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Bobbi

Member
Hi all, I have been lurking on this forum for the past two weeks and have read plenty of interesting information regarding hair transplants, many thanks for the info.

Ok my case, I am a 25 year old, black Londoner and have lost hair on the crown (in one area of the crown I am actually bald) and my hairline has receded. The hair loss began about three years ago. In my youth I opted to use hair dye, various chemicals and braided my hair, and I was told these things may have contributed to my hair loss. My grandfather was bald and I have never met my father.

I have opted to shave my head and was not too fussed with my apparent baldness; however following the infamous Wayne Rooney transplant I have began to delve into the possibility of getting a transplant. The Fue treatment seems the best for me, as I am fond of shorter, shaven hairstyles so having a scar at the back wouldn €™t be too great for me.

Now as I am of African descent I have afro hair, so I am wondering if the procedure will work or have the same results. Also how many hair transplants may one need to get the desired results? I have come across patients who have been under the knife three and more times, is this the norm? If the hairloss is genetic, is it worth getting a transplant?

Belgium and America seem like best places, has anyone had any experience with Dr Raghu Reddy in London? he claims to be experienced in operating on Afro hair but I have yet to come across any of his patients. At the moment I am toying with the idea of a transplant, and I €™m trying to do as much research as possible. I do not have any pictures, as my digital camera has broken and the camera on my phone is useless, but would really appreciate any feedback and help from the forum.

Thanks a bunch.






 
Bigmac

Bigmac

Administrator
Staff member
Hi and welcome.

Providing you have the donor and are a good candidate for a HT then you should be fine to have one.

Curly hair follicles are harder for the doc to extract, therefor they may advise you to go for strip.You really need to have a few consults to get an idea what can be achieved.

Pictures are needed really, you can purchase digital camera`s really cheap now, Argos and Boots got them for less than £40, it will be an investment as you can send your pics to as many docs you like.

Maybe you also need to look into getting on the meds.

Cheers Bm.
 
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Bobbi

Member
Ok, thanks for the reply. I will also look into "getting on the meds". The idea of having a scar is the only thing putting me off the strip but I will look into it further.

Does anyone have any info or experience with doctors who have worked on patients with Afro hair?
 
Prohairclinic

Prohairclinic

Prohairclinic Scalp Micro Pigmentation
On another hairsite I read from an ex Strip doc that there are more problems with grey hair using strip then FUE.

I do not know the exact answer as we do not offer strip.

Fact is that with FUE it is more difficult then colored hairs. The grey hairs look like fiberglass and are hard to see under magnification.
 
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