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Awesome design there, this will grow out very well and the results will be dramatic. But then again, when wasn't this the case with a Dr.Hasson result?

Use ebay for rogaine foam, that website you mentioned is quite expensive, but maybe that's because I am a Canadian.

Propecia for me has worked by slowing down my hair loss to a great extent. In the 2 years I have been using it, only my crown/vertex and temples have seen a visual decrease in hair.

The guy in my pic, in that specific movie. Think his name is Johnny Messner, the movie is Tears Of The Sun. Here is a pic: http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/35/05/83/tearsofthesun_p23.jpg I probably could grow this if I had a sharper hair line - oh well. The sad thing about this is that you cannot grow this kind of a mohawk doing professional work. Being in post-secondary would have presented the perfect opportunity to do this cut, it is very rare and if you have the facial features for it, chicks would go wild for this. Of course, I'd have more of the army cut mohawk and I wouldn't leave the horse tail at the back of my head.

I have been researching in and around these forums for a long time and I can say, all of these surgeons are good at what they do. Try to meet previous patients and take a look at their website and try to find a patient with hair loss and characteristics which resemble yours - this will give you a good idea.

A wig can make you look like a stud but deep inside, you know the truth. I don't know about you guys but I am the type of person who would rather be single than be in a relationship where my partner does not know that my hair is not actually my hair. It's not about how the world views you, it's about how you view yourself.

Bill this is my detailed case: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/showthread.php?t=139490

Thanks for your reply Bill. Damn if that turns out to be true, i am gonna turn into an NW4. I doubt it because I have never experienced slow growth in regions where MPB was taking its course or had taken its course. My hair grows extremely fast and these past few months have been the first time in my life I have started to buzz my head and shave some parts of my head. Right beside my frontal hair, in my temporal regions, the scalp there looks just like the rest of my forehead and skin - it is all blank and there are no hairs there, I can definitely tell a difference from spots that are completely bald and spots that have had thinning. I hope this frontal forelock spot stays for me, without this I'd look 10 years older. I will try to post some pics and I will get a referral from my doc to see a derm.

Wow, you are The Man Bill.

At your age and with the status of your hair, a transplant would simply be too expensive. That is a fact. I am in your situation as well but I am a NW3.5. Propecia helps - it has kept me from going to a NW4 for the 2 years that I am taking it. Rogaine - hard to say but it is meant for people who have mild hair loss. Forget about Rogaine. Use 5mg Proscar and cut em' into quarters or fifths. You gotta put your energy to use. If you need to lose weight, run a few KM 3/4 times a week and try to consume less and drink more water. If you need to builk up, hit the gym. Focus on your studies and get on your path to becoming whatever you want to be. As for being shy, you can overcome this by opening up conversations with anyone you want. You don't have to strike up a convo with the best looking woman around, just look around and find something to talk about with the closest person around. If all else fails, get a hair system. But think about the risks and benefits carefully before you go through this. In the end it is all in your head man.

Oh no, I haven't had any surgery yet. I just buzz my head more often these days and I have noticed that some hair is not growing. I can see the actual hair root, it just doesn't grow like the rest of my hair. I have noticed minor acne on my scalp and I do have loads of acne on my back and forehead, could this be causing it?

I have noticed that some parts of my frontal hair region have very small areas (3-4) where there is hair but it is not growing. You can see the hairs but it just doesn't grow, while beside them, other hairs are growing. All the hairs are thick. Lately, I have been experiencing very minor hairline receding and my temporal regions have also receded. Is this because the hair is in the rest phase? I hope it doesn't have any bad implications for my hair, can you guys please clarify? Thanks

If you look at most developing countries in Asia and Africa, MPB isn't as evident as it is here in North America. The environment plays a strong role, imo.

I posted a lengthy comment on this topic before it got moved to the new interface but it got lost. I am too lazy to re-post it but I will state my main point again. Calling people insecure just because they made fun of our MPB isn't right. Some of these people may obviously be insecure, but we cannot brush off everyone that pokes a joke at our condition simply an insecure "idiot".

What goes around truly does come around - its not just a saying.

HMO: Yeah, once my hair loss stabilizes, my HT is going to be with H/W - they have the best service, support and previous patient galleries that I have ever seen.

Wow bro you have no idea how good your hair looks. I am not saying this just to make you feel better, I am saying this out of pure envy lol. I'd give up my left testicle to have that kind of hair. Hope it all works out for you.

I have looked into this a lot and Hasson And Wong seem to me like the best clinic fot Hts. I would even go as far as to say that they are probably top3 in the world. You should consult with them and ask about info for your particular situation.

yup more hair = more fun hehehe. Excellent points here Sunny.

I agree with you sunny. We are what society wants us to be. I find girls that dress up as you describe attractive. I find cougars even more attractive...lol That'll probably change in 30 years.

Hey man I am in the same boat as you, although propecia has stabilized my MPB. Started noticed more hair strands falling out at age 15. At age 17, I noticed recession and here I am at age 20, a NW3V. It ain't easy but you gotta roll with it and keep your hopes up. Why? A good HT is now possible, all you need is patience, knowledge, decent donor characteristics and some money For your level of loss, try a shave or a buzz. You can use hats but if you think you will not b getting an HT in the future, I don't recommend them, because then you just get used to it. GL bro

Hey Doc, If you have a "bump" on your head, the kind where you can move it easily and is thus not dangerous, how would you advise on shaving the hair in that region? Should i use a clipper slowly over it or just try my best not to touch it and just get rid of the hair surrounding the bump? Thanks

I don't worry but I do assume that somebody wearing a wig would worry. I don't think you can compare an HT to a hair system. In the end it is up to the person but in my personal opinion, wigs are something that only women should have to wear.

I don't think every guy can pull off a bald look. Here are a few things I have noticed with regards to bald guys: 1. Bald guys like Jason Statham and Bruce Willis who have MPB also have thin eye brows, full stubble and rugged bodies. Many women find this attractive. 2. In general, IMO, the bald style looks better on darker guys/black guys. I rarely see good bald styles on pale white guys, so a tan helps. 3. A lot of bald men also have a degree of facial hair. I think many guys can pull it off and women wouldn't care about them being bald. The thing about hair is (especially if you have a lot of hair or have styled it in that manner) is that it takes a person's attention away from the rest of your face and head. So if a man has attributes such as a big nose or big ears, then a lot of hair is a good thing because it takes away attention from that area. I think we cannot generalize and state that women find bald men sexy or not sexy. It depends on many things. Look at Jason Statham, he has very thin hair and he has MPB. If you asked a random woman on the street about how attractive she finds a man who is hanging on to his last strands of hair, more often than not, the woman will say that she does not find that kind of a man attractive. So then why do women find Jason attractive? Because of his looks, his ruggedness, his lean body, his career and his confidence. In the end I think it is all about finding a hair style that is right for you until something better can be done (i.e wait for an HT, wait for new technology and what not)

You have a lot of hair. Who cares about a balding crown - when people look at your face, they see your thick hair which appears all natural. Don't worry about it. I am young in life but there is a good saying (can I call it that?) that I like to follow - it is the fact if you hang out with losers, you will become a loser and if you hang out with winners, you will become a winner. Sure your "winner" friends will also make fun of your crown occasionally, but they will have better things to do than to just bring you down all the time.