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How have things gone for you Omar?

Hi all. Bit of background... - 42 male, started at NW5+ in March 2021 having decided I wanted to give meds a shot. Previously had been shaving head / kept it very short and it was quickly get worse. - Started balding slowly around age 21. - I started on 1mg of oral finasteride once per day and 2ml or liquid minoxidal topically once per day. After 8 months I had no sides from any of it and wanted to expedite recovery, so swapped the fin for 0.5mg of oral dutasteride every other day. - I'm going for a hair transplant in Turkey next week. My hair is fine gauge and my donor is not spectacular, but the meds have allowed me to recover to the point where I'm optimistic for a good outcome with 3.5k - 4k grafts. Hope this is interesting / useful to some.

Hey all, thanks so much for the feedback above. Just to let you know I have booked an FUE procedure with Dr. Gur via Fuecapilar in Istanbul in mid October. Not looking forward to the first week of recovery, but very excited indeed about improving the look of my hair.

Hi all In March 2021 I looked in the mirror and decided - far too late I admit - to try and do something about my hair (or lack of). I started taking oral finasteride and applying topical minoxidil, then after 6 months moved to oral dutasteride 0.5mg every other day, with no side effects from any of that. My hair improved a lot, but still needs a transplant to restore the crown and hairline. I have started making contact with a few clinics but they all have very different recommended approaches based on my pictures of my hair in various states as at present day, which should be attached. I've also attached a timeline showing where I started. Based on these pictures, what do you think my approach should be? My goal really is to improve my hairline (thicker and a little lower) and to cover the crown. Is this realistic? I have quite fine hair but a good beard donor.