Am I a poor candidate for a transplant?

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  • Jackito
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2017
    • 177

    Am I a poor candidate for a transplant?

    I'm considering a hair transplant within the next five years but I'm paranoid that I'm destined to become a Norwood 7. My family realistically doesn't suffer from hair loss. My father, grandfather and maternal grandfather have all retained their mature hairlines. They developed them at their mid twenties/thirties yet I'm 20 and essentially a Norwood 2. There's one side in which balding is present and that's my maternal grandmothers of who I believe to be taking after as my crown is positioned in the same place as her's. Does this mean I'm likely going to be a Norwood 7, poor candidate for a transplant?
  • Spex
    Dr Representative
    • Nov 2008
    • 4289

    #2
    Hi,

    Impossible to say as its a genetic lottery !


    Hair transplantation involves moving follicles from a high density permanent (donor) area at the back of the head to a low-density balding (recipient) area on the hairline or in the crown area. But not everyone is a good candidate for HT. There are a number of considerations that come into the mix. Realistic expectations and
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    • Simar
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2017
      • 122

      #3
      Sorry to say but yeah, it is genetics . So may be you will be bald

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