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Oh that is a shame. I just had my one year follow up with my doctor in Brazil. I told him about verteporfin and shared the google doc. Initially, he was very skeptical but became very much curious after seeing the pictures. He said he would probably give it a go a try in himself. Please let me know Dr. Pitella finds a way to source it in Brazil so I can tell me doctor too. 🤞

That is amazing! The 0.4T looks untouched to my eyes. Seems like it can actually regrow hairs 😲 Worth the wait, thanks for doing this. You’re a legend

Any recommendations?

I'm in New Zealand there's pretty much no option here, nor in Australia from what I read here on the forum. I contacted Dr. Knudsen for a physical consultation a few months ago and I'm still on the waitlist, likely to take another few months (he comes to NZ once a month). But after reading about his work here, I might cancel it. Brazil could also be an option since I was born there. But the timing would be trickier, and it is a much longer flight than to Asia. Also, it's hard to find reviews from patients, especially ones with final results. I'm scheduling an online consultation with Dr. Carlos Bedin has anyone ever heard of him? I'm also in contact with Dr. Pittella. I'm looking to spend up to around 5 to 6K euros. Yes, really good information and helpful people around here! 👍 @NARMAKWhat's your budget? Have you made a thread about your case?

I had seen his case. But overall Dr Yaman seems to have a good reputation I believe. For sure there are great Doctors in Europe, but paying €10k+ Euro is not an option for me. I'm not after the very best hairline or a head full of hair. I'm after someone that won't butch my head and can do a good job. Costs to run a clinic in Europe are higher, which makes me wonder if the big price difference is reflected in results in the same proportion. I've also looked in Australia and have an online consultation with another in Brazil.

I am considering having an FUE procedure done. There aren't many options available where I live, plus they have a huge waitlist, price tag and questionable results. So I'm looking overseas, more specifically in Turkey. I have been taking finasteride for the past 4 years and considering an HT for the past 3 years. Now that I'm 30, I feel more prepared and ready to pull the trigger. I started finasteride and topical minoxidil around the same time but had to stop minoxidil because it made my scalp itchy. I switched to a solution without propylene glycol to avoid scalp irritation, which was better but didn't solve the problem. Still, I stayed on it for a good 2 or 3 years until I stopped around 6 or 7 months ago. It is hard to tell, but overall I think I'm in a similar situation compared to 4 years ago. Since I don't know if or how much more my hair loss will progress, I'm a bit concerned about having a hair transplant. I'm aware that by choosing this path I'm likely to need another one in the future. My goals/expectations are to reconstruct the hairline and have some grafts placed on the crown/mid-scalp at a lower density. I wouldn't do more than 3500 grafts at this stage to preserve the donor area. Here are some photos: Few weeks later after a hair cut. (Guard 3 on the back and sides) I know it's so hard so judge by photos but, what do you think about my donor area? Hair thickness? These are the doctors that are currently on my short list: Dr. Resul Yaman Dr. Gur Dr. Turan Dr. Tayfun AEK Hair Clinic The main criteria for making my short list was: IAHRS member ABHRS member Reviews on this community Results from cases similar to mine Availability Communication with the clinic

Hope your journey is going well. @RicoRavage Could you please share an update?

Wow it actually made me wonder if it was the same guy 😄 Amazing job!! @Dr. Felipe Pittella is the Minoxidil prescribed for the post op only?