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Endless shedding with oral finasteride -> dustasteride + minox
Tiger2050 replied to Nicolas's topic in Hair Loss Drugs
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Bruno Ferriera | NW 5a | 3173 Graft | FUE
Tiger2050 replied to Shaykhspeare's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
Looks great. Don’t think you had a poor yield in the mid-scalp, it’s just fewer grafts in a very bald area. The post-op pics show the mid-scalp had lower density implanted compared to the hairline. -
Dr Hasson | November/December 2022 | 3872 FUE Grafts | 22M
Tiger2050 replied to mister_25's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
You suggested a small test surgery to rule out any underlying medical issues and I think it's a good idea. A good doc would probably ask mister_25 to go see a dermatologist and runs some tests before attempting another surgery. -
Dr Hasson | November/December 2022 | 3872 FUE Grafts | 22M
Tiger2050 replied to mister_25's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
I think Melvin and Shiba made some great points. The poor growth is unlikely due to a botched procedure by Dr. Hasson and is more likely attributable to an underlying health condition or simply slow growth. I would recommend waiting a few more months and working with Dr. Hasson to figure out what went wrong. I don’t think switching surgeons is going to help much. I don't like that Dr. Hasson operated on you in the first place considering your age. You listed some good alternative docs however Pinto and Bisanaga are very ethical and rarely accept young patients. There is also a Ferriera case with poor growth on this forum. Surgery is a risk and nothing is 100% guaranteed, no matter how much research you do. If you dig deep enough you'll find some poor cases from every doc. -
2510 Graft FUE w/ Dr. Nadimi (8/25/2022)
Tiger2050 replied to AStark's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
Awesome result however I think starting finasteride and oral minoxidil postop has given you a huge boost, especially in the crown and mid scalp which were not touched with many grafts. I would consider bumping up the oral minoxidil dose to 5mg/day to see if it fully brings back the crown. -
1425 grafts | 30yr | NW3 | Concerned at 5 months
Tiger2050 replied to Hairfulthinking's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
Dr. Feriduni is an excellent surgeon so I would trust his evaluation. Dr. Bloxham is a lot less experienced than Dr. Feriduni and only does FUT which is a bad idea for a repair. I would also reach out to Dr. Bisanga who is very good at repairs. The worst thing you can do is go back to the same clinic that botched you. -
Neither, there are better options at the price both docs charge.
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The guy who made the Reddit post, this post and the low comment user criticizing Dr. Wong in this thread are all new accounts with no prior posting history. @mister_25 also pointed out the similarities with this post and other burner accounts making false claims about several top docs. Seems like the same weirdo troll behind all these accounts, this thread should be locked @Melvin- Moderator.
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You’re going to have a massive shed if you abruptly stop topical minoxdil. Get a prescription for oral minoxdil and slowly ween off the topical. Oral is much more effective and convinent.
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To believe or not to believe... that is the question!
Tiger2050 replied to Betterhair's topic in Hair Loss Drugs
I’ve discussed this with several highly regarded hair transplant docs and they’ve told me not all generics are the same. People losing ground on generics is fairly common. Avoid generics manufactured in India and China, Teva is a good brand for high quality generics. The online pharmacies like Hims, Keeps, Roman, etc all sell low quality generics. If you want to save money on brand name finasteride, get a Proscar prescription and split the tablets into 4. If you live in the US and want significantly cheaper Avodart, send your prescription to a Canadian mail order pharmacy (I use NorthWestPharmacy). I believe Costco sources highly quality generics so you should be fine but pay attention to the brand you’re currently taking and make sure the pharmacy doesn’t make any substitutions. -
Best surgeon for straight hairline ?
Tiger2050 replied to rcfue's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
What’s your age? Since you’re on finasteride and it would probably be a very small procedure, I don’t see a big risk if you go to a great doctor. Go back to Heitmann, all of the best doctors have long wait lists. How do you get in touch with Dr. Heitmann? I’ve tried emailing the address on his website and also his patient advisor but never heard back. -
Because surgery is risky and you don’t have hair loss. I’m a Dr. K patient and think the world of him but he won’t be able to create a hairline that’s as natural as your current one, no doctor can. I think you might be over analyzing normal shedding as meds not working, you have near perfect density in your pictures and it seems unlikely your hair loss will progress any further given your age and medical regimen.
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Your hair looks amazing considering your age and nobody would think you have hair loss if you were walking down the street. There’s a strong possibility you will end up regretting surgery, a transplanted hairline will never look as natural as your current hairline. We are each our own worst critic and you will probably find something to nitpick even if surgery goes perfectly.
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You will likely have shock loss and still look odd at 6 weeks if you don’t shave your head. I’ve had 2 procedures, one was partial shave and the other was fully shaved and I looked much more normal at 6 weeks with a buzz cut with the full shave procedure. Just wear hats or rock a buzz cut for the first few weeks. Partial shave and no-shave sound great but aren’t really that practical, you’re handicapping the surgeon and risking a bad outcome but you will still look weird because of shock loss.
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Any experience with Aron Nussbaum?
Tiger2050 replied to SRB159's topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
None of the elite FUE surgeons in the world use ARTAS. It would be a lot cheaper and quicker for all surgeons to use ARTAS but they don’t because extracting grafts manually is much better. Some other names to consider in North America who are better options and around the same price: Dr. Gabel, Hasson and Wong, Cooley and Shapiro. There are also tons of great FUE surgeons in Europe. -
Early Shock Loss following procedure?
Tiger2050 replied to 9N5J__'s topic in Hair Restoration Questions and Answers
This is not shock loss, you are just shedding grafts which is completely normal at 10 days. Unless you were picking at scabs or tugging on your grafts, there is nothing to worry about. -
I tried topical minoxidil for a year and when I stopped the quality of my hair degraded significantly even though I never saw any improvement while I was on minoxidil. After stopping minoxidil my hair became wispy and I went through a big shed. The quality of my hair improved when I got on oral minoxidil. I was/am on finasteride for a long time before I tried topical minoxdil so it was definitely the minoxidil that caused a change in my hair quality. You can try oral minoxidil, I know Dr. Freitas is a big fan of the drug. Oral minoxidil is a lot more effective than topical and isn’t a nuisance to apply.
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Are you on medication? Are you sure it’s the transplanted hair and not native hair? My barber mentioned trimming the ends makes hair grow healthier when you’re trying to grow it long. You could try a shorter hairstyle. Your hair is pretty long and I assume you haven’t had many haircuts since the transplant.
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Jan 2023 / Keser / 1250 Grafts / NW3
Tiger2050 replied to Davy773's topic in Hair Transplant Reviews
Maybe it’s because there was another crazy patient about 1.5 years ago slandering Dr. Keser’s reputation on multiple forums because his transplant didn’t fully grow by 3 months. The transplant eventually looked great by 7-8 months but all of the negative comments probably hurt Dr. Keser’s reputation. It’s unfair to claim something has gone wrong a few days after surgery, you need to wait 7-8 months before judging a hair transplant. OP’s post-op pictures look great and there is no sign of any issues.