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post Jul 28 2021, 02:13 AM

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QUOTE(1104255 @ Jun 26 2021, 10:04 PM)
Finasteride will cause prostate cancer if you take for long term ( 10 years and above). This is what the dermatologist told me.
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The way the healthcare system works is like..

You go to a rheumatologist, they diagnose you with SLE..
You go to a neurosurgeon, they'll think you have a pituitary tumour..

You get the point. At this point, the internet has more info on how drugs work. Only thing everyone should go to clinicians is to get an opinion or diagnosis along with the standard treatment protocols.


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post Jul 28 2021, 07:04 AM

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Get done with your hair transplant and move on with your life.

Most of treatment that you are undergoing now are scams.
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post Aug 2 2021, 09:07 PM

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I have hairloss too..i have tried a lot of remedies but its seems not improve anything, just keep worsening..i am very worried about it..my hair i think is norwood chart state 4... cry.gif cry.gif
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QUOTE(burgertan @ Aug 2 2021, 09:07 PM)
I have hairloss too..i have tried a lot of remedies but its seems not improve anything, just keep worsening..i am very worried about it..my hair i think is norwood chart state 4... cry.gif  cry.gif
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Most, if not all the remedies to grow back hair are scams. Just accept your hair loss and move on.

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TS, how long have you used Minox for? You suffered to go from oily scalp? How many times you wash your hair per day? So far those that had proven to work are Minox + Finestride. I've heard those that had hair transplant needs to continue taking the meds.
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post Aug 4 2021, 01:47 AM

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Most hair treatments won’t work.

Either hair transplant or go botak. That’s it.
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If your hair is dry and brittle massage one or two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into your hair and scalp twice a week. Leave for one hour than shampoo off. you can feel the difference after a few times.
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QUOTE(mumihani @ Mar 9 2022, 08:10 PM)
Will hair transplant be very expensive in Malaysia? Seem like not many did before in Malaysia
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It's expensive, painful and not worth it because it is only temporary. The transplanted hair will die and you are back to square one but with a lighter wallet.


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post Mar 10 2022, 03:31 PM

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Whoa hey guys, so sorry I forgot to come back to this. Ok, this is gonna be a long post/review.

First things first, I'm onto something. My hair has actually grown back, and I absolutely promise, I swear, I am not being sponsored to say anything here lol. Everything below is entirely, 100% organic and I am receiving no kickbacks or commissions for saying this.

TLDR: My hair has absolutely gotten noticeably thicker and blacker. I've been taking two tablets daily (except for a one week period where I ran out of day medicine) that Dr Ranjit prescribed since early Aug 2021 consistently. The first two months, I was taking Biotin during the day, and Pyrida at night, as well as a hair spray (Vitamin A, I think?) just before bed - although I went through a period where I was forgetting. After the first two months, it was time to replace the Biotin (day medicine) with either finasteride (i.e. with potential side effects, but faster and more effective) or taking his "natural" alternative, which is slower but does not have side effects. I chose the natural alternative, and started seeing results after around Nov 2021. I have continued to take his medication daily up until today and this remains the only medication/treatment that I've found which I can truly say has worked for me. Look at my list in my first post to see what else I've tried, and read on if you want to hear the full "story" and a whole bunch of other waffle.

Full version:

I ended up going to Dr Ranjit in SS15. I started in Aug 2021. For the first 2 months, I was taking Biotin during the day and Pyrida at night + using a hair spray just before sleeping. I then had my first follow up appointment after 2 months, and I was still uncertain about its effectiveness, but I was still willing to continue (not too expensive, nor time consuming). I was given the option of taking finasteride to "replace" the day time medication, or a herbal alternative which has no side effects, but is also less effective (i.e. slower). Just prior to this follow up, I did notice that the hair on my fingers were longer - which is kinda obvious to me cause I'm quite hairless, but I initially didn't link it to Dr Ranjit. I mentioned it during the follow up and he said, "see, means it's working" - I still wasn't convinced at this stage biggrin.gif

After that follow up, I even had a conversation with someone (another customer) just outside who asked me about my experience, and I said, "I don't know, I don't feel like it's improved, nor do I feel like it's worsened but my finger hair has gotten longer, which Dr Ranjit says is proof that it's working". Btw, Dr Ranjit did say "you might notice some hair loss in the first few weeks, before it grows back" - but I didn't seem to experience any accelerated hair loss.

