rjw524

Hi guys, I was hoping I could get a few more opinions.

Thanks for the reply. Just a few questions... 1) How much of my scalp could I reasonably expect to cover if I did go forward with it? 2) From these pics do I appear to be DUPA or DPA? Thanks again...

Hello all, I'm a 43 year old Black (African American) male who started losing my hair in my Mid 20s. I feel that I personally look better and much younger with my hair back. I've always wanted my hair back and recently began to seriously look into Hair Restoration or Transplant surgery. I submitted photos to a local surgeon in the region and he disqualified me as a candidate today due to the patchy nature of my scalp. (Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed to hear that.) I had always assumed that I was pretty much just another guy with male pattern baldness. However, I just learned about such conditions as DPA and DUPA (diffuse unpatterned alopecia) and the like. However, the more I've looked into it, the more I feel that I actually could be a candidate. Obviously, my hair loss is extensive, but my donor areas appear to be completely intact and it grows in very quickly. Also, I've been at this level of baldness for well over a decade now. There's been no more hair loss since that point. I've attached a few photos and would really appreciate getting some opinions from this forum. While there is a patchy quality in some points, I don't think I'm DUPA (but I imagine all DUPAs say that at first, lol). I really feel like my baldness fits an overall pattern (clean on top, strong hair on sides and back). Also, please bear in mind, that I shave my head once or twice a week, so the hair in the photos is closely cropped. Thank you, rjw524