hanginginthewire
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Forgive me if this is a stupid question but I keep coming back to it. Someone had a thread the other day that perhaps the reason R&D is so slow moving in hair loss is because between finasteride, minoxidil, and transplants, we already effectively have the "cure."
And yet that idea seems so far removed from the agony so many of us are in. Sometimes I see before/afters that make it seem like a transplant is a no brainer but other times I see Wayne Rooney type results that make it seem pointless and a waste of money. I'm not a total noob and I know limited donor, shock loss, scarring, perhaps money, are all issues but again I don't understand where the cut off is. If you are willing to have, say, three procedures over the course of your life could you be virtually guaranteed full coverage? Is there a place on the Norwood scale that dooms you to low density and wispy coverage, no matter what?
I see someone who looks bald as f*** to me - say AJ Maclean from the Backstreet Boys- (http://m.eonline.com/news/405250/ba...hair-transplant-see-the-before-and-after-pics) who seemed to go from Norwood 4 or 5 to maybe a solid Norwood 2 in one procedure. But other times I see really pathetic results on guys, even from top doctors...
Again I apologize for questions that are probably common knowledge to most of you but if you have any insight into it please chime in. Is money the biggest issue? Can a very dense donor area overcome advanced Norwood status? Is "framing the face" worth it to most of you even if you have to accept midscalp or crown thinness/bald spots. Who are the people (or are there such people) that transplantation just won't give a satisfactory result to? Assuming that they are willing to pay $$ and even have multiple procedures?
And yet that idea seems so far removed from the agony so many of us are in. Sometimes I see before/afters that make it seem like a transplant is a no brainer but other times I see Wayne Rooney type results that make it seem pointless and a waste of money. I'm not a total noob and I know limited donor, shock loss, scarring, perhaps money, are all issues but again I don't understand where the cut off is. If you are willing to have, say, three procedures over the course of your life could you be virtually guaranteed full coverage? Is there a place on the Norwood scale that dooms you to low density and wispy coverage, no matter what?
I see someone who looks bald as f*** to me - say AJ Maclean from the Backstreet Boys- (http://m.eonline.com/news/405250/ba...hair-transplant-see-the-before-and-after-pics) who seemed to go from Norwood 4 or 5 to maybe a solid Norwood 2 in one procedure. But other times I see really pathetic results on guys, even from top doctors...
Again I apologize for questions that are probably common knowledge to most of you but if you have any insight into it please chime in. Is money the biggest issue? Can a very dense donor area overcome advanced Norwood status? Is "framing the face" worth it to most of you even if you have to accept midscalp or crown thinness/bald spots. Who are the people (or are there such people) that transplantation just won't give a satisfactory result to? Assuming that they are willing to pay $$ and even have multiple procedures?