Am I a good candiate for FUE-500 graft? advice on thinning hairline

[Aeroman]

Hi. I'm Aeroman. To get right into it. I'm 40 years old. I have no history of male pattern hair loss on either side of my family...mom or dad ect. I've always had thick hair and if ethnicity matters I'm half white and Korean. Last year I noticed my frontal hairline was thinning along the base...the widows peak and along both sides. I cant tell if its my hairline is maturing or if its just old fashioned thinning due to my age or both.

After research I almost went with a PRP + Acell treatment but backed out at the last minute because I didn't know if it would work. I then went to another clinic and they didn't seem to concerned about the thinning but recognized my concern and offered a FUE transplant with 500 grafts. They gave me quote and said it was basically up to me and told me the results are guaranteed.

I know its all personal preference but with the pictures I provided I wanted some imput and opinions. is it bad ect..

best reagrds!



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[Aeroman]

Anybody with some input?

[vswake]

Hi Aero.

I would say for 40 years old you have fantastic hair judging by your photos and you should look into non surgical methods before deciding on a small transplant of 500 which would be counter productive. If you name the clinic you may get feedback on what result you should get and if it is recommended clinic or one to avoid.

The problem with transplants is that you could have shock loss or thinning which would only be solved by time or a second transplant. Maybe try shampoos such as nano-gen and supplements before having a HT?

Financially it wouldn't cost that much more to have a more substantial transplant that would have more density. Any HT, medication such as FIN or rogaine is a ongoing process which means if you decide to continue with a HT or medication its a long term process.

Hopefully a qualified person will comment on this post to give you clearer guidance.

[Aeroman]

Hi. Thanks for the reply. The fue would be for the frontal hairline. I dunno if you can see from the pictures but the base of the hairs are thinning in the front. I dunno if it my hairline is just maturing ect.

The clinic is Sacramento Hair doctor.

Nalini G. Prasad is the doctor.

[DAVE52]

Nothing is guaranteed
I wouldn't proceed with surgery .

[Aeroman]

Nothing is guaranteed
I wouldn't proceed with surgery .

Yes I agree nothing is guaranteed but any other reasons why I shouldn't?

[Driver]

In my opinion you’re not a good candidate. You have good hair now and you likely stand to lose more than you stand to gain. That’s too small a number of grafts to have a surgery. Don’t risk it.

[Aeroman]

In my opinion you’re not a good candidate. You have good hair now and you likely stand to lose more than you stand to gain. That’s too small a number of grafts to have a surgery. Don’t risk it.

I see what you're saying. Thanks for the input. I really appreciate it. "Having too much to loose." I wonder if that has to with shock loss or just some sort of mishap with the procedure.

[DAVE52]

Yes I agree nothing is guaranteed but any other reasons why I shouldn't?

Cause you're not balding

[Aeroman]

Yes but the base of my hairline has thinned.

[DAVE52]

40 yrs old , you cant expect to have a full head of hair all your life . Are you prepared for future HT's ?

[Aeroman]

True. I figured a fue treatment to the hairline would aid the thinning at the base. I was thinking it would be proactive.

Future HT's? I'm assuming you mean future fue treatments for any further hair receding/thinning due to age?

[vswake]

Your hair looks really good, most posters would kill for a hairline like that in their 40s.

If you do a range of photos in different lighting conditions maybe it might show evidence of thinning because in those photos your hair looks very thick.

Yes you could or probably would need future hair transplants to deal with future loss because otherwise you would be stuck with your transplanted hairs with a gap to your existing hairs if you had future recession. Drugs are available to help with this but you would need to speak with someone qualified to give advice + they would need to be taken for life and the are side effects for some who use them.

The Trauma to your scalp that comes from a hair transplant can cause thinning called shock loss and it would take 12-18 months to see any worthwhile results, plus with 500 grafts you are unlikely to see any benefits and you will be at the risk of needing further work. It normally takes 2 transplants to get a result of 40 percent density compared natural hairline

I would do some serious research and get multiple surgeons opinions before doing any work. If i was in your position I wouldn't have any form of transplant.

[Aeroman]

Vswake.

Thanks for the reply. Yes I did notice certain lighting conditions seem illustrate the thinning at the base. That's when I start to freak out. I've been to a couple of consultations and one place looked at me like I was insane and the other Dr. did see the base thinning but wasn't all that concern ed.

I doing my best researching everything and it can be a little overwhelming to digest all the different information.

I wanted to be clear on the 500 graft scenario. I wouldn't be trying to address my v shaped hairline and fill in the gaps above my temple.

The doctor would just fill in and be adding to the exsisting area on the hairline where the thinning at the base has occurred. I'm aiming for a flat level hairline. I never had one to begin with.

Shock loss is another issue that concerned me as well. I don't want my hair line to get any thinner as a result for the transplant.

Again thank you for taking the time to reply.

[DAVE52]

I'm aiming for a flat level hairline.

You want a hairline that will be age appropriate as you get older