Alex94gasp

Hi guys,

Hope you are all great!

Well, this Friday I will have my first appointment with Bruno Pinto.

What type of questions should I ask? 

I'm currently with medication: Minoxidil 2,5/ Daily and finasteride 2 per week.

My hair lose stopped but I belive it didn't improve also.

I also have retrograde alopecia.

Kind regards

Alex

Thank you guys,

Appreciate!

Hi Guys,

Hope you find well this message,

So, I'm taking finasteride 2 times per weak (1 pill after two days).

And I want to start a new treatment with minoxidil, because I have diffuse tining in my lateral sides. 

So, I had an appointment with a dermatologist to prescribe me oral Minoxidil.

And we advice me to star with 2.5 daily and he gave me the prescription for that, in capsule.

My question is, how should I start?

Taken every day, as the doctor said?

Or there's a way to optimize the effects of the drug?

Appreciate 

Hi guys,

Hope you are all well,

Could you kindly give your opinion regarding the trichotest?

https://www.fagrongenomics.com/fagron-trichotest

I'm thinking to give it a try. As I have alopecia retrograde.

Appreciate your suggestions!!

Kind regards

Alexandre

@Gatsby; @Doron Harati

I'm 28 years old. I will have 29 at the end of this year.

Well, I noticed to have sexual side effects. I mean I don't have a girlfriend but I know...

Well that's sad, I may stop and try to start finasteride little by little, starting with microdosing. Poor genetics. Is a good idea using bear? 

Is even worse this days, more and more people want to look good. And let's be honest more difficult to find someone...

My crown is just perfect. But I need to have an appointment with a dermatologist to prescribe me oral minoxidil 

26 minutes ago, BRITA-XL said:

On meds and looks like a great donor area, yeh you are a good candidate imo. Are you still looking at the Portugal Drs? Did you get as far as the consultations with any of them?

I will have my first appointment with Dr.Bruno Pinto in April, next year. 

Don't mind to wait!! But waiting and having no hair transplant would make me feel like sh*t to be honest.

I sent the above pictures and the information that I started finasteride since September and that now I'm at 2x week and I received this information:

"In a first analysis, Dr. Bruno notes that he has a diffuse pattern alopecia that appears to also affect the donor area. He is not a candidate for a transplant under these conditions.

Taking all this into consideration, Dr. Bruno advises to consult with a dermatologist to start the most appropriate medical treatment for his case (Oral Minoxidil, Dutasteride, or Finasteride) and to come for an in-person evaluation after at least 1 year of treatment to assess the result and verify if he is a candidate for a transplant. Without prior medical treatment, the doctor will not consider him suitable for a transplant."

To be honest I'm a little scare 

I guys,

Want to know your advice

The hair lose is staying always on my mind.

I was thinking not going to surgery. But I want to get back my confidence.

I was taking finasteride 3x per week and now I'm at 2x per week.

Here are my photos from my hair when long.

Appreciate your advise guys

Kind regards

17 hours ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

@Alex94gasp,

Personally, I think you should speak with your surgeon and get their opinion regarding proceeding with your hair transplant. In my opinion, there are many individuals who are still good candidates for hair transplantation, even if finasteride isn’t working well for them for one reason or another. Finasteride is pretty good at slowing down or even stopping the progression of male pattern baldness.  But some people simply can’t use it because he doesn’t work for them or it produces serious side effects that just aren’t worth it.

Now, based on your pictures and the information you’ve shared, you have pretty aggressive looking hair loss and you are only 28 years old. As a result, I suspect you will likely lose a lot more hair without nonsurgical treatments.  That said, depending on your donor area and how much you have available over the course of your lifetime, you still should be able to proceed with surgery if you go to the conservative route.  In other words, if your surgeon re-creates a conservative looking hairline with just enough density to create cosmetic improvement and then goes back and blend into your existing hair, that would be a good start.

You will likely have to go back for additional work as you lose more natural hair so it’s important that you and your surgeon leaves plenty of donor hair in reserve for future and subsequent procedures. 

