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On 9/8/2021 at 5:03 PM, JDEE0 said:

Yeah, it's quite tricky to navigate hair transplants in general as these dedicated hair loss forums (this one is my favourite, but there is one for the UK, a Spanish one, Italian one and German one) are truly the only places with sound advice and recommendations.

It's a tall order for a newbie to even consider the fact that they should probably do some research before diving into a procedure as most just think its a routine thing and all are equal, but when they do, they often turn to YouTube or maybe something like reddit or just google reviews where the vast majority have no idea between the quality of a renowned surgeon vs a cheap hair mill and as a result people begin to actually think that this Turkish clinics for example are amazing.

I've seen so many people say that Turkey has the best quality, that they do so many procedures compared to everywhere else and their time in the OR is so great which means they're so highly skilled as a result yada yada, when the truth is actually the complete opposite. So, good on you for not falling for it and finding this place. 

Thank you for your feedback!

I think I'm going to stay on finasteride for a bit and see how the results are. My biggest concern isn't actually my crown, but rather my big ass forehead and the receding hair line doesn't help. Originally I was thinking of doing a HT just for the front, but I feel like that would complicate things when I eventually start balding in my crown area more 

3 hours ago, JDEE0 said:

Turkey is 99 percent awful hair mills under the guise of hair transplant clinics, so yes there are much better clinics in other countries.

To be fair, it's nothing against turkey, 99 percent of clinics in any country are also bad, turkey just has the highest concentration of them. Out of the whole of turkey and its 500+ clinics, around 3 are actually very good, and there are 3 or 4 more that are cheaper budget options that still do quality work. 

Fair enough and this platform has given me so much insight on that. Previously I was only able to rely on youtube videos and reddit(lol) to hear about people's experience with HT.

3 hours ago, Doron Harati said:

Too soon for a surgery

Would it be a bad idea to get do something about my hairline however? 

29 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

^this

Thank you for your feedback! On a side note I just wanted to let you know that finding this forum has been a blessing. Seeing so many sucess stories has given me confidence in this fight again my hair loss!

14 hours ago, JDEE0 said:

I understand the wanting it to just be done and over with - I have waited for nearly 2 years now. It's not ideal, but once it's all said and done, it won't really matter 10 years down the line if you waited a year longer will it, your hair woes will quickly seem like a distant memory once your results come in I'm sure. Ultimately, it's up to you (as long as a clinic accepts you having not been on fin for too long - some won't) but if nothing else you should wait to see if it thickens your crown as you won't need any grafts there if so. 

I think what the clinic in your first post said was mostly fair, but only in regards to the crown really. It's not that you can't have any grafts into there, its just a bit more tricky in terms of potential shock loss etc. But as far as the hairline goes, it's a standard receding hairline from what I can see and so I see no reason you can't have that rebuilt. 

HLC are good, but it seems that you're only looking at Turkish surgeons for some reason - get in touch with the others I mentioned too - they're mostly better in my opinion. 

 

 

To address the last point, honestly before I did my research I thought Turkey had the best clinics as from what little I knew I heard everyone going to Turkey for HT. Digging more deep, I understand now that there are just as good if not better clinics in other parts of the world. 

11 hours ago, SadMan2021 said:

many doctors are much more hesitant to operate on the crown of young patients than on the hairline. The reason is it can take much longer for the "final form" of crown loss to appear than the hairline. You wouldn't want your minimal crown loss to be operated on now, then have more drastic crown loss down the road, and have your previous crown surgery look goofy and unnatural and be forced (rather than voluntarily) need a 2nd procedure. 

If crown loss is your main concern, just put toppik on it for the time being. Concealer works like a charm on the crown and is super easy, low-maintenance, and only takes seconds each morning to do once you get into the habit of doing it. 

Go back to the docs office when you are 35-40 if your minor crown loss still bothers you. 

Ironically, the worse your crown loss gets, the more doctors are willing to work on it as it as the surgery is much easier and less complicated the worse the hairloss is. 

Still, would rather have your current level of minor hairloss and use topic vs significant crown hair loss and have all the risk and stress that comes with surgery. 

Thank you for your feedback! My main concern is actually my receding hair line so I had a second thought. I was considering going in just to get my hairline fixed(and side temples) because I seen other members get this done without having to save their head either. 

15 hours ago, aaron1234 said:

Give fin a year before you jump into surgery. 

6 hours ago, Gatsby said:

This!

 

Thank you for your feedback! I think I'm going to go give finasteride some time to see what growth I get. Does finasteride help with rebuilding receding hairline? Because that's actually my main concern, not necessarily the crown area.

1 hour ago, JDEE0 said:

Ah ok, I get you man. I can empathise as I am a year younger than you and facing a similar problem! 

You're well within your rights to get a HT done then in my opinion - if its bothering you a lot then its bothering you a lot, and you're at the age where you're not too young anymore. The only thing I would say to you is hold off for a while until you've been on fin for a good amount of time, it's good you've taken the step to start it, but you need to take this indefinitely for things to work out well. I can see you're aware of this as you said forever in your post, and you are correct, either forever or until something else comes out. 

I'm just all too aware that lots of people take it for a while, get a HT and then stop for whatever reason. In my opinion, you really need it. Your hair is quite good still at the moment, but your crown is opening up, so I do see you probably being destined to get to a higher NW level if you do nothing, and it probably won't take that long if that's the result of you only balding for the past 2 years. So, what I'm saying is, as long as you're committed to meds and aren't going to think its all sweet once you've had your HT and stop taking them, you'll be ok and I think you can go ahead. 

