Dev123

Applied! Thanks for the heads up.

If I go that route of waiting until I’m 30 while on finasteride, would that not obscure my “true” hair loss pattern? Especially if it loses efficacy over a decade, I don’t see how that would put me in a different spot as opposed to now if i planned and went all out as if i was a NW6? Or are you saying off finasteride. I know fin is typically a decades-long/lifelong treatment, so I would plan to stick with it. After reading this forum’s responses, I don’t plan on getting a HT, just playing devil’s advocate.

I appreciate the detailed response. I’m open to shaving it down the line, for now I think I’ll try the medication route since I’m a young musician (Image, yada yada yada…) in a frontman position. I’ve considered a lot of this before and have looked at a lot of the resources you’ve sent but you’ve given me a lot more to think about.

The email seemed to be mostly a general template send using a colloquial “The doctors have reviewed your case…”.

Thanks guys. Be well! Will update on any medication taken.

No, I’m not on any meds. Going to talk to a urologist before jumping on the fin/min regimen. I tend to not have a great relationship with medication, so I’d like to discuss further with a doc other than my derm. I know the statistics and how relatively rare sides are, but it’s still a worry. And yes, my father is a NW7 so that is something I come to expect. Definitely not going to get any better without meds, that I know. I find it curious that these two surgeon groups would recommend such a large hair transplant so readily, especially with my age and obviously aggressive hair loss. I’m wondering how much they would plan to cover with the recommended 3000-3500. I definitely don’t want to have an island 🏝 refuge patch on the front of my head and the Dead Sea in the back/top. I know this is a loaded question, but do you think there is any merit in getting a transplant in a few years after I (presumably/hopefully) stabilize?

Here’s a few shoddily taken pics. As a dude with long(er) hair, it’s pretty easy to see the thinning up front, although it’s pretty hard to see anything happening on the back of head. Looking at it with a comb, I don’t see any thinning or loss anywhere but the entire frontal half of my scalp. Again, I wouldn’t mind a conservatively designed hairline in order to save the donor area for any future procedures down the line. I really appreciate you taking the time to peek at this!

Hey there. I’ve been balding since I was ~19. I’m 22 now with a NW3. I’ve contacted surgeons like Hasson & Wong, as well as Feller & Bloxham regarding my situation with pictures included/my personal history. They both said that they would do it and that I am a good candidate, both of them recommended ~3000-4000 grafts - H&W in particular said that they could achieve great cosmetic results around the 3000 range. I’m not looking to have a Bollywood hairline, just want to have a conservative revival of my mature hairline, and for them to work back towards the crown a bit. I would do FUT. Essentially, my question is this - will hair surgeons with such top reputations as these two practices have recommend hair transplants to anyone in my situation/age group? I’m concerned that despite the great rep, and with it being a business, they will do these kinds of transplants regardless of the actual “candidacy level” of the patient. I’m not exactly sure why they would consider me a good candidate. Maybe it’s because my temples have disappeared and hair is growing down my neck on the opposite side of my skull. Just gotta put it back where it came from… Before anyone asks, I talked to my derm about fin prescription and am waiting on a urologist appointment for their opinion, and blood tests to rule anything else out.