call. He said it's strange that it seemed thicker at the 5 month mark but advised to schedule in a procedure to touch up in a few months but first to apply topical minoxidil and assess in another 3 months if it goes back into growth phase. Will update this thread in the coming months.

100% this.

Who's the surgeon?

How do you know it's causing you weight gain? Do you track your calories and macros every day?