About a week after that follow up, I then started noticing the hair on my toes seemed to be longer too.

Fast forward to 3 months from the time I started taking medication, and I was really starting to feel like, ok it seems like I am growing a bit more hair on my head. But I didn't want to talk myself into a false sense of security, so I wanted to rely on others around me to confirm it. Not by me asking them, "hey, do you notice anything about my hair?" and them responding politely with "oh yea it looks thicker!", but instead, them organically making comments uninvited. And sure enough, some comments started coming through. I'd say that about 30% of people that previously used to comment on my hair loss now started commenting on my hair growth.

It's now been 7 months and to be honest, I can't believe it's working. Since I started on Dr Ranjit's medication, I've had a baby, which has resulted in me having less sleep and getting less exercise. I haven't changed my dietmy working environment/habits, nor have I done anything else differently in terms of my hair. I still remember the first time going to his clinic, thinking, "this is such an old looking clinic", "he uses such old tech" (the TV he displays the scan of your hair on is a bloody CRT TV, the kind with a fat back from the 1990s), "his services seem a bit too reasonably priced, surely this won't work". He also says the same thing as all the other places, "your pores are blocked, we need to unblock them, get the baby hair to grow out and come through then thicken them". All these hair growth places say the same thing.

Below are just some other data points/other tips/anecdotal stories that I want to share

He also seems very casual about the timing of taking the medication, which was also a red flag to me. For example, I asked him, "if I forget to take the day medicine, do I just skip and take it the next day?" he said, "no no, don't worry - you can just take it together with the night time medicine" - with a very "just relax, stop freaking out" kind of body language with his response biggrin.gif it was hilarious, but also concerning. How can this be so flexible? How is this supposed to work?

Shampoo - he says, "up to you whether you want to use it, doesn't matter". Bee Choo Origin would say you have to use their shampoo daily (potentially a hidden agenda), and I recall a previous hair doctor saying you shouldn't use shampoo, because it may clog your pores. If you want to use shampoo, you have to use specialised shampoo, which is how I ended up using Alpecin.

Sleep - he says having bad sleeping habits doesn't really exacerbate hair loss, whereas Chinese treatments (including Bee Choo Origin) tend to say sleeping late will worsen hair loss.

Btw, after the first 2 months, when I was given the option of finasteride or the natural alternative, I was actually going to pick finasteride, because I was willing to "take the risk" of the side effects of finasteride. A big part of this thinking was because I wasn't fully convinced it was working (yet), yet finasteride is probably the most famous drug to deal with hair loss that is considered to work. But because one of the more common side effects is that it'll affect your sperm, I didn't want to take it just in case we want to have another baby. So I took the natural alternative, and just accepted that the hair growth (if it works, that is) will be slower. But I'm glad to report that it has absolutely worked for me, and it hasn't been too slow for my liking.

I asked if this is now a lifelong medication. He said - no, you need to firstly take it until your hair becomes thicker/darker. Yours is currently still a bit brown. Once it becomes black, you can take the medication on alternate days, then once it's properly thick again, you can probably come off it. I think he said it usually takes 1-2 years and it varies by person.

Another thing to share: In Jan 2022 (4 months after starting the medication), I went to get a haircut at my usual hairdresser. The first thing he said when he saw me was "whoa, what has happened to your hair?! It's grown back so well". He was well aware of my previous hair troubles hahahaha.

I'm pretty open about my hair loss, so it's not at all a taboo topic to me. I don't want people around me to feel worried that they'll offend me whether they think I'm losing hair or growing hair (not likely, but my mother in law, for example, didn't comment on my hair growth until I asked - and she just said "didn't wanna comment because it's private...").

So - there we have it. After trying so many different treatments, I can confidently say that Dr Ranjit is the one that is definitely working for me, and it's also nowhere near as expensive as some of the other crazily expensive hair treatments I've come across, so it won't burn a hole in your wallet, and it's not that time consuming (unlike Bee Choo Origin/Two Herbs - requires fortnightly treatments which take about an hour each time). I won't go as far as to say it'll work for everyone, because I would guess that people may react differently to the treatment.

