1978matt

This won't mean much to readers unless they are from the UK, but is anyone watching Pat Nevin on Match of The Day 2 (BBC1 Football programme)? He has been pretty thin on top for a long time but you can see what looks like the start of a new hairline beneath his native hair. Anyone else see it?

Contact Spex: support@spexhair.com He's been in your shoes and come through it.

I'm booked to meet him in late March. Looking forward to finding out what he thinks is possible with my hair!

Snowman, You look pretty good with the shaved look. Better than 95% of most men. In my book you should just look to maintain what you have with medications.

Yes, pretty much everyone says Foam does not cause the irritation due to the absence of certain ingredients that the liquid form has. I stopped finpecia and my Minoxidil results were nowhere near as good from that point onwards. The old saying applies: "If it ain't broke then don't fix it!" When you think about it the two drugs have to work best in combination. One stops the substance that kills growth, while the other stimulates growth.

Dr K's middle name must begin with a 'J'. 'J' for Jesus as he's clearly a miracle worker! Can I ask, did you have any scabs after surgery? How did it look after 5 weeks? - That's how long I can take off work and would like to know how noticeable it was. Thanks

Agree with the last three posts. Get a few Drs opinions and take it from there.

The chances are it may thin out eventually, but not until you are 80 or 90 years old. At that age, who's going to care?!

9 months and no sides. Once a night application of foam.

Yeah, that's what I think. The lack of hairline bothers me a lot. I have great donor density and thick hair which is a bonus. In a perverse sort of way, it is good that my hairline is now high because if i had a lot of hair in a low position I'd have to rebuild from a lower starting point using up valuable grafts. I've been quoted as needing 2500-3500. Be patient. There are a lot of great posters here from the US but they are probably still at work. It may take a day or two to get a few more replies.

A few reasons really. I had really thick hair back in 2003 (at 25) but over the following 4/5 years it really deteriorated. I think 2009 was the time it really started to bother me. I didn't really know much about HTs until I became curious a couple of years ago. Ever since, I've been weighing up the pros and cons. I'm a naturally cautious so I want to know the ins and outs of everything before making a final decision. The last thing I want to do is get a bad HT and have to chase it for the rest of my life! I'm pretty close to going ahead with it and in the process of booking a few consults in the US with a view to getting it done in the next 12 months. I've come to the conclusion that I'm probably going to have quite a thin crown in 10 years time, but with a conservative but solid hairline up front I think it will look ok for a 45 year old...

It's not really about what the doc thinks is good or bad, it's what you think . For example, if a 50 year old man, Norwood 6, came to him with 2000 grafts left and asked for them to be spread evenly across his entire head, then that would be absolutely fine if the outcome was going to satisfy the patient. As the doc has said, you only have a couple of shots at a HT: 4000 grafts over 2 surgeries. Doing just 1 means you lose the ability to buzz your hair very short. If you're a good responder to the meds you could opt to have 1 procedure now. Maybe get 10-15 years with good hair until the propecia effectiveness wears off, then go in for your second procedure. Without the meds you will probably have to go back for 'round 2' in just a couple of years, and with the hairline placement fixed you may not be able to do anything about the crown. (which may be entirely acceptable to you.) A whole different way of thinking could be to delay a HT for 10 years, then come back and use all the grafts on a conservative hairline which covers more of the crown. I think what I'm trying to say is that you need a long term game plan.

Ask to postpone your HT. I'm sure Dr Feller will allow this. Not everyone gets side effects. I tried for 2 months on Propecia but it didn't work for me. I was one of the unlucky ones. Once I stopped I was back to normal within 7 days. If you can use it for 6 months without any problems then than might be the time to re consider the HT. You should also consider Regaine/Rogaine Foam as a way of protecting what you've got. Some people are lucky and get some great regrowth when using it in combination with Propecia. Not sure on the Norwood number but NW4 or 5 could creep up very soon.

A couple of thoughts: Do you look ok with the buzzed look? There's no going back if you have a strip scar. Are you on the meds? Without the meds I'd say don't do it, not at your age.

I see your doctor is a recommended one. Did you have the surgery at his US office? 3000 grafts is not many over such a big area.

I just watched a Tv interview on the Ailsbury site. Laughable. They put a really thin FUE covering on some irish guy. EUR2500 for 1000 grafts. Poor result.

Had a look at your photos. If you can no longer shave down then I think it's a no-brainer. Get the 4000 FUT! Sorting the front out and filling in the gaps would make a massive improvement for sure. The one saving grace is that the FUE wasnt a complete failure. There's still some growth there to work around.

Hairline looks fine to me. It will stand the test of time as you get older.

Your hairloss is at the same stage it was....on the 1st, 4th and 11th of January when you posted near identical questions! lol

Thanks guys. I just looked back at some old emails and a rep at a fairly well known (but not recommended) clinic, thought I could get up to 3500. I remember at the time (a year ago) he used a small camera attached to a laptop to look at the scalp density.

I wonder if any trained eyes could make an estimate? I measured with a tape and I reckon a Dr could get up to 35cm x 1cm (maybe more width but lets say 1cm for simplicity) So 35 x 1 x density = ....... grafts

It looks good at the moment. I notice you say you have taken Propecia in the past. Any reason for coming off it? I don't think you should have a HT now, especially without Propecia to back it up. Put some money aside in the next 5 years and keep up the meds if possible.

Hello mate, We're gonna need some more photos of your 'slap head' lol. One of the top, back and sides preferably.

What's the family history of hairloss like? Is your hair similar to your mother or father? I have similar hair to my mother and similar loss pattern to her brothers. Therefore, I believe I will progress into a similar pattern to them (NW4/5) eventually.

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