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KO, I took a look at your website and all I can say is wow, I am blown away by the hair on your brother as he has kept it for all these years. Your hairline looks actually quite similar to mine but in the new photos you look great. The growth you have is amazing. I truly wish I had found out about treatment at a younger than I am now. I wish I wasn't a Norwood 3 already but at least I can save what I have. I'm definitely going to take a look at and research up on Dutasteride. I'm also talking to my mom about buying Minodoxil and giving that a go for now. I'm very hesitant to take Fin as I am scared about the sexual side effects, but overall I want to thank you all for your responses to my post. Being 18 it's hard to reach out to people, especially friends because they have NO idea what it's like. I am so grateful to have found a site like this, and I look forward to becoming more educated on the subject. Learning about all of this is actually quite interesting and makes me want to major in the medical field instead of business haha!

Hi guys, So as I am new to this forum and new to reaching out in general I'd like to quickly share my story about what led me to reach out in the first place. First of all, I'm 18 years old and I've been receding since I was about twelve or thirteen, which was when I started going through puberty. I was born with my fathers hairline; a naturally high hairline with virtually no temples. I always asked him why my hairline was so messed up when I was little, but he just convinced me it was normal. As I grew throughout the years I began to become extremely self conscious of my hairline so I grew my hair longer. I've been getting my hair cut by the same girl for six years and she does a great job at hiding the hairline. But when I go out and play basketball, or ride my bike, or anything like that it shows, and I get picked on terribly. Recently, I reached out to a local hair restoration clinic in my hometown and the staff there are wonderful. I'm currently washing, conditioning, and scalp treating with a product called Hair Support. It involves deep cleaning of the scalp, and re-activating the follicles that may be shutting down due to MPB, or something along those lines. I'm about two weeks into the treatment. Throughout the past year I've researched several hair transplant surgeons in my area, I've even gone for a consult at a local institution, but I didn't feel secure with the surgeon and staff. The surgeon told me they'd start with 1200 grafts FUT to see how the frontal recession would fill in, but I felt like I wasn't being treated with sincerity. I felt like I had a price tag over my head. I never returned the clinics call after that day. I researched another institution but they said they wouldn't operate on kids as young as I, but it sucks. It really does. I hate seeing my friends with full heads of hair, and I hate thinking that my career is going to suffer due to my lack of confidence. I know there's probably many worse things that could happen to me, and I know I shouldn't let it get to me, but it's tough at this age. I feel as though my youth was stolen from me. I am doing so well academically in college, and my physique is looking better than ever, but this DAMN HAIRLINE!:mad: In this post I've attached some pics of my hairline & my questions are as follows 1) Is there ANY surgeon who would perform a hair transplant surgery on me within the next couple years when I have more money saved up? 2) My doctor said I should get on Rogaine, I asked him about Propecia and he said he hadn't much experience with it. Which is best if at all for an 18 year old? 3) How do you cope with hair loss at my age. It's taken a severe toll on my psyche. Any responses would be so greatly appreciated.