View Poll Results: Transplant now? Later? Never?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artista View Post
    Great advice given to Ted' , Joe Tillman!
    Hey Ted' ~ Joe certainly does KNOW what he's talking about and his advice to you is very commonsense!!
    It was very good and REAL commonsense advice Joe!!
    Yes, due to Joe's advice from here and thru his website i will not be getting a hair transplant this month.

    I will most likely wait until I am 35 and reassess my transplant options.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesst11 View Post
    It was so weird reading your post, because your hair loss is like IDENTICAL to mine, with a little more thinning in the crown. It is like looking at pictures of myself. I also want to go the transplant route, but agree with these other guys. It's just too risky. You are transplanting into still a lot of native hair. I learned my lesson the HARD way, by getting one and losing a LOT of hair because of it. An HT, like Joe and spex and other mentors say, should be like a last resort. Exhaust all your possibilities first, because one of them may work well, and then you will save a lot of time, hassle and money. I am where you are at right now. I can tell how you style your hair exactly like me too, that it can get frustrating, always worrying about it.
    Yeah my crown looks 100% normal even upon close inspection. The scalp you see might just be my hair "whorl" that ive had since childhood. I have no visible crown loss and i only know its had 10% reduction in density due to microscopic inspection by a hair surgeon (minaturization mapping).

    I am glad i have not yet gotten a transplant, but my high hairline has always kinda bugged me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tedwuji View Post
    Yeah my crown looks 100% normal even upon close inspection. The scalp you see might just be my hair "whorl" that ive had since childhood. I have no visible crown loss and i only know its had 10% reduction in density due to microscopic inspection by a hair surgeon (minaturization mapping).

    I am glad i have not yet gotten a transplant, but my high hairline has always kinda bugged me.
    Yeah, my crown is shot...it's become SO thin after 11 months on finasteride. I wish the drug worked for me, but it just caused horrible scalp conditions and very very rapid loss. I am trying RU and 15% minox right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesst11 View Post
    Yeah, my crown is shot...it's become SO thin after 11 months on finasteride. I wish the drug worked for me, but it just caused horrible scalp conditions and very very rapid loss. I am trying RU and 15% minox right now.
    I myself have considered minoxidil foam for added benefit. How is the Minox working for you? Is it sticky and gross? How do you get as high as 15%? Cool

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    Quote Originally Posted by tedwuji View Post
    I myself have considered minoxidil foam for added benefit. How is the Minox working for you? Is it sticky and gross? How do you get as high as 15%? Cool
    I get a 15% minox compounded with .1% finasteride, hydrocortisone, AA, progesterone... I get it through murray ave. apothecary. I was on 5% foam for like 3 years, so I thought it couldn't hurt to up it and have it compounded. It is a cream. My hair is pretty diffuse, so I can rub it into the scalp. It actually makes my hair look thicker when some gets into it. It honestly feels friggin great. I lightly dermaroll before applying and for the first time in a year my scalp doesn't feel like a damn war zone. I think there are a few places you can get it too. Just need to fill out an online prescription.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesst11 View Post
    I get a 15% minox compounded with .1% finasteride, hydrocortisone, AA, progesterone... I get it through murray ave. apothecary. I was on 5% foam for like 3 years, so I thought it couldn't hurt to up it and have it compounded. It is a cream. My hair is pretty diffuse, so I can rub it into the scalp. It actually makes my hair look thicker when some gets into it. It honestly feels friggin great. I lightly dermaroll before applying and for the first time in a year my scalp doesn't feel like a damn war zone. I think there are a few places you can get it too. Just need to fill out an online prescription.
    That's cool, yeah I figured you were having a pharmacy whip that up for you... it is quite the recipe. I was just concerned about putting things in my hair in the morning because my girl complains if my hair is too sticky or "wet" because she runs her hands through it most of the time, etc.
    I wanna try Minox but it seems a bit more "involved" than just quickly poppin Fin when I take my standard multivitamin everyday. Would love to thicken the density in the front by noninvasive means.

    also putting things in my hair at night might mess with my skin... for example if i go to bed with a bunch of pomade in my hair then it gets all over my forehead/pillow in the night, its asking for problems and has caused them in the past. does it give you any skin irritation? I am not sure if minox would be the same.

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    Default 10-Year Finasteride Study

    http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/rese...ts-and-safety/


    Anyone have any experience beyond 5 years? I am hoping my next 5 are as successful as the previous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tedwuji View Post
    That's cool, yeah I figured you were having a pharmacy whip that up for you... it is quite the recipe. I was just concerned about putting things in my hair in the morning because my girl complains if my hair is too sticky or "wet" because she runs her hands through it most of the time, etc.
    I wanna try Minox but it seems a bit more "involved" than just quickly poppin Fin when I take my standard multivitamin everyday. Would love to thicken the density in the front by noninvasive means.

    also putting things in my hair at night might mess with my skin... for example if i go to bed with a bunch of pomade in my hair then it gets all over my forehead/pillow in the night, its asking for problems and has caused them in the past. does it give you any skin irritation? I am not sure if minox would be the same.
    Foam minoxidil does not make your hair stick at all... also, this 15% cream dries up pretty quick and does not leave any stick residue... you can order it in any concentration minox (5, 10, 15, 20%) and have it compounded with anything you want (fin, AA, hydrocortisone, progesterone, etc...) I like it with hydrocortisone because I believe it really helps the scalp itch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesst11 View Post
    Foam minoxidil does not make your hair stick at all... also, this 15% cream dries up pretty quick and does not leave any stick residue... you can order it in any concentration minox (5, 10, 15, 20%) and have it compounded with anything you want (fin, AA, hydrocortisone, progesterone, etc...) I like it with hydrocortisone because I believe it really helps the scalp itch.
    With 5 years of isolated Fin response data at my disposal I am considering adding Minox to see what added benefit it provides. I may even track my progress in a new thread over the course of a year or so. I already know Fin works for me, personally because I used it alone for so long. Pretty satisfied about that.

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    heyy Ted how would you describe the thickness of your hair? Do you have thick hair or thin? Your hair looks great too I wanna see if I can do a few of those hair styles cause they look good! Also wohld you say finasteride made your hair more thick?

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