ForMyHusband

6 hours ago, Gatsby said:

At 29 if your husband is looking at recieving total coverage then to be quite frank he is not a hair transplant candidate. I would consider contacting Eugenix and others like Dr Bisanga for at least an online consultation. Personally I would not even consider undergoing surgery for someone with a weak donor and a high Norwood hair loss without finding out first if finasteride was effective in at least strengthening the donor (which I would give at least a year). Is shaving his head or SMP out of the question for your husband? All the best!

Thanks so much for sharing this. I’m going to share all of these responses with him and I think probably speak to w couple of the doctors you and the other commenters have mentioned to get a full evaluation. I’m sure he and I would be happy to try finasteride (in a safe way) if we had professional confirmation that it could help. 
 

So yes, if he determines that HT isn’t viable or if it’ll just simply be too expensive, he will probably continue to just shave his head. He shaves it with a razor once per week. He says he doesn’t mind how that looks (I think he really suits it), but hates how silly it looks when it starts to grow back in after a week and you can see how bald he is. It’s also a huge pain having to shave your whole head before work once per week, plus he has to shave his face every day for work too (he was on leave when he had his facial hair in the photo). I believe he’d be happy to have something that makes him not look like he’s balding, even if it means he still needs to keep his hair very short.

I’ve only just heard of SMP today from you and another commenter! That sounds interesting. It may be an option alongside a HT if he couldn’t get a perfect result alone, or just SMP on its own if a HT isn’t an option at all. SMP plus a HT sounds incredibly pricey though! Not an issue for me, but he’s very money conscious. Haha. 
 

I feel like there are a lot of options he can potentially explore by speaking with a doctor. I understand sometimes they can take facial hair, so any options like that would be interesting to explore with a doctor. 
 

Thanks again so much for your reply!

13 minutes ago, Egy said:

There was no doubt that you would find some hair mill, in Turkey willing to perform the procedure, if you continue your search there, you will find at least a dozen who will tell you that they can do it and that you will have a very good result, run away from those clinics.  Yes, your husband's donor area is scarce and the area to be covered is large, ethical surgeons will tell you that he is not a good candidate or in any case they will want to do an accurate and live inspection.

Hey. Thanks for your reply! 
 

I recognise your name from when I searched the doctor he planned to see on this website: Dr Yavuz. I am so sorry you had such an awful experience. You sharing your experience was what prompted me to do more digging and find out about hair mills, so thank you. 
 

Thanks for your opinion and I agree. He’s going to book in for a virtual consultation soon and then will book an in-person one elsewhere when we move in a couple of months to just confirm this. 
 

Thanks again. 

13 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

Also I would recommend both your own Gp and a dermatologist who can thoroughly examine his hair and go e advice on the use of meds. Apart from MPB i can see signs he could have Alopecia. Thinning in the areas we can see and maybe even retrograde on the neck. 

Oh that’s interesting. What makes you think possible alopecia? That hadn’t crossed my mind at all. His hair loss did progress from mild to severe very quickly though (maybe 1 year) I feel, so maybe you’re on to something. 

13 minutes ago, JohnAC71 said:

Hi 👋 I’m also in the south of England ! He had a lucky escape as the hairmill would have left him worse off, over harvesting the donor area is the most common. They will accept any patient unfortunately. It’s a cash grab with them, they won’t be having the best interests of the person in mind whatsoever.

You could also do a virtual consultation with the best clinic i know (Eugenix) of your husband had any chance of a result then they are the best choice. 
check this:

https://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/Consult-a-Physician/surgeon-list/IND/India

Dr Bansal + Dr Sethi both from Eugenix 

 

Oh cool! Of course. I’ve learnt that now. My husband knows one guy personally who had a hair transplant with the doctor he had planned to see (Dr Ziya Yavuz at Arcibadem) and his result was amazing. I fully appreciate now though that that one perfect result doesn’t stand for much and they doesn’t mean they’re good for everyone. 
 

That’s a good idea. I will have a look at those doctors! Thanks so so much again! 

Just now, JohnAC71 said:

I’m sorry but from what I can see it’s going to be a real struggle to get a decent amount from the donor area. This shows a dipping crown, so a future Norwood 7 is most likely. Especially without meds. And the donor itself doesn’t look too strong. By all means if your in the Uk try and get a face to face appt with either Dr Arshad, Dr Reddy, Dr Farjo or Dr Ball but I’m think they will most likely say your husband is not a ideal candidate. 

Damn. I was hoping this wouldn’t be the replies, but it’s what I expected. I’ve been doing some research after stumbling across the fact that the place we had almost booked was a Turkish hair mill. They’d agreed to do it with no issues based on only a few photo. Definitely dodged a bullet there! 
 

Thank you. We currently live in Scotland, but are moving to the south of England in 2 months, so will go and visit one of those reputable doctors once we move. I’m also going to look further into the two medications and see if there’s anyway he can do it safely. 
 

thanks again. 

Here are some more, better photos of the potential donor area.

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