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Jeez guys, almost 100 views later still no responses... is this not a normal type of thread to create? 😂

Please do. Are you saying it's a 9-10 month wait just for a consultation?

How is his English? I watched an interview Spencer Stevenson did with him for being a "Top 25" surgeon and Zarev read off of script instead of just speaking in a freeflow matter.

Here is a video of my crown: Just to be clear, I'm not even really thinking about crown work. I'm just hoping that a drug protocol can stop my crown from getting worse.

Hey all, I plan to speak with at least a handful of HT surgeons in the US and Europe, but I really respect the opinions of you guys and any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Genetic background: My maternal grandfather was NW6 as is my maternal uncle. I have zero information on my paternal side because my biological father was an anonymous donor. Prevention: I started taking Finasteride 1g for 4 months last year, but then stopped for 4 months (for no particular reason) and restarted in December 2021. Pretty sure that, on the whole, I lost ground over that 8 month window. I plan to take Finasteride for the rest of my life now until given a reason otherwise. I am also considering adding additional substances to my hair loss prevention protocol. I was a NW1 3-4 years ago, so the acceleration of my appearance of balding is pretty disheartening. I have a low stress lifestyle but have been battling some digestive problems over recent years. Basic blood tests (minerals, hormone levels, CRP, etc) have come back normal. -Does this look like typical MPB? -Does my level of diffuse thinning affect how good of a HT candidate I am? Can post more pictures or share video if it would be helpful.

Hey all, I'm pretty new to attacking hair loss. I've been taking 1g Finasteride daily for 3 months (no sides so far). I'm NW2/3 with diffuse thinning. The newbie stack seems to always be finasteride+minoxidil, but I've watched a couple videos of guys who had horrific sheds after stopping minoxidil. I'm aware that if someone is responding positively to minoxidil, they should basically never quit it.... but am I basically signing up for a multi-decade commitment from the very beginning of using it? If I have a bunch of weakened follicles (diffuse thinning), could there still be some kind of long-term efficacy of using minoxidil EVEN IF we assume I'll get tired of applying minoxidil daily in a couple years? (Something related to the mechanism of action of minoxidil preventing those follicles from dying?)

I'm on Finasteride (but only recently started it) and am considering stacking minoxidil and/or anti-androgens. I'm 34.

I was saying that I'm NOT coming at this from the perspective of someone who is NW5. 🙂 I'm probably NW2 / NW3. I wasn't sure if it's less relevant whether I'm the only patient for the day when I'm "only" having a 2k graft (or less) procedure. I'll share my photos in a different thread in the future unless people think my specific hair situation would affect this specific topic.

Hey all - long time lurker, first time poster. I'm in the early stages of choosing a surgeon for my first HT. I know that unpaid client testimonials and photos are the most important, but I've also read that there are a few specific practices that, all things equal, are more desired: 1. One patient per day is better than multiple patients 2. Doctor only surgery is better than techs doing extractions and/or implantation 3. Stick&place or DHI is better than premade slits The problem is that there are very few surgeons that check all 3 of these boxes. Here are some examples from surgeons that are overall well respected here: -H&W, De Freitas, and Lorenzo have a maximum of 4 patients / day -Many elite doctors have techs doing extractions OR implantation (but rarely both) -Feller & Bloxham, Feriduni, Bisanga do premade slits So my question is: what really matters? And if your opinion is simply "none of that matters, just the doctor's results", why do people even mention these bullet points as being relevant? ---- Btw - don't know if this is relevant, but I've been quoted at needing 1,600-2,000 grafts. Not sure if the fact that I'm not a NW5 affects any of this discussion.