What age is the best to get a FUE Hair Transplant? How young or old can a person be?

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A person is in their mid-20s and starting to bald (!!!). How early should they start thinking about FUE hair transplants? Also, is there a certain point when they just too old to get FUE hair transplants? Is there a certain point in life (too young, too old, or both) where FUE hair transplants just won't be effective?

Amir Yazdan, MD · Answer

Although there is no Age set in stone for a hair transplant procedure, I do tend to see a lot of patients in their mid to late 20's.  It's important to medically manage your hair loss if you are interested in a hair transplant procedure.  I have performed an FUE procedure on a patient that was 79 years old.  So you have a lot of time before you are "too old" for an FUE procedure.  Whats important is the quality of your donor zone and that is different with all patients.

Ozge Ergun, MD · Answer

Thanks for the question. There is no specific age for a hair transplantation. But people under the age group of 18 years to 80 years usually options for hair transplantation as the symptoms of balding and spot balding occur within this span of life. I wish you all the best.

Emrah Cinik, MD · Answer

There is no specific age range for FUE hair transplant. it depends on the patients donor and recipient area.

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

If you are completely bald at the age of 19, and there isn't much more hair to lose, hair transplant surgery may be an option!  There is no special age where you can or cannot have surgery.  It all depends on your examination and understanding of the risks involved.FUE is just a method of harvesting the hair.  There is no age limit.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

I have transplanted men as young as 21 (rarely) and as old as 88 and FUE of strip surgery works well and the grafts grow. Man of all ages want to see the man in the mirror with hair and don't doubt that. The man in the web like below was over 50 and there is no doubt that the man in his mirror he like more than the one months before. This was done in just one session.

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