Beard to scalp transplant in Europe?

[Melvin- Admin]

Honestly, propecia is only gonna help maintain the hair you have, typically the guys who see regrowth are guys who get on propecia early on, at this point you're pretty much full blown Norwood 6 I wouldn't even bother spending money on propecia if your using it in hopes to get your hair back, hair restoration surgery is your best bet, and body hair will more than likely need to be used.

[Stig]

Sides are rare, most guys in here out on fin with no sides. When I started fin I was 21 I took it without knowing or even researching the side effects. One time I was with a girl sexually, we had sex, then an hour later when we tried again nothing, at that time I could have sex several times a night, anyways I was not able to have sex for the rest of the night. It was beyond embarrassing. I continued taking the fin I kept having problems getting an erection I was depressed, I went to the dr and told him I was taking Fin for my hairline, he told me the sides and I almost flipped, needless to say I discontinued it, luckily the side effects went away once I stopped. That's just me though, you may not get anything, the way our bodies react to androgens are very different, some guys have testosterone levels at 300 with no effects other guys feel they have low testosterone at 600 level. It does help in main ting your hair, you don't have much to maintain, but the only thing is the sides of your head are very high that's the only thing you could maintain.

 

Don't understand why folks that experience sides don't just get on Cialis or Viagra. Remember the harsh reality is less hair will equal less sex as whatever women say, they aren't attracted to us balding guys.

[esrec]

Are Hair-Loss Drugs Safe? The Truth About Propecia and FInasteride - MensJournal.com

 

Worth a full read. Just the most recent.

 

There's no perfect answer here, but important to have all available info before making a decision.

 

Side effects are much higher than reported, simply because few people report side effects in general with any medication, let alone one that effects their manhood. Just reality. Not an indictment on Fin only.

 

I think the most concerning development is reports of patients experiencing persistent effects long after discontinuation. Labeling has now been updated to include "Post-Finasteride Syndrome"

 

Merck going to court for the first time this year. Should be interesting and worth keeping tabs on.

[Rawkerboi]

Don't understand why folks that experience sides don't just get on Cialis or Viagra. Remember the harsh reality is less hair will equal less sex as whatever women say, they aren't attracted to us balding guys.

 

Bang on! Exactly what I wanted to say.

[Scandinavian]

Honestly, propecia is only gonna help maintain the hair you have, typically the guys who see regrowth are guys who get on propecia early on, at this point you're pretty much full blown Norwood 6 I wouldn't even bother spending money on propecia if your using it in hopes to get your hair back, hair restoration surgery is your best bet, and body hair will more than likely need to be used.

 

So in your opinion I will not get any regrowth?

[Arrie]

I would have to throw Dr. Maras's name into the discussion when it comes to quality beard to scalp transplants, and hes pretty affordable. IMO he and a very few other clinics out there take the safe and ethical approach to young patients. I would definitely look him up hes in Cyprus. Make sure you don't let travel influence your decision, travel if you have to, all the best

[Melvin- Admin]

So in your opinion I will not get any regrowth?

 

I would be very surprised if you got any regrowth, and even if you did get regrowth, it wouldn't be enough to make a difference cosmetically, your option at this point is hair restoration surgery, your beyond the point of salvaging your hair sorry to say. Medication is best used early on in hair loss, the medication is able to reverse the minitaurization of the follicles, at this point though most of the follicles have died, there's not many follicles to reverse miniaturization so I'm afraid the meds will not be enough to give you a good cosmetic result even in the best case scenario.

[harryforreal]

"He said he can give me some coverage but it will look like a guy who is balding. The density would be approximately 60 hairs per square centimeter. "

 

I like the doctor you visited in Norway - he sounds honest and ethical.

 

The issue may not be the amount of donor hair; the issue may well be the density that can be achieved regardless of available donor hair. 60 hairs per square centimeter is considered fairly high density *I believe*. Achieving a higher density can be quite a difficult medical achievement is my understanding - but let others chime in on this.

 

I always like what Mickey85 has to say about such things, even though he's no doctor.

[harryforreal]

Also definitely try propecia/finasteride - I never had any side effects, and it was a dumb doctor who took me off of it because she thought I was just imagining my hair loss, and then after I stopped taking it several years later I had real hair loss and since then two HT's. I would definitely try it - if you have side effects you can always stop taking it.

[Scandinavian]

@Arrie: Thank you for the tip. I will check it out.

 

@HTsoon: Of course I will not be happy with only results from finasteride, but I am hoping it will minimize the area that needs HT. So I have a smaller area that needs FUE.

