Legend007

First pic is me last year at 37 .. 2nd pic is me today at 38 .. my hair has gotten so thin n flat so quick .. my density is so gone . Feeling like I be bald in a few years .. is it just old age or MPB hitting me hard all of a sudden? Last pic is my current donor .. it’s a lot of hair to work with ..

Thanks spidey .. I agree with you 6 months ago .. I wouldn’t imagine myself spending $10K for a hair transplant months ago .. but my hair has thinned out n the recession has made it hard to comb. . I know it’s cosmetic at the moment .. but my hair has been bothering me for the last two years .. n the Christmas season is the only chance I have to take to two weeks off to recover from a transplant .. if I don’t do it now I will have to wait till next Christmas to get it done .. that means another 1 year of not feeling confident with myself .. n another year of looking ugly while I wait for my transplant to grow in .. even if finasteride help my hair I won’t ever get the inch of strong hairline again .. right now I just have coverage of my scalp . But not good hairstyle .. if I do this .. at least I will have a strong hairline base to work with .. imma have to do it sooner or later .. so why not do it now right ? I just recently sold my house n made good money so I’m able to budget a hair transplant to feel confident in myself again . Also , I think my doctor agrees with u too .. since they haven’t contacted me n Stuff .. they don’t want to hard sell me. They want me to make my own decision .. .. n actually seeing ur hair transplant spidey , is one of the reason I want to have my transplant .. you got great results with ur 1000k grafts .. that’s exactly what I want .. only thing is u are younger than me n ur native hair is still thick .. mines has thinned out a lot .. so it’s fine n flat .. not easy to comb .. so how has your transplant treating u ? U still like it ? Anyone else have thoughts or can answer some of my questions ? Please respond .. I’m nervous , my transplant is coming up n I’m so unprepared ..

Hi .. My surgery is in 3 weeks with a surgeon in Beverly Hills .. I’m ready to drive the 6 hours for the consultation n transplant same day during Christmas holiday . It’s my Christmas present to myself .. I’m 38 . No known history of baldness in family .. brothers all have thick hair n Norwood 1 .im a Slow balder. Was a Norwood 1 last year .. this year a Norwood 2 .. even worse is all the hair on top has gotten really thin .. n the front has receded now.. just started taking propecia for almost 3 months .. I’m scared since all my top hair is thin , I might go balder later in life .. But for now .. I want to fix my hairline n temples .. I have a big forehead so I always comb my hair forward to cover it.. but since I don’t have mucb hair on the hairline anymore it’s difficult to comb n look good .. Anyone that has knowledge or have an opinion please help.. I’m planning on shaving the recepiment n implanting hair . 1 inch in height n 4.5 inches wide .. 1. Will the 1200 hair give me good density for that area? 2. Will I lose my native hair especially the forelock when I implant there . It’s really thin n I might get permanent shock loss? 3. What Norwood am I ? N what do u think I will be ? 4. Is it worse that my hair is thin all up top ( diffused ) but with less recession . Or someone with a lot of recession but thick hair up top . More successful with a transplant .. 5. Lastly should I wait for my hair to get worse , recede even more then have a bigger transplant ? 6. How does my crown n top look ? Is it heading into baldness ? 7. Also what questions should I ask my doctor when I email him this week .. I barely asked any questions when we had a video conference before .. Thanks for help .. ..

Oh yeah im a Norwood 2 now with diffuse thinning on top .. with no family history of baldness .. all my brothers have thick Norwood 1 hair but me . Oh yeah I only used rogaine for 4 months on my hairline , it made it worse . It did help thicken miniaturized hair , but causes irritation to my scalp n caused surrounding hair to fall out easier .. so I stopped that n gotten back on propecia .. my doctor was like that’s the thing with propecia. you don’t know if it’s helping until you stop . ... I never worried about hair before.. now it’s what I worry most I’m 38 , guess u can start MPB later in life .

