Armani for hairline?

[Full Head of Hair]

This is my first time posting on here in a year. My hair looks good except for the receeding hairline, well mainly the right side. Anyway, I want to have some work done on my hairline and I want some good density and have read that Armani is very good. So basically I have 2 questions.....

1. Is Armani reccomended by most of you, even though I know he has a rep of being agressive?

2. If I go get one at his Chicago location (closest to me) will Armani himself do it?

Thanks for any responses guys.

 

[Aplunk1]

1. Is Armani reccomended by most of you, even though I know he has a rep of being agressive?

2. If I go get one at his Chicago location (closest to me) will Armani himself do it?

1. Armani is probably one of the most recommended surgeons on any hairloss board, next to Hasson & Wong, Feller, and Cole.

2. No, Armani only performs hair transplants at his Toronto location. I think Chicago is only a consultation office.

 

[CCS]

I think aggressive is good. It means you can look at lots of aggressive picks and see if he made them look good, instead of looking at many guys given high hairlines and wondering if your low one will turn out looking good.

figuring out where to put it is not easy.

 

[Guest]

There are a number of talented and ethical hair transplant surgeons out there that are doing great work. Ans there are alot of good things said from your surgeon's patients and no doubt you have read some of it, even within this community.

You are the one who has to require who is going to do your procedure. No one in this field should tell you who's going to operate on you. And the main reason that it's the patient who makes that decision, is based on the research he or she has done that particular doctor. The hair mills are infamous for switching doctors at the last minute. So if you chose Dr. Armani based on your own convictions, then insist on him. He does not operate a chain of clinics so to my knowledge, he's an independent.

 

[Guest]

Maybe Full Head can tell us his age and regimen, but CCS, why do you think aggressiveness is good when our donor is limited? What about covering future loss including yourself?

 

[Full Head of Hair]

I'm a Norwood 2 probably and I have little.....maybe even no loss at all on top, so I'm not worried about an agressive, high density hair transplant. Also from what I've read and by looking at the website, Armani seems to be one of the best. Money is no object at all, not because I have a ton, but because this is definantly not somthing to cut corners on and go with a cheap doctor. Speaking of Armani's website, he has places all over the world......but I don't know if these are just consultation sites. Toronto wouldn't be that bad either because I live in Michigan.

 

[CCS]

gillinator,

you are right. i should not have made that recommendation without knowing his info.

NW2 at age 24 is not bad. I doubt he has aggressive male pattern baldness. It would still be nice to see if he maintains for a year and gets a little regrowth, to show he is a good responder to meds. But it can be tempting to get it all done now.

full head of hair,

how long have you been loosing your hair? it may be possible to regrow most of what you lost in the last 2 years. Some guys have lost a lot of hair, were offered hair transplant, tried propecia instead, and regrew all their hair, and never did the hair transplant. I think you should use more than just propecia, though. Just something to think about.

 

[Guest]

Full Head,

What is your family history and what is or was the most advanced hairloss class on the Norwood scale? Were there any men on either side that hit Norwood 5 or higher? And if so, what are your thoughts on having to maintain that same level of high density throughout your scalp as you get older. I mean if you do go high density in the front and you keep losing hair behind it as the years go by, where's the donor going to come from? Because if you can't keep up that high level of density as your male pattern baldness progressess, you might have a real challenge trying to keep your frontal zone from standing out like a sore thumb.

I mean I don't know you so it's quite possible that genetic hairloss in your family history is not in the advanced classess. But if it is extensive, you'll regret hitting the medal to the pedal. I'm not trying to discourage you, but I hear the stories every day, guys that are getting older and wishing they were less aggressive with surgery in their younger years of hairloss. Keep reading many of the forums and you'll see what I mean.

 

[Full Head of Hair]

Hey guys, I'll be 25 in a month if that helps. I have been on propecia for about 16 months so far. my mbp is not agressive. Problem is, my left has receded a little, but my right side looks quite thin (temples I mean). The top is fine and has maintained excellent under the finasteride.

As to my family history, my dad at 53 has a perfect head of hair.....and I do mean perfect like Norwood 1. His brother at 58 has hair loss though. The only others are my grandfathers who lost most of theirs but they are now 80+.

Anyway, I'm no expert on this but the top looks so good I'm only worried about the hairline. Especially since I always used to spike my hair up in the front. My guess would be 2000 grafts would make me look like I never had a trace of male pattern baldness.

Oh, btw, is Toronto Armani's only place he only does surgery even though he has places all over the world?

 

[DaveOne]

Might consider Shapiro in MN as well. A great Doctor w/a great rep. And of course H&W. Consult w/ all 3 to get a better feel for what you need and go from there.

 

[CCS]

no one in my family try pasted NW3 by age50. Then my brother went Norwood 1.5 to 5 in 6 months, at age 23. It can be random like that.

 

[Guest]

Wow, I have never in 26 years heard of anyone progress that fast (six months) to a class 5! Did your brother have any other medical condition like stress which may have advanced the rate of loss?

 

[LookingGood!]

NW2????? @24?????? OK post some pictures and then we will give you our opinions....opinions not medical advise.

I can tell you off the bat if you are not on meds....get on them if you have no medical issues. Propecia, Minoxidil and Nizoral.

I wouldnt recommend a hair transplant at this age because you are young and chances are if you get aggressive with an Armani, who I think is very talented and does great work, you will be loaded up in the top 1/3 of you scalp and there is no telling what you may progress to. REMEMBER YOU DONOR REGION IS A FINITE RESOUSE and if USED INCORRECTLY AND INEFFICIENTLY YOU WILL BE CHASING male pattern baldness FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! IT IS NOT REVERSIBLE! if you lose it behind that aggressively rebuilt hair loss it will look freakish in the future! No one knows what the future lies for some of these guys who had 3-4 thousand grafts in the front 1/3. I hope for their sake it wont be freakish. Keep this in mind and see what the meds will do and where your hairloss progresses to. KEEP researching!!!! :shock:

I know it's not what you want to hear but it is appropo for someone your age.

Best of luck in your decision.

 

[LookingGood!]

Wow, I have never in 26 years heard of anyone progress that fast (six months) to a class 5! Did your brother have any other medical condition like stress which may have advanced the rate of loss?

I have. Funny thing my mechanic at 26 had a hair loss like Matthew Perry and within yr and a half went to a diffuse Norwood 6. He thinks its the electronic transmissions he worked on that contributed to it. Weird stuff!

 

[CCS]

Wow, I have never in 26 years heard of anyone progress that fast (six months) to a class 5! Did your brother have any other medical condition like stress which may have advanced the rate of loss?

He is a vegitarian, and is sure to get complementary proteins to get complete protein. He lifts weights and only supplements with whey protein, and is in great shape. The only illness is he is very bipolar, to the point of fighting off suicidal urges. He is taking lamictal now, which took care of the bipolar episode that he has had for many years before MBP.

Late in high school, his hair line was a bit high, maybe NW2, but thick and flat. It might have been that high a long time. Hard to say. I moved a year after high school, and when I saw him again almost two years later, he was a full NW5. Not completely smooth bald, but the hairs were light and diffinately minaturized all accross his top, at least 3 inches wide and front all the way to back, though a bit thicker in the center, and hair line still intack but thin. He sometimes grows it out half an inch.

I asked him when he went bald, and he told me when he looked at the back of his head, everything was fine, and that 6 months later he looked again, and saw a 3 inch wide circle back there, and was upset that no one had told him. It did not take much longer for the top to thin more too, I guess.