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3 hours ago, lostboy182 said:

No, Im taking oral Spironolactone. 100mg per day Monday to Friday. I know its quite radical.

Dang! I take a whole lot of things but spiro oral, there are topical version very easy to find.

did you get any bad side effect? 

@lostboy182are you using topical spirolactone? 

2 minutes ago, Ajamilo said:

I did not decide anything as i wrote in my thread. This is silly honestly where  you are trying to assume that the pasient did something wrong here and decided the amount of grafs he is going to get. I went to a doctor who are specialized in this field. Who am I to argue with him when he clearly tells me that, " this should be good enough to get good coverage with a afro hair". so one should ask that question to the doctor. I assume also that a lot of the grafs did not survive and that is worrying too

Thanks for answering, now I understand.

It was definitely far from enough just wanted to clarify that this wasn’t your request.

Just now, mustang said:

You said " I transplanted 1300 graphs on a  1.5 cm" 

That doesn't explain anything. My question is why did you decide to implant so little, I can only assume it was due to budget constraints

I agree with Dr Taleb, you needed at least 2.000 to 2.400 grafts to cover that area.

I hope the clinic can resolve this for you. You should be a little nicer, it goes a long way.

I agree, would be nice to know why you decided to implant such a small amount of grafts.

How about Acell guys? 

19 minutes ago, Eugenix Hair Sciences said:

You can use the aloe vera spray after the first headwash.

Thanks for you answer, my scalp was extremely dry last time that’s why I’m looking for a spray or something on top of the saline water to keep it moist.

3 minutes ago, Eugenix Hair Sciences said:

To say the truth, you do not need anything other than saline spray. The spray will be more than sufficient. I didn't use anything other than that while in the healing period. Other than that I used antibiotics and antacids.

Thanks!

Can I at least add an aloe Vera spray? 

4 hours ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

 

Thanks!

so I’m gonna do msm and the other product you mentioned, I’m also gonna include mk-677 and hair protein I just need to find a good spray now with a base of aloe. 
 

The helmet’s super expensive so I’m gonna pass for now and instead I’ll get some prp and acell done with the doc. 

Hey guys,

I’m getting an ht soon and I was looking for a good spray for healing, so far I haven’t found anything good besides the (haircycle spray) I’m also looking at any kind of product that could accelerate healing and growth so any suggestions are welcome.

It will only be a small touch up but gotta go back to work after a month.

Thanks! 

Women hairline are very hard to get right so this one is really impressive! 

Super nice design, looks super natural but she’s gonna need a little touch up for some density 

Man there is so much space in between the grafts it’s so weird, it doesn’t even look like 1300grafts. 
 

I wonder why he did that!? 
Do you have a very limited donor?

18 hours ago, follically challenged said:

Looks amazing work! congrats!

Serious question though: Has anyone seen Couto ever do a non-spanish looking dude? I.e. not black, thick hair...

I've checked a lot of his results out but i don't recall ever seeing a fine-blonde haired dude...

There’s no such a thing as a Spanish looking dude, half of the population as light hair and pale skin… 

but yeah most of his results are on darker hair that’s true. 

6 hours ago, londonla said:

So I had my procedure yesterday. To give some context I am a Norwood 5/5A, started microneedling and fin a couple months ago. I had some growth on the hairline but it was very thin and whispy hair - the dermatologist I was seeing said it would grow into thicker hair over time.. When I talked to most clinics they recommended two procedures - one for the hairline/mid scalp/outer crown and then one for the inner crown a year later. The plan was Fin and Min would recover a fair bit of hair in the inner crown so less grafts would be needed and it would give time for the donor area to recover. 

The original plan was for the Doctor to go to the bottom of this new hairline which is at the white line in the photo - you can see the little white circles are the hairs already growing back. 

However he decided instead to go a bit higher with a zigzag pattern. This is as he thinks the implanted hair will blend into the existing hair (white circles) and thus make it look much more natural. If that doesn't work out - if the hair in the white circles doesn't grow out properly - then he would do the hairline properly during the second procedure. 

Tbh I agreed with it at the time as it made sense but looking for second opinions now - what do you guys think of such a strategy? Makes sense or too conservative? 

Your doc was for sure a fan of Justin Timberlake lol 

8 hours ago, Dr. Suhail Khokhar said:

I am on oral minoxidil 2.5mg daily and oral dutasteride 0.5mg every other day. My biggest regret is not getting on these meds much sooner. 

Couldn’t agree more, same here.

@Melvin- Moderatoreven for a 200 grafts touch up? 

Looking nice man, just need a little touch up to add some density and you’ll be all set! 

1 minute ago, Curious25 said:

Nice. And you don’t use the drops topically at all? 
 

Have you considered upping your oral dosage and terminating the drops altogether ? 

I mean the drops act just like the oral version, but yeah I’d love that unfortunately it’s impossible to find a doc willing to prescribe minox in the USA it would be different if I was in Spain. Took me months to find someone and this doc only prescribes 1.25. Anyway in a couple of years from now all the health online companies will be prescribing oral minox and I won’t have to pass by a doctor. 
It was the same shit 10 years ago when you wanted to get Fina, too dangerous too this too that and now you can get it anywhere…

9 minutes ago, Curious25 said:

What dosage do you take, and when did you start to notice results with your hair? 

I do 1.25 in the morning with the pill and 2 drops of the liquid under the tong at night. 
it took a couple of months but it was pretty significant for me hair got much thicker, temple points started to grow new hair that I never had before, eyebrows and lashes grew and body hair in general. I love it. 

Just now, SadMan2021 said:

I've been on Dutasteride for the last 3 years, and was on Fin for 2 years before that. I never noticed a progression of the beard bald patch even without being on meds. 

No change in body hair or beard in general with duta?

32 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

Can I ask are you taking finasteride?

You think it could be the cause? 

Oral minox is one of my favorite drug, I’ve been on it for a little over 6 months and the results have been great. 
 

On 1/8/2022 at 11:15 PM, Melvin- Moderator said:

No, I knew my crown was that bald. That's why when Dr. Sethi said we could another 1,500 grafts I was intrigued because I know that would probably put over the top. But let's see how this grows. Hopefully I won't need any concealers, or at the very least only need a sprinkle.

Looks amazing Melvin, you could do some smp so you won’t have to use any fiber. 

@Melvin- Moderator

would be nice to have a thread on the forum where surgeons would be able to post last minute cancellation.

On 12/31/2021 at 11:42 AM, captaincalico said:

Couple of days into month 7 … or month 2 for the 2nd surgery ! According to the growth charts I should see another significant boost with the 1st op and if all goes the same as last time, I should see some early growth for the 2nd! Fingers crossed ! Happy new year everyone ! 2022 is the first year in a long while that I will be entering with a head of my own hair! 

Looks amazing man, keep going!