Hey been a member for a bit and love readingthe stories congratulations to all those who have had results.

I am 19 years old and although my mpb is not that bad.. my hairline shape has suffered sinificantly.. and i want a strongish hairline, becuase the boreder of teh face to me is the most important, do any of you know a suregon taht wud perfrom the procedure so young? Im a good lookin lad etc, but it is really starting to affect my confidence.. my mum said she would think about getting it done for me for my 21st..

Hey been a member for a bit and love readingthe stories congratulations to all those who have had results.

I am 19 years old and although my mpb is not that bad.. my hairline shape has suffered sinificantly.. and i want a strongish hairline, becuase the boreder of teh face to me is the most important, do any of you know a suregon taht wud perfrom the procedure so young? Im a good lookin lad etc, but it is really starting to affect my confidence.. my mum said she would think about getting it done for me for my 21st..

WAIT until your atleast 21, maybe longer if you can help. Start on Rogaine and Propecia/proscar asap and it'll help you hang on to what you have.

i understand that comment but wud a surgeon proceed on a 21 year old?..i want it done so so bad.. the thing bout rogaine and propecia is i wud have 2 use it the rest of my life 2 keep my hair.. and i dno if i want that financial burden?

Well if you want one so so bad it seems to me that this bothers you a whole lot. Propecia is very expensive, but there is another just as effective drug called proscar that is the same exact thing, except 1/5 of the price. Also rogaine foam 3pk is about $40-$50 for a 3 month supply.With the pill and the foam it adds up to about $1 a day. So if you add that up it'll cost you signifinitly less than a HT. Yes there are surgeons that will do a HT on you, but unless your a special case w/ extensive hair loss, no doc w/ an ounce of consience would do it before youre 21. There are many factors as to why some one so young shouldnt get the procedure done. Do some research and reach out to the docs on this site. Im sure they would be more than happy to help you out and explain things

I understand u loud and clear.. just a coupleof questions.. i have naturally thin hair, will the foam/proscar make a deffierence in the thickness of my hair a lot? and will temple growth be viable ? it does bother me a lot confidence wise, jus for the fact im losing my youth young.. and i hate the dreaded pictures of hair loss from stupid angles!

First off, no *ethical* surgeon will perform a ht on s 19 year old.
Second, if your worried about the financial burden of meds, have you considered the financial burden of ht's in the future? Even if you wait until your at the ripe age of 21 you will most *assuredly* be chasing your hair loss for many years to come; resulting in multiple (2-3) ht in total...THAT can get expensive (i.e. 40K+) which will come in BIG chunks of change all at once, whereas meds are relatively inexpensive and spread out over time; as dakota stated about $30 a month. That's chump change compared to a ht. Additionally one can elect to discontinue their use at *any* time, whereas once you've taken the "plunge" of a ht, your married to it for the rest of your life and will need additional work unless your cozy w/the idea of having a hair line and a BALD head behind it.

I completely feel for you as hair loss sucks at any age, let alone 19, but you should seriously contemplate *all* of the variables before moving forward, and by 'moving forward' I mean at LEAST waiting until your 21/22 or so, THEN if you are willing to commit yourself to the long road ahead, go forward by all means.

i see people gttin amazing results though and that is what i want.. there is no history of mpb on my dads side but there is on my mums and its getting to me and gettin me down :S i jus hate it

ps it is making me heavily depressed!

yeah, hair loss sucks! It bothers *all* of us and that is why we're here. I know it can be more difficult at a younger age, but you too *can* get amazing results (if your a candidate), what we are suggesting is waiting a couple of years, going to a descent ethical doc LATER, and possibly trying out meds now.
BTW---just how *bad* is your hair loss right now? Care to share a pic? It's possible, if it is relatively minor AND restricted to your hair line alone, that it is just a minor widows peak developing and you will not go bald. This can be fairly common among young men getting surges of testosterone at this age.

To answer your questions above about meds:
if your hair is naturally of a *thinner* caliber, meds will do nothing to alter their natural characteristics. But, if some of your hair is undergoing the thinning process of miniturization via MPB the meds (can) thicken them up.

Some people get results from the meds on their top/hair line/temples but this is very rare and it is more common to get results on the vertex/crown area.