Not a Candidate for a HT?

[gillenator]

about a year ago I also was given the bad news that I am not a candidate for transplant. The reasons being:

• Did not respond to medical therapy.
• Too young (23)
• Norwood 6/7 pattern
• Low Donor density

I decided to shave it off and forget about it. Yet once again I find myself in this forum! Sorry for hijacking your thread, but yes some of us are simply forsaken.

baldee,

Keep coming back because you never know when something new may manifest. I respect your thoughtfulness about your own situation, and your knowing your own limitations even if that means no procedure.

I started researching this field 32 years ago in 1980 when there was no internet. I never ever thought the field would have progressed to where it is today including the meds.

Your participation is still appreciated.

[baldee]

Gillenator,

I don’t know why I keep returning, most likely it’s because I cannot accept myself as being a bald person. My negative sentiments towards the hair loss community are certainly not beneficial to the community. I feel that the hair transplant treatments available are a complete utter failure. Helping a 50 year old NW3 regain his NW1/2 hairline isn’t really an achievement, yet this is the bread and butter of most transplant surgeons. Obviously my perspective is very biased by ignorance of youth. Don’t get me wrong I appreciate the efforts of the community in educating the public with regards to hair loss, but in cases such as mine the only offering is fake sympathy/empathy.

It is difficult to understand how painful it is spending your youth burdened by severe hair loss. I am sure there will be future advancements in the field of hair loss but by that time it will be too little to late, as I are already socially scarred.

[drybone]

Baldee

The doctor I did the HT with indicated to me that they can clone hair shafts but they will not grow . So give it 5 or 10 years and I bet they will have advances in cloning by then.

With cloning everyone will have enough donor hair .