Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted January 7, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2021 The meds have given me quite a lot of regrowth in the crown over the years. The balding area has closed up a lot, there's thicker hair in the middle and a lot of weaker hair around it that definitely helps (especially with concealer, I wear my hair longer too so that's a bonus) but it isn't enough. I still have a fair amount of completely bald patches within this sort of rectangular area though. I estimate that the complete area would be 1,200 - 1,400 grafts but that would include shaving the entire area and sort of discarding the meds regrowth. Otherwise it could be around 800 grafts for only the bald areas - I don't want such a low amount though I want to fix the entire area, My question is - does all this weaker hair make me less of a candidate for a crown procedure? Because of shock loss and whatever else it is that makes the crown more risky? In a way are you better off if the meds just stabilise your loss and don't regrow anything? I know I should really post some pics. I'm considering sending some to Hattingen but for now hopefully I have given you enough to go on. Thanks. 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member ciaus Posted January 7, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) More hair is always better, even if you lose some of them to permanent shockloss. Think of these vulnerable hairs as semi-permanent hair fibers you don't need to apply each day for the foreseeable future Work with your doc using those pics to estimate the extra minimum number of grafts to ensure you get the acceptable coverage even in the worse case scenario. Edited January 7, 2021 by ciaus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 7, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 7, 2021 Can you share some pictures? 1 I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted January 7, 2021 Valued Contributor Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hattingen is an excellent clinic. If you could post some pics on here that would be great! 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member DenverBuff1989 Posted January 7, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2021 What meds are you on? Very fortunate you are experiencing regrowth from it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member UnbaldEagle Posted January 8, 2021 Senior Member Share Posted January 8, 2021 13 hours ago, DenverBuff1989 said: What meds are you on? Very fortunate you are experiencing regrowth from it. I don't think it's very fortunate, the crown and vertex are usually the areas where most people experience regrowth. I've seen people regrow hair in the crown from friggin lasers, let alone something more consistent like fin or dut. In 11 years of using antiandrogens I went from having a proper bald spot the size of a tennis ball to having just a thin crown. And at the same time I think I've lost some density in the midscalp. So it's weird how meds work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TommyLucchese Posted January 8, 2021 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thanks all for your replies. I've sent a lot of photos to Hattingen. I'll let you know what they say and maybe post some pics here - it's just so obvious that it's me though and that makes me nervous! 2,000 grafts FUT Dr. Feller, July 27th 2012. 23 years old at the time. Excellent result. Need crown sorted eventually but concealer works well for now. Propecia and minoxidil since 2010. Fine for 8 years - bad sides after switching to Aindeem in 2018. Switched to topical fin/minox combo from Minoxidil Max in October 2020, along with dermarolling 1x a week. Wrote a book for newbies called Beating Hair Loss, available on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Melvin- Admin Posted January 8, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 8, 2021 17 hours ago, Gatsby said: Hattingen is an excellent clinic. If you could post some pics on here that would be great! Yea, they’re very good. Hope you’ll share some pictures, you can always hold off to see how much more improvement you’ll see. I’m a paid admin for Hair Transplant Network. I do not receive any compensation from any clinic. My comments are not medical advice. Check out my final hair transplant and topical dutasteride journey: View my thread Topical dutasteride journey Melvin- Managing Publisher and Forum Moderator for the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q&A Blog. Follow our Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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