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  • 35YrsAfter
    Doctor Representative
    • Aug 2012
    • 1421

    #16
    Originally posted by swingline747
    all the prp patients before and after shots just look like they combed it.
    The before is wet and clumpy and the after is just combed over.

    As for you at 53 just use FIN the sides wont even be relevant.
    I WISH I could have that head of hair now and Im half your age. FIN sides were to strong for me tho.
    I uploaded a closeup image so you can see the hair shafts emerging from the scalp. It's obvious that the hair shaft diameter has increased. The HairCheck numbers confirmed a dramatic increase in hair mass. Our patient is very happy and can see a huge difference. He continues to have stand-alone ACell/PRP treatments every year. True, not everyone gets this level of result. One added note, this patient had been on Avodart for 8 years prior to his ACell/PRP treatment. He continues to take Avodart and that may be a factor in his great result.

    Note:
    You can magnify the image by clicking on it to better see the emerging hair shafts.

    35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
    Cole Hair Transplant
    Atlanta, GA
    Toll Free: 1-800-368-4247
    Phone 678-566-1011
    Please feel free to call or email me with any questions.
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    • Tracy C
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2011
      • 3125

      #17
      Originally posted by HealthyStealthy
      What kind of medications?
      The proven medications are Propecia and Rogaine - or their generic equivalents. You need to talk to your doctor about Propecia or generic Finasteride because a script is needed to get it. Rogaine or generic Minoxidil is available OTC. However Rogaine alone can only do so much. For your best chances of filling that spot in, it is best to use both Propecia and Rogaine.

      Also ask your doctor for a script for Nizoral shampoo and use it once a week in place of your regular shampoo.

      While treating your hair loss, you can easily conceal that spot with Dermmatch.

      Originally posted by HealthyStealthy
      Is minoxidil the same as Rogain?
      Minoxidil is the generic name for Rogaine

      Don't be too worried about those who complain about your post. Just because you are over 50 that does not mean it doesn't bother you. Since it does bother you, go speak with your doctor. And please read the information about men's hair loss in this link:

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      • mmmcoffee
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2012
        • 259

        #18
        Don't DHT levels fall off with age...at 53, is he really going to benefit from fin?

        As for the immediate reactions, come on guys, yes he doesn't have the degree of hair loss people on this site are used to, but it's affecting his mental well being which is something were all familiar with. Cut him some slack

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        • mmmcoffee
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2012
          • 259

          #19
          Scratch that he does have the degree of hair loss most of us are used to, it's just he's about 30 years older than your average haha

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          • Notcoolanymore
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2013
            • 2260

            #20
            Originally posted by swingline747

            As for you at 53 just use FIN the sides wont even be relevant.
            .
            Yeah they are not relevant, if you do suffer from ED it wont matter because most likely you are using you D anyway. LOL

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            • 35YrsAfter
              Doctor Representative
              • Aug 2012
              • 1421

              #21
              Originally posted by mmmcoffee
              Don't DHT levels fall off with age...at 53, is he really going to benefit from fin?

              As for the immediate reactions, come on guys, yes he doesn't have the degree of hair loss people on this site are used to, but it's affecting his mental well being which is something were all familiar with. Cut him some slack
              At Dr. Cole's office, we see men with every degree of hair loss imaginable. last year, we had a patient in his mid 50s with hair like former president Ronald Reagan. No recession at all and his hair was thick with one exception, he and an area in the back the size of a silver dollar that was thinning. This bothered him enough to have hair transplant surgery to restore the area.

              35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
              Pioneer in total follicular unit hair transplantation and microscopic dissection, focusing on transforming hair restoration surgery from cosmetically unacceptable results into aesthetically pleasing results.

              Cole Hair Transplant
              1045 Powers Place
              Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
              Phone 678-566-1011
              email 35YrsAfter at chuck@forhair.com
              Please feel free to call or email me with any questions. Ask for Chuck

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              • fred970
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2009
                • 924

                #22
                Originally posted by 35YrsAfter
                No recession at all and his hair was thick with one exception, he and an area in the back the size of a silver dollar that was thinning. This bothered him enough to have hair transplant surgery to restore the area.
                That kind of patient should be turned down as a candidate for a hair transplant. I can't believe I've been turned down twice as a NW5 and that a NW-1 can have surgery.

