I'm 23 have male pattern baldness and honestly it's just disappointing.. It's only on the sides of the top of my head at this point but I can imagine it's only going to get worse unless I take action so recommendations on what treatment I should look into and whatever else would be appreciated.. Cheers
Answer: A hair transplant won't stop further hair loss, so stopping the progression is important.It can be done without surgery or drugs I’m a board-certified cosmetic surgeon. I have been performing hair transplant for many years. I am the founder of a company called Trichostem® Hair Regeneration and we have developed a remarkable solution for male and female pattern hair loss that is non-surgical. With the onset of hair loss at a younger age and the speed that you are going, you need something to stabilize your hair loss progression. In the United States, we have two drugs used for this: minoxidil and finasteride. Minoxidil is a topical which doesn’t stop hair loss progression but it can prolong the growth cycle of thinning hair. On the other hand, finasteride inhibits an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase which is responsible for the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone commonly referred to as DHT. It really works in slowing down the progression but it is also limited to people who have DHT-sensitive hair follicles. There are many men who do not respond to finasteride. In the current time, there are a lot of concerns about long-term sexual side effects of finasteride, so the majority of patients who come to our practice who are in your age range refuse to take it. In our practice, we developed a treatment called Hair Regeneration. This procedure combine platelet-rich plasma (PRP) derived from your own blood with Acellular matrix. Acellular matrix is a material used for wound healing. Years ago, it was discovered that this wound healing material, when used for transplant surgery to help hair grafts and the donor area heal, appeared to also help hair get thicker. We have created a process, and a predictable and consistent response where close to 100% of male pattern hair loss patients do respond and get good results. We have patients who come from all over the world and we further refined the system and our understanding of who responds to this treatment. However, it’s not the perfect solution as we haven’t cured baldness, but the sooner we catch someone, the better the results are. We’re treating people as young as 18-years-old and see very good results. There’s a small group of patients who have not responded to the treatment. We re-treated them and they still didn’t respond, but this is a tiny group so we are still close to a 100% effective rate for male patients. Some people benefit from a second injection, but for the vast majority this is a onetime treatment. The procedure is customized to the individual patient and we follow our patients very closely. We have exceeded the level of commitment and follow-up of other people who are doing a similar type of treatment. We have been bringing Trichostem® Hair Regeneration to patients where they are. This treatment has been so successful that we have been able to now scale it and be offered to other areas outside of our two locations in Manhattan and Long Island. Hair transplant may be an option for you but without stabilization, you will lose hair. Patients who have gotten transplantation at your age and reached their early to mid-30s have only transplanted hair, and don’t have any of their own native hair. They still look like they don’t have hair which means they didn’t get the hair coverage they wanted. Think very critically and keep asking questions. Learn more about what I described for you and I hope that was helpful for you. Thank you for your question. This personalized video answer to your question is posted on RealSelf and on YouTube. To provide you with a personal and expert response, we use the image(s) you submitted on RealSelf in the video, but with respect to your privacy, we only show the body feature in question so you are not personally identifiable. If you prefer not to have your video question visible on YouTube, please contact us.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: A hair transplant won't stop further hair loss, so stopping the progression is important.It can be done without surgery or drugs I’m a board-certified cosmetic surgeon. I have been performing hair transplant for many years. I am the founder of a company called Trichostem® Hair Regeneration and we have developed a remarkable solution for male and female pattern hair loss that is non-surgical. With the onset of hair loss at a younger age and the speed that you are going, you need something to stabilize your hair loss progression. In the United States, we have two drugs used for this: minoxidil and finasteride. Minoxidil is a topical which doesn’t stop hair loss progression but it can prolong the growth cycle of thinning hair. On the other hand, finasteride inhibits an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase which is responsible for the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone commonly referred to as DHT. It really works in slowing down the progression but it is also limited to people who have DHT-sensitive hair follicles. There are many men who do not respond to finasteride. In the current time, there are a lot of concerns about long-term sexual side effects of finasteride, so the majority of patients who come to our practice who are in your age range refuse to take it. In our practice, we developed a treatment called Hair Regeneration. This procedure combine platelet-rich plasma (PRP) derived from your own blood with Acellular matrix. Acellular matrix