I've been lurking on this forum since mid 2019 originally trying to figure out if there is anything I can do naturally to stop hair loss /re grow hair, but after seeing some hair restoration result I decided that this is something I should really look into.
I'm 32 now with a NR4 pattern heading into NR5-6, started losing hair at the age of 18 on my temples without really thinking too much about it. At 26 I started to develop the horseshoe pattern and also had chunks of hair in my hands when I would get ready for work in the morning trying to style my hair. I started doing research which lead me to finding horror stories of PFS online, I kind of got worried about the sides/ didn't think I would care much about hair loss in general, so I gave up until 31. At this time I took a picture of my midscalp, after seeing how bad it looked along with the hairline under lighting I decided I need to get this sorted ASAP.
I got on finasteride which gave me no sides (first 7 days I had electric balls) which I ended up sticking with for 7 months (and will continue to use). I don't have the time to use minoxidil and don't really see the need to use any other supplements as I have a balanced diet and live a very healthy lifestyle.
Surgeon decision: I did quite a bit of research as to whom I will have the surgery with and after speaking with a few members on this forum and seeing before/after results on the German forums I decided that this doctor was the best decision for the following reasons: Does the extraction, incisions (so majority of the important work), has great feedback (most of the reviews are on the German forums as 50% of his clients are German), all his hairlines look natural, and lastly 1.25 Euros per graft.
I ended up with 2985 grafts (mostly doubles and triples) with reserves for future procedure if I need it. One thing to note that if you have straight hairs like me you will be at an disadvantage because under certain lighting angles you will see some scalp even though there is no signs of hair thinning. The surgery was completely painless. However there is some discomfort, the anesthetic injections and the last 1-1.5 hours of the implanting process when the anesthetics start to wear out. I naturally overthink everything and develop anxiety for needles. Had to stop for 5-10 minutes during anesthetics because I was having an anxiety attack. They give you a xanax but it kicked in 30 minutes later for me.
The doctor, Muzzaffer, and the nurses are very professional and have a great system. If you are thinking about getting a procedure I would strongly advise to just do it as soon as possible because spending 10% of your day thinking about your hairloss for the rest of your life is annoying.
On the side note Turkey has really hot wemon so if you want to have some fun, get there a week or more before your surgery, get on Tinder or just cold approach on the streets to go for a google translate date. I matched and built a vibe with some Russian/English speaking girls on Tinder that were pretty much ready to go on a date, but didn't want to risk ducking up my implanted grafts
I'm 32 now with a NR4 pattern heading into NR5-6, started losing hair at the age of 18 on my temples without really thinking too much about it. At 26 I started to develop the horseshoe pattern and also had chunks of hair in my hands when I would get ready for work in the morning trying to style my hair. I started doing research which lead me to finding horror stories of PFS online, I kind of got worried about the sides/ didn't think I would care much about hair loss in general, so I gave up until 31. At this time I took a picture of my midscalp, after seeing how bad it looked along with the hairline under lighting I decided I need to get this sorted ASAP.
I got on finasteride which gave me no sides (first 7 days I had electric balls) which I ended up sticking with for 7 months (and will continue to use). I don't have the time to use minoxidil and don't really see the need to use any other supplements as I have a balanced diet and live a very healthy lifestyle.
Surgeon decision: I did quite a bit of research as to whom I will have the surgery with and after speaking with a few members on this forum and seeing before/after results on the German forums I decided that this doctor was the best decision for the following reasons: Does the extraction, incisions (so majority of the important work), has great feedback (most of the reviews are on the German forums as 50% of his clients are German), all his hairlines look natural, and lastly 1.25 Euros per graft.
I ended up with 2985 grafts (mostly doubles and triples) with reserves for future procedure if I need it. One thing to note that if you have straight hairs like me you will be at an disadvantage because under certain lighting angles you will see some scalp even though there is no signs of hair thinning. The surgery was completely painless. However there is some discomfort, the anesthetic injections and the last 1-1.5 hours of the implanting process when the anesthetics start to wear out. I naturally overthink everything and develop anxiety for needles. Had to stop for 5-10 minutes during anesthetics because I was having an anxiety attack. They give you a xanax but it kicked in 30 minutes later for me.
The doctor, Muzzaffer, and the nurses are very professional and have a great system. If you are thinking about getting a procedure I would strongly advise to just do it as soon as possible because spending 10% of your day thinking about your hairloss for the rest of your life is annoying.
On the side note Turkey has really hot wemon so if you want to have some fun, get there a week or more before your surgery, get on Tinder or just cold approach on the streets to go for a google translate date. I matched and built a vibe with some Russian/English speaking girls on Tinder that were pretty much ready to go on a date, but didn't want to risk ducking up my implanted grafts
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