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56 minutes ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

@wprevil,

The truth is, every surgery procedure is accompanied by certain risks. However, as long as you’ve selected a skilled and experienced surgeon with a proven track record of producing consistent outstanding results, these risks are quite minimal. Hair growth healed is typically in the high 90% tile, scarring is virtually undetectable and even more so if you undergo FUE, the  procedure is pain-free and the healing process is a breeze with typically only nominal discomfort.

Hey hi appreciate this. I've looked into rahal before but never had the time to delve deeper.

You advised finding an experienced surgeon with a track record of producing good results. Whats your clinic's success rate in producing great results? And whats your name?

38 minutes ago, Vann said:

There is no one size fits all. You can shed about 80% of your gained vellus hairs that will regrow thicker. You could shed absolutely nothing and have them grow stronger. It really depends on how your body reacts to the medication in its given hair cycle. However, most people based off the numbers shed between 3-6 months. But its hard to tell if its comparable only to one drug because most often some people are taking other medications together (fin/dut/LLT/etc.). There are studies that solely have people taking minox alone and it really varies.

Most of the drugs however, take about 12 months to yield major effects and sometimes you can be a hyper responder who yields them relatively quickly. Hopefully, if you do take any medications I hope it responds very well for you.

Wow so around 80% of hair covered under min will be shed?? Thats WAY too much. On top of that shedding takes 3 - 6 months?? Wow it takes as long as a hair transplant.

I dont know, this sounds like its too much to take especially when I show up at work and have people staring at my shedding head.

I'll ask you this: What about applying min to ONLY the temple area which has no hair? Can min somehow spread under the scalp to areas of hair that will make them shed?

12 hours ago, GoliGoliGoli said:

Do you think that 99% number is true even for those who accept a 2nd or possibly 3rd HT will be needed?

Yeah I have to agree. 99% would put all those aussie clinics out of business for sure.

12 hours ago, Gatsby said:

Aggressive means losing your hair quickly in your 20's. For example the frontal third in a only a few years. Are you able to take minoxidil for your MPB?

I gotcha now.

So I'm hesitant in taking any meds because my doc advised against taking fin and dust although he didnt mention min. But I'll talk to my doc about that and see what he advises.

But I read that you shed hair under min. For how long? I dont know. But if I do shed how long ill the shedding last do you know?

12 hours ago, shiba1985 said:

You will be fine. Go for it. Don’t overthink it too much. 

Damn! Wish you could be able to go inside my head and kick me in the ass to encourage me more! Lol

But yeah I'm trying to get in touch with this doc in europe. But when I call the clinic I get a voice message, nothing more. Very frustrating!!

6 hours ago, Z-- said:

Seems feasible. Plenty of doctor's work around native hair. A lot will depend on your age. How old are you?

I'm 48.

Just afraid of losing hair to shock loss in the area of my scalp thats thinning but still has air.

Looking forward to your reply!

Wanted to know if the web people of this site can introduce dark mode. The bright webpages are blinding to me and would be a comfort to the eyes if there was an option for dark mode.

8 minutes ago, NARMAK said:

Generally speaking, if you choose well, do your research and go with a top doctor, it's unlikely things go wrong but not impossible.

Appreciate your feedback! Yeah thats what I hope for. I've done my research for about 2 years now and plan on seeing a top notch doctor in europe.

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I have my thread linked in my signature. I was classed as a Norwood 2, but i literally had no temple points at all and the only reason i decided to get a hair transplant was if i could get them done. My hairline was arguably by some people's view very aggressive. However, i'm 32 and on Dutasteride now for over a year and my hair loss wasn't massively aggressive it seems so i'm hoping this can be maintained for a longer while. 

So I cant take meds like dust or fin since I have a medical issue. My doctor strongly advised against taking any. 

What do you by your hairline is aggressive? Like youre losing hair in that area?

2 minutes ago, Vann said:

Now if you have a head full of hair and still want to have surgery you may potentially cause more harm. But if you have an empty field of grass its going to be harder to do more damage but unless you know your future you cannot really predict anything.

So as mentioned before I have thinning hair in the front which still has hair but is thinning. And I want to to fill in the space in the temple area. I guess my temple area would be as you put it, "an empty field of grass." So in that sense I think I wouldnt be risking anything. But whats worrying me is the thinning front which is worrying me as I want density there.

18 minutes ago, Gatsby said:

But if you factored in all of the surgery (outside of hair mills) carried out around the world I would hazard a guess to say that more patients are dissatisfied with there results than are.

But dont you think your rough estimate is a too overboard? I mean youre saying most patients are dissatisfied with their transplant than are. How can that be? If that were true, more and more people would be turned off by getting a transplant and clinics would be closing shop?

14 minutes ago, shiba1985 said:

Depends on how you look at it. You could be that 1 out of 10 that has a bad result. The thing is, if you go to a reputable surgeon, even the worse possible result wont leave you "scarred."

Right, with a top surgeon your chances of a bad result are higher than one from a hair mill.

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That outcome is highly unlikely at a reputable clinic.

That one statement of yours is giving me confidence to go for it with a top surgeon. But I'm a nw3 now. I'd like to get at least a nw2 with temples filled and thinning front filled in too. But I'm stuck in decision.

3 hours ago, NARMAK said:

A combination of realistic expectations and going to a proper and reputable clinic with doctor involvement like some of those who have a multitude of patient reviews by independent people like on this site. 

Ultimately Hair Transplants are a risk and you have to firstly weigh up whether you are prepared for the possibility no matter how small it may seem with proper research and clinic selection, whether you are willing to deal with that consequence and trying to correct it.

Wow. I'm confused. Funny when you see great results by european docs then read stuff here that gets you scared and depressed that a transplant might do more harm than good.

But as I mentioned in a post above I'm about a nw3. I can get away with a comb over that doesnt look like i have hair loss. But I've been noticing for the past 2 - 3 months less hair. This is what I'm afraid of. That I'll reach a point where I wont have enough hair "to grab" to give me a good comb over. 

Let me ask you this. If you were a nw3 would you consider getting a transplant even with a top surgeon?

3 hours ago, shiba1985 said:

It’s devastating psychologically. 
probably > 90% satisfaction rate with top 10 in the world. 

OK but >90% satisfaction rate is kinda good though. Dont you think?

4 hours ago, Z-- said:

Whether a hair transplant is successful is very dependent on one's expectations. If you're a Norwood 5+ and expect a full head of hair (sub Norwood 2) (ESPECIALLY IN ONE GO), don't event bother. Just buy a hair system or shave it off.

So I grade myself as a nw2 - nw3. I want to fill the temples and fill hair in the front which is thinning.

Is it possible to fill a part of the scalp that has hair but is thinning?

5 hours ago, Hope everything is nova said:

Yes 

What the hell??? Oh man I'm depressed now

Hi all,

Recently visited Dr. pinto's website. While I was surfing around it I couldnt find any b4 and after pics. Maybe I'm not looking right, I dont know. Does anyone know why?

https://clinicaoporto.com

On 6/30/2022 at 11:37 AM, Hope everything is nova said:

He is going to become like Couto

Wow are you saying Couto clinic is also closed?

OK I got 2 questions as I never had a  hair transplant but want to get one for end of year i hope.

Ok so I'm crazy scared if something doesnt go right a year later post ops. I mean I know everyone has had this fear. but how did you deal with it at least psycologically?

I know theres no any stats on number of successful transplants. But with a top ten surgeon whats a rough estimates on how successful they can be to give me an idea for reassurance>?