Pephair

Finasteride can re-grow hair on some people, yes. This isn't news.

Just so you're aware, you can send Pekiner a close up of your donor area with a video, and he can give you a better answer on how it looks. Additionally, I've read he doesn't cancel anymore, he just informs you and it's your decision if you want to follow through or not.

To be honest, I've never even thought about medical travel insurance. Is this normal to get?

I had 1850 grafts to the temples. The next HT will be 1500 to the temples for a denser hairline with 2000 to the crown (1000 of which coming from beard). This is with Pekiner.

Looks great! How many grafts?

I had an FUE hair transplant 6 years ago, I did not have any redness in my donor or transplanted area. Everything healed perfectly, and the transplanted hairs fell out like they usually do around the 4 week mark. Will this more or less be the same experience for me regarding redness in the transplanted area? Does my skin just handle transplanted grafts well or is this based off the surgeon's skill?

Any update?

I was using topical minox for the past 5+ years twice a day, small side effects initially like heart palpitations but those went away in a few days. I didn't have any real shed with topical nor did I notice any improvements, but I kept using because I knew it could be a nice combo with dermarolling. Recently I was noticing my hair getting dry and brittle and was thinking it may be the alcohol in the topical minoxidil (I used liquid and foam) so I decided to switch to oral minox 2.5mg daily because I've read it can turn a non responder into a great responder. As of right now I have no side effects. I'll post some updates along the way but I'm getting a hair transplant next month with Kaan Pekiner, so as for pictures, I don't think I'll be able to see if the minoxidil is working.

I've been on liquid/foam minoxidil for about 5 years with no real results, I just assumed it was somehow helping. Recently I've been noticing my middle hairline getting really dry and brittle, and this is transplanted hair. They're still alive, but just getting thinner and whispier with kinks in them too (they weren't always like this). So I've been on the Kirkland Minoxidil Foam for a couple months but even that has some form of alcohol in it. Considering the oral minoxidil has potential side effects that will go away after stopping medication, I think it's a no brainer for me to test it out considering I'm 30 and don't have any heart issues. Called my Dr today, she's gonna prescribe a dosage soon. I'll keep an update on this thread. You can see from the photo below the lighter color/dryness in the middle compared to the other hair.

@Melvin-Moderator Any update for your oral minoxidil journey?