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Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted January 23 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 23 Hey @Benben can I ask how old are you and are you on Finasteride or any other drugs for your hair? GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TheGreatPretender Posted January 23 Senior Member Share Posted January 23 (edited) Honestly your hair looks great. I wouldn't even think for a hair transplant in your case. 2 questions first: Have you been diagnosed with MPB? If yes are you on medications? Please remember surgery is always the last resort and if both answers to the above questions are yes you should be looking for doctors capable of doing your hair type. You will need medication to prevent further surgeries down the road and ensure you don't receeed any further or lose more hair. A good doctor will likely give you a detailed look for what to expect when starting medical therapy. But it's always important to go back to the first question and ask if you have mpb at all which once again comes back in getting a good 1 to 1 with a professional specialising in MPB cases. Edited January 23 by TheGreatPretender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benben Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 @Gatsby im 27 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benben Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 I took rogaine and finasteride but im not seeing any improvement at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted January 23 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 23 Just now, Benben said: @Gatsby im 27 years old Are you taking Finasteride or minoxidil, etc? GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benben Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 @TheGreatPretender I been diagnosed with MPB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benben Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 @Gatsby both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TheGreatPretender Posted January 23 Senior Member Share Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, Benben said: I took rogaine and finasteride but im not seeing any improvement at all You need to keep taking so you can protect your native hairs from falling out. Transplants will merely improve on what you have but they won't stop you from losing any further, that is medication's job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benben Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 @TheGreatPretender my hair not looking that worse because I take a lot of precautions by exemple I dont wet my hair a lot when im in the shower and its been over a year because my hairline was going way back when my hair are wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted January 23 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, Benben said: I took rogaine and finasteride but im not seeing any improvement at all If Finasteride is not improving your hair but stabilizing it then that means it’s doing its job. I personally don’t see hair loss that warrants a transplant (not from these pics anyway). I would look at Dr Bisanga and Dr Mwamba for Afrocentric hair. However I would give Finasteride a good twelve months beforehand. All the best. 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted January 23 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, Benben said: @TheGreatPretender my hair not looking that worse because I take a lot of precautions by exemple I dont wet my hair a lot when im in the shower and its been over a year because my hairline was going way back when my hair are wet Can you show pics of your hairline in good lighting? GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jjalay Posted January 23 Regular Member Share Posted January 23 At this age and with this type of hair you really dont need a hairtransplant. I mean where are you planning to put these new hairs because you already have a full head of hair? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TheGreatPretender Posted January 23 Senior Member Share Posted January 23 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Benben said: @TheGreatPretender my hair not looking that worse because I take a lot of precautions by exemple I dont wet my hair a lot when im in the shower and its been over a year because my hairline was going way back when my hair are wet I'm sorry to give you the bad news but when it comes to MPB it doesn't really matter if you wet your hair in the shower or not. If the 5AR enzyme ever finds your way to the AR receptors In your folicles, that means your hair will go off at some point regardless of the daily care you give it. I once thought that using a specific shampoo caused me hair loss then I switched and it only got worse. Switched it again until I realized that the issue was way deeper than I thought. Don't make the same mistake, stay on course and protect yourself from the need of getting a surgery if possible. Give 1 or 2 years to meds before commiting to surgery and listen to what @Gatsby said. Edited January 23 by TheGreatPretender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 23 Administrators Share Posted January 23 I echo what others have said. Your hair looks great, no need for an HT. 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 Berba11 Posted January 23 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, Benben said: I took rogaine and finasteride but im not seeing any improvement at all "Took", as in past tense? Or are you still taking it? You need to stick with finasteride long term to hold onto your hair. You seem to have a full head of hair and don't actually need a HT. And I wouldn't recommend any clinics in Turkey for Afro hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benben Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 @Gatsby here a other pictures of my hairline @manutd4545 @Melvin- Admin @TheGreatPretender @jjalay thank you guys for your help 🙏🏾 but I think I was wrong in the term because Its not so much a hair transplant but its more like hairline lowering/refurnishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted January 25 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 25 I have to be honest that it would be a huge mistake to have a hair transplant. Even if you want to lower your hairline in the future it will not look natural. Stay on the medication. You have dodged a massive bullet of lifelong regrets finding this forum and not going to Turkey. I know this is not what you want to hear but you have to trust us on this. 2 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jjalay Posted January 25 Regular Member Share Posted January 25 Still your hairline looks perfect to me. If you are thinking going to asli tarcan probably you are about to make the biggest mistake of your life, they are probably the worst hairmill in turkey right now. they steal your money, destroy your donor and give you a hairline where you would wish you could go back to the way you looked before. This is a small example of their work: Just to let you know there is no doctor watching your photos there. These are all salespeople working on comission. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jjalay Posted January 25 Regular Member Share Posted January 25 Another video for this clinic: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jjalay Posted January 25 Regular Member Share Posted January 25 Your hair looks great and most people with hairloss would kill to have your hair. Sometimes you think you want something better and with the wrong decisions you end up with something that is worse or that you dont like. I really believe that at this point you are not a candidate for a hairtransplant. Stay on medication and enjoy your hair. In the future if your hiarloss progresses you might want to consider a hairtransplant but proceed only after you do a throughout research on doctors and clinics. This forum is a great source for this but you have to take your time and see as many results from different doctors as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benben Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 @jjalay @Gatsby I totally hear what you saying and I thank you guys for the advice but I have a friend with similar condition as me is hair situation was a little bit worse than mine with afro hair like me he went and did an hair transplant with of HOI its been about 5 months since the surgery its done and the results are good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jjalay Posted January 25 Regular Member Share Posted January 25 5 minutes ago, Benben said: @jjalay @Gatsby I totally hear what you saying and I thank you guys for the advice but I have a friend with similar condition as me is hair situation was a little bit worse than mine with afro hair like me he went and did an hair transplant with of HOI its been about 5 months since the surgery its done and the results are good This is a case from HOI, again a hairmill i would recommend to nowone: If you do a proper research you will find a lot more cases like this. You might get lucky and belong to the 10% of the people that are going to these clinics and get a decent result or you might get your head destroyed. Again a hairtransplant is not as simple as you think and you need to do a proper research for this. If you just looking for something cheap and you are fine to become the guine puig having 20 year old technisians learning on your head you can go on with it. But you should know that you are putting yourself in a dangerous position too, even getting disfigured. If you are ok with that and you can handle this situation you can go on with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benben Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 @jjalay thanks 🙏🏾 I hear you but however in the future if I decide to do an hair transplant I should go to specialist like Dr Mwamba and Dr Bisanga ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jjalay Posted January 25 Regular Member Share Posted January 25 9 minutes ago, Benben said: @jjalay thanks 🙏🏾 I hear you but however in the future if I decide to do an hair transplant I should go to specialist like Dr Mwamba and Dr Bisanga ? You have many doctors that do afro hair like your case. Bisanga, Mwamba, dr Turan from guecapilar, Lupanzula, Pitella, are just some examples. You should do more research to this. Except from this you should also know what kind of procedure you want to have. Fut or fue? SOmetimes with afro hair the grafts cannot be extracted with fue and the doctor who you will choose has to be able to see this and offer alternatives. If you want to have a succesful ht in the future you should invest time to learn more about this, research is really the key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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