» It’s a fact; a NW5,6 or 7 with a transplant will look better from the front
» than the top unless the thousands upon thousands of grafts have been
» placed. When looking at the front there is hair behind it to make it look
» fuller. When looking from the top there is only skin behind it so the
» density understandably is more accurately reflected. Proper shingling of
» multi-hair grafts can make the density look higher but there is only so
» much that angles and shingling can do.
»
» The crown is the “black hole” for grafts but this phrase usually refers to
» how many grafts are necessary to give the crown a full appearance when
» compared to what it takes to improve the front and the top. It has to do
» with the difficulty in shingling of grafts due to the rotational whorl
» pattern that a natural crown has. The top and front is much easier to
» shingle because the grafts are pointed in generally the same direction.
»
» Continued loss in the crown is indeed something to keep in mind but after
» ten years of keeping steady (due to an intake regimen) it is more likely
» that any loss in the crown will be slow and take years to aggregate enough
» to be noticeable so in the case of Hanginginthere I wouldn’t expect a
» disaster if the crown received at least moderate attention. Of course, this
» is only going on his words as I don’t know of any photos he may have
» showing his crown.
»
» Hanginginthere,
»
» After ten years of maintaining and even improving your hair with your
» particular regimen I think that that, while you obviously want more hair,
» it is obvious that you have some sort of comfort level with your current
» state. While you most likely still think about your hair quite often (given
» the frequency of your posts) I personally think a hair transplant for you
» would be a bad idea if only because the amount of stress you would incur
» from the procedure would make you quite miserable. Even if you had a
» stellar result I get the feeling that you would constantly be concerned
» about the future and any potential negative developments (a few extra hairs
» on your pillow, etc.) thereby robbing yourself of any enjoyment of your
» actual result. Just my 02. worth but at the very least if not having a hair
» transplant allows you to have some peace then it is far better than getting
» surgery to gain peace. Accept yourself, not your probable self. Capice?
Jotronic, I dont need your advice on accepting myself
I accepted myself and my hairloss long ago
my wanting to CONSIDER a transplant, was purely cosmetic
I started thinning in 1978, I have decades on most of you youngsters
I am now 33 yrs into my thinning problem, and my hair still looks damn good on the sides and top front, the only exception is the crown
at my age, people dont worry about it as much as they do in their 20s
and also here living in the phils, honestly you dont have to be a stud to get a FINE FOX, For a gf or a wife
these girls are not as shallow as girls in the USA, and they realize that the pretty boys are often cheaters, drunks, etc etc etc, so,
I was just thinking if a transplant would fix my crown great but no way since the crown would gobble up about 7000 to 9000 grafts in order to be able to match the surrounding hair
I have resigned myself to the rest of my life with a bald crown, I go outside here with no hat, whereas in the USA I always wore my baseball cap lol
I was not too thrilled to be married with all my crown showing, but If I sent you my marriage pics you would say, man you are crazy to be concerned if thats all you have lost
truly I am very content with myself, and if losing your hair is the worst thing in your life, as I have said 1000 times before, you are a very lucky person
it would be interesting to see who you pick if you really decide to go through with this.