baldingeagle_

Thank you all for your insight! I think I will make peace with the fact that my days with a head full of hair are well past me - thanks for helping me reach that conclusion.

"serious doubts" - based more so on reluctance to take Finasteride, or current state of hair? Thanks!

I should have uploaded more details/photos with the original post - apologies. I am 24M Started losing hair at 18 My dad has a big bald spot at the back (like mine in the first picture) but overall has way more hair than I do My uncles on my mom's side (30s) have a hair density similar to mine in the photos, if not a little more I don't think my hair loss has stabilized - last year this time, I had noticeably more hair on the front/top (photo 6 w/ yellow stole: May 2021) Very hairy chest. Hairy beard (photo 7: June 2021) Topical finasteride - will have to read about it but in general, for me, even the remote possibility of persistent* side effects is a no-no. The original question was re: finasteride and HT but some additional questions: Would you say I'm a Norwood 6? higher? Any other thoughts on the feasibility of FUE given my hair condition and above details? If possible to estimate by looking at photos, how many grafts would you imagine I'd need? * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28289563/ In the first 5 photos, the last haircut I got was ~10 days ago.

Hi, I am starting to research FUE options. I am probably between Norwood 5 and 6. My first question is: is it possible to get FUE and not use finasteride after, without negatively impacting the transplanted hair? I have spent a fair bit of time researching finasteride and have firmly arrived at the conclusion that I would not like to take it. Given this, is it still a good idea to get a transplant? I would really like to have a head full of hair again but certainly not at the risk of the finasteride side effects. For context, I am located in the US (in case that's relevant in terms of the surgical procedure norms here - I read somewhere most surgeons wouldn't do FUE unless the patient agrees to commit to finasteride post-surgery?). Thanks for any thoughts you might have on this!