» NO!!!
»
» stay away from transplants if you are so young…hairloss is progressive
» and you will have to go in for touch up after touch up after touch up.By
» the way “touch up” is just a nice word for a new procedure
»
» there is no way you can have original density from transplants, there is
» not enough donor so dont believe the hype.
»
» when you see photos of amaing restorations.keep in mind
»
» 1.Pictures are misleading
» 2.Drugs like propecia or avodart can make a big difference to hairloss
» just on their own
»
»
» If i was you i would wait, use minoxidil and nizoral 1%.If your hair
» doesnt get better with in 6 months try propecia but be ware that it might
» give you sideeffects
»
» If you decide on a transplant do this first:Try minoxidil and propecia for
» a full year see how your hair will respond to treatments, they might do so
» well that you wont even need a transplant.Dont go for a transplant and
» start propecia at the same time because there is a possibility that you
» will develop sideeffects and then you will have to go back to the chair
» eveyonce in a while to chase your hairloss…without ever getting a result
» that will satisfy you(younf people have unrealistc expectations sometimes)
»
» good luck and patience is a virtue with this thing…years ago i was nw3
» and one of the so called best doctors told me i will need about 3000
» grafts…i used propecia at the time and i developed sides and had to stop
» it…now i am nw6 only 5 years after, if i had spend 3000 grafts i would
» not be able to have a descent restoration because everyone knows that nw6’s
» are not ideal candidates…but back in time i was an ideal candidate…now
» when i went for a consultation with another doctor he told me i will have
» to keep my expectations low and the hairline he drew was far up my
» forehead, only 5 years ago another doctor was ready to restore my nw3 to
» nw1 with 3000 grafts lol
wow you went from a NW3 to NW6 in just 5 years? I know you couldnt use Propecia but what about topical stuff, did you use anything during the 5 years?
Here’s the thing about hair transplant, I find it really hard to know when is a good time to take the plunge. It’s stories like yours that make me think twice.
» NO!!!
»
» stay away from transplants if you are so young…hairloss is progressive
» and you will have to go in for touch up after touch up after touch up.By
» the way “touch up” is just a nice word for a new procedure
»
» there is no way you can have original density from transplants, there is
» not enough donor so dont believe the hype.
»
» when you see photos of amaing restorations.keep in mind
»
» 1.Pictures are misleading
» 2.Drugs like propecia or avodart can make a big difference to hairloss
» just on their own
»
»
» If i was you i would wait, use minoxidil and nizoral 1%.If your hair
» doesnt get better with in 6 months try propecia but be ware that it might
» give you sideeffects
»
» If you decide on a transplant do this first:Try minoxidil and propecia for
» a full year see how your hair will respond to treatments, they might do so
» well that you wont even need a transplant.Dont go for a transplant and
» start propecia at the same time because there is a possibility that you
» will develop sideeffects and then you will have to go back to the chair
» eveyonce in a while to chase your hairloss…without ever getting a result
» that will satisfy you(younf people have unrealistc expectations sometimes)
»
» good luck and patience is a virtue with this thing…years ago i was nw3
» and one of the so called best doctors told me i will need about 3000
» grafts…i used propecia at the time and i developed sides and had to stop
» it…now i am nw6 only 5 years after, if i had spend 3000 grafts i would
» not be able to have a descent restoration because everyone knows that nw6’s
» are not ideal candidates…but back in time i was an ideal candidate…now
» when i went for a consultation with another doctor he told me i will have
» to keep my expectations low and the hairline he drew was far up my
» forehead, only 5 years ago another doctor was ready to restore my nw3 to
» nw1 with 3000 grafts lol
» wow you went from a NW3 to NW6 in just 5 years? I know you couldnt use
» Propecia but what about topical stuff, did you use anything during the 5
» years?
»
» Here’s the thing about hair transplant, I find it really hard to know when
» is a good time to take the plunge. It’s stories like yours that make me
» think twice.
you should not take advice from HT docs at face value.
you should be in your late 20s to 30s
you should be a good responder to propecia/ minox
you should have stabilized hairloss (at the afore mentioned age/ with the afore mentioned regime)
you should be loaded to pay for an HT
you should be prepared for a lifetime of transplants if things go awry
» wow you went from a NW3 to NW6 in just 5 years? I know you couldnt use
» Propecia but what about topical stuff, did you use anything during the 5
» years?
