I was told not I'm not currently a good candidate for hair transplant. When will I be a suitable candidate? (photos)

A hair transplant is the strategic movement of hairs from the
area at the back of the scalp called the donor area that are genetically
resistant to hair loss. An example would be a male who has advanced hair loss who
has a horseshoe pattern. The horseshoe pattern is permanent and it’s not going
to fall out. Since it is permanent, those hairs can be cut out and then placed
in another area strategically.



The surface area of the crown is fairly large and it is very
common for men to think that space can be covered with hairs. Unfortunately, it
requires a large number of grafts to cover it and the donor area is fairly
limited. If the hair is thinning, there are existing hairs and not entirely
bald areas. Placing grafts might destroy those existing viable hair follicles.
Your doctor may have suggested finasteride to see if it can reverse the hair
thinning.



Finasteride is a 1 milligram drug that is taken once a day. It
is used to inhibit an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase which converts
testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Dihydrotestosterone can cause
susceptible hair follicles to eventually disappear. Many men with crown hair
loss will respond to it. Unfortunately, a lot of men especially in their 20s
and 30s don’t want to take finasteride because of concerns about long term
sexual side-effects.



In our practice, we have been in a leadership position with treatment
called Hair Regeneration. It was discovered several years ago after the
introduction of a material called extracellular matrix derived from pig bladder
that helps wound healing. It uses the body’s adult stem cells to heal by
duplication of tissue that is native to a given area where the extracellular
matrix is applied -when it’s applied to muscle, you are able to regenerate
muscle. Since hair is an organ, you can’t regenerate or duplicate hairs or
clone hairs but we can restore the cells and signals necessary for hair growth.
Once you have this treatment, the hair that’s thinning will come back thicker. The
results are first noticed from a few months to 18 months. With male pattern
hair loss, we’re approaching a 100% success rate defined by significant
improvement that people can see and appreciate with before and after pictures.
We also routinely do microscopy. In fact in our practice, we follow these
patients very closely.



It is actually hard to find this particular treatment especially
with all the fake solutions in the internet. Now that you have learned about
this, you can investigate this method as an option and find a provider who can
perform this for you. I think that the trial of finasteride is worth
considering. See how you do with it and learn more about Hair Regeneration to
help you stop your hair loss and restore hairs that may or may not to be
responding to finasteride. I hope that was helpful, I wish you the best of
luck, and thank you for question.



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You  seem that you may be an ok candidate for FUE procedure and transplantation.  If your hair loss is stable you may be ready.  If your hair loss is still progressing, you may want to wait.