 

@hsirforreal: Yes I appreciate his honesty. But he didnt use BHT.

 

I am so tired of wearing this hairpiece :-(

[Melvin- Admin]

My mistake I did misunderstand you, it will help you maintain the hair you have, but to be honest it's not that much, you can try it, but just realize that you may not see a change at all, studies show that the majority of men don't see any regrowth, technically the medication works if you don't get any worse, but at the advanced level of baldness you have I just don't think it's worth it in my opinion, I'd use the money you'd be spending monthly on finasteride and put it towards a hair transplant. By that's just me others may disagree but that's just my opinion.

[Scandinavian]

I appreciate your response HTsoon.

 

Thats not what I have read? I have seen studies that most men keep their hair and a majority see regrowth?

Anyway.I want to be cheery and think positive.

 

Anything is possible, you just need to choose the right path. Thats my belief in life.

[harryforreal]

Generic finasteride is incredibly cheap. I pay $5/month.

 

I doubt you will experience any regrowth, Scandinavian, but you never know until you try it. It does stabilize hair loss in a significant number of men, though, and that alone is a very good reason to try it first. What's the point of having a hair transplant if only 1 year later you have gaps between the transplanted hairs and where your hair continued to recede because it wasn't stabilized with medicine?

 

Yes, indeed - think positive, and remember: there's always more than one path to get you where you want to go.

 

As a side note, many women (and men) like men who have the Bruce Willis look - a friend of mine after I told her I had a HT told me she had a fetish for bald men and she wished men would not obsess over hair loss. She is seeing someone with no hair and she has told me that they get quite kinky with his bald head...and she is an attractive women with a position at a major university.

 

Maybe the path for you is to just get rid of the hair piece and see how people respond?

[harryforreal]

And again, the issue may not be body hair - the issue may be density. Above 60/cm is difficult to achieve based on what I've read and been told.

[Scandinavian]

Hi harryforreal!

 

I think my case is very hard to see just from the photos. It looks way worse than it actually is and I dont blame people for posting that Im a NW6 or NW7. If I grew the hairs long it would look different. Its a matter of seeing behind the shaved look for the hairpiece.

I have many small hairs on top and really hope they can thicken up.

 

Of course there are a lot of people who like bald men. I have heard all the stories. This is not the issue for me. The only thing that matters to me is what I think about my hair situation. The path you are proposing is not an option. I dont care how people respond.

[harryforreal]

I would definitely start generic finasteride first, then, no matter what, while you look for solutions.

 

I also would inquire about the success rate of densities higher than 60/cm, and also how natural does body hair look?

 

For myself I feel I jumped into the hair transplant without adequately researching it. I honestly thought you walk in, they moved some hairs from the back to the front, you walk out with a new head of hair - that's what it looked like in the Bosley commercials. Downtime never even occurred to me - and I'm a pretty educated guy, just didn't even think about it before I went in and consulted with the hair doctor.

 

I consulted with one doctor - the doctor who did my hair transplant, and it seemed like it was a no brainer after talking with him (though he did say the results weren't immediate!): the results would be very natural.

 

I think it's very easy to get the impression from certain sources that a HT is a simple solution, but read through this forum and it becomes quite clear it's anything but a simple solution!

 

Clearly many men are happy with their results, so I don't want to discourage someone from getting a HT if it's the right path for that person. Just make sure you do due diligence.

 

In my case I didn't and was quite shocked and horrified with the results. That being said, if I had done due diligence, I might would have done it anyway, but at least I would have been a bit more prepared for the results. I can say this: I DEFINITELY would have done the finasteride FIRST. That is the biggest regret I have, simply because I would like to have seen what results I might have had with medicine alone. Might been enough for me NOT to pursue a transplant option. Or maybe I still would have.....

 

At any rate, I like that the doctor you spoke with was honest with you ABOUT THE RESULTS YOU SHOULD EXPECT.

[Scandinavian]

Update

 

I have been using finasteride for 3 months now. Dont think I have seen any improvements(?)

What do you think?

[Scandinavian]

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[Melvin- Admin]

Honestly I don't see any improvement, but that's not to say it's not working, propecia in most cases only maintains the hair you have, few guys actually experience regrowth, and even the ones that do it generally does not have a cosmetic impact.

[MrGio-WHTCClinic]

Give the finasteride another 3 months before making an assessment of its benefit.

 

Some clinics perform donor restocking with beard hair to help keep the scalp replete of density in the donor area.