Senior Member dhuge67 Posted May 24, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2006 I'm just sitting here at work, bored, and wondering about this. What is the average age of an HT patient? It's probably hard to answer that exactly, but from this community it would seem that most are older than 30. I find this interesting because the average age of a married man is what, 25-30? It seems odd to me that hair-loss would be problematic to someone who is settled into a kind of comfort zone with marriage, kids, and a solid job. Of course there are personal issues that go beyond that, but I'm just thinking out loud. Don't beat me up over this. I'd say my main issues with my hair loss stem from it happening to me at such an early age. It's hard enough to "get the girl" with everything going for you, without being a balding 20-something. Eh, even if the girls don't really care, it SEEMS like they do. And I have run into a situation where a girl even asked me about it once....not fun. 1,614 with Dr. Pistone on 2/3/06 in Marlton, NJ. As long as the moon shall rise As long as the rivers flow As long as the sun shall shine And the grass will grow Let me listen, I will learn to speak The old language Yes, I yearn to bathe in blue skies And fall apart from the world of machines Regain my feet and my pounding heart My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member dhuge67 Posted May 24, 2006 Author Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2006 I'm just sitting here at work, bored, and wondering about this. What is the average age of an HT patient? It's probably hard to answer that exactly, but from this community it would seem that most are older than 30. I find this interesting because the average age of a married man is what, 25-30? It seems odd to me that hair-loss would be problematic to someone who is settled into a kind of comfort zone with marriage, kids, and a solid job. Of course there are personal issues that go beyond that, but I'm just thinking out loud. Don't beat me up over this. I'd say my main issues with my hair loss stem from it happening to me at such an early age. It's hard enough to "get the girl" with everything going for you, without being a balding 20-something. Eh, even if the girls don't really care, it SEEMS like they do. And I have run into a situation where a girl even asked me about it once....not fun. 1,614 with Dr. Pistone on 2/3/06 in Marlton, NJ. As long as the moon shall rise As long as the rivers flow As long as the sun shall shine And the grass will grow Let me listen, I will learn to speak The old language Yes, I yearn to bathe in blue skies And fall apart from the world of machines Regain my feet and my pounding heart My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairbank Posted May 24, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2006 d- I'm not sure what the average would be for HT patients. I will say that I believe it's gotten younger, especially in the last few years. HT's have been around a long time, however, in the past 5 years the process has become so refined as to provide a very, very natural an full look. This, I believe, is one of the key factors it seems more and more are considering this a viable alternative to strictly using meds, shaving down or wearing a piece. As for hairloss being an issue for someone married, with kids, good job...etc......I'm exactly smack in the middle of that particular demographic. I got married at 25 (hair loss started around age 23), have two kids and have been blessed with a successful career. If I were single, it would likely have bothered me more. Personally, even after marriage, family, etc.......balding (or totally bald) is no more appealing than before you were married. My wife thinks I'm good looking with or without the hair. My reasons for getting HT's boiled down to the fact that I liked how I looked better with hair versus without. There may have been an age consideration factored in for me as well. I turn 40 this year, have a brother 2 years my senior who is a "chia pet" head and he's been getting away with introducing me as the older brother for years now. I think the hair loss plays a big part in this. I was fortunate (I think) in the way I experienced the loss. While I had some receeding in the temples, the front of my hairline is no more than 1 inch from where it was in high school. My loss was mainly in the crown (with some diffused on top) and creeped forward. I'm tall, so for many years it appeared to those who saw me (from the front) that I still had a decent head of hair. The clencher for me to do HT #2 and focus on the crown was looking at the "sky cam" in Walmart as I walked out on night and nearly seared the retinas in my eyes as I glanced at the overhead TV while it lit up the back of my head! I hated how it looked! Anyhow........long story short (too late), I would guess the average age of HT's at this point to be 30 or less. 4-5 years ago I would have put it more around the 35+ mark. Anyone else care to chime in? Hairbank 1st HT 1-18-05 - 1200 FUT's 2nd HT 2-15-06 - 3886 FUT's Dr. Wong 3rd HT 4-24-08 - 2415 FUT's Dr. Wong GRAND TOTAL: 7501 GRAFTS current regimen: 1.25mg finasteride every other day My Hair Loss Weblog Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor (and have never played one on TV ) and have no medical training. Any information I share here is in an effort to help those who don't like hair loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JakeVig Posted May 24, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2006 hairbank, I think you are spot on with the average age. If we base the patient photos in the photo album as a sample I would still say that the average age is close to early 30's. Of course younger people will probably be more likely to be private about their HT which could reflect on whether they allow their profile to be displayed. Then if we take an account of Bosley's aggressive marketing towards younger people who should 'stay ahead of their balding' then it will be younger again. 1344 grafts with Ron Shapiro - June 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairHope Posted May 24, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2006 http://www.ishrs.org/mediacenter/pr/pr7.htm "Forty (40) is the average age for men and women seeking hair restoration treatments." I've seen the report, its quite comprehensive. Dec. 2004 - 1938 Grafts via Strip Feb. 2009 - 1002 Grafts via FUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member irish homer Posted May 24, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2006 surly if you are in the 30-50 age group with your house bought or at least near to being bought, your kids on the way to being fully grown and your career stable you have more disposable income to spend on what you want. this is the case with me for getting the HT at 40, just simple economics-) HT2 2570 grafts Dr Feller HT 2350 grafts Dr Epstein Finax 1mg per day nizoral 2% 3/week MSM 3000 mg / day TOTAL GRAFTS 4920 http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums?a=albumtopic&TOPIC_OID=6751014913&f=2566060861 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Hoping Posted May 24, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2006 Fifty when I had mine although almost had one at when I was about 29. Also looked into hair transplants at about 40 with MHR (the one with Levitt). I went for a consultation and for at least one year they constantly called me asking me to come back. Now why did I do it? Well I guess there are several reasons. When I was young and in my twenties I was a very good looking guy with very thick hair. I started losing my hair in my mid twenties and thought about a transplant when I was 29 because I thought I had lost too much hair. (I chickened out last moment while in the surgeon's chair). By the time I was about 50, I hated looking at photos of myself because I looked so bald from the front (top 1/3 of my hair), but in a way I really didn't care all that much about my looks any more. After all I was fifty, good career, married, kids, the works. And then I decided that I didn't like not caring anymore. And one day I simply decided to go for it - did an internet search, found Dr. Epstein (before I found this site) and had the work done. Best thing I ever did and if the technique was better ten years earlier, would have wished I had it done when I was forty. I have definitely gotten back some of my youthful good looks, but alas, the twenty year old women don't even know I'm there :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member troy Posted May 24, 2006 Senior Member Share Posted May 24, 2006 I had mine done at 32. I have 3 kids was married. for me it was simple now with the techniques available and abundant information online, and shapiro 15 minutes away. Given the choice, I choose to have hair. Now being sigle again it is a nice self confidence booster to have hair again. And i spent a fortune on my divorce, and have given everything to my kids, this was something I did for just me. now that i am almost 6 months post op Im glad i made my decision. My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member dhuge67 Posted May 25, 2006 Author Senior Member Share Posted May 25, 2006 Originally posted by JakeVig: Then if we take an account of Bosley's aggressive marketing towards younger people who should 'stay ahead of their balding' then it will be younger again. I think this strategy can be effective for some. 1,614 with Dr. Pistone on 2/3/06 in Marlton, NJ. As long as the moon shall rise As long as the rivers flow As long as the sun shall shine And the grass will grow Let me listen, I will learn to speak The old language Yes, I yearn to bathe in blue skies And fall apart from the world of machines Regain my feet and my pounding heart My Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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