How many grafts for temples?

[lmdavies]

Hello, does anyone know how many grafts and approx cost (GBP) using the latest methods that I would require to fill in those baldy temples? Has anyone had similar work done on the temple area?

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[Guest]

Hi - the latest technique your refering to is called FUE and its looks like you'd benefit from approx 500 - 600 grafts. It really depends on your personal goal. Its hard to say without seeing you in person but from the pics 500 - 600 would be a good estimate.

FUE prices range from approx $8 - $10 a graft (£4.5 - £5.5)

I recieved 900 FUE a yr ago into my hairline to soften previous work and create a more natrual look - i'm very happy with the results.

Hope this helps
Regards
spex

 

[Guest]

The first thing you want to consider is exactly how much of a surface area will be required to be restored based on your goals and considering a mature hairline. In other words you and your hair transplant doctor can discuss where the commencement of the temporal hairline will be. Then that surface area can be measured in square centimeters. The hair transplant surgeon should equate with you the level of density in that area as well but remember, alot of single hair grafts are utilized at the commencement areas to achieve that natural feathered hairline

Then, after evaluation of your donor area is completed, the hair transplant surgeon will know exactly where he/she will extract the grafts or in the case of a FUT procedure, will know how long and wide of a strip to excise. Even with isolated extraction methods some FUs may need to be cut into singles.

Be sure to discuss the effects of shockloss to the neighboring recipient area with your surgeon because the trauma caused by the recipient incisions can shock out the weakest natural diffused hair in your temporal areas. This is especially true with the diffused thinning pattern of hairloss. In other words you can run the risk of losing that natural hair behind and around the the grafted area. There are some measures one can employ to help minimize the ill effects of shockloss so be sure to discuss this with your hair transplant doctor prior to surgery and get a few other opinions on shockloss. Best wishes to you. :wink:

 

[lmdavies]

Thank you Spex and Gillenator.

The only major thing that concerns me is that I dont want to be left with two patches of thick hair at my temples when the rest has receeded. Also if I am going to shell out £3K then I'm expecting the hairline that I had when I was 20 as I simply want those temples filled in and not wanting my hairline lowered in the centre.

My father has frontal loss only but has 20 years on me. When I ask him what his hair was like when he was my age, he does not know so how can a surgeon predict your hairloss? Is it simply due to experience?

This is what I am expecting (obviously more natural looking though)..

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[Guest]

Indeed no one can predict your future loss but if you were to embark on a hair transplant you have to understand that further surgery may possibly be required depending on how much loss occurs. This is why the majority of hair transplant patients back up a hair transplant with meds like propecia to hault further loss.

Are you on any meds ie Propecia?
Also how old are you and how long have you been losing your hair in the temples.

spex

 

[lmdavies]

Started to receed at the age of 18 which is 12 years ago. I have been on minoxidil 5% and a topical anti-androgen (Zinc/B6) for three months. Too early to say if this combination is working , however I am no longer seeing hair in the shower, pillow, washing etc and even if I rub/pull my hair - I am lucky to shed a single hair. Tried Finasteride when I was 23 in a larger dose of 1.25mg a day and got those undesirable side effects so discontinued.

 

[Guest]

You have potentially just established an adult hair line - due to the time you've been losing your hair and the pattern you've now got. Its difficult to predict further loss but from what you've told us it sounds as if you've stabilized - but no one knows whats going to occur thats why we back up a hair transplant with the meds to prevent further loss.

 

[Guest]

Imdavies,

Although you showed early signs of male pattern baldness at the young age of 18, now you're 30 and it may very well be the meds you are using right now that is slowing the effects of male pattern baldness. None of the meds will completely halt the progression opf male pattern baldness, only slow it down. And we know that there is no cure for male pattern baldness as well.

The family history perspective does not attempt to precisely predict when genetic hairloss will begin, but rather the "potential extent" of loss. The doctors know that male pattern baldness is progressive so if there are more advanced classes in uncles, grandfathers, etc, they have to consider that there is a "possibility" that it could happen to you. They want to be sure and YOU want to be sure that you have some donor left for future loss. And family history does take into account both sides, maternal and paternal. In my own case my paternal (father) side has no male pattern baldness history. But my maternal (mother) side is where I inherited male pattern baldness. It also hit my mother who experience extensive hairloss and my maternal grandfather eventually reached Norwood class 6 by the time of his passing. According to my mother his hairloss became more advanced when he hit his mid-to-late thirties.

So really the bottom line is that you want to plan your surgical hair restoration with considerations over a lifetime, always prepared for the worst case scenario. So the more potential for advanced male pattern baldness, the more conservative hairlines and density would be.