Balding Lee

This was the worst case scenario and ultimate solution I was thinking of. Getting a transplant in the front and ending up with a thin or receded hairline for the sake of saving grafts is just not worth it, I'm not living my life in 2nd place, its dense NW1.5 or nothing for me. I am sure that with my hair style and use of concealers (I don't even need concealers on my crown yet) will get me by for years to come until I gotta integrate a system back there. BTW, I am convinced that our 'cure' for hair loss in the next 15 years will be the advancement of hair systems. I am sure we will look back at systems today the same way we look at systems from the 80s now.

I have seen your videos on concealer usage, and yes you do sort of have the same style. My hair seems to be finer than yours, but I have a more favorable hair/scalp color contrast. I have a question for you: If your hair loss was 10 years less aggressive and the contrast was better, would you have gone for a more aggressive hairline position or shape? BTW I appreciate what you do here.

I did try minox for about 16 months a few years ago. Seemed to really burn my scalp, very irritating. Never grew a single new hair during that time, and never really had significant shedding when I stopped. Perhaps the foam would be different. I am 80% certain my crown was not that bad. I do believe that I have been getting decent maintenance in the front though, which is weird because most people report the opposite. For RU and CB, year I just not have seen consistent results on the forums.

So I'm 36, been on finasteride/dutasteride for about 4 years (started when I first noticed thinning). I guess you would classify it as mature NW2-ish, but I'm not in a big rush to transplant it now, it looks better than average for my age. I have however been using this site and others to research transpants, so when the time comes later on, I can restore the hairline if needed, and I have always felt good knowing the option is there especially since my hairline seems to have stopped receding in the last few years. However something horrible happened - I cut my hair short for the first time in a few years, and realized the crown is starting to go. It looks good when dry, but when wet you can really see the NW5/6 pattern emerging. What worries me the most is that I don't think it was this bad when I started meds. 1. Basically, now that the crown is going, even when on meds, is it pretty much game over for a transplant? 2. Is there a chance it will stabilize in the current diffuse state? 3. Is it worth trying the snake oils (minox, lazers, PRP) if dutasteride isn't working? 4. [added] I have always had my hair longer styled slick back since I was a kid. I do not think my crown will ever be completely bald based on my family history, or if it does, it will be a very long ways off. Is it advisable to still transplant the front 3rd densely, and rely on my traditional hairstyle to cover continued thinning in the crown and vertex? Thank you,