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I hope this post helps! Feel free to ask questions and I'll try to answer.
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post Mar 10 2022, 04:23 PM

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If you don't mind making Saturday trip to Ipoh once every 3 months, then you can try Agnes Heng Dermatology Ipoh Greentown. Very good I've done it myself and very famous too. Must book in advance, super long queue!
TSillumination
post Mar 10 2022, 04:33 PM

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QUOTE(callmecool @ Mar 10 2022, 04:23 PM)
If you don't mind making Saturday trip to Ipoh once every 3 months, then you can try Agnes Heng Dermatology Ipoh Greentown. Very good I've done it myself and very famous too. Must book in advance, super long queue!
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Once every 3 months? That doesn't seem too frequent haha. But I've found Ranjit and now I'm happy with him so I'm no longer searching, but what you've shared could be good for anyone in Ipoh!
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post Mar 11 2022, 10:46 AM

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QUOTE(illumination @ Mar 10 2022, 03:31 PM)
Whoa hey guys, so sorry I forgot to come back to this. Ok, this is gonna be a long post/review.

First things first, I'm onto something. My hair has actually grown back, and I absolutely promise, I swear, I am not being sponsored to say anything here lol. Everything below is entirely, 100% organic and I am receiving no kickbacks or commissions for saying this.

TLDR: My hair has absolutely gotten noticeably thicker and blacker. I've been taking two tablets daily (except for a one week period where I ran out of day medicine) that Dr Ranjit prescribed since early Aug 2021 consistently. The first two months, I was taking Biotin during the day, and Pyrida at night, as well as a hair spray (Vitamin A, I think?) just before bed - although I went through a period where I was forgetting. After the first two months, it was time to replace the Biotin (day medicine) with either finasteride (i.e. with potential side effects, but faster and more effective) or taking his "natural" alternative, which is slower but does not have side effects. I chose the natural alternative, and started seeing results after around Nov 2021. I have continued to take his medication daily up until today and this remains the only medication/treatment that I've found which I can truly say has worked for me. Look at my list in my first post to see what else I've tried, and read on if you want to hear the full "story" and a whole bunch of other waffle.

Full version:

I ended up going to Dr Ranjit in SS15. I started in Aug 2021. For the first 2 months, I was taking Biotin during the day and Pyrida at night + using a hair spray just before sleeping. I then had my first follow up appointment after 2 months, and I was still uncertain about its effectiveness, but I was still willing to continue (not too expensive, nor time consuming). I was given the option of taking finasteride to "replace" the day time medication, or a herbal alternative which has no side effects, but is also less effective (i.e. slower). Just prior to this follow up, I did notice that the hair on my fingers were longer - which is kinda obvious to me cause I'm quite hairless, but I initially didn't link it to Dr Ranjit. I mentioned it during the follow up and he said, "see, means it's working" - I still wasn't convinced at this stage biggrin.gif

After that follow up, I even had a conversation with someone (another customer) just outside who asked me about my experience, and I said, "I don't know, I don't feel like it's improved, nor do I feel like it's worsened but my finger hair has gotten longer, which Dr Ranjit says is proof that it's working". Btw, Dr Ranjit did say "you might notice some hair loss in the first few weeks, before it grows back" - but I didn't seem to experience any accelerated hair loss.

About a week after that follow up, I then started noticing the hair on my toes seemed to be longer too.

Fast forward to 3 months from the time I started taking medication, and I was really starting to feel like, ok it seems like I am growing a bit more hair on my head. But I didn't want to talk myself into a false sense of security, so I wanted to rely on others around me to confirm it. Not by me asking them, "hey, do you notice anything about my hair?" and them responding politely with "oh yea it looks thicker!", but instead, them organically making comments uninvited. And sure enough, some comments started coming through. I'd say that about 30% of people that previously used to comment on my hair loss now started commenting on my hair growth.

It's now been 7 months and to be honest, I can't believe it's working. Since I started on Dr Ranjit's medication, I've had a baby, which has resulted in me having less sleep and getting less exercise. I haven't changed my dietmy working environment/habits, nor have I done anything else differently in terms of my hair. I still remember the first time going to his clinic, thinking, "this is such an old looking clinic", "he uses such old tech" (the TV he displays the scan of your hair on is a bloody CRT TV, the kind with a fat back from the 1990s), "his services seem a bit too reasonably priced, surely this won't work". He also says the same thing as all the other places, "your pores are blocked, we need to unblock them, get the baby hair to grow out and come through then thicken them". All these hair growth places say the same thing.

