Am I a candidate for a Hair Transplant as of now or should I wait until I go completely bald and FUE or FUT? (photos)

If you are considering Hair Transplant surgery you'll want to do so sooner than later. As time goes on you will have more loss and need more grafts. You also need to make sure you see a physician that can help you medically manage your hair loss so that you can slow it down and not need many hair transplant procedures down the road. Based on your photos you likely need somewhere around 2,000 grafts to obtain better density. For best results, you'll want to research experienced hair transplant physicians who specialize in hair transplant surgery. There are many different techniques and the key is finding the right one for your case. We recommend getting an FUE or FUT done by hand by a physician that only does one surgery a day, who really takes their time and has plenty of experience. We also recommend considering medical management combined with the procedure that suits you best. PRP Therapy, Rogaine, and Propecia are just some of the examples of medical management that a lot of our patients benefit from.

Photos cannot assess if you would be a candidate for surgery.  Usually this involves seeing a doctor in person.  Hair transplant surgery is not about "how many grafts" you need, but about how a doctor can match your goals and expectations.  3000 grafts may not be enough if you have unrealistic goals.

At your stage I would probably recommend waiting a bit longer before getting a transplant- you don't have much hair loss by the looks of it. You can look into other options to help prevent hair loss if Minoxidil hasn't been making a difference for you, talk to a doctor about which options would fit your case best though because it's impossible to make a full recommendation just with some pictures.

I recommend you speak to a hair loss expert sooner rather than later.  Since we are always dealing with a limitation of donor hair with a hair transplant, the sooner you begin a treatment to stop the loss the more hair you will have to accomplish your hair goals.  The answer, when do you get a hair transplant and which kind: When you want to make a cosmetic change then you should consider the transplant.  As a young guy, I strongly encourage you to consider an FUE procedure as it give you more flexibility with hair styles.

What you need right now is a comprehensive plan to treat your ongoing hair loss on both the prevention side and the restoration side.  You would benefit now from about 2500 or more grafts of surgery.  I favor FUE since it tends to be better tolerated that FUT in most cases with a shorter recover. IN terms of prevention, there is finasteride and minoxidil which you should consider.  However, great research has been done using cellular therapy for preventing hair loss and stimulating hair growth.  I have been researching the use of stem cells and PRP for stabilizing hair loss in men with androgenic alopecia and we can now say that PRP is very beneficial in most cases.  My most common package for patients today is a combination of cellular therapy with transplant and the results are extremely good.  Looking at your case, you seem to be a great candidate for this combination therapy.