Guys:
I started a thread earlier asking if skin-trap+proxiphen-n will work. I sent this email to Dr. Proctor and am giving his response.
Q: Considering the fact that I am already using minoxidil twice a day and spironolactone, do you think proxiphen-n + skin trap (combination) will be better than using proxiphen-n alone?
Dr. P: Yes.
Q: I will probably miss phenytoin from the prescription proxiphen. My main concern being over-use/absorption of minoxidil and spironolactone with proxiphen-Rx as I already use them anyway. Probably the vehicle in skin trap is not as effective, but I am still guessing that skin trap will provide tempo and pbn that are missing in proxiphen-n. Is there a reason you would advise against using skin-trap on the scalp?
Dr. P. This is fine.
I was hoping he would mention something about vehicle. It is good to know prox-n+ skin-trap is more potent than prox-n.
Though, I am tempted to try this, I am going to wait. (Currently finasteride 1.25 every day, xandrox 5 and 15, cu peptides (3-4 times a week), retina (twice a week), spironolactone rarely).
I will give this one more year after which if I don't get good results I am going for hair-transplantation. I sent an email to Dr. Arvind Poswal, New Delhi India with my pictures (http://photos.yahoo.com/makingslowprogress). I visit India once in two years.
Sadly, he thinks I am Norwood 5 and headed for Norwood 6. But the good news I need 3500 grafts which I can get at less than $5000.
how many grafts
would I
need to get a minimum coverage.
--------YOU SHOULD PLAN FOR ATLEAST 3500 GRAFTS
What Norwood would you classify me as?
---------Norwood 5 BUT YOU SEEM QUITE LIKELY TO PROGRESS TO NW6
What
will be the cost? Also which transplant is likely to work better,
regular or
FUSE?
------------IF I HAVE TO GET IT DONE FOR MYSELF, I WILL PREFER FUSE AS IT IS LESS INVASIVE. OTHERWISE, THE RESULTS IN THE RECIPIENT AREA ARE SAME FOR BOTH.
COST DETAILS
Fee per graft:
1) FUSE/fue- US $3.5/- per graft only
2) BHT(Body Hair Transplants)- US $5/- per graft only
3) FUHT(strip)- Approx. US $1/- per graft only
In FUHT there is a sliding scale of cost:-
1) 200 grafts - US $2/- per graft.
2) 500 grafts - US $1.75/- per graft.
3) 1000 grafts - US $1.5/- per graft.
4) 2000 to 2500 grafts - US $1.25/- per graft.
5) 2600 to 3400 grafts - US $1.15/- per graft.
6) Above 3500 grafts - US $1/- per graft
Currently I am using minoxidil (from Xandrox.com) and I have observed
some
regrowth.
How many days will it take to do the procedure?
---------A STRIP FUHT 3500 IS POSSIBLE IN A SINGLE DAY.
3500 FUSE GRAFTS TAKE 5 DAYS
Will the
transplantation
cause shock hair loss?
--SHOCKLOSS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT IN YOUR CASE, MORE SO BECAUSE MOST OF THE HAIR ON THE TOP ARE DHT SUSCEPTIBLE ONES.
Do I need to take any medication after the
procedure?
--------YES ANTIBIOTICS FOR 7 DAYS POST OP ARE A MUST. MINOXIDIL CAN BE APPLIED 14 TO 20 DAYS POSTOP.
I started a thread earlier asking if skin-trap+proxiphen-n will work. I sent this email to Dr. Proctor and am giving his response.
Q: Considering the fact that I am already using minoxidil twice a day and spironolactone, do you think proxiphen-n + skin trap (combination) will be better than using proxiphen-n alone?
Dr. P: Yes.
Q: I will probably miss phenytoin from the prescription proxiphen. My main concern being over-use/absorption of minoxidil and spironolactone with proxiphen-Rx as I already use them anyway. Probably the vehicle in skin trap is not as effective, but I am still guessing that skin trap will provide tempo and pbn that are missing in proxiphen-n. Is there a reason you would advise against using skin-trap on the scalp?
Dr. P. This is fine.
I was hoping he would mention something about vehicle. It is good to know prox-n+ skin-trap is more potent than prox-n.
Though, I am tempted to try this, I am going to wait. (Currently finasteride 1.25 every day, xandrox 5 and 15, cu peptides (3-4 times a week), retina (twice a week), spironolactone rarely).
I will give this one more year after which if I don't get good results I am going for hair-transplantation. I sent an email to Dr. Arvind Poswal, New Delhi India with my pictures (http://photos.yahoo.com/makingslowprogress). I visit India once in two years.
Sadly, he thinks I am Norwood 5 and headed for Norwood 6. But the good news I need 3500 grafts which I can get at less than $5000.
how many grafts
would I
need to get a minimum coverage.
--------YOU SHOULD PLAN FOR ATLEAST 3500 GRAFTS
What Norwood would you classify me as?
---------Norwood 5 BUT YOU SEEM QUITE LIKELY TO PROGRESS TO NW6
What
will be the cost? Also which transplant is likely to work better,
regular or
FUSE?
------------IF I HAVE TO GET IT DONE FOR MYSELF, I WILL PREFER FUSE AS IT IS LESS INVASIVE. OTHERWISE, THE RESULTS IN THE RECIPIENT AREA ARE SAME FOR BOTH.
COST DETAILS
Fee per graft:
1) FUSE/fue- US $3.5/- per graft only
2) BHT(Body Hair Transplants)- US $5/- per graft only
3) FUHT(strip)- Approx. US $1/- per graft only
In FUHT there is a sliding scale of cost:-
1) 200 grafts - US $2/- per graft.
2) 500 grafts - US $1.75/- per graft.
3) 1000 grafts - US $1.5/- per graft.
4) 2000 to 2500 grafts - US $1.25/- per graft.
5) 2600 to 3400 grafts - US $1.15/- per graft.
6) Above 3500 grafts - US $1/- per graft
Currently I am using minoxidil (from Xandrox.com) and I have observed
some
regrowth.
How many days will it take to do the procedure?
---------A STRIP FUHT 3500 IS POSSIBLE IN A SINGLE DAY.
3500 FUSE GRAFTS TAKE 5 DAYS
Will the
transplantation
cause shock hair loss?
--SHOCKLOSS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT IN YOUR CASE, MORE SO BECAUSE MOST OF THE HAIR ON THE TOP ARE DHT SUSCEPTIBLE ONES.
Do I need to take any medication after the
procedure?
--------YES ANTIBIOTICS FOR 7 DAYS POST OP ARE A MUST. MINOXIDIL CAN BE APPLIED 14 TO 20 DAYS POSTOP.