Giiizmo
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First of, congrats on your successful dieting. Although anarchic, you've soldiered through and got results.
Now about your hair loss, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Any kind of severe stress (psychological distress, heavy surgery, extreme dieting) can trigger hair loss. Usually it manifests itself by telogen effluvium alone. However, such an episode of hair loss can greatly accelerate any underlying male pattern baldness that would have otherwise taken years if not decades to declare itself.
You should try to get a solid understanding of what's happening to you before even thinking about taking meds, let alone undergoing a hair transplant. Get some bloodwork done and check your thyroid function, your iron levels and DHT levels (although DHT is a poor indicator of what's happening since it could just be your androgen receptors kicking into overdrive).
If nothing pans out, get a small biopsy to rule out any other cause of hair loss (e.g. cicatricial alopecia). Male pattern baldness presents some unmistakable histological features that are easy to recognize with a biopsy.
Then, if it's really male pattern baldness, start thinking about a solution. Monitor its progression while taking enough time to weigh the pros and cons of each potential "solution" (several months at least).
Good luck.
Now about your hair loss, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Any kind of severe stress (psychological distress, heavy surgery, extreme dieting) can trigger hair loss. Usually it manifests itself by telogen effluvium alone. However, such an episode of hair loss can greatly accelerate any underlying male pattern baldness that would have otherwise taken years if not decades to declare itself.
You should try to get a solid understanding of what's happening to you before even thinking about taking meds, let alone undergoing a hair transplant. Get some bloodwork done and check your thyroid function, your iron levels and DHT levels (although DHT is a poor indicator of what's happening since it could just be your androgen receptors kicking into overdrive).
If nothing pans out, get a small biopsy to rule out any other cause of hair loss (e.g. cicatricial alopecia). Male pattern baldness presents some unmistakable histological features that are easy to recognize with a biopsy.
Then, if it's really male pattern baldness, start thinking about a solution. Monitor its progression while taking enough time to weigh the pros and cons of each potential "solution" (several months at least).
Good luck.