NickJ

10 hours ago, pkipling said:

I know this may not be the ideal answer and I don't want to minimize your feelings, but the 3 month mark really is way too early to get discouraged. It's literally the absolute earliest that you'd start seeing growth, and even if you do end up being a slow/late grower, it's not any indication of how your final results will be. 

Also keep in mind that nobody sees results right at 3 months. I was an early grower, but it was the beginning of month 3 (where you are now) that that began - and I didn't even really notice the extent of the growth I had it until I reached month 4 and saw that I had significant growth over the past month. So - you could very well see significant growth at month 4, or it might not be until a bit later. Either way, the only way to know is to wait - and as hard as that is, it really is just the reality of hair transplants. 

Wishing you patience and early growth and a very positive outcome!   

Thanks for the feedback man.

I know that's it's supposed to start growing around this time, but when you compare to others in the same timeframe it can be frustrating to see you're not having the same results and having people "hey X at 2 months and a half had hair, are you sure your procedure worked?"

22 minutes ago, GaryStruthers said:

Sounds like a later shedding phase than others, which in some cases can indicate slow growth. It’s annoying, but not alarming. It’s just a little harder to anticipate a success/fail. Will you post pictures soon? What clinic did you go with?

This was at day 25, not much had fallen as you can see with the pre-op picture



 

I must say that I started shedding pretty late week 5-6

Hey guys,

Went to get my 1st HT 3 months ago tomorrow (with a Dr. approved by this forum) and I have to say not much is happening.

10% of the transplanted hair did not fall but besides that I can't say that I see daily improvements. Like if I did a video of my hair these last 2 weeks, there wouldn't be any difference. And people are starting to ask if the procedure failed, and how long it's taking.

I know 3 months is when it's supposed to start growing but when I see the 4 months results from other people it's hard to imagine that all these hair could grow in 1 months.

I heard people saying that when it starts it's really an "explosion" of hair and it can go really fast but yeah heard to believe right now

6 hours ago, shiba1985 said:

Why does creatine cause elevated test and elevated DHT. There is absolutely no mechanism I can comprehend that can cause this. If working out and getting stronger elevates your test levels will you give that up for your hair. What is next castrating yourself to keep hair? 

Creatine is the only proven legal, safe aid to improve your strength, which will in turn lead to more hypertrophy. It is not needed for lifting of course. But if you are in elite level and want that extra boost I would not think twice about using it. 

I dont know if it is getting old or what, but in my late 30s creatine gives me about 15% boost in my strength. It also makes cardio "easier." it is definitely noticeable. 

Same for me on the effects it's not life changing but it's a good boost. I'm definitely not elite but I workout 3 times a week and cardio 3 times a week (us football or running when off season).

So yeah it's a big part of my life, as much as my hair.

The DHT elevation comes from it's effects on 5 alpha reductase if I am not mistaking

1 hour ago, Vann said:

Creatine itself is not the reason why we lose hair. It can probably be a factor but the testosterone that turns into DHT will still effect your hair the same way it does normally.

The question does creatine cause hair loss.... no it does not. But there is a correlation between creatine and DHT.

Factors your forgetting are genetics, testosterone, 5alpha reductase, and DHT are all things you should consider before you can link a supplement to hair loss.

also for working out creatine helps to increase testosterone by working out which as a result, taking creatine and stimulating the muscle causes testosterone boost DHT. Its like saying everyone who works out loses hair (which of course is not true).

ex: saying all people who drink water all die. Or all smokers gets lung cancer.

I was taking this into consideration, I can assure you my friend with NW1 don't know about this forum haha So this question was aimed at people with Alopecia

33 minutes ago, MazAB said:

Especially when you are in your 20's, it'll effect you more because testosterone levels are higher, so it is possible that a slight boost of testosterone from taking creatine could raise DHT levels and help fuel the hair loss. Best to keep it under 3 grams daily as too much may do more harm than good, and is typically unnecessary even for bodybuilders and work out junkies.

As long as you're taking finasteride you should be blocking most of the DHT in the body regardless if your taking creatine or not. If you're not on finasteride, it's adding fuel to the fire of hair loss.

Yeah I'm 28 but I'm on fin since 1 year (I did stabilise my hair loss NW3) and I wouldn't be happy with creatine having an affect on it

But as we can see in this thread consensus is really hard to reach. 

