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I'm hoping that an experienced physician or someone who has already experienced what I'm going through can give me some advice..... I am 20 years old, I'll be 21 in January. I started noticing my hair-loss just prior to my 19th birthday. It has accellerated quite rapidly. I would already classify myself as a type 3 or 3A on the Norwood Scale (I have lost pretty much all my hair in the temporal area and now my frontal lock and crown are beginning to thin ever so slightly). In my family hair loss is not overwhelmingly prominent, especially in males under the age of 35 or 40, so I'm not sure how much more hair I should expect to lose. It's very difficult for me emotionally to be losing my hair at such a young age and I've decided to do something about it, which brings me to my questions.... Considering the information given above, would it be a wise course of action for me to receive 1,250-1,750 grafts to restore my frontal hairline and then take Propecia to prevent any further loss? This might sound drastic but I'd hate to lose more hair due to my inaction which would make me even more unhappy with my hair, and it would make the process of restoring my hairline even more costly. I plan on scheduling a consultation relatively soon. I want to go to Shapiro Medical Group in Minnesota and I live in Illinois so it might be a while before I can get assessed in person. In the meantime, can anyone give me advice. Should I wait to see if my receding hairline subsides or would that hurt me in the long run? Is planning a hair transplant at the age of 20 too drastic? I'd appreciate any comments. Sorry this was so long.

I'm hoping that an experienced physician or someone who has already experienced what I'm going through can give me some advice..... I am 20 years old, I'll be 21 in January. I started noticing my hair-loss just prior to my 19th birthday. It has accellerated quite rapidly. I would already classify myself as a type 3 or 3A on the Norwood Scale (I have lost pretty much all my hair in the temporal area and now my frontal lock and crown are beginning to thin ever so slightly). In my family hair loss is not overwhelmingly prominent, especially in males under the age of 35 or 40, so I'm not sure how much more hair I should expect to lose. It's very difficult for me emotionally to be losing my hair at such a young age and I've decided to do something about it, which brings me to my questions.... Considering the information given above, would it be a wise course of action for me to receive 1,250-1,750 grafts to restore my frontal hairline and then take Propecia to prevent any further loss? This might sound drastic but I'd hate to lose more hair due to my inaction which would make me even more unhappy with my hair, and it would make the process of restoring my hairline even more costly. I plan on scheduling a consultation relatively soon. I want to go to Shapiro Medical Group in Minnesota and I live in Illinois so it might be a while before I can get assessed in person. In the meantime, can anyone give me advice. Should I wait to see if my receding hairline subsides or would that hurt me in the long run? Is planning a hair transplant at the age of 20 too drastic? I'd appreciate any comments. Sorry this was so long.