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Ultimately, u will end up loosing the diffuse hair and only transplanted hair would be left. So  if u add in maximum density to the diffused hair ,finally you would be left with 45 only but the difference would be that until that time you will have a high density. If you don't go for full density now, you will go for it later when diffuse hair fall out. So why not do maximum density now itself. Obviously I am talking here about people who don't want to be on finastride

They say that the maximum density of 40 45 Fu/cm can be given because beyond that the grafts won't survive. What if a diffuse thinner has a density of 30fu/cm remaining and he wants to add 30 more at the front to make it 60?would that also be a problem for graft survival?

Yes, I've been taking Propecia for five years now with no issues and seem to have stabilized the loss.

 

Regarding 3,700 in the crown, H&W estimated I still have another 4-5k left via FUT alone with probably another 1k via FUE if I really needed it. I don't understand the argument people make about not tackling the crown first. If done properly, the average person should have 8k available grafts which is also why I don't understand the NW5+ people getting FUE. It drastically reduces your lifetime donor count and thus, overall options.

Thanks for the explanation. Was there any particular reason for you waiting for the transplant for five years after getting on Propecia? Is not it possible to keep having small transplants before you go fully bald?

Sorry for the late response, fellas. I didn't feel a need to

post from months 1-4 as nothing inspiring happens in that period. I hit 4 months four days ago. Attached is a pic from today. A lot of growth in the last month and I expect a lot of action between 4 and 6 months as there lots of vellous hairs and black dots. . Goal from the beginning was to close the sunrooff and I feel like I'm on track for that. Thoughts from the forum?

Has propecia stabilised your hair? Any side effects?

You have put 3700 grafts in the crown , what happens if you lose the front, do you have long term planing with H and W?

I am 28 with a thinning crown and a slightly receding hairline(Norwood 2). I wanted to have the hairline corrected but wanted to know if it would be possible to catch up further hairloss behind the hairline.For the crown , i don't want to touch it as of now. I am sure there is a way to catch up further hairloss if i get the hairline transplanted as i have seen doctors correcting hairlines.Any risks or suggestions?Thanks

I would suggest to hold off on a hair transplant as long as humanly possible. That question is slightly reductive; every doctor has their own approach. Post pictures of your hair if you'd like and I'm sure we could advise you better. But if you're a NW2 with a thin crown, most would say hop on medication and wait until you're out of your 20's.

Thanks. I will post pictures soon.It might sound shallow but the point is that I am about to marry and thats why having perfect hair makes sense now.lol.Little wonder hair loss is double trouble if it happens before you are even married let alone the impact on career in the prime stages.

I just had a look at some of the hairline transplants and they look pretty aggressive.I am 28 and have a thinning crown and a mature hairline with very little recession at temples(my doctor said its not more than a mature hairline).Two years back my hairline was flat but now i dont like the recession at the temples.My question is , do the doctors start transplanting hairline 3/4 inch above the highest wrinkle or do they go further up to conserve donor hair. If its okay to transplant 3/4 inch above the highest forehead wrinkle , i would probably go for correcting temples.Please suggest.

It is still a see through. Will it grow any further or that is all?

You started finastride when you were just 22, so did not finasteride save your hair?Did you keep losing and ended up with thinning? What about side effects?

nice hair ernie. One question:

Did you get any sides on propecia and did it save all your hair?

I don't know many doctors say don't go for a hairline fix that is just slightly receded yet i see many doctors fixing it every now and then.Thoughts?

If you look at the crown on the right it is a small area but the hair has gone as thick as my normal hair.

The good results i'm getting so far i don't know if i should change anything.

I have the lipogaine minox but dont know if i should use it or if i should try the liquid minox or if i should increase the dermaroller needle size.

Also i'm thinking of going upto 1 mg fin and adding 1000mg biotin to see if that would help.

 

More pictures to come

Have you been using 5 % minoxidil twice a day since the beginning.How much you use to cover entire scalp?

Did you get any side effects from finastride?

Dr. Wesley

Thank you for the reply. I do see a good difference between both the photos.

 

 

 

These are the type of results that you see with either topical or pill finasteride. It is hard to say whether these results were done by PRP or finasteride or a bit of both.

I remember a few years ago I told an Italians patient that every morning with my finasteride pill I have a banana. I meant to say it as a regular daily routine for me. A year later he emailed me and said his friend was having some side effects and if it would be ok just to take the banana only. I started laughing and said you misunderstood me.

My point is unless you show PRP only pictures and proper photos its really hard to figure out if PRP works. I have met many people that have had PRP and none of them are happy. Of course I don't know enough about it or the different ways to use it.

Thanks for all your posting.

I agree. I had prp done last year from a reputed clinic in India (would not want to name)and lost a tremendous amount of hair in the crown and also my hairline. Doctor said it is shock loss from prp and it will recover, 12 months later it has not recovered and infact I have lost hair further to the point where I have started to believe last year prp injection is still in action.

Hi everyone,

I am 28 and started to bald at 22. As of now, I have a slightly thinning crown with a pretty good hairline.I currently use minoxidil 5% once a day which almost does nothing. Despite knowing how MPB progresses, I have not been able to start propecia because I am suffering from an undiagonosed chronic pain nuerological condition and hence still not getting on propecia(Ofcourse fear of propecia side effects is also there and it applies much more to me given my health condition).

Now the thing is that I am letting go of my crown as I believe that at some point I will get a hair transplant and then get on propecia.When I look at results of Dr koray and keller, it seems transplant can do a great job.I have seen people with bald crown being transplanted by these doctors with amazing results to the point that one might not need to ever get on propecia , specially with new treatments in the pipeline, yet from time time to time I read warnings from doctors for transplanting crown at this age.How does one go about HT when he is young and has a thinned out crown with good front(Obviously front would also progress).Am I wrong to think that HT is the way to go once I loose crown?

Please help and suggest as I am loosing hair fast.Thanks,

Hi everyone, i am a new member.I have lost some hairline and have a small balding crown.i would kind of call myself norwood 2, 2a .I would want to have a flatter hairline as i am only 26 and still have my prime years ahead.i wanted to know can i get my hairline fixed without touching crown for now.I know MPB will progress, but can further transplants take care of that.and one more question is will i be able to retransplant my already transplanted hair ,as in if i want to move them from hairline to scalp when i get old.