I got a great amount of hair loss at age 15. As you may know the followers of the "Sikh" faith require their hair to be tied tightly in a bun which causes stress to the front of the head. My dermatologist dignosed it and got a lab test done to confirm it to being alopecia areta and belived that the hair will regrow within 2-5 years. At age 16 I had cut my hair to lose the strain on the hair.
I am now 21 years old. The hair hasn't grown back. I belive I have traction alopecia and the Dr. made a mistake, maybe because this might be a rare case for her. I know alopecia areta are round patches spread over the head and that it is a autoimune disease. I have hair loss only in the front and front sides of my head and I have thick hair on top and on the back of my head (I have no hair line) and some thinning in the front. At age 21 the thinning in the front seems to have progresed slightly. I wish to undergo a hair transplant and I am guessing 3,000 to 4,000 grafts (estimating) should be enough to give me a hairline that I want by the Fue method.
My questions are
1. I've been told that at age 21 years old I'm too young because when my androgentic alopecia kicks in, I will have odd looking gaps. I am not concerned if this (androgentic balding) happens at age 40 or 50. If my full hair last me till age 40 without gaps I am happy.
2. Do DR.s diagnose the type of hair loss before the HT because I know having an HT on alopecia areta will cause the hair follicules to fall out.
3. Does traction alopecia progress over the years or is it basically the weak and damaged follicules from the excessive pulling finally falling out and causing a thinning look in the front?
Thanks in advance!