Below are just some other data points/other tips/anecdotal stories that I want to share

He also seems very casual about the timing of taking the medication, which was also a red flag to me. For example, I asked him, "if I forget to take the day medicine, do I just skip and take it the next day?" he said, "no no, don't worry - you can just take it together with the night time medicine" - with a very "just relax, stop freaking out" kind of body language with his response biggrin.gif it was hilarious, but also concerning. How can this be so flexible? How is this supposed to work?

Shampoo - he says, "up to you whether you want to use it, doesn't matter". Bee Choo Origin would say you have to use their shampoo daily (potentially a hidden agenda), and I recall a previous hair doctor saying you shouldn't use shampoo, because it may clog your pores. If you want to use shampoo, you have to use specialised shampoo, which is how I ended up using Alpecin.

Sleep - he says having bad sleeping habits doesn't really exacerbate hair loss, whereas Chinese treatments (including Bee Choo Origin) tend to say sleeping late will worsen hair loss.

Btw, after the first 2 months, when I was given the option of finasteride or the natural alternative, I was actually going to pick finasteride, because I was willing to "take the risk" of the side effects of finasteride. A big part of this thinking was because I wasn't fully convinced it was working (yet), yet finasteride is probably the most famous drug to deal with hair loss that is considered to work. But because one of the more common side effects is that it'll affect your sperm, I didn't want to take it just in case we want to have another baby. So I took the natural alternative, and just accepted that the hair growth (if it works, that is) will be slower. But I'm glad to report that it has absolutely worked for me, and it hasn't been too slow for my liking.

I asked if this is now a lifelong medication. He said - no, you need to firstly take it until your hair becomes thicker/darker. Yours is currently still a bit brown. Once it becomes black, you can take the medication on alternate days, then once it's properly thick again, you can probably come off it. I think he said it usually takes 1-2 years and it varies by person.

Another thing to share: In Jan 2022 (4 months after starting the medication), I went to get a haircut at my usual hairdresser. The first thing he said when he saw me was "whoa, what has happened to your hair?! It's grown back so well". He was well aware of my previous hair troubles hahahaha.

I'm pretty open about my hair loss, so it's not at all a taboo topic to me. I don't want people around me to feel worried that they'll offend me whether they think I'm losing hair or growing hair (not likely, but my mother in law, for example, didn't comment on my hair growth until I asked - and she just said "didn't wanna comment because it's private...").

So - there we have it. After trying so many different treatments, I can confidently say that Dr Ranjit is the one that is definitely working for me, and it's also nowhere near as expensive as some of the other crazily expensive hair treatments I've come across, so it won't burn a hole in your wallet, and it's not that time consuming (unlike Bee Choo Origin/Two Herbs - requires fortnightly treatments which take about an hour each time). I won't go as far as to say it'll work for everyone, because I would guess that people may react differently to the treatment.

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I hope this post helps! Feel free to ask questions and I'll try to answer.
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I'm one of SS15 Dr.Ranjit patient since 2016 and i have been taking the hair loss medicine since 2016.
This medicine is magic and my hair really grown back tremendously back then.

But sadly this will be a lifetime medicine to take everyday.
My hair grown back on 2016 itself and I'm still taking the medicine today.
But as time pass, my hair has become thinner even though I'm taking this medicine.
My body has adapted this medicine and its no longer that effective to me today.

As I mentioned, I'm still taking the medicine today for almost 7 years.
But my hair is getting thin every year and I'm sure it will be bald again.

Another thing is the price.
When I first use this medicine, it was just RM150/month, but today it is RM180/month.
Not sure for others but this is premium price for me.
And as I mentioned, it no longer work to me after 7 years today.

Dr. Ranjit will tell you it is normal for hair loss because it is a cycle.
It might be true but why am I losing my hair every year when I'm on his medicine today?

Dont get me wrong, but I do recommend this clinic as its really work.
But you have to prepare yourself for having lots of time (long long queue) and $$$ throughout the journey.

