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It seems like he may have at one point been a solid surgeon, but by all available evidence seems to have declined in quality of work. Plus some of the anecdotes regarding his ethics and hiring practices are a little concerning. Seems like it would be a good idea to put him at least on hiatus as a recommended surgeon. I don’t think it’s ethical on the websites part to appear to endorse a surgeon who’s a bit of a crapshoot - it’s hardly the first time a once reputable clinic has taken a turn like this (looking at you ASMED).

Hey guys! Fairly straightforward question - as mentioned in the title, I’m a little over 5 and a half months post FUE, and wondering - when is it safe to spend time in the sun without a hat? Not a crazy long period of time, just sunning by the pool for and hour or so.

Derek from More Plates More Dates did a write up on steroids and Finasteride. It might also be worth looking into Ru58841 - its a popular topical amongst bodybuilders/exogenous hormone users.

Supposedly Dr Bisanga (very highly regarded here) prescribes 5mg oral minox to his patients, and I’ve seen a lot of people get great results at that dosage. i recently started taking 5mg after about 4 months of 2.5, no issues. EKG and blood pressure are good, and I’m very active - however I did cut back on caffeine and sodium a bit to be safe.

Check out Alldaychemist and Inhousepharmacy - they both sell oral minoxidil. I (American) order my min from Alldaychemist, and some other stuff from In-house. They take a while to ship but have been reliable.

Hey ya'll - im coming up on 2 months post op in a couple days, and the dread shed is real ☹️ I'd like to return to martial arts/occasionally not wearing a hat in public, and taking my hair down would help make it much less obvious that I've had work done. When is it safe to use hair clippers on the recipient area? Is there a certain guard length i should stick with to be safe? Thanks! Edit: I used the search function, the handful of results came back with varied results, opinions ranging wildly from 1-6 months, hence why I'm asking.

I’m a little over 30 days post op, and I’m looking to add stemoxydine to my stack ( I use oral fin/min). Around when is it safe to start using topicals? I tried searching the forums to no avail, and haven’t heard back from my clinic.

Straight to the point - thank you 🙏

I’m about 30 days post op, and occasionally (about once a month) enjoy a cigar (I don’t smoke cigarettes or anything else). Would this have any impact on my hair transplant? I’m otherwise very healthy, minimal alcohol consumption, and currently using fin and oral minoxidil.

I don’t take creatine anymore - while it’s true that there’s no “conclusive” evidence that it has an effect on MPB, it is shown to increase DHT levels. I’d rather not take the risk personally, i have no intention of being competitive or anything.

I’m a little over 2 weeks post op, and am absolutely itching to get back into the gym - I’m sure a lot of us are familiar with the irrational feeling of being “smaller” after only a relatively short period of taking it easy. My clinic stated that after 2 weeks I should be solid - but look at previous posts here came up with others being told 3-4, or even longer. Is there any kind of agreement on when weightlifting is safe post op? When did you return to the gym? Would appreciate any input.

Hey everyone, I’m about 11 days post op, I earlier today a scab attached to a transplanted hair from my hairline came out, with a hair attached. I’m mildly freaking out that this is a lost graft - it’s just the hair with no “bulb” or anything attached, but from what I understand it’s a bit early for shedding? Is this cause for concern?

Hey everyone, thanks for the input - I heard back from Eugenix, they told me to wait another day before attempting another head wash. Been a couple days since then and I’ve been given the go ahead to shower normally. I haven’t done so yet (paranoid ) but went ahead and did a gentle rinse and noticed 6-8 small hairs in the sink, nothing attached to them though. Is this cause to be concerned?

Hey everyone! On the 14th I had 1500 grafts done at Eugenix (dedicated post to come soon) and have followed their post operation care guide to the T. I’m now at the point of my first head wash. I followed their instructions regarding the head wash, soaking the recipient area with saline wash and shampoo for 20 minutes, but virtually none of the scabs came off - in fact many of them look like they’re still not even close to wanting to come off. Is this normal? Should I try soaking again? I plan on contacting Eugenix later this evening (24 hour time difference), but I’m very concerned about doing this improperly and somehow damaging my grafts. Any input would be appreciated.

I’ve been using oral minoxidil for a couple months now, and I’m looking at getting a transplant to fix my hairline later this year. Out of curiosity - does oral minoxidil (or any minoxidil for that matter) effect transplanted hair? Like will it thicken hair taken from the donor area similar to how it thickens non-transplanted hair?