Sel Ma

Thought I'd update my decision. Not sure what happened over the last week, but I decided to shave my head bald - best thing ever. Will not be getting a hair transplant as I'm quite happy with this look. If anyone is considering a hair transplant, that's cool but I do advise you to shave your head a few months or so before the procedure. You never know, you could like the look. I never (I mean never) considered shaving it off so just try out it. Lucky now I don't need to worry about side effects of staying on minoxidil/Dutasteride (I started noticing them over the last month). P.s I do have a nice thick beard so imo that really helps. Goodluck to anyone who is going through this.

Thanks for your feedback. By the looks of it, Dr Laorwong might not be as good as HLC, but I do think his work is reliable. I have looked around in Australia and I can confidently say, I trust no one there (they also charge over double the price of Dr Laorwong). I agree making a decision is difficult. My priorities were to get a well respected doctor who operates on 1 patient a day. Both HLC and Dr Laorwong meet those requirements, so I think either will be a good choice. I did also consider Dr Bicer, but she is way too busy.

I guess time will tell. I can always do the front for the time being and then hold off to see how the rest of my hair pulls up while staying on Dutasteride/minoxidil. If I feel I need to, I guess I can always go for another HT later on in my life (I've actually been advised just to do the front and wait a bit for the crown)

Thanks for your input. There is just such a big price difference between HLC and Dr Laorwong so I may stick with Dr Laorwong. Tbh, balding in my mid 30s is not such a bad thing - who really cares? Balding in mid 20s I do care. With regards to the treatment with Dr Laorwong, I spoke with him and he said I can take dutasteride through the surgery but I will need to stop minoxidil 1 week before the surgery (can start again straight after). This should have no affect for hair loss in other areas

yes I know I'm young. Although I plan to have surgery, I will continue to still take minoxidil + dutasteride afterwards to prevent hair loss in further areas.

Yes I'm from Australia. I agree Dr Laorwong is a lot more convenient but I wouldn't mind travelling further. I saw a few odd reviews here on Dr Laorwong but there wasn't much photo evidence to support the reviews so I don't know what to think. I might stick with Dr Laorwong because of the significant price difference - it baffles me why HLC are so much more expensive. Can I ask what makes you think Dr Laorwong and HLC are very comparable? Thanks

Hi everyone, I am a 24 year old male from Australia and have been experiencing hair loss since 21. I've been taking minoxidil for 2 years and dutasteride for 6 months. I lost most of my hair early this year when switching to a weaker strength of minoxidil (was cheaper). Managed to negate any losses since then and have actually been experiencing growth over the last 2 months. Anyway, since I am experiencing growth, I wanted to have an FUE HT on the front of my head and let the minoxidil + dutasteride help hair growth on my crown (improved a lot over the last 2 months). Interested to see who everyone would recommend out of HLC vs Dr Laorwong? I've spoken with Dr Laorwong who recommends 3000-3500 grafts on the front of my head (seems like a lot to me but idk) and I'm still discussing with HLC. Who does everyone prefer and why? Thanks in advance.