Dalew ,

Thats great advice , I hope Devian listens to it !! In the words of Dr Rassman who said to me quote " A GOOD DECISION TODAY IS A GOOD DECISION TOMORROW" Sums it up !
ej

Thanks alot for advices, it's really appreciated. I think it's really hard to think and imagine the feelings of someone who started losing hairs this early. I really used to look good back in the days when i was 17-18. I used to hangout with friends all day and I was probably the most outgoing guy in all my friends. But then the hell days started. Even though it's ok in winter because winter hat really does a great job but in spring and summer it's really hard. When ever I look at mirror I feel that I am a completely different guy. When I see people with great hairs, I ask myself why it had to happen to me? It's not like I prayed for that or I caused it myself. The complex is really huge because I know how I used to look and how I look now.
Btw, I think getting a HT at this is age is kind of ok and probably better in some ways(correct me if I am wrong). Because a guy who needs only 1000 grafts for example, would not have to pay too much, and later on if he loses more hairs, then he can just have one more ht. But if a guy who has lost all his hairs, he would have to pay too much and even then it would be too hard for him to completely recover his hairs.
Anyways, I have set myself a goal. I decided to get ht in feb 2010. Two days ago, I moved to my parents place, by this way I would cut my expenses in to half. I ll get one more job in summer. I am sure I would be able to save around 7-8k by the end of this year. Since winter wont be hard with hat and it wont be the hell time lol. I think if I get my ht in feb, then I ll have my hairs grown till spring or summer . I can't stop thinking of my future, I am sure that would be a new life for me. Wish me good luck, I hope I wont lose my motivation.
Thanks for reading.

devian--- i understand 100% how you feel... hairloss started hitting me at about 20. by 21 i was combing my hair foward and longer.. wearing hats everywhere.. i was a great looking guy and saw my looks being impacted by this... i was horribly depressed ect ect... this is the case with ALOT of us. you are not alone... i rushed into a HT and as a result i made what was probably the wrong choice becase i now have issues ON TOP of just my hairloss that will continue to progress........

look, im not saying you should not get a HT.. what i am saying is if you do YOU CANNOT GO CHEAP AND YOU CANNOT SETTLE FOR JUST ANY DOCTOR... i am saying that you REALLY need to know the differences in FUE vs strip. and know what limites FUE.... you need to know that ONCE you take this leap into the HT world you cannot look back..AND YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU GETTING A HT AT 21 YEARS OLD AND PLENTY HAIR LEFT TO LOSE, IS NOT AT ALL THE SAME AS A 35 YEAR OLD WITH MORE ADVANCED HAIRLOSS.. its not the same man. you will have to adapt and more than likely require more procedures in the future.. hairloss is progressive and it has NO CURE.... know that you WILL have scarring regardless of if you choose FUE or strip... and if you ever elect to shave your head because your hairloss becomes to great to 'fix' the scarring WILL be visible

this is a very important decision man.... its a decision that will shape alot of you future. i promise you.... if you do not have the money to go with a proven dr then DONT DO THIS YET... if your not willing to UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ALL YOUR HAIR BACK THEN PLEASE DONT DO THIS YET... hts will not cure your hairloss.. A GOOD HT will only help mask your current situation.

i know how damaging hairloss can be at a young age my friend... so if your gonna do this PLEASE know what your getting into.... set up a LONG TERM GAMPLAN PLEASE... consider that you will more than likely lose more hair and require more work if you wish to have hair, and know that if that happens there is NOTHING avaliable today that can give you back your same hair density... our donor is just to limited....... if your not on meds try them for a while.

i wish you the best man, i know what your going through i mean i REALLY KNOW... many of us do...

deviansaliva:
stage 2 (norwood 2) does not sound so bad
please post some pics so we can assess and provide opinion.
i also agree that you should try medication first, try proscar preferably since it is the same as propecia but cheaper.

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I would highly recommend at least buzzing your hair short to see what it looks like. You may find you look good and this takes away alot of anxiety about balding. There are plenty of young guys who look great with shaved heads provided they stay in shape, dress well etc. I had a HT done and while I feel I definitely look better now I sometimes wonder if all the worry about future loss, financial problems and such is worth it, if I could go back I might say screw it and just shave my head because like someone said once you have one HT you are committed for life.

Also any Dr with any ethics at all would not operate on you unless you had been on meds (propecia, rogaine) for at least 6 months. If you decide to have a HT you will need to be on these for life that is something to take into account.