Is it safe to have a hair transplant at age 19? I am from India. If yes, how many grafts would be suggestable? (Photos)

If you are considering a cosmetic surgery it would be in your interest to see a doctor for an examination to make sure you would be a candidate for surgery.

Dear Varun G,
Thank you for posting this question. This is a very important issue in the field of hair restoration surgery.  The problem with transplanting a young person, such as a 19 year old man, is that we don't have a good idea of how much hair loss is going to occur over the next several decades.  As the saying in our field goes, "the good thing about hair transplant results is that they are permanent....the bad thing about hair transplant results is that they are permanent."  If, despite efforts to slow the hair loss, you progress to a Class 6 or 7 within the next 10-20 years, the original work done will still be along your hairline. As this is not a pattern of hair loss typically found in nature, it is an unusual appearance that can be socially crippling later in life.  Therefore, approaching a frontal hairline reconstruction in a younger person should always be approached with caution and prudence.
Fortunately, recent advances in technology have expanded the ways and effectiveness of preventing hair loss.  Finasteride (eg: Propecia) has been around since about 1998 for hair loss. More recently, the science of low-level laser therapy (eg: LLLT) has advanced such that a majority of those who use a high-quality LLLT device can expect the progression of their hair loss to dramatically slow down or appear to stop altogether.  In younger people, especially those under 25, there is a decent chance that some of the miniaturized follicles will become thicker and return to terminal (eg: thick, non-thinning hair). Other therapies that have shown promise include platelet rich plasma (eg: PRP), and placental stem cell therapies are also being studied as ways to control the progression of hair loss.
Personally, I require men under 24 to undergo at least 8 months of preventive therapy to see if the progression of the hair loss can be controlled with LLLT or PRP. I hope this information is helpful to you.Kind Regards,Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS

Most probably you have a androgenetic type hair
loss.I advice you to have a FUE operation with 2500 grafts. Hair transplantation would cover all bald spot in one session of operation and you would have a good, successfull result