Thank you Gary for accepting my invitation to come to Casablanca and share your knowledge with us. It was a privilege to meet you and to hang out! Your presence enrichened our meeting and I'm happy for you to become a part of this community. See you soon!
Even earlier than 2005 I was watching on UWTV lectures where the professor said human cloning was already successful and legal in 3 countries, South Korea, and 2 others that I don’t remember. How successful you ask? Idk but it was definitely classified only to those countries and whomever who could get that information…
PFS is real and it happened to me. Been dealing with it for 18 months. Obviously its super rare but it is in fact real. Happy to come on the channel and do an interview and share my experience. People should know the full risk of taking a 5ar inhibitor. I’m not some random internet schmo trying to fear monger. I work in big tech as a swe and consider myself a scientifically literate person.
I just had my second FUT procedure. I chose FUT over FUE because I already had a scar from the previous procedure. Besides, I did not have to shave my hair on the back and no one knows I had a procedure. However, yes, it can be painful and the discomfort is an issue for weeks after the procedure with the stitches gone.
I had fut last July and I agree with what you said. I think the scar healed pretty well but at this point if I do another transplant I'll probably just do fut again considering the scar is already there.
Well, I've had six FUT procedures over the years and now regret it. I've lost 50%+ of the transplanted hair cannot buzz cut my head because of the scarring on the sides and back. Tattooing is an option, if I could do it again I'd go FUE you can at least shave or buzz cut your head as the balding progresses and it does. Good luck
FUT was a nightmare for me I had 3 procedures back in early 2000s with ugly scars the thing is baldness is progressive in time those scars will be more visible which is my problem I’m 57 now and still struggling with baldness I had to have SMP to camouflage scars 😢 so hood luck!
These sound less like problems with the technique itself but more with the surgeon and a lack of aftercare. AFAIK it's rare to continue to lose significant hair when on the proper medication - and if you lost donated hair, that's either surgeon or patient error. Granted, getting a surgery and not going on Fin or Dutasteride is a waste for almost everyone, unless you're already very old and stable.
@@Josh-fp2qn No idea, I'm on Finasteride right now. I've come to realize that without it I might as well accept being bald and shave my head. There's nothing worse than when I see guys walking around with good hairlines from a transplant but are completely bald from the mid scalp to the crown
@@Josh-fp2qn Finasteride does not case sexual problems.. It's a myth! Just look at the trial results! Approximately 1.3 percent of men who took finasteride experienced erectile dysfunction. That's less than the margin of error.
One advice: If you think you might need more than 1 HT surgery, I would strongly consider doing FUT first. That way they can remove a strip with thousands of grafts, and your donor area will pretty much be ready to go again with no thinning for the next surgery. Doing several FUE HT's will quickly mess up your donor area.
I've seen comparisons where the FUE procedure cumulatively creates more scar area - just spread out. It seems FUE might have a higher transection rate. Longer hair covers any potential scar, and SMP can be used if a scar remains. It also seems like it would be a less taxing day for the doctor.
I think reducing PFS to people fear mongering on forums is a bad take. Like yes, people who are in the PFS, PSSD, or PAS communities know how rare it is. They know majority of Doctors aren't going to see it in their practice. It's not like it isn't obvious. But it's more than just the forums. There are tons of people who suffer and make it publicly known. This information isn't hard to find. More and more people are coming out talking about their negative experiences on every social platform they can. There is rarely this rhetorical goal of instilling fear into people who are considering taking finasteride. These groups are created to garner awareness for some viable treatment. It's also not easy when it's dismissed by every doctor that knows very little about these conditions. It's not like a dermatologist is going to specialize in PFS
Dr. Gary seems to advocate for multiple hair transplant sessions with roughly 3000 grafts each, gradually increasing density over time. While this approach is ideal for achieving optimal results, it's important to acknowledge that the cost of multiple procedures is a significant barrier for many patients. The desire for maximum graft coverage in a single surgery is often driven by financial constraints, not a preference for less optimal outcomes.
I'd be really interested in a more in-depth discussion about the advantages and disadvantages to FUT/FUE. There seems to be a divide in what doctors think about it. Some doctors are really pro-FUE (and indeed that's basically exclusively what is done in Turkey as far as I can tell), whereas other doctors feel like FUT is typically the way to go, especially if a patient is young and likely to have more surgery in the future (see e.g. The Hair Loss Show or Bloxham/Feller here on UA-cam).
PFS is controversial because its hard to trace causation and there are doctors who openly support it online and some doctors want to toss it aside, but based on my personal experience and experience from a doctor I know personally, PFS could set off other health issues that were already there/hidden and PFS itself is not the actual syndrome but a blanket term to encompass a constellation of symptoms associated with finasteride-related issues.
I'm glad you're mentioning this because it's very dismissive amongst most of the mainstream medical community as well as HT surgeons. PFS can and has caused irreparable harm to a small # of men, so I personally avoid all forms of it.
I follow a Christian prophet and clicked on his live video. Feed, one second after I clicked, he said there’s a woman watching with alopecia, and I pray for her miraculous healing. Doctor, I also suffer from alopecia Universalis since age 4 from exposure to a superfund site. I’ve already started growing eyebrows and baby hairs all over my head, and I am praying for miraculous healing. Really, with God anything is possible! Seek God and ask Him!
I am the recipient of 3 FUT procedures from 2006 to 2012, totaling approximately 10,000 grafts. Although all three were successful and the results satisfactory, there is now a large degree of thinning in the donor area and around the lower sides. There is no way I could have a fourth procedure without severely compromising the donor area at this point. Therefore, the only option I see is for her multiple clip of her hair multiplication/clothing to finally become a reality. It's been talked about for too long and needs to happen. Thoughts?
Dr. Linkov, I am a seventy year old MtoF trans person. I take 150 mg of spironolactone daily. I have been doing various things to regrow hair like minoxidil, a rosemary oil mixture, scalp massage, and derma rolling, and have seen some minor results. My testosterone level is nearly zero and my estradiol level is about 150 -170. I am thinking of adding finasteride to my regime. My question is, can I benefit from finasteride if I am taking spironolactone and my testosterone level is quite low? Also, can finasteride substitute for spironolactone in reaching my target testosterone level as a trans woman? Also, I am as Ph.D. statistician and I think both quantitative and qualitive analysis of results is helpful. Both need to be incorporated in any medical practice, no matter what the medical specialty. I think your videos are great. I am considering hair transplantation and will likely have a consult with you via telemedicine. Thank you so much.
Thank you, Gary...men want to have hair and need people to help THEM feel good about themselves and women and professionals should encourage that...please help men realize that hair transplants can make them feel confident..cost is such a factor as well as these improvements cost money and it is such an 'unavailable' treatment money wise
I just had my second FUE procedure and both haven’t netted me over 800 grafts per session. The clinic had difficulty extracting grafts bc my hair follicles are deep/long so FUT is most likely my only option to get a high number of grafts in a single session
Great video!! I agree, FUT has a great place still in the field of hair transplant surgery. I did three last month and have another coming up next month. Thank you for the summary from the conference in Morocco!
