Does anyone know the half life of propecia ??? I read somewhere where a doctor recommends propecia every "other" day

It's less than 2 weeks. Merck's own clinical study said, " . . . discontinuation of the therapy resluted in a return of DHT levels to pretreatment levels in approximately 2 weeks."

vocor1
Knowledge is Power -- If the dumbest question is the one never asked, then the worst answer is the one never shared.

I'm considering Dr. Rose for a HT. AS part of my due diligence, I'd like to get feedback - especially pics - regarding his work, your satisfaction, etc. Are you still pleased? Is the hairline natural? I'm a NW "2.5", moving to a 3.

I met with Rose for an initial consult, and out of everybody I've met with (Bosley, MHR, Elliot & True, Bernstein) I liked him the best.

PLease write!

PDM,

I use 1/2 mg of Propecia daily, for me it has been as effective as 1mg daily. I am 42 and feel my "advanced" age..lol, only warrants a smaller dose.

This is only regarding myself, for younger guys I say go 1 mg daily and check with your Doc.

NW

Chartwell22:

Dr Rose is one of the top HT doctors in the country and I wasn't dissuaded of that.
He prefers a conservative approach. I think he did me right by placing many FUs behind my hairline to plan for possible future loss. I have my father's hairline/hairloss. My top is thinning a little and his is very thin.
In other words, the doctor helped me not trade in all my tomorrows for today. I think that shows good judgment.
My hair looks like crap right now because my transplanted FUs have fallen out. They'll grow back in the next 3-12 months. I can say that after surgery, I saw a real aesthetic improvement. I have a young face and a low hairline would look great on me, but I have a NW2 hairline in the works, and that is fine by me because I won't look weird at 40 and such.
I'll let you know how things turn out. I have TONS of pictures I'm trying to organize into a website, including side-by-side before and after picts and such.
I also have a couple of picts that show the geometry of Dr Rose's work. They show the geometry because I took picts of me and drew in horizontal and vertical lines and such. They show a hairline with slight asymmetry which is natural. I think those picts show he did a great job on my hairline. I'll e-mail those to you if you want. They'll be on my website eventually, but if you need help with your decision, I'll share them with you early.

Hope this helps.

vocor1
If the dumbest question is the one never asked, then the worst answer is the one never shared.

I think Dr Rose gave you excellent advice on your hairline, I am 42 and had I lost hair earlier, I may have made the low hairline mistake. Good for you and hang in there. You will be pleasantly surprized how nice (and longer) the grafts will grow..it should have a very positive effect on your forehead when grown in.

NW

Many thanks for the reply...can you send your pics to me at chartwell22@hotmail.com?

Sounds like there were no post-op issues, and it sounds like you received the density you wanted.

Chartwell22:
I'll send you those picts tomorrow.
The density appeared to be satisfactory. If I feel that I personally want more density, then I'll have another HT in a couple of years. In the meantime, I'll be happy for what I have. They did pack in the grafts pretty dense to my naked, untrained eye.

vocor1
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Originally posted by vocor1:
Chartwell22:
I'll send you those picts tomorrow.
The density appeared to be satisfactory. If I feel that I personally want more density, then I'll have another HT in a couple of years. In the meantime, I'll be happy for what I have. They did pack in the grafts pretty dense to my naked, untrained eye.

vocor1
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Hey Vocor, was wondering if you'll be able to send those pics...wld really love to see Rose's work

Chartwell 22

Rose is the man.....I wish had pics yet but its too soon for me... I had my latest HT with Rose at Shapiro two weeks ago and what a group they are, all top notch people. You can read my story in the other posting section...." rose and shapiro first class". I am 38 and getting better each year with Dr. Rose...I will go back to him again.. later

Chartwell22: I did send them a couple of days ago. Sent them from vocor1@yahoo.com. Two picts. I can resend if needed. The two picts were about 250KB, total.

vocor1
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Chartwell22:

Okay, I just resent them to chartwell22@hotmail.com. Hope they help you out.

vocor1
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