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Hello, I've posted here before and have zeroed in on a couple of surgeons for my transplant in November in India. I have put on a lot of weight in the last couple of years due to poor habits and side effects of steroidal medicines for an issue with my eye. I am currently in the process of losing weight and I know that I shouldn't work out for a few days. But I wanted to get some advice on specific things. 1. How long before you can start working out? How long before you start lifting weights? 2. How long before you can start playing sports? Football, cricket? 3. How long before you can go swimming? 4. How long before you can have sex? 5. How can my results be altered based on weight loss? What should be my approach to that weight loss journey. 6. When can I start getting haircuts? Any restrictions to the types of haircuts? Would appreciate some advice on this and any more tips this community might have.

Another Update: Spoke to Dr. Soni today and he insisted on FUT+FUE. He said he is skilled enough and trusts his skills to nail an FUT. He said, I might need another transplant in the future maybe, and it's important to preserve the donor area. He said the scar shouldn't be my worry as we can always work towards reducing the scar or covering it up. He said he uses the trychophytic closing technique that minimizes scarring. He mentioned he removes the grafts and performs all the specialized surgical processes, while his team works on implanting. He also said that he doesn't have a rotating/traveling team of technicians. His technicians have been with him for over 10 years and are very experienced as well.

Update two and more questions: Another doctor I spoke to mentioned "Exosome Assisted Hair Transplant" and mentioned that "due to this, you see tangible results in the hairline within 4-6 months, and in the crown and vertex in 6-8 months." He said something along the lines of "you'll see change and results faster." When I asked him more, he mentioned you can read about QR678 NEO and I did, so I found this. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489598/ @Moderators, I tried to search more, but didn't find much. Any further reading notes or information you can share?

Update: My opinion: I got an extremely realistic and detailed analysis from Dr. Bek. Though I absolutely would love to consider him further, his earliest appointment date is April 2025, and I'd like to get a transplant this year. Dr. Bek's response: Your donor area looks suitable for HT according to the photos. A two-stage plan should be made for you. 1) increase the density in the hairline and midscalp. However, operating on the entire scalp in a single operation is something I do not find right and healthy. As a result, I can recommend a two-stage plan. First, a new hairline and midscalp depending on the amount of graft that can be taken. The second operation should be planned for the remaining area at least 8-10 months later. The reason why we recommend a two-stage plan in this way is that it requires very frequent graft removal from the donor area to operate on the entire head, and as a result, there is a possibility of damaging the grafts we did not take in the donor area. To give information about the operation process, Dr. Bekir will personally carry out all the processes, graft removal and implantation.We operate with the stick and place method. Also, your donor area will not be enough to cover the entire area properly in a single operation. The remaining part should be considered as a second operation. In your case, we do not need to make an estimate because there is a lot of open space. We can work on a maximum of 1700-1800 grafts in one day. We can work on 3500-3800 grafts in 2 operation days. We need a 3rd operation day for a larger number of grafts. Of course, the donor The region must be suitable for this What I mean is that we do not need to give you a graft estimate. If your budget is suitable, we can take the graft in 2 operation days and plan a hairline and mid-scalp area accordingly. If you want more area to be covered, we will need a 3rd operation day. If we plan a 3rd operation day, then we can exceed 4000 grafts. Of course, the donor area must be suitable here. Please let me know if this is okay to share, if not, I will go ahead and delete this from here.

I just spoke to his team as well and they insisted on FUT+FUE. Mentioned that if it's only FUE, they'll have to include beard and chest hair too. I'm a little apprehensive about FUT too and I'm mulling over my options at this point.

Hello everyone, I posted here about choosing doctors in India or Turkey and got a lot of good feedback. I'm looking to understand what sort of questions I need to ask them during consultations Since being on this forum, I am preparing to do online consultations with a few doctors in India (Dr. Suneet Soni, Dr. Kannaiah Thallapally, Dr. Malay Mehta) and in Turkey(Dr. Bekir Bek, Dr. Kaan Pekiner.) About me: 1.⁠ 28, M 2.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠I currently use 0.5 mg Dutasteride, 10% Minoxidil every day. Additionally, I take biotin supplements, and Vitamin B12 every day. I also underwent 5 PRP sessions in 2021 and 3 PRP sessions in Jan-March 2024. 3.⁠ ⁠⁠My hair loss started 5 years ago. 4. ⁠⁠My hair loss has increased significantly in the last 8-10 months. 5.⁠ ⁠⁠Male pattern baldness runs on my paternal side. My father is bald and lost most of his crown and vertex area by 33. 6. ⁠⁠I have not undergone a hair transplant before. 7.⁠ ⁠⁠I have not undergone SMP. 8.⁠ ⁠⁠My hair is thick on the sides, but very scanty on the crown and vertex area. My donor area is pretty good, and my beard is quite thick too. 9.⁠ ⁠⁠My expectations from a transplant are to have a good, natural looking hairline and good coverage in the crown and vertex area. 10.⁠ ⁠⁠I want to get the surgery done in last week of November-first week of December. I want to know a list of questions that I need to be asking them to gauge responses and prepare myself.

