Your advice on FUE - cost and options?

[McLevine]

Hello,
I wondered if you would be able to offer some advice. I am suffering from hair loss and my doctor suggests that it is not a medical issue but rather I am just going bald.



Obviously I am not keen to lose my hair so I'm looking at options. I have come across FUE but have been unable to find any indication of how much it costs. Looking at the picture about would you say I am a candidate for FUE and has anybody any indication of cost. I did wonder what would happen if my hair continues to thin and I only have FUE on the currently affected areas. I'm guessing that I would need further work done?
Any advice very much appreciated.

 

[Coopman]

Im no expert. But I would suggest confirming your age, levels of hairloss in your family. Are you on Minoxidil or Propecia?

Minox/Propecia can halt or slow down your hairloss. You may even get some regrowth.

Some pictures showing the quality of your donor hair (back and sides) would be good.

Best of luck in your journey.

 

[McLevine]

Hello,
I'm 29 and my grandfather has a similar hair loss pattern to mine - he is completely bald on the top. My father and brothers' hair is not thinning.
This is the back of my head where the donor hair would come from. The back and sides are not thinning at all.

I've not tried Minoxidil or Propecia.
Thanks

 

[Coopman]

You should at least try Rogaine and research the benefits of Propecia. The only thing I would suggest is to plan your HTs on the assumption that you will become a Norwood 6-7. As your hairloss pattern suggests that this may well happen in the future.

Planning potential hairstyles you can adopt is a good strategy when deciding the amount of grafts you want. You can wear your hair stylishly without having too much hair in your temples.

 

[McLevine]

Do you think it is too soon for a HT? Any idea of cost?

 

[Dazzster26]

Hi Friend

Firstly Welcome to the Forum and I am sure you will get some sound advice here
As a HT is an option that you can take anyway I would suggest you try the hairloss meds for at least 6 months to see if you can stabilize any further loss or even grow some hair back , most importantly dont rush out their and get a HT do some research by getting some online consultations from different Clinics and Doctors their are some in the Doctor Clinic Section on this forum , this will be one of the biggest decisions in your life and you need to get it right mate thanks for posting your situation .

Take care I care


Dazz

 

[JoeTillman]

You look like a great FUE candidate from the photos. You have moderately coarse hair and it is straight. The pattern of loss is easy to deal with as well. You are a NW4 with diffused loss meaning you aren't bald, just thinning quite a bit in the pattern of a NW4. Look up "NW4 hair loss" on google images to see what I'm talking about.

Your crown looks like it may respond very well to finasteride which is why I agree with Dazzter on that. Try the medication first under the guidance of your doctor to see how it works out for you. If it works as well as I suspect it may work then you probably won't want surgery in the crown leaving only the front to worry about.

If you have surgeyr and your hair continues to thin then you'll probably be fine. As long as the front is addressed with a conservative design any futher loss behind can still look natural if you decide to not have another procedure but of course a 2nd round is possible. Keep in mind, without meds, continued loss is a "when" not an "if".

 

[Coopman]

Mclevine

Your question "do you think it is too soon for a HT?" If you are asking others this,then you clearly are not ready at this moment in time. Do as much research as possible, even if that takes you a year into the future. You will be a year wiser for the knowledge you have gained through your research.

There is 1000s of documented cases online and of course as Dazzster suggests get your online consults with various reputable Clinics. Visit the Clinicsand try and gain some insight whether you will advance beyond a NW5. If the back and sides drop you have a problem.

FYI I have not had a HT done yet, my views are only based on my personal research in the HT world. But I have been around the various hairloss forums since the beginning of the Internet. Careful research=wiser decision.

 

[Thomas48]

Hello

If you only saw me from the front, you would have never known that I was balding. My job is very stressful, I work as a detective, I drink a huge amount of coffee, ca. 4 even on my days off, on other days as many as 6 or 7. Besides that, 1 pack of cigarettes per day is the minimum. These certainly played a role in the fact that around my rotation spot a 12 cm diameter, bald, circle shaped area was formed, but in a way that next to it my hair was nearly 100%, while the bald area practically 0%. I was at a personal consultation in December, in Budapest, at PHAEYDE Clinic. At the time of the procedure, all of my hair was cut short, and in the course of 2 days 6,000 pieces of hair were transplanted with the S.H.E. (Single Hair Extraction) method. I decided on Hungary because my wife €™s grandmother was also Hungarian, and in my opinion there is nothing wrong with somebody travelling a few hundred kilometers for a service. If we look at it from another aspect: by choosing a Hungarian clinic instead of a domestic one I saved enough money to take my family for an excursion.

 

[Vinci Hair Clinic]

As Coopman says, research thoroughly prior to making any decisions. "Is it too early", also as he says if you ask the question, you are probably asking yourself if you want to have surgical hair restoration.

A hair transplant is different from one person to the next, goals, expectations vary and this is one important aspect you must think about yourself and discuss when you contact any clinics.

Aspects such as hair line design and placement, your potential for future hair loss, whether you are prepared to use meds long term, and how well they work. Then there are your natural hair characteristics and whether they can, worst case scenario, still ensure a natural looking density and coverage can be achieved.

Take your time, don ´t rush or be rushed into a decision. Good luck!

 

[JoeF]

Hi McLevine, one of the most important things is to try keep the hair that you have now, otherwise this will likely recede and you may require a further hair transplant for this area if you decide if a hair transplant is for you; the options as mentioned above to help your hair loss would be finasteride (but do your research, as there are side effects to taking this); also mentioned above is rogaine foam, which is a topical lotion to be applied daily, which may help regrow hairs and keep your hairs that you have.
I personally take TRX2 which is a food supplement for hair loss with no side effects and I find it effective; I also use Bioxsine shampoo with a zinc supplement daily, to help keep the non transplanted hair that I have.
If you are looking to also increase have hair again on your thinning areas at the front and back a hair transplant would help with this; but just be aware that the current hair you have on top will most likely fall out without any medication; therefore you would have the possibility of requiring another hair transplant or as Joe mentioned to have hairs at the front to frame the face and not be so concerned about the back.
Consider all the above and but if you are looking to have a hair on your thinning areas a hair transplant may be the best option; just make sure you get the results and density you wish.
Hope some of this information was helpful and we will all be here to help you make the best decision.

 

[JoeF]

It looks like you have good donor hair if you decide on a hair transplant; but also consider the hairs you have on top now. Joseph

 

[Vinci Hair Clinic]

McLevine, in some ways your situation is quite simple, but as always it never is. You are heading towards being a NW5, you still have hair but it is miniaturising and using meds can help to sustain the growth, but the chance is you will lose it over time, there is no proof that meds will sustain hair growth forever, but can help.

So, it has to be assumed that the area needed to be treated is larger or going to be larger than now. Therefore planning from your first procedure must take this in to consideration as it is likely.

You could start with your frontal third, around 2500 grafts, use meds at the same time to preserve your native hair for a while. At some point further restoration will probably be required.