Mike24

Awesome, I’ll definitely check it out . Thanks!

I am already on minoxidil but finasteride pill is a no go for me. I did just see that there is a finasteride topical spray and I’m going to look into that. Do you know of anyone who has seen good results with the finasteride spray?

Thanks so much. That’s a really good point about an FUT with my donor area not being very thick. Definitely something to consider.

Hey thanks for the reply. I am using a 15 mg strength minoxidil solution nightly but I started to late to really save my hair. I’m not really willing to do finasteride because of possible side effects that I don’t want to take a chance on. Before you mentioned it, I had never heard of retrograde alopecia, but after googling around it kind of does look like that. Does that form of alopecia also progress to continue getting worse and worse or is this likely it?

Dude that's amazing, a really amazing transformation. I think we have a pretty similar pattern of hair loss and your result is exactly the type of thing I hope to achieve. Dr. Bicer is really on the top of my list right now but I still have more research to do. Also, she has no openings for about another year so I would definitely be open to using another surgeon if it made sense. As you said, I think the hairline is really the main factor for me as it really does make a huge difference.

Thank you for the feedback Dr. 3500 is about what I’ve heard from other surgeons as well. In terms of finasteride, I had a prescription but decided not to go for it because of possible side effects. Was wondering if I could ask you what you think about doing a FUE vs an FUT in my case for what I am trying to achieve. Also, what country is your practice in and what are your prices if you don't mind me asking?

Hi, I’ve been on a minoxidil 15 percent formula which I put on nightly and I think it has slowed down the hair loss somewhat but I started much too late with it.

Wow, thank you all for responding so quick. @HappyMan2021 I definitely hear what your saying and I do appreciate that warning. For me I’m not looking for full coverage with an HT and I don’t see myself going for multiple procedures. I mainly just want to improve the front hairline area just so the hair loss isn’t so striking. I’ve seen some results on the forum who started from a similar place as me and while it doesn’t look like they have a full head of hair post ht, it definitely lessens the appearance of the baldness. Here’s an example of that and this guy actually went to Dr. Bicer.

Hi everyone, I am a new member to the forum and I wanted to pose some questions to those on here with experience in the HT world. I am 25 years old and currently at an Norwood 6 or 7 I believe. I am thinking about going for a hair transplant to Dr. Bicer in Turkey as getting it done in the states is prohibitively expensive. I was told by Dr. Bicer’s team that an FUE would be recommended for my case and not an FUT. It is unclear to me the reason why that is, especially because I had a consultation with a Dr. Scott Biden in CT a couple of years back who suggested a conservative FUT treatment of under 3000 grafts. If anyone could share their own opinion on this to clarify why one would be preferred over the other I would really appreciate it. I also wanted to know what you guys think of my donor area from the attached pictures. I’m not really sure what makes a strong donor area, but the hair in the back of my head does not seem to me to be balding at all but I’m not sure if that’s all that goes into determining the quality of the donor area. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you!