awww, i really feel bad for you guys. i can relate to your problem all too well. i remember when i was 21 my hair was falling out too. i spent many years of my life miserable & depressed over it & i wish i could have those years back. i'm 41 now & i had 5 transplant procedures & i'm still sort of depressed about my hair. i always had very thick, shiney hair & all of a sudden, it was gone. in 1990 i was slick bald on top! the transplants gave me some hair back, but it will never be the same as before. i will post some pics here of before & after the surgery. i look o.k. now, but i would give anything to get all of my hair back. there is exiting news as far as hair multiplication goes, but i'm sure when it comes to market, it will cost a king's ransom & most of us could not afford the procedure. i have no faith at all in any method of growing your hair back other than surgery. if i can give any of you younger guys advice it would be to just save your money & get the surgery when you can. i would not throw any money away on drugs, or any other garbage being sold on the internet claiming to re-grow hair. they are all scams! don't make these con men & thugs rich off our desperation. these people should be behind bars as far as i'm concerned. i used rogaine for years with no results. i never tried the propecia pills being sold now because i already had the surgery. hair loss is in your genes & your hair is "programmed" to do what it's going to do no matter what kind of drug your on. the drugs have to be used for a lifetime if you are lucky to have even the most meager results & want to keep them. if you stop using the drugs, then any hair grown as a result of using them will be lost. the way i looked at it, i took a loan out for surgery & paid it off & now i have permenant results that will last a lifetime & i won't have to keep dishing out cash for ongoing drug treatments, however i might have some more additional transplants in the near future to thicken up what i have now if i get some extra cash, & i'll never lose the transplanted hair. it will be a one time cost with permanent results...