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January 8

On 1/6/2024 at 5:41 AM, Melvin- Admin said:

I spoke with Dr. Pittella, he said it’s virtually impossible to source Verteporfin in Brazil. Even Dr. Barghouthi is having issues. This is strange.

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. 🤞

November 1, 2023

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

April 4, 2022

On 4/3/2022 at 8:52 AM, Fue3361 said:

At this point, I personally feel like telling everyone to consider Brazil instead, cheap prices, but some pretty good clinics. Unfortunately, none on the recommended forum lists though.

Any recommendations?

April 1, 2022

16 hours ago, NARMAK said:

Can you please share your budget and where you are from which could help people maybe guide you to other options that might be suitable.

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.

16 hours ago, NARMAK said:

Also, are you willing to potentially wait a bit longer and save up more if this can increase your options?

I'm looking to spend up to around 5 to 6K euros.

16 hours ago, NARMAK said:

You're on a good forum and hopefully we can get you to select the right place and have price of mind.

Yes, really good information and helpful people around here! 👍

@NARMAKWhat's your budget? Have you made a thread about your case?

March 31, 2022

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.

March 29, 2022

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:

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