Congratulations, Happy to hear the good news and it's nice that you were invited to be a Speaker at that event! Next up, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), FUE Europe - Hair Transplant Society and the International Society for Aesthetics and Cosmetics (ISAC). @Dr. Linkov, in your opinion if a Hair Transplant Surgeon doesn't regularly go to, attend or isn't apart of a Professional Association as it concerns Hair Transplantation is that a huge red flag of any sorts?
@Doctor Gary Linkov - What if we can only make it out to Turkey once for one surgery? Wouldn't it make sense to do a giga session so you don't have to go back or for example, you can go back. Obviously, I like a good deal but the problem is Grafts are much cheaper and can go more volume in another country than I can in the U.S.
I experienced bad side effects from finasteride. Dizziness, heart palpitations and basically felt like I was dying. I’m sure it’s not common but it’s real.
Personally I’m glad to hear that hair transplants can be done without have to shave your hair off. As someone who has had a brain tumour where I was one years old, a bump die to it and a big scar… Although I am going bolder at all costs would never want my hair fully shaved. Thus, why so into hair grown and your channel over the year. You do very good videos and thank you for educating us all ❤
When you start creating hair follicles from stem cells again, then it's worth the dialogue. There is no question that Finasteride lowers libido in some people.
Don't you think that is crazy one man can take finnasteride with zero problems and they get nice hair . Another man can take finnasteride and go through the worst times of thier life untill they stop the drug and even then some report the problems don't stop.
Finasteride temporarily reduces DHT, which rises back to normal levels over several weeks once the medication stops. The fear mongers are a bunch of morons who refuse to grasp that concept and are causing needless suffering of preventable hair loss. .25mg finasteride provides 90% of the hair protection benefits of 1mg with a near zero rate of side effects.
Hi doc. As a compounding pharmacist I've had great success with high concentration latanoprost. It's expensive but works better than anything else. Do you have any comments?
Eyebrow hair transplants!? If I have full eyebrows but receding hairline, should I expect my eyebrows to thin too? And will finasteride save my eyebrows?
Not an expert but pretty sure eyebrow hair are different from scalp hair so finasteride wont improve it. And even if you lose your hair on top of the head your eyebrows wont be affected
I already watched this video on Spotify, but I wanted to comment. I’m so excited you are going to Brazil! Although I don’t live there anymore, it is still my homeland.
Fut surgeons often seem to downplay the linear scars. Theres no way im ever risking that. Thats just the worst and for some even a good surgeon ends up producing a knarly scar.
I wish you talk about testosterone therapy and hair transplant, like should we start testosterone therpay then get hair transplant or how to avoid hair loss after testosterone therapy
I had several transplants that had been in place and were holding nicely for over 10 years. I then started TRT and ended up losing much of my transplanted hair. I’ve since had two more transplants and have been using minoxidil and finasteride. So far after 3 years my hair seems to be holding fairly well. My problem is I’m running out of grafts. I’ve already had several hundred grafts of beard hair moved to my scalp. My point is if you have transplants and start testosterone there is a very good possibility that you will lose some of your transplants. High testosterone and hair transplants don’t work very well together you can either have a good head of hair or a healthy looking body with the combination of both is a difficult balancing act.
@@TheLevantine If you're relatively young, you should consider not getting on TRT. Figure out what's going on in your life to cause low T and fix it naturally first. Sleep, diet, supplements, plastics/exposure, extreme stress, etc. TRT inhibits the body's ability to produce it's own T, and so once you're on it, you're on it for good. It's not a young man's tool. It's for older men who cannot naturally by any means produce a healthy baseline of T.
I started finasteride 3mo ago and have zero side effects. I'm annoyed because the reason I didn't start it six years ago was because of fear of things like pfs. So because of fear I let my hairline recede to the point that it was so ugly I decided pfs was worth the risk of mitigating further loss. Now no side effects and I was scared for nothing and now I'm going to need a hair transplant which I could have avoided if I had just taken the medication! Don't be like me. Just try the med and if you think you're having side effects stop for a while and then try again later to see if the side effects were real or not.
@@FirstLast-dy4gt "Post finasteride syndrome." It's a condition that many doctors don't think is real. Basically rumors going around that Finasteride can completely kill your sex drive or make it hard to get erections. I was scared maybe the medicine would do this to me.
But closing the donor area using Trichophytic method doesn't leave visible scrar in FUT procedure. Hair grows out of scar if it's done properly and the donor area can be saved for future hair transplantation as well. I know that doctors who learned FUE and perform it on patience find excuses regarding FUT as they learned only FUE and have to propogate it for their own benefit. But still FUT is much better option if the donor area gets closed properly using trichophytic method. The scar in this technique is only visible if you shave off your head completely and the scar is as thin as threads which is not noticable even after shaving off the head.
Post finasteride syndrome is real and it can even be explained by the mechanism of action of the drug. Doctors just gaslight their patients. I got PFS upon stopping finasteride. All of us experience the same thing, a crash / rapid development of extreme symptoms including genital numbness and shrinkage, anhedonia, inability to feel alcohol or substances, no libido and other side effects all pointing to androgen receptor upregulation. I told my hair doctor this and he just dismissed me as crazy. Most doctors don’t even know the mechanism of action of the drug and the downstream effects when that is their job. They just have turned into salesmen for big pharma.
Also many individuals with pfs don’t report it to their doctor as they are afraid, they already stopped finasteride etc. It is a rare condition but much more common than reported to hair surgeons. There are many cases of patients that stop finasteride, report side effects, the doctor says don’t worry they will go away and 6 month passes and they don’t and the patient doesn’t follow up with the doctor and then the doctor just considers that patient OK.
Dr. Gary I had a hair transplant in December 2023, and I am currently taking minoxidil 2.5 and dutasteride 0.5mg . Is the combination of both necessary for life?
I have to speak out that I legitimately had Post-Finasteride Syndrome that lasted roughly 2 years after stopping Finasteride. Because of the nature of the side effects, I’m hesitant to share them in great detail but someone needs to do it. It’s also worth noting that men generally don’t seek medical attention for things like this as often as women do. I’m certain that the reason those doctors don’t see many cases is because most men wouldn’t go back to a hair specialist to report concerns. Maybe their GP who probably wouldn’t record the case. The patient probably just hopes it gets better and waits it out. Especially when it’s something ‘embarrassing’ like your you know what turning as clear as water and then taking 2 years to go back to normal.
I have PFS for 1,5 year as well. Very surprised to hear the poll results. But then again, I also too haven’t told my hair transplant surgeon about it, simply because I know there’s nothing he could help me with, so I assume many would do similarly.
