MZiyad98

From my understanding, FUE / DHT does not leave any scaring. On top of that, appearance matters more to me in my 20's to mid 30's more than after. Anyways, Will definitely consider your inputs will taking such decisions.

@Fox243, spot on. One of my intentions of this post was to understand the discrepancy in the concept. On contrast to what ever is there online, I have experienced aggressive shedding in the past five years. I am at a point where there is very little hair over all which looks thick and healthy compared to the once that fall. There are thin (short & long) hairs on my crown and temple region which was formed as result of the "Big 3" treatments. Rational part of me looks at the logics of all these aspects and pushes me to go forward with HT.

I was well aware of this before even entering the medication. My understanding is that transplanting the hair that was not effected by HT will be capable to cover my head. The one's effected by DHT will eventually shed off. Comparing to my hair loss pattern in the last couple of months, I believe that the condition has stabilized, or there isnt much hair to fall off in the first place. If doing an HT now will last for the next 10 to 15 years, I would still proceed with the treatment and decide to shave it entirely off after that. Going for any option that can give me the "young" look while I am still young.

Keeping in mind what others have commented here, I will try to have a consultation session with Eugenix doc to see if the doctor advises the same. If its negative, I will go for shaving the entire head. If its positive, will keep the treatment to the end of the year to provide ample time for hair loss observation.

Curious to know why you proposed FUT than FUE.

@Gatsby What is considered as "stabilized hair loss". I am at a stage where my hair fall has reduced to an all time low compared to the past five years. Have very thin strands of hairs here and there that would actually be great if there was anything I could do to make it thicker. From what I understand, waiting till I reach a certain age is meant to wait for all the hair that was effected by DHT to shed. However, I feel like I have reached / I am close to that stage at the moment. @civic My Dad (M62) uses a hair system / wig and has never been able to take it off. I personally would opt to shave off my entire head. To me HT just seems to be last resort before considering to shave my entire head. Ideally, I would like to try out something that would help to make the newly grown thin hair strands thicker. My current plan is to monitor the hair fall level for the next six months and accordingly proceed to HT. In the mean time, will try to adopt something (if any) to increase the thickness of the existing hairs.

What is considered as "stabilized hair loss". I am at a stage where my hair fall has reduced to an all time low compared to the past five years. Have very thin strands of hairs here and there that would actually be great if there was anything I could do to make it thicker. From what I understand, waiting till I reach a certain age is meant to wait for all the hair that was effected by DHT to shed. However, I feel like I have reached / I am close to that stage at the moment.

How man grafts should I expect? I can afford around 3000 USD / 10,000 AED / 200,000 INR for a single surgery.

Hi All, I have been experiencing hair loss since the age of 16. Both my parent's side experience baldness, hence it was easy to identify that I was facing androgenetic alopecia. I will explain my hair care journey for the past 6 years to this date and hopefully someone can provide an appropriate advise to move forward. For better understanding, I will be rating my hair fall intensity on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 - Passive 2 - Not passive 3 - Considerable 4 - More than considerable 5 - Aggressive. So back in 2015 (17M), I was facing hair shedding at a level of 1, which did not bother me much at that time. I still had a full set of thick hair and my scalp was pretty much covered by it. The following year (2016), the hair fall had progressed to level 2, which started to get my attention and trigger my flight/fight response. I had done some research online and referred to whatever content that was available on the internet. After understanding the whole concept of baldness, I decided to consult a doctor in Dubai, UAE. The doctor advised to apply minoxidil 5% tropically two times a day. That marked my first step towards hair care routine(2017). Although I was able to maintain certain physical appearance of having a full set of hair over by head, my hair had started thinning and crown area had started to be visible at this point. Devoted to this routine for the next two years, however, I only witnessed different range of hair fall (mix of level 3 to level 5 hair fall, in a cyclic manner), receding hair line and balding crown. By 2020, It was clear that minoxidil alone wouldn't solve my problem and proceeded to consult the doctor. Propecia 1 mg (finasteride), one pill every day, was added to my hair care routine that year. Same level of devotion for the next two years, however, was not fruitful to my expectations. Hair fall still continued, hair line receded and crown area was 80% bald. Decided to try out PRP and had my first session on Nov 2021. Did a total of 6 sessions, 3 weeks apart, and performed derma rolling once a week by myself. I would say the procedure did not yield much even after 5 months of observation. Through out this journey, I had only seen growth of small tin strands of hair (both on the front and crown area) which never got thicker or increased the illusion of density. Now in 2022(24M), here I am, 80% bald on my crown area, 60% bald in my front hair line, 50% bald patch running in the middle which is partially covered by lengthy strands of hair what is left on the sides. Experiencing hair fall at a level of 2. Applying minoxidil once a day after shower, restarted taking Propecia after a three month break. Hope the below pictures provide better understanding of my hair fall journey. The point of this post is to get advise on moving forward. I am mentally prepared to undergo HT some time this year. I just want to know if there's any specific procedure I should look into, any pre-procedural preparations I need to practice, anything else I have to try out. Furthermore, to which year can I expect to go back after having the HT? I am settled in the UAE and India is my native country. Hence travelling to India is a convenient option. Eugenix is a common place I have come across while researching on the topic. Any specific package I should consider?