As for your clinics, if you're somewhat stretched on price, look more towards Europe, but forget Turkey for the most part. The best clinics there are HLC, Pekiner and Kesser. Honorable mentions would be Bicer and Demisroy, they're cheaper options but still do decent work and are the lowest I would go, anything else and you're risking things big time. 

I'm booked in with Dr. Bruno Pinto of Portugal myself for a few months time, him, Dr. Bisanga, Dr. Rafael De Freitas, Dr. Bruno Ferreira, Dr. Ximena Vila, Dr Lupanzula and Dr. Feriduni are my personal favourites in Europe. All great Dr's.

Great point regarding finasteride! HLC actually got in touch with me earlier today regarding a consultation. I let them know I just started using finasteride and they recommend at least waiting 6 months or so as the my donor area will thicken more. It's a tough spot because ideally I would like to get a HT now as I'm currently work from home and not many people would see me through the month 1-6 process. 

Overall, I do intend on continuing with Finasteride. I started with 1.25mg daily from the beginning and no side effects so I'm not discouraged or plan on stopping. My only thing is I wish I started with Minoxidil foam solution instead of the liquid earlier. It's so much better for me. 

Thank you for the suggestions! HLC is one I'm definitely considering. I've requested a consultation with Dr Pekiner, Dr Kesser, Dr Bicer and Dr Demisroy so just currently waiting on that. 

What are your thoughts on what one of the clinics said in the opening post?

Thank you for your help agian btw 

Sorry I wanted to add that I use to style my hair up years ago but the 2 reasons stated above is why I had to change it 

Just now, JDEE0 said:

Do you usually wear your hair down with that sort of wavy fringe as seen in your pic?

If so, your loss is minimal right now, and with a tiny bit of toppik you could cover the crown completely, would be super easy to do.

I can understand getting a HT if you want to wear your hair back with your hairline exposed, but if you have no plans to do so, I really don't think it's worth it at this stage - you'll be gaining very little and fin should keep you where you are at for a long long time. 

Thank you for your reply! Yes, I do style my hair down as shown in the pictures, but I also started doing this for two reasons. First, I noticed my hairline started receding couple years ago. I always had a large forehead(you can probably tell by the pictures lol), but with my receding hairline it made it worse. 

Second my hair is extremely weak, even if I use some sort of hair product. When it's just a little windy, my hair goes flying and it's extremely embarrassing when I'm with people as it exposes my forehead.

I just mention I did get a fade about 2 weeks ago and usually my donor area gets a lot more thick. I'll update a new picture in a couple weeks. Thank you!

Hello everyone, I'm 27 year old from Toronto Canada.  I'm currently in the process of hair loss and as you can imagine it's destroying my confidence. My saving grace is that people don't notice it until I mention it to them, but eventually down the road I know it's going to be quite noticeable. My father and my old brother are bald so I'm sure it's just genetic. My brother had the "shave it off bro" approach which some people recommend, but when I spoke to him he wishes he could have hair instead. I'm not ready the bald nor do I want to be bald(nothing wrong with that, it's just not something I want :(). I was using Minoxidil liquid solution for about a year now, but it caused my scalp to become slightly red and itchy, but I heard that was normal. About 2 weeks ago I switched to the foam solution and I don't have these symptoms anymore. I also started finasteride 3 weeks ago. I currently do 1.25mg daily. I cut 5mg into quarters. No side effects. Planning to stay on this for however long(forever?). 

I have started doing some research and thank the heavens I came across this forum. I wish I had known about this forum a month ago when I started my research. There are a few clinics I was considering, but looking at some of the posts of people who came went to these clinics and being disappointed may have saved me. 

The reason I'm making this thread is I'm extremely confused on what to do right now. I've contacted a clinic this is what they had to say about a potential hair transplant for me. 

"Having reviewed your pictures sent us, we do not feel that having a transplant procedure is a suitable option at this stage for you... 

It appears you are in stages of hair loss and it is too early for you to consider having a hair transplant procedure a solution. You have too many pre-existing hairs over your scalp. Placing hair in the areas that are still largely populated by your native pre-existing hairs could interfere with the growth of the pre-existing hairs and cause it to shed as a result. This is also known as shock loss and this is exactly what we are trying to avoid doing at this point. You would continue losing your native pre-existing hair behind newly placed grafts and would end up with an odd pattern of loss over the frontal hairline. 

We recommend you to not to rush into a hair transplant procedure, not to spend your money, time, health etc, and save it to have a hair transplant procedure in the the correct time when your scalp is more visible. Because there is no real treatment without side effects except hair transplantation. "

I'm honestly happy that they were honest, but I was hoping it's something I could do before my hair loss becomes worse. I've attached some pictures I took in good lighting(I think it was good lol) and was wondering if I could get your thoughts on what I should do. 

I'm also looking to see if I could get some recommendations for clinics I could visit. I was hoping it's something I could do in the next 2-3 months as well. Another clinic I contacted that's greatly reviewed was HLC who are booked 3 months, but they said they can add me to the waiting list which is great. I was hoping to go somewhere in Turkey since they seem to be the most budget friendly with great results. I know in Canada we have H&W and Dr Rahul, but they seem extremely expensive for me right.

Here are some information about me

Location: Toronto Canada

Age: 27

Budget:  Up to €6500

Any help would greatly appreciated! Thank you!