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Amazing Ethan! I found month 3 to 4 is when the real magic happens. Going to be one ‘happy’ new year for you mate!

Those with chronic pain will

The drug has been used to treat millions of dudes with enlarged prostates for decades now, if it was going to cause a real threat of death, i'm sure a pattern would have well and truly emerged by now. People are going to recommended finasteride for hair loss, as it the one successful weapon we have in the hair loss battle and for the the masses it is generally well tolerated. If you read the side effects of paracetamol you would be so spooked.

Damm! Its hard to believe that is even the same person.

Amazing llona! Absolute night and day difference. Some of Dr P’s best work for sure. After speaking with you and Dr P a couple of weeks back, I know just how much this surgery has tranformed your life. Im so happy for you 😊.

Very detailed write up, cheers! Looks nice clean work! Wishing you the best over the coming months.

Those grafts are getting ready to pop Armen! I'm betting on next months update to blow us away.

Haha! Legend David! ...@deadman exactly what my secretary said!

Melvin your looking great mate and even more so given you’re running off minimal sleep at min!!

Hey, the work look super clean! Just curious you said you had the procedure done by techs, I actually wasn't aware this was an option at Eugenix. I seemed to think a doctor does the design and slits on all packages. Did a tech do the design and slits too?

Month 9 Update The front and mid-scalp seem to be making subtle improvements month after month, I’m noticing the hair is becoming slightly less wiry too. I have probably reached the peak now for the front and growth-wise I don’t think anymore will come, except for the side parting corridors and the area behind the temples, which had grafts implanted in sitting two. Crown-wise I’m on month 2 and very much in the ugly duckling phase, although I do notice that some of the beard hair implanted hasn’t shed and is growing. Also really pleased with the donor area, considering I have had 5,800 grafts taken from there this year.

I guess the slickback would be your only option. But for me as the front & mid is still newish growth, been very hard to have any length to cover the crown. Sometimes the greatest trick of all is just to buzz down through the ugly duckling phase, then at month four let everything grown out, this approach has been by @Zoomster for his procedures.

Hey Tony, Just read your update, and sorry to hear things are not on track at the moment. One thing I would say is reach out to Dr Sethi directly. I know from our time there, you both had a very good relationship, and i'm sure he can give you a better idea of where he thinks you are and how much is still expected to come. I'm really am hoping you are a late bloomer because I can first hand vouch you are a great guy, who is deserving of a great result, especially given the poor outcomes of your previous surgeries. Take care mate.

Likewise! Im rooting for you all the way! Im sure 2023 will be a great year for us both!

Completely Agree. I did take finasteride when I was 19 for a week, then freaked out when I read about the horror stories and in the process convinced myself I was getting all sorts of side effects (In hindsight so silly of me). Interestingly, that was when I came across the HRN. When I got to 29 I resumed finasteride, but went in with a more mature mindset following the science, and unsurprisingly did not have any side effects. I do have sympathy for men who reject the drug out of fear because I know how it feels reading those horror stories and in your 20s let's be honest a healthy sex life is very high up the agenda for most, but then again I have even more sympathy for dudes who are high Norwood’s in their 20s because let me tell you that sucks too lol! I do think the best way to tackle finasteride if you are super anxious, is doing a titration phase over six months starting at 0.25mg EOD slowly building up to 1mg ED. That is my ten pence worth lol, as I don’t want to go off on a tangent with Finasteride side effects, given the rabbit-hole nature of the topic!

Haha, hair greed for sure! If there was ever an advert for getting on the meds sooner rather than later then this has to be it! Obviously, i'm absolutely over the moon with everything to date, and nice to know I still have something to look forward to when graft cloning becomes a reality!

Been meaning to throw this light hearted post in. When I was there in October, I asked Dr Sethi in a non-norwood 7 world what would my hairline be. So got Dr Sethi to design it! Cant help but kick myself that I didn't start on finasteride much sooner in life 😂.

Not to derail the thread, but would like to chime in about my experience getting rejected from docs. I was rejected from H&W, after an in-person consult from Dr Wong, he took a ten-second look at my hair and said “no transplant” for me, going on to say that if I did one I would like “an old man with floppy hair”, I was then ushered very quickly out the door. The feeling of rejection is not nice, especially if you had your heart set on that doctor. At this point for me, I lost all hope in the hair loss journey, as I saw H&W as the holy grail for advanced norwoods. But I have since learned that some doctors just do not like challenging cases for various reasons and especially when they have the luxury of picking and choosing patients due to high demand. This doesn’t mean that you aren’t a candidate for surgery, it just means that the doc doesn’t feel comfortable taking your case on. I know there is a lot of respect for doctors who reject patients, as this is perceived as highly ethical as opposed to taking their money. But I do get the impression, they can also reject out of just not needing to take on difficult cases, due to an abundance of demand from low-risk patients. I have a whole lot of sympathy given you waited for four years, and were very quickly told no. But you have mentioned some world-class docs you have had consults with and are keen to take on your case. I know you request confidence from the community, and without trying to beat the Eugenix drum too hard, as both a complex case (NW 7, Retrograde Alopecia, Fine & Light Hair) and as a Dr Sethi patient, I can first hand vouch that he thrives off challenges and likes to challenge the status quo. So I’m confident he would excel in a case of treating diffused hair loss.

Cheers Gents. So pleased with how far the hair has come, and for you gents to call it “Hall of Fame” worthy is very kind. I’m sure Dr Sethi will be humbled by those comments too. I know the lighting of the hair inside the car tends to be the more flattering one (compared to facing the bathroom mirror under the harsh downlight) but even at any angle the before and after are mind-blowing for me. This just showcases how much the industry has evolved over the past five years, that someone even as far gone as me, can have a shot at full hair restoration. PS I will be posting my month 9 update next week.

Really pleased for you Ryan. As other posters have said your hairline looks very natural. I'm also super impressed with how well your crown is looking too! Plus lots more improvement to come.

Damm! This looks like some quality work. Really looking forward watching your progress over the coming year! The transplant alongside the thickening from the finasteride makes 2023 a very exciting year for you!

Ive had 2500 beard grafts extracted. In honesty, you would be very challenged to notice any evidence of extraction and scaring. Beard seems to heal very well and generally can clean shave without detection.

Damm Adrian! It's unimaginable to see how far you have come in the ten months. To say you've been to hell and back over the course of your life would be an understatement. But the tides have well and truly turned and the improvements just keep coming. TBH I think i'm more excited for your next sitting, then I was for my own. 2023 has never been more brighter for you Adrian! 🙌🙌

Great result! Great result mate! Just had a read back, and wouldn't kick yourself about being seen as overreacting, you was clearly stressed at the time, as would anyone in that situation! I do however, think certain posters replies didn't help your anxieties by stating you were over-harvested, which I have no doubt caused you a lot of unnecessary stress! Your journey will serve well to those who go through shock-loss post surgery and need some inspiration.

Best of luck with everything! All be over with in a flash and soon be strolling out the clinic with a huge smile on your face!