Can my crown area be covered after hair transplant? Some doctors says only front part can be covered (Photo)

Hi and thanks for your questions. I'm sorry to hear of your hair loss. Our San Diego practice cares for many Asian patients who have undergone successful hair transplantation. I would recommend a Skype consult to more fully evaluate your hair loss. The area(s) to be grafted depend most upon your donor size and density. I usually recommend transplanting the frontal area initially to obtain the greatest density versus transplanting the frontal and crown areas simultaneously where the result will be compromised. If your donor area is adequate then it's often possible to transplant the crown area 9-12 months after the frontal area. While there are many techniques to evaluate the follicular unit hair density these are only an estimate and the most accurate method is at transplantation. Please see our website for more information. Good luck!Richard Chaffoo,MD,FACS,FICSTriple Board Certified Plastic Surgeon 

You are a developing Norwood 6-7.

At young ages it is much wiser to make a long term plan foreseeing the expected hair loss pattern, instead of making a plan by just looking at the current pattern.

Ones donor capacity is usually insufficient to cover the bald area front to back in Norwood 6-7 patterns. Therefore, it is best to give up on plans to transplant the crown until later stages, after doing one or two surgical sessions and some years pass. The situation must be reevaluated then, but full coverage is unlikely.

The decision on whether strip surgery or FUE will be chosen also effects the plan, as FUE-only strategies must be even more conservative due to the significantly lower donor capacity with this method.

An isolated frontal forelock design, which is basically a frontal design with a high and receded hairline, seems to be the safest plan to start with.