justamaz1

I was balding by age 20 and I continued to lose hair for the next 30 years. I tried hair transplants at a number of locations in So. California, over many years, and most were successful. The problem was that you eventually lose donor area's and then those locations become very thin. You just don't have enough donor hair, if you have male pattern baldness, which will cover most of the top of your head. It was just a constant cover-up, avoiding windy days and activities. Tired of limiting my life, like that, I just shaved my head at age 50. My regret is that I didn't do it sooner and that I wasted the time and money on transplants. I can't say that it's wrong for everyone, but it was for me.

No on finasteride. That was something with possible side effects I did not want to deal with.

I had my transplants a number of years ago in southern California. The majority of transplants were a success. The problem was that my male pattern baldness (which started in my early 20's) continue to spread quickly, which really didn't allow for enough donor hair to continue to replace it and still look good. So the appearance became more noticeable that the hair was spotty. If I did the proper comb-over it didn't look bad, but then I was paranoid of windy days. If you feel that you're not going to lose that much hair, then that is another thing. After pressure, from my wife, to get rid of that comb-over, I shaved my head. Thinking back, I now wish I would of shaved it in the beginning. I went through too many days of unnecessary stress. My story is just one, of many, to just consider. Still sprouts coming up today, but I shave it daily. Good luck to all.