Why Doesnt Everyone Just Get A Hairtransplant?

[Raphael13]

As the title says. Finasteride seems to be the main thing in here, and for some it works, and for some it doesn't. You need to take it your entire life and so on. Why not save a little money and get a hairtransplant? The main reason i am saying this is because in my neighbourhood I know 3-4 people whos traveled to Turkey and got a transplant done, and the results are remarkable. They got the perfect nw1 hairline and it looks natural, nothing fake about it, no scars (maybe if you would get a buzz cut).

Isn't this the best solution by far? I know it isn't cheap, but for any working individual its not THAT expensive. I think it was 2000 euros and you get flight tickets, you stay in hotel, you get the surgery done....and the results are good. I think for people living in Europe Turkey is the best solution. And im pretty sure there are just as good clinics in the US.

 

[davesmith420]

Social stigma with hair transplants, the cost, and possibility for bad results are probably the biggest factors at play.

 

[SteveTabernack]

No the biggest factor is that it isn't a cure.

What will you do when you lose the hair behind the transplanted area?

 

[AnxiousAndy]

Some cant afford it and others may have Norwood 6 - 7 with poor donor hair so cant get a transplant, even if they wanted it.

 

[Raphael13]

No the biggest factor is that it isn't a cure.

What will you do when you lose the hair behind the transplanted area?

But there is no cure at all. Finasteride seems legit but then you need to take it your entire life if i'm correct? Plus there are side effects i wouldnt want.

 

[irondude221]

Some cant afford it and others may have Norwood 6 - 7 with poor donor hair so cant get a transplant, even if they wanted it.

can you please aware me on what donor hair is? do they just take hair from the rest of your body and slap it onto your head?

 

[ManinBlack]

The cost. Plus a lot of hair transplant surgeons show young people the door. Also, hair transplants are limited. For someone with extreme NW6-7 baldness, you are lucky to get good coverage, yet alone decent density. Try to imagine a NW7 bald guy, there is only so much you can stretch that horseshoe around, and it would still look thin. Hair transplants are best used in combination with prevention. Early prevention with finasteride and minoxidil is the best long term treatment.

 

[whatintheworld]

Your idea only works with low norwoods whose male pattern baldness isn't aggressive.

I will say though, I've seen some advanced norwood 6/7 guys who even have extensive thinning in their donor region.

At the present moment there is nothing these guys can do except wear a wig, and even then, the thin sides and back would look peculiar with a thick top.

 

[Bklyn_23]

Retrograde alopecia with diffuse thinning is why.

 

[dr75]

Transplant is not an option when you are thinning in a NW6/7 pattern at 20. The lack of density of transplated hair, cost, probability of balding further, the risk of a failed transplant. Hair transplants are not the cure.

 

[michel sapin]

transplnt only give great result if you are not diffusing or losing crown/vertex hair .

 

[M.G]

Most people who bald aggressively at a young age are diffuse thinners and in alot of cases even their donor gets affected.

Surgeons are reluctant to do a surgery on them and to the few cases they do agree on operating, them being on finasteride a few years and with a stabilized loss is a requisite to having a surgery.

 

[Rocknroutlaw]

My understanding is it's advisable to stay on Finasteride after transplant, so it is a lifetime commitment regardless.
Your scalp is still equally sensitive to DHT after a transplant, and I personally wouldn't like to further recede.

My further reasons against having a transplant at this stage:
-I was advised by Dr. ******** that I needed to be on Finasteride for at least 6 months before transplant in order to assess risk of shock loss, and it helps better determine the number of grafts. I feel that since adding Finasteride (+dermarolling and increasing Minoxidil strength) the improvement makes my appearance less of a desperation case which needs immediate transplant. I was a NW3V at the time of consultation. I have no idea what I am currently but I do feel much better about it than 2 years ago.
-Potential down-time. I wear my hair long, and I will NOT shave my head for FUE (and I don't believe the no-shave options are great, as it does hinder the process). FUT would be my method of choice, with the donor and recipient areas shaved. This would mean MONTHS of downtime with seriously hideous appearance.
-There is still no guarantee that your appearance will improve (there is always a risk that it could in fact get worse).
-The vellus hair which turned darker/thicker are stagnant at length and will NOT grow any longer (hence I'm not even sure if I could call them 'terminal'), which makes me suspect the same could happen with transplanted hair in my case.
-It is rather difficult to feel completely at ease with the choice of transplant surgeon. The Turkish ones tend to be more gung-ho and aim for a larger number of grafts/lower hairline, whereas Dr. ******** for example is more conservative...he indicated a much lower number of grafts, not as low a hairline, and seemed to prefer not to touch the diffuse thinning at the top. All this makes me want to keep putting it off for as long as I possibly can (until the situation becomes desperate again).

I'm sure what I said above may not seem logical to some, but these are my reasoning against a transplant for now.

 

[Jack Ito]

As the title says. Finasteride seems to be the main thing in here, and for some it works, and for some it doesn't. You need to take it your entire life and so on. Why not save a little money and get a hairtransplant? The main reason i am saying this is because in my neighbourhood I know 3-4 people whos traveled to Turkey and got a transplant done, and the results are remarkable. They got the perfect nw1 hairline and it looks natural, nothing fake about it, no scars (maybe if you would get a buzz cut).

Isn't this the best solution by far? I know it isn't cheap, but for any working individual its not THAT expensive. I think it was 2000 euros and you get flight tickets, you stay in hotel, you get the surgery done....and the results are good. I think for people living in Europe Turkey is the best solution. And im pretty sure there are just as good clinics in the US.

Someone please educate this fool.

 

[johnxavier123]

• The procedure costs are high.
• There is a large probability that the results won't be good.
• Past a certain stage there isn't enough donor hair to have decent coverage.
• Hair can continue to fall out after a transplant from other parts.
• Young people often get turned away since it's hard to what predict future hair loss could be.

 

[Raphael13]

Someone please educate this fool.

The fool here seems to be you since you cant educate me yourself. Wanker.

 

[Jack Ito]

The fool here seems to be you since you cant educate me yourself. Wanker.

At least gain a decent amount of knowledge on hairloss and the industry itself before registering to this site. Otherwise it's pointless you being here as you can't involve yourself in any discussions.

If everyone had the option to get a hair transplant then don't you think they all would? This site wouldn't exist.. baldness wouldn't exist, period. The reason everyone doesn't just get one like you implied is because their hairloss has surpassed the point for them to be a reliable candidate. You don't seem to understand the concept of donor hair and also, regardless how aggressive your hairloss is, you will most likely need finasteride if you're going to have a transplant. There's various reasons for this.. shock loss, continuous progression of thinning beyond the transplanted hairline etc.. Not to mention It's an extremely costly and risky route to go down if you're a young individual as no one can predict how far or fast your loss is going to progress. You will be paying continuous bags of money from the day you make the decision to combat your male pattern baldness. You'll be spending it on all sorts of drugs and procedures for the rest of your life, fixing up your hair unless you happen to be a lucky individual who has very mild loss, mature and fixed hairline.

 

[AnxiousAndy]

can you please aware me on what donor hair is? do they just take hair from the rest of your body and slap it onto your head?

Donor hair is the hair that isn't lose due to male pattern baldness. That can thin extensively and be of no use in a transplant. You could use body and beard hair instead of head hair in a transplant but that would look f*****g awful.