RM150 x 7 years =RM12,600 (exclude the price increases, it is RM180/month today)



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post Mar 11 2022, 11:55 PM

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QUOTE(Milo Pink @ Mar 11 2022, 10:46 AM)
I'm one of SS15 Dr.Ranjit patient since 2016 and i have been taking the hair loss medicine since 2016.
This medicine is magic and my hair really grown back tremendously back then.

But sadly this will be a lifetime medicine to take everyday.
My hair grown back on 2016 itself and I'm still taking the medicine today.
But as time pass, my hair has become thinner even though I'm taking this medicine.
My body has adapted this medicine and its no longer that effective to me today.

As I mentioned, I'm still taking the medicine today for almost 7 years.
But my hair is getting thin every year and I'm sure it will be bald again.

Another thing is the price.
When I first use this medicine, it was just RM150/month, but today it is RM180/month.
Not sure for others but this is premium price for me.
And as I mentioned, it no longer work to me after 7 years today.

Dr. Ranjit will tell you it is normal for hair loss because it is a cycle.
It might be true but why am I losing my hair every year when I'm on his medicine today?

Dont get me wrong, but I do recommend this clinic as its really work.
But you have to prepare yourself for having lots of time (long long queue) and $$$ throughout the journey.

RM150 x 7 years =RM12,600 (exclude the price increases, it is RM180/month today)
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Hey, it's really good to hear from another Dr Ranjit patient, especially someone who has also found that it's been effective, albeit only temporarily. Thanks for sharing

Here are my thoughts in response to what you've written. I'll write it in dot point so it's easier to go through.
  • I am not overly concerned to hear you say that your hair loss has returned after years of the medicine being effective. The main reason I say this is because the fact of the matter is, I can confidently say that Dr Ranjit's medication has worked for me. I cannot say the same about any of the other treatments I've tried.
  • What you're describing sounds like your body becoming immune to the medication, which on one hand, is unfortunate, but it also sounds scientifically reasonable
  • Now - even if what you're describing is true - I still have not found any better alternative that even works in the short-term. At least for not as long a "short term" period as Dr Ranjit
  • Elaborating on the point above - when I first started using Bee Choo Origin's treatment, I kind of felt it worked for the first few months, but it wasn't as obvious as Dr Ranjit's medication and the effectiveness wasn't as long lasting. So far, Dr Ranjit has "worked" for me for about 5 months (from 3 months after taking medication until now)
  • RM150/mth or RM180/mth - I don't think it would be fair for me to say it's "cheap" for everyone, even though I stated the prices were very reasonable. However, compared to other alternative treatments that I've looked into, it's still more affordable. That doesn't mean RM180/mth is "cheap/affordable" though - but it's cheaper than other hair treatment alternatives.
  • About needing "lots of time" - yes, that's certainly a point of consideration. If you truly have the confidence that his medication works, you could stock up on the medication so you don't have to go so frequently.
  • The other advantage of stocking up - practically, there is only inflation in this world. That means the price of his medication should only get more expensive and never cheaper. So you lock in his medication at a cheaper price
  • The disadvantage of stocking up? I guess the risk of losing it (lol - prob not a huge risk, I guess?) and it also means you are really committing to this treatment. So if you somehow manage to find his treatment cheaper elsewhere, you've already stocked up and "locked in" a more expensive price. It also means if you find alternative treatment methods that you believe is better, it's not like you can exactly go back and refund the medication

Questions I would like to ask you:
  • How long after the treatment being effective did you find that you were then losing hair?
  • Why are you still taking it now if you find that it is no longer working? Is it because you are worried that if you stop, it will maybe accelerate the loss?
  • Do you recall when the price increased from RM150 to RM180? Was it incremental or was it an immediate increase by RM30?

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post Mar 12 2022, 12:19 AM

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As seen from the reply above I would also go for product then, in long run it seem to save more anyone have recommendation?
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What "product" are you referring to?

I feel the reply by Milo Pink is not so negative about Dr Ranjit that it's saying you should go find something else. He's just pointing out some things you should be aware of. It's certainly not as glowing a review as mine, but he's been a customer for a much longer time.
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post Mar 13 2022, 12:35 AM

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QUOTE(kimsun @ Mar 12 2022, 08:23 PM)
I think he is referring to those hair loss prevention product before have to go on transplant
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Ok. But is Dr Ranjit's medication not considered a "hair loss prevention" product too..?
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post Mar 15 2022, 09:37 AM

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QUOTE(Milo Pink @ Mar 11 2022, 10:46 AM)
I'm one of SS15 Dr.Ranjit patient since 2016 and i have been taking the hair loss medicine since 2016.
This medicine is magic and my hair really grown back tremendously back then.

