go for it! with a good Doctor!
Hi ruebald,
Your pics look similar to my BEFORE pics (I was also NW5). Only difference is that I decided to use Finasteride after hair transplant.
I got 2710 grafts and it made a HUGE difference for me (keep in mind, I used Finasteride). The hair transplant Doctor you use makes all the...
Hey Goldenmane, I'd been on and off Finasteride and minoxidil since 21 now (31). About 6 months before Hair Transplant I had stopped both my meds. Hair kept falling out like crazy, it was depressing.
I just felt like even with the meds, I had sh i t ty hair.. I couldn't style the front because the...
yes, my first post was from a few years back.. around 2009ish? i started the meds for a little while but then i stopped taking them. years later the hair loss took its toll i think i ended up at Norwood 5a... it was pretty horrible and i didnt recognize myself in the reflection of the petco window...
my pics
Thanks for letting me know.. well, since you can't see the whole blog I will put up a few pics here.. for my hair transplant my first set of pics was right before procedure on 10/2012, second set of pics was 12 month follow up on 10/2013
transplanted hairs are picked from donor region wherein the donor hairs are not genetically predisposed to falling out... so.. those transplanted hairs are there for life.
although it will last for life, you will probably require more eventually because you non-transplanted hairs that are predisposed to falling will continue to fall and you will need to fill those gaps in.
propecia helps make that slower... but eventually, it will still happen... hair transplant is a choice to...
you should do it!
4 years back i wasn't going to... just recently i did and am very happy with it!
see me 4 years ago: http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/archive/index.php/t-41341.html
first step is to find the docs that are ISHRS certified.. there are a couple great ones in new york area.
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I agree with the above comments.. there is a reason why good docs aren't aggressive with hairlines.. because you will look ridiculous as you get older.. and because you...
I've heard from my doctor that this can be done. Follicular units can be placed back into the scar.
Alternatively, you may wish to consider SMP (scalp micropigmentation) into the scar.