FUE Hair Transplant

Dr Nel prescribes 1.25mg Proscar 3 times a week rather than 7 in a week... seems to be the standard prescription he gives for all, unless he changes it as you progress?

I find the whole pill cutting thing a pain (I tend to cut up about 10 tabs in one sitting rather than having to do it each week) so using less of them suits me for as long as I can get away with it 😅

Gonna ask Santy for one of these

heh.. one solution there.. ah I've gotten used to the pill cutter (it's a handy pill storage device too).. but it's a damned crumbly tablet, I think about a 1/5 ends up as dust!

Where are you getting oral minixodil? I queried a consultation with Dr Nel but not possible appointment until May. Thanks

Yes but you need a prescription for it.

Oral minoxidil is used for blood pressure issues and a lot of doctors wouldn't even know its used for hair loss nevermind prescribe it.

It gets better results and is easier to use.

I use topical even though my surgeon recommended and wrote a prescription for oral.

There's a history of heart problems in my family so I'm not going to take any chances,I also don't like the extra body hair bit!

One of the side effects of oral minoxidil is excess body hair.It doesnt happen to everyone,it hasn't happened to you,that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

I'd love to be on it and have prescription as mentioned but I won't be doing it.

That's one of the minor reasons I don't use it,the main one is its a blood pressure medication and a side effect of it is hair growth.I did plenty of research and I'm not risking it with a history of serious heart trouble in the family.By all accounts it works so if you want to try it and can get a doc to prescibe it then best of luck with it.The chances of anything going seriously wrong on a dose of say 2.5mg a day are slim but it's not for me.

I can't find a good answer to this online...If I get FUE, can I ever shave my head after if I keeps going bald/fin doesn't stop it.

What I found out so far:

Back of head scarring

• Your gonna get little white dots scars from FUE. These can be bumpy. Can be filled 8n with SMP.

Cobblestoning

• The front of your head can end up bumpy where the hair is placed. If that falls out your head is this weird bumpy texture.

With a successful FUE transplant- these issues do not matter as it is all covered.

What I cannot find - actual pictures experiences of people who have close up images who went for a FUE HT, it eventually failed, and then shaved their head.

Any input?

Thanks!

Hi..i received a phone call this evening about a cancellation at HSW Clinic in Swords for tomorrow. The person in the phone said I would not be meeting Dr Nel tomorrow but someone else. I rang a few months ago and they said April would be the next possible date for an appointment. Its all very last minute. I am only going up to try and get a prescription for oral minoxidil really as the topical irrates my scalp. Anyone any advice or questions to ask when I am up there? I have not really thought about a hair transplant yet but might enquire more when I am up there?

Was on my way up and they rang me saying they would have to cancel as the Dr phoned in sick. They gave me another appointment for a few weeks. When in yours? Are you meeting with Dr Nel?

Jesus lads,red flags all over the shop here.

I don't know much about Dr Nel except he does long in depth consultation with potential clients and explains everything in detail,that's the sum of what I know about him.This alone means he's the best option from a very,very limited poor pool to choose from in Ireland. I also know he's about €4 a graft and at that price point you can get some of the biggest names in hair restoration in Europe.It doesn't make sense to me to do a ht in Ireland under these circumstances but I understand some might not like the idea of travel or that they can presumably go back to Dr Nels physical office if there are problems.

Are they now saying that another doctor (who is he/she? are they an actual ht surgeon? Where is their body of work?is it still €4 a graft?) a million different questions.

When I found a ht surgeon I scrutinised their work on forums for months before committing, if at the last minute (or any minute) they had said its actually going to be someone else completely I'd have told them where to go.

This sort of thing wouldn't be a big deal at some of the cheap Turkish clinics as you won't know who the doctor is anyway (it won't be a surgeon) and you're only paying a couple of grand but at €10k-12k+ you need to know who's doing what.

What condition is your hair in? Finasteride doesn't seem to be working for me and want to try something different if possible? Could be 14k for the procedure which is crazy money really.

Do you mind sharing who you went to?