But sadly this will be a lifetime medicine to take everyday.
My hair grown back on 2016 itself and I'm still taking the medicine today.
But as time pass, my hair has become thinner even though I'm taking this medicine.
My body has adapted this medicine and its no longer that effective to me today.

As I mentioned, I'm still taking the medicine today for almost 7 years.
But my hair is getting thin every year and I'm sure it will be bald again.

Another thing is the price.
When I first use this medicine, it was just RM150/month, but today it is RM180/month.
Not sure for others but this is premium price for me.
And as I mentioned, it no longer work to me after 7 years today.

Dr. Ranjit will tell you it is normal for hair loss because it is a cycle.
It might be true but why am I losing my hair every year when I'm on his medicine today?

Dont get me wrong, but I do recommend this clinic as its really work.
But you have to prepare yourself for having lots of time (long long queue) and $$$ throughout the journey.

RM150 x 7 years =RM12,600 (exclude the price increases, it is RM180/month today)
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+1

Exactly same with my experience of taking medicine from Dr. Ranjit since 7-8 years ago.
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post Mar 16 2022, 01:19 AM

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QUOTE(jcxii @ Mar 15 2022, 09:37 AM)
+1

Exactly same with my experience of taking medicine from Dr. Ranjit since 7-8 years ago.
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Ah very interesting. Are you able to share your answers to the questions I asked here?
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QUOTE(mumihani @ Mar 15 2022, 07:57 PM)
It is a brand call "andsons" they focus on men health including hair as you know men tend to have hair loss problem they even have certified doctor for online consultation
you may check them out
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QUOTE(kimsun @ Mar 14 2022, 08:16 PM)
Andsons? is that a brand or some product name? didnt heard this before hahha
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Andsons is just selling you the typical minox and fin pills at a premium price. Dont get scammed by it. You can just buy yourself those two for much cheaper...

Anyway just to chime in. I had receding hairline for 2 years now i think. It started around late 2019 i think or could be earlier but i didnt notice until a family member commented that i was balding at the sides of my head in around early 2020 right when the covid pandemic started.. Ever since then only i started taking notice because i got self conscious. Note that previously i had excellent hair and no one in my family has hair loss issues so i literally thought it would never happen to me and paid no attention that my hair was thinning slowly but surely if not for that comment by the fam member. From that point in 2020 up till about mid 2021 i didnt really do anything regarding it because it wasnt a big deal yet. My hair was generally still thick, and the thinning sides didnt bother me to act on it. But in mid 2021 when i really examined my hair at the mirror i realized fuckk the spot that once had hair is really becoming empty and was going to be just skin. I was like wait a min i used to have hair there and now it looks like its just skinnn. I would say its beginning to look a bit like NW2/3 i think,

Ok so then i started freaking out. Googled all sorts of shit. Im not rich and dont have the luxury of spending more than 100/month to settle this. So it was time to play doctor and i googled a to z all i could about hair loss treatments/remedy. Thats how i know about the andsons thing btw haha.

Okay so after googling about i finally came to conclusion only got 2 drugs that is "proven" to work to some degree, which are minox for topical application and the more stronger drug, finasteride.. and like i said i was playing doctor and reading about the side effects of fin made me chicken out from outright trying it out.

So the next thing i did was went to a KK to try and consult about hair loss. I didnt have much hope in a KK anyway, my goal here was mainly to find out from a Dr on the fin side effects.. and to get a prescription maybe cause i heard you cant buy it without a prescription. So the dr saw me asked me got old photos to compare, etc etc and she said yeah looks like you got a bit of hair loss. Asked me to do blood test to determine whether its thyroid problems or not. I did the blood test and every thing came back ok and no thyroid issues.. so the dr couldnt help much since shes not hair specialist just a general dermatologist so she referred me to HKL/UM dermatologist department and asked me to go to them since they will have the necessary experts there.. this was around Sept 2021.. i still havent paid them a visit yet, and the ref letter been just sitting on my table till now. That time i was hesitant to go because of covid cases spiking and havent fully vaccinated yet.. Maybe i will finally go one of these day (more on this later)

