30, considering a FUE hair transplant, am I a good candidate?

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I've just turned 30, been losing my hair slowly since around 23 as a guess. Am I a good candidate? How many grafts would I need to fill in the temples? Does my donor region look decent? And lastly, if I was to consider a hair transplant now, am I likely to see continued balding in non transplanted hair at this stage? I am currently on fin and min. Thanks

Hootan Zandifar, MD · Answer

Those are all great questions.  Based on your pictures you are a great candidate for hair transplant.  You have plenty of donor hair and you will get great results.  Generally to get the right density in an area that doesn’t have hair (your recessing temples) you need a fair amount of hair.  So I would recommend around 2000 grafts with about 1000 on each side to achieve a high density look.

You are correct to worry about what will happen to the remaining hairs as you age.  Some of this will have to do with your family history of hair loss.  That is one of the predictors of your hair loss pattern.  If your parents, siblings, grandparents or aunts and uncles have history of hair loss, then it is likely you will continue to lose hair.  The good news is that you can mitigate this by doing a few things starting now.  First, you should ensure you have good hair hygiene.  Don’t wear too tight of a cap or helmet regularly and don’t use any caustic material in your hair.  Second, you will continue to benefit from minoxidil and Finastride.  In my practice, I will genetic test you to see if these meds are the best options for you from your genetic results or not.  If not we would adjust accordingly.  Third, you may want to consider PRP treatments to your hair bearing areas.  PRP can strengthen your current hair and decrease the likelihood of further hair loss.  Finally, there are hosts of supplements that you can take to strengthen your hair and improve density.  I like the products made by Simone Thomas Wellness.

With long term planning, you can have a successful hair transplant today and enjoy it for a lifetime.

Sait Gokhan Bircan, MD. · Answer

You are a perfect candidate for the surgery. in your case, it will be an excellent result if we transplant approximately 3800-4000 grafts using the FUE method. We will completely restore the front line, restoring its naturalness, and also cover the temporal bald patches as much as possible. You can continue loosing your own hairs, not a transplanted ones, but this process can be till 40 years old. Now we can already fix the problem you have to forget about it.

Eleojo Achimugu, MbCHB, FEBPS · Answer

The pictures shared show a good donor area, however we recommend having a trichoscopy prior to treatment, which is what we include for each of our patients.A hair transplant will fill existing gaps but will not change the underlying cause of your hair loss.

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