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Point to waiting for HT Innovations?
Fox243 posted a topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
I was wondering if there’s any point to waiting a few years for a HT just generally. For example, there was talk about Verteporfin being able to lead to scarless hair transplants. Techniques such as FUE might continue to improve. Do you all see legitimacy in waiting for medical advances, and if so, how long? -
@PsSAUDid you consider trying finasteride again? Sometimes side effects don’t show at a lower dose, and I know Eugenix is usually pretty adamant on finasteride.
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@MZiyad98I’d recommend you reach out to really conservative docs like Dr. Bisanga and see what he says. If he says yes, I think that gives you the green light. If no, then it’s a harder decision, as some clinics will say yes and others no.
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And just as an update, Dr. Couto also recommended I wait till 25 – so it really seems every surgeon has a different view towards young patients.
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Gotcha so the risk comes down to whether your donor thins too much. I’ll ask the doctors I consulted about this and see what they think.
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@Melvin- ModeratorI would appreciate it if you can set up some sort of interview at some point with an above doctor and ask them what their perspective is on young, aggressive bald era. Perhaps their views have changed over the recent years.
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I don’t think it’s okay – I’m unsure. On one hand, many veterans on the forum tell me to either shave, wear a hair system, or stick it out with propecia for several more years. On the other hand, many clinics gave me the green light as long as I have realistic expectations. I’m trying to figure out why this discrepancy exists. I’m also hoping things such as Verteporfin come out soon so I can have a scarless surgery.
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I’m really confused why people are so wary of having young people have transplants. If NW7s can get transplants, why can’t young people? Not to hijack the thread, but many doctors, such as Eugenix, Dr. Bloxham, and Hasson and Wong were more than willing to do transplants on me despite me being a NW4-5 at 22. Some were more wary Ie Dr. Konior, but he was still willing to do the front half and leave the crown alone for now.
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To answer your questions, I’d look into FUT since you’re a young balder. You’d probably go back to between 2018 and 2019 with a conservative surgeon. You can also try Dut tho I’m personally wary since it blocks way too much DHT (and also type 1, which is expressed in the brain).
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Hey man, I’m in the same exact scenario but at 22. I have a worse hairline/frontal density but my crown isn’t receded as far back as yours. Would love to chat offline, but for now my plan is to hold onto my thin hair for as many years as possible with fin and hope something like Verteporfin or hairclone comes out. If they don’t within 3 years or so, I’ll start looking into a transplant despite not having stabilized on fin. If they can make a NW7 a NW2.5-3, not sure why they can’t do that for us. I do think people tend to be pessimistic given that they’ve been burned decades ago but yield and usability of other types of grafts (Ie beard) has allowed it such that everyone can at least have a natural balding pattern at the very worst IMO.
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@DrTBarghouthiWondering if you have any updates.
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More generally, I don’t see cost being an issue. A NW6 may need 8k grafts each costing $6-$7, leading to a grand total of $50k. If it even takes under 20k to get rid of the scars to allow for a shaved head, many who could afford transplants will pay for this. Furthermore, it’ll encourage a lot more people to get HTs when they know that worst case scenario, they can minimize their scars.
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Tagging @BeHappy@Gatsbyand some others who are unhappy with their scars. Maybe you or you can tag others who would be happy to allow the Dr to try on your FUT scars if he determines that it’s safe? Since it’s been FDA approved, I don’t imagine any problem though.
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@DrTBarghouthiHi dr., just following up again. This would really be great for people who’s hair transplants don’t end up working out, and the clinic could simply advise them to shave. Would also help people who don’t want to take finasteride, as they could shave if too much loss of native hair occurs.
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I’m not referring to a miracle NW7 story but even a NW7 -> NW2.5 with low density and SMP to add density.
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I was wondering why there’s such a stigma to get a hair transplant for young patients who have noticeable balding (NW4+) and have very conservative requirements (Ie high hairline, lower density in mid scalp and crown, willingness for use FUT/BHT if needed). Maybe this would make sense 15 years ago, but with the advent of techniques from clinics like hasson and Wong, Eugenix, Zarev, Hattingnen, etc, it seems we can even get a NW7 to have a reasonable hairline and density.
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Whoops you’re right – my point still stands for Eugenix. Why not FUT first then Eugenix if needed?
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I’ve seen Eugenix, Bisanga, Hattingten recommended for high Norwoods, amongst others. However, they only perform FUE but research shows doing as many FUTs and then FUEs maximizes lifetime yield. tagging some ppl who are doing this: @Melvin- Moderator@Gatsby
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Hmm perhaps that’s why some clinics were offering a HT procedure before. This is because I’m already NW4. They were giving a very conservative hairline, which I was fine with. I’m surprised my possible dupa emerged so quickly.
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It might be because I had sent them the longer hair pictures I had in the other post. Maybe the possible dupa wasn’t apparent in those.
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Yeah, I thought about it for a long time, but ultimately couldn’t pull the trigger
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I am surprised people are saying ethical clinics won’t do this. A couple of the reputable clinics offered to do this such as hasson and Wong and eugenix. Some did say no, however, such as Dr. Bisanga.
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I’m 21 – I have met with a derm but with my hair longer and she didn’t mention anything about dupa.
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This is the other side of my head and the back. I’ve been on finasteride for a year and minoxidil for 5 years or so.
