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Saint4805
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Hi all,
Some of you may know that I have toying/wrestling with the idea of having a hair transplant but am reluctant to commit to taking meds such as Finasteride at this time (nor within the next year or two). I know that it works great for some and not everyone gets sides but it's just a personal choice.
Anyway, I took a photo of the top of my head a couple of days ago and was pretty alarmed at what I saw. My hair looks better (in my opinion) when I am looking straight ahead in the mirror (photo also attached) and I was pretty surprised to see how much I have thinned on the top (I guess this is what they call diffuse thinning?). I never relish looking at photos of my hair and think that they look much worse than reality but the fact is that these photos don't lie!
A couple of months ago, one HT clinic had assessed me as a Norwood 3V but I have been informed by another clinic that I may be closer to Norwood 5/6 based on what my final baldness pattern is likely to be. I would be grateful to hear any thoughts on which direction I may be going and if I am heading towards Norwood 5 or 6 then perhaps getting a HT right now (in the absence of meds for a year or two) may not be the smartest thing for me to do?
FYI - I am 47 years old and while my Dad still has a decent head of hair for his age, my Grandad (on mother's side) ended up a Norwood 6 since being in his 50's/60's. I seem to be on a similar trajectory as my elder brother (by 1.5 years) who is currently a Norwood 4/5 but who probably lost hair a bit earlier than me when we were the same age.
Thanks in advance.
Some of you may know that I have toying/wrestling with the idea of having a hair transplant but am reluctant to commit to taking meds such as Finasteride at this time (nor within the next year or two). I know that it works great for some and not everyone gets sides but it's just a personal choice.
Anyway, I took a photo of the top of my head a couple of days ago and was pretty alarmed at what I saw. My hair looks better (in my opinion) when I am looking straight ahead in the mirror (photo also attached) and I was pretty surprised to see how much I have thinned on the top (I guess this is what they call diffuse thinning?). I never relish looking at photos of my hair and think that they look much worse than reality but the fact is that these photos don't lie!
A couple of months ago, one HT clinic had assessed me as a Norwood 3V but I have been informed by another clinic that I may be closer to Norwood 5/6 based on what my final baldness pattern is likely to be. I would be grateful to hear any thoughts on which direction I may be going and if I am heading towards Norwood 5 or 6 then perhaps getting a HT right now (in the absence of meds for a year or two) may not be the smartest thing for me to do?
FYI - I am 47 years old and while my Dad still has a decent head of hair for his age, my Grandad (on mother's side) ended up a Norwood 6 since being in his 50's/60's. I seem to be on a similar trajectory as my elder brother (by 1.5 years) who is currently a Norwood 4/5 but who probably lost hair a bit earlier than me when we were the same age.
Thanks in advance.