2 hours ago, HappyMan2021 said:

hair aside, do you feel creatine actually helps you lift? It's been a decade since I've taken it. I think it maybe added 10 lbs to my lift. There may have been a very minor aesthetic benefit, but it was all water weight. 

 

Yes, on performances the gain is not that big but in the recovery it does help a lot, also for Football (the US one). But it works more on some people than others, some people have no benefits at all from it.

Not using it anymore would be a loss but it wouldn't be dramatic tho

55 minutes ago, Melvin- Moderator said:

I don’t believe creatine will affect your HT. But it can lead to higher levels of DHT and affect your non-transplanted hair. 

Hey Melvin, I know you also work did you stop it completely?

Because some say that the study was done on 18/19 years old and so it's normal that hair-loss would progress on guys that are destined to lose their hair

But you and Dr Yaman definitely didn't recommend it

23 minutes ago, Gokuhairline said:

personally creatine did not affect me actually i really think it helped speed up the growth process (along with the other supplents, regimen) go ahead and use it nothing to worry about

Thanks bro

Hey guys,

I had my HT 10 weeks ago and didn' take creatine since then because you know the rumours about it and hair loss.

Since I saw benefits in the Gym (and for sports in general) I'm wondering when you would start taking it back (or if you would at all)?

I looked in the different topics about but there doesn't seem to be a consensus 
.Some say they wouldn't risk it (if we are on this forum we are afflicted by genetic hair-loss)

.Some say it's totally fine

I thought I was a lucky one but started shedding at week 5, I think it's part of the process. You have to accept that you won't look great for 2 months

between week 4 and 8 it is hard too see a lot of hair fall and the stabilisation the few weeks after too, also the stress that something is going wrong is present

But around week 10 you can start seeing small improvements and it really boosts you
It's kind like when you started at the gym and you see your first results, it pushes you to go hard and you get in a virtuous cycle. Except here you just have to wait !

So to keep people updated and who could have made the same mistake as I did

The reason I had so much dandruff is simply that I was way to cautious when washing my hair, I kept cleaning it like this till week 6 after HT

Using Nizoral twice a week and Head & shoulders and washing normally it went away, I did lose a little bit more hair but I guess you can't avoid it since I am at the 2 months mark

3 months is still super early to take conclusions, it's only just starting to grow back

still shedding dead skin /dandruff with multi's attached (nearly week 7)

It seems to be normal, I have the exact same thing at week 6

13 hours ago, kk23 said:

Did you experience shedding yet? as you can see in my pic I havent heavily shed yet and was wondering when to expect it. 

Yes I did since day 29/30

I have the same at day 36 (dandruff, dryness)

I guess that's normal at this stage but I heard Nizoral would help

Yes we do have very similar hair ! 

Thanks for your input

Thanks man, that's what I thought

I just wanted to be sure

Hey guys,

I've had my HT 5 weeks ago today and since one week I hava a sort of dandruff/dried skin containing hairs (sometimes 5-6 ) on the scalp that fall off after showering 

Is this normal? My receiving area is still pretty red too

2 hours ago, HappyMan2021 said:

are you serious? you really need to get on Fin asap. 

I'm actually pretty concerned about your prognosis given you actually proceeded with surgery and still lack basic fundamental knowledge regarding it. 

Who was your doctor?

I knew about it since a long time it's just that it's not a small treatment so it took myself a while to talk myself into it

I still got a lot of hair, I was Norwood 2,5 before the transplant with no sings of thinning on the crown. I just wanted to have my hairline done and then start Fin.

I know that's not what most of the forum advises 

Hey guys,

Little timing question.

Just had a HT 4 weeks ago. I knew I was going to take fin after it because my vertex wasn't touched by alopecia yet.

I didn't start taking it right away after the HT because I didn't want to have my head and balls hurting at the same time haha

Would now 1 month after the procedure be a good time to start it or will I shed a lot of hair which could delay the first results of my HT?

Thanks for your imput

Hey guys, I was making a list of the  Doctors I was considering for my hair transplant (I'm 28), I already requested quotes from Dr Bicer & Dr Resul Yaman. 

But I saw that E&S Tetik also had a good rep on this forum, would you put them in the same quality range as the 2 Drs above (even though they are nurses) or is it more a low cost option for people with limited budget?

I have a budget of 5k and I am from Belgium (I know there are great Doctors here but I find them really expensive) so if you have other options I'm open to it.