I started on fin 2 years ago for 4 months .. it seems to help with hair fall, but I was a Norwood 1 n was in denial didn’t felt like I needed it because I didn’t see the benefits n didn’t think I would ever be bald ..I always thought fallen hair would just grow back because I had so many . so I stopped Fin because I did notice my libido was lower .. but it was mild ,n tolerable since my testosterone was already high .. it was the thought of having to take a drug forever was what made me stop .. so I wasted my time for theme to two years on rogaine , supplements n 6 month on a laser cap.. . now I like lost about 20% density on top . N my hairline receded 1 inch in the hairline. . I have no bald spots but my hair has significantly gotten thinner , it’s really fine . So now my hair is really flat .. n since this year hair fall is a lot .. when I shake my head a few strands would fall .. literally scaring me , it’s like since my hair follicles are thinner now it’s easier to fall out from the scalp .. So Ive been back on propecia now for 2.5 months ... I don’t know if it will thicken up my hair , since it’s so fine now . But I’m wishing so .. I know so far since the first month it has helped with my hair fall .. only have 1-2 hairs or even zero when I shake my head .. about 1 hair on the pillow when I sleep .. so it’s helping .. I feel more secure about the future of my hair now .. wished I didn’t waste all that time trying other things n took Propecia 3 -5 years ago. Then I would of still be a Norwood 1 . Don’t make the same mistake !!!

Hey that’s some awesome results.. ur hair looks thick .. I’m about to have my transplant in a month . N I’m so nervous .. jean u had a lot of hair in the forelock already .. did he transplant into those existing hairs ? Did u get any recepient shockloss of ur native hair from it ? Also was ur hair follicle thick? Fine ? I’m asking cuz I have fine / miniaturized hair n I’m worried that my native won’t survive the shockloss.

Haha thanks , I don’t mind being Jackie chan What worries me is my hair caliber is thin throughout the top of my scalp .. it’s just I have A lot of hair still so it doesn’t Appear like I’m balding . Same amount of hair follicles just thinner n weaker . but doesn’t that mean I’m a patterned diffuse thinner .. I can go bald quickly since my hair only has a few good cycles left before they become too thin n fall out .. for example I was still a Norwood 1 . One year ago, but my hair has been shrinking in size for the last 3 years .. now my temples left side bald n right side receding to catch up with the other side .. in one year only, it did that .. now I’m a Norwood 2 heading to 3 in the next 2 year .. wishfully Fin will thicken things n halt the MPB so I can stay at a Norwood 2 for 5 -7 years I be happy .. while the hair transplant for 1200 to the hairline will bring me back what I lost .. that’s the game plan right now .. kinda want to head into my forties feeling confident about myself again ..

So at first when I notice my hair loss .. I started to tell my best friends , they didn’t think much of it cuz It wasn’t noticeable cuz of how I comb my hair like Justin Bieber to cover up the recession .. ever since then my one jack ass friend kept trying to notice my hair loss and point it out .. thinking he’s funny .. it wasn’t funny to me .. well I don’t consider him a best friend anymore but more of a long time friend .. n when I told my mom she was like that’s bad n humiliating .. I was like what the heck mom , losing hair isn’t shameful .. it’s just losing hair .. it has nothing to do with what kind of man I am.. so yeah I don’t look good as I used to to but I don’t feel ashamed cuz of my thinning hair .. I never done nothing wrong to anyone I still have confidence in that .. but yep .. get on propecia as soon as u can .. I wished I done it 2-3 years ago ,, would of kept most my hair .. it’s cuz I was in denial , n no support from friends and family and kaiser. But that’s my fault I didn’t open up to them n kept it to myself .. n didn’t know how to do research n read too many negative things about propecia. So wasteded years on shampoos n supplements , n $799 for a laser cap that didn’t seem to do much .. rogaine does grow miniaturized hairs .. but it’s not hair that is sustainable.. they break and fall off very easily .. propecia to me seems to make ur hair thicker so it won’t fall out of ur scalp as easily .. but so yeah .. I’m getting the hair transplant next month to give me back 5 years of my youth .. wishfully I won’t need another for awhile .. it’s so expensive n time consuming .. wish y’all the best

Thanks bad beat for your reply made me smile .. so I cutted my nails But yeah my hair isn’t bad it’s just not as how it was .. Right now i don’t use any any products on my hair like hairspray n gel cuz I don’t want breakage .. but my hair doesn’t look good .. it’s just flat n provide coverage .. I had so much hair before I took it for granted .. always dyeing my hair n not keeping up with my nutrition. It’s time I stop those things.. but Damn losing hair n getting old sucks.. I’ve had a health condition in my early twenties that hasn’t let me enjoy life .. n now I’m dealing with hair loss also .. it’s a double whammy .. feeling depressed bout that.. I’m just trying to stay good looking so my girl will marry me one day.. I gotten used to being a good looking guy most my life n now realizing I’m getting old and age is affecting me.. I’m scared , old age , life , health condition n hair loss .. thanks for letting me vent .. it’s appreciated .