@@gardenwaller you dont have PFS. you have low testosterone and non functioning gonads. Time to go to a doctor and get on TRT rather than blaming drugs and spreading fear.
Post finasteride syndrome is real it’s just the fact that doctors gaslight us and we don’t get heard. I’ve suffered for over 7 years with it and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy
What reputable surgeon or center could be recommended for someone considering hair surgery when living in Cairo, Egypt? Is there somewhere to get recommendations for good surgeons?
Hey Dr. Linkov, I am curious to know if you have heard of vertigo/dizziness being a side effect of Finasteride? I took some Finasteride and got Vertigo really bad. I didn't know if it was because of the Finasteride or if they were unrelated. Any thoughts?
Finasteride drops a bomb on your body and everyone reacts differently. None of these doctors are ever going to tell you the truth about it because it makes them tons of money and they're not liable if your life gets destroyed. I strongly advise you to stop taking that poison before it's too late. Go read the post finasteride syndrome forum if you don't believe me. I wish I had listened to those people before I took it.
I had a giga session one year ago and im super happy. best decision ever. i got 9600 grafts implanted over 2 days went from completely bald to full head of hair.
@@travislong2810 hey i got it done last summer in turkey in istanbul. the clinic was called vera clinic, a very modern and professional clinic. i went there to get a normal session, but when they analysed my donor area they said you can do a giga session , on two days.
There is the developmental saline solution that reduces scarring. Hair would regrow from repaired areas. If this works you would regrow hair from donor areas after fue surgeries to be used again later for more surgeries. Basically farming.
Over life time, i believe combo of fut and fue yields extra 3000 grafts, while fut only like 5000-6000 extra vs fue only. It was a study done. The scar itself, depends on the ability of surgeon to close it nicely. Some close it so nicely, you can barely see it on clean shaven head. One of the best closures come from dr Saifi in Wroclaw, he used to be surgeon, and from Hattingen in Swiss.
Hi Gary, I went to see two different doctors and got two different answers in terms of the number of grafts. One said they can extract 3000 Fue and the other 1200 FUE . Who should I believe?
is it necessary to use finesteride even after hair transplant. what happens if someone does not want to take topical or oral medication after their transplant
I'm more confused since I'm losing my hair around my sideburns and at the same time noticed that my hair pretty much stopped growing, I don't know what's going on.
Good work on explaining pros and cons of hair replantation. I don't know if surgeons have already thought of this, but can't you use hair replantation from a healthy women's head to a balding men's scalp? I mean, it makes more sense to me to use a women's healthy, beautiful head of hair rather than a man's unhealthy hair for regrowth purposes. I don't know if it's the same as transplanting a liver where the body may reject a foreign tissue as an invader, but if I were rich, I certainly would entertain the idea of using a woman's hair or even another man's healthy head of hair. If the donor were paid good money, I think it would be a unique, novel idea. What do you think?
Question... (asking for a friend) ... at 36 'my friend' has quite aggressive temporal recession, leaving that "peninsular" look - still a strong frontal area, but looks like the peninsula will turn into an island soon. General thinning on top, but no crowning yet... Dont want to go on medication, waiting for it to stabilise naturally- should my friend save up for a 40th birthday transplant treat, or just embrace the shave?
my father had a FUE, 30 years ago, that time the punch was bigger.........it`s a very old technology, and the loss rate is higher than on FUT...so what is the point to do a FUE, only because no big scar ?
I've had a 3 transplant surgeries. probably at my limit for donor hair. I've seen articles about using beard, chest and back hair. can you comment on expected results and also possibly do a video on this procedure
I think no hair transplant doctor had seen PFS because hair transplant patients are more "locked in" with finasteride because they already paid so much money. They might be more prone to dismiss side effects, and to not stop taking the drug ("post" syndrome). Also they have some incentive to deny this condition. I think if you ask other doctors, endocrinologists, urologists, they will more likely have seen it. Personally I still have side effects 3 months after stopping, mainly sexual. I am hoping they can resolve with more time. Gary is obviously a very intelligent doctor but maybe he should talk with a doctor who actually admits to treating this to better inform his patients.
Lots of info, I appreciate the 360 degree review. Nice review of FUE and FUT, and their frequency ('younger surgeons possibly not learning it'). The FUT scars I see at the gym are prominent, and often on bald heads (which tells me the whole idea doesn't always work). But, I've been hesitant of FUE for over 20 years after seeing a couple guys with bald heads with deep pock marks that looked like a golf ball. Maybe it was something else, since I didn't confirm. Also, thanks for the mention of PFS. although my use/stoppage and long-time symptoms point to it, I also know enough physiology and statistics to think there is a greater chance of other factors like medical incidents, etc, but the timing is uncanny so probably a combination, as many probably are. What I never understood was why I was prescribed by a hair restoring Doctor - that alone raised a red flag that I ignored - it seemed to imply 'try this, and when it doesn't work, come back.' OR, do they get kickbacks on the pharma sales? It's tough, it's really tough, I'll probably need a shrink before I need any other doctor.
At some point you would think that the tech would get to a point to where you could just clone some donor cells to grow as many as you want - then just bypass FUE / FUT all together. But I am not a doctor so maybe that suggestion sounds insane.
ALso not a doctor, but I believe the body rejects the hair follicles if they're not from your body, due to the genetic makeup. Even moving like back hair to your scalp causes way more to get rejected. But hopefully one day they can use someone's stem cells to grow their own hair and transplant
Not before time travel 😢.All jokes aside, a cure to baldness has the same likelihood as altering someone's height. Humanity may see a cure sometime after 2100 or a few years before 2100. We won't see a cure in our lifetime.
I did 2500 graphs (~they counted, i just go with the figure). Its been 8? months since then.. Im on Minoxidil pill + some extras (vitamins, collagen, saw palmetto, etc). At some point i could swear a lot of the implanted hair didn't survived.. say afte month 1-2, when hair was shorter.. like +30% of it (cause after first days i was seeing a particular density.. latter, after it fell & then regrown, including now, i see empty spots + lower density) So, it makes me think.. first, maybe they did something wrong.. or i did? Or, if it would have been better to split into 2 smaller operations...
No finasteride/durasteride, I have been taking oral minoxidil for about a year now, I stopped loosing my hair, is also not as thin and some how my scalp looks ¿"denser/fuller"?
Hi Dr Linkov. It appears one of the factors for maintaining a healthy head of hair is a good blood supply to the hair roots, do you have any advice on how to best achieve this? Also what is the best hair transplant procedure for Afro style hair? & does your clinc provide this?. Thank you for all your videos
@drgarylinkov Doc, does miconeedling restore the receding hair line? Or is it only recovered by transplant? I already use dutasteride and my hair is stable, but I really wish to regain about an inch of my hair line, and Im thinking about acquiring a dermapen. Do you think its worth it? Or should I just save for a transplant? Thank you in advance!
