Considering Getting A Hair Transplant

[curiousone]

Hi all, I am considering getting a hair transplant and am keen on any advice and tips.

I have very recently turned 37 years old and have been aware of some hairline recession since I just turned 21, 16 years ago.

I have a fairly minor amount of hairline recession, which I think happened around or just prior to the time I turned 21. I find it hard to discern whether it has receded any further since then. I have been taking finasteride consistently since then, so that may be why I cannot discern any more recession or maybe with my genetics it never was going to recede any further.

My hairline has receded a very minor amount at my left temple. If my hair is short it is barely noticeable form a normal hairline. It has receded a bit further on the right temple. The rest of my hair is thick. I manage to style it so as to minimise or hide the recession and my hair looks fairly decent. However when I am having bad hair days I think some people might be able to notice that I have hairline recession.

At the age of 21 the hair surgeon said he would not do a hair transplant, which was sensible of him. The hairline recession was a major source of concern for me from about the age of 21 to 26. After that I started to relax more as I realised the majority of my hair was not going anywhere.

At age 30 I went for another appointment with the hair surgeon to look at transplant surgery. Not that I was majorly concerned but I just really wanted a nice hairline again. The surgeon was prepared to do it but I was so busy at the time and being in NZ it was really hard to get an appointment and I have a very public job so I needed to take around 2 weeks off work to avoid the embarassment associated with weird visual effects of the surgery. It all became too hard to work it out and I ended up forgetting about it.

Now I have started to think about doing it again. The reason being that I have now started to notice a few grey hairs cropping up in my hair. I am quite vain and focused on my appearance and looking youthful. I am concerned about how the accumulation of grey hairs along with a slightly receded hairline is going to age me. If I am going to start going grey I would like to have at least really nice hair with a tight hairline going grey.

I am really keen on any advice around this matter, tips, pros and cons, people who have been through surgery etc.

 

[Alphalete]

Hello. Thanks for posting. Mind showing your hair? Gives us a better perspective.

 

[curiousone]

Here are some. Apologies I’m pretty bad at taking photos.

 

[curiousone]

@stepdaddy thanks for the feedback. At what age did you get the transplant? How much longer until you needed fill-ins? I dont think I am too worried about this issue as I think my hair has either not changed in the last 16 years or the loss has slowed to an extremely low rate. The surgeon did not think there was any change between 21 and 30 and I think he will probably have the same opinion now. I think I am probably ok with getting a second surgery say another 5/6 years down the line if need be.

The issues with the scar definitely sucks. I will need to seek specific advice from the surgeon on the likely size of the scar I think. I think I would look crap with a shaved head but not sure.

Yeah I am pretty careful about my diet. I eat almost zero processed food. Make everything myself. No takeaways. However the diet doesnt seem to stop me from acquiring greys atm!

I think my main concern out of what you have said is about some of the transplanted hairs growing and others not. If the transplant only yields thin hair at the front of my new hairline that would look like sh*t and possibly worse. I wonder how often this occurs and to what extent.

 

[shookwun]

if you want to fill in and strengthen your corners, that it's perfectly fine. 1000 grafts

Strengthen the corners, temple peaks and add density to your frontal band





If you want to lower your hairline, then absolutely not. it wont match native density and you will look ridiculous.

 

[buckthorn]

Time to reconsider. it will ruin your f*****g life.

 

[curiousone]

@shookwun thanks for that - I was thinking of bring the recession corners back to what they used to be is that what you mean? So that the hairline is closer to the original. Rather than the weird uneven shape. When you say lower the hairline do you mean from the front widows peak? I definitely wouldnt do that is my hair has never been like that.

@buckthorn what do you mean? Can you elaborate?

 

[buckthorn]

you have a full head of hair. I know you just want to stregthen the hairline, but what if finasteride doesn't work for you? you will lose behind it, the density won't match and you'll look weird. Plus, you need to expect Telogen Effluvium from an hair transplant. People will not tell you that and tell you some "shockloss" bullshit, but it happened to me and I've never even had it before in my life. It's happened to MANY people that have had hair transplant's. IF the finasteride is NOT truly working, then you may never bring that hair back.

 

[hanginginthewire]

Definitely hold off on transplant for now. Let’s see what the next few years bring and keep transplantation in your back pocket.

Your hair is pretty wavy, that should help if you decide to transplant later. But with your current density the risk outweighs the gains.

 

[curiousone]

@buckthorn thanks for sharing details. What do you mean about finasteride not working? Do you mean with the transplanted hair or the hair behind it (my existing hair)? Even though it has not receded for the last 16 years while i have been on finasteride? What was it that stopped growing for you, was it the transplants or the existing hair behind it?

@hanginginthewire thanks for your feedback.

 

[curiousone]

bump

 

[soitbegins]

bro your hair looks fantastic for your age! if i had your hair i wouldnt even think about hairloss or transplants and would just go enjoy my life!

 

[JeanLucBB]

I got a transplant when I was younger and regretted it.

They fail to tell you, that after a transplant, your hair is going to keep falling out, so you will have to continue getting transplants to cover up the different patches. Also, not all of the transplanted hairs will succeed. Some will grow, others will fall and never grow.

If your bald spots are bad, just shave it all off and rock the Dwayne Johnson look.

Now, if you get a transplant done, you will have a Huge f*****g Scar on your head, from the donor area. So, in the future if you get tired of it all and decide to shave it all off, you now have to worry about concealing the stupid big ugly scar on your head.

BTW, you still have a lot of hair, if your serious about keeping it, focus on your diet. All dis-ease comes from our diets.

Yeah it's all about diet, having daily finasteride in your diet you dumb f***.

 

[JeanLucBB]

Its not anyone's fault but yours, if your not disciplined enough to go on a very strict diet and figure it all out thru process of elimination.

Get ready to keep wasting your money on products and doctors, which are not going to help you anyways, Who in the hell would want to take any product, for the rest of there life?

You are very weak minded; or Your just being really f*****g lazy and trying to find an easy way out.

Literally choke on dogshit you f*****g moron. Your level of stupidity should be a crime. You're a sick and demented pathetic excuse for a human.

Do the world a favour and learn basic spelling and grammar and read some actual scientific data on the subject. Either that or dive headfirst into incoming traffic.

 

[Alphalete]

@JeanLucBB I'm pretty sure that guy is a troll... doubt anyone's as stupid as he is

 

[N003]

I'm really starting to wonder, is there anyone in this forum with RIGHT hair loss?

Guys with full hair report here, thinking about a hair transplant.

This is just sick sorry

You are a full head guy, and you have just PERFECT hairs for a 37 years old man.

 

[Saulus]

Any sides from finasteride after 16 years?

Did your dick shrink? Nohomo

Memory problems?

 

[Alphalete]

Any sides from finasteride after 16 years?

Did your dick shrink? Nohomo

Memory problems?

Also wondering

 

[davesmith420]

I hope my hair looks as good as his after 16 years of finasteride use.

 

[kiddy88]

Aaron?