Chrisno

Looking very nice! Dense packed, matching your native density behind. I am sure this will yield an excellent outcome for you

That's not true, other doctors can also place that dense if appropriate for the patient. Dr. Hasson did 85FU/cm for me. There is s recent case where he did 90FU/cm on another patient. Both in one sitting. Not to discredit Leal's results in any way, though. From the extraction patterns I have seen from Leal, he does not use nape hair. He uses hair above the ears.

You'll need a second pass to achieve your desired density. 2,600 grafts for that area was never going to visually match your native density in the area behind your newly established hairline.

If the side effects from Finasteride (or Dutasteride) is caused by elevated estrogen levels, then sure, taking exogenous testosterone could help. But by taking testosterone, you will also create more DHT in the body (some of exogenous testosterone will convert to DHT, you are not blocking all the enzymes. So what's the point in taking Fin/Dut to lower DHT if you are going to increase it again by going on gear? By taking exogenous testosterone you are fast-tracking your hairloss.

No

This looks like a marketing gimmick. I'm sorry, but I don't believe for a second an experience hair transpant surgeon would have any need for this.

Try taking the photos with your front camera facing your hairline. If you stand in front of a mirror, you can easily see your screen and where your camera is pointing Just a small trick I learned trying to get good closeups! I took this photo on my Samsung phone right now, for reference:

Looks good, I really can't see anything wrong on either photos? That said, would be good to see some high res close up photos, not front/selfie cam

Looking fantastic!

Get on oral finasteride asap. You first start with oral. If you get sides, stick with it for at least 2 months, it usually resolves itself as your body adapts. Still sides after 2 months? Taper down to 3 times per week. Still sides? Reduce dosage to 0.5mg 3x a week. Still sides? Swap with topical. Best of luck with Dr. Hasson. You are in the very best of hands I am extremely happy with my own surgery with him.

Great! Can't wait for more updates from you early next year Thoroughly enjoyed this thread from the start.

That is one amazing (and dense!) hairline, looking very good 😀

It's relating to how your skin "pulls" together before the scar tissue fills inn. I.e. the skins ability to contract, thereby semi-closing the wound. You can read more here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8605797/

If you take oral Finasteride: you do not need to stop at all. The only thing you need to keep in mind is that your wife/girlfriend should not get into contact with the medication (crushed tablets). If you take topical/liquid Finasteride: you should probably stop when trying to conceive, and discontinue the use until the baby is born (if it is boy). I would talk to a doctor about it (if you take topical finasteride), since I haven't found articles saying when you should stop.

Another good article here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK582707/