Clickbate. You included no hair restoration new developments. After watching the entire video, there was no discussion on "the future of hair surgery."
This isn't clickbait. There's no claims of " The Future of Hair Surgery" as you unfairly and inaccurately claimed. Gigasession and Long Hair FUE was the new techniques discussed in the video.
I bought oral minoxidil from your online pharmacy. It's great that this drug can be delivered in a short amount of time, and you don't have to go through the hassle of talking to doctors who have never heard of oral minoxidil. I have a suggestion. Your pharmacy has finasteride, but I think you should also sell dutasteride. The type of person who uses oral minoxidil for hair loss has probably already tried FDA-approved drugs and needs something better.
Stem cell follicles are still in the experimental stages . There's no set timeline for when it will be available for human use. Researchers are actively exploring the potential of stem cells for hair growth and regeneration. It's important to note that any new treatment developments will require rigorous testing and clinical trials before they can be approved for human use. With the evolution of AI and technological advancements, we could see something like cloning or stem cells by 2035 or sooner whether you want to believe it or not. We're not living in the 2010's no more and I'll argue that we're further ahead that we were in 2020-2021. We're advancing our technologies rapidly and there's no sign of it slowing down.I have faith that something will hit the market in the next decade of two. I'd argue that the 2020's will be the end of the old world we once knew. Al will be more prominent in the 2030's. Most things we see today will be like looking at things in the 90's from 2024 by the time we get into the mid 2030's, just watch!
I hope FUT doesn't go extinct because as a transplant patient myself, I definitely see the use cases. I had a big surgery done for broad front scalp coverage - but FUE surgeon had to take a *lot* of donor hair. Like, I'm a little nervous to have a short hairstyle for how obvious or "moth eaten" my donor area might appear. Nonetheless, I do have acceptable scalp coverage now.. ..except at the crown. There's no way I can imagine that a surgeon could get another 2500+ FUE grafts from my donor area to cover my crown, so an FUT is almost certainly my only option to get the rest of the coverage needed.
I tried ur topical finasteride and even at a very small dose. It gave me heart palpitations/.. that was after 1 tiny dose. Any thoughts on this? Should I try again?
Hallo guys, can someone please answer my question. I used minoxidil for about a month and my hair was shedding. Now I quit using minoxidil. What will be with my hair?
Dr. Linkov, was there any mentioning about Verteporfin? I heard that there is now a consent to do several trials by the bigger names - are you happen to be involved, or have you heard any details about this? Indivivual trials have been already done (or ongoing) by Dr. Bloxham and Dr. Barghouti, but a more extended one would be very benefical to see if it adds any real value on the donor area.
There's ALOT of interest around Dr Taleb Barghouthi utilising Verterporfin to help regenerate the donor region following FUE. He's now operating in London, UK where new trials are set to start.
Will we get to a place where we wont have to use our own hair as donor hair? Will we get to a place where you can have a full head of hair after a hair transplant? I'm talking full head like when we were 15-16.
Have you experience with administering low doses of topical finasteride (0.025%) in your clinic and seeing any results from it? Or what is your take on it? I'm skeptic about it but i cant even tolerate 0.25mg oral
I used to be a hairdresser that made wigs, wiglets and toupees so have observed many hai lines and always wonder when a surgeon is doing a hair transplant why he doe a straight line as the hair line. Nobody has a straight line it’s always uneven which would not be hard to achieve when doing the transplant. Maybe you could give us that watch your videos a talk about that.
I like Gary. I went to Athens for mine with Seneca medical group. Not sure what to think yet. I’m going through shedding atm. I do have one burning question for you Gary.. if you was naturally losing your hair.. knowing what you know. Would you have a HT? if so.. which method would you choose if you was a Norwood 6 and who would you choose apart from your own team to do it? 😅
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and discoveries Dr Gary! This is off topic- but i was wondering when the gut health video interview with gi specialist is going to air? I am looking forward to it!
Thank you Gary for accepting my invitation to come to Casablanca and share your knowledge with us. It was a privilege to meet you and to hang out! Your presence enrichened our meeting and I'm happy for you to become a part of this community. See you soon!
Thanks brother!
Morocco the land of welcome 🐪
You are a legend of the industry BF!
Thank you for visitting Morocco.
Hey! Obrigado por representares Portugal :D
Losing your hair is one of the worst things that could happen to a man. I really hope it gets fixed. Ive been living this hell since my early 20s.
Cancer, motor neron, Parkinson's,MS etc...
Yeah and going bald is such a disaster.
You prople
Thanks to modern science you can get a good FUE procedure for 6k to 9k. The price will probably go down slightly and the procedure will get easier
I remember being told by a transplant surgeon in 2005…..”you are living in great times, cloning is just around the corner”
these trials take decades, and when the treatment comes out, it will most likely be not affordable for another decade so yeah
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Even earlier than 2005 I was watching on UWTV lectures where the professor said human cloning was already successful and legal in 3 countries, South Korea, and 2 others that I don’t remember. How successful you ask? Idk but it was definitely classified only to those countries and whomever who could get that information…
Same with Fusion energy
@vicfontaine5130 the fact that they even achieved fusion is exciting
PFS is real and it happened to me. Been dealing with it for 18 months. Obviously its super rare but it is in fact real. Happy to come on the channel and do an interview and share my experience. People should know the full risk of taking a 5ar inhibitor. I’m not some random internet schmo trying to fear monger. I work in big tech as a swe and consider myself a scientifically literate person.
You should check balance T/O ( testosteron/oestradiol ), 5/AR can make your oestradiol more high so tired
@@ZaeeKeeaZeveryone does that bro pfs wouldn’t exist if were hormones it’s a way deeper issue
Ya I got PFS too it’s hell and doctor all gaslight like crazy
Yes, great Dr. Linkov. Glad the meeting and people were so wonderful. Many apropos are interested in new hair & current transplant procedures.
I just had my second FUT procedure. I chose FUT over FUE because I already had a scar from the previous procedure. Besides, I did not have to shave my hair on the back and no one knows I had a procedure. However, yes, it can be painful and the discomfort is an issue for weeks after the procedure with the stitches gone.
I had fut last July and I agree with what you said. I think the scar healed pretty well but at this point if I do another transplant I'll probably just do fut again considering the scar is already there.
Well, I've had six FUT procedures over the years and now regret it. I've lost 50%+ of the transplanted hair cannot buzz cut my head because of the scarring on the sides and back. Tattooing is an option, if I could do it again I'd go FUE you can at least shave or buzz cut your head as the balding progresses and it does. Good luck
FUT was a nightmare for me I had 3 procedures back in early 2000s with ugly scars the thing is baldness is progressive in time those scars will be more visible which is my problem I’m 57 now and still struggling with baldness I had to have SMP to camouflage scars 😢 so hood luck!
