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Would you also be trying a bald area (i.e. temples)? It's quite possible microneedling works without verteporfin on thinning areas.
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Dr Zarev 11,941 grafts. 1st procedure 8,321, 2nd procedure 3,620
Fox243 replied to mtb's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
can't he basically cure anyone then if he can take up to 80%? -
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2 mg/ml
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I think your best shot is to go with Dr. Pittella and see what he says.
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I do not think it is worth the medication as a NW7, especially if your body doesn't tolerate it. There's not much more you can save and there is a risk-reward tradeoff -- meds aren't a "free" option. I instead think its more important to find a doctor who also uses beard hair and be conservative in your expectations (maybe a NW3).
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Agreed, I would recommend trying both medchemexpress and adooq in that case -- as that is where the people in the telegram have had success ordering.
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I think it doesn't hurt to try -- say you are the doctor's assistant and looking to order verteporfin. I think the main issue is I don't know if most doctors would be comfortable using research-grade verteporfin. Here are some links: https://www.medchemexpress.com/Verteporfin.html https://www.adooq.com/verteporfin.html https://www.selleckchem.com/products/Verteporfin(Visudyne).html https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/NL/en/product/sigma/sml0534
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lol people are never happy. A few months ago, people were complaining that a second trial wasn't being done. Now people are complaining that a full FUE wasn't done. People should be extremely grateful for what is being done, and if they want to see more, they need to either volunteer their own scalps or their own money.
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In the US, a doctor can just order from Bausch and Lomb. Internationally, I only know how to get verteporfin (research-grade), and you would need to claim you are a doctor. I know several people who have done this successfully.
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I think the issue is that besides Bausch and Lomb (who have been giving visudyne to several doctors for vert Ie Dr. Qazi), all other sources of Verteporfin are research grade and would require you to be unethical about acquiring (ie you would need to say you are a doctor)
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It is not difficult to order verteporfin is someone is determined. Many sites sell it and you can just claim you are a clinic if you truly want it. It's more that people aren't willing to go the extra mile to acquire verteporfin. I am in a discord and telegram with several people who have done this for scarring (no one has done it for AGA yet though iirc)
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However, I don't see why to waste a doctor's time doing this when any individual can just try this at home via deep microneedling. All the evidence supports that the highest chance of success is the way Dr. Barghouthi is doing it currently, so I would rather optimize that first.
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I think the answer is we just don't know. I am sure that any new follicles that will be created would be DHT susceptible as those surrounding it if verteporfin is put in the recipient zone. The question is whether they start over from "scratch" or damaged like surrounding hair.
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Sounds like a great guy -- thanks for sharing the interview.
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Yes, he is right. Beard hair >>> body hair.
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It also depends how much you want hair. If you're generally fine with a balding look, then probably not worth the hassle. But if having hair is something that would make your life better, then it's probably worth considering. I do think that Dr. Pittella would be the best for your case.
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I don't see the point of oral minoxidil -- just apply topical minoxidil all across the scalp. Why use an oral drug when topical can do the job almost just as well? Convenience is always the argument but I'd prioritize safety over convenience always.
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Fwiw, unless Dr. Barghouthi wants to, there should be zero expectation that he will do another trial. He’s already gone above and beyond by running two trials, with the latest being extremely meticulous. The goal now should be to convince other doctors to try.
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I'm assuming its the 9 euros per graft.
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He might need beard grafts for future balding. There's no way 8500 covers a NW7 completely.
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Did you ask if you can use beard hair?
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@general-etwan as another nw6/7 patient in his early-mid 20s, i wish you all the best and am excited to see what this turns into.
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Ah, you are correct there. I don’t really see that as a negative tbh as I don’t think it’s humanely possible to do what he does and not need a lot of rest time. My only gripe is that he’s not a fan of beard hair.
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Why do you think he is extremely selective in his hand-picked patients? 1) He's shown several cases of NW7s with poor donors, 2) People that have visited that I've talked to have looked at many of Zarev's private cases, all of which are good. I think Zarev just treats each patient with so much care that 99% of outcomes are great while for a normal "top" clinic, it may be closer to 90%.
