criketman66

Thank you, appreciate the advice!

Hi, I'd appreciate any advice/guidance. I'm 45 and until Feb 2022 hadn't taken any hairloss medication. I started on .5MG Dutasteride every day in February 2022, along with twice daily topical minox. I had to stop topical minox after six months due to scalp irritation. At that stage, I switch to 2.5MG oral minox. After a month with no side effects, I upped my dosage to 5MG oral minox, where I have stayed at since. Still currently on Dutasteride. My questions are: would a hair transplant help with my type of hairloss? I have some recession around the templates but my main issue is overall density + a large area on my crown. Secondly, if a HT would help, based on what you can see in the images, would I be a suitable candidate? I'd be happy to use beard hair as well if my donor area is too weak. In terms of the images I've uploaded, the first three were taken a few weeks after starting treatment. The last four were taken this morning (in front of the bathroom window). In terms of hair length, I shave my head with a no-guard buzzcut every 3 - 4 days. So there's no more than 4 days growth in any of these pictures. I appreciate I might have to leave it for a few weeks to get more accurate responses. It's early days for me and I plan on waiting until the end of 2023 before deciding on a hair transplant. But it would be great to know in advance if that's something I should financially plan for. Thanks in advance!