sighs...this is really a never ending quest for answers as to how to address a virtually unknown certainty, but any input is still advised...

28..still have quite a good amount of native hair left on top...was classified as a NW5a by Jotronic (as I still do have pretty good coverage on top but the *thinning* pattern appears to be quite discernible and falls into this classification for hair loss)...

crown appears to be slightly thinning to me...

I have a 'v' shape recession which I know with all certainty can be lowered and rounded out with a transplant...

My worries, griefs, and questions:

1. crown- if I get 5K grafts placed on the "top" of my scalp--in my lights the area directly above the tips of the ears going forward---am I in any way jeopordizing my future appearance if I end up with a huge crown loss?

2. crown part duex:--- as pat referred to it: its a black hole...and who knows how big it is going to end up? In 5-10 years I could end up with one big ass crown.


3. other patients--- I look at Bobman, Jotronic, and Nicnitro, they all had big loss in the top and crown areas, yet they achieved an over all aesthetically pleasing result. Can this be expected of the average guy? Jotronic had less than faverable characteristics and Nicnitro had more than favorable characteristics. So in short: can this be reasonably achieved by the 'average' characteristics...

* I guess an additional factor which makes these future "unknowns" even more compromising to me is that Im 28. While this isn't considered too young by most coalition docs, it still is relatively young and you never know the future extent of loss. In a worst case scenario where I had the top of my head dense packed the hell out of and ended up with a huge ass bald crown later in life, could some of the grafts on top be re-cycled and placed into the crown to even things out?

Im begining to think to hell with it and have some cosmetic acheivements done now.

ng2gb,

diffuse thinners with a lot of donor hair left are typically good responders to propecia; I would get on it ASAP; also as far as crown loss goes naturally some guys lose hair in their crown and keep their hair line fairly intact; after bobman's first surgery he covered the frontal 1/3 and left the crown alone; I thought it looked natural; the main thing was his face was framed; I know I keep bugging you about it but if you get on propecia I don't think major crown loss will be an issue anyway.....

That's why you need to go with a TOP doc and have a solid game plan. If you strategize correctly between what you currently need and donor supply for future HTs you should be fine. Also, your hair characterstics will play a huge role in creating the "illusion" of density.

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HT#4 February 2011

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dhoose,

huh I didn't know that diffuse thinners typically responded well to propecia. I probably will get on it. Im just worried about not being able to get a stiff one eyed willie and blow my load all over a girl. Ya know---the finer things in life.

hairthere, yeah I would go to Dr.Hasson if I had this done...

ng2gb,

Hair transplantation is all about planning for the long term.

Certainly there are risks of future hair loss since it is both unpredictable and progressive.

This is another reason why Propecia and Rogaine are suggested as hair loss treatments in order to attempt to control or stop future hair loss. They might even regrow hair.

Are you on either of these treatments? If not, why not?

Hair loss suffererers with lesser amounts of hair loss typically respond better to Propecia and Rogaine - which in some ways is why diffuse thinners are said to respond well. See a picture of a diffuse thinner Propecia and Rogaine posted by Janna from SMG by clicking here.

Best wishes,

Bill

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