MBP1989

Hey everyone, first time post so am sorry if I make any forum faux pas. I guess my question is really whether it would be worth ever considering a hair transplant? The reason why I ask is that I'm a 21, caucasian male, dark hair and my receeding hairline has now progressed to Norwood II. I have tried Finasteride, however, the side effects were horrendous and it took 2 months to go back to 'normal'. Anyhow, I don't intend to use any DHT inhibitors in the future as I obviously don't get on with those bad boys and am sticking with Rogaine Foam 5% (which I've started to apply when wet to increase absorption, or so I've read) as well as Nizoral twice a week (my scalp can't manage anymore than that, which is wierd as my skin is very tolerant everywhere else). Although from what I've read (I amy be totally wrong on this, so please correct me if I am) these are the only drugs that can help retain hair long-term, in comparison to minoxidil etc. I have been warned against using lasers for hair regrowth not because they cause skin cancer, but if skin cancer is already present the laser (due to it's effects on blood flow etc) can cause the cancer to grow. This is a significant problem for me as there is a very long history of skin cancer in my family and I have already had to have 5 biopsies starting from the age of 4 (the last biopsy showed that the the skin was ridden with abnornamlities and after another two excisions it was determined that the abnormal tissue below the surface was nearly twice the size of the original biopsy site). Basically I can't mess around with anything that could potentially cause any preexisting abnormalities to grow, however small the risk. Sorry if others disagree with this, but I'm listening to my consultant on this one. Anyway, since using the Minoxidil I have had significant regrowth, which I'm really pleased about, but I'm not going to kid myself and think that it will continue working 10 years or more down the line. I really like the idea of FUE, but my main concern is that if I went ahead with the transplant that I would just loose all the hair after a couple of years. I've read that the hair on the back of the head (and certain parts of the sides) are somewhat resistant to DHT, so I apologise if this is a dumb question. In a nutshell, I guess what I'm asking is whether it's worth having a hair transplant if you cannot take DHT blockers and the like. Sorry for the absolute essay. Thanks for everyones help Benji