»
» Here’s the thing about hair transplant, I find it really hard to know when
» is a good time to take the plunge. It’s stories like yours that make me
» think twice.
I was on rogaine since i first noticed thinning at 21 and i managed to maintain a full head of hair,(i guess i was a good responderor ors my hairloss want too aggressive and i overreacted)until i was 25 so i think that helped me having my hair during my college years.then things started going downhill very rapidly as either it lost its effectiveness or my hairloss was supposed to progress at that age who knows,i still use it though because i have sparce hair that give a shadow while i buzz them down to 2-3mm.
i started propecia when i saw that rogaine was failing me and my hair was once again strong and thick my crown filled in and so did my midscalp, (i was a good responder to that as well, maybe i should consider myslef lucky in a way lol) and the only problem was my hairline and temples.i had an isle of hair in the middle in front which was strong and with a transplant aroound it i would have a very good result so i researched it.i was quoted numbers for restoring my hair at the front without touching the crown on midscalp which were very thick and healthy thanx to propecia.
Luckily i waited and then propecia gave me sides and i decided not to go ahead with a transplant…i had to quit the drug and after that it was all downhill very rapidly.i tried every topical there is but nothing worked.i am now 32 and i am nw6 with some very thin diffused hair allover which are not strong to make any cosmetic difference, i think rogaine keeps them around, even if it doesnt i dont want to take the chance and stop it so i can buzz and not shave completely.
i went in for a consultation last year .I met a very good surgeon who explained me what can be done and what i should expect.i decided against it and preffered the buzz cut.
my point is i was a very good candidate while i was on propecia but then i turned into a very bad candidate who should have low expectations.what if i had a transplant first and then the sideeffects kicked in?
» my point is i was a very good candidate while i was on propecia but then i
» turned into a very bad candidate who should have low expectations.what if i
» had a transplant first and then the sideeffects kicked in?
thegreek, if you don’t mind me asking, how sexually active were you during your 20s and the time the propecia side effects started?
» » Anyway the reason I’m writing this is because my father is an
» entrepreneur
» » and start over 15 business. He is reportedly worth close to 40 million
» » dollars.
»
» Your best bet is to save Histogen & Intercytex with some of your dad’s
» money. If one of them come out with a cure, it’ll be FAR better than what a
» HT can do for you.
»
» » I had a question. Can I pay someone to use their donor hair and
» transplant
» » their hair off their head onto my head?
»
» NO, Only Your Own hair can be used for your HT.
If I were you, I would go see Dr. Umar in Redondo Beach. He can use body hair and beard hair as filler in certain areas, then use nape hair for areas like your hairline. He would then only use the minimum amount of head donor hair from the back of your head for the rest. This approach could give you maximum coverage.
» » my point is i was a very good candidate while i was on propecia but then
» i
» » turned into a very bad candidate who should have low expectations.what
» if i
» » had a transplant first and then the sideeffects kicked in?
»
» thegreek, if you don’t mind me asking, how sexually active were you during
» your 20s and the time the propecia side effects started?
hi…well in my 20’s i was very sexually active, it was my college years and you know how these times are. the time i started propecia i was with a girl that i was deeply in love and it wasnt just sex with her it was making love.When i started propecia i actually had an increase in sex drive!!!these lasted for 3-4 months and then things went downhill for the next 4 months.it caused me many problems in the realtionship she was understanding but i was feeling less of a man.I stopped propecia and things came back to normal.
I was in the forums and i was asking opinions and convinced my self that maybe it was all in my head or something happened and that i could start a clean sheet with fin again and see how it goes.I also started arginine at the time to boost things just in case.
