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It's an ethical issue in the vast majority of cases because it risks serious harm to the recipient patient. Your case is very unique (and fascinating!) as you were already taking immunosuppressants prior to the HT, mitigating that same risk that others would be subject to. That's the critical difference in your case it would seem. Would be great if you could share more photos and details with us.

Still not sure I follow. Some of the grafts never shed, which is normal and a nice little bonus. The ones that did shed will start to emerge in due course. Those that will start to grow out will not impact upon the ones that didn’t shed, and I’ve never heard it be suggested that this could cause inflammation. That said, it’s not uncommon for newly transplanted hairs to irritate the scalp to some degree given that ultimately they are a foreign body. But that’s a bridge you cross if & when you come to it.

I’m not sure I fully understand what your doctor is recommending you do, but as far as I’m aware it’s just a waiting game. The hair will shed in the first 4-6 weeks post op and then start to grow back in from 3 months onwards. There’s nothing you can do to alter the speed of that process and I personally wouldn’t be messing around trying. Who is your surgeon?

You can always just put the finasteride on hold for now. As for buzz cut versus your current hairloss - a buzzcut will obviously look better than visibly balding, so if you’ve buzzed down two days ago you’re in a better place than you were there days ago just by cutting your hair differently. Once you’ve done whatever you need to do marriage-wise, you can then try the medical intervention. The other option is to not take medication at all and still get a HT, but you’ll likely be look at two or three transplants needed and you’ll really want to make sure you’re going to a top doctor who can plan for the long term with you. This won’t come cheap or quickly.

Side effects aren’t common, but the ones to watch out for would be any kind of sexual side effect or general low mood with finasteride. It doesn’t really make a difference whether you keep your hair short or not as far as the medication goes. Buzzing your hair and keeping it that way for a while is really so you can get used to that look and routine. If you like it, great - you’ve saved yourself a lot of money and a lifetime of medication.

I was about to post the same. The hairline design and irregularities are really, really nice, so it's a bit of a shame to see so many multigraft hairs where they shouldn't be as this would be a 10/10 result otherwise. The soft native hairs being left at the front is a nice touch indeed.

Forget PRP - won’t do anything. A multi vitamin won’t hurt you but it’s not going to save your hair either. Finasteride over minoxidil if you only want to take one medication, but both is always better in combination. You’ve got oral & topical options for each, with oral being more effective. The key is to see if you can tolerate the meds without any side effects and, if so, stick to them long term. The other thing if you haven’t already is to just buzz that hair off and rock it. It’ll look far better than the balding look, and you may like it enough to move on without having take medication and put yourself through more than one expensive surgery. It’s risk free, cheap and convenient (and universally looks good), so should be done first as part of the process.

Sweating won't be an issue two months after the transplant. As far as swimming goes, you'll be fine if you a) keep sun exposure to a minimum, b) use factor 50 suncream as a precaution on your head for those times when your hat will be off. So don't spent a long amount of time in the pool or sea and you'll be fine. Basically just simple common sense stuff.

Love the hairline design and can’t wait to see the results. Happy growing.

I don’t see why PRP would necessarily work for temporary hair loss either. Like I said, if the cause of temporary loss is known (stress, for eg), then reducing or eliminating that stress will be key to hair recovery. If you have robust evidence that PRP is a reliable and testable remedy to stress induced or “vax-induced rapid aging” hair loss, I’d be keen to read it. If not, then I don’t see the basis for parting with a decent sum of money for it.

This isn’t even a comparison in terms of quality of result: Smile will leave you with a pluggy hairline as they always do, whereas Eugenix produce overwhelmingly great work. Eugenix isn’t without its issues, and the clinic has been extensively reviewed on here over the last few years so they are very easy to research - worts and all - but if it’s Eugenix or 99% of what you’ll find in Turkey then it’s no contest. But why only those two clinics? What criteria narrowed it down to just those?

Can you share some high resolution close ups of the hairline so we can see the level of detail and refinement? The growth looks very good, which isn’t uncommon for lower cost Turkish clinics. Where most of them fall down however is by putting multiple graft hairs in the hairline. The only close-ish hairline pic you shared looks like it has multis, however that may just be the lighting.

You’re likely going to need at something close to 5,000 grafts - and even that would require a bit of compromise in terms of coverage/density. You might get away with fewer grafts, but again it really depends on how much coverage you want to achieve in a single surgery. So even if you went with a good lower cost option like HDC in Cyprus at €2.2 per graft, you’re looking at around €11K plus travel costs for 5,000 grafts. You have good lower cost options in Thailand and India to consider as well, but in your case I’d certainly be looking to budget upwards of €10K in order to keep the better options on the table.

99% of the Turkish market is absolutely terrible. What is your maximum budget? This will help us figure out where and what is realistic for you.

As the others have said, do not rush into a surgery in Turkey because you happen to be there. That would be a very stupid way to go about getting a life-long surgery on your head. That said, what dates are you going to be in Turkey? If it's in the next couple of month, you're not likely to be able to make a booking with a good clinic at short notice. If it's next year, you'll have time to do some proper research at least.