BurnieBurns

8 hours ago, FinallyHT said:

No sides on oral fin. 
You will be fine. 

I certainly wasn't fine haha. Just wanting clarify when looking at these new topical formulas in terms of reducing sides as most people don't get them anyway . I've had side on oral and low doses of other topicals.

Personally I don't see why someone who's never had sides wouldn't just take pill. So much easier, but to each their own

14 hours ago, Heisenberg said:

Anyone know if the XYON products will be available in Europe at some point?

It's very similar to Farmacia Parati

Transplanting grafts into scar tissue is definitely possible and been done a lot. Especially into FUT scars

However you seen to consult with a credible surgeon. This list is a safe place to start: https://hairtransplantnetwork.com/best-hair-transplant-surgeons

Get on Medical therapy. It's fine right now and if you're lucky you'll get some regrowth

Trichosol only needs that same concentration as hydroalcoholic carriers. Its worth a try to see if the issue remedies

Get on medical therapy! If your loss is stable with what you have then you've won.

Your hair is still plenty dense but if you grow it out a bit it will look even denser

Whether Eugenix would be able to get the surplus needed outside the scalp would once again depend on your donor. Do you have a thick, dense beard that matches your hair hair colour and texture? Same with your chest and you'd need to consult with them to find out.

Remember body/beard grafts usually contain 1 or 2 hairs which means a higher count is needed than scalp generally.

If you go FUT I wouldn't worry too much about having already done an FUE (provided it was done by a good doctor and you didn't have any permanent shock loss in the donor)

You should looking in to topical finasteride / dutasteride 

2 hours ago, FinallyHT said:

You are very unlikely to get sides. I’m 3 months in using top dut for Xyon. Just not sure it is working for my hair yet. 

Did you get sides previously on oral? Most don't get sides regardless

Yes I wouldn't judge the final crown results until another few months. Is the 3rd to last picture the temple where you're concerned about the graft direction? Could be the angle but looks a little off in the corner imo. The other side in the last pic looks immaculate

As someone who has had side effects from topical (Not Xyon) even I highly recommend trying it.

If I were you I would still start of once a week despite what I was told (As thats what they'd tell everybody) then go to 2x week and so on if all goes well.

20 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

Has anyone had luck ordering from Farmacia Parati? I have contacted them many times but I have never heard back from them? 

Was this to <info@farmaciaparati.it>?

24 minutes ago, 12345 said:

"Topical dutasteride is effective no doubt is most people that use it" 

what information made you make this statement?

There’s limited studies on it but also masses of those who have tried it got side effects including myself.

It’s known well that the skin in permeable and substances like alcohol enhance this significantly. Other vehicles like Xyon are designed to absorb well into the dermis layer but limiting it going any further 

Dutasteride absorbs less systemically than finasteride but still very much does to a degree 

Some individual's can also have more permeable skin than others due to variations in the skin barrier or skin porosity 

1 hour ago, Heisenberg said:

Hi all, 

Is topical dutasteride actually effective? I understand it may have problems penetrating the skin due to its molecular weight.

I bought some from MinoxidalMax (FinoDuta), but, rather worryingly, there doesn't appear to be an expiry date on it. To that end, has anyone had good outcomes with MinoxidalMax products? The fact that MinoxidalMax uses an anonymous domain name registration is a further concern.

I've been taking oral finasteride for around a month or two, and have recently noticed (in the last week) my nipples and chest becoming very sensitive and tender, which is a serious red flag in terms of gyno. Needless to say, this is really disconcerting, and makes me want to stay clear of oral anti-androgens.

Losing one's hair is bloody depressing...

Many thanks in advance for any input.

Topical dutasteride is effective no doubt is most people that use it. If your formula has alcohol in it it will be significantly absorbed 

3 hours ago, Sunset Dune said:

I just received the Xyon Topical Dutasteride today but on the leaflet it says the topical dutasteride can you give the same side effects as oral dutasteride and Finasteride. So what’s the point of using topical if it has the potential to give the same sides as oral? 
I am scared to take this now

It's totally worth trying. Dr Wong told me many can get amazing results from it even one application per week. Have you had side effects from 5aR inhibitors before?

Great to hear the donor is recovering. Everyone id different on the path of growth and it's simply too early to say. Typically people will see a trend of big growth between 5 - 6 months. If there was no growth I'd be concerned but over all it's in the 'normal scope' of what to expect

I'd wager this is just yet another rebranding of PRP

On 4/17/2023 at 6:47 AM, Rafael Manelli said:

You mean the clinic decided for you? Why? 

From my understanding, Dr Wong takes more of cases of diffuse thinning or requiring  FUT

21 minutes ago, FUEtile said:

What’s your experience? Would you say it’s as strong as topical fin? 

No significantly weaker than fin.

Coulsnt stableise with it as a monotherapy but used it as part of 

a stack with others

On 3/17/2023 at 9:53 PM, BurnieBurns said:

Yes, it's weak but helps a little

3 hours ago, TheDarkHour said:

 

Is it strong enough for maintenance? 

Depends how aggresive your loss is

This is absolutely fine for 5 months. If your doctor is ethical they should be honest if it doesn't seem on course

Similar to @Tom Diepstraten I had a large FUT with Dr Wong last year and only have big positives to say about him, his team, and the clinic as a whole. I researched H&W scrupulously before deciding to go with them, finding every online experience I could. In not one was there a case of a tech (as skilled as they are) doing recipient incisions or not shaving the recipient site for the surgery.

The OP on that thread is very quiet since posting and not commenting much.

I won't outright call anyone a lier without evidence but it will be very interesting to hear the other side of the story.

25 minutes ago, ITA said:

I thought that H&W were the best in the world, even from an ethical point of view, I changed my mind after reading a patient's thread on another forum, where he complained that after a first transplant from them, with poor results (not I remember which of the two doctors operated on the patient), came back for a second procedure, wrote that the doctor, blamed the patient for having LPP, but the patient, once he got home, started to do medical checks on his scalp, without finding any problems.  The administrator of that forum undertook to ask H&W to officially intervene with their statement, which never arrived, and that thread was never followed up again.  Oh well, that forum I'm talking about , is known for blocking disgruntled users who talk about their bad experiences with clinics that pay for the forum, but since it is H&W , I imagined it would have gone differently, and that is that H&W would put their face in it , but they didn't.

What's LPP? And how were the results poor?

4 hours ago, Cycle said:

Ok cool , so to answer the question referenced have you experienced with this shampoo ? 

I have, didn't notice any difference. Did notice mild improvement with Ketoconazole. That said, I used Revita, which is a lot less harsh than Nizoral and contains caffeine amongst other ingredients. 

There's a lot more evidence for ketoconazole shampoo rather than caffeine