i am emotionally devastated, i cant go out with a hat or a cap...my dad is trying to get me into hair transplant surgery but i want to know more about it before regretting, i have read that doctors need to know the pattern of hair loss which is difficult for young guy like me, but will it make it easier for them since my father is bald (heredity hair loss) so can the doctor know the pattern of hair loss by my father and perform the surgery
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August 3, 2015
Answer: You need an examination by a doctor to make a diagnosis. Next step after that is treatment options.
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Dear emrenassThanks for the question. There is no age limit as such for a hair transplantation. But people under the age group of 18 years to 80 years usually options for hair transplantation as the symptoms of balding and spot balding occur within this span of life. I wish you all the best.
There is no clear answer when it is safe to use hair products after a transplants. Most doctors would advise waiting a month or more. Speak to your doctor for more advice!
Strip surgery is the most efficient surgery. FUE surgery takes out every 4-5th follicular group while strip surgery stays in the middle of the donor area and has been proven safe. Of course there are doctors who push FUE to higher numbers taking out more follicular unit than every 4th and they...