Regular Member Criscross Posted August 21, 2023 Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) Hello my name is Chris, 36, from Germany. I had surgery in turkey 3 years ago with 4000 grafts. I know it wasn’t my smartest move. I felt for social media marketing and wasn’t really into the hair restoration community. After my surgery I was getting more and more into the community and knew I made a mistake so please don’t try to educate me on this. I was researching the last two years, tried some medical treatments and wanna hear your oppinion. I’m using topical minox for 11 month now. I tried finasterid twice for some weeks, got sides and stopped. (Low libido, weak erection) . Now I wanna give it another try because I was really stressed the other times and now I feel I can pull through some sides and keep going if it’s not too bad. I had consultation with HLC and Dr.Mwamba a few month ago where I’m booked for December for repair. Would be nice to hear some oppinion before going on for repair… I just shaved my head with a one guard and took some pics in different lighting. All these pictures are taken minutes ago. Please give me your thoughts…? How would you proceed? Edited August 21, 2023 by Criscross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Criscross Posted August 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2023 Here are some more pictures of the last 3 years after surgery in turkey….. no particular order, just some i found on my phone right now… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted August 21, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) @Criscross You can try finasteride after consulting your doctor but if it gives your side effects than you can try a topical version which has least side effect profile.... From your pics it difficult to judge the outcome from your 1st surgery....dr mwamba is good experienced surgeon and has a good reputation but recently he is getting some mediocre results so do check that out... Edited August 21, 2023 by A_4_Archan Check Out My Hair Transplant Journey --> My Thread 3611 FUE Grafts With Dr Kongkiat Laorwong | Norwood 5 | 2nd May 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Criscross Posted August 21, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) I am already back on finasterid since 2 weeks now…. Trying mon/wed/fri 0.5 mg to start with and then see how it goes. It’s no problem for me to get my hands on different medication. Regarding the latest outcomes of Dr.Mwamba I have some concerns too, that’s also one of the reasons for me to start this thread. I spent the last two years researching and always felt like he might be one of the best options for me, which he probably still is. He didn’t loose his skill just overnight. But of course these latest results are giving me some mixed feelings since this is probably my last shot to get me fixed, so it has to be spot on. And I already made a down payment to save my appointment with him… I hope to get some input here over the next few days/weeks here on how you guys would proceed. The latest update from @DutchHair gives me some faith to proceed like I planned. He even has the same kinda hair characteristics than me…. Let’s see…..I hope you @Melvin- Moderator can give me some advice too… I’d rather loose my downpayment then wasting my last grafts and have a possible bad outcome… Edited August 21, 2023 by Criscross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted August 21, 2023 Administrators Share Posted August 21, 2023 Dr. Mwamba is a top doctor. He’s had some complaints coming from repair patients mostly. Repairs are a lot more difficult and present more uncertainty. That said, I personally would go to Dr. Mwamba. I trust my head with him. I put him well above HLC. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor A_4_Archan Posted August 22, 2023 Valued Contributor Share Posted August 22, 2023 @Criscross If you are just comparing him and hlc than i guess he is better experienced but you can find other top notch doctors too with that budget and than you can yourself do the comparison... Check Out My Hair Transplant Journey --> My Thread 3611 FUE Grafts With Dr Kongkiat Laorwong | Norwood 5 | 2nd May 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Criscross Posted August 24, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2023 @A_4_Archan can you please send me a Dm? I tried to reach out to you but can’t. Maybe due to I’m new to this forum. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Criscross Posted September 1, 2023 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) I tried to make some better close up pictures and will attach them here. Dr.Mwamba was sending me an consultation report where he said I will need 3200 to 3500 grafts by fue shaven, the task will take 4 days to complete. I did reach out to @DrMunibAhmad too, hoping for him to respond soon. What do you think? I will have to get the doubles/multis in the hairline punched out? Or is it best not to do so to reduce trauma/ scaring in that area and just add single grafts? And what do you think about the angles? Depending on the angle you can see a lot of miniaturized hair which I am hoping to thicken up with finasterid. 4 weeks on it now without sides this time, hoping for the best I was running 8k before taking these pics so please excuse my sweaty head😅 It looks way different depending on angle and lighting. Will let them grow now again…and post pictures when they are longer… Edited September 1, 2023 by Criscross Added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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