Savemyhairline

I see, that’s reassuring. I can probably swing Dr. Konior one time for the initial 3,000 graft FUT financially, though it’s not something I can do every couple of years. I don’t know what he would charge for a “fine-tuning” but I’m going to assume it’s a lot, even if not quite as much. Perhaps starting with him is the best course, then look at other doctors for potential smaller operations in the future? Hopefully I respond well to medicine. I think I’m following my grandfathers hair loss pattern, who basically had what I had pretty well into old age, here’s him in his late 30’s. My dad has way better hair than me. My moms dad had sort of a similar hairline but more density for most of his life. I know I could end up with less hair than any of them, but nice to have some frame of reference

Brutal honesty is what I’m looking for! I might have to go over to my parents house and get a picture of when I’m young and my hairline is more exposed, I think you’d be surprised! I consider myself a lucky guy in life overall, my parents gave me a lot of good things, hair was just not one of them. I appreciate the feedback. I feel if I could at the minimum get a nice mature NW2 hairline, I will be much happier, even if I continue to thin up top. I believe that the hairline is the most important part in your look as it frames the face. I of course will get on medicine if I decide to go the transplant route (aka not the shaved bald route) which is what I’m currently leaning towards. I agree in that I think taking medicine now and waiting 6-12 months is the best idea. If I want to go to Konior, who has a year long wait time, I may want to get on that sooner than later though.

Honest question, was it all worth it? 7 seems really extreme

Right, I don’t think I’ve ever had hair in my temples lol.... I’d love to change that. I was always teased as a kid for having a receding hairline. According to the hair loss show, 1mg per day doesn’t have any more positive effect than 3x per week, though this is the only source I’ve heard that from.

My hairline as a kid, fwiw:

It seems like the more research i do, the more indecisive I become. I was born with a very high hairline and pretty fine hair, though I’m quite confident it’s gotten even thinner as I’ve gotten older. I’m currently 25 and have done exactly nothing so far to combat hair loss, looking to change that now. I would strongly prefer to have hair over being bald but shaved head isn’t the end of the world for me. I have done several online consultations with various surgeons (Konior, Pekiner, Bernstein, amongst several others) and have been browsing this site along with R/tressless on a daily basis. Basically my decisions come down to this: Should I use fin 1 mg 3x per week? Will this be less effective than every day? I watched the hair loss show where they said to do it 3x a week to lessen likelihood of side effects, though my doctor who prescribed it “never heard of someone doing less than 1 mg per day”. I’m also not sure if I should do oral or topical minoxidil. I need to look more into micro needling but I have been reading a lot of people doing that. As you can see, my hairline is really bad.... like to the point that I question if I’m just delaying the inevitable here and there is only one true option, shave. I’m sure there’s a way that I can have a presentable hairline for once, but at what cost I’m wondering, as I’m thinking I will need multiple hair transplant surgeries. Dr. Konior believed that FUT would suit me best for what I want (basically I just want a dense NW2) he said 3000 grafts. He quoted me $26,000. Now if this was a one and done deal, like I pay $26k and I never have to worry about my hairline/hair again, I’d say you have a deal..... however as I’ve learned through others experience here, one transplant patients are rare. I have no idea how far my hair loss will progress, especially since it looks like this at only 25, but if I’m going to have to invest $75,000 over the next several years/decades into “maybe” having a good head of hair, I really question if it’s worth it for me. If I’m going to do this, I want it done right so I’m not willing to cheap out and potentially regret it. Some of the Turkish surgeons look okay and of course charge way less, but I do see various complications arising. Also covid has made everything a pain, so traveling to Canada or Spain or wherever is another consideration if I do it. also on the FUT vs FUE, it seems like FUT is the better option for me, however if I decide to throw in the towel eventually and shave my head, that scar is gonna be a beast. The fact that I would consider shaving in the future makes me really indecisive on that. Most of the doctors I’ve consulted with said i have a good donor area, which is nice to hear, but they are also only seeing pictures and not in person. If I do go through with all this, I would love to pay it forward and post results from the HT here, I’m just very unsure at the moment on what I should do.... right now I’m thinking, try 1 mg fin 3x per week and see how that goes, then proceed to topical minoxidil in a few months, see what I look like in about 6 months, then take it from there. ill say the bottom line though, if I can’t get to a reasonably dense NW2, then I’m not sure this is worth it to me. I’ve never been a huge fan of the nw3+ look, maybe if I were in my 50’s, but now I would really prefer to get to a NW2 or just shave. I also have some thinning in my crown/up top, so that will have to be addressed as well. Any input appreciated

Thank you for the reply James. I am speaking with a few doctors now and I will see what they ultimately say. I was reviewing with my dad pictures of my late grandfathers this afternoon and realized that they both actually had pretty similar hairlines to me, but did not lose any more hair until they were very old and even then, kept the majority. I know this isn’t 100% my course, but still nice to know. I suppose it comes down to the risk for me if I want to gamble on having to do more procedures in the future (with limited grafts). Dr. Konior told me my donor area is quite good, from pics I provided anyway. I absolutely plan to do a lot more research, including in-person consultations, before I commit to anything. Thanks for the info about your brother, definitely makes me consider waiting 5 more years, I know that isn’t uncommon.

Hi everyone, First of all very thankful I was introduced to this place and thankful for all the great posts I’ve been seeing so far. I had a few questions regarding a hair transplant as well as medication. I am currently 25 years old and I have always had a very high hairline and thin/fine hair. I would estimate Nw 2.5 at least, maybe a 3. I don’t believe my hair situation is any worse since puberty, I have been looking at old pictures (high school graduation age 18) and it looks very similar. No men in my family have gone 100% bald, my dad who is almost 60 has better hair than me (nw2ish). My paternal grandpa was probably a nw4-5 and maternal grandpa was probably a nw3 but lost the crown in his 70’s. I am currently NOT on any hair loss medication. I am going to be 100% honest here in that, while having hair would be nice, it is 10000% secondary to my overall health and I am not willing to risk serious side effects from medication, especially as it relates to sexual function. I am not trying to disrespect or talk down to anyone who does at all whatsoever, this is just my personal opinion for my personal body. If I have to eventually go with a shaved head in 20 years that is fine by me, or sooner, but if I’m going to pay good money for a HT obviously the longer the better. So anyway, the questions I had are: 1) if I do eventually shave my head, say in 20 years or whenever, Is the scarring going to be obvious if this is done by a great doctor? 2) while I am pretty against medicine, I am not 100% against it, I am still considering though for the past several years I decided I’d rather go bald than have serious side effects. Besides potentially losing my current hair and not the transplanted hair, are there other downsides to not being on medicine and having a HT? 3) one other option for me that I would consider is waiting a few more years and seeing if my hair situation stays the same or gets worse before going with a HT. As I’ve said, going bald isn’t the end of the world for me, I would rather have hair of course but it isn’t going to destroy me if I lose. I am pretty confident I have not lost hair since puberty and the men in my family didn’t lose hair until they were much older in life. Is this a better idea for me as far as a HT? thank you for your time.