@@obram17 That's the big lie they tell you transplanted hair lasts forever
These sound less like problems with the technique itself but more with the surgeon and a lack of aftercare. AFAIK it's rare to continue to lose significant hair when on the proper medication - and if you lost donated hair, that's either surgeon or patient error. Granted, getting a surgery and not going on Fin or Dutasteride is a waste for almost everyone, unless you're already very old and stable.
So basically there are no "latest developments"
Hopefully GT20029 will have a good phase 3 trial
@@vicfontaine5130 More fake news is it better that what is on the market now? No
Will GT20029 also cause ED or sexual problems like fin?
@@Josh-fp2qn No idea, I'm on Finasteride right now. I've come to realize that without it I might as well accept being bald and shave my head. There's nothing worse than when I see guys walking around with good hairlines from a transplant but are completely bald from the mid scalp to the crown
@@Josh-fp2qn Finasteride does not case sexual problems..
It's a myth!
Just look at the trial results!
Approximately 1.3 percent of men who took finasteride experienced erectile dysfunction.
That's less than the margin of error.
One advice: If you think you might need more than 1 HT surgery, I would strongly consider doing FUT first. That way they can remove a strip with thousands of grafts, and your donor area will pretty much be ready to go again with no thinning for the next surgery. Doing several FUE HT's will quickly mess up your donor area.
I've seen comparisons where the FUE procedure cumulatively creates more scar area - just spread out. It seems FUE might have a higher transection rate. Longer hair covers any potential scar, and SMP can be used if a scar remains. It also seems like it would be a less taxing day for the doctor.
Proud of you Gary. Plus youre still the best looking on the internet.
I think reducing PFS to people fear mongering on forums is a bad take. Like yes, people who are in the PFS, PSSD, or PAS communities know how rare it is. They know majority of Doctors aren't going to see it in their practice. It's not like it isn't obvious. But it's more than just the forums. There are tons of people who suffer and make it publicly known. This information isn't hard to find. More and more people are coming out talking about their negative experiences on every social platform they can. There is rarely this rhetorical goal of instilling fear into people who are considering taking finasteride. These groups are created to garner awareness for some viable treatment. It's also not easy when it's dismissed by every doctor that knows very little about these conditions. It's not like a dermatologist is going to specialize in PFS
Dr. Gary seems to advocate for multiple hair transplant sessions with roughly 3000 grafts each, gradually increasing density over time. While this approach is ideal for achieving optimal results, it's important to acknowledge that the cost of multiple procedures is a significant barrier for many patients. The desire for maximum graft coverage in a single surgery is often driven by financial constraints, not a preference for less optimal outcomes.
I'd be really interested in a more in-depth discussion about the advantages and disadvantages to FUT/FUE. There seems to be a divide in what doctors think about it. Some doctors are really pro-FUE (and indeed that's basically exclusively what is done in Turkey as far as I can tell), whereas other doctors feel like FUT is typically the way to go, especially if a patient is young and likely to have more surgery in the future (see e.g. The Hair Loss Show or Bloxham/Feller here on UA-cam).
Would be fun to debate that with someone good 👍🏼
@@drgarylinkov Bloxham/Feller are based in New York too I think!
@@RedBar3D I'm ready!
@@drgarylinkov You should reach out to them if you think it'd make a good video. I know I'd watch it.
When will we get a something to prevent baldness?
PFS is controversial because its hard to trace causation and there are doctors who openly support it online and some doctors want to toss it aside, but based on my personal experience and experience from a doctor I know personally, PFS could set off other health issues that were already there/hidden and PFS itself is not the actual syndrome but a blanket term to encompass a constellation of symptoms associated with finasteride-related issues.
I'm glad you're mentioning this because it's very dismissive amongst most of the mainstream medical community as well as HT surgeons. PFS can and has caused irreparable harm to a small # of men, so I personally avoid all forms of it.
i got it for months, it's a reality, thanks god i recover, but nearly suicid
I follow a Christian prophet and clicked on his live video. Feed, one second after I clicked, he said there’s a woman watching with alopecia, and I pray for her miraculous healing. Doctor, I also suffer from alopecia Universalis since age 4 from exposure to a superfund site. I’ve already started growing eyebrows and baby hairs all over my head, and I am praying for miraculous healing. Really, with God anything is possible! Seek God and ask Him!
finasteride side-effects should not be minimized, because you could quickly develop E.D. and liver damage.
I am the recipient of 3 FUT procedures from 2006 to 2012, totaling approximately 10,000 grafts. Although all three were successful and the results satisfactory, there is now a large degree of thinning in the donor area and around the lower sides. There is no way I could have a fourth procedure without severely compromising the donor area at this point. Therefore, the only option I see is for her multiple clip of her hair multiplication/clothing to finally become a reality. It's been talked about for too long and needs to happen. Thoughts?
I love your hairlines they always look so natural
Thanks!!!
Dr. Linkov, I am a seventy year old MtoF trans person. I take 150 mg of spironolactone daily. I have been doing various things to regrow hair like minoxidil, a rosemary oil mixture, scalp massage, and derma rolling, and have seen some minor results. My testosterone level is nearly zero and my estradiol level is about 150 -170. I am thinking of adding finasteride to my regime.
My question is, can I benefit from finasteride if I am taking spironolactone and my testosterone level is quite low? Also, can finasteride substitute for spironolactone in reaching my target testosterone level as a trans woman?
Also, I am as Ph.D. statistician and I think both quantitative and qualitive analysis of results is helpful. Both need to be incorporated in any medical practice, no matter what the medical specialty.
I think your videos are great. I am considering hair transplantation and will likely have a consult with you via telemedicine. Thank you so much.
Finasteride is a DHT blocker, DHT attaches to Testosterone, so if youre testosterone is already nearly nothing there's no DHT affecting your hairloss.
I have upcoming hair transplant and came across this channel. Must comment here and see the information provided here is top notch! great content
Thank you, Gary...men want to have hair and need people to help THEM feel good about themselves and women and professionals should encourage that...please help men realize that hair transplants can make them feel confident..cost is such a factor as well as these improvements cost money and it is such an 'unavailable' treatment money wise
I just had my second FUE procedure and both haven’t netted me over 800 grafts per session. The clinic had difficulty extracting grafts bc my hair follicles are deep/long so FUT is most likely my only option to get a high number of grafts in a single session
Great video!! I agree, FUT has a great place still in the field of hair transplant surgery. I did three last month and have another coming up next month. Thank you for the summary from the conference in Morocco!
Congratulations, Happy to hear the good news and it's nice that you were invited to be a Speaker at that event! Next up, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), FUE Europe - Hair Transplant Society and the International Society for Aesthetics and Cosmetics (ISAC).
@Dr. Linkov, in your opinion if a Hair Transplant Surgeon doesn't regularly go to, attend or isn't apart of a Professional Association as it concerns Hair Transplantation is that a huge red flag of any sorts?
Not necessarily, if they’re good at what they do. I’ll be at ISHRS this fall and am already an associate member.
