DireWolf

Just want to thank everyone for the replies. You guys are a great community, I can see that you all understand the psychological aspect of hair loss.

Hi Direwolf,

 

If your hairline is bothering you which I would say it is hence your posting, then I would suggest you go for a small procedure of 1200-1500 grafts to strengthen the hairline where it is showing early signs of recession.

 

I would take a guess at looking at your pics and say you have ample donor.

 

At 27/28 years old you should also consider taking medications such as Finasteride/Minoxidil to delay any further hair loss which I believe is evident. I have seen the same early signs in my own old pics.

Thanks for the reply Shera. I've put the brakes on the HT plan for now, it does seem I might be over reacting.

That being said, 1200-1500 grafts sounds like a lot to just fill it up. When I first asked this question, I predicted that replies would be in the region of ~500. Can you show me any case studies or anyone having a similar procedure?

Also, how do you think my hair loss will progress? I'm exactly 27.5 years old at the moment, I've been loosing density since 22-23.

Dad is nw5 at age 55. At 40 years old he was still nw2a.

Brother is 32 and nw2 with obvious thinning, he also has much finer hair than mine so looks a bit worse.

The hairline you have is where a lot of transplant patients end up getting to. I agree with Spanker it might benefit from about 1500 to stabilize it ONLY under the condition you consult with a few ethical docs like Shapiro or Hasson and Wong or many others here skilled at predicting your future hair loss.

 

Also agree that you may not need anything yet, So you may wish to consider hair meds and/or seeing a doc that does PRP which may work to help with diffuse thinning. If you are worried go get informed.

 

Finally make sure to get a thorough medical check with blood work and get educated on nutrition and hair loss—inflammation caused by diet can certainly contribute.

 

More than anything—don’t panic. You still have lots of hair currently and to work with in the future.

Thank you. Wow I hadn't heard of this PRP, I'll definitely look into this further.

Yeah after thinking about this, and taking into account everyone's replies, I won't pursue a HT, especially if there's a chance it could make it worse.

Thanks your words were very comforting

It’s healthier than 99% of the population still. No matter who you go to you’re going to experience shock loss. There is too much hair there to risk it. I say it as a veteran of this industry. Don’t do it yet.

Thanks. Yeah I was up last night doing a lot of research, I don't think there is enough recession to justify a HT yet.

Exactly this is a classic case of someone getting in way over his head. You’re trying to achieve perfection when you look 100% fine.

Thank you. I know you probably think I'm over reacting. It's just that this past year has been tough for me in terms of hair loss.

What was once my best feature has diminished badly.

But I honestly think that my hairline is very patchy which doesn't look healthy.

Are we looking at the same photos. I see no hair loss.

Hi, my main issue is that I'm a diffuse thinning but as you can see it's affecting the hairline also. My main goal is to make to more solid and if possible lower it by 1-1.5cm

1500 to 2000 grafts to improve it without dropping, depending on your age, loss, medication use, etc.

Hi, thanks. 1500 to 2000 just for filling in the gaps? That seems quite high, I've seen 2000 used to lower hairlines by half an inch or so

Added some better pics

Hi guys. Would like some opinions. How much grafts would it take to improve my hairline?

https://i.imgur.com/LwxsIar.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Uz2amYY.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/q8hm22I.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/AMibrbh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dcpDSit.jpg

Thank you

That is a good point. I know many guys take it successfully, but for me, even a 0.01% chance of permanent sides are too much of a risk. Maybe that sound pathetic but it's just how I feel.

Ok guys thanks for your help. I'll try some concealer products for now and hold out on the HT maybe until I'm 30. Huge relief to hear you say it doesn't look too bad - I've been loosing sleep over this for the past year.

Hi, I have thought about toppik, I have a friend that uses. But I was thinking of a more permanent solution.

How do you think it might look worse post op?

Hi, I'm a 27 year old South Indian male living in UK.

I've been losing hair density since I was 23.

I'm considering a FUE prodcedure, preferable in the UK.

I would rather not take Propeica, and I understand that this mean I may need multiple procedures throughout the years, I am happy to do this if required. I believe I have a good donor area.

can anyone advise me on the best way forward. I have attached some pictures.

Thanks for reading