Hairtroubles

Thanks for your reply. In serious terms, how many people do you think take Fin on this forum, how many have ever reported side effects? Has their ever been someone who did report side effects? Looking at my pics, what do you think my state is and what do you think I could get it to, honestly. What are your thoughts? Taking Fin, doesn't it lower Testosterone?

I do not want to shave my head to be honest, I miss my hair. I know I sound like a kid, but there has to be a way to go about this. In my other post, I have posted pictures, but I am starting to become super disheartened when I see that a successful Hair Transplant needs Fin - it makes me just want to give up. Surely there are people here who have regrown their hair or done a HT and not touched the stuff - anyone?!

These pics are from Left Side, February 16th, 2019 Right Side, September 12, 2020 I think my hair has gotten worse since September 12th to today, March 23rd 2021.

Hi @Melvin-Moderator, Thank you for your reply. I just went and took some pictures (it's at night so sorry for the quality) but feel like this could be the best way for me to get a good assessment. I have older pics as well of what my hair use to look like, and I can take proper pics tomorrow for you if you want. Please see attached the pics I just took now March 23, 2021. I know, I need a haircut, we are currently in lockdown. I think my sides are okay, I was surprised by my bold patch (the one with flash on the camera shows my skin), and as you can see the widows peak receding lines. Is it bad? I am fairly new to all of this so yeah, I want to do this right, but I don't ever not want to have a boner again if I take Fin, I am OCD enough already. 1. I will start saving money over the next year, when I do the right amount of research through this sub with people like you, I will make the decision, however, people telling me about Fin scares me because of my reaction. 2. https://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/Consult-a-Physician/surgeon-list/UK/United Kingdom - this list, you said there aren't top 10 in UK, are there better one's in Turkey. If I am in the UK where should I go and why? I am really new here so wanting to get some advice and direction, genuinely, please someone guide me. Which one out of these Dr. Raghu Reddy, Dr. Fas Arshad FRCS, Dr. Bessam Farjo do you recommend and why? 3. Shared pics for you. 4. What do you mean Net Gain, as in, I lose my normal hair whilst my HairTransplant hair thrives? Please any more information would happen, and a diagnosis about my pics would be great as where I am at now and what I should be looking to do. Genuinely, I am terrified of Fin but not sure what to think.

The more I am starting to learn more about a Hair Transplant, the more I am realizing that you can't seem to have a successful one unless you are on Fin? Is this true? I went to the Belgravia center in the UK once and took Minoxidil with Finasteride and it terrified me. The side effects were very real and I felt anxious, faint, and super light headed. If you research the side effects, people are saying they had irreversible side effects of erectile dysfunction and there is a whole subreddit group on it, so any of you who say, this is 2-3%, go look at the group and read the stories, they are terrifying. People have been off Fin for 5+ years and still cannot get a boner... I thought the whole point of a Hair Transplant was to avoid medication like this, and now you are telling me I need Fin!? Seriously? What are my options, nothing?

Hey, I'm trying to research everything before I make this decision. I have just spent the last few hours researching the Hair Transplants. Trust me, I do not want it to come to this point of a hair transplant. My journey went like this. My brother lost his hair at 21, fully balding, and my dad the same. So I feared for my future. I always looked after my hair but realized I was thinning at the age of 26/27. At the age of 27, I went to the Belgravia certain in the UK. They prescribed me Finasteride and Minoxidil, I remember being super excited about a plan of recovery, however, in week 1 into this combination I felt major side effects. My heart was pounding, I felt super weak, and it got to the point where I fainted on this combination in the work office. It terrified me to try both and I haven't touched it since. In the past, I have had anxiety problems and the Belgariva center told me if they knew this they would not have prescribed me the combination of Fin and Minoxidil. Fast forward a few months, I did a ton of research and found a product called Haarklinikken. A Danish brand promoting natural hair loss recovery where I put natural serum in my hair every night. It's been three years, and I guess I saw some minor improvement, but now, I feel like my hair has gotten worse. It is receding on the sides, however, I do not think I am balding fully yet. I've been crawling the internet and forums for all the must do's before a hair transplant. Questions keep coming to my mind that I don't find the answers to like: When is the right time to consider getting a Hairtransplant? Where do I go to get one, surely there is a list of the top ten clinics around the world, I can travel as well... (located in the UK). Which is the best one for me to get, fut vs fue, what's the difference? What if I can never take Fin or Minoxidil, does this affect my post-operation results? People are telling me I can't get a transplant if I do not use Finasteride? How much should I save to get a good transplant, I don't want a poorly done one? Surely there is a blog or to-do list for me to go about this, if not, I will start one? Would appreciate any help and any advice, I like to research so please direct me to all places.

Hey, I'm trying to research everything before I make this decision. I have just spent the last few hours researching the Hair Transplants. Trust me, I do not want it to come to this point of a hair transplant. My journey went like this. My brother lost his hair at 21, fully balding, and my dad the same. So I feared for my future. I always looked after my hair but realized I was thinning at the age of 26/27. At the age of 27, I went to the Belgravia certain in the UK. They prescribed me Finasteride and Minoxidil, I remember being super excited about a plan of recovery, however, in week 1 into this combination I felt major side effects. My heart was pounding, I felt super weak, and it got to the point where I fainted on this combination in the work office. It terrified me to try both and I haven't touched it since. In the past, I have had anxiety problems and the Belgariva center told me if they knew this they would not have prescribed me the combination of Fin and Minoxidil. Fast forward a few months, I did a ton of research and found a product called Haarklinikken. A Danish brand promoting natural hair loss recovery where I put natural serum in my hair every night. It's been three years, and I guess I saw some minor improvement, but now, I feel like my hair has gotten worse. It is receding on the sides, however, I do not think I am balding fully yet. I've been crawling the internet and forums for all the must do's before a hair transplant. Questions keep coming to my mind that I don't find the answers to like: When is the right time to consider getting a Hairtransplant? Where do I go to get one, surely there is a list of the top ten clinics around the world, I can travel as well... (located in the UK). Which is the best one for me to get, fut vs fue, what's the difference? What if I can never take Fin or Minoxidil, does this affect my post-operation results? People are telling me I can't get a transplant if I do not use Finasteride? How much should I save to get a good transplant, I don't want a poorly done one? Surely there is a blog or to-do list for me to go about this, if not, I will start one? Would appreciate any help and any advice, I like to research so please direct me to all places.