How is Recession Years After a Hair Transplant?

Hair transplant years later may not look good--ask Joe Biden, Michael Keaton, etc. If someone is going to have front to crown baldness, they may not have enough hair later to look natural. See an experienced surgeon who does hair transplants and the Fleming-Mayer Flap to discuss your goals of both methods.

Hair transplant is a long term solution if you have a PLAN.  If you have a "Master Plan" for how to plan for surgery and anticipate the hair recession, it would be a great long term solution.  This is why doctors caution young men looking for a quick solution.

Yes, hair transplant surgery is typically a long-term solution to baldness, in the hands of a good surgeon. Due to the progressive nature of male pattern baldness, patients are generally required to be over the age of 24. In your case, at 35 years old, your hair loss should be fairly progressed. However, everyone is different—some men lose their hair later in life. A more detailed consultation with a hair transplant surgeon will reveal how much your hair loss is projected to progress and thus, if a hair transplant is worth your while right now or if you should wait. Generally speaking, donor hair is not DHT sensitive and once implanted, should never fall out again. At 45, 55, and 65, your hair transplant should still look great.

It is the job of the hair transplant surgeon to not only have a plan and account for future hair loss, but also to educate his/her patient as to this fact.  Properly designed, a hair transplant can be a long term - and sometimes a permanent - solution for hair loss, even in a younger patient, with the ability as always to have a second procedure as indicated and explained to the patient.

You ask a very valid question, and a good point why sometimes it might not be the best idea to have a hair transplant.However, if you consult an ethical, experienced and skilled hair transplant surgeon, then they should be able to advise you about the right timing and the appropriate hairline design to take future hair loss into consideration. they should also discuss what the plan of action would be in case of such eventVery important to consider Propecia, Minoxidil or low level laser therapy to avoid or at least delay future surgery