Hair Transplant ( FUE ) at 18 yrs old?

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Hello , I really want to get a hair transplant and my mother gave me consent to get one, however I read that hair surgeons are reluctant to work on a such young patient . I have had a naturally high hairline since I was a kid , and back then my hairline did not bother me , but as I've gotten older the kids at school makes me self conscious. They've made me so self conscious to the point I wear a hat literally EVERYWHERE , and Suicidal thoughts, and I'm so tired of it . I want minor procedure don

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

Suicidal thoughts and hair transplant surgery do not go together.  If you are having suicidal thoughts, you need a psychiatrist, not a hair transplant doctor.  I realize the thoughts may be from hair loss issues, but it's not a good idea to have surgery with such extreme views.  What happens if you have a hair transplant surgery and you continue to lose more hair (because of the surgery itself)?

Ryan Welter, MD · Answer

I understand how concerned you must be about your hair loss.  Because you are young, it is very important for you to work with a doctor to try to understand what you can first do to slow the progression of hair loss.   Medications such as finasteride can be very helpful.  In addition cellular therapies such as PRP (platelet rich plasma) are increasingly showing positive results in helping to grow hair and slowing hair loss.  With good cellular therapy, you may not need surgery. Do be self conscious.  Do be proactive and follow up with a doctor who can help you over the years maintain and grow your hair.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

18 and wants a hair transplant:
Your biggest enemy is the progressive thinning leading to a balding pattern
that is not evident at this point in time. If the diagnosis is early genetic hair loss, then the
best treatment would be the drug finasteride which is highly effective in men
of your age and may not only stop the hair loss but possibly reverse it. That is why hair transplant are not done on 18 year olds as the hair loss that you may be experiencing might disappear with this drug treatment. If you
are developing a more advanced balding pattern the best test to get will
determine the Bulk Measurements of your hair and this will show, over a one
year time frame, how effective the treatment will be. Once you know this
information, then you and your doctor need to develop a MASTER PLAN which will
define what you need to do over the years to come.

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