Ok so what was i doing from then till now? I bought 3 month supply minox (3bottles. 1/month) from lazada in Dec 2021, didnt start using until middle of Jan 2022. Been using on and off from then till now.. i say on and off because by right the recommendation is to apply 2 times daily. Ever since i started using i only apply once a day. And sometimes i got lazy or forgot to apply. Its now middle of March 2022 so 2 months since i started using and im still on my first bottle that is going to finish soon. By right 1 month should be using 1 bottle because each bottle is 60ml and if follow the recommendation of 1ml x2 daily so you will finish 1 bottle a month. Since i apply once a day only so makes sense i take 2months to finish 1 bottle i guess..

Ok anyway, so far heres my review on it. I see quite a lot of baby hairs growing. They are still tiny and miniscule/very fine but they are there, so it means the hairs are really growing or coming back? At first i was sceptical la but then right now i have very clear proof its working is because all the baby hairs are starting to grow beyond my hairline on the front view aka forehead area. This is from my messy application of the minox on my hairline. And frankly when you apply it will drip to your forehead area because its liquid like water and also when you rubbing it in as well so other area of your skin will get touched... so because suddenly all the baby hair coming out on my forehead i can only say its proof that the minox working and its not bullshit lol. Now im hoping that it will really grow out my sides. Based on my 1st bottle of minox experience this is giving me a lot of hope or making me feel hopeful that my sides can recover from the hair loss lol. I read online on other users experience some say they only start seeing baby hair grow after 4 months of usage.. and a lot of ppl say that they experienced more hair fall when they started using minox..
But then other long term minox users chimed in and said the beginning may experience more hair fall before it starts to get better so have to just continue using it and dont lose hope..

Anyway for now i plan to be more consistent and try to apply it daily and dont miss a day.. then after that try to do x2 daily as well.. My first 2 months usage and i seen baby hairs growing from what used to be hairless areas.. and also next plan is to visit the dermatologist at hkl/um for the heck of it.. Although right now my situation seems like got hope without any dr intervention but i feel like visiting a dermatologist could get some solid answers. Maybe if i took fin pill the hair will grow back even better/faster? If i do visit i wanna ask them to test for the dht testosterone levels thing since thats 1 of the causes of male pattern baldness.. Who knows maybe im affected by it..

This post has been edited by Optizorb: Mar 16 2022, 11:02 AM
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post Mar 16 2022, 05:29 PM

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QUOTE(Optizorb @ Mar 16 2022, 03:32 AM)
Andsons is just selling you the typical minox and fin pills at a premium price. Dont get scammed by it. You can just buy yourself those two for much cheaper...

Anyway just to chime in. I had receding hairline for 2 years now i think. It started around late 2019 i think or could be earlier but i didnt notice until a family member commented that i was balding at the sides of my head in around early 2020 right when the covid pandemic started..  Ever since then only i started taking notice because i got self conscious. Note that previously i had excellent hair and no one in my family has hair loss issues so i literally thought it would never happen to me and paid no attention that my hair was thinning slowly but surely if not for that comment by the fam member. From that point in 2020 up till about mid 2021 i didnt really do anything regarding it because it wasnt a big deal yet. My hair was generally still thick, and the thinning sides didnt bother me to act on it. But in mid 2021 when i really examined my hair at the mirror i realized fuckk the spot that once had hair is really becoming empty and was going to be just skin. I was like wait a min i used to have hair there and now it looks like its just skinnn. I would say its beginning to look a bit like NW2/3 i think,

Ok so then i started freaking out. Googled all sorts of shit. Im not rich and dont have the luxury of spending more than 100/month to settle this. So it was time to play doctor and i googled a to z all i could about hair loss treatments/remedy. Thats how i know about the andsons thing btw haha.

Okay so after googling about i finally came to conclusion only got 2 drugs that is "proven" to work to some degree, which are minox for topical application and the more stronger drug, finasteride.. and like i said i was playing doctor and reading about the side effects of fin made me chicken out from outright trying it out.