I want to contribute to this community also and give my personal experience.. I was experiencing a slight recession in the temples 4 years ago . Told my kaiser general doctor of my fear of my hair loss .. he prescribed me rogaine.. I was a nowrwood 1 n felt like it made my hair worse so quit in 2 months .. cuz of the shedding ( my fault should of kept using it ) then was prescribed finasteride.. used it for 4 months.. n didn’t feel like it was helping my hair at the temples grow so I quit that too even though i think it helped .. it cus I was in denial that I had mpb I quitted fin .. 1 and a half year later in 2017 .. i lost about 30 percent of my hair in the top . N the front temples receded to be noticeable like how it is now .. I wished I would of stayed in finasteride in 2015 or else I wouldn’t be wasting $10K to get back what I lost with a hair transplant .. so no more denial .. I’ have to actively fight this hair battle n educate myself with hair loss .. Or imma lose this war .. .. I’m still uneducated about hair loss however. N want confirmation if I have MPB or just getting old .. when I go get my hair transplant in a month. NHI / Rassman, n jae pak will do a bulk measurement of My hair n see the caliber of my hair and what future hair loss I should expect .. it would ease my mind n give me a plan of what I need to do .. that’s the main reason I chose them.. I want to know if I’m just getting old , or have MPB . Or is it because I smoke n drink too much .. I read somewhere that your hair indicates how your body is feeling .. so I’m hoping to understand things so I make the effort to do something about it .. P.s. I feel the pain of the people on this forum .. I’m just starting to lose my hair n its damaging my mind . I can definitely feel the pain of others that has a more aggressive hair loss and at an early age .. just know it’s all good .. theres people out there that don’t Judge n feel ur pain ..

Thanks for the advice .. it’s much appreciated.. the reason I feel I’m going bald because I went to the kaiser dermatologist to get a prescription for fin and when he saw me first thing he said was u gonna be bald like Bruce Willis .. without even using a microscope to check for miniaturization or any other test .. he’s a young Asian doctor that doesn’t have much experience in hairloss .. he didn’t even know if there was a DHT test or the positive and negative side effects of fin. I’m like is it that bad ? I’m 38 , with no family history of hair loss .. all of my brothers and father had thick thick hair like I used to have ..My hair loss has just begun to be noticeable .. well anyways it seemed like I knew more about hair loss than he did .. so I don’t trust his opinion .. I’m getting a hair transplant next month with new hair institute with dr Jae Pak and William Rassman in California .. for 1000-1200 grafts for the frontal hairline .. right now my hair is too flat and I can’t comb it correctly .. in my video interview with dr Rassman he said I’m not going to be bald . He said he will bet a million bucks on it .. My question however .. is it okay for me to get the hair transplant , since I still have hair / miniaturized hair in the front .. will the surgery be beneficial to me ? Since there’s a chance that I could get shockloss and lose those hairs in the front .. I have fine hair and was losing hair when I shake my head .. but I’ve been on propecia for 2 months now .. n its a blessing .. my hair don’t fall out like it was .: propecia works ! Sides effects of lower libido has been tolerable . It’s better than losing hair .. I’m hoping propecia will thicken up my current hair and I be happy with that . Also what Norwood am I ? Obvious recession in the hairline and some thinning on the crown . Im tired of having bad hair I want to look good again. At least until I’m 45 .. before I would need another transplant .. what u guys think ? Please help I get no help from doctors or friends .. this forum has been helping me get through this phase .. I’m more knowledgeable because of it .. thanks everyone for the advice

Hi everyone I’m new to the forum . I’m a Norwood 2.. just started receding in temple n hairline .. it’s been a slow decline for me . It’s just this year where I’m accepting I might go bald .. and I’m scared .. I’m 38 and look very youthful still . My girlfriend is 25 and beautiful I’m afraid I’m going to look old in a few years with thinning hair .. then imma lose confidence in myself and won’t be able to keep her . my hair loss is making me sad .. is it possible for me to go bald like mr. burns? Or will It eventually stop maybe to Norwood 3 ?