Transplant Question. Please Help!!

[sscamaro41087]

Im 23 Years old and new to this site. But since I found it I feel a little bit more confident that I can get this taken care of with a little advice. I started noticing my hair thinning and I know m genetics point towards baldness. My hairline is receding and thinning in the back. Being 23 and worrying about my hair really sucks and I know I Should have more important things to worry about but Im willing to do whatever it takes to get my hairline back. Ive been on propecia for almost 2 years and it seemed to have worked but I wish to get off the medicine as it is costing me alot of money a month. Is surgery my answer? SHould I start looking into surgery before I actuall go bald?

[scar5]

Ive been on propecia for almost 2 years and it seemed to have worked but I wish to get off the medicine as it is costing me alot of money a month. Is surgery my answer?

 

Surgery will not slow down your male pattern baldness. You will simply continue to loose more hair if your genetics dictate it, and loosing at 23, it would seem likely to continue. Sorry, surgery is not a panacea for propecia..woops, :)Like that one?

 

But the good news is that your propecia is working (and not giving you side-effects?). You can save loads by buying generic propecia and chopping it up. It's not that expensive.

 

As for surgery, well, the devil is in the details.

[Spanker]

Get a script for 5 mg generic finasteride and cut it into 4ths. It is 9 dollars for 30 pills giving you 4 months worth....that cost is without insurance.

[mattj]

You say you are willing to do whatever it takes to get your hairline back, but you're also planning to drop Propecia. That doesn't make sense because the Propecia could be preventing your hair from getting worse and moving beyond just a hairline problem. Holding off further loss should be the focus of your determination. Continuing to use Propecia (or Proscar as you've been advised above) would make the transplant option more viable.