Fin and arginine was a weird combination.I could have an erection but my libido was down like the first time.it was like a fake erection of some short, i noticed that i could have sex but i didnt feel it like it should.i dont know how to explain it, it just didnt gave me the same pleasure anymore.I stayed on for 11 moths the second time(the first i stopped at 8 months)…both times the results hairwise were excellent.
luck of morning wood and other sideeffects closed the deal for me…i said goodbye propecia, it took me time to get back to normal, both in the sexual department and bodywise where i had gained abdominal fat and lost muscle tone.now thankfully i am ok
I am not talking about hair regrowth (there would be minor regrowth but not a cosmetic difference) but stopping hairloss and improving scalp health, no more dundraff at all.
RednBlack, if money is not an issue then you might want to consider some of the top hair restoration clinics in the world. Wonderful things can be done to restore a head of hair these days.
» In my view the only sensible way is not to get an HT unless you have
» stopped your hairloss.
» Otherwise you will get hair islands down the road.
»
» It is essential to stop hairloss.
Yes,but if and when you get these islands dye them green and tell people your an old punk rocker - No really HT can be risky - perhaps wait for HM - Long wait!
The choices are out there,the cheapest one is accept it
» RednBlack, if money is not an issue then you might want to consider some of
» the top hair restoration clinics in the world. Wonderful things can be done
» to restore a head of hair these days.
»
» And it won’t cost you millions
and which " top clinic " might you suggest pats ???
»
» and which " top clinic " might you suggest pats ???
The poster should spend a month or two on this forum, looking at resutls from various doctors and decide upon a clinic choosing from the results he likes best. Travel should not be a deciding factor.
rednblack09 just dont take advice from salesmen…talk with the people in here and in other forums and have multiple consultations with many doctors.
Dont decide from pictures, see transplants in person and look for well presented videos.
try minoxidil/nizoral/propecia for at least a year before you go ahead with anything.you need many months of research so while you treat your hairloss you can research more and more
» Hello,
»
» Ive been visiting this site for a little while after I started losing my
» hair. I started losing my hair at around 21 and so i shave it off
» completely now. I’m 23 now.
»
» Anyway the reason I’m writing this is because my father is an entrepreneur
» and start over 15 business. He is reportedly worth close to 40 million
» dollars.
»
» I had a question. Can I pay someone to use their donor hair and transplant
» their hair off their head onto my head? I have read a little about hair
» transplants and the lack of donor hair. This is what HM is supposed to
» solve, but i was wondering is it possible to use other people heads as
» donor hair? I have not talk to a transplant doctor about this. If this is
» possible i would pay 2 or 3 people to use their donor hair and transplant
» it on my head so that i don’t have to even touch my donor area.
»
» If this is possible money would not be an issue. And even though hair is
» not the most important thing in the world i wouldn’t mind doing this if it
» was possible.
»
» Is this possible???
» Can you email me or upload your pictures to the forum? At 23, you should
» still have a good amount of your own hair. There is really no reason why
» you need to consider person-to-person hair transplantation. It is not
» proven and there could be consequences such as tissue or organ rejection.
»
» Dr. Armani did a study a while back on the procedure:
» http://www.hairsite.com/hair-loss-articles/article308-person-to-person-hair-transplant.htm
Thanks hairsite for the great read.
Regarding options with money not being an issue. Id give up on the idea of using another donor person. If you cant pass that boundary then best to get a hairsystem or something. With your dads money Im sure you could get a good one. If you are open to using your own donor then Id get on the meds and try and slow down your loss, see how you react to the drugs etc. See if you can atleast slow down the loss. Its hard without photos to advise properly so I think its well worth it to post pictures here as there are alot of experienced knowleable hairloss sufferers on here that can advise better with such photos.
If you get a procedure then maybe you may not want to be aggressive with the hairline, atleast at first. Drs are doing great work with body and beard hair these days so if you are hairy then that could be a good back up.
What is the main reason you want to use someone elses head. The pain of the procedure, or just better someone elses than yours. You really have to way up how much you dont want to look the way you do, then look at where the technology is today, and do your research as to realistically what can be achieved with your own donor. There has been alot of great work done on patients with your circumstances. But as with all surgery there are risks. So you have to weigh those risks and decide for yourself whats best for you.
Good Drs can do alot with a little, so if it was me Id be choosing who I consider the best from the many photos on these forums and get some work done.
If you go with fue, its not very painful, (if thats your worry). Its like going to the dentist, just for many more hours.
Good luck with what ever you decide.
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