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There really isnt a definitive answer. There are some people who have slightly higher percentages of their hairs in the dormant or active phase. Most of the time there is a percentage and some people are within or slightly below/above. It is hard to compare one to another (unless you have a twin sibling). For the most part, you can probably guess based on your family history. But with that being said, to answer you question. You can add dutasteride at any given time, should you receive a prescription from your doctor you can talk to them about the dosages and if you want to split the medication between finasteride. I personally only take 0.5mg of Dut daily and 5mg of Oral Minox. (i take 2.5mg tablets daily one in the morning and one in the evening to extend the half life) and I havent experienced anything major. I will say tho. whenever you take one of the new medications you may experience some symptoms early on but they may subside over time or you get used to it. But make sure you note how you feel and express any concerns with your physician.

It is hard to say 5 months is not really a long time. It looks like you have some progress, You definitely had a lot of area to cover for 4.5k grafts. I would say at this stage you look like you are where 5 months should look like, but that varies per person. Your frontal third does look like you had a good amount of grafts placed so hopefully, you start to get some results coming through in the next 7+ months.

There’s a ton of surgeons who will take free consultations to help build their portfolio of potential candidates. you can’t really blame someone for charging since it is their time. However, depending on the work ethic you don’t need a paid consultation when there are reputable clinics who will offer a free consult either virtual or in person. Just try and get as many perspectives from the ones that offer a free consult and if you want a specific surgeon, perhaps go for a paid consult. all the ones I have had for free have been online with photos or video call. It’s a put off putting having to pay $X for 3-5 mins. Unless it’s extensive 30-60 mins of time I can’t justify that.

I had gone to HLC and had Bekir doing the implant and I have to say it looks orettt similar to mine (work wise). I was not aware he had parted ways with HLC and it seems like some other staff did as well. Nonetheless, thanks for sharing and happy growing!

If you care about how it is now, trust me you will definitely care about it in the future. Despite all that, if you haven’t explored all [more] medical therapy options try to wait a bit and see how the verteporfin trials work themselves out. Perhaps you could be a candidate for future trials.

Could you brush your donor hair down and see how it looks long and short? You could potentially get a HT, but if I was in your position, personally, I would not go with any of the doctors you have suggested but to differ from that. I think I would look at patients who are similar to your case and see what steps they took. I would consider a few local surgeons and see what they evaluate you. Then show your potential HT surgeons your case in person and try to get as much feedback as you can in any approach that you take. It would definitely need long term planning and docs with a long history or track record would be your best bet. Realistically, I think you would still need much more then your donor has and to perhaps go with a mature design with a slightly thinning approach. Therefore, I would probably consider only doing fue and staying with the same surgeon for multiple small sessions.

I don’t think I follow, is Dr. Kaan new?

The next 3-4 months will be difficult to tell exactly how well you have recovered. As time passes things should recover and get better. For the most part it may take up to 9-12 months to completely heal as your skin and surrounding hair recovers. For the most part, you will definitely notice as time passes that it is getting better. For now just stay strong and embrace the upcoming ugly duckling phase.

3 cases is not sufficient evidence, its a no from me. I think if more people are willing to contribute their story I am willing to change my response at a later time. Although the 3 cases have been insanely well performed with a great result, there have been amazing doctors who have fell off with time. With that being said could we possibly have Dr. Zarev share some cases, if he is willing to, and we can re-evaluate again in the future?

who did your extractions and implants?

There are different variations to how people adapt to MPB. Some are aggressive some have it light. Sorta how obesity can work...If you look at different ways people adjust to being overweight by different groups across the globe you see how it changes. Either lifestyle or genetics, play a major part in how you adapt. EX: obesity in the US there are multiple people/groups that are affected differently even though they are the same size/weight/etc. as opposed to someone in EU. After 8+ Billion people there's going to be a majority that have similar loss and some that do not. It just feels worse because there are that many more people as opposed to 60% less in the past. I did hear that there are hormonal imbalances that are happening in different parts of the US from the last 30+ years from thing like birth control and other otc meds that are leeched into the water system. Not sure if it plays anything significant but it wouldn't surprise me if our food affected by something similar as well.

wow, having to go through repairs suck. But overall the end result after 3x HT I think this came out just as good. Its great that your forelock is strong. Hopefully if verte has a break through with repairing damaged tissue you can possibly fix/address some of those overharvested areas.

Drop that trap routine asap. But glad to see you back @MachoVato and do you ever plan to do any future work? Not sure if you have been following the threads but look up verteporfin, its showing a lot of promise for better scars and the potential to yield future grafts you wouldnt have had access to. First time I think I have seen you with facial hair too. Was this due to the peds?

**** man.... wow

looks similar to my loss and hair characteristics your results look great btw. congrats