Some people with finasteride induced Gynecomastia find that it continues even after they stop it. Some find it reverse. If it continues, see your family doctor
You spoke about the cardiac problems that could be associated with oral minoxidil in the podcast. Does Topical Minoxidil (5% or 10%) have any adverse cardiac effects associated with short or long term use?
Yes, the higher the dose or topical, the more the absorption and the greater the risk of cardiac side effects. More is not always better.
Hair systems over a 5-10 year period are more expensive than a hair transplant, plus, hair systems pull out the hair you have and make you balder. I wrote this a while ago about hair system costs: https://baldingblog.com/repost-my-hair-system-cost-me-over-16000-in-5-years/
You will know if you have breast pain, swelling or lumps. Then see your doctor.
Yes, You are our ideal hair transplant candidate being over 26 and a clear pattern of Norwood Class 4A balding
This is a wonderful result from 4 months on finasteride + minoxidil with a return of the corner & center hairline shown in both after photos
I was thinking of getting a FUE hair transplant. I was hoping those that have been through it could give some advice on the following. Thanks for your help! How do you know/verify that the specialist delivered on the number of grafts that he charged you for?
How many hair follicles should be in a graft? What is an optimal number of hair transplant procedures done by the specialist? Some I called said they’ve done 50. What is a good baseline?
Does it matter if the specialist is board certified plastic surgeon?
I have spelled it out in great detail in two posts here: https://baldingblog.com/before-selecting-a-hair-transplant-doctor-do-your-homework/ just follow the link
I got 6000 grafts in Turkey and this is what I now look like just 10 months since the surgery. What are my options?
You didn’t show your donor area but I suspect that it is see-through. If that is the case, the only good option is to get Scalp Micro Pigmentation and shave your head as shown here: https://baldingblog.com/smp-scalp-micropigment-patient-talks-about-how-others-were-upset/
Your photos show a maturing hairline, not balding. If you want to find out if you have hair loss behind the hairline, then get a HAIR CHECK test (https://baldingblog.com/haircheck-test-how-it-is-done-and-what-its-value/), and then you will know for sure. The age of 17 is not too young to get finasteride if the HAIR CHECK test showed hair loss behind the hairline.
You are in trouble (see my post here: https://baldingblog.com/22-year-old-received-a-hair-transplant-of-2800-grafts-from-reddit/). You are confronting a progressive hair loss process and chasing it with multiple hair transplants. Four hair transplants by the age of 22 shows that your surgeon doesn’t have your best interest at heart. You are stuck chasing hair loss now and if you run out of donor hair before the process is finished. What is your plan? Hair transplant do speed up the genetic hair loss to eventually reach your final inherited pattern. Two more surgeries now? I would be happy to give you an opinion and a telephone consultation at info@newhair.com. I can show you how you might still be able to protect yourself.
Good early results shown in the photos in this post. I would expect more hairline return in time.
I’m 5 weeks post op now and still have transplanted hair that haven’t fallen out yet. I tried using DermMatch to conceal it. But applicator pulled out like 15 transplanted hairs. Will they grow back or are they damaged since I forcibly pulled them out instead of letting them fall naturally?
The hairs that remain in the recipient area after a hair transplant that do not grow, are the remaining hairs in the grafts and if you pull them out (they come out easily) there is no harm done. The new hair grows from the stem cells that were transplanted with the grafts.
These are very impressive results
Too early to tell and not the same view. I had a young man like you where I did a HAIRCHECK test to see what degree of balding he had:https://baldingblog.com/19-year-old-parent-told-not-balding-according-haircheck/ I am following him after starting him on finasteride. If he reverses the hair loss on the drug, then he will know that he is succeeding with the treatment.
A mature hairline is located 1 finger breadth above the highest crease of the furrowed brow in the mid-line and a gentle V-Shape to the hairline. IF the V-[shape is too sharp], the corner recession could be present, the beginning of a Class 3 pattern of balding.