Curious

Was he with Bosley's Beverly Hills office at one time?

Why not buy generic finasteride made in the U.S.? It comes in 5 mg tablets, made by Barr Labs.

The dizziness is probably caused by a drop in blood pressure. It's not something to fool around with, you should discuss it with a doctor or stop using it.

latinlotus,

I do cardio and lift weights, and think it's important that everyone exercise. I just happen to think that if you have a HT that you do everything you can to avoid a wide scar.

I'm amazed that so many people are weight lifting and exercising within a couple of months of HT surgery. I had plastic surgery done in conjunction with skin cancer surgery by a top plastic surgeon, who told me to stay off the treadmill and avoid exercise for at least 40 days. He was right, I followed his instructions and had minimal scarring. The tension for a HT is far greater than what I went through with that surgery, and the risk of scarring IMO is greater.

In my opinion, it's totally bogus. You might as well open your car window and throw dollar bills into the wind.

I had a dermatologist tell me that it's not good to wash the hair everyday because it strips all the oil out of the scalp.

The other problem is that once a patient has been butchered, he has no where to go for resolution. He could file a medical malpractice lawsuit, but most attorneys will not accept those cases. Why? Because to prosecute a medical malpractice case, you must have a hair transplant doctor willing to say that the other doctor committed malpractice. Finding a doctor willing to do that, at an affordable price, is like finding a needle in a haystack.

It can take up to 12 months before you notice results from finasteride. Have you noticed a decrease in your hair loss?

A big thumbs up to you Dr. Lindsey for helping those in need.

I think that Genpharma is owned by or is a foreign subsidiary of Merck.

I think Senator Biden should be required to make a full disclosure, to disclose the total number of grafts and hairs he had transplanted. Inquiring minds want to know.

Interesting info. I am going to try this and take 1mg every other day.

Will you fly into Montreal on Hair Force One?

The ISHRS has its scientific meeting in Montreal in September. I hope that Dr. Feller is there to present his criticisms and comments about FUE to his physician colleagues.

PGP,

I suggest you look at the donor of someone that's had 2,000 FUE by a competent doctor and compare it someone who's had strip. BTW, after the strip is removed, they have to refine it and cut/dissect it to get the follicular units, not to mention the sutures or staples left in the donor for 14 days. I'm not against strip, great results are posted here every day, but it seems like some of the comments made about FUE are more than a little one-sided and not based in fact.

Actually you haven't cited any facts, just offered conclusions you have come to. I would suggest to you that if a patient has a collagen problem, he is probably going to have trouble with strip. FUE is a far less invasive method of removing grafts from the scalp, less cutting, less trauma. FUE is more time consuming and more expensive than strip. I have seen results from both methods that are superb.

Thanatopsis,

There is no reason to think the yield from FUE is any different than strip. You failed to cite any facts, other than the opinion of one doctor, on which this conclusion is based. There's going to be lousy FUE results because some doctors aren't very good at it, just as there are horrible strip results because of poor doctor skill.

What evidence is there that indicates that every patient is not a candidate for FUE and that the yield is lower than strip?

Dr. Feller,

Why don't you put your criticisms of FUE into a peer-reviewed article in a mainstream medical journal?

There's definitiely an improvement, but this result looks very thin. What percentage do you think grew?

I think Genpharma is the factory in India owned by Merck. Do an internet search, I think you'll find your answer.

Is this the clinic that had a patient die during surgery because of poorly administered sedatives?

Nizoral is acidic, so you should wait at least a month.

Dr.Feller,

Are you saying FUE causes 10x as much scarring in the donor area as strip? If so, why?