indian_balding26

good luck Abbedog!! i am looking for some FUE results too...

Please keep us posted with your pics!!

Abedogg,

what are the FUE rates of Dr Umar for 3k grafts?thanks!

your hairloss looks very similar to mine...good luck with your procedure!! Please keep us posted with your progress pics.

How much does Dr cooley charge for FUE sessions? I could not find the rates on his web page.

Thanks!

please don't ignore dandruff...after a while they may start affecting healthy follicles and you start losing hair(this may be temporary but in some cases permanent)

I had hairloss in the sides too due to severe seborrheic dermatitis. My dermatologist has recommended me Capex(steroid lotion-your need Rx)-every other day and DHS Zinc shampoo on other days....don't try the normal H&S/nizoral etc if it has not worked for you already.

Get on presciption shampoo. The last thing u want after a HT is dandruff killing ur new/old hair follicles

Bill,

There is something called Xandrox 15 plus. Given my age, i want to try topicals for an year atleast before going into surgery,...

here is the link in case anyone is interested.

http://www.minoxidil.com/subpages/products/more_informa...Xandrox_15_Plus.html

Anyone tried minox 12.5% or 15% with any success??

If you have not tried it and want to advice me it is a ripoff, then thank you! good for you...

i am looking for someone who has used it...there is no harm is spending $100 even if helps a little...

I have lived in UK for 2 years and USA for last 3 years, i have visited thailand twice and was born in india....i find it funny when people speak about thailand/india as third world countries!!

Recently i had a sports injury(in usa-dallas) and needed a MRI scan, a shoulder MRI scan costs $4500 in USA?!! is this a joke??!!4500 for a MRI scan?? Luckily my insurance covered it. Does it mean the MRI scan done here is any better than the one did in india/thailand? It costs less than $400 in really good hospitals of india/thailand. Return ticket to thailand/india costs $1200, i can go for a 1month vacation and still spend less than $4500 for an MRI! hah! People are even worried about medications made in india, but for the record many medicines sold in USA(many merk medications) are made in india by Ranbaxy labs. Recently this company won a huge order which inflated the stock price.

Expensive HT does not mean a better HT. I am glad to see Dr Path is now recommended in the coliation! Thailand is an amazing country to visit, this will help many balding brothers in asia and down under.

@@ Latinlotus,

that is exactly what i meant. That 45 grafts/cm2 gives an illusion of fullness, anything less than that would give a see thru look which is bad atleast to me, i would rather cover a small area which looks full than full head of hair which is very diffuse....

i hope i am clear! I was advising the OP to atleast go for 45 grafts/sq cm not less than that, definitely not more than that either(unless u have 20,000+ donors )

use this link...

http://www.hairlosslearningcenter.org/mm/calc.html

density must be 45 for a feeling of fullness,...it looks ugly if you have a see thru hair,,,

whatever your doctor said about medication sounds good.... 1700 grafts are hardly sufficient to create a hairline..... unless there is a density of 45grafts/sqcm it will look fake and ur scalp would be visible....kinda weird looking....it may look worse than before.......if you go...go for a mega session....or simply start medication and start saving $$$$

honestly, you will need 4000+grafts for that jude law hairline ....

try saw palmetto, stinging nettle herbal medication..

guys i would like to caution everyone who is regularly on avodart, specially if you are young......DHT is 10x more potent than testostrene.....u can't simply block all of DHT.....u will lose all ur manliness....ur voice, muscles(yes muscles too!! check out on bodybuilding.com how DHT helps in muscle building) erection problems, semen sperm count reduction....shit loads of side effects....and many of them are irreversible!! i will find a post from another forum where a dude who used avodart for 2years has sufferred a lot,...and he still can't get back to normal after 1year after stopping it.....

even i was very tempted...i even bought dutas...but i didnt take ot after i did more research....just my 0.02

Hi all,

I found this flash grafts requirements calculator...just wanted to share with others.....gives a rough estimate on # of grafts required.

http://www.hairlosslearningcenter.org/mm/calc.html

Cheers

Hi all,

I found this flash grafts requirements calculator...just wanted to share with others.....gives a rough estimate on # of grafts required.

http://www.hairlosslearningcenter.org/mm/calc.html

Cheers

the drug is definitely "so" powerful, if ur so worried, u can simply stop it right away....

its just a drug to block the enzyme 5???±-reductase which converts test to DHT.As long as the drug is in ur blood stream it blocks enzyme 5???±-reductase, else nothing happens, i don't think there is problem stopping it cold turkey......

hmm..search previous threads.....i could not post the name here....looks like an issue.

Hawk,

Can you please share some pre and post op pictures?

Happy healing BTW!

i personally like Rahal for amazing hairlines

Raj,

have u started any medications? if not, start immediately. you should be sending photos to hair transplant clinics......for my research you will need around 5000+ grafts@$4 avg/graft

Chethan,

There are many good doctors. Make a profile and send across your pictures to doctors for evaluation of your situation. In case you have not used meds, get on then asap.

nm76,

Check out this thread(check the link of HLH site). The dude apparently had thin hair, and Dr Hasson turned him down initially, but the patient was persistent as he wanted atleast *some* improvement and hence Dr Hasson worked upon him finally which the doctor regretted later.

http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/746...891077983#4891077983

only way to block DHT by almost 100% is castration

NW5a.

That looks terrific! i see you have mentioned that you use laser treatment in your blog? Do you still use that? do you think it is helping you in any way? Did your HT surgeon advice you to get on it?? I am just curious as there is lot of debate about effectiveness of laser if any.....