Am I a right Candidate For HT? Help!!

[rajasec]

This is my first post in this Forum. Personally I have found this forum very helpful, friendly and informative. I have lost all my hair in the crown area and Iam quite desperate to get it back through HT.

But the dilemma is that I have also lost hair on the front too (Please see profile pictures at (attached) and I don't want to deplete my donor by transplanting all the hair back in the crown. I have been in propecia/Minox for last 2 months and hoping it would help me regrow hair on the back.
Iam not sure about the results so far and decided to wait for another 3 months atleast to see any visible growth.

I feel that my self esteem is little bit on the lower side now and wanted to do something quickly to get some hair (both on the frontal and back) and confidence back. Am I right candidate for HT or is to too late to do anything to my crown? :-( Iam looking forward to the suggestions. Have a great day.

[Winston]

Welcome to the forum rajasec.

There are many factors involved in being a good candidate for hair transplant surgery and one of the biggest factors is understanding what can and can not be achieved. Since you have a limited supply of hair that can be transplanted you are correct in thinking that you do not want to deplete all of your donor to fill in the crown. You have to have realistic expectations and learn everything you can about hair transplantation, including possible complications before you proceed with a surgery. You should contact one of the IAHRS surgeons on this site http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1495 to see if you make a good candidate or surgery, but take your time and try to check your emotions at the door so you can make a decision based on facts. Since you are on Propecia, don't just think results come in the form of new growth, Propecia really works best at slowing further hair loss, which can really benefit you if you do decide to have a transplant.

[NateDog]

You look like you are heading towards a norwood 6 pattern possible 7

Stay on the Propecia no matter what you do to save or slow the hair loss as Winston said. Or if you want to try get some Avodart (Dusteride) its a more powerful hair loss medication but the sides are more evident and the half life is much greater then Propecia

In terms of transplant absolutely I agree with Winston. Biggest thing is to breathe and try and get your emotions under control. You must NOT have a HT if you are desperate to have your hair back. You have to research and talk to a number of Surgeons who are ethical and are willing to give you realistic answers. You also need to try and find other guys with your hair type and type of loss and how many grafts and their results. You need to understand limitations in your donor laxity and how many grafts to the fact that you will be looking at tens of thousands of dollars to maximise your return on investment of hair. You need to understand the master plan you set for yourself... Even try products like Toppik to help thicken your hair and give you some self esteem also look into out of the box things like drinking green tea and Saw Palmetto and Nettle root. The internet is full of crazy scams also so be careful. Ultimately as we all are different you need to find a regime you are happy with that works for you plus remember this is a life committment

[garageland]

You have been offered some very good advice here already, what is for sure is that you don't want panic to make you do something you regret, research, research and then research some more, you only have limited donor and you need to use it wisely and not make mistakes that need to be corrected in the future.

What looks likely is that you are headed for a norwood 6, thankfully you got on propecia now and it will hopefully halt your loss any further, if you are lucky you might get some regrowth but don't bank on this.My advise is to wait six months and see how you react to propecia, in that time you can do your research.

Are you a candidate? You would need to show some pictures of your donor hair, and get a feel for what your expectations are before that can be answered.

All the best

[morelocks]

No one has asked this guy the most important question

What is your age rajesec?

[rajasec]

@moreLocks - Iam 27 years old and from India.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I'll continue to stay on Prop/Minox and will see where it takes me in another 6 months. Meanwhile I met a local Doctor recently and he suggested that I need 2500 grafts to cover my crown and the density would be around 30-40%. He also felt that my Donor area is quite healthy and he could transplant more hair ( another 3000 on the front/Middle) 6 months later.

But based on the comments in the Forum, I would prefer to wait for another 6 months to see if my aggressive MPB subsides(I think Iam Norwood V) before going to HT.

[AntiHairTransplanter]

This is my first post in this Forum. Personally I have found this forum very helpful, friendly and informative. I have lost all my hair in the crown area and Iam quite desperate to get it back through HT.

But the dilemma is that I have also lost hair on the front too (Please see profile pictures at (attached) and I don't want to deplete my donor by transplanting all the hair back in the crown. I have been in propecia/Minox for last 2 months and hoping it would help me regrow hair on the back.
Iam not sure about the results so far and decided to wait for another 3 months atleast to see any visible growth.

I feel that my self esteem is little bit on the lower side now and wanted to do something quickly to get some hair (both on the frontal and back) and confidence back. Am I right candidate for HT or is to too late to do anything to my crown? :-( Iam looking forward to the suggestions. Have a great day.

My find bald friend, please look over some of my posts. Feel free to contact me and we can talk.