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Hello. I've been reading these forums for a few days, and I thought I'd ask a few questions, if I may. I have been thinking about a hair transplant for a while now. I am 36 years old, and my hair have been thinning for about 5 years. Just over a year ago, I started using Rogaine, which slowed/stopped the rate of loss. I had to give it up recently, as it started causing redness, flaking and itching of the scalp. I have always had quite thick hair, and the hair loss is almost all on the crown. It has developed a thin/bald spot just over 2 inches in diameter, with nearly no loss at the front. Previously, I responded to the thinning hair by cutting it very short. When cut down to about 0,3 cm length some loss is visible at the front. I'll add a picture if I can get a better camera than my present one. My questions primarily deals with concealment in the first 8 months or so after the operation. How long after the operation will it be visible/obvious that I have had surgery? And how obvious will the donor scar be if I continue keeping my hair short? Will keeping the hair short increase the chance of the transplant looking artificial 2 or more years down the road? Additionally, as the area to be covered at the moment is limited, I was hoping to be able to stop/slow futher hair loss with Propecia. How realistic is this expectation? Here I operate with a time horizon of 10 to 15 years. Thank you for any help you can give me.

Hello. I've been reading these forums for a few days, and I thought I'd ask a few questions, if I may. I have been thinking about a hair transplant for a while now. I am 36 years old, and my hair have been thinning for about 5 years. Just over a year ago, I started using Rogaine, which slowed/stopped the rate of loss. I had to give it up recently, as it started causing redness, flaking and itching of the scalp. I have always had quite thick hair, and the hair loss is almost all on the crown. It has developed a thin/bald spot just over 2 inches in diameter, with nearly no loss at the front. Previously, I responded to the thinning hair by cutting it very short. When cut down to about 0,3 cm length some loss is visible at the front. I'll add a picture if I can get a better camera than my present one. My questions primarily deals with concealment in the first 8 months or so after the operation. How long after the operation will it be visible/obvious that I have had surgery? And how obvious will the donor scar be if I continue keeping my hair short? Will keeping the hair short increase the chance of the transplant looking artificial 2 or more years down the road? Additionally, as the area to be covered at the moment is limited, I was hoping to be able to stop/slow futher hair loss with Propecia. How realistic is this expectation? Here I operate with a time horizon of 10 to 15 years. Thank you for any help you can give me.