Hairohair Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Hey guys, I'm 30M from Australia and considering getting a HT from Thailand due to its proximity and how they'd be more used to working with Asian hair types. My dad is a NW7. I've been on 2.5mg/daily fin for about a year and topical minoxidil for a couple of years. I had a local consultation here in Australia and they said I'd make a good candidate - the doctor felt my donor area and said it was good/healthy and recommended 3.5k grafts to cover the crown I spoke to Dr Patty @ HairTran and she said I wouldn't make a good candidate due to her starting to see thinning in the donor area - I think she's implying I might have DUPA but didn't mention it directly, thoughts? Dr Ratchathron @ Absolute Hair Clinic said 4.5k grafts - limited donor area but enough for her to work with. She's posted up a few good cases of working with diffused thinning these past few months so was inclined to go through her. Dr Pathomvanich @ DHT Clinic said 3.5k grafts - donor area looks average and limited but has to be assessed at consultation It's $18k AUD (~12.2k USD) for 3.5k grafts if I do it locally or $16k AUD ($10.8k USD) for 4.5k grafts if I go through Dr Ratchathorn and a bit more for 3.5k grafts from Dr Path. What do you guys think - is it worth perusing or am I just wasting my money? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shadman Posted September 24 Senior Member Share Posted September 24 @Hairohair which one is your latest photo ? Your donor condition is different in the last photo and the second last photo you uploaded 𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 / 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐡 / 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟑𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬 / 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 / 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Aristos HDC H-T technician Posted September 24 Regular Member Share Posted September 24 Hello, your donor area looks good but you need more than 3,500 grafts for sure to make all the area full because is not only the crown area. If you need any help or any other consultation please contact me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairohair Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 (edited) 6 hours ago, Shadman said: @Hairohair which one is your latest photo ? Your donor condition is different in the last photo and the second last photo you uploaded Hey Sharman, the pictures are only a day apart. I think it looks different because I had my hairdresser take the photos with a different angle and the ones I took was after I just woke up with maybe some bed hair? Here’s some photos I just took after a quick rinse and dry - I notice even in between these photos it looks slightly different, maybe based on focusing and white balance? Edited September 24 by Hairohair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted September 25 Valued Contributor Share Posted September 25 Hi @Hairohair. Can I ask which surgeon in Australia said that you would make a good candidate? I'm not a doctor but you are taking a high dose of finasteride (and you are also taking topical minoxidil) which is great. The problem I see is your donor. Even if your MPB is stabalized you appear to have strong retrograde alopecia and a diffuse donor area. What I worry about is if you have surgery now at 30 how will your results look at 40 or 50, etc? What you are attempting to do is hit a moving target. I'm not saying surgery is out of the question if you have realistic expectations. I just want you to be aware of all of the potential problems going into a hair transplant. Once you are cut there is no going back. I apologize if I sound bleak but I would hate for you to end up regretting the whole thing and being left with scars. All the best. GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairohair Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 Hey @Gatsby, Sorry, it was 1mg finasterdie daily - not 2.5mg. Hair loss seems quite stable with 1mg. I had an assessment at Hairtran in Brisbane where Dr Ruk practices from but didn’t get an assessment by the doctors themselves, just the coordinator. I’ve seen the great work coming out of there but still a bit undecided if I should stay and do it here in Australia or in Thailand where Dr Ratchathorn seems to be doing some great stuff with diffused thinning even though it would probably be cheaper to do it in Australia after flights and accommodation but they quoted I only needed 3.5k grafts here. What are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Falling Posted September 25 Regular Member Share Posted September 25 I've seen the results posted from Dr Ruk in this forum and they look impressive, to the point that I'm wondering if they're too good to be true. Price is reasonable too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Doron Harati Posted September 25 Senior Member Share Posted September 25 You need to post a video with a comb to reveal your donor roots, right now my impression is that you can have 1st surgery with about 3500 to cover frontal area and some of the top without the crown, the question is if your donor will be stable in 10 years from now, you should consider that even with a good job some of the transplanted hair may diffused over the years. Right now I don't see the NW7 pattern, more like NW5 that may be develop to NW6 in the future, better to make video because your donor looks in different shape due do the photo angle and lighting. Doron Harati - Patient coordinator for HDC Hair Clinic. For consultation, WhatsApp: +972526542654 Mail: doronhdc@gmail.com HDC Instegram: https://instagram.com/doronhairadvisor_hdc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= * All comments from this account should not be taken or construed as medical advice, all comments are only the personal opinions of the poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairohair Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 (edited) Hey guys please see attached the comb over video: Hope that helps in the assessment! Edited September 25 by Hairohair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Doron Harati Posted September 25 Senior Member Share Posted September 25 1 hour ago, Hairohair said: Hey guys please see attached the comb over video: Hope that helps in the assessment! Also sides head donor please. I have some thoughts you might have retrograde alopecia behind your nape donor, yet some areas looks healthy for the moment. Doron Harati - Patient coordinator for HDC Hair Clinic. For consultation, WhatsApp: +972526542654 Mail: doronhdc@gmail.com HDC Instegram: https://instagram.com/doronhairadvisor_hdc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= * All comments from this account should not be taken or construed as medical advice, all comments are only the personal opinions of the poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairohair Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 Hi @Doron Harati Here's my side head donor - sorry about the video. A bit harder to film single handed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Doron Harati Posted September 25 Senior Member Share Posted September 25 I still think there is the chance of miniaturization. If you interested in consultation with HDC you are welcome to pm or contact my WhatsApp, we had candidates in the same situation, while explaining them there is a risk the transplanted hair loose coverage effect from possible future miniaturization. Doron Harati - Patient coordinator for HDC Hair Clinic. For consultation, WhatsApp: +972526542654 Mail: doronhdc@gmail.com HDC Instegram: https://instagram.com/doronhairadvisor_hdc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= * All comments from this account should not be taken or construed as medical advice, all comments are only the personal opinions of the poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairohair Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 Thanks! Do you still think a HT is still worth looking into? Would there be enough donors to cover up the crown? Do you think it is retrograde alopecia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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