@Doctor Gary Linkov - What if we can only make it out to Turkey once for one surgery? Wouldn't it make sense to do a giga session so you don't have to go back or for example, you can go back. Obviously, I like a good deal but the problem is Grafts are much cheaper and can go more volume in another country than I can in the U.S.
I experienced bad side effects from finasteride. Dizziness, heart palpitations and basically felt like I was dying. I’m sure it’s not common but it’s real.
How long into taking it?
Personally I’m glad to hear that hair transplants can be done without have to shave your hair off. As someone who has had a brain tumour where I was one years old, a bump die to it and a big scar… Although I am going bolder at all costs would never want my hair fully shaved. Thus, why so into hair grown and your channel over the year. You do very good videos and thank you for educating us all ❤
When you start creating hair follicles from stem cells again, then it's worth the dialogue. There is no question that Finasteride lowers libido in some people.
Don't you think that is crazy one man can take finnasteride with zero problems and they get nice hair . Another man can take finnasteride and go through the worst times of thier life untill they stop the drug and even then some report the problems don't stop.
In some people. Placebo in most.
Finasteride temporarily reduces DHT, which rises back to normal levels over several weeks once the medication stops. The fear mongers are a bunch of morons who refuse to grasp that concept and are causing needless suffering of preventable hair loss. .25mg finasteride provides 90% of the hair protection benefits of 1mg with a near zero rate of side effects.
5/AR is the most powerfull hormone in your body, every people affected, just denial
Hi doc. As a compounding pharmacist I've had great success with high concentration latanoprost. It's expensive but works better than anything else. Do you have any comments?
Eyebrow hair transplants!? If I have full eyebrows but receding hairline, should I expect my eyebrows to thin too? And will finasteride save my eyebrows?
Yeah you’re pretty much fxcked
Not an expert but pretty sure eyebrow hair are different from scalp hair so finasteride wont improve it. And even if you lose your hair on top of the head your eyebrows wont be affected
I love when new techs being shared while lots other wouldn't even bother sharing it. Love this type of content doc!? appreciate your work, ~cheers
I already watched this video on Spotify, but I wanted to comment.
I’m so excited you are going to Brazil! Although I don’t live there anymore, it is still my homeland.
Fut surgeons often seem to downplay the linear scars. Theres no way im ever risking that. Thats just the worst and for some even a good surgeon ends up producing a knarly scar.
Does getting a natural hairline with African hair as apposed to straight caucasian hair pose multiple problems?
Definitely more challenging to work with curly hair, but beautiful results are possible. We have many examples in our gallery!
I wish you talk about testosterone therapy and hair transplant, like should we start testosterone therpay then get hair transplant or how to avoid hair loss after testosterone therapy
I had several transplants that had been in place and were holding nicely for over 10 years. I then started TRT and ended up losing much of my transplanted hair. I’ve since had two more transplants and have been using minoxidil and finasteride. So far after 3 years my hair seems to be holding fairly well. My problem is I’m running out of grafts. I’ve already had several hundred grafts of beard hair moved to my scalp. My point is if you have transplants and start testosterone there is a very good possibility that you will lose some of your transplants. High testosterone and hair transplants don’t work very well together you can either have a good head of hair or a healthy looking body with the combination of both is a difficult balancing act.
@@sdean4816 I'm relatively still young but yeah I need both, I was thinking maybe I do TRT first then I go for a hair transplant idk
@@TheLevantine If you're relatively young, you should consider not getting on TRT. Figure out what's going on in your life to cause low T and fix it naturally first. Sleep, diet, supplements, plastics/exposure, extreme stress, etc. TRT inhibits the body's ability to produce it's own T, and so once you're on it, you're on it for good. It's not a young man's tool. It's for older men who cannot naturally by any means produce a healthy baseline of T.
I started finasteride 3mo ago and have zero side effects. I'm annoyed because the reason I didn't start it six years ago was because of fear of things like pfs. So because of fear I let my hairline recede to the point that it was so ugly I decided pfs was worth the risk of mitigating further loss. Now no side effects and I was scared for nothing and now I'm going to need a hair transplant which I could have avoided if I had just taken the medication! Don't be like me. Just try the med and if you think you're having side effects stop for a while and then try again later to see if the side effects were real or not.
Same here, noticed no difference whatsoever on fin
@@AlonewithAnkit Yes. You have to keep taking it if you want to stop hair loss.
@@ThatOneScienceGuy Thanks for the reply sir.
What’s pfs?
@@FirstLast-dy4gt "Post finasteride syndrome." It's a condition that many doctors don't think is real. Basically rumors going around that Finasteride can completely kill your sex drive or make it hard to get erections. I was scared maybe the medicine would do this to me.
Greetings doc. Just wanna say you have been an inspiration to us men. "Respect mon" & stay safe.🫡 Fr 🇯🇲
But closing the donor area using Trichophytic method doesn't leave visible scrar in FUT procedure. Hair grows out of scar if it's done properly and the donor area can be saved for future hair transplantation as well. I know that doctors who learned FUE and perform it on patience find excuses regarding FUT as they learned only FUE and have to propogate it for their own benefit. But still FUT is much better option if the donor area gets closed properly using trichophytic method. The scar in this technique is only visible if you shave off your head completely and the scar is as thin as threads which is not noticable even after shaving off the head.
Post finasteride syndrome is real and it can even be explained by the mechanism of action of the drug. Doctors just gaslight their patients. I got PFS upon stopping finasteride. All of us experience the same thing, a crash / rapid development of extreme symptoms including genital numbness and shrinkage, anhedonia, inability to feel alcohol or substances, no libido and other side effects all pointing to androgen receptor upregulation.
I told my hair doctor this and he just dismissed me as crazy. Most doctors don’t even know the mechanism of action of the drug and the downstream effects when that is their job. They just have turned into salesmen for big pharma.
Also many individuals with pfs don’t report it to their doctor as they are afraid, they already stopped finasteride etc. It is a rare condition but much more common than reported to hair surgeons. There are many cases of patients that stop finasteride, report side effects, the doctor says don’t worry they will go away and 6 month passes and they don’t and the patient doesn’t follow up with the doctor and then the doctor just considers that patient OK.
Dr. Gary I had a hair transplant in December 2023, and I am currently taking minoxidil 2.5 and dutasteride 0.5mg . Is the combination of both necessary for life?
I have to speak out that I legitimately had Post-Finasteride Syndrome that lasted roughly 2 years after stopping Finasteride.
Because of the nature of the side effects, I’m hesitant to share them in great detail but someone needs to do it.
It’s also worth noting that men generally don’t seek medical attention for things like this as often as women do. I’m certain that the reason those doctors don’t see many cases is because most men wouldn’t go back to a hair specialist to report concerns. Maybe their GP who probably wouldn’t record the case. The patient probably just hopes it gets better and waits it out. Especially when it’s something ‘embarrassing’ like your you know what turning as clear as water and then taking 2 years to go back to normal.
