Hair transplant diary (ongoing)

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I have been thinking about getting a HT for years and I am going to take the plunge. I am 33 and my marriage has recently ended so I could do with the confidence boost I hope getting this done will give me.

I haven’t done a massive amount of research on this but the one thing I am set on is getting it done in Ireland. I do have a friend that went to Turkey with good results but I am too wary of getting a botch job with some many clinics there to choose from. I appreciate getting it done here is probably three or four times more expensive and money is very much an issue for me (will need to get a loan or look at the finance offered by the clinics to fund this) but I just want to get it done here for peace of mind and convenience.

I sent enquiries to both Dr. Nel and HRBR who have replied offering initial consultations in the next few weeks. I suppose I am just curious if anyone on here has been to either and their experiences. I am worried about the side effects of the medication that Dr. Nel is insistent on being take post-procedure but I’m hoping my fears will be allayed with the consultation.

I would love to hear any feedback on either clinic or indeed if there is anywhere else in Ireland that I haven’t thought of. Thanks.

I was on Fin and Minox tablets as prescribed by Dr Nel and had side effects (the usual that people complain about), and then went onto topical and found all the sides disappear, but also found my hair was thicker than on tablets.

Dr Nel is very strict and will even specify the SPECIFIC BRAND to get for each medication, and go for that initially to see how you get on, but know that if you do experience side effects that topical will work also, perhaps even better (don't mention that to Dr Nel or he will flip)

As to where you can source topical today I'll leave that to someone else to answer as I don't need to renew my batch for a while yet.

yeah he really dislikes the "generic" stuff.

what’s the brand ?

nizoral was very harsh on my hair, turned it into very dry straw basically

I was told the same but only use nizoral once to twice a week. No dermarolling.

Anyone know any pharmacies in south Dublin that sell Irish made proscar? I have a prescription for finasteride but got the generic stuff last time

He says there are brands that don’t work at all. He showed me and got me to take pictures of them so I don’t buy them. He said patients of his were taking these brands and hair loss continued and when they switched to the brand he does recommend the hair loss stopped.

Anyone experience a shedding phase on fin? I am almost 7 months on it and think I am having a small shed. Can see a good few small hairs in the towel after a shower. Heard this is good as these are the miniaturised hairs as they are a lot smaller than my actual hair length.

This! He is the expert. We are not.

yeah Nizoral makes the hair look very thin.
I use Nizoral twice in a week. After applying Nizoral, I use regular shampoo and I have found that it helps. Else hair becomes too light and straw like

Regarding Nel and recommendation of specific brands.

Sounds like someone who has shares in the Proscar manufacturer 😆 🤣

I also used Nizoral for a while and it ended up tangling my hair due to dryness and in effect made more hair fall out when trying to brush it

I believe HTBR allow a non shaved head for FUT but not for FUE.

This makes no sense to me, unfortunately. If the hair is receding anyway, (and youre not taking the medication) what difference does a shaved versus unshaved procedure make? You'll permanently lose the hair either way eventually...