So the next thing i did was went to a KK to try and consult about hair loss. I didnt have much hope in a KK anyway, my goal here was mainly to find out from a Dr on the fin side effects.. and to get a prescription maybe cause i heard you cant buy it without a prescription. So the dr saw me asked me got old photos to compare, etc etc and she said yeah looks like you got a bit of hair loss. Asked me to do blood test to determine whether its thyroid problems or not. I did the blood test and every thing came back ok and no thyroid issues.. so the dr couldnt help much since shes not hair specialist just a general dermatologist so she referred me to HKL/UM dermatologist department and asked me to go to them since they will have the necessary experts there.. this was around Sept 2021.. i still havent paid them a visit yet, and the ref letter been just sitting on my table till now. That time i was hesitant to go because of covid cases spiking and havent fully vaccinated yet.. Maybe i will finally go one of these day (more on this later)

Ok so what was i doing from then till now? I bought 3 month supply minox (3bottles. 1/month) from lazada in Dec 2021, didnt start using until middle of Jan 2022. Been using on and off from then till now.. i say on and off because by right the recommendation is to apply 2 times daily. Ever since i started using i only apply once a day. And sometimes i got lazy or forgot to apply. Its now middle of March 2022 so 2 months since i started using and im still on my first bottle that is going to finish soon. By right 1 month should be using 1 bottle because each bottle is 60ml and if follow the recommendation of 1ml x2 daily so you will finish 1 bottle a month.  Since i apply once a day only so makes sense i take 2months to finish 1 bottle i guess..

Ok anyway, so far heres my review on it. I see quite a lot of baby hairs growing. They are still tiny and miniscule/very fine but they are there, so it means the hairs are really growing or coming back? At first i was sceptical la but then right now i have very clear proof its working is because all the baby hairs are starting to grow beyond my hairline on the front view aka forehead area. This is from my messy application of the minox on my hairline. And frankly when you apply it will drip to your forehead area because its liquid like water and also when you rubbing it in as well so other area of your skin will get touched... so because suddenly all the baby hair coming out on my forehead i can only say its proof that the minox working and its not bullshit lol. Now im hoping that it will really grow out my sides. Based on my 1st bottle of minox experience this is giving me a lot of hope or making me feel hopeful that my sides can recover from the hair loss lol. I read online on other users experience some say they only start seeing baby hair grow after 4 months of usage.. and a lot of ppl say that they experienced more hair fall when they started using minox..
But then other long term minox users chimed in and said the beginning may experience more hair fall before it starts to get better so have to just continue using it and dont lose hope..

Anyway for now i plan to be more consistent and try to apply it daily and dont miss a day.. then after that try to do x2 daily as well.. My first 2 months usage and i seen baby hairs growing from what used to be hairless areas.. and also next plan is to visit the dermatologist at hkl/um for the heck of it.. Although right now my situation seems like got hope without any dr intervention but i feel like visiting a dermatologist could get some solid answers. Maybe if i took fin pill the hair will grow back even better/faster? If i do visit i wanna ask them to test for the dht testosterone levels thing since thats 1 of the causes of male pattern baldness.. Who knows maybe im affected by it..
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the price is quite standard tho, and some ppl prefer buying it onlne and get consultation first with a doctor before buying it... so i dont think its a bad concept, worth trying out
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post Mar 16 2022, 05:48 PM

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QUOTE(goddesszilla @ Mar 16 2022, 05:29 PM)
the price is quite standard tho, and some ppl prefer buying it onlne and get consultation first with a doctor before buying it... so i dont think its a bad concept, worth trying out
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if people are unsure and prefer to consult with doctor first then sure, yeah. thats their choice, and the fees/costs will be reflected the same.. As with all things consultations you pay for it.

but saying the product price is "standard" is rubbish.
andsons charges RM52 per bottle/month for minoxidil..

you can get the minoxidil 1bottle/month for less than RM25 @ lazada, not including usage of vouchers/sales yet..
Brand : Kirkland Minoxidil..

1 bottle/month for andsons you can buy 2+ bottle/month yourself.. and lazada also buying online what..
Why waste money if you know you memang want to buy minoxidil already..

12 months minoxidil under andsons = RM624/year
12 months minoxidil self bought = RM300/year excluding discounts/vouchers which lazada surely have..

Finasteride pills seems similar the price with outside pharmacy, fair enough..

But I wonder if you can get it much much cheaper at gov hospital.. Something for me to check out when i finally go look for dermatologist at HKL/UM

This post has been edited by Optizorb: Mar 16 2022, 06:00 PM

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