Planning For Hair Transplant Surgery. Need Assistance.

[akc]

I am 30 years old. My Frontal, Crown, Mid-Scalp and Temple hairs are thinning and hairline is receding from last 8 years and it's starting to become noticeable now. I have comparatively thicker hairs on the back and sides of my head. I’ve used Minoxidil and Finestride over last few years but received fewer results. I request you to review my attached pictures and update me on the area-wise grafts requirement and suitable Hair Transplant technique.

[aWidowsPeek]

At 30 and with only that much hair loss i think you're a really good candidate for FUE. Depending on how low you want the hairline you need like 2000 in the front and 1000-1500 in that crown. So you've used Rogaine foam on your crown?

[akc]

Someone suggested FUT as first surgery as I may need more sessions in future.

 

Yes I used Minoxidil Topical.

[OtherSyde]

From what I've gleaned, FUT would be good for you for three reasons:

 

One, you have curly hair - meaning the hairs curl under the scalp as well. This can be more hazardous for FUE because it's hard to see which way a hair goes under the scalp, and curly hair makes this noticeably more difficult than predictable, straight hair - if the punch isn't angled correctly when going it, it will bisect the hair follicle, cutting it and killing it. Based on what I've been told, curly hair ups the chance of the loss of a higher percentage of precious, irreplaceable hairs during the transplant. This also depends on the specific skill-set of you surgeon though.

 

Two - Your curly hair may help conceal a narrow strip scar better than straight hair would.

 

Three - Your first HT will likely be the biggest, and FUT is generally thought of as being the best for medium to large sessions, as it is far less labor-intensive, less time-consuming and more cost-effective than FUE in this regard. This hybrid "one-two punch" approach allows you to initially be more aggressive in fixing the issue - faster, sooner, and far less expensively than trying to brute-force it with pure FUE.

 

This has been my route. After several FUT sessions (three so far, possibly one more), I will have a small-to-mid-sized FUE session to fill in my scar once and for all as densely as possible. This is a pretty common game plan for a lot of guys as I understand it.

 

Everyone's physiology and desires are different though, so take this advice with a grain of salt

[gillenator]

Did you stop using minoxidil and finasteride? If so, your loss will progress much more rapidly and you don't want that to happen.