That open line of communication between patient and doctor is key to avoid these prolonged side effects.
I have PFS for 1,5 year as well. Very surprised to hear the poll results. But then again, I also too haven’t told my hair transplant surgeon about it, simply because I know there’s nothing he could help me with, so I assume many would do similarly.
2 years isn´t forever...
2 years is long af @@robbertag808
@@gardenwaller you dont have PFS. you have low testosterone and non functioning gonads. Time to go to a doctor and get on TRT rather than blaming drugs and spreading fear.
Post finasteride syndrome is real it’s just the fact that doctors gaslight us and we don’t get heard. I’ve suffered for over 7 years with it and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy
I am with you… up to 3000 max… if I do body to scalp I do it in a different session after I exhausted the scalp donor…totally agree…
What reputable surgeon or center could be recommended for someone considering hair surgery when living in Cairo, Egypt? Is there somewhere to get recommendations for good surgeons?
Hey Dr. Linkov, I am curious to know if you have heard of vertigo/dizziness being a side effect of Finasteride? I took some Finasteride and got Vertigo really bad. I didn't know if it was because of the Finasteride or if they were unrelated. Any thoughts?
Finasteride drops a bomb on your body and everyone reacts differently. None of these doctors are ever going to tell you the truth about it because it makes them tons of money and they're not liable if your life gets destroyed. I strongly advise you to stop taking that poison before it's too late. Go read the post finasteride syndrome forum if you don't believe me. I wish I had listened to those people before I took it.
Any discussion at the underlying condition that causes hair loss in men? How far away are we from solving that issue?
I had a giga session one year ago and im super happy. best decision ever. i got 9600 grafts implanted over 2 days went from completely bald to full head of hair.
where did you get it done? Thanks for your reply
@@travislong2810 hey i got it done last summer in turkey in istanbul. the clinic was called vera clinic, a very modern and professional clinic. i went there to get a normal session, but when they analysed my donor area they said you can do a giga session , on two days.
There is the developmental saline solution that reduces scarring. Hair would regrow from repaired areas. If this works you would regrow hair from donor areas after fue surgeries to be used again later for more surgeries. Basically farming.
How long are we talking about with the long hair transplant. Is there an ideal length discussed?
Over life time, i believe combo of fut and fue yields extra 3000 grafts, while fut only like 5000-6000 extra vs fue only. It was a study done. The scar itself, depends on the ability of surgeon to close it nicely. Some close it so nicely, you can barely see it on clean shaven head. One of the best closures come from dr Saifi in Wroclaw, he used to be surgeon, and from Hattingen in Swiss.
Hi Gary, I went to see two different doctors and got two different answers in terms of the number of grafts. One said they can extract 3000 Fue and the other 1200 FUE . Who should I believe?
Impressive👏….What’s not to love about you Dr. Linkov! 🎉
is it necessary to use finesteride even after hair transplant. what happens if someone does not want to take topical or oral medication after their transplant
I'm more confused since I'm losing my hair around my sideburns and at the same time noticed that my hair pretty much stopped growing, I don't know what's going on.
Good work on explaining pros and cons of hair replantation. I don't know if surgeons have already thought of this, but can't you use hair replantation from a healthy women's head to a balding men's scalp? I mean, it makes more sense to me to use a women's healthy, beautiful head of hair rather than a man's unhealthy hair for regrowth purposes. I don't know if it's the same as transplanting a liver where the body may reject a foreign tissue as an invader, but if I were rich, I certainly would entertain the idea of using a woman's hair or even another man's healthy head of hair. If the donor were paid good money, I think it would be a unique, novel idea. What do you think?
Question... (asking for a friend) ... at 36 'my friend' has quite aggressive temporal recession, leaving that "peninsular" look - still a strong frontal area, but looks like the peninsula will turn into an island soon. General thinning on top, but no crowning yet...
Dont want to go on medication, waiting for it to stabilise naturally- should my friend save up for a 40th birthday transplant treat, or just embrace the shave?
What do you recommend in cases of men on TRT. Would you still recommend Finesteride
my father had a FUE, 30 years ago, that time the punch was bigger.........it`s a very old technology, and the loss rate is higher than on FUT...so what is the point to do a FUE, only because no big scar ?
I've had a 3 transplant surgeries. probably at my limit for donor hair. I've seen articles about using beard, chest and back hair. can you comment on expected results and also possibly do a video on this procedure
Same would like to know what he thinks
Ass hair?
I think no hair transplant doctor had seen PFS because hair transplant patients are more "locked in" with finasteride because they already paid so much money. They might be more prone to dismiss side effects, and to not stop taking the drug ("post" syndrome). Also they have some incentive to deny this condition. I think if you ask other doctors, endocrinologists, urologists, they will more likely have seen it.
Personally I still have side effects 3 months after stopping, mainly sexual. I am hoping they can resolve with more time. Gary is obviously a very intelligent doctor but maybe he should talk with a doctor who actually admits to treating this to better inform his patients.
who is the best hair transplant doctor in miami?
Giovanni Giorgio.
Shipping to Australia available by any of your colleagues selling the products?
Lots of info, I appreciate the 360 degree review. Nice review of FUE and FUT, and their frequency ('younger surgeons possibly not learning it'). The FUT scars I see at the gym are prominent, and often on bald heads (which tells me the whole idea doesn't always work). But, I've been hesitant of FUE for over 20 years after seeing a couple guys with bald heads with deep pock marks that looked like a golf ball. Maybe it was something else, since I didn't confirm. Also, thanks for the mention of PFS. although my use/stoppage and long-time symptoms point to it, I also know enough physiology and statistics to think there is a greater chance of other factors like medical incidents, etc, but the timing is uncanny so probably a combination, as many probably are. What I never understood was why I was prescribed by a hair restoring Doctor - that alone raised a red flag that I ignored - it seemed to imply 'try this, and when it doesn't work, come back.' OR, do they get kickbacks on the pharma sales? It's tough, it's really tough, I'll probably need a shrink before I need any other doctor.
At some point you would think that the tech would get to a point to where you could just clone some donor cells to grow as many as you want - then just bypass FUE / FUT all together. But I am not a doctor so maybe that suggestion sounds insane.
ALso not a doctor, but I believe the body rejects the hair follicles if they're not from your body, due to the genetic makeup. Even moving like back hair to your scalp causes way more to get rejected. But hopefully one day they can use someone's stem cells to grow their own hair and transplant
When is cloning hair follicles coming out ?
I thought it was supposed to come within the next 5 years?
@@choco.es.unlimited source ?
2199
I thought he was going to talk about that but surgeons are a joke!
Not before time travel 😢.All jokes aside, a cure to baldness has the same likelihood as altering someone's height. Humanity may see a cure sometime after 2100 or a few years before 2100. We won't see a cure in our lifetime.
