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I will be traveling this week & was wondering if I could carry toppik or dermmatch on the flight? I don't want to check-in my baggage just cos of these so was thinking of taking them as part of my carry on baggage..

guys, this FUE thingy! it seems so perfect, why don't more people get it done? How does a doc determine whether someone is FUE feasible? also, lets take the hair present in the horse shoe pattern part of the scalp. it pretty much does not aid in any kind of styling so why cant ALL the hairs from the horseshoe pattern be extracted using FUE & implanted somewhere on top? it would also yield a significant number of grafts... I have read a lot of posts on FUE but none of them give a concrete answer as to whether its effective or not. help me out guys!

guys, this FUE thingy! it seems so perfect, why don't more people get it done? How does a doc determine whether someone is FUE feasible? also, lets take the hair present in the horse shoe pattern part of the scalp. it pretty much does not aid in any kind of styling so why cant ALL the hairs from the horseshoe pattern be extracted using FUE & implanted somewhere on top? it would also yield a significant number of grafts... I have read a lot of posts on FUE but none of them give a concrete answer as to whether its effective or not. help me out guys!

Are hair sprays safe? I remember reading an article which mentioned that the alcohol in them causes your hair to become brittle! Any other recommended hair spray which can be picked up from walgreens?

great question! I am a diffuse thinner & have always been confused whether or not to go under the knife! The reason being shock loss. I dont want to end up looking worse than what I was before surgery. Although I have decided to go with H&W I still am very confused whether to go ahead or not. The problem is with the native hair. Unlike the normal MPB pattern I do have a lot of native hair which I don wanna lose due to surgery! On the bright side as Bill said diffuse thinners make excellent candidates! going by what I have seen on this forum & my personal case I dont think my scalp would need tooo many grafts to make a significant cosmetic difference. Even lesser number of grafts placed fairly widely apart would give me very nice coverage ( assuming my native hair does stay after surgery). This hope makes me take the necessary steps towards scheduling my surgery but again! the killer called shockloss!

questions guys! 1. Does a doc vary the density of the grafts which are placed or is the density the same all over the recipient area? "Important areas" can be identified which need a higher density & more grafts could go there. Any part of the scalp which fits the high density class? 2. My hairline is in tact & based on a miniaturization study is pretty thick. I have diffuse thinning behind the hairline. If my hairline does not need any work how many grafts would I save? Basically how many grafts does it take to create an average looking hairline? 3. Does shock loss depend on the density of the grafts being placed around weakened hairs? lesser grafts means lesser chance of shock loss or does the incision itself result in shock loss irrespective of how many?

questions guys! 1. Does a doc vary the density of the grafts which are placed or is the density the same all over the recipient area? "Important areas" can be identified which need a higher density & more grafts could go there. Any part of the scalp which fits the high density class? 2. My hairline is in tact & based on a miniaturization study is pretty thick. I have diffuse thinning behind the hairline. If my hairline does not need any work how many grafts would I save? Basically how many grafts does it take to create an average looking hairline? 3. Does shock loss depend on the density of the grafts being placed around weakened hairs? lesser grafts means lesser chance of shock loss or does the incision itself result in shock loss irrespective of how many?

Wow! you sure do know how to use concealers! It does look very natural! is that toppik? I am not qualified to comment but your scar does look like its healing well. Good luck with the growth, I will surely be following your progress

hairlosscure! Thanks for the detailed explanation! It makes so much sense! I do understand shock loss would be a major concern in my case. To overcome shock loss I have been on propecia for close to 2 years & am contemplating surgery now. I have not had much hair loss during these 2 years so maybe propecia will help with the shock loss? Your right about being conservative with the number of grafts. Thats why wanted to see a few pics on the forum or in person to see what can be expected in my case. I am really not convinced whether surgery would work in my case? :-(

I have been on propecia for 2 years & rogaine for over 4 years! Cant really be sure if I got any regrowth but the individual hairs have become really thick. Must also say that from past 2 years my hair loss has totally stabilized & almost halted. Never had any serious side effects!

Hi Guys, My hairloss is quite different than most guys on this forum. I can describe it using the below picture, although this is female pattern! my hair loss is currently similar to grade 2 in this image. I do have good amount of hair in my hairline though. My question is how should this be approached? My hair loss started at the center of my head & started moving outwards. So, if a transplant is done should it start outwards & move towards the center of my head!! Most HT's I see on this site are for typical MPB where they cover the first 3rd of the scalp & then proceed with working on the vertex & crown. In my case how should it be approached? I couldn't find any pics similar to my case on the forum.

Hi Guys, My hairloss is quite different than most guys on this forum. I can describe it using the below picture, although this is female pattern! my hair loss is currently similar to grade 2 in this image. I do have good amount of hair in my hairline though. My question is how should this be approached? My hair loss started at the center of my head & started moving outwards. So, if a transplant is done should it start outwards & move towards the center of my head!! Most HT's I see on this site are for typical MPB where they cover the first 3rd of the scalp & then proceed with working on the vertex & crown. In my case how should it be approached? I couldn't find any pics similar to my case on the forum.

Wow! this looks really good. The area covered seems quite big. Will the grafts give him enough coverage or would he have to use some concealers? Was the doc able to harvest only 2243 grafts from the donor or did he think that 2243 should be enough to give good coverage?

Thanks dewayne & hairthere! I am in california.. I have been saving up for quite sometime & do feel that I have enough to go through the procedure. When I visit the doc I should be able to meet a few people who have gone through this.

Easier said than done! it is really frustrating to go through hair loss. It does not matter what age you are but its more frustrating when your young. Jupiter, hang in there! you are definitely not alone....