JamesLH

Hello Joe, I was simply going through posts here on the forum and somebody mentioned here. I had an hour long call with here and she seemed competent and trustable. Now I cannot give you more informations as I am waiting for the date of transplant. But give her a call, her assistant will set-up a call with Dra., and she will also prescribe medications for you. Also the whole procedure is being paid by days she works on you - not by number on grafts. Two days are approx 4-5k eur. (downpayment is a must as she has long list of patients waiting).

No no, this was while ago, after that I done some research and realized that it's the only way to have long term success.

Hey @Gasthoerer, sure, I posted while ago here.

Hello guys, I am planning to do FUE at Cotellessa-Awada in Spain (not much on them here, but had chat with Dra. and she seems very capable) in about half year. She recommended me to start with medications and supplements: - everyday dutasteride and minoxidil - some vitamin supplements and shampoos (not much relevant) As I cannot find minoxidil in oral form I started with dutasteride 0,5mg (Avodart) everyday. After approx 10 days I started to experience subtle chest pain on left side (no ED or libido decrease). As it didn't go away after few days I decided to wait some time and reduce dosage. Now I take 1 pill per week. I decided to visit my doctor to ask about side effect and if it is heart related and he told me that its more likely a muscle tissue issue (haha) and not heart relevant. But I decided to ask him for prescription for finasteride anyway to see if it will suit me better. Does anyone have similar experience or know what is the issue with dutasteride? Many thanks guys. Be well. Jakub EDIT: maybe it was answered somewhere on forum, but I didn't find posts relevant to dutasteride and chest pains. sorry about that

Melvin thanks, I was just thinking about it after replying to the last post. Please, do you recommend some specific brand?

Thanks for reply. :) That's what is bothering me. It means that without fin I will lose my other remaining hair after 3+ years even if I will not go for transplant? :D

Would you please recommend some specific product? Maybe with link where to buy it? Thanks again.

Hi Melvin, I use Sevich sometimes, but it is no help in temples situation. And when the wind blows it doesn't matter if I use it at all. I want more stable solution.

I meant the middle between the temples - I think that it will result in bald front and normal hair in the back

The temples about 4-5 years ago slowly.

Here you (I) go. Top of my head is thinner than sides also. And I have thin crown for like 10 years. Again thanks for opinions guys.

Thanks John and Melving for replying I decided to try hair system for frontal part and see if PRP bring some results. I also spoke to HLC representative about consulting my hair in their office before proceeding with surgery. So my plan is PRP, try hairsystem for a while, maybe I will consult using medications with dermatologist and afterwards I will proceed with HLC if all goes well. Thanks again guys.

Hello guys, I just want to document my way and maybe ask for some advice. So thank you for reading it. (Hope I put it into correct category) I am fighting hairloss for a few years now (I am 27). I think it was due to highly stress situations in my past, but maybe also due to genetics (my father has similar pattern but it started in his 50's for him). My hair is mostly receding at temples with thinning middle that started in the last year. I wanted to undergo FUE at Esthetics Hair Turkey about 2 years ago but changed my mind. Then I saw Hair of Istanbul but didn't fell for their aggressive marketing and poor results (over-harvesting donor) that I saw from some patients on several forums/sites. This year as a result of having better income I came across Dr. Bisanga, but after sending them my photos, they told me to get on medications first. This part concerns me, because I heard very mixed views and experiences. I don't want to mess up with hormones. So I decided to buy some stuff from Revalid and also I am going for several PRP treatment in following weeks. But mainly... I came across many positive reviews of HLC and the fact that doctors are supposed to be doing the procedure is also very important for me. So I decided to contact them and after exchanging several emails, they offered me 2400-2800 grafts. But here my concerns starts. Main one is that I am afraid that maybe the main hairloss will start soon and I don't want to exhaust my donor area. So I thought that I will use hairsystem (only for frontal part) for some time and see how the hairloss will proceed. - here I am worried if the hairsystem could actually worsen the hair under it or if I clean it and take care of it correctly, it will be okay. Therefore I am thinking about going for PRP, after that hairsystem from Heydecke in Germany and if I will see some results of PRP, then I will go for HLC surely. Do you think that this is the way? Many thanks and best regards, James