hair transpant NW2-ish - How many grafts for dense hairline?

[iGotUrFinola]

Hello, I'm 30 years old from the UK and have been dealing with a receding hairline for roughly 4 years now. I don't know when it started but it became noticeable around 3/4 years ago when my right temple was no longer level with my left temple. I've been fairly fortunate in that my left temple seems to have stayed or receded only slightly but my right temple keeps receding by like 1/4 cm each year lol.

I'd like to get my hairline back to NW1 and when I consulted a local hair transplant clinic in North London he recommended 2000 Grafts. Is this enough?

I started taking Finasteride 1mg 3x/week in Oct 2021. I noticed a lack of libido and morning wood after a few months but decided to carry on to see if it would subside. After 7 months of not getting morning wood very often I decided to stop a month ago and within 3 weeks I've been getting morning wood almost daily. I'm going to wait another month for the Fin to hopefully "flush" out of my system and then I will get back on it at 0.5mg 3x/week and monitor the progress.

I know how important Fin is to stop further loss but if it means losing physical function downstairs I think I'd rather go bald

I had a haircut today and the sides/back were shaved down to Grade 1. I have taken photos of my hair/scalp in the harshest light I had available.

Thanks for reading!

 

[Big Rome]

2000 grafts my backside 🤣🤣 your hair looks fine dude! You might need around 20 grafts 🤣👊🏼

[mr_peanutbutter]

3 minutes ago, iGotUrFinola said:

know how important Fin is to stop further loss but if it means losing physical function downstairs I think I'd rather go bald

then you shouldnt aim to get a norwood 1 hairline with an hairtransplant tbh. too agressive. and if you are willing to go bald that little recession you have right now shouldnt you bother you that much.

 

unless you know for sure that no male relative in your family went beyond the norwood 3 or 4 area…

 

 

[iGotUrFinola]

4 minutes ago, mr_peanutbutter said:

then you shouldnt aim to get a norwood 1 hairline with an hairtransplant tbh. too agressive. and if you are willing to go bald that little recession you have right now shouldnt you bother you that much.

 

unless you know for sure that no male relative in your family went beyond the norwood 3 or 4 area…

My Maternal Grandfather went full Monk in his 30s. My dad is 60 and NW5.

Edited September 10, 2022 by iGotUrFinola
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[iGotUrFinola]

2 minutes ago, Big Rome said:

2000 grafts my backside 🤣🤣 your hair looks fine dude! You might need around 20 grafts 🤣👊🏼

It doesn't look as bad after a haircut I think 1000 at least to fix the density lol

[Mike10]

you sould forget about a HT at this stage.come on, you're not NW2. however you could improve your hair quality. try prp, msm or vitamins

[Gatsby]

Have you considered topical (or oral) minoxidil? I wouldn’t recommend a hair transplant at this stage. 

[HappyMan2021]

you need a better hair style, not a transplant. 

[NARMAK]

You really aren't suitable in terms of at present not seeming to tolerate Finasteride and imo you haven't got hair loss to an extent that could possible warrant hair transplantation. 

Click my link of my hair transplant and you'll see i was classed as a Norwood 2 but had no temple points and also they restored some of my temporal areas. That's the level you would have to be at and also on medication to really be suitable. 

You simply have a matured hairline atm and it is admittedly a little higher and that's probably making you feel conscious about it so a different style would probably go a long way. 

If you can get on medication and not have issues, then in a few years maybe if you really and truly wanted to lower the hairline, you could try but it's a massive risk for you imo. 

You generally have strong temple points and i think the hair style is what would actually make a difference for you. 

[iGotUrFinola]

8 hours ago, HappyMan2021 said:

you need a better hair style, not a transplant. 

 

8 hours ago, NARMAK said:

You really aren't suitable in terms of at present not seeming to tolerate Finasteride and imo you haven't got hair loss to an extent that could possible warrant hair transplantation. 

Click my link of my hair transplant and you'll see i was classed as a Norwood 2 but had no temple points and also they restored some of my temporal areas. That's the level you would have to be at and also on medication to really be suitable. 

You simply have a matured hairline atm and it is admittedly a little higher and that's probably making you feel conscious about it so a different style would probably go a long way. 

If you can get on medication and not have issues, then in a few years maybe if you really and truly wanted to lower the hairline, you could try but it's a massive risk for you imo. 

You generally have strong temple points and i think the hair style is what would actually make a difference for you. 

You're not wrong about the hairstyle. Part of the reason I keep it so short and basic is because of the thin hairline. If it was thicker I would slick it up with some wax or something but atm it just looks crappy cos of all the loose/minituarised hairs.

 

[NARMAK]

3 hours ago, iGotUrFinola said:

 

You're not wrong about the hairstyle. Part of the reason I keep it so short and basic is because of the thin hairline. If it was thicker I would slick it up with some wax or something but atm it just looks crappy cos of all the loose/minituarised hairs.

 

Honestly, the only real thing to help you stop the progression of hair loss in Finasteride or Dutasteride which inhibits DHT and can help reverse the miniaturisation process for hair still able to be helped. However i know you mentioned some concerns regarding lack of libido and morning wood so i'll address that from my own personal experience. 

I take Dutasteride 0.5mg everyday. Its a stronger version of Finasteride basically. My libido was lower on the medication too and it took maybe 3 months for it to recalibrate a bit. It isn't the same as when i didn't take the medication but maybe 80-90%. At 30+, i think age begins to play a factor as well as lifestyle. Morning wood isn't as often either BUT imo, this shouldn't be an issue if when the moments arise so does your friend in performing. Providing of course you aren't suffering from stress/anxiety or alcohol related ED issues. By that i do want to point out that age and the above factors combined particularly for guys having casual hook ups with a random stranger than a committed longer term partner may also factor in. 

Personally i found it acceptable to have a slightly lower libido and morning wood less often in order to try preserve my hair. You just need to decide if that's something you are willing to accept or want to try use other things like oral Minoxodil and Microneedling etc. 

One thing i will say is that people make a big deal about the above sides, but the truth is that in the current climate, a lot of guys aren't actually even hooking up as often for it to be a real problem imo as people make it out. It's moreso the perceived idea in theory that's the problem i think.