Now, given your circumstances, I do think it would be worth it to perhaps try some other non-surgical solutions, such as topical finasteride.  You can then I’ve that in conjunction with minoxidil.  Of course, you could also consider continuing oral finasteride, but just reduce your dose and see if that ends up working for you without side effects.

So I don’t think hair transplant surgery should be ruled out for you, but I do think you need to work with your surgeon and proceed with caution.   This includes keeping plenty of donor hair in reserve for subsequent procedures as necessary.

I hope this helps.

Rahal Hair Transplant 

Well I have a thick hair in the back, I believe that's good. I'm thinking to do a experience and try 0.5MG every day. May be I don't tolerate 1MG.... Meanwhile in the sides I don't think I have a higher donor, only in the back. Let's see what the doctor says

I started again with 2 times per week. Monday and thursday. (1MG)

I dicide to postpone my hair transplant for next year. And see how I react with this medication.

To be honest I'm more than happy if I stay like that. 

How many grafts should it be needed? 

10 hours ago, Rawkerboi said:

Unfortunately you are among those unlucky guys who experience side effects of Finasteride.

Try to reduce the dosage and check. 

Why are you not trying Minoxidil? 

I used topical for 6/7 years, daily. But I stopped 2 years ago.

Maybe I will start oral Minoxidil!

Do you think I will go thin in the back?

I was even thinking of stopping finasteride and hope it stabilize somehow. I don't believe I will be a higher Norwood. 

But I no is a bad decision and I want to stay at least with some finasteride in my system 

Yeah, I mean I would love to use finasteride daily. But unfortunately is not possible for me. I may be try 0,5 every other day and see how I react.

To be honest I don't mind with the crow. Only the hair line and the middle.

6 minutes ago, Rafael Manelli said:

Look into topical.

No topical in Europe

To have a little more context, I have 28, and this is my current situation. I create a line, and in the front I'm getting thin. Did it stop? I don't no...

Hi Guys,

Hope you find well this message,

Just want to know your advice regarding Finasteride.

It's been a while I'm using it, almost an year. Since August. I started with Finasteride 1MG/daily for a month and I noticed immediately side effects. But I had huge side effects regarding sexual performance, the were nonexistent...

I stopped for a month and started with 3MG/weekly and it was better. But recently, a few days ago I was with a girl and I had some difficulty being with here. Now with that in mind, I'm thinking to reduce even more, and may be start with 0.5, every other day. 

My problem is that my hair transplant is in a month or two...

What should I do? Try to postpone the surgery? And try this dose before the hair transplant? I waited almost an year to do...

But I'm afraid to lose more hair, because I don't no if is stable.

I would appreciate some advices

Kind regards

Alexandre

He had so good result that he doesn't want to no more about hairs 🤣

Amazing. I'm waiting my turn to. Did you had any appointment before surgery? Or only sent the photos and videos? 

Did he gave any advice how to sleep?

For curiosity, how much was the price per graft?

Wish you the best outcome!

Hello guys.

Want to know  your opinion.

Is Andrew Tate bald? Or is hair is getting thin?

Just for curiosity

1 hour ago, Calihome1 said:

Impossible to get a consult

How do you know? Why? 

22 hours ago, Big Rome said:

i think it’s around €3.5 but could be wrong 

Or higher....

Dr. Bruno Ferreira is at 4€/graft now.

38 minutes ago, JoDimaggio22 said:

I take 1mg of finasteride every day

That's really good! I would love to but I'm at 0.83MG, 3 times per week (5MG/6).

Hope is enough for me.

3 minutes ago, JoDimaggio22 said:

My advice was just wait and appt was 5 months ago. I didn’t ask about finasteride because I already take it

It is possible to know your dosage? I tried it daily, but is a really no for me. 

2 minutes ago, JoDimaggio22 said:

No I think it was just my case. They said wait until 26

Oki. When did you had your appointment? Did he give you any advice? What was is prescription, regarding finasteride?

Thank you!