Coppal1

Right, here me out, i'm 24 at the moment and have lost a considerable amount of hair, i'd say i'm between nw2/3 with my hair thinning and receding a fair bit, i've been losing it slowly since 17 But what my question is, what is your guys opinion on gettin a transplant and filling in the front and crown, (I will be taking lipogaine, a form of minoxidil, but not propecia), then using toppik as I am already, which I feel would give me some good years with a full head of hair...then when I do start losing it to the point it looks stupid, I'll shave it down and get SMP. Now SMP was something I was considering doing now as I've seen some real life results which look really good, but im thinking if I pay 2500 to get 3-5 years of good hair, THEN do smp, its worth it Seems a bit long winded, but to me it'll be worth it, especially thinking if the hair at the front stays after 3/5 years but i've balded behind my hair line, the smp will look especially good because the front hair line will be real hairs, and they can feel the rest in

Thanks for all the interesting and informative responses guys, I appreciate it , I think for now i will try Lipogaine (ty for the suggestion HTsoon), and i wont buzz it just yet, i've shaven my head completely bald before and the relief of seeing it suited me and I didn't have a strange shaped head was really awesome, I'll see where the future goes, maybe i'll try a low dose of fin and see what happens, because it seems if I wait a bit later on in life, somewhere between 25-30 then get a HT with fin, my results will be more promising

My thoughts exactly, if you look at a lot of celebrities who have had HTs, and then "rebald" they were probably told it was a 'safe zone' and once its in, its permanent, look at Joe Rogan and Wayne rooney, I saw rooney at wimbledon 2014 and his hair was so thin you could see his whole scalp, and Joe Rogan, who has had 3 transplants is now completely bald

Hey thanks for the advice, i'm not entirely clued up on SMP, but I assume its the hairline tattoo? one major flaw with this, is at 60, what elderly man has a straight hairline low down on his head and buzzes his hair to a 0/1

Good point, I just went to the link in your bio, that is extraordinary, do you think with a skilled/reputable surgeon and meds (fin mainly) it would be a decent idea?

I've shaven my head down with a razor before, it wasn't too bad, looked okay, but i'd prefer to have hair, i acknowledge a HT wont be a permanent fix, or even close to one, and i accept that one day, HT or not, i will be shaving my head down to a 0/1, but I just wanted a few more years of decent hair, as being young and balding, as some of you probably know, really ****ing sucks

Okay before I start, don't bite my head off for 'considering' a transplant right now, i know a lot of people say it can be unwise at a young age, hence why i'm posting here to get some insight, when I say considering, i mean more so that I want to enquire So i've been losing my hair since 16, my hairline going back slowly, and thinning slowly, (6 years is probably considered quite fast) but it's always been quite gradual, this is starting to affect my confidence I don't feel as attractive as I did before, i feel my whole face looks different because of the recession, and overall feeling quite **** about it all I had a consultation in which I was quoted 3200 grafts for 2700 from 'get hair' (dr tayfun in istanbul) and in the london consultation, the man I spoke to (not the surgeon) didn't seem at all pushy and wasnt trying to 'sell' me anything, but was promoting it more so than deterring it, and when I asked about the consequence of doing the procedure, then balding further and looking really weird, he didn't give me a direct answer, mentioned more procedures down the line etc. I see some progress photos here from young guys like myself that look awesome, and on the forums everyone is supportive of the results and happy for the client. I'm realistic with my results I dont want my hair line lowered or dead straight, just from where its gone back, to align it to the frontal hairline that is still there, rather than lower the hairline all together. I don't expect a super thick mop on my head either, just some better density so i don't have to cake myself in toppik when I go out on the town etc. Whats your feedback guys? In terms of medication, i tried regaine and it made my eyes super baggy and it looked like i'd been literally given a black eye...and propecia I just can't consider because of the side effects, I know the percent is 1.3% or something but i read a lot more testimonies about it affecting mental health, sex drive etc, and the idea alone of taking a hormone altering pill scares the hell out of me, I'm quite an anxious person and know i'll get anxious from taking it regardless of if its just a placebo affect, so i've ruled that out. I know the photos all look somewhat different, but that is how it looks sometimes, out of the shower after a blow dry it okay, and not so thin, when I wake up in the morning with bed head it looks mental, and thin etc, the one in the car is me with no product, and the hairline looks okay i think, the others are me in strong lighting running my hand through my hair an sticking it up (its thinnest) and the other is showing what looks like a thick doner area (?) I think? haha, but yeah, give me your feedback guys, what should I do