Thanks for the detailed reply! I have reached out to Dr. Suneet Soni for a consultation this week, and had a consultation with Eugenix already. Coming to Dr. Radha, I can easily travel to Vizag since I'm based out of Hyderabad. Won't be too much of a hassle, but I didn't find a lot of recent results of hers, plus her website seemed really outdated and there weren't many recent results there too. That caused me to go on the backfoot about her. I'm awaiting assessments currently from Dr. Bekir Bek in Turkey, Dr, Malay Mehta(speaking with him tomorrow) in Mumbai, and Dr. Laorwong in Thailand. QHT didn't seem right to me as well, but their reels are flooded on Instagram, so I decided to check them out. I will check out Dr. Tejinder Bhatti.

Got it, thank you. I will take this into consideration as I do more consultations over the next week or two.

Eugenix packages are Rs 100($1.2) or Rs 210 ($2.4) or Rs. 350 ($4.2) per graft, which is significantly more expensive than the ones in Turkey. Considering this, I'm looking at something between $4600 - $14000 at Eugenix for 4500+ grafts

Hi, sorry I couldn't reply before as it said I had reached a limit. I'm aware that a PRP won't help anymore, hence looking for transplant options. I mentioned Dr. Malay Mehta in India and wanted to know other experiences with because my only point of reference with him is a friend who had a transplant with him in October 23 and has had tremendous results. Mentioned his name only to see if people on this forum knew more. Coming to my nape, that's just a poor haircut I believe (weird taper to match the sides. )My dermatologist of 4 years didn't mention anything about it, neither did any of the clinics yet. I do believe that could need further examination again. Greying: I've had it since I was 19. It hasn't increased much. It's been this way since then. Donor area hair are pretty dark though.

Understood, about Dr. Pekiner. I have a max budget about $8000 which could get me a decent package at Eugenix but I'm unsure about the involvement of doctors. I've heard good things about Dr. Malay Mehta and his involvement in the whole process. My med regime:I have been using Minoxidil 10% and 0.5 mg oral dutasteride since Sept 2021, irregularly though. I have had poor habits in the past but use them judiciously now. I have also had about 7 PRP sessions in the past which gave great results at first, but not so much now. My hair loss was expedited by rapid weight changes and side effects from strong steroids that I used in 2021-2022 due to a condition with my eyes.

Forgot to add: I have been using Minoxidil 10% and 0.5 mg oral dutasteride since Sept 2021, irregularly though. I have had poor habits in the past but use them judiciously now. I have also had about 7 PRP sessions in the past which gave great results at first, but not so much now. My hair loss was expedited by rapid weight changes and side effects from strong steroids that I used in 2021-2022 due to a condition with my eyes.

I did share the same image, yes. I have a good, thick beard. I have been using Minoxidil 10% and 0.5 mg oral dutasteride since Sept 2021, irregularly though. I have had poor habits in the past but use them judiciously now. I have also had about 7 PRP sessions in the past which gave great results at first, but not so much now. My hair loss was expedited by rapid weight changes and side effects from strong steroids that I used in 2021-2022 due to a condition with my eyes. Attaching a picture of my donor area.

Thank you, I will consider Thailand too. I have been reading a little about Thailand but I'm concerned about the long wait time. I have a few more consultations lined up with clinics in India (Dr. Malay Mehta, Mumbai and QHT Clinic Hyderabad) For Turkey, the only reason I considered Dr. Bek and Dr. Pekiner is because they're very involved in all stages of the surgery and it's not just technicians working on you. Eugenix, India and Clinicana, Turkey both told be NW3, so I went with that. Thanks for letting me know about the actual evaluation.