FUE Hair Transplant

Same with me. I had a consultation last Friday. When did you change to Proscar? He said I was taking the wrong Finasteride and that is why it's not working. They seemed sure that was why it was not working?

Did he say daily for you as he told me to take it Mon/Wed/Fri? Are you also taking Loniten?

When did you switch from propecia to proscar? Did Dr Nel say to take it daily or are you just doing it yourself?

Any update? Sorry for the lost time.

I've been on proscar (1.25mg x 3 pw) and lonitrn (1.25mg x 7) prescribed from Dr nel for nearly 3 months now.

And I've noticed my crown has got worse.

Interestingly he said I don't need crown work just smp on it, but it def has got worse.

Is 3 months too soon to see any results? Seems like I will def need 2 hts in total now.

Edit - this vanilla shite is a joke. Buggy glitchy as you can get. Terrible business decision.

I started the proper Finasteride (proscar) 3 times per week he said would work and Loniten every day since February 1st but nothing has changed. My hair is still shedding as before. I seriously don't know what to do?

The thing is I don't know I might have been taking Proscar already as I was getting some kind of Finasteride from webdoctor called Fintrid (is this some form of proscar?) It was a more darker blue circular tablet wheras the proscar I got from Dr Nel was a lighter blue and more triangular and hard to split in quarters.

Were you taking Finasteride before you went to Dr Nel? What form of Finasteride was this and where did you get it?

I was not taking anything before.

I was hoping this would 'freeze' my hairloss but my crown is worse for sure.

He did mention that even a different type of proscar was not correct, it had to be an exact one- showed me a picture of the box- which is the one I got downstairs from him.

It all maybe too early, but I'm thinking if this is not slowing down what I have now, would it help after a ht too.

I guess I need to wait at least 6 months.

I understand this but I am shedding the same amount as I was before I started any medication. There is no extra big shed that lasts a number of weeks just the same constant shedding?

SMP can be used to give the impression of thicker hair by essentially darkening the scalp under sections of "whispy" hair (similar to how hair fibres work). The scalp is dotted to make it look like hundreds of blade 0 hair follicles. It's pretty uncanny and even up close you can't really tell unless you're specifically looking for them.

It works well if you have fine hair that you currently brush over balding spots. Otherwise what most do is shave their head and then SMP can be used to make it look like your bald spots are just shaved hair.

Hi there, I don't take anything. In my case I had a lot of hair on back and sides and my donor hair was good.

When the doctor extracts hair, each follicle of hair can contain 1, 2, 3, 4 or even 5 strands (who knew!!). I got a lot of multiple strands, which helped a lot.

Hair style as well helps, covers a lot.

I am no expert, my advice would be to go to DHI for a free consultation and take it from there.

I have no affiliation with them, I am basing off my own experience, it is coming up on 10 years as well since I have had any contact with them, so can't speak for what it is like now.

Best of luck!

Hi there.. I didn't really get any side effects of note, but (as I've been told by doctors) the thing is that if you do get side effects you can stop taking Finasteride (or can lower the dosage) and there are no long-term effects to worry about, and the symptoms should fade away after a short while.

So it's worth trying... and if you notice anything untoward you can simply stop.

Regarding postponing my surgery, I had decided during Covid to try growing out my hair to cover the thinning crown area as I'd read about Gareth Bale's topknot idea!

my idea was that I could do that, and then get SMP to "darken" the crown and make any thinning areas almost unnoticeable through the longer hair.

I discussed this idea with Dr Nel when I had my annual check up with him (to renew my Finasteride prescription) and he thought it was a good idea and actually noted that my hair had gotten thicker as a result of a year on Finasteride.

I'm still in the process of growing out the hair and can get most of it tied up now and it actually completely obscures the thinning crown... but even when the hair is down now, it obscures the crown.. as long as it doesn't get wet :)

When the hair is tied up it obscures the crown even when wet... I wear it tied up when jogging and getting sweaty.

It's hard to say... when I comb my hair I still do get a fair few hairs each day caught in it.. but then to look at my hair it seems quite thick. I wouldn't say it's an alarming amount falling out, but it's possible that new hair is growing faster as I don't notice any particular lack of density.

The longer hair definitely is worth trying if you can and then couple it with SMP to disguise the visible scalp underneath.

Does it look thicker than 2 years ago? Absolutely. I was considering getting surgery for the thinning front, but now not so sure that's required any longer either... fingers crossed.

Hi..have you made any progress or has anything changed? I'm still the same and I don't know what to do. My hair is still shedding as bad as before. When I shampoo my hair my hand is full of hairs. It is 4 months now since my consultation with Dr Nel and nothing has changed at all. Why does he only say to take his version of Proscar M/W/F when I could take it everyday. I was taking another form of Proscar daily before I went for the consultation with him (he said this was not the right Proscar) and I told him I had no side effects from it but he says to just take it M/W/F? I seriously don't know what to do? Should I ask him can I start taking it daily to see if it make any difference? He said his version of Proscar would work in controlling my hairloss.

I've noticed some forms of medication are more effective over their generic counterpart despite same ingredients, so he might have a point alright.

Thats not necessarily true, some people who don't respond to fin may experience positive results with dutasteride

Does anyone know how you can get dutasteride in Ireland?

Hi,

I have previously had 2 small procedures done with Ailesbury on the crown of my head, the transplanted hair from those procedures remains but the rest of my hair has thinned badly over the last 2 years and as a result I am looking into the option of a 3rd larger procedure. I have decided not to go with Ailesbury as I received no real advice on how to look after my existing hair and feel they never really spent much time analyzing the condition of my hair before the procedures. Overall I feel like they were just interested in a short term solution and sale.

For my 3rd procedure I am considering the following options and have had consultations with 2 out of the 3, details below,

Option 1 - MHR (Grafton ST)

30 minute consultation ( No charge)

I have received a quote of 5500 for 6000 hairs (FUE) Frontal hairline Zone A, B ,C

Head must be fully shaved and medication is a personal choice - Not really pushing it - They have their own herbal DHT blocker also.

1 day procedure

Option 2 - Dr Andre Nel HSW (Swords)

2 hour consultation (200 Euro)

I have received a a quote of 11K for the frontal area (FUT & FUE) and 14K for Frontal plus mid scalp/lateral (FUT & FUE)

Head to be fully shaved - 20% premium if I decide not to shave

Medication is a must and I need to start on a mix of Finasteride and Minoxidil ASAP if I wish to proceed, The quote and method will be reviewed after 3 - 6 months

2 day procedure - Day one is an evening session, 3 -4 hours - Day 2 is a full day

Option 3 - Premier Hair Restoration (Rathmines)

Consultation booked for end of June - (100 Euro)

Provisional quote of 8K mentioned.

As you can see the price and the advice varies quite a bit, this is my last chance so I want to get it right, DR Andre is expensive but so far his set up seems the most professional and results driven. He was very clear with his advice on medication and how it is essential for a successful HT.

Just wondering if anyone has any advice on any of the 3 above or others?