With FUT surgery, is it possible to tattoo the scar area afterwards so that it blends in?
I did 2500 graphs (~they counted, i just go with the figure). Its been 8? months since then.. Im on Minoxidil pill + some extras (vitamins, collagen, saw palmetto, etc). At some point i could swear a lot of the implanted hair didn't survived.. say afte month 1-2, when hair was shorter.. like +30% of it (cause after first days i was seeing a particular density.. latter, after it fell & then regrown, including now, i see empty spots + lower density)
So, it makes me think.. first, maybe they did something wrong.. or i did? Or, if it would have been better to split into 2 smaller operations...
There are many things which can impact your transplant apart from the genes such as stress, lifestyle, what you eat
No finasteride/durasteride, I have been taking oral minoxidil for about a year now, I stopped loosing my hair, is also not as thin and some how my scalp looks ¿"denser/fuller"?
Are you able to recommend reliable practitioners in the United Arab Emirates?
Hi Dr Linkov. It appears one of the factors for maintaining a healthy head of hair is a good blood supply to the hair roots, do you have any advice on how to best achieve this? Also what is the best hair transplant procedure for Afro style hair? & does your clinc provide this?. Thank you for all your videos
@drgarylinkov Doc, does miconeedling restore the receding hair line? Or is it only recovered by transplant? I already use dutasteride and my hair is stable, but I really wish to regain about an inch of my hair line, and Im thinking about acquiring a dermapen. Do you think its worth it? Or should I just save for a transplant? Thank you in advance!
Clickbate. You included no hair restoration new developments. After watching the entire video, there was no discussion on "the future of hair surgery."
This isn't clickbait. There's no claims of " The Future of Hair Surgery" as you unfairly and inaccurately claimed. Gigasession and Long Hair FUE was the new techniques discussed in the video.
Did most of the doctors in that meeting have full hair?
Shade.
I bought oral minoxidil from your online pharmacy. It's great that this drug can be delivered in a short amount of time, and you don't have to go through the hassle of talking to doctors who have never heard of oral minoxidil. I have a suggestion. Your pharmacy has finasteride, but I think you should also sell dutasteride. The type of person who uses oral minoxidil for hair loss has probably already tried FDA-approved drugs and needs something better.
When are stem cell follicles going to be mainstream? That's the best way
Not sure, but excited for it!
Stem cell follicles are still in the experimental stages . There's no set timeline for when it will be available for human use.
Researchers are actively exploring the potential of stem cells for hair growth and regeneration.
It's important to note that any new treatment developments
will require rigorous testing and clinical trials before they can be approved for human use. With the evolution of AI and technological advancements, we could see something like cloning or stem cells by 2035 or sooner whether you want to believe it or not. We're not living in the 2010's no more and I'll argue that we're further ahead that we were in 2020-2021. We're advancing our technologies rapidly and there's no sign of it slowing down.I have faith that something will hit the market in the next decade of two. I'd argue that the 2020's will be the end of the old world we once knew. Al will be more prominent in the 2030's. Most things we see today will be like looking at things in the 90's from 2024 by the time we get into the mid 2030's, just watch!
@@drgarylinkov one source told me within the next 5 years
@@vilheard3030 it'll be a game changer when they do. Just replace by stem cell
What about hair cloning Doc? when will we get it? We want it!!!!! Can u guys speed up the research on the mouses please?
Its 10 years away, that's what I was told in 1990
I hope FUT doesn't go extinct because as a transplant patient myself, I definitely see the use cases. I had a big surgery done for broad front scalp coverage - but FUE surgeon had to take a *lot* of donor hair. Like, I'm a little nervous to have a short hairstyle for how obvious or "moth eaten" my donor area might appear. Nonetheless, I do have acceptable scalp coverage now.. ..except at the crown. There's no way I can imagine that a surgeon could get another 2500+ FUE grafts from my donor area to cover my crown, so an FUT is almost certainly my only option to get the rest of the coverage needed.
How much for the eyebrows FUE hair transplant costs? How long for the procedure?
Thanks!
How can i get consultation with your clinic if I'm looking for FUE?!
How about hair cloning? Any progress on this area?
Not much
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for hair cloning in the future 🤞🏽
Does the line cut out in the hair also give patients a forehead lift?
Unfortunately no
I tried ur topical finasteride and even at a very small dose. It gave me heart palpitations/.. that was after 1 tiny dose. Any thoughts on this? Should I try again?
It will be good if you did a video on hair cloning and when it will likely be available as well
This guy hasn’t got a clue
Hallo guys, can someone please answer my question. I used minoxidil for about a month and my hair was shedding. Now I quit using minoxidil. What will be with my hair?
Your hair will go back to normal and the thinning/balding will continue slowly or fast depending on your genetics .
When r u coming with cloning of hair n use it for transplant
Dr. Linkov, was there any mentioning about Verteporfin? I heard that there is now a consent to do several trials by the bigger names - are you happen to be involved, or have you heard any details about this? Indivivual trials have been already done (or ongoing) by Dr. Bloxham and Dr. Barghouti, but a more extended one would be very benefical to see if it adds any real value on the donor area.
There's ALOT of interest around Dr Taleb Barghouthi utilising Verterporfin to help regenerate the donor region following FUE. He's now operating in London, UK where new trials are set to start.
Will we get to a place where we wont have to use our own hair as donor hair? Will we get to a place where you can have a full head of hair after a hair transplant? I'm talking full head like when we were 15-16.
Does Donate area regrow?
No, it doesn't
Can you do a video about hairlines? How you determine a proper one...red flags, amount of grafts etc
Have you experience with administering low doses of topical finasteride (0.025%) in your clinic and seeing any results from it? Or what is your take on it? I'm skeptic about it but i cant even tolerate 0.25mg oral
I used to be a hairdresser that made wigs, wiglets and toupees so have observed many hai lines and always wonder when a surgeon is doing a hair transplant why he doe a straight line as the hair line. Nobody has a straight line it’s always uneven which would not be hard to achieve when doing the transplant. Maybe you could give us that watch your videos a talk about that.
Where is yours office?
I like Gary. I went to Athens for mine with Seneca medical group. Not sure what to think yet. I’m going through shedding atm. I do have one burning question for you Gary.. if you was naturally losing your hair.. knowing what you know. Would you have a HT? if so.. which method would you choose if you was a Norwood 6 and who would you choose apart from your own team to do it? 😅
Can donar area that has been used up can be filled with body(leg,hand) hairs?
Doc, is is true that ur sperm changes on finasteride and it never goes back to normal. Not only count but composition or something like that
Do you have information on stem cells and/or exosomes for helping hair loss? If so, a video about them would be great!
Hi, could you talk about lichen planus disease on the hair pls for women. Ive just been diagnosed
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and discoveries Dr Gary! This is off topic- but i was wondering when the gut health video interview with gi specialist is going to air? I am looking forward to it!