is a material used for wound healing. Years ago, it was discovered that this wound healing material, when used for transplant surgery to help hair grafts and the donor area heal, appeared to also help hair get thicker. We have created a process, and a predictable and consistent response where close to 100% of male pattern hair loss patients do respond and get good results. We have patients who come from all over the world and we further refined the system and our understanding of who responds to this treatment. However, it’s not the perfect solution as we haven’t cured baldness, but the sooner we catch someone, the better the results are. We’re treating people as young as 18-years-old and see very good results. There’s a small group of patients who have not responded to the treatment. We re-treated them and they still didn’t respond, but this is a tiny group so we are still close to a 100% effective rate for male patients. Some people benefit from a second injection, but for the vast majority this is a onetime treatment. The procedure is customized to the individual patient and we follow our patients very closely. We have exceeded the level of commitment and follow-up of other people who are doing a similar type of treatment. We have been bringing Trichostem® Hair Regeneration to patients where they are. This treatment has been so successful that we have been able to now scale it and be offered to other areas outside of our two locations in Manhattan and Long Island. Hair transplant may be an option for you but without stabilization, you will lose hair. Patients who have gotten transplantation at your age and reached their early to mid-30s have only transplanted hair, and don’t have any of their own native hair. They still look like they don’t have hair which means they didn’t get the hair coverage they wanted. Think very critically and keep asking questions. Learn more about what I described for you and I hope that was helpful for you. Thank you for your question. This personalized video answer to your question is posted on RealSelf and on YouTube. To provide you with a personal and expert response, we use the image(s) you submitted on RealSelf in the video, but with respect to your privacy, we only show the body feature in question so you are not personally identifiable. If you prefer not to have your video question visible on YouTube, please contact us.
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Answer: Be wary It is easy to get a graft numbers or quotes on surgery fees. That's good for generalizations.Say 1000 or even 1500 grafts... Say $6000 or $7000BUT THIS IS WRONG!!!What happens if you lose more hair? You want to live with two triangle shaped hair transplants after you lose all your hair.Even if you don't lose all your hair, if you keep your hair as short as you do in the photo, you will be disappointed with the surgery results.Extreme as the above scenario may be, the point I'm making is you need an exam and a diagnosis.You need a Master Plan. You also need to know what to expect from each treatment option and have realistic goals.
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Answer: Be wary It is easy to get a graft numbers or quotes on surgery fees. That's good for generalizations.Say 1000 or even 1500 grafts... Say $6000 or $7000BUT THIS IS WRONG!!!What happens if you lose more hair? You want to live with two triangle shaped hair transplants after you lose all your hair.Even if you don't lose all your hair, if you keep your hair as short as you do in the photo, you will be disappointed with the surgery results.Extreme as the above scenario may be, the point I'm making is you need an exam and a diagnosis.You need a Master Plan. You also need to know what to expect from each treatment option and have realistic goals.
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Answer: Considering Hair Transplant While 1000 to 1500 grafts may fill that area nicely-you are only 23 years old and in the beginning stages of your hair loss. Consult with an experienced hair transplant surgeon who can weigh your options. Here in San Diego, we utilize the neograft FUE method which retains the option of wearing your hair short in the back.
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Answer: Considering Hair Transplant While 1000 to 1500 grafts may fill that area nicely-you are only 23 years old and in the beginning stages of your hair loss. Consult with an experienced hair transplant surgeon who can weigh your options. Here in San Diego, we utilize the neograft FUE method which retains the option of wearing your hair short in the back.
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Answer: Thinning around the hairline What you are demonstrating is a persistent frontal forelock, something that tends to run in families and often lasts past the balding around it (Ledderman is a good example of a person with a forelock). These forrelocks may last for years and if you check with your family, you might see these forelocks in males in the family line. To get a good hand in how many grafts you might need, look at orur gallery of over 1000 patients and see what they did
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Answer: Thinning around the hairline What you are demonstrating is a persistent frontal forelock, something that tends to run in families and often lasts past the balding around it (Ledderman is a good example of a person with a forelock). These forrelocks may last for years and if you check with your family, you might see these forelocks in males in the family line. To get a good hand in how many grafts you might need, look at orur gallery of over 1000 patients and see what they did
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