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                • swingline747
                  Senior Member
                  • Apr 2013
                  • 172

                  #23
                  Originally posted by fred970
                  That kind of patient should be turned down as a candidate for a hair transplant. I can't believe I've been turned down twice as a NW5 and that a NW-1 can have surgery.
                  were you turned down for lack of donor hair?
                  I was turned away when I was younger due to age and not really so much loss but just because I wanted to do a preemptive strike for what I knew was coming.

                  Im looking into using body hair from my chest and legs as filler with head hair, but I get mixed reactions online about this use.

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                  • Atum
                    Member
                    • Aug 2013
                    • 93

                    #24
                    Originally posted by swingline747
                    were you turned down for lack of donor hair?
                    I was turned away when I was younger due to age and not really so much loss but just because I wanted to do a preemptive strike for what I knew was coming.

                    Im looking into using body hair from my chest and legs as filler with head hair, but I get mixed reactions online about this use.
                    What a weird reason, the younger you are, the more you suffer from this disease.

                    Think body hair doesn't grow that long as hair on your head.

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                    • Atum
                      Member
                      • Aug 2013
                      • 93

                      #25
                      Btw, if you should get an hair transplant is it sure those hair won't fall out? And how do you now what a 1000 grafts look like?

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                      • 35YrsAfter
                        Doctor Representative
                        • Aug 2012
                        • 1421

                        #26
                        Originally posted by fred970
                        That kind of patient should be turned down as a candidate for a hair transplant. I can't believe I've been turned down twice as a NW5 and that a NW-1 can have surgery.
                        Why were you turned down?

                        35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
                        Pioneer in total follicular unit hair transplantation and microscopic dissection, focusing on transforming hair restoration surgery from cosmetically unacceptable results into aesthetically pleasing results.

                        Cole Hair Transplant
                        1045 Powers Place
                        Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
                        Phone 678-566-1011
                        email 35YrsAfter at chuck@forhair.com
                        Please feel free to call or email me with any questions. Ask for Chuck

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                        • swingline747
                          Senior Member
                          • Apr 2013
                          • 172

                          #27
                          Originally posted by Atum
                          Btw, if you should get an hair transplant is it sure those hair won't fall out? And how do you now what a 1000 grafts look like?
                          nothing is for sure, but the take I get from reading is only the hairs on the top of the head suffer from the DHT reaction so transplanted hair is presumably immune from it.

                          there is shock loss as well tho when a transplant is done.

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                          • fred970
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 924

                            #28
                            Originally posted by 35YrsAfter
                            Why were you turned down?
                            Because I was too bald. What a wonderful thing to hear when you're only 23 years old. All the men in my family are NW5 but Bisanga said I could end up NW7. I don't see how that would be possible but if he says so.

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                            • HealthyStealthy
                              Junior Member
                              • Sep 2013
                              • 10

                              #29
                              Originally posted by Tracy C
                              The proven medications are Propecia and Rogaine - or their generic equivalents. You need to talk to your doctor about Propecia or generic Finasteride because a script is needed to get it. Rogaine or generic Minoxidil is available OTC. However Rogaine alone can only do so much. For your best chances of filling that spot in, it is best to use both Propecia and Rogaine.

                              Also ask your doctor for a script for Nizoral shampoo and use it once a week in place of your regular shampoo.

                              While treating your hair loss, you can easily conceal that spot with Dermmatch.



                              Minoxidil is the generic name for Rogaine

                              Don't be too worried about those who complain about your post. Just because you are over 50 that does not mean it doesn't bother you. Since it does bother you, go speak with your doctor. And please read the information about men's hair loss in this link:

                              http://www.americanhairloss.org/
                              Who should I pay my first visit too concerning this?

                              Thanks. I did get a subscription of Propecia but stopped using it out of fear of growing breasts. lol Does Propecia grow back old hair or merely just stop hair loss? Maybe I should start again.

                              I will look into the Nizolal shampoo.

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                              • HealthyStealthy
                                Junior Member
                                • Sep 2013
                                • 10

                                #30
                                Okay I am going to talk to a doctor this week to at least get a few free consultations for a hair transplant. It does bother me. Sorry to whoever it offends. I don't owe anyone an apology. I am also going to talk to a dermatologist about medications and shampoos. I started taking my rogaine again this morning. Rogain takes about a year to work, right?

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