Big Rome

On 12/13/2023 at 11:52 PM, cr1mson said:

Hey gang,

I am finally going to turkiye next Thursday for my HT with DR Bicer. I had an appointment in late 2021 and couldn't figure out a date to reschedule. Her coordinator Ozen reached out to me a few weeks ago and said there was a cancellation. I thought about it for a day and pulled the trigger. Pretty excited! Looking forward to not having put fibers in my hair and flood it with hairspray on a daily basis. 

Any tips or recommendations for my first time? So far, I got a pretty good neck pillow and entertainment/resources to focus in the days recovering in my hotel room. As someone who has gotten a HT in Turkiye or in general have any pointers you wished you knew prior to yours?

I have stopped oral minoxidil 15 days before as well as drinking. I stopped smoking weed today and will not smoke until two months after the surgery. I plan to stay on finasteride and I have been taking it for ~ ten years.

how has the oral minoxidil been for you? 

Merry Christmas all 💙💙

9 hours ago, Phillyman1996 said:

Question I had a transplant 11 months ago almost would it be a smart idea to go even lower?

absolutely not 

because if fin is really good for you & you regrow some hair and vastly improve your donor area and top of your head, you’ll need less grafts and any weak hairs that would have been permanently lost due to shock loss may not be lost after surgery with fin, there’s many reasons 😊 

fin might be really good for you to keep hold of or even regrow some areas. I myself am going to try a topical finasteride solution if I can find a reputable source in the near future 

4 hours ago, Melvin- Admin said:

It was vision issues? 

my vision itself was fine but my eyelids were a mess and the redness/dryness was getting larger. surgeon advised me to stop and advised it was a rare side of the dut 

1 hour ago, Melvin- Admin said:

Really, what was your protocol?

I took 2 a week for 2 months, Monday & Thursday then upped it to 3 weekly (MWF) and by 3 months I had to stop, my eyelids were swollen and really dry & red/irritated 😞 

think once you’ve researched enough or had a transplant, you look for & notice transplants all the time lol…. In the airport on route to Porto I noticed at least 3 gents who had transplants, the donor was awful bless them, must have gone Turkey or a UK mill 

I must be one of the unlucky ones because low dose dut recked me man 🤣🙈

I think studies have shown even 0.025% topical fin is effective 

how has the topical min been working for you?? 

On 12/12/2023 at 7:47 AM, Capelli21 said:

Hey fam, Month 6 update.

I have let the donor grow a bit.  Ill admit, for the first few months post HT,  it was so hard for me to believe the donor would bounce back.  Even though I've seen numerous cases where it did for other Eugenix patients, I just started wavering.  Many of you chimed in with support and it helped.  Thank you.

I must say, I am pleased with how the donor has turned out, and my worrying was in vain.   Eugenix knows what they're doing.  See ya at mo. 7 ✌️ 

bluddy hell this is glorious lol 🔥🔥

8 hours ago, jjalay said:

The hairline is WAY too low.

is it heck you mad man 🤣

11 hours ago, devaney said:

Thanks, when was this? I have seen some good reviews from his work, though admittedly not in vast numbers like some others 

2019 

where have you seen said good reviews?? 

5 hours ago, devaney said:

Why do you say this mate? Did you have work done with him? I am doing some research, thanks. 

unfortunately for me, my first transplant was done by him & it was absolutely shocking… I had to go for a repair this year. please stay well away my friend 

ridiculous 🔥🔥🔥 the transparency shown with the photos should be the bench mark for all other surgeons also

22 hours ago, Sitries1 said:

Hello gents. 
 

Just an update at the circa 12 month mark. All well my end - very happy with the results. This is a selection of photos taken over the past couple of months (not for hair purposes).
 

My hair has gotten pretty long now (final photo) but I’m planning on cutting it slightly shorter back to the length in the other photos (about an inch off the top). 

jesus wept, i wasn’t exaggerating when I said masterpiece 🤣🤣

looks incredible man, so natural 🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

On 12/5/2023 at 11:28 AM, morro2235 said:

Yes massively, I’ve got my confidence back and don’t have to worry about wearing hats all the time or it being windy outside 😂

 

yeah I’m taking 2.5mg of finasteride every 3 days.

🤣🤣 happy for you bro! 

you experiencing any sides on the Fin? 

11 hours ago, morro2235 said:

Hey guys it’s been just over a year now since my transplant with Dr Manish Mittal (18th November 2022) so thought I would share some progress pics of where it’s at at the moment. 

so much better than your starting point, bet it’s changed your quality of life… 

you on any medication brother? 

1 hour ago, Doron Harati said:

Yes, 20 drops each and once a day.

I'm almost sure mixed formula isn't marketing in pharms, mine made by a local pharmacist with prescription, or you can order directly from HDC (the blue bottle), the clinic ship 3 units for 195€ (65€ per unit) + shipping around 30€, if interested you can mail the clinic or send me details in my WhatsApp.

 

 

thank you brother 

Hi Doron,

do you use the topical mix daily? could you

recommend any topical containing both fin & min I could start? 

thanks champ 

3 hours ago, Rossybop said:

I was on 1.25mg almost every day for 3 years.

In July 2023 I stopped fin and immediately started taking dut 0.5mg about 5 days a week. I got side effects almost immediately, and the side effects worsened over time.

In October 2023 I stopped taking dut because the sides were too dangerous and disruptive. Since then I have not taken any medication. Thankfully the side effects have been fading and I'm over the worst of them now, but I'm still not back to 100% and I believe it takes dut 6 months to wash out.

On fin I always had sexual sides but they were tolerable.

Since quitting dutasteride, the improvement I made on dut has been lost and I'm now at a stage where my hair loss is and appearance is very annoying to me again.

oh man 😞 

it’s a tough fight is the hair loss fight but don’t give in bro, I had to stop dut after a few months as it made my eyelids swollen, red & dry! haven’t taken a tab in 3 weeks and my eyelids are still so red and sore… 

I will try oral or topical fin next but hang in there good sir 👊🏼👊🏼

what dosage of fin were you on? topical or oral? 

I’ve heard as little as 0.025% topical finasteride works well 

9 hours ago, Otis james said:

I’ve just booed my window seat, for the return flight! Did you fly the day after surgery, mate? 

no brother, surgery was Wednesday & I flew back Sunday morning 👊🏼