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Hi,

For the last year I have been reaching out through email and photos to a few top clinics in the world to get an assessment  for an hair transplant.

Some doctors accepted me as a patient while others said I am required to take finasteride for 6-12 months and than review again my androgenetic alopecia.

for example Dr.José Lorenzo said that my donor area is also affected by alopecia and the grafts can be very fragile.

I DO NOT want to take finasteride as I have some friends who got severe side effects from that and I believe it's not worth the risk.

In case I go head with an hair transplant using my current donor area and without finasteride will the result last for a long time or I might lose the transplanted hair after a few years?

Here a video and images of my donor.

1 hour ago, ichigo said:

I keep flip flopping my decision in between choosing Dr Laorwong or Dr Path. It's been a little difficult getting in contact with Dr Laorwong to book my surgery, understandably he is busy, but my gut feeling is to choose Dr Path, despite the higher cost. They both do excellent work.

I tried to schedule with Dr Laorwong BUT his responses were really strange. go with Dr Path. I am going to him in a few months

Great result Dr Pathomvanich and well maintained by the patient. 

I had a nice online consulting with Dr Guerreiro and he seems to do a good work.
I found very few reviews here.. does anyone know this clinic or had an experience with them?
Thanks

updates?? @Murilo

1 hour ago, Kixinit said:

Why did Dr Laorwong avoid scheduling the surgery exactly?

Good question.the responses I got from him on whatsupp were really strange. I think he has a lot of work and he cannot handle such a large volume of patients. I gave up and prefer to go to more organized clinic. I hope I will ge good results from Dht clinic and Dr Pathomvanich 

I initially wanted to book with Dr Laorwong but he avoid scheduling the surgery so I stopped messaging him and choose dr Path(booked for this July) who really impressed me in our video consultation. I think Dr Laorwong is more popular due to his lower price and he produces good results but Dr Path is more expriened and seems like the clinic is more upscale. 

Great work Dr Pathomvanich. Can't wait for my surgery with you in July. 

44 minutes ago, Al - formerly BeHappy said:

Hair that is C shaped under the skin is very hard to work with. It's hard to get the grafts out intact because of the curl. You can end up with poor growth if too many of the follicle roots have been cut. You usually need to use a larger punch size which can leave larger punch dot scars and you need to space the punches further apart so you and up with a lower graft count.

 

Correct, but will an fut make a big diffrence in the total graft count? My main concern with fut is the recovery time and the scar it leaves as I cut my hair short. My donor area is average and I need 3000 grafts..what surgeon is most skilled  for my case do you think? 

1 minute ago, jjalay said:

In your case its better to consider fut and not fue to avoid high transection rate and major difficulties to extract the grafts.

From what I read, it should not be an issue as an hybrid punch can be used with 0.95mm and keep the transection rate at a low level

2 minutes ago, shiba1985 said:

Was it pekinner? he uses manual tools. curly hair is difficult with that. That is a blessing. i rather have a doctor stop the surgery no matter how great a loss from plane tickets etc then buthcer the donor area. That is commendable.  

I think she is  better than Dr Pathomvanich personally. 

It was Dr Gur that is so praised everywhere but too me is underskilled

55 minutes ago, shiba1985 said:

curly hair by itself is not what makes the case hard. curly hair with different skin types. In fact some curly hair is the easiest to extract because of skin property that facilitates the extraction process. 

The doctor I visited in Turkey stopped in the middle of the extraction and said the hair is c shape and he is not trained for that.. 

56 minutes ago, shiba1985 said:

i do not know her personally. you have to ask her directly. she does not seem like the kind of person that would lie to you to get you as a patient. she has many years of experience and her work is one of my favorites. 

 

Do you think she will be as good as Dr Pathomvanich? The price difference is about 40%..

5 minutes ago, shiba1985 said:

If you can’t get a reply from Dr Laorwong reach out to Dr bonus. She works at the same clinic and just as good 

I have curly hair. is she trained to work with the type of hair? this can be  challenging and I need a well experienced surgeon that will be able to extract with low transection rate and also set the hair properly.

I am looking for an hair transplant surgeon in Bangkok for this July..
I was in touch with Dr Laorwong for a few months and now when I try to finally book the date with him and is not responding..
I am looking now at Dr Pathomvanich who is one of the most experienced doctors in the world and I wanted to get some experiences from those who had a surgery with him.
There are very few reviews of him here even though is clinic has been around for many many years.
I think most people go with Laorwong because he provides good results with 80 Baht a graft while Dr Pathomvanich charges around 120 Baht.
I personally do not mind to pay the extra if it's worth it as my hair is curly and the extraction is more challenging.

I would like to hear your opinion.
I personally impressed by him when watching this video

@kutekay. what have you ended up doing?
I am also considering Dr Laorwong and I have curly hair which is very similar to afro hair..

Before I pull the trigger and schedule a surgery with Dr Laorwong I would like to hear your opinion.
I had a surgery with Dr Gur about 4 months ago and he stopped in the early phase of the extraction and said I have curly hair- C shape and the transaction is too high and as a result he cannot go on.
I consulted with Dr Laorwong who said he will be able to do the job..
After my terrible exprience in Turkey I cannot take any risks and must go to skilled surgeon who can handle curly hair..

I visited Dr Gur 3 days ago and started an fue surgery to implement 3000 grafts.

On the consulation he saw I had a curly hair but was not too concerned about it.

Dr Gur began the surgery and the extraction phase. a few mintues later he stopped and said he cannot do the surgery. He explained the my hair is C shape in the roots and as a result the hair is damaged and he cannot pull the grafts properly. He was using 0.7 mm motor punches.

He recommended I should go the Dr Melike kulahci for an FUT transplant. In his letter to her he mentioned the C shape of my hair increased the transaction rate 500/290. I am shocked and disappointed but I assume he did the right thing and didn't butcher my donor area. 

What do you guys recommend me to do? Can I still do an fue transplant with larger punches? I have curly hair but not afro hair.. 

Looks good man. Thanks for sharing. How long approximately it took you to recover from the surgery? 

Hi, can you please update on the results? I plan to go to Dr Gur as well.. 

15 minutes ago, TEXAN35 said:

My personal opinion will be that you can get the first transplant just for a conservative hair line restoration (1-2 inch) done without touching the crown. Finasteride may help stabilize the crown before you can consider the top. It seems you can also use beard graft for crown area later.

I think the doctors are worried that transplant may expedite your native hair loss on the top unless those miniaturizing follicles are reinforced with medication first.

Transplants can be tough on existing native hair.

Thank Texan, this is true and for example this is what Dr Gur plan. What so you think? 

Thanks Melvin, here is another image of donor area. non stated that is because of the donor areahe donor area. 

Here is Dr Pekiner detailed answer:
You are currently around Norwood 4 class of male pattern baldness but ongoing miniaturization is clearly pushing towards 5 to 6.
A hair transplant is safe and logic to be planned only on a stable situation, otherwise you will lose more hair behind and around the transplanted one after some time.

Pharmaceuticals such as oral Finasteride (staple medication) and Minoxidil are the preferred treatments in these cases, as well as supplements integration. Obviously you will not regain a full head of hair but you will hopefully strengthen your miniaturized hairs and avoid further worsening of your androgenetic alopecia pattern.

So if you agree to start a therapy to treat AndroGenetic Alopecia, dr. Pekiner would prefer to wait 6 to 8 months of full therapy (ORAL Finasteride and Minoxidil + Biotin supplements) to see therapeutic response and then do a new evaluation. 
 

Hello everyone,

For the last 2 months I have been looking for a surgeon to preform an hair transplant.

I am 38 years old from Israel and getting bald for the last 10 years. I recently stop using minoxidil(after 10 years) and never used  finasteride.

Attached images to show my hair.

For some reason that I dont understand some surgeons  denied me, stating that I need to take meds like finasteride before they will consider me for an hair transplant.

For example this is the list of clinics that accepted me:
Dr Ferdurini, HDC, DHI Global, Dr. Ilker Apaydin, Dr Gur(fuecapilar) and many other clinics

Those the rejected me are:
Dr Pekiner, HLC, BHR and Dr Turan(the other doctor in fuecapilar) 

All these evaluation and the difference between them make me think what's happening here. am I a good candidate for an hair transplant? how come some surgeons say I am a good candidate while others  demand I take finasteride for a few months (which I want to avoid